Srikcir

The Constitutional Court was silent wasn't it when the NCPO junta unilaterally abolished the 2007 Constitution and replaced it with a new Interim Charter in 2014 without any people's referendum? In Thailand it's not the rule of law but the rule of power. And that power does not lie in the sovereignty of the Thai people.

Endless poor GOP choices. Donald Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, George Santos

I cringe every time I see riding an escalator an Arab person in full length Arab dress (Abaya) where the fabric drags on the floor. Just seems an accident waiting.

More than you know: "Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, Section 3 - Sovereign powers belong to the Thai people." (my bold emphasis)

Let's make believe the power of this government that purports to represent the sovereignty of the Thai People.. The military (that's all branches) during an earlier (2022?) House review of the Defense budget by Future Forward Party acknowledged it has "off-the-books budgetary resources (my synopsis) independent of the Thai Treasury (such as it's own financially funded soldier welfare fund) through various military direct and indirect controlled enterprises. Such income likely is not taxed by the Thai government, ie., by virtue of secret nature of such income. The military was to identify all such financial enterprises but to date has not, to my knowledge, done so. So the government should compell such information and either back-tax it (to 2014?) or due lack of cooperation reduce the Defense budget accordingly by, ie., 30% until such meaningful financial information is provided to the House. Such action should be done under authority of existing laws and no new legislation should be required, ie., consent by the pro-military Senate. Regardless of any compliance by the military, the net effect on the Treasury would be an increase in available funding.

Especially in light of the recent merger of True and DTAC

Back in 2020 I think it was that Future Forward Party leader Thanathon asked the army during a House budget panel meeting about ALL the military's off-budget incomes (ie., military private enterprises, paid public use of military facilities, sale of natural resources, licensing of private enterprises on military posts, etc.) and demanded more transparency in order, I assume, to put into perspective the army's government budgetary requirements. As I recall, the army's response was that it will provide complete transparency - but never did. Time now for that transparency.

It looks like the defendant was convicted under TITLE II, OFFENCE RELATING TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - Chapter 2, Malfeasance in Office, Section 154 of the Penal Code: Whoever, being an official having the duty, or professing to have the duty of collecting or checking taxes, duties, fees or any other money, dishonestly collects or fails to collect such taxes, duties, fees or money, or does any act or does not do any act in order that the person having the duty to pay such taxes, duties or fees shall not have to pay them, or pay less than what such person has to pay, shall be punished with imprisonment of five to twenty years, or imprisonment for life and fine of two thousand to forty thousand Baht. (my bold emphasis). This is the only section out of twenty sections in this Chapter that convicted gets more than twenty years, considering fifty years as life. But a literal reading of Section 154 doesn't seem to fit the punishment based solely on inappropriate use of a government vehicle. Unless otherwise the defendant was convicted of violation of multiple sections under this Chapter and imprisonment was cumulative (vs concurrent), ie., two twenty year terms plus one ten year term. The other nineteen sections are very descriptive in the punishment. For example (and maybe more on point): Section 147 Whoever, being an official having the duty of purchasing, manufacturing, managing or keeping any thing, dishonestly misappropriates the same for his own or the other person, or dishonestly allows the other person to misappropriate the same, shall be punished with imprisonment of five to twenty years or imprisonment for life, and fine of two thousand to forty thousand Baht. (my bold emphasis) It's not unheard of that after sentencing in Thailand, that if the defendant then confesses to the crime(s), the court will lower the sentencing time.

57% of its (Thailand) crude oil imports came from the Middle East (28,480 million liters), 15% from Fast East countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei (7,337 million liters), and 28% from other regions such as Russia and Australia (13,870 million liters). https://www.trade.gov › energy-res... Energy Resource Guide - Thailand In 2021, the top partner countries from which Thailand Imports Fuels include United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Australia and Indonesia. https://wits.worldbank.org No worries for Thailand.

Ironically, Jellinek named the new cars after his daughter, Mercédès Jellinek, whose Spanish name translated to “mercy.” In this accident the car does not live up to its name.

Something I've championed, ie., to the district level as a minimum with funds coming from both federal provincial and district governments. Supply temporary rent-free housing, food, etc. Finish model: "Since several years, homelessness has decreased in Finland, and the current government has a plan to end homelessness completely by 2027. It means that we are producing a certain amount of affordable social housing and also providing support services for homeless people with our own housing-first model." Jan 28, 2566 BE https://www.cbc.ca › news › canada Denmark model: "The Danish have accepted three main approaches for attacking the problem of homelessness. The ideas include a “staircase transition”, a normalizing model, and a tiered model (Hansen, “The Homeless Strategy” 118)." https://english.umd.edu › spring-2012 Maybe look at Japan. At 0.003% or roughly 1 homeless person per 34,000 residents, Japan is the country with the world's lowest rate of homelessness. Moreover, with a population of around 125.7 million people, the country also has one of the lowest numbers of homeless people. Feb 28, 2566 BE https://www.developmentaid.org ›

PTP that seemed to fight for democracy finally gave up to stay politically in power. What I call, 'How a legacy became a myth.'

"Will the war in Israel affect energy prices? Industry watchers expect prices at domestic gas pumps to continue going down this month, barring any escalation in the conflict that could threaten oil shipments." https://www.nbcnews.com › business "Israel has become self-sufficient on natural gas and has been exporting it for years. Gas production has grown significantly, creating export deals with its Middle Eastern partners and helping it move away from a dependence on coal." https://finance.yahoo.com › news Mike Rothman, president and founder of Cornerstone Analytics, told Al Jazeera, "he also does not expect the conflict to impact global demand and OPEC production in the longer term, although other factors such as declining oil inventories elsewhere in the world could affect prices." Oct. 10, 2023 Aljezerra.com As sometime said, "doing nothing" can be a plan. Thank you Energy Ministry.

Shouldn't it be "don't want to return?" It might be circuitous to travel back to Israel if not by direct flight but Israel is reachable by land and sea via friendly countries.

Please explain "less." The proposed new Thai law taxes foreign transfers as income. Period. What does it matter what the transferring institution (US Treasury, US commercial banks via US Treasury) is? And what if the US Treasury withheld taxes prior to direct foreign transfer, ie., at beneficiaries request?

This is what disturbs me being tax-exempt via LTR Visa. There should be no withholding for taxes on foreign transfers. Especially when taxes were previously withheld by the issuing foreign country, ie., USA. Unless Thai banks are specifically directed NOT to withhold taxes from such Thai bank account holders, such withholding would be unlawful, ie. violation of a royal promulgation. Will the new "law and order" government care?

Good news. Under the proposed new Thai tax law you're considered a "resident," not a tourist, and might have to pay significant taxes on your foreign (outside of Thailand) income. Just one more dom3dtic expense you can brag about contributing to the Thai economy and helping Thailand's income inequality. And you will receive in return from the Thai government - nothing.

The "Powers That Be" had held that Prayut's military coup as legal and granted immunity. Then subsequently held that Prayut wasn't the PM for four years following the coup. When is there ever respect for the Thai People?

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Moving the lawn, picking my fruit, going to the movies, cooking my favorite meals, staying in touch with my chikdren, grand children and great grand children, and much more.

Considering 2018-2022 Vietnam's average Real GDP Growth was 5.68%, China 5.28% and Bangladesh 6.52%, Thailand shouldn't ban cannabis any time soon.

See San Francisco's new initiative "Street to Home" by moving homelessness from tents and streets directly into housing. Oct. 4, 2023 https://sfstandard.com

The World Bank just needs more "Thainess" to understand the Thai economy.

Consider the 10-year Long Term Resident visa. Three of four categories are Thai tax exempt, ie., wealthy. pensioner. Brochure at https://ltr.boi.go.th

Who are "they" ? Biden said he tried to get lawmakers to redirect the money but Congress refused, and the law requires funding to be used as approved and the construction to be completed in 2023. Oct. 6, 2023 https://apnews.com As "Congress" includes a Republican controlled House, Biden couldn't redirect the funds. Unlike POTUS Trump who in 2020 diverted $3.8 billion in Pentagon funding to build his border wall without Congressional approval, albeit the Trump's Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Homeland Security and Ranking Member (aka majority leadership ) on the House Committee on Appropriations championed Trump's decision. Feb. 13, 2020 https://www.npr.org So it would appear that the current Republican majority-held House alone could have blocked Biden's request for redirection? And in the middle of a possible government shutdown if Biden couldn't get at least a temporary short-term budget from House Speaker McCarthy? BUT to keep to his political word on 'no more wall,' couldn't Biden have simply let the funds EXPIRE as unused by year-end?