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The jettisoned material would have the potential, given the height of the fall, to be classified as another MOAB, wreaking utter devastation to the area of its impact,

Both vehicles were travelling in the same direction. If the motorcycle's speed were, say, 80km/hr and the Ferrari's 170 km/hr then the impact speed would be the difference - 90km/hr which indeed can be construed to make the case for the defendant but it in no way limits culpability. The fact remains that the defendant was well in excess of the speed limit and deserves judgement commensurate with that infringement.

Strengthening means that the baht will buy more American dollars

Exactly. Any swell or chop would make it very difficult, if not dangerous, to land or take off . Minor problems to the Thai appreciation of perilous activities.

To my mind, putting it simply, the gain is in the fact that more dollars can be purchased with less baht.

A transport machine with only two wheels is inherently unstable. To insert an engine which puts a lot of weight over the rear wheel increases that instability then adding pillion rider(s) to the mix, exponentially increases the chance of misfortune. Adolescent belief in immortality together with the above facts would suggest that they would be the beneficiaries of the promise of a longer lifespan if the wisdom of experience prevailed and the government regulators imposed a rigorous training regimen for all riders and police enforcement of the rules was rigorously applied.

History has the answer in its precedent. Put a bounty on him and see how fast he is found. Note: I did not say "dead or alive"

The arbitrary nature of the financial requirements is the problem here. Ostensibly it is to provide evidence of the self sufficiency of the visa applicant so that there is no burden on the state of that person is unable to cope with the cost of existence. Why not merely insist on evidence of a return ticket to the home country to ease the burden? This "dog in a manger" attitude from the elitish bores who voice their selfish opinion on this forum does not help one iota.

Blissful ignorance. The Capitol area itself is under the jurisdiction of the Speaker who on January 6th was Nancy Pelosi. The area outside of the Capitol does indeed come under the purview of the President hence in both cases Trump was observing constitutional requirements.

Duck and cover?

Or devalue to compensate for 36% tariffs. Thailand's procrastination in dealing with anything preemptively has restricted the choice of alternatives - the most expedient choice being devaluation

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.