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On 9/30/2021 at 10:13 PM, eliassfeir said:

 In the case of Thailand, many girls are forced into the job, not particularly by anobody, but by the conditions. It’s either prostitution or poverty and living in the streets.

There may be a small element of that but IME it's prostitution or a dead-end job working in a factory/farm. Granted, not a great choice I suppose but shagging a farang for an hour at 1000 a pop means she's earning considerably more than minimum wage.

23 minutes ago, talahtnut said:

Belgravia W1 pied a terre, prestigious cardboard box outside Waitrose

£1000 per week.  You can live in stye in the UK cheaply.  50p deposit.

Yeah but Waitrose are charging 50p for carrier bags these days. That's your deposit written off ????

9 hours ago, TheScience said:

She doesn't look that attractive. Must be that fake rack.

 

No wonder the word Pretty is in quotes.

 

Kinda dark too...

It is claimed that Toon - a former "pretty" or entertainment cum PR woman - got customers to join her group after advertising on Facebook.

5 hours ago, Leaver said:

 

As with all things Thailand, it's not about what you read, or even what they say, it's about what really happens.  

Or what doesn't happen ????

5 hours ago, hotchilli said:

You won't have a say in it... test positive off to the hospital and good luck with the bill.

If I am reading the article correctly, that's not what they are proposing.

1 hour ago, RandiRona said:

They want a piece of Pie that Thai hospitals are enjoying from forced incarceration of tourists allegedly found positive!

I don't think so, I think that common sense prevails. If you have a runny nose or no symptoms at all despite testing positive then stay in your hotel until you test negative. 

10 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

You think Thai drivers have any form of discipline? They don't!

They do when they think its going to damage their brand new hire purchase car...

17 hours ago, jaiyen said:

Look at how many unconcerned people it takes to inspect a Zebra crossing ! And none of them know the answer as to what to do so they want to get rid of it !! Pathetic.

Yep although the solution is quite simple. Install a huge sleeping policeman (speed hump) and speed cameras which fine you 2,000 baht for going over the speed limit. I think you'll find that will incentivise people to slow down. It does here anyhow!!

5 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Well I'll stick to what they say themselves:

 

WHAT WE DO

We hold the powerful and corrupt to account, by exposing the systems and networks that enable corruption.

Again, thats not what I said nor referenced too

3 hours ago, cncltd1973 said:

corruption is difficult to qualify, so its perception is measured instead. if your standard is actual court convictions of corruption, then you are relying on that country's judicial system to NOT be corrupt! as we know, judges in corrupt countries are relatively corrupted, so the courts with the least corruption convictions mean very little in a comparison.

as the saying goes, where there's smoke there's fire, but the fire isn't always seen so the smoke is measured instead.

So what I said was right...

11 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

???? you hang on to that....

I said that the article is about corruption PERCEPTIONS. It's not a measurement of actual corruption. Apology accepted ????

12 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Yes it is..............

 

WHAT WE DO

We hold the powerful and corrupt to account, by exposing the systems and networks that enable corruption.

No it's not.

45 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

Not quite. From the article

“including:

• Effectiveness of suppression of corruption and law enforcement against offenders.
• Transparency and accountability in public sector spending.
• Corruption in the executive, legislative and judicial branches.
• The involvement of business operations in corruption.
• The use of political power in corruption, patronage.
• Bribery involved in the various processes of doing business.”

 

perception is based on peoples view of reality. And it’s Thailands reality that has perceived to have dropped in relation to other countries. It’s not just opinions that are used, it’s reality and comparative opinions of that reality.

Whichever way you look at it, the report is still about perceived corruption rather than comparing instances of actual corruption in each country which incidentally  would be a much more interesting report. 

Points system? Yeah that'll stop them driving 

2 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Then the Company owns the land, not the individuals. And I seem to recall that it is illegal.

You own the land through the company. I'ts not illegal if its a genuine business though some were exploiting this loophole. I think the rule of thumb is that if you are not generateing income or paying taxes you may be investigated

14 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Are you Thai, as non-Thais cannot OWN LAND?

Can't they setup a limited company ?

15 hours ago, Dialemco said:

It looks  lije there is far more Omicron infections in Thailand than reported  as it is so infectous nearly everyone will be infected from local transmissions thus restrictions on incoming foreigners no longer necessary if they have negative  PCR within 72 hours before entering Thailand. 

Absolutely. How many construction workers for example have mild Covid symptoms but still go to work and how many of those don't report that they have Covid for fear of being told to stay at home for 5+ days with no pay.

9 hours ago, ezzra said:

I'm flabbergasted to see that still, find the need to state the obvious and make statements such as "amulet has no part in saving life" like it has to be said...

How do you know ? Depends what you believe in right ?

On 1/21/2022 at 9:10 AM, hotchilli said:

I leave my windows open hoping a stray bird might find a way in... no such luck lately...????

Same here but most of them are in pattaya... Plus I don't think Mrs Chelseafan would approve ????

1 hour ago, placnx said:

Unfortunately China & Russia are stuck in a 19th Century world view, so don't see a problem with doing the same as colonial powers did in those old days. 

That's a given but sadly there's noone to stand up to them. At least Xi has a policy of relativelty peaceful expansion, Putin on the other hand is just a thug.

46 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Yawn....   Its difficult not to ‘bash’ and some will certainly (and accurately) point out the 'Thai bash here’ but when there is a car incident ( I refuse to use the world accident ) is there any Thai capable of holding up their hands and stating ‘I was at fault’ ???

 

 

Thats not just Thailand

We're taught in the UK to never admit liability for a car accident until we've spoken to our insurers. 

6 hours ago, RocketDog said:

Sure. The Netherlands and Portugal are right up there with China in shaping world events. And of course their expansionist adventurism is well known.

First thing I do every morning is look for news of the latest atrocities committed by the Spanish.

Nice try, but no cigar.

There is a thing called history ????

China is doing nothing that other countries have done over the past 500 years...