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One of the main problems with the 2007 constitution is the dissolving of the whole party if an executive is guilty of electoral fraud.

Similar clause was in 1997 Constitution, too. It was carried over and TRT was dissolved under that clause.

2007 versions leaves courts no leeway, that's the only difference, afaik, and it's not a big deal, as PPP successfully transformed itself into PTP and none of the MPs lost his/her status.

The range of electric power matters because the idea is to be able to run only electric in city, not polluting. But more range cost more batteries giving higher weight and reduced trunksize.

As long as it saves fuel comparing to the non-hybrid model it pollutes less - what does it matter? Surely it could save more and pollute less, maybe the next generation. What is there to worry about?

Camry Hybrid is actually rather lazy running only petrolengine whithout the electric power. wonder how it works overtaking in 150 kmh and running out of batteries?

It wasn't designed to overtake at 150km/h, it wasn't designed to perform on highways - hybrid is a system for city stop and go traffic, and if it accelerates great at 80km/h when you see a free lane, it's doing its job, and saving environment. I would love to have that kind of car in Thailand, I don't care about highway driving, Bangkok Chonburi motorway at 150km/h takes only about half an hour, and I spend more than two hours in Bangkok traffic almost every day, and it's not all crawling, there are stretches where I hit 120, albeit only for a few seconds.

Instant power surge from electric motors for these occasions is what I really need.

Hybrid Camry !

yepp

bargain in LOS since hybrid reduced tax makes it same price as ordinary 2,4 Camry.

The range on electric power is a joke though. is it 15 km at 30kmh?

Why does the range on electric power matter? It's a hybrid, both engines work seamlessly, I doubt you even have a button to turn one of them off if you want to.

I like the idea of instant power surge from electric motors if you step on gas, should be great for acceleration in the city.

On the OP - I think only the latest Accord is a worthy competition to the Camry, previous models were always trying to catch up. There was 220hp V6, however.

Don't forget cost of spare parts - many will reach the end of their life and need replacement, even if you don't need to change anything when you buy the car.

There was a rabid anti-Soros campaign here, he even had to cancel his speech at FCCT once.

One of the leaders was Veera Somkwamkid (Preah Vihear rally last month). Not to be outdone, Weng Tojarakan, big red intellectual, was Veera's partner at that time.

I wouldnt use that word personally. They are all guns for hire for a variey of causes and history doesnt really paint any of them in a very good light...

Well, he is DR Weng, and he was one of PAD leaders before the coup, campaigning against Thaksin shoulder to shoulder with Veera.

So the rally was all about the petition. Fine, but why does Mr Dirk call it "democratic"?

There's nothing democratic about that petition.

There was a rabid anti-Soros campaign here, he even had to cancel his speech at FCCT once.

One of the leaders was Veera Somkwamkid (Preah Vihear rally last month). Not to be outdone, Weng Tojarakan, big red intellectual, was Veera's partner at that time.

Yes, I believe fully elected senate is part of the proposed changes.

Now even within Democrats themselves there's disagreement on how to proceed (thanks to the biased reporting in a Foxlike media group who probably made this all up anyway..)

To me the whole exercise seems pointless after reds, yellows and PTP publicly opposed amending process. What made Abhisit to change his mind? Who knows, news were coming in very fast with daily about turns. At the end of the day - none of the warring parties support this method of reconciliation anymore, so why bother in the first place? Oh, the people, he is supposed to serve the people.

Where do people come into this equation? Reds are people, yellows are people, MPs were elected by the people, members of his own party are the people - so Abhisit deals with these entities. The silent majority stays silent because it doesn't care, by definition.

The asset concealment case is "in progress", if you are so nitpicky.

All other cases are waiting for his return to stand trial.

Then there's lottery case where he was found guilty alone with some others. Thaksin wasn't present so his sentence wasn't read. The other guys got suspended jail, Thaksin shouldn't get anything less.

In another thread they report it was the highest rainfall in two decades. That ought to cause some problems.

Perhaps the two threads should be merged - how many threads we need for one rain two days ago?

You should contact support(at)thaivisa.com if you have questions why a topic has been published

I see that people are posting exactly the same posts in two different threads on exactly the same topic, and I don't think Thunder26 is trolling.

I don't have questions, btw.

ask some inmates in the various prisons

Now that's an impartial segment to include in a survey!

What are you on about MrDirk?

There's no plurality in the red movement. All for Thaksin and Thaksin for all.

What I like about Azureus is the ability to move files to another location, and they will keep downloading or seeding.

There's new Proton with 125hp from the same engine and a sporty trim.

Thais seem to respect their justice system, giving it higher confidence than many other institutions.

Regardless - what lingering doubts do you think people have about Democrats cheating in 2007 elections? Doubts regarding remaining PPP MPs?

Toptuan, from your answers I don't see any reason why posters here should ROFL about Thailand's ambitions in providing education to international students.

People are coming, and will continue to do so, and their numbers will grow.

Another question - should the government withdraw any support universities might need to provide better education for international students?

Red-shirts to raise 100,000 signatures to sponsor motion to reinstate 1997 charter

As far as I understand that would only put the motion on House agenda, it won't force a referendum or anything. If the motion gets defeated in parliament, which it surely will, with PTP not having enough MPs, then the whole exercise will be in vain.

Not that Abhisit would mind wasting some time on letting it go through the due process.

I suppose he means "save your Open Office documents in Microsoft Office formats with Microsoft Office extensions - .doc or .xls." All these options are in the "Save as" dialog box.

Oh, I followed the moved link from Computers, there's an explanation in Forum support already. Apparently the problem with OpenDNS has been solved. I don't know if the solution applies only to OpenDNS servers or to any of dozens of such providers.

A couple of weeks ago I had a similar thread. At that time Thaivisa.com sniffed your IP address and if you were located in Thailand it would try and direct you to static.thaivisa.com server located in Thailand. OpenDNS server is not in Thailand, and so when you browser, trying to resolve the name static.thaivisa.com asks OpenDNS where to go, OpenDNS sends you to a server located Singapore, hence the conflict.

The easiest way to fix it on your end is to ditch OpenDNS in favor of any Thailand DNS servers.

I have no idea how they could solve the problem on Thaivisa end. For Thailand based users getting static.thaivisa.com content from local servers instead of from overseas means faster loading, the feature is useful.

My linux comes with a certain package of whatever software that runs somewhere in the background and does things I don't want/need to know about.

Yes, but the main difference from windows is that your Linux also comes with a bundle of all kinds of programs that are save to install. For now you only have a list of what's in it, the "index", and the software itself is on special servers called "repositories". You go through the list, click what you want, and Linux installs it for you.

In windows world you go to websites and download installers. That works in Linux, too, but there are many potential pitfalls, hence the idea of official, fail-proof "repositories" and "Synpatic package manager".

Official ubuntu repositories are limited only to fully open source programs, so they don't include programs like VLC or Opera or codecs for playing DivX movies. The first step to expand official repositories is to add "multiverse" in Synaptic settings, that would add a lot of extra free programs to choose from. Mint and other less strict linux versions include them in their official repositories right from the start.

Not sure he needs a different ECU, from what I know about engine swaps, it doesn't matter, they just slap on a different transmission. Usually second hand engines come with auto, and it cost 15k extra to install manual instead, same price we paid for changing manual to auto in 1997 Corolla and an old MightyX truck.

I teach in an international program at a major Thai university and a good friend teaches at another international program in the same university.

Both International programs are absolute crap quality. They were created for the financial windfall and not with quality education in mind.

Foreign students at our university readily admit they come here simply to get a degree at a cheap price, and most would like to work in Thailand, realizing their degrees are worth next to nothing back home...

Did the enrollment of foreign students at your uni grow over the past few years?

If it did, then it probably doesn't matter why they come, they still want something out of your "crap" programs.

If your uni didn't see increase in foreign students numbers - you are doing something wrong and should probably ask for govt assistance in line with this new policy.

Yes, it's grown 300% in 3 years. From 1 to 3 students. Just kidding. The program has grown from about 150 to 500 students in that time. Mostly from southern China, with a few from Laos (10), Japan (4), Cambodia (24), and USA (2). The school is pulling out all the stops on promotion, and has signed several MOU's with foreign universities and colleges.

Do you think they should stop and send everyone back home? Or that they have no chance of attracting any more students?

Does your program face competition from Vietnam or Malaysia in attracting those students?

It wasn't doubts, it was court cases. Doubts may remain, courts cases are cleared.

Now the gridlock is explained - it was the skirts.

In another thread they report it was the highest rainfall in two decades. That ought to cause some problems.

Perhaps the two threads should be merged - how many threads we need for one rain two days ago?