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How long will Trump wait for these draft regulations to actually happen ?

Yet more committee meetings. Looks like another gravy-train. Meanwhile the pollution continues.

It seems they just don't get it. The world's fish stocks are reducing at an alarming rate and IUU fishing makes the risk of extinction of many species much worse.

Tip of the iceberg .

So that's organic rice put on hold then !

Everybody do what we tell you ! With a face like that he should be wearing a black shirt.

Note from PM to Cabinet members " With immediate effect NO watches or diamond rings to be worn in public".  I bet the DPM isn't the only one with a watch valued over a million Baht.  Just as aside, as a white male European I cannot figure out why a man would want to wear his mother's diamond ring. Is he a gender bender ? or is it normal in Thailand ?

It would make the whole nation smile if his explanation was "well actually they're fakes" and completely diffuse the situation.  However unless that happens the junta will have shown it's true nature.

I went recently. As with the poster very quick and easy. No queues.  However according to the locals the Thai government's clamp down on tourist visas has reduced "customers" from about 100 a day to less than 30. If that is the case then they should be able to issue visas on the same day. Just hoping !!!

So how did the UK manage to survive until the 1990s when mass immigration began ?

It's not a suprise that all the junta supporters are quiet about this.  Never mind how he got the watch and ring, he never declared them as assests, which by his own admission he's had for some time.  Now if General PM wants to win over the public he should sack the little fat liar - a dishonourable discharge with loss of pension. That action would shoot the PM's credibility through the roof.  Will it happen - 55555 ?

32 minutes ago, hansnl said:

Those kind of boxes, sir, are built to withstand the ravages of time, sir.

And who says they were there a long time, and not replanted there by the "owner" in a move to switch places regularly of contraband?

No, of course not, planted last week by the government to blame those poor angelic redshirts, who never did anything with fire, firearms, explosives etc, etc.

But the strap around one of the tin boxes looks like its fairly new, so not subject to the "ravages of time".  

Only 22% of factories reported their discharges.  That is a shockingly low number.  There should be a big push for ALL factories to undergo ISO 14001 certification.  Yeah, I know, this is Thailand and even if the did some/most would attempt to bribe the inspectors/auditors.  The current government, love or hate them, has got powers most governments do not have and could easily enforce controls  -  if they so desired !!!!!

Another reason to ban the burqa.

Buying votes for the election in 2019 ?  Surely not !

Just a token gesture in a sea of garbage.

I wonder how much wealth "Uncle Bob" has managed to put in foreign banks. A deeply evil man. Thete will be a very nasty place reserved for him in Hell. 

The largest source of error in environmental chemical analysis is the sampling.  The laboratory errors in labs certified to the ISO standard are within reason, but if samples are taken in used milk (or whatever) containers then there is the potential for significant errors in analyses such as BOD.  If there was a proper EIA before the mine commenced operation then the background concentration of "pollutants" would be known.  Without those figures any case against the mine owners will fail in an international court.  Oh I just wish Thailand would get its act together and do things to international standards instead of "Thainess".

Talking won't sort out the problem, it needs a massive culture change. Parents just allow their kids to "chuck" used plastic, cans and bottles -  just as adults do.  

This is not going to end nicely. Very sad !

So what the Thai twist on this ?  I can guess it was ever so slightly different.

The list of maritime nations doesn't mention the UK. Odd, since when was the EU the same as NATO ?

1 hour ago, ilostmypassword said:

 The eve of Rememberance Day? Doesn't "eve" mean the day before? Not 5 days out. And you really think your comment is in keeping with the somber spirit of Remembrance Day:? Let me remind you of what you wrote: "The German Army as a peace maker in Europe -  well that would certainly make a change !!!" 

You can festoon yourself with as many poppies as you like - they won't obscure the nasty tone of your comment.

I humbly suggest you check your dictionary as "eve" can mean a period before.  As for my "nasty tone", let me tell you that both my grandfathers fought in WW1 and my uncle was in WW2 from 1939 to 1945 and I will wear my one poppy with pride. 

4 hours ago, ilostmypassword said:

Another  poster who's still suffering from PTSD incurred during WW2. 

On the eve of Rememberance Day I find your remark either ironic or callous, not sure which.  The Prussian Generals planned WW1 long before they actually invaded Belgium. Towards the close of WW2 "der seig wird unser sein" was a rallying call for the Nazi troops.  .The phrase " Lest we forget" needs to be recalled just now as tensions rise in Europe. As for PTSD  -  well they bombed our chippie didn't they!

"Thailand applies international standards on large projects which include an EIA report and all stakeholders' consents" but err not in this case !!! -  man's an idiot.