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3 hours ago, taichiplanet said:

i don't know whether to laugh or cry at that statement.

 

Maybe it's time to seriously look at restricting handgun ownership, it seems every 2nd Thai male from 16 years old up has one. i've had a gun waved at me simply because the guy was embarrassed that he nearly ran my bike off the road and i protested by beeping the horn.

Lots of gun crime but never any statements of concern from on high.

Does returning happiness to the people include allowing anyone who wants a firearm to have one ?

Just now, Eligius said:

Yes. Unbelievable. Instead of hanging their heads in shame (as if!) and facing up to the consequences - they go after the person or people who have exposed their alleged wrongdoing. Blame and castigate the messenger - never the crime or the criminal!

The best form of defence is attack and even better when you know the cards are all stacked in your favour.

28 minutes ago, jamesbrock said:

 

You see, he is urging executives to work with transparency, not ministers who—as the overfed defence minister is currently demonstrating—can continue to rort, lie and obfuscate to their black hearts' content.

Surely ministers don't lie and obfuscate do they or is it just we the great unwashed don't have their intelligence so we simply just can't understand ?

Coming from the PM's Office that really is rich.

These people are most certainly living in their own little world.

Dressing up as Care Bears, waving flags, carrying signs and now singing.

Is there any danger one day they'll actually do the job they're supposed to ? Sorry, I didn't really mean to ask that !

Just now, ChrisY1 said:

Im sure in due time, the local officials will get their revenge on Palmy for causing such major loss of face.

If Palmy doesn't actually live there and was only visiting then poor old mum is likely to cop it.

1 minute ago, Eric Loh said:

"Fly now and pay later" must be THAI new promotional slogan. 

In this case it's ' fly now and the nation pays later '.

The school director spoke of the damage to the school's reputation and that's really all it comes down to.

I wonder if this student will suddenly did her grades are slipping ?

So we can add potholes to the issues the PM micro-manages but major issues such as recent highly suspect matters involving family and squandering public money on a jolly to Hawaii are simply dismissed yet he expects to be taken seriously.

I'm surprised Palmy didn't get punished for causing embarrassment which equates to criticism.

1 minute ago, waldroj said:

THAI bill for Prawit trip in two months - so, Net 60, what a way to run a business (especially where public money is involved) !!!

 

No doubt, by the time the bill finally is presented, the whole issue will have been well and "truly" resolved by the OAG.

 

But, the final paragraph from The Nation's article includes a very, very significant word - "...Prawit's delegation was in Honolulu to attend a September 29-October 1 informal meeting between US Defence Secretary Ash Carter and his counterparts from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations..." !!!

An informal meeting but it still justified a large delegation or in other words a great excuse for jumping on the free bandwagon.

Makes the names on the passenger list even more interesting.

When it comes down to it the junta and their spokespeople don't have to care what they say because they expect to be believed and if anyone protests too much or digs too deep, well ... !

29 minutes ago, Thechook said:

All over the Australian media also and Thailand doesn't come out smelling sweet.

A commentator on BBC yesterday spoke about China's increasing influence in S.E. Asia and of how close to them Thailand appears to be getting.

12 hours ago, khunpa said:

"COULD be charged"... Meaning everything will be same as usual, but we are just airing all our new ideas and tomorrow everything will be back to normal.

They just love the publicity of all the grandiose ideas and fine words and that's about as far as it goes.

Another action plan, more fine words etc that, as usual, doesn't cater for one vital ingredient, Enforcement.

The occasional roadblock for helmets, seat belts, licences etc just doesn't do.

Two months !

That's a lot of creative accounting.

10 hours ago, Fookhaht said:

And he continues to make assumptions.  No where in the news HERE.  There is actually more than one news source for this story, amazingly enough.  

Then if using news from another source when don't you mention that source here instead of expecting , presuming we know and are on your wavelength ? It seems you just take every opportunity to try and appear smart, and failing, instead of adding to the discussion with clear information.

Just now, theguyfromanotherforum said:

 

Explain how you were lucky.

You can't work it out ?

2 hours ago, Cuchulainn said:

It's smiles all round, I see!!

 

I really wonder if these 2 scumbag mongrels will see the inside of a cell.

Part of the problem isn't it with the could, may, might statements in relation to penalties but often that's as far as it gets.

9 minutes ago, Fookhaht said:

Wow,  Mr./Ms. Extrapolation-to-the-Extreme.

If you follow the news a little further, you'll find that the lady in question is rumoured to be the lover of the most important, unmarried man on that flight. 

 

Where in the news sources used here does it mention anything about rumours concerning the lady ?

Lots of potential for disputes even violence if a passenger(s) refuse to get in a vehicle saying the driver's drunk so there's defiance on the part of the passenger which is also causing loss of face as naturally the driver isn't drunk and perfectly able to drive.

24 minutes ago, Fookhaht said:

There IS no missus.  But good try. 

Are you saying no men on the flight are married ?

If your talking about yourself, why as it's nothing to do with the thread ?

16 minutes ago, Artisi said:

Paid or unpaid passengers?

No prizes for getting the correct answer to that !

11 minutes ago, Chris Lawrence said:

Where are the Russians when u need them? But what did the Missus say about the flusey?

What the missus might say is as good a reason as any for keeping the passenger list secret.

Right on cue the official looking passenger list that made its way into the public domain has been declared false and the proper list has to be withheld as a matter of security.

Where's the need for security now ? The trip's now a badly kept secret and embarrassing because of the expense and the ridiculous statements made by junta members and THAI airways to insist all was above board.

The only security I can see is the need for the passenger list to be kept secret because of the names on it, names of those for whom there'd be little or no justification for them making the trip.

Apart from the total arrogance of using public money as their own there's the absolute disdain for the public in believing everything they say MUST be accepted without question.