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Rubbish Wirat69! You need to go back to school and this time attend the maths classes. Either that or get back on your meds. 100000? Maybe 100. 000.

There is nothing wrong with the system! The problem is enforcement and justice.

Well said and the general that will execute the coup will end up in the board of directors at CP Group such as it happens last time with General Suchinda. The former PM Chatchai also tried to take away power from the elite and was send to the Golf Course at Don Muang and then left for Europe.

The ironic issue is really that the Bangkok elite doesn't only look down on the North and Norteast but as well on the Southern's.

The irony here is that the poor of Isaan have been held back by the very same rural strongmen that Thaksin bought out in bulk. As the reds are fond of telling us, the Democrats have never been popular in the Northeast. The people of the Northeast generally have lower educational standards than the rest of the country. The people of the Northeast continually vote for the same faces and their proxies, no matter what their allegiance is at the time. In whose interest is it to keep the people at that low standard?

And you may want to look at who was on who's side during the Black May events of 1992. What we are seeing today is actually a struggle between the old military dinosaurs and their corrupt cronies - the Chavalits, Pinmalees, Silpa-Archa's, Chidcops, Thienthongs, et al, against the rising middle class. It is they who have the most to lose. It is particulary revealing that, back in 1992, the word on the streets was that the power of the politically aware middle class meant that the old guard could never seize control again. The old guard did come back politically, thanks to their uneducated rural vote sellers, bringing the country to near financial ruin in 1997. They were then bought out by Thaksin, who profited by their corrupt incompetence, and took the crumb throwing to a whole new level while maintaining the low standard of education and continuing the demonisation of the middle classes. Essentially leaving the old rural feudal system in place. Paying someone a little more to carry on doing the same inefficient process, making money for the same old masters, is not progress, it's stagnation.

Ask youselves, why, if Thaksin gained power because the rural poor were becoming politically aware, and (rightfully) getting fed up with their lot, did he use those exact same corrupt, feudal powerbrokers to get their votes? Why did/do the people continue to vote for those exact same corrupt feudal powerbrokers? Why, to give just one example, do the people of Buri Ram continually vote for whoever Newin tells them to, no matter whose side he's on at the time? Why didn't Thaksin bring in a bunch of fresh new people with no history of pillaging the poor and really make a difference? Why were no lasting improvements made to education during his years of absolute power?

And, if your answer is "Well, yes, he was just as bad as all those before him, but he gave the people a bit of extra money, and the other side are exactly the same anyway", then why doesn't the sytem need reforming?

Starts well... ends in absolute dribble.

Nobody seriously expects anyone to be apprehended in this crisis - on either side - whether it be members of the administration or Suthep. Having said that, Suthep's rhetorical overreach has played into the hands of the administration, and that could easily have been avoided. It seems to be the only misstep that has been made, as opposed to the avalanche provided by this administration over the last two and a half years. Thaksin's brother has a lot of nerve to accuse Suthep of committing the arrogant act of mounting a protest campaign, indicating - yet again - that in Thaksin's world, protest is not to be tolerated, free speech is not to be tolerated, the court system and branches of oversight are not to be tolerated, a constitution that limits his grip on power is not to be tolerated, an opposition that refuses to play ball must not be tolerated, and finally the people of Thailand - who are gleefully and joyfully filling the streets of Bangkok - are not to be tolerated. Who has the right to express outrage here ?

I lived in Ab hood. Heard nothing at all. Maybe it was reported from VM.

...bombing the oppositions' homes...and putting a price on their heads on one hand.....

...then fabricating threats on themselves on the other hand.....sociopaths are great storytellers........

...all the while screwing the whole country......flagrantly......corruption is one thing....but holding a whole nation hostage to fulfill someone's whims...

...to the tune of several trillion baht by some accounts.....while.the farmers....some that have not been paid 1 baht in almost 1 year.......

....this is really out of control........and what next.......if they stop at nothing to hold on to power.....scary......

If you refer to the "bombing" of Abhisits house yesterday/today, I believe it has been downgraded to likely being a firework. But stay scared, it's safer than opening your eyes instead of instantly believing all the crap incorrectly referred to as journalism. And you also write such a good story......

You're onto it. 100% correct.

Thanks for your worthless advice and reference. The authority, MWA follows WHO standards. Water is tested at treatment and periodically at random end user points. Ignorance is bliss.

And by the way Z, last time I looked outside it was hardly flooding.

You make bold assumptions Z. Been in the region since 92. Problem with discussions, especially in faceless forums, is they are often lacking in fact. Again, references please?

Zydeco, re the Bangkok tap water, could you give me a reference? My other half is in PH and tells me otherwise. No reference = irresponsible post.

Google MCPA Or MCPB. Do know if you can get it in Thailand.

I find these comment about chickens but offensive and derogatory. . . to the chicken that is.

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