Srikcir

Best Supporting Actress - obviously nothing wrong with her persona and highest level of professional recognition by the movie industry for both Oscar and Golden Globe awards for same film.

1 hour ago, Stargrazer9889 said:

I agree that Trump has to go, and don't you know he is immune now, so

he probably thinks that he can touch the whole world, as he thinks that

he is the hero, covid 19 virus survivor. Any word on the first lady or other

White house staff members and how they are recovering from the virus?

  I am sick of hearing only about Trump and his latest twitter.

Geezer

Just to note that only Trump says he's immune. Not even his puppet doctor has made such announcement.

6 minutes ago, riclag said:

I don't know why the state election committees haven't  set them up at  Walmart Super Centers and Target locations  imop!  Tons of people go to these locations safely and food shop every day, many cities have multiple locations!

You got these in your country?

 

Poll venues need to be in politically neutral locations (ie., schools, libraries, fire stations) where the voters can be shielded from nonvoting general public, protestors, campaigners. Even major store chains may have via shareholders, CEO and Board of Directors political agendas. 

16 hours ago, ourmanflint said:

Debt contrary to most opinions is how Britain expanded its empire in the 18th/19th century, China is doing the same today, but is refraining from direct control over countries, instead settling for economic control.

So yes that is the risk, but the benefits of a regular train service between Kunming and Bangkok is quite exciting. It will still go wrong at some point though, no doubt

China is not using debt to finance the Thailand portion of the railway; it is Thailand using 100% debt with funds loaned by China.

And perhaps realizing the potential for economic failure of that line (Prayut didn't allow any economic feasibility study for the project), China successfully forced Thailand to pay an interest rate higher than Thailand's sovereign interest rate.

China's loan (it rejected Prayut's efforts to be a joint venture partner) means for China a higher GDP growth rate as soon as the project begins operation versus a delayed by 10+years to improve Thailand's GDP growth rate because of its 10-year debt service (that also includes up to 5 years of loan payment abeyances!).

So no. Not like Britain's expansion. Especially when it relied in part on conquering nations for expansion. 

"Double nonflight revenue"

As for many, many years THAI has lost revenue operating as an airlines, doubling nonflight revenue means zero net income. If THAI can't succeed with its core business (recall it is still in bankruptcy), by what logic can it succeed elsewhere?

Hopefully they will also "survey" the economics of the railway. 

It was authorized by Prayut under Article 44 that waives all relevant laws and regulations including economic feasibility and anti-corruption laws. 

Thai economists criticized the lack of any precursor economic analysis regarding Prayut's authorization of the Thai-China high speed dual rail system also authorized by Prayut under Article 44. In hindsight some academics believed a possibility of bankruptcy for the system.

Trump's doctor said Trump recently tested covid 19 free.

True but false.

He was apparently given one "snap" test which has a high degree of error. Trump could still be infectious, albeit without symptoms.

CDC guidelines requires two molecular RT-PCR tests 1-2 days apart showing negative for covid 19. Why the rush given the risk? 

Where are the police to assure traffic laws are followed?

3 hours ago, TopDeadSenter said:

I can't believe it. The most scary virus since bubonic plague and ebola, beated by an obese McDonalds munching old man as if it was a common cold. What a lion. And for heavens sake, let's open up our countries and economies. This is all the proof I need that Trump has (once again!!) been proven absolutely correct and his haters proven totally wrong.

Trump is still infected and a "spreader."

52 minutes ago, Fex Bluse said:

Highly likely that Chevron lost to PTT due to backhanded dealings of the Thais with the government. Now after cheating the Farang company, the Thais want Chevron to pay to decommission. 

 

I hope Chevron leaves the Thais with the mess. 

Recall that PTT is a state-owned enterprise. Its policies and actions therefore can be expected to reflect the position of the government.

As such there is no true "lost to PTT" but rather being directly driven out by the government. This is very akin to nationalization of foreign assets similar to the Venezuela takeover of foreign oil & gas production facilities.

It is encouraging that the government has decided to comply with arbitration agreement to re-engage dialog with Chevron. But I expect arbitration will ultimately rule for Chevron. So perhaps government re-entering talks with Chevron is a stall tactic while bringing to bear "hidden political pressures" that cannot be disclosed publically.

Unfortunately, it appears that there is no speed up of addressing the massive water shortage for the region's agricultural industry that is being predicted because of the EEC development requirement for water. 

Seems a case of sacrificing low income agriculture industry for high income aerospace/electronic industries. Guess which industry best supports corruption?

Guess which industry is promoted by the former junta leadership?