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I like it! "Corrie" instead of "Eastenders"! I wonder which accent the Thai kids would find harder to understand - Mancunian or Cockney?

Did I not read somewhere that the standard of education in Thailand is "abysmal" - especially in written and spoken English (which, like it or loathe it - it is accepted Worldwide as a "second" language) So to remedy this shortcoming, they reduce school hours to "incorporate more practical and tech-based learning." Marvellous!

"................go quietly and you can keep your ill-gotten gains,........." The problem is that he doesn't need his "ill gotten gains", having such a wealthy wife, which is why he is unlikely to go quietly, and I think you are right about leaving the dirt with lawyers. It leaves the hierarchy in a difficult position - for once they are on the back foot, and can't buy their way out of trouble. As a previous poster has said, he ain't gone yet!

Pol Gen Surachate said the money he spends comes from his wife Sirinatda, the daughter of Bancha Panitchapong, a billionaire transport and property tycoon in Songkhla, his home province. The daughter probably has a rather large bank account in her own right.

"Unclear where the fake product was actually prodiced (produced?) and packaged and by whom." ".........distributing fake Xanax pills across the dark web from makeshift labs in the West Midlands, UK." Still no explanation from you on that one. Pfizer's concern would not be patent protectionism but rather having their particular brand associated with a sub-standard and potentially dangerous product. I did mention that in another post to another reader:- ".....(and don't tell me that it is because they want to safeguard their reputation!)

Is it important? Do you want to "gawk"?

Who are you to tell me that I "have no idea how many millions of lives are destroyed through illegal drugs?" And get off your pompous high horse telling me to "put my brain into gear before make (making?) anymore (any more?) stupid comments like that". It has a LOT to do with Pfizer losing money - why did they take 5 years of time and money investigating this affair? Think about that while you're drinking your cocoa (and don't tell me that it is because they want to safeguard their reputation!)

Part of the article says ".....distributing fake Xanax pills across the dark web from makeshift labs in the West Midlands, UK." Seems pretty clear to me!

Please note that I did say "over/under the counter" Re counterfeit or pirated, and laced with other dangerous substances " Of course pharmaceutical giant Pfizer would say that wouldn't they? They're not likely to say that they were exactly the same ingredients as their product, but selling for half the price!!!"

I can get Zanax over/under the counter at a local pharmacy, but the price rocketed a few years ago. When I asked why, the pharmacist told me that "some kids were abusing them", so the price had been increased to deter them.

Of course "pharmaceutical giant Pfizer" would say that wouldn't they? They're not likely to say that they were exactly the same ingredients as their product, but selling for half the price!!!

I meant they were a farmer(s) not a seamstress! 🙂

Nah, if it was a different colour envelope they might think it was a begging letter! 🙂

"Sow"

Like that's going to happen! The only time that that is likely to happen is when the production of brown envelopes dries up. That's it - brainwave- if they stopped production of brown envelopes that would probably reduce corruption by 50%! Now whereabouts is the Patents Office in Thailand?

That is the most unlikely thing to happen that I've heard today - on a par with the one about pigs flying! I think it is more likely that he is practising the tried and trusted route of "media avoidance routine"!

I think in the West it would be denied as he is known to be a "flight risk", but hey, T.I.T. and we all knew most of us had an inkling 🤣 what was likely to happen here - especially as he was reportedly "unperturbed" about his impending court case!

"Following the indictment, his lawyer will then submit a bail application. If the application is denied, Thaksin will be remanded to the Bangkok Remand Prison until trial." As if that is likely to happen - no wonder Thaksin seems "unperturbed" about his "trial" - it's all done and dusted already - like his return to Thailand with the possibility of going to jail for 8 years!

In the UK, one Working Men's Club Concert Secretary told me that they were making more profit off 2 "one arm bandits" then they were off the bar!

It's like someone from a small village in Northern England going to Birmingham for the first time, and going to an area where all the men wear pyjamas in the street, and you can't see the women because they're all covered up from head to toe! 🙂

I agree but I am sure that the bosses at TAT will be horrified!!!

TAT pull out all the stops and manipulate the figures to show what a good job they are doing, and then along come some do gooders from the WTTC trying to undermine all their good work! "Too many tourists? What on earth can they mean?"

"......it would enhance sales to be able to say it was tested and approved." I don't think that the majority of people, especially tourists, would be interested in buying "Mary Jane" with a less than 2% THC content.

Posted 3 times? Fault in the system or are you just trying to ensure that you get your point across? I do, however agree with your post - "Now Even More Amazing Thailand - the "Hub of Turnarounds"!

Anutin concludes, "We must listen to our citizens but also ensure that our policies are based on a combination of public input and scientific evidence. I trust Minister Somsak to integrate these principles in his final decision." "We must listen to our citizens..........." When did he ever? "I trust Minister Somsak to integrate these principles in his final decision." The brown envelope is on its way. Anutin has spent too much time, and invested too much money in the marijuana trade to let it slip through his fingers. Watch this space!