Eric Loh

Colin you are an inspiration for your never quit attitude. If we ever meet, drinks on me. Cheers mate and have a great life ahead. 

3 hours ago, marcusarelus said:

Currency manipulation is a country buying or selling or printing large amounts of it's own currency to normally lower it's value to make exports higher.  Is Thailand doing this?  

Not say the US Treasury who published the twice a year report on currency manipulators. No countries were listed as manipulator and Thailand didn't even make it to the monitoring list. 

Even the fallout from the disruption in supply chain due to the trade tariff war between China and USA didn't benefit Thailand much. Most analysts will mentioned Vietnam followed by Philippines and Malaysia. It is the political uncertainty that bother investors. 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The mega-trade deal, which brings together the 10 Asean nations along with China, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, has been stuck in negotiations for the past seven years.

Don't think that the RCEP got stuck due to negotiation. The multi lateral trade pact was challenged by the TPP which included the economies of USA and Canada and will be a larger trade pact than RCEP. Most Asian countries were leaning towards the TPP and trade agreement was signed in 2016 and waiting for ratification. The rest was history when Trump became President and torn every Obama's agreement to shreds. China became the benefactor and easily won over the 10 participating countries which need the multi lateral trade bloc to wean off impending downturn in global trade. 

2 hours ago, uli65 said:

I like this very good news, waiting long time for the thai export collaps, now hoping fort he Baht will drop soon.

Actually the weak export help Baht appreciation as long as the tourism industry remained strong to keep the demand for Baht robust. The Baht against other Asian currencies like the Yuan is not as steep as against USD. The Asians may compensate for the decline in western tourists. Thailand also don't rely on oil & other commodities like Malaysia or Australia. 

Serve you right by trusting the man who keep breaking promises and vows. Enjoy the 3 lower house seats while you can cause next election you will win nothing. 

39 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

Everytime Pheu Thai attempt to throw a spanner in the works you have to laugh! They couldn't even follow the law or respect parliamentary procedures when they governed with an overwhelming majority. Now, they suddenly become experts on the law and constitution.

 

Just jealous that they still can't get near the trough and the boss is probably angry that they can't fudge his whitewash again.

Cool down. The topic is about senators. Even if PT want a place at the trough, they can’t. All appointed by your special one, 

Not really news. Just reinforces what most already know that police and military promotions are not based on merits but by allegiance and association. It’s a Thai thing. 

4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

“Ruffling feathers” (among the military), “A new broom”, “Grating the Americans”. Those pushbacks against the old illiberal order, typical of Anand, made him so many enemies

Have always wondered why a man of such stature was not in the Privy Council. 

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Meeting rooms have been allocated for conferences of ASEAN leaders in attendance, foreign and economic ministers of the bloc,

The cabinet has not even being formalized. So who are the ministers in attendance and in meetings with their ASEAN counterparts. Will they be the coup ministers? If so, their policies will be in legal jeopardy and a real embarrassment for the country. 

1 minute ago, Ozman52 said:

"may not" is pure speculation, which you combine with bias and wishful thinking to  most of your silly predictions and statements.

Only the gullible will believe the words of these bunch of lying cheating junta lackeys.

1 hour ago, Srikcir said:

https://ilaw.or.th/node/4968

• Many of the announcements and orders were issued during the NCPO’s seizure of power in 2014 to suppress political resistance. Given that there has been no attempt to sabotage the military takeover, they are no longer necessary. 
• Many of the announcements and orders sought to deprive people of their rights and liberties to prevent political resistance during the time of the military takeover. As our country has returned to its normal state, the NCPO should restore the rights and liberties that they had taken away to the people as well. 

https://prachatai.com/english/node/7555

• The [22 civil society organisations] network said that there are 35 orders which urgently need to be abolished such as:
• NCPO Head Order 3/2015, the ban on public gatherings of five people or more; NCPO Head Order 13/2016,
• the crackdown on influential figures;
• and NCPO Head Order 9/2016, the exemption from the EIA process for government construction projects.  

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/activists-launch-signature-campaign-abolition-35-ncpo-orders/

• NCPO order no. 3/2558 that empowers the military to summon a person for questioning and detain the person for seven days without charge

Spot on Srikcir. The junta is still going around with their harassment even weeks after the election. Plain clothes officers have again reappeared at Ubon Ratchathani University in the Northeast. Political scientist was visited by special branch. High school students were visited after their artful display. The constitution allows demonstration which the NCPO order strictly restrict. These orders got to go or nothing has change with these heavy handed action. 

41 minutes ago, Ozman52 said:

Doh! So why are they asking them to resign as MPs? Back to conspiracy Theory 101.

Dah. they are resisting the resignation.

“The MPs who are ministerial candidates may not want to abandon their status in the house”. 

The Thai Chamber of Commerce just said the opposite. I wouldn't trust a ministry in-house designed survey. 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

A source in the party said that traditionally the ministerial candidates must step down as MPs because the previous charters prohibited ministers who were MPs from voting on certain issues in the house.

The previous constitution is definitely the right approach. Ministers who are incompetent and fair poorly in their work should be called up for censure debate. They obviously can't votes which is self-explanatory. Then come this banger of the current junta influenced constitution.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

But unlike its predecessor, this Constitution allowed the ministers who are MPs to vote in the censure motion.

This is so unmistakable junta handiwork to protect themselves unfairly. 

15 minutes ago, watcharacters said:

 

Wonder how the Chinese afford more expensive?

 

 

Yuan against Baht has been relatively stable since being fully convertible 6-7 years ago. 

It has been 88 days since the election and Thailand still don't have a cabinet. The cabinet is collectively called the "government" or the "Royal Thai Government". Technically Thailand has no government currently. There will be legal complication with the defacto cabinet policies and I hope the opposition MPs will push this issue all the way. 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Meanwhile, Phalang Pracharat lawyer Tossapol Pengsom went to Constitutional Court yesterday to get a copy of the charges. He said the party will first launch a battle against the possibility of the 27 MPs getting suspended from Parliament, as that will affect the government’s work.

Me think that those 27 MPs more concerned that they wouldn't get their salary while on suspension. Technically there is no government at the present ministerial stalemate.

11 hours ago, rvaviator said:

How about brown rice ?


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Wise decision. 

https://www.bbc.com/news/10307790

13 minutes ago, GeorgeCross said:

 

in my country the police are sometimes called the 'long arm of the law' - that must be a coincidence ????

 

 

If the police is the long arm, simple extrapolation will have the military as the armpit. No coincidence there.