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ASEAN, another pointless junket. 

And so gentlemen to finish it is agreed, yes, we don't give a damn! 

Nothing from Malasia and Indonesia?

Mind over matter, she says. 

That would be I don't mind and you don't matter. 

Let them eat cake.

It certainly is, some aspects may be negative but when it offers a window to the world that inspires a young Saudi woman to get out of her country of repression and has the knock on effect of possibly forcing Thai authorities to review how they treat asylum seekers then I give it the thumbs up. 

Shouldn't be too hard to achieve as that's close to the amount they give when I buy two small Chang's.

I have just flown from Issan to Phuket the smoke stops at the level of the clouds in a defined level a phenomena known as temperature inversion I think. Anyway the smoke in Issan was making me feel bad and the air in Phuket isn't good but much better than Issan. 

Keep spraying water into the air that'll do it????

44 minutes ago, Briggsy said:

Yes.

 

Kamnan Sia is (was) a very powerful person.

 

We have seen this pattern before with very powerful local godfathers e.g. Kamnam Poh. They rise and they fall but they never do time in prison in Thailand. Part of becoming a godfather, apart from the obvious intimidating, killing, monopolising of the local legal and black economy, is to lock yourself into relationships with other power players through the use of compromising evidence. This is one of the reasons the police "have been unable to find him". They are totally compromised. So, they don't look very hard.

The house of cards! 

4 minutes ago, NamKangMan said:

 

And if Australia had a population of 70 million, most of which favor seafood, then add millions of tourists and expats, how many sharks would have to be caught so the people could eat "flake?" 

 

How long before the shark population decreases to dangerous levels, even despite Australia' vast coast lines????

Pretty damn soon with the average Aussie redneck that believes the environment is someplace else. Aussie's are loosing their boats and paying massive fines for breaking the rules (bag limits) I'm referring to recreational fishers. 

What I read in this story is that, Thailand has a PISA poor system 

No BJ photo op, must be a non event.

Need to reduce the traffick, entering the city get rid of old vehicles and stop the burning of everything up country. Then fuel upgrade can be introduced.

When this damages tourism then and only then will measures be taken to deal with it. The scale of the problem is such that the countries administrators may need help from elsewhere, and this is not going to be solved overnight

2 hours ago, madmitch said:

I saw three slow loris touts in about five minutes on Karon Beach at around sunset two days ago. I know there's a number to call but theys probably have been home for the evening before anyone arrived.

 

It would be so easy to have an incognito presence on the beach but the police just don't work that way.

If your making a baht or two legal or otherwise I'm sure the BIB are getting a commission.

1 hour ago, Olmate said:

Shark is very common, sold as flake, in Oz fish n chip outlets.Has been so for 50 plus years.Totally legal and very sweet white flesh.No idea if illegal here but in Oz sharks are plentiful!????????????

 

Yes in WA it is called Gummy shark one of the best eating fish you can get. 

At the end of the day fisheries world wide are under extreme pressure, the days of plenty of fish in the sea are over. 

Mine will be in the mail now, I expect.

2 hours ago, tracker1 said:

In alignment with the Governments 20 year road map which already has had many detours only wish I will still be alive to see the final results of the road map

Don't worry what you see today is what will be in 20 years.