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To US Expats in Thailand only. It's about your wallet.
Srikcir replied to swissie's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Trump - Former leader, twice impeached, twice indicted for criminal offenses with more to come and guilty of defamation regarding his sexual abuse. -
Bangkok taxi tango: Bad boy driver tries to rip off South Korean tourist
Srikcir replied to snoop1130's topic in Bangkok News
So no meter? Negotiate before you get into the taxi. Or resort to alternatives time permitting such as Grab and Bolt. -
Thai coalition parties propose zero-based budgeting for efficiency
Srikcir replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
So it looks like the FY 2024 budget will default to the FY 2023 budget which obviously reflects PM Prayut's agenda, hijacks MF's progressive agenda, and will not be adjusted for 2023 inflation? If so, there's got to be a more timely method of budgeting process for a new incoming administration, apart from making the EC more responsible to make all its election challenges concluded PRIOR to Election Day. -
Lest we forget "Thai military's Hitler video condemned by Israel," more than 8 years ago. (ref. www.the guardian.com/2014/dec/10) A film commissioned by PM Prayut to enforce his 12 moral values. (ref. www.aa.com.tr/en/world)
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Highway 12 expansion completed, boosting Thailand-Myanmar-Laos economic ties
Srikcir replied to webfact's topic in Isaan News
Do refugees attempting to escape a murderous military regime count as an economic activity? Welcome to democratic Thailand. -
Thai FM leads high-level delegation to Saudi Arabia
Srikcir replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Questionable "official visit" as Don is part of essentially a lame duck caretaker government that lost significantly in recent election. Poof goes this delegation. Within 60 days a PM and Cabinet will be endorsed. That means no agreement now with S.A. is inforceable. So this 40-member delegation (really that many people required?) amounts to a waste of taxpayer funds, not to mention potentially damaging to the next government's foreign agenda yet to materialize. -
tensions in the south china sea
Srikcir replied to save the frogs's topic in Philippines General Chat
"America buys 70% of its most sophisticated chips from Taiwan." The same amount applies to China. In 2022 about 92% of the most advanced chips in the world are made in Taiwan. A Chinese invasion would shutdown a trillion dollar enterprise that would crush the Chinese industry, However, if China can neutralize its dependence on Taiwan and/or pull Taiwan into its political and economic orbit as it has done with Hong Kong, relations between Taiwan and the US may be jeopardized without a shot being fired. -
Bangkok: Residents Appeal to BMA to Fix Broken Sidewalk for Road Safety
Srikcir replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
Put in sidewalk concrete curbs along side the road. Keeps vehicles off the sidewalks, protects the sidewalks. If the roadway is too narrow for curb parking, ticket vehicles. -
All passengers paid for their seats, the issue is that more passengers than seats were sold. Priority was given to guests on apparently a first come-first serve basis for a seat. Unless the operator refuses to refund seatless paying passengers nor provide another van for paying passenger overflow, there is no prioritizing profit.
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COVID makes comeback in Thailand as booster fatigue leaves door open
Srikcir replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
The Omicron variant BA5 while not as viral as previous mutations, it is more easily infectioness. So it might add to the covid spike. As far as I know, it's vaccine is not available yet in Thailand. It has begun to spread in the US and I got vaccinated for it in the US last month. -
What kind of job is Elon Munk doing on Twitter with all his years as CEO's? It's not about corporate experience.
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It's not about "inexperience" but about the continued stranglehold the Deep State has through the judiciary and Senate that prevents fresh (aka "progressive") addendum to divert since 1932 from Thailand's undemocratic traditional and cultural societal traps. The "intern" needs to break those barriers (the "glass ceilings") with unconventional populist addendum to move the nation out of those traps rather than adjusting to those traps. MFP seems very capable to do so
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It was the Council chaired by PM and Defense Minister Prayut who agreed (with himself?) in January 2022 to restructure the military by FY 2027. This time frame appears in part to accommodate retirement of "experts, specialists and specialists experts" who routinely hold general rank (what!) and would not be replaced in general rank. So it would seem that with the new government under the MFP coalition such restructuring is not locked into place, time-sensitive nor in details, unless the military is allowed Defense Minister control. It appears that it has been tradition that a former general get DM, likely more as a military/royalist check on any overly progressive government. It would be very democratic that the next DM be controlled by MFP et al.
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Going back to 2562? Excerpts from "The Independent Systems for Handling Police Complaints in Thailand: A Brief Assessment" by Dhiyathad Prateeppornnarong. "Nonetheless, dealing effectively with police complaints is laborious, especially in an authoritarian democracy (sic) like Thailand where the police have always been subjected to undue influence members of the political and economic elite." Note the composition of the Board reads like the directory of the Thai Hi-So. "Recent study on the internal police complaints system of the Thai police indicated that most Thai police cannot deal with complaints against their colleagues effectively as the police-led system seriously lacks impartiality." (2017) Thus, the first case ever?
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Is Bangkok really under threat from sea level rise?
Srikcir replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
"Somkiat said after the signing ceremony that this cooperation would be valid for three years and be automatically extended by five years if neither party objects." 2 years gone but can extend 5 more years. What exactly has been the planning and action? Based on out of control flooding in the last two years - nothing. "the two sides will exchange know-how on water management, assist experts who dealt with the national floods in 2011, find solutions for flooding problems in Bangkok and its vicinity, and improve the weather forecast system to be more accurate." Isn't one problem is there is no Thainess-knowhow to exchange with the Dutch? And those experts who dealt with the 2011 flooding, would their "expertise" be relevant unless another failure is planned? -
Can happen by action of the Constitutional Court that may take another month, then establishing a new election by the EC within 60 days of such judgement should the court find against Pita & MFP. However, there is a looming reality that cares not what party controls government - Budget for FY 2024 that begins 1st Quarter September - November 2023. Essentially, two months available for Q1 budget legislation! Otherwise, no FY budget legislation requiring both full House and Senate, no government funding for the 1st quarter. No increase in any debt ceiling to keep up with inflation. This represents a major threat to national unity and economic survival. Standing in the way of moving forward in the formation of a new government may not be in the best interest of the country, however flawed the EC's election certification process may be carried into a post-election period.
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Vaping exposes users to fewer toxins and at lower levels than smoking cigarettes. Switching to vaping significantly reduces your exposure to toxins that can cause cancer, lung disease, and diseases of the heart and circulation like heart attack and stroke. https://www.nhs.uk › better-health Vaping to quit smoking - Better Health - NHS Seems reduction or elimination of tobacco smoking should be the first priority.
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And Might that be the cumulative affect of the EXISTING government now out of office having done poorly for the last 8 years for the economy and income equality? Or even an effect caused by the failed re-election of the Prayut government to use its political "suicide pill" (ie., control of the Senate) to slow (if not damage) peaceful transition to the newly elected government? One might also look to the EC's post-election posture to threaten same peaceful transition to a new government that has earned a substantial popular vote. Futhermore, international exchange rates are driven by a complexity of past & current events outside of one's nation's current economic policies, ie., by its major trade partners. Then there's the "alternate truth": "Thai Baht Gains Most in 5 Weeks as Opposition Parties Lead Vote" ref. Bloomberg.
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Why dispute over House speaker could decide Thailand’s political future
Srikcir replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
I think you're close. But there's more options. Such as: MFP gets PM and Speaker PTP gets Deputy PM (Prawit's old job) PTP gets Minister of Finance and Defence Remainder Cabinet positions goes to remainder coalition parties -
An abolition of conscription will mean more inequality : Nipit
Srikcir replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
So conscription the entire nation and eliminate income inequality instantly. But somehow military wages that may or may not actual go to conscripts may by themselves increase income inequality. Whatever. There's simply no academic proof that conscription reduces income inequality. But there is evidence that eight years under the military political coalition has increased the nation's income inequality.- 85 replies
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US to import Thai pomelos, Australia greenlights cooked duck imports
Srikcir replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Will some Royalist claim US forced this export as some claim the US forces Thailand to buy US weapons?