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All this daily free attention on Thaksin is free political exposure that can't be bought. In fact if it was, it would probsbly be illegal. By his presence now in Thailand he has become a majority of one.

The 5,000 new hires will want to do well to be retained permanently as civil service jobs pay well and have good benefits. So yes, it matters how well they do the job for which they were hired.

Thank you Gomer.

Unless you're playing Grand Theft Auto V, all GTA video game titles are banned. That might help explain such high traffic mortality in Thailand.

Also to describe one's nationality. To that end if a Pakistani has dual citizenship, ie., Syria, he might be called Syrian. Most modern-day Syrians are described as Levantine Arabs. (Wikipedia) So might he be called "Arabic?" Pakistani has dual nationality with 21 countries including Syria, Bahrain, Jordan and Egypt but not with Saudia Arabia, Iraq or Iran. https://dip.gov.pk/immigration/dual_nationality.php

Well, aside for his Ukrainian war crimes that would severely limit Putin's foreign travel as a private citizen.

If a peace plan is agreed, specific milestones are achieved and final approval in a referendum solely by Malay Muslims, international recognition of such result should be highlighted as a success by the international community. Perhaps a Nobel Peace Prize?

That was not the typical case. Malay Muslims were a 95% majority indigenious people in a sovereign Kingdom of their own making. But Thailand crossed their border to subjugate that country and annexed it by force into the Kingdom of Siam/Thailand.

Trump was indicted by a grand jury but finding of guilt was made by the judge in a "bench trial." Neither plaintiff nor defendant requested a jury trial.

Do you understand what "amnesty" means? No crime, no time.

How would that be enforced? The 2007 Constitution in effect forbid a coup as a method to legally change governments. Provisions stated in a constitution constitutes law. But in 2014 the NCPO coup simply abolished that constitution and apointed itself as the new government in compliance with a new constitution that it wrote.

The problem is that the Senate wants the government to address why the digital wallet scheme would not break the law (vote buying ) and "whether there existed an economic crisis to warrant the 500 billion baht borrowing needed to fund the scheme. Feb. 16, 2024 https://www.nationthailand.com Dissolving the House and holding a new election won't resolve the Senate issues. However, the Senate might overlook its issues with the right PM candidate. What is Gen. Prawit's position?

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There are two possible places for Thaksin in the Thavison government without chzllenging or replacing PM Thavisin: assignment to the Office of the PM and Deputy PM. Either keeps Thaskin in mainstream Thai politics without being elected.

There might be a scenario wherein the army might try to recruit Thaksin as a populist political counter balance to Move Forward as a feigned progressive government. Just a question of rewards?

Likely MAGA followers.

Biden re-elected.

Maybe one in this listing? "Best Exotic Animals Stores Bangkok Near Me" https://www.forbangkoklovers.com/en/best/exotic-animals-stores-bangkok

Doom and gloom not there yet. Sorry. "Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes no match for the Rockettes," Feb. 13, 2024 www.washingtonpost.com "As a percentage of disposable income, debt service payments are no larger than they were when the Fed began raising rates and are still slightly lower than on the eve of the pandemic." Many consumers and businesses today are less sensitive to higher rates than in the past, thanks in part to the pandemic's legacy."

Irrelevant. Important rules to remember: This insurance won't help if the accident was the tourist's fault (like if they were breaking the law).

Maybe indirectly Thai Airways lost its focus on passenger service with its non-core businesses such as restaurants and catering business. Thai Airways Launches Cabin-Like Cafe Selling Flight Meals - by Khaosod English - September 2, 2020

Did you know: https://ir.thaiairways.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/20231110-thai-mdna-3q2023-EN.pdf THAI recently received the TTG Travel Hall of Fame and Best Inflight Service Awards at the 32nd TTG Travel Awards 2023 Ceremony. The prestigious awards were voted by readers of TTG Travel Trade Publishing’s print and online publications such as TTG Asia, TTG China, TTG India, TTG MICE, TTG associations, TTG-BT MICE China, TTG associations, and TTG Asia Luxury, for THAI’s excellence in travel trade industry. THAI was honored the TTG TravelHall of Fame after winning the Best Southeast Asian Airline Award at the TTG Travel Award for 10 consecutive years. ???

Again perhaps a journalist failure - lack of investigation "Law to prevent violent reoffenders with ankle monitor" by Neill Fronde, Published: 23 January 2023 https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/law-to-prevent-violent-reoffenders-with-ankle-monitor In 2023 (?) a new law was prompted by the reoffending of infamous serial killer Somkid Pumpuang, known as “Jack the Ripper of Thailand.” The law allows for a ministry-appointed committee to determine if parolees should be required to wear EM ankle bracelets. They can be given the tracking device for up to 10 years. But Three categories of criminals would be considered for this new programme, depending on the crimes that they committed: (1) People who kidnap for ransom or unlawfully detain someone against their will; (2) People who commit violent crimes and (3) People who are arrested for acts of sexual violence. Thaksin obviously does NOT fall into any of the three categories. Hence no legal grounds for an ankle bracelet.

Before the military "ran him out of the country" he was all in with the military, especially with the Southern Provincial insurrection. Id say that it's more accurate that the Royalists-Elites (aka Deep State) ran him out as he discovered how to mobilize the electorate that threatens to turn the government into a more progressive state and give him greater power.

To be fair Thailand may be affected inadvertently by the Russian-Ukraine war, the Israeli-Iran-Syrian, various African and Japan-Russia "conflicts" that are redirecting much Western and international discretional funding. And I suspect Thailand acting at times now like an anti-democratic country with close relationships with China, North Korea and Russia doesn't get it far in the line for international funding priority.