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Procrastinating politicians are shutting the barn doors after the horses have bolted. They have lest no time for negotiating a decent deal and have no leverage in negotiations. Preoccupation with their own narcissistic pecadillos and their obvious incapacity now leaves them with no alternatives. The yanks rule the roost and Thailand should immediately devalue the baht to compensate.

The carrot of corruption has an irresistable allure to those who wield power. Thailand is facing an economic catastrophe and with the closure of car manufacturing factories in the last year and Nissan about to wave the white flag I think Ford will ultimately experience the same fate. Couple this resultant unemployment with that of the collapse of the tourist industry and these nabobs of nepotism reckon a casino will solve their problems. I believe that the only real solution is to devalue the baht by 20 per cent asap. Exports will be cheaper and tourists will see value in a holiday in Thailand. A casino benefits only a small clique of wealthy patrons and will have a disastrous effect on local citizens. Expect more closures of restaurants and bars and the consequent exponential growth in pawn shops as desperadoes pawn their possessions to finance their gambling addiction

Australian Embassy in Bangkok. In and out 15 minutes, Signed and (importantly) stamped - 1900 baht

Go to Dr Sunil in On Nut. Good advice and reasonable price. Had work done 15 years ago still no problems.

Somchai rides again

Double shuffling is fine when the road speed is greater than the maximum speed that the selected gear is capable of. Judicious use of clutch and brake can achieve gear selection. Many synchrode boxes will not easily allow a direct shift but will protest vigorously because of this differential. On the track we call it "heeling and toeing"

Australian aged pension: Currently 21700 baht per fortnight @ 26 pa equals 564200 baht equals 47000 baht per month. I aspire to 25 baht per $A so the following figures would apply: 26875 per fortnight 698750 pa 58229 per month.

Jamal Bowman acolyte pulls the emergency lever, why? b Because our leaders are clueless and have been caught unprepared - proof? Witness the recovery crew at the site of the collapsed buildng in Chatuchak - aimless, confused and leaderless. A leader with a whistle giving commands which become compellingly assertive by means of the incessant use of said whistle is all that is needed to invigorate the heroic response which the occasion demands.

Age 80 Australian and swim like a rock! Alternate daily between strength and cardio using lots of variation. Strength : day 1 10 pull ups 10 sets of 5 pull ups at 2 minute intervals day 2 weights with dumbells 5x12 squats 28 lb 5x8 bench press 28 lb 5x8 foward curls 15 lb 5x8 butterflies 15 lb 5x8 reverse curls 15 lb 5x8 bench flyovers 15lb 5x8 bench butterflies 15lb day3 cardio hiit exercise bike 20 minutes alternate 1 minute cadence 85 2 minutes at 125 day 4 rest Fit and healthy no smoking a little alcohol 5 boom booms a month

As a consequence, if the teacher does not know the answer to an unlikely question then there is a loss of face issue thus demeaning the teacher in the eyes of the students. This incident is entirely culturally offensive and is to be avoided at all costs. Solution? The teacher should avoid consequential retaliation in the form of ridicule or sarcasm etc but should encourage the curiosity of the student by admitting that the answer does not come readily to mind but an attempt will be made to provide the information during the next lesson

Biologically males have an inherent urge to be aggressive warriors. To this end, fathers of yore encouraged their sons to participate in harsh physical activities i.e. hunting, fishing, competitive sports particularly sports involving fierce bodily contact. Some of the specimens in uniform could not climb out of a foxhole, thei only form of bodily contact being that of self pleasure.

Read the fine print between the lines. Could this be the trojan horse whereby casinos will be introduced to slake the thirst of Chinese gamblers? Thai politicians have form on their obsequious intentions and with the economy on a precipice, they could use gambling to assuage their failures.

Thailand soon to be China's vassal state? Observe the demise of car manufacturing factories in the last 2 years as a result of the establishment of Chinese electric vehicle dealerships all over the country. They are proliferating the market to the detriment of employment opportunities to those workers who have been made redundant by complicit government authorities. The emerging middle class bears the distress and I predict an outpouring of protests as the queue of unemployed grows exponentially

The gig economy where everyone of enterprise and initiative can be an entreprenurial marvel! Not! Whilst enthusiasm can take you to great heights, a modicom of economic wisdom enlightens one to the reality of running a business. On its face, the opportunity of realising a turnover which is far and away an enormous improvement on a lowly wage, is so very obvious, what also must be considered are the fixed costs, running costs and a reasonable return on investment after factoring in depreciation. Taking the taxi industry as an example if one were to consider joining the throng and invest in the enterprise without scrutiny, then one would be doomed to failure. simple question: what would the cost to the business be in providing a trip from Jomtien to Pattaya? At 79 baht there is very little profit margin. In fact, most probably a loss. My point is that there are so many folks now joining this gig economy that , because of their business illiteracy, are doomed to failure and exploitation. Indded, the travelling public are treated to cheap fares but at the expense, eventually , of a deleterious service and lowering of standards. You think taxi drivers are disgruntled? wait until reality bites and regula tion has to sort out the wreckage