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soalbundy
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Thaksin is sick and not granted special privileges : Justice minister
soalbundy replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Or drink, their world is put to rights on a bar stool. -
Drunk British suspect refuses arrest and tries to injure Thai police
soalbundy replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
A bear of little brain, as Winnie the Pooh would say. He certainly hasn't been doing his 'stout exercises'. -
Thai man kills girlfriend in jealous rage over religion
soalbundy replied to webfact's topic in Southern Thailand News
You can get your throat cut for writing like that. -
2 drunk police and former police injured in fight over female waitress
soalbundy replied to snoop1130's topic in Isaan News
These days one never knows. -
That's not the way insurance works, out of your hypothetical 1 million tourists not even 0,01% would need hospital treatment for an accident and I think this insurance would only be for accidents, for an illness you would need your normal travel insurance. Your wife's '50 Baht system' only covers illness, not accidents. I think this move is positive why look down on any improvement that the government tries to make for tourists, there seems to be a system of damned if they do, damned if they don't here.
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Actually there is more slavery today than ever before so apparently it could be seen by some as ok https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_21st_century
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Supreme Court asked to probe convicted Thaksin’s privileges
soalbundy replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Power has a allure all of its own, always and everywhere. It has a special quality in Thailand, open, transparent, without shame, it has an amoral endearing charm about it. -
Revolutionary reforms: Government’s 90-day plan to boost economy
soalbundy replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
From rags to riches in the west (for some) may have been true once but times have changed, in Europe and America most people live from pay cheque to pay cheque, rents have become almost unaffordable let alone buying a house. The amount of wealth has already been carved up and the greater part belongs to very few, the majority can scramble for the left over crumbs. This is why politics is becoming so extreme, people are starting to vote for extreme left or extreme right, any demagogue who will promise to clear away the swamp seems better than the status quo, there is no room for discourse any more. Politically Thailand's constraints are more open, there is no shame and so no need for the grey Eminence in the shadows who really control. Wealth disparity in Thailand is no different except that the people in general seem happier than those in the west. As for debt, that is usually a choice, although in America especially, many are having to use their credit cards at 20% interest just for basics whereas in Thailand it is for commodities, like a motorbike or a smart phone, the basics are mostly taken care of. Wealth disparity in the whole world is huge, it doesn't matter where one lives. History has shown that when it gets too great the guillotine gets erected or dictatorships in the guise of communism sweeps through the land compounding the misery. We live in interesting times. -
Revolutionary reforms: Government’s 90-day plan to boost economy
soalbundy replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Silly schemes abound in the West as well. You get 'raped' as a working person in the West. You can't pillage from the poor they haven't got anything to take. Every 3 months, what a grind. -
Revolutionary reforms: Government’s 90-day plan to boost economy
soalbundy replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Be realistic, the world's citizens are pragmatic and don't give a $hit. -
Thai man with mental illness disappears after his arrest in Bangkok
soalbundy replied to snoop1130's topic in Bangkok News
So, a history of drug taking and mental illness and was still able to get a license as a taxi driver. -
Analysis: ‘House Arrest’ For Privileged Convict Thaksin Imminent
soalbundy replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Worked like a charm. -
What will you be giving the Wife or Partner for Christmas?
soalbundy replied to Keeps's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Anal -
16 year old Thai girl accuses Chinese man met on dating app of rape
soalbundy replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
whatever, but probably not an innocent one. -
Dangerous blue-ringed octopus found in seafood in Thailand
soalbundy replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
An important additive to a Chinese buffet.