Enzian
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The country needs more like him, and in fact we all need backups for him, to take his place when he is possibly taken down. For the entertainment value even if nothing is improved--but I think it will be. Can you imagine a half dozen like him, each coming up with something new about every two weeks or so?
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So hash, which I guess is just concentrated pot, is illegal, but pot itself is not? Does anyone know why hash is still listed as a narcotic? How this works? The larger issue, tip of iceberg: I still wonder how all this pot said to be from California and for sale all over Sukhumvit is getting into the country, though I assume however it is, it's not the way this mule/amateur with the hash was trying. (I want to add that I'm sorry for the guy in any case, what he will go through: he was likely not the source.)
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Immigration Officers Charged Over Illegal Visa Malfeasance
Enzian replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News Headlines
Like I told a younger business partner, do the work but don't get greedy. Like that couple arrested for using the same MO to break into 34 gas stations. These guys were involved in more than issuing visas, stuff more humanly serious, and probably by more than association. There has to be more details to come out. -
Thailand Forecasts 30 Million Foreign Tourists in 2023
Enzian replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
A friend who passed away a couple of years ago was probably one of the half dozen top Pali scholars in the world, and he would say The Thais are not Buddhist. But you don't have to be a Pali scholar to know what he was talking about. -
Thailand’s dependence on tourism means losing passport wars
Enzian replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
Is the writer of this piece being intentionally dense? It's all a function of the fact that western countries have a normal income 3 or 4 X Thailand. Same as why half of Syria and north Africa wants to move to Europe. Enough.- 88 replies
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Horrific death of 11 in passenger van crash in Thailand
Enzian replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
They are good at "driving" IMO, if that's defined as moving the vehicle around. The biggest problem as I see it is that they speed and leave no margin for error, which has to be some kind of fatal cultural blind spot. Would it help if, as in the US, killing someone through negligence would result in financial ruin for years or life? -
Off topic, but only a bit. If Chuwit would expose the "agents providing evidence of 800K in the bank" system at Immigration, maybe the whole thing would blow up and instead of losing (tens of?) thousands of spending farangs the government would reform the system allowing a much more reasonable reserve requirement. I'm probably dreaming.
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DDC Affirms Chinese Travelers Pose Low COVID Risk
Enzian replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
mirabile dictu, we are now reaching never before seen levels of disingenuity. -
More changes. Compulsory health insurance now not required
Enzian replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
All this continues to give me hope that fewer people (aka tourists) will be coming. If they screw up just a few more times maybe most of the world will scratch LOS off their bucket lists. Then I'll have the place to myself, such as it is--all mine! all mine! Living in this madhouse that's all I care about any more, economy be damned. -
Prayut makes splash but lacks vision, say political experts
Enzian replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
My day will be complete if he will just say one more time I'm going to eliminate corruption. -
ORDER CANCELLED ! NO PROOF REQUIRED ! - ANUTIN
Enzian replied to Social Media's topic in Thailand News Headlines
The whole lot of them involved in this fiasco should resign, or be forced to; if they were Japanese maybe they would do away with themselves. How can they continue this way? Who will listen to them? I don't need to hear any complaints about "it's just Thai bashing" for a while. The upside is there should and probably will be a lot less people coming, competing for space on the sidewalks. -
ORDER CANCELLED ! NO PROOF REQUIRED ! - ANUTIN
Enzian replied to Social Media's topic in Thailand News Headlines
"You are not paranoid if they are really out to get you." Old hippy saying. -
Redemption. Isn't that the Hollywood favorite? Or like Lord Jim. Do one thing really wrong and then spend the rest of your life living in a way to make up for it, or trying to. If I could see into the Thai psyche I would say he really doesn't like seeing Thailand owned even more and more completely by China, and he is tired of living in a country where the police are a joke--but I can't. But I'm equally skeptical of those who are cynical about his motives.
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My translation is that there will be collateral damage but the money will be worth it. Also, the problem with this recommendation of boosters is that the Thai government seems to have no plan to import the latest mRNA vaccines (they cannot be found here at this time if my info is correct), and may in fact stop imports in general and begin to rely on in-country made meds entirely. That did not go well the last time.
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Tourism Ministry Anticipates Return of Chinese Tourists
Enzian replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News Headlines
then I will be forced to decamp again to Europe and California in turn, best thing that could happen to me. -
My gf has had two Pfizer and for herself would not get a booster, but she's 42 and I'm 83, so she says she is open to a booster so as to reduce the chance of giving the virus to me (I've had 5 shots, but still had a mild case after #4); is there anywhere she can go? Thanks, and sorry if this has already been covered, I wasn't sure where to look.
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3 Nominees Arrested For Holding 200m Baht Assets For Foreigner
Enzian replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
It does look like someone is following the new policy of not reporting the nationality of foreigners accused (and convicted?) of crimes. But they have not stopped reporting the nationality of foreigners involved in unfortunate accidents, which to me makes the crime restriction seem absurd. Also the crime restriction is contrary to freedom of speech, but yes, I know, there's none of that here anyway. ALSO: if it is really China that caused the change in crime reporting I think we have a right to know, but again I feel absurd even using the word "right". And what Thai ID card are they talking about? That has confused me for a while, since I have a "pink card", perfectly legal for me; but of course it doesn't say I am Thai. So they are talking about a similar card saying one is Thai?