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Pattaya teens return wallet with cash, win public praise
JimHuaHin replied to snoop1130's topic in Pattaya News
These young men should be running the country, they are certainly more honest than the current government. -
Why is her name not listed in the world record books?
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Thai man loses 372,000 baht to nursing student in scam wedding
JimHuaHin replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Potential husband = ATM. Get the money, move onto the next victim. Happens more than is reported in the Thai media. I have heard similar stories from numerous Thai friends (including a couple of cases of female friends of friends who have engaged in this "game") - whose advice to me, "do not think of getting married, even to a well educated professional Thai". -
Maybe he has accepted a position in the new Trump administration?
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I like your last paragraph - well done. Although I have no offspring, I do worry about the climate future of my young Thai friends. I am 69 years young, and if I am very lucky I will still be here in another decade, but current health issues suggest otherwise. I have read several articles on possible climate change in Thailand and parts of numerous reports on the same topic, and Thailand will be looking and significant severe changes in the coming decades, especially coastal provinces. For example, a 20 metre rise in sea level will put large portions of the rail and highway networks connecting Bangkok and southern Thailand under water. I will leave it at that. Well done, again, on your planning; you are certainly doing more than the government.
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Chinese buyers in Chiang Mai spark Thai fears for future stability
JimHuaHin replied to webfact's topic in Chiang Mai News
Thai ultra-nationalists complain about a few rai of land claimed by Cambodia, but say and do nothing when corrupt Thai officials provide land ownership to Chinese "investors". -
Chinese buyers in Chiang Mai spark Thai fears for future stability
JimHuaHin replied to webfact's topic in Chiang Mai News
As a recent case in Bangkok highlighted, they buy, sorry I mean obtain, Thai citizenship. -
Neo-Nazis March in Ohio, Sparking Outrage and Condemnation
JimHuaHin replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Ohio voted Trump. -
Thailand Steers Towards Free Trade, Green Economy at APEC Summit
JimHuaHin replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Thailand having a Green Economy - same as Thai EVs being being fed by fossil fuels rather than renewable energy. -
America is great again? LOL. I do not know how many times during my life-time (almost 70 years) that I have read articles, or listened to news reports, about voting for UN resolutions, where the vast majority of countries support/reject the resolution, a handful of countries abstain, and often only 2 - Israel and the USA - (sometimes a couple more) countries reject/support the resolution. The USA and Israel have for many many decades been our of step with world popular opinion. The USA's "war" against communism and terrorism often with democratic/popular governments across the globe has caused tens, if not hundreds, of millions of deaths, massive torture and human rights abuses across Africa, Asian the Middle East, South/Central America, etc. (In the 1950s and 1960s the Khmer Rouge was a small band of a few dozen to a few hundred supporters, until "Tricky Dicky" and Henry Kissinger decided to bomb Viet Cong supply routes in Cambodia, which gave rise to popular support for the Khmer Rouge who took control on Cambodia on 17 April 1975, and the ethnocide and genocide which resulted in the deaths of about one-third of the Cambodian population.) Let us face it, the USA has brought massive suffering to billions of people across the globe. Supporting genocidal regimes seems to be the USA's norm (just as it continues its discrimination and historical genocide against people of "colour" in the USA. The moral authority of the USA does not exist. The USA is, and has been for so long, a moral abyss. Some progressives hope that Trump will destroy the corrupt, big-business friendly, genocidal USA political system and a new age of equality and peace will follow. But possibly these progressive fail to see that their hope, like the hope of the 1960s USA, has a dangerous dark side. Enjoy your day.
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All this negativity!! But, let us consider a few "facts". The current Thai government needs more cash to fulfill its election promises. Foreign cash? The politicians and bureaucrats need more cash to fund their retirements. Foreign cash? Many foreigners overseas want to buy land in Thailand; and recent articles on AN have highlighted that Burmese, Chinese, Indian and Russian buyers have recently been very active in the market. Foreign cash! All positives, right? However, as we have seen with the recent small maritime "dispute" with Cambodia, Thai ultra-nationalists are against any "Thai" lands going into foreign "hands". Thus, no sale, as Thailand is not for sale.
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Interesting, as of a few minutes ago Harris had 73.6 million popular votes (226 EC votes) and Trump had 76.3 million votes (and 312 EC votes) (or 50.1% of all votes).
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Expats flocking to Thailand? Could the unnamed author provide some data to support their argument? Some other recent articles on global expats have presented data suggesting that Thailand is no longer the flavour of the decade/century and is on the decline. Nevertheless, after the Trump "victory", maybe more Americans will seek to relocate to a safer country, though I doubt Thailand would be high on many Americans list.
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A Radical Experiment: How Elon Musk Could Shake Up Washington
JimHuaHin replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Please define "a successful business man" and provide some examples of same. Why only business man and not business woman? -
Thai Electric Cables Mostly Fail Global Safety Standards
JimHuaHin replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Surprised not. Safety first? International standards are not applicable in Thailand, because Thailand is exceptionally unique. However, when Thailand manufactures products, such as motor vehicles, for export to foreign countries which do have stringent safety standards, that is a different story, as the foreign requirements are usually met. -
Tak Bai Justice Failure Hits Pheu Thai Party Hardest, Poll Shows
JimHuaHin replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Karma, Khun Taksin? -
Malaysia's Kelantan State Plans 100km Wall on Thai Border
JimHuaHin replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Maybe Malaysia is afraid Thailand will attempt to reclaim "lost territory". -
Thai FDA Approves Shine Muscat Grapes After Rigorous Testing
JimHuaHin replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Your first point - that is what suspect. -
Thailand migrant workers lose legal status amid new permit hurdles
JimHuaHin replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Why does Thailand need "these people"? So Thailand can become more global and multicultural? These people enrich Thai culture? Or is it because they generally do work that most Thais do not want to do, at a wage which is generally significantly less than the legal minimum wage, thereby making the employers richer?