NongKhaiKid

3 minutes ago, craigt3365 said:

Got ya!  Yes, it's scary they are proposing this.  Sadly, due to the political landscape here, it might be the best of two lousy options!

Scary indeed because it all boils down to complete power in the hands of an unelected few and likely to be that way for quite some time to come.

1 minute ago, Thechook said:

Just another day in the U.S.  Hard to believe these daily mass shootings even make news now.  

Gives CNN an excuse to have special coverage and trot out their panel of ' experts ' who just keep repeating the same things hour after hour, incident after incident.

1 minute ago, craigt3365 said:

Not unlike a few other countries.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_of_Canada

 

There's a difference though as the House of Lords has limited power and can't really hinder the work of the Commons. It's anachronistic existence is a bone of contention for many.

I understand the Canadian Senate is just a similar talking shop.  Years back I read a book about the Bronfman family and how old Samuel Bronfman was desperate to get into the Canadian senate not realising it wasn't anything like it's namesake over the border in the US.

Rape, Attempted Rape, Sexual Assault ? The story is all over the place.

Disgusting situation though and as they say " you can pick your friends but not your relatives. "

20 minutes ago, Eligius said:

Of course they will select all the real power-holders and power-wielders - and will go on doing so for many, many years to come. That was always the plan and the whole point of the coup. 

The Thai electorate are effectively disenfranchised for a whole generation.

And the Thai people take all this. In my daily dealings with the Thais, I simply do not see the seething fury and rage over what is going on. Perhaps they have been beaten down too many times ...

What can one say?

Like you I often wonder what goes on with the average Thai, are they genuinely apathetic, which what the elite rely on,  or have the been brainwashed into accepting ' resistance is futile ' ?

I've been disappointed with a couple of well educated people I know who come out with the ' what can we do, we're only little people ' mantra so beaten before they start which makes life easier for those running the show.

The danger for the whole country is a pressure cooker scenario with things building up to such a level that when it blows it really blows ! 

" In the first five years after the new law takes effect the NCPO will select ... ! "

Well that says it all about the possibility of elections.

Nice little arrangement in the making, the NCPO selects all the senators who in turn will do everything they're told, vote exactly as required etc.

Let's all join hands and try to contact democracy !

Didn't the PM threaten to withdraw Nok's licence and yet she's looking to cooperate with them to attract high end tourists ?

Just has to be a success, couldn't be anything else could it ?

Of course when there's no improvement we'll hear no more about it.

Great stuff all this tough talk. Put all the punitive measures you want into laws etc. but it still comes down to enforcement and no matter what the issue is here there's always a way to excuse lack of action.

16 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

Congratulations on a 3rd post whinge. Its what we do on TVF, along with a good deal of criticism, censuring and castigating. 

Plus personal insults and character assassinations a specialty.

Let's be careful out there !    

1 minute ago, Baerboxer said:

 

True - but the usual attempts at filibustering and talking the accused out of the statute of limitations ain't gonna work this time. The accused will have, should they be found guilty, ample time to appeal, and then appeal again to the supreme court. This is just to stop the misuse of the statute of limitations, a favorite trick of the hiso elite accused of anything.

Now, pity this is not being applied in other cases too.

Hold on you're going to fast !

If the sort of thing your'e suggesting came to pass LoS would be in danger of having something close to being a fair and equal justice system and that would never do.

Isn't it funny how the referendum vote suddenly resulted in being justification for other ' laws ' etc that had never been mentioned previously but were, apparently, inherent in the referendum process ? 

8 minutes ago, Wildliferescue said:

It was not the Isarn, but Suphanburi. Banharn Silpa-Archa was behind it. 

Remember too he visited Prachin Buri with YL supposedly to visit flooded communities but it looked more like rock stars on tour with all the photo ops, laughing and waving to the cameras etc.

Hardly a model of taking things seriously by either of them.

11 hours ago, mamborobert said:

I thought this year the government  would quickly and easily fix the issue with a Section 44 order banning floods.

I can see Canute Prayuth out there in his wellies organising things.

33 minutes ago, eliotness said:

They've been watching too much telly.  CSI is an entertaining programme but not really real life in America however if Thailand wants to attain similar then a massive impossible culture change has to happen, total reform of the whole justice system, an elected government that people can trust, etc etc etc -  unfortunately it just ain't going to happen any time soon

I watched some of the crime scene activity at one of the recent US shootings and thought how much they could learn from LoS.

They really were taking things slowly and carefully so they could do with an injection of Thai operating procedures where the Erawan bomb scene was examined, cleared, concreted over and back to normal in 17 hours !

The fact that the public and media were finding items of possible evidential value days later was a mere incidental especially as on at least one occasion the BIB refused to accept the item found.

1 minute ago, colinneil said:

Assess public satisfaction 

 

Like me do you feel another highly positive opinion poll coming on ?

What happens if the PM was to manage to completely negate the Shin influence, where would he be without a bogeyman ?

Great dilemma for him, does he claim having rid the country of an evil influence and look for a new threat or roll with a version of ' Return Of The Bogeyman ' ?

How long before the Minister and TAT roll ' Worlds's No.1 Destination City ' into their sales pitches ?

Just now, Rorri said:

I do agree, but where in Thailand would you find someone pure enough, strong enough and untouchable to stand up to cha cha.

Unfortunately I've got too much on at the moment.  

In all seriousness I think it will be easier to find the Holy Grail than to find someone who actually fits the bill as the system isn't really set up for someone outside the same old tired political merry go round plus a military man every few years.

36 minutes ago, AGareth2 said:

so did God

Isn't it about time the NLA summoned that particular person and cohort Mother Nature to explain themselves plus their links to the YL govt and Shin family ?

Just now, Rorri said:

True, but hey, it does but a lot of pressure on cha cha, he wouldn't  dare have yingluck arrested. Like her, or hate her, Thailand needs powerful people to pressure the unelected cha cha.

I'm old fashioned I'm afraid and I like pressure to come from credible opposition sources not a like on like squabble in the sandbox.

I'd think within the ranks of the BIB they're happy enough with the system as it works just fine, it ain't broke so why fix it ?

It protects and serves exactly as required and no need to confuse the issue by introducing ' the public ' into the equation.

59 minutes ago, Thechook said:

 If the government does not do it now, it will face charge of malfeasance in office in accordance with Section 157 of the Criminal Code.

 

More bloody lies from this fool.  He granted himself and his gang an total amnesty protecting them from any charges prior, during and after the coup and then he has Article 44 to prevent anyone comming after him.  They are totally untouchable and if you value your life you will bow down to them.

A charge of malfeasance, and just who is going to bring such a charge against the junta and I mean a charge not just an allegation ?

As usual here somebody always has ' information ' and in this case why has it taken so long to claim it ?

Straight out of the Chalerm operating manual " I know what happened / who did it / who's responsible etc but I'm not revealing it now. "

Got to love the hiso, rich and powerful who accuse each other of doing exactly what they did and will again given the opportunity.