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It was only a matter of time before the Vote on whether or not Pita could have a second vote taken would be appealed to the courts. The sham of asking the entire parliament and the senate to vote on this was a ridiculous move and has further ramifications if left as it is for any other PM nominations. Voting for a PM is not like voting for a constitutional amendment or a bill.

Absolutely none needed. Ex wife picked up 3 cards a day quickly maxed them out. Never knew until the divorce how much she owed. Glad her new millionaire paid them off for her. Always wondered where all the new clothes from H&M and Zara came from. She had no job.

Satang, 1 baht or 2 baht coins? Begging can not be financially rewarding or can it be?

Nah, that's only us foreigners without a work permit.....oh you were being sarcastic...got it.

Why were they given cards and loans if they did not have the ability to repay said cards and loans. Shameful....

Another day and another twist in the Saga called "let's form a democratic government". If this is the way parties and compatriots in a coalition are treated before a PM and cabinet are seated, what does that mean will happen during this governments time in office. Not looking good folks. Political instability and the baht has strengthened....hmmmm

I guess the massive solar flares and discharge from the Sun must have been caused by Global pollution and Humans. What are these folks thinking. The tides ebb and flow and so does the climate and weather just look at the El Nino and La Nina seasons.............

Seems as if Zelensky and the Ukraine military are doing an end round on the Russians and stopping there ability to retreat, while also setting up an attack and forward push to obtain a return of the annexed territories that Putin has claimed. You have to love the way Putin phrases things such as "Terrorist Attack" when he has launched an all out war on the Ukraine while calling it a "Special Operation". I think turnabout is fair play and the bully is getting his rear end kicked by the small kid on the block who he was set on disenfranchising. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66218869 Vladimir Putin has vowed to retaliate following a "terrorist" attack on the bridge linking Crimea to Russia. Moscow has blamed Ukraine for the incident - which left two people dead - but Kyiv has not officially said it was responsible. The Kerch bridge was opened in 2018 and enables road and rail travel between Russia and Crimea - Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia in 2014.

For the games already played there are highlight reels on YouTube. Just watched the US v. Vietnam match. Waiting on the Sunday games to start soon.

Should the PTP throw the MFP out of the coalition and bring in Anutin and Prawit I believe you will see mass protests in the streets. The unfortunate ending would be a coup to settle things down and then where is Thailand but back to square one. This political juggernaut is a powder keg waiting for that one spark....do these folks not see that?

Cauldron

Sign posted at my local Gourmet Market explains it well.

Ski.....

More respectfull? Really? Keeping silent would still have folks attack him. Fight fire with fire.

A little more info is needed.

And so the current mudslinging and finding fault continues from even within the coalition. This former police chief is a dinosaur and has been involved in politics for years on all sides. His soul was sold long ago to help himself not the public. Of course this is my view.

He just keeps gathering up mpre and more rope to make his own noose with his comments, doesn't he. Why can the Donald not keep his yap trap shut...rhetorical question.

Yet they grasp at it like its the gospel, and believe anything and everything. When will the mudslingers realize they are all being played.

The main serial petitioner was from Prawits party, and former Prayut go to guy. It is saddening to see the politics being played in a country that so badly wants to be seen on the same playing field as the bigger countries. Looking at what's transpired and how it has affected the economy and the country in general shows how far back it has been set. Tourism is the only saving grace it appears and they keep touting how great the numbers are and what is expected from tourism. A country can not run on tourism alone and Thailand should be building an infrastructure which boosts its economic profile. How the Baht has strengthened is another issue. The markets here do not show a strengthening baht, but with the political turmoil and the economic issues it should be moving in the opposite direction as the USD and the US economy are actually improving. Gold prices tell the tale and they have been bouncing around for the past few weeks as well. Wishing this country the best, but see dark days ahead for the general public.

..slowly

The powder keg however is still dry. Many folks will not forget the disloyalty if Pheu Thai jumps into he'd with Prawit and Anutin. The country is taking further steps backwards in my view, and the old Guard do not see it. Shamefull

in 30 minutes its moved weaker, just a tad

He can not just let it go and move forward. The man is stuck in 2020 still. His current diatribe seems to actually be pushing folks away from him. I see the Baby Boomers, who supported him are starting to tire of his shenanigans.

I tend to agree as the USD has now slipped backwards just over a full baht in the past week. The US economy is doing well, stock market increasing, banks seeming to be doing better, at least my stocks are, and Gold prices are solid. I was set to transfer a large sum when it was at 35.05 Thb to $1 last week, but with the way things were looking waited as it seemed it would continue to either go up a little or stay the same, but to drop to what it is today is definitely someone speculating in order to move money back out.

In your view 80K USD may be a low level for the West, EU and UK, but for Thailand that's around 225K Thb per month. How many Thai's make that type of money, ergo why its an amount they decided to use as the WP amount. How many working expats, working here in Thailand also make that kind of money, the answer would seem to be just a small percentage and why those that make this type of money on a pension are looked at as wealthy, for Thailand at least. How many pensioners make almost 8K USD a month on there pensions? Again its a small percentage.