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Of course FIFA want a share of the profits if Thailand are "passing on" the signals to other countries and charging them for it! It's a bit like the "no sub letting" clause a mate of mine got hit with a few years ago, here in Thailand. He had paid cash up front for a 10 year lease on a bungalow, but he travelled frequently for months at a a time, and every time he went away, he was getting burgled. So he asked me to look after/move in to his property while he was away, and although no cash changed hands, the landlord demanded 5k a month from me, estimated as 25% of the rental value.

"Big players whose interests will be protected......" Like - I wonder who? ????

"..............unidentified Caucasian male foreigner........." "backed up by police" (If he was her boyfriend, surely she would know what Nationality he was?) Something fishy!

Of course! Simples! - they think that the louder/better their P.A. system is, the more customers it will attract. You and I know that is not the case, and the empty seats bear witness to that, but "Thai anti logic" is hard to understand sometimes! The same applies to empty bars charging sky high prices for drink. I once asked why, and I got the answer "Because we don't have many customers"! Doh! Just take it from there!

Quite right about where you live in the UK. My next door neighbour's house was empty as she was away for the weekend and the burglar alarm went off at about 2 a.m., so I phoned the Police. Their reaction? "Can you check and see if there is any signs of a break in, or see if there are any intruders?" I replied "Is that not your job?" (I wasn't about to put my health at risk!) and put the phone down. As I had given them the address, they attended the scene about 2 hours later to switch off the alarm, by which time any "intruders" will have been long gone!

No baht at stake!

Welcome to Thailand's judicial/regulatory system!

Why do they need him to stay in power? Last I heard he was going to try for the top job, but the guy who has the top job doesn't want to go?

Oh dear! Mr Anutin might have to find another way to expand his wealth - maybe the Building Trade?

Yes "Hub of Turnarounds"

"Now a huge number of people have applied for licenses to grow their own, so the police will be obligated to arrest and convict them. " No, they apply for the licence BEFORE they start growing their crop (theoretically!)

You are totally correct in your last sentence, and IMHO (as I have said in another post) there are 2 reasons for this - to make himself more money and to promote himself as the "good guy" in the run up to the (eventual) election.

Of course, but that would would have meant a few dozen more committee meetings, and Anutin wouldn't have had time to oversee them as he was too intent on planning his future finances!

I agree with your post, and it's just another example of this Government being the "Hub of Turnarounds". Regarding your last sentence, this has been said many times before. Unfortunately, there will be nothing done regarding that particular situation until the RTP actually do the job that they are supposed to do, and that will not happen due to the pathetically low wages that they are paid, which in part has led to the level of corruption that can be seen from top to bottom in that particular organisation.

I think a lot of people have now forgotten that Anutin has put his foot in his mouth many times, in addition to his anti farang comments in the past. His reasons for promoting weed are twofold - one to make him a multi millionaire rather than just a common millionaire, and secondly to put himself over as the "good guy" politician that understands young people and their "hopes and dreams" in the run up to the next election. God/Buddha forbid that this clown becomes PM!

"For the most part, I find these people boring when they go into their own little bubble when under the influence,............" Maybe they go into "their own little bubble" because they find you and your attitude about "self absorbed stoners" boring?

A few years ago (70's) some of my friends came by some "skunk" for the first time, and one of them ended up flat on his back on the floor with a "whitey". (For the uninitiated, not a racist comment, but in a state close to unconsciousness!) Some one asked if he was alright and he groaned back "Call me an amblumance!" - so someone said in a slurred voice, "OK, you're an amblumance!" Oh, Happy Daze"! ????

Before the Ukraine conflict, I found that Russian tourists were, (for the most part) loud, rude, ungrateful, and arrogant - especially the families. I have noticed recently, however, that probably because of the war in Ukraine, that Russians now appear to be a bit more mannerly, and aware that there are other "peoples" in the world apart from them! (I am assuming they are Russians because of their accents - they may be Ukrainians for all I know!)

A bit like "There is no prostitution in Pattaya" ????

"...............which has helped fund the cost of the broadcast right." Should that not read "........which has helped fund the cost of the broadcast, right?" ????

"It's just a game..........."? Nonsense! :- “Football is not a matter of life and death... it's much more important than that.”― Bill Shankly Just joking - I agree with you about these overpaid prima donnas kicking a ball about for vast sums of money!

I think it will probably cost him an arm as well as a leg! Unless the doctor who has taken up his case is doing it "pro bono" - call me cynical but ????

"A few years ago the doctors were not able to deal with my sinusitis..........." Last time I was at school, the letter "s" at the end of a word meant plural - yes?

".............each person making 800 such payments in the course of a year." Didn't realise Thai people made so many payments! Maybe slightly off topic, but we bought a brand new car last year from a T****a showroom/dealer, and it came with a 5000 baht gift voucher to use for their accessories. We opted for a dashcam with an extra one in the rear, but we were told by the showroom that it would probably cost 7000 baht! Anyway, we had to hand over 2000 baht cash before they would order the items, and when they came and were fitted (by an outside supplier) the bill came to 5680 baht, and they asked my wife (as the car is in her name) to pay the additional 680 baht "as the boss had gone home for the day and had taken all the cash to pay into the bank", so they would phone the following day to arrange the refund. (I now smelt a rat!) Needless to say, we got no phone call, so we called into the showroom a few days later, and "the boss" (who spoke no English whatsoever, and I speak very little Thai) said that they had given the 2000 baht to the people who had fitted the camera(s), and he was having difficulty in getting it back! However, he said that when we took the car in for its 10,000k service, he would knock the money off the cost of the service charges! I threatened him with a letter to Head Office if we didn't get the cash within 3 days, but the "missus" was now getting upset with me for making threats! In the end I just walked away, and said "Ridiculous!". Moral of the story - "Once you hand cash over to a Thai, you ain't ever gonna get it back - no matter what!" (No doubt there will be a few suggestions made on here ranging from demanding he "open the safe" to "opening his wallet", but hey, I'm a farang, and the situation has got to be my fault!)

Sorry - I am no fan of Anutin, ("Auntie A"?) but you should make yourself aware of the defamation laws in Thailand, as I think you may be referring to this guy ( With a few more names, he could be named after the members of a football team!) :- Thamanat Prompow,[1] also known as Thammanat Prompao,[2] Yuthaphum Bophlom,[3] Manat Bophlom,[3] and Patchara Prompao,[3] is the former Deputy Minister of the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry of Thailand.