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  1. 11 hours ago, darksidedog said:

    I think deep down Prayuth is jealous and admires Kim and wishes he could have the same  level of control over the population, and armament budget that North Korea has.

    I agree. The whole charade of setting election timeframes and then manufacturing excuses to change the roadmap is exhausting and Prayut is jealous that North Korea doesn't have to play these games.

  2. Thailand makes almost weekly claims of achieving world's number one status in various areas, but so far I think have achieved only one:

     

    http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/thailand-named-most-adulterous-country-world-1488513

     

    Most Adulterous countries top ten:

     

     

    1. Thailand- 56%

     

     

    2. Denmark -46%

     

     

    3. Germany- 45%

     

     

    4. Italy-45%

     

     

    5. France- 43%

     

     

    6. Belgium- 40%

     

     

    7. Norway-40%

     

     

    8. Spain-39%

     

     

    9. Finland-36%

     

     

    10. United Kingdom-36%

  3. How things change in 2 years:

     

    2015 speech by Prayut:

     

    "The new cabinet will, therefore, work to ensure the execution of these policies, bolster people and investors’ confidence, formulate clear measures to bring concrete results, and work on the basis of transparency. We will do our best to assure that results are tangible in all aspects. Every project must be transparent and free of corruption."

     

    http://www.thaiembassy.org/islamabad/en/news/4251/59655-National-Broadcast-by-General-Prayut-Chan-o-cha,-P.html

     

    2017:

    The Cabinet had already resolved to exempt the project, which will be developed in Klong San in Bangkok, from regulations requiring bids,

     

    How exactly is this government any better than the last? I though the entire justification of the coup was that the previous government acted without transparency and was corrupt.

  4. 11 hours ago, NanLaew said:

    Yes Skytrax has been doing credible polls and assessments of airlines and airports for many, many years and is pretty much the industry standard on the latest opinions and THAI coach is alright.

    I would agree with that assessment. Swampy is an average airport and doesn't deserve to be rated in the bottom. If they fixed inbound and outbound immigration queues, and spent a little bit on cosmetic maintenance, it would be a decent airport.

     

    Thai Economy Class is also ok with a good level of service. Some of the planes are a bit worn and could use renovation. However, what the reward does not reflect is the value.If you also include price in the assessment, Thai Airways would not be number one. I fly regularly to North America and Thai Airways never shows up on the first page of results sorted by price. They are usually $1000 CDN higher than other decent airlines.

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  5. Tell her the soldiers in the south, now won't get killed. They are fighting the terrorists, preventing them from coming to kill her and her family, or converting her into a muslim.
     
     Also tell her to declare her income, so she can pay income tax, to buy more bullets. Also ask her to pay the 7% VAT to government for all her sales.

    Tell her that the main use of the military in thailand has been in the suppression of their own people, and this suppression has ensured that she can never rise above her station as a coffee vendor making a few baht a day.

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  6. I guess that's why they want a maintenance facility in Thailand, they already know they will be breaking down frequently. Money poorly spent, they always buy the cheapest stuff available. They never look at the total cost of ownership.
     
    They should have bought the US General Dynamics Land Systems Stryker instead, see below
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    Dealing with US companies means being subject to worldwide US corruption laws, and makes the payment of "commissions" more difficult. There is probably more wiggle room in the chinese deals.

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