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Is it worth having one short sighted eye corrected?
Srikcir replied to scubascuba3's topic in Health and Medicine
Look into Lasik for eye correction. -
Next US President Will Wear The Grandaddy of Hoover Curses
Srikcir replied to DougieMax's topic in Political Soapbox
You laid a DougieMax? -
People’s Party urges urgent rewrite of 2017 constitution
Srikcir replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
A rewrite isn't necessary. Just reinstate the 2007 Constitution, not the best but there was a reason the Prayut junta immediately abolished it in its coup. Such reinstatement would likely reverse Prayut coup amensty. However, current election, judicial, anti-corruption and state-owned institutions need to be reformulated by elected representatives of The People to best serve The People. Immediately thereafter, new elections. -
30 Karen tribespeople arrested in a Kanchanaburi national park
Srikcir replied to snoop1130's topic in Central Thailand News
Not a cult. Many Karen are stateless and do not have access to basic human rights. Thailand does not recognize them as refugees but as illegal immigrants. They are not allowed a path to Thai citizenship. Here they went off the state reservation. Unfortunate Thai zenophobic reaction. Back to your reservation - How dare you! -
PM Paetongtarn's Policy Statement critisised as Echo of Thaksin’s Vision
Srikcir replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Look under the covers of government and you'll see the junta...that's how Thavisin and Paetongtarn were "selected." In practice the public electorate no longer exists in terms of controlling sovereignty of their nation. -
Thailand's New PM Outlines Bold 10-Point Plan to Revamp Economy
Srikcir replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
On what day in 2024 was the Thavisin government placed into caretaker status that would trigger as per the Constitution a national election to determine the majority party in the House to nominate a PM? There was none. More than two-thirds of the public registered electorate was prevented from voting for a party that would nominate a non-PTP candidate. How? Coincidentally, immediately after MFP was banned as a representative of its electorate base in the House, PTP coalition gained majority in the House by default that led to Paetongtarn's selection. No Senate vote required. Paetongtarn like Thavisin was simply selected, albeit apparently somewhat sensitive that both PM's were not constitutionally "elected" by the Thai electorate as would be required in a democracy. From such chain of events, I can understand the desire to change the Constitution. -
Norwegian Expat Injured by Automatic Door in Bangkok, Seeks Compensation
Srikcir replied to snoop1130's topic in Bangkok News
Door bell. -
Cambodian woman caught begging in Bangkok with three children
Srikcir replied to snoop1130's topic in Bangkok News
Blame the cause and not the result. The woman is making a marginal better living in the lack of any safety net in either country. Thailand and Cambodia need to collaborate on better life for their homeless/unemployed/stateless (likely without a passport) along their borders. -
PM Paetongtarn faces ethics probe over mini-heart gesture
Srikcir replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
I would think that after 8 years of Prayut, dignity would no longer be an issue. -
New Lawsuit Seeks Dissolution of Thaksin-Linked Coalition Parties
Srikcir replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Another bloodless coup in the making? Somebody wake up Prawit, He may be on call and has watches to know the right time. -
Thailand Accelerates 145 Billion Baht Digital Wallet Payout
Srikcir replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Without the digital aspects of the proposed E-Wallet scheme, this revised scheme appears to be more corruptible and abused. In the past, ie., under PM Prayut, such "gifts" to the public never improved the economy other than to increase government debt. -
Thailand Advocates Innovative Tax Strategy for Low-Income Earners
Srikcir replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
This is a very viable system. It seems similar in goal to the popular US earned income tax credit system - a refundable tax credit for low- to moderate-income individuals that can reduce their tax bill or result in a refund if the qualifications are met. There is no credit for not working. However, I believe the Thailand NIT scheme would be more manageable with less bureaucratic involvement. -
What would be an interesting statistic would be how many Russian soldiers are killed by Russian forces (ground and air) versus Ukrainian soldiers killed by Ukraine forces. Citations welcomed. Currently it appears to be Russian military policy that Russian soldiers who are suspect to surrender to Ukraine rather than being killed by Ukrainian forces, are murdered beforehand by Russian forces. On the other hand Ukraine prefers to take Russian soldiers as POW's for exchange with Ukraine POW's who can be recycled back into battle. Putin seems to fear such exchanges as it could bolster Ukraine forces and so a policy by some Russian officers to kill surrendering Ukrainian soldiers a la Nazi style.
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To clarify: 'Thailand’s UNELECTED new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her cabinet' Not dissolving the House, placing the government into Caretaker status, and holding a new national election within 60 days to determine a new government seems to violate the Constitution. And not even a 'humph' from the Election Commission.
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Lawsuit Challenges Paetongtarn’s PM Status Over Thavi Appointment
Srikcir replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Another bloodless coup in the making. Thailand is the Hub of Sovereignty without an Electorate. -
Tim Walz Subpoenaed in Federal Investigation of Covid Aid Fraud Scheme
Srikcir replied to Social Media's topic in World News
aka Losers. Be refreshing when MAGA loses its House majority and serious legislation that benefits The People begins. -
The Democratic vice presidential candidate’s mother, Darlene Walz, 88, told TMZ she wasn’t surprised by the photo because that side of the Walz family is made up of conservative devout Catholics. The people in the photo are second cousins to Tim, she said. Daily Beast.
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“So these are the morons who can't use apostrophes correctly?” Keith Olbermann posted on X. “No wonder they support Trump.”
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For Trump to win a swing state can be offset by losing traditional Republican states. 'The Trump campaign is reportedly abandoning New Hampshire on the belief that Trump cannot win there, and is also cutting spending in North Carolina' Is Trump willing to lose traditional Republican votes for the POTUS in exchange for funds to defend against prosecution for alleged state and federal crimes? Duh! 'Trump Could Actually Lose Florida. Here’s Why. After two years of Governor Ron DeSantis pushing his extremist agenda, there’s a case to be made that voters have had enough of the Republican Party’s obsession with culture wars.'