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I don't see acceptance of the candidature any time soon while the Thai government continues to delay the Law Against Torture and Forced Disappearances passed in February 2023 and mandated by the Constitutional Court in May 2023 to immediately be put into effect.

Seems common with travel health insurance.

While the GOP has majority in the US House, the Democrats have majority in the Senate. US Congress is bicameral like Thailand's National Legislative Assembly. So what passes in the House cannot become law unless passed by the majority of the Senate. Remember that in case if a tie vote in the Senate, the VPOTUS gets the tie breaking vote. Even when a budget bill passes both chambers, the POTUS can veto the bill. That then means both chambers of Congress must vote again by a two-thirds of members voting (vs first pass by simple majority) to override the veto. So yes, majority does rule in the process but sometimes it has to be a "super" majority.

First, what data does Searat7 present? None. He just "seriously question", a thought, an impulse, a muse. Even alleged Aid Commitments cited is then more evidentiary of the amount of aid intended for Ukraine, ie., substantial and worldwide. In reality those committments might be even higher when it comes to legislative approval.

And "It (the Board of Investment) said that though the employment situation has improved after the pandemic, the Thai labour market is suffering a mismatch in terms of qualifications. The report cited figures from the Board of Investment (BOI), which showed that demand for university graduates had dropped in 2022 compared to 2018." Aug 27, 2566 BE https://www.nationthailand.com

Read limitations carefully. Some will not cover pre-existing conditions, motorbike accidents, etc.

Deal with these immediately to show good faith: Thailand is not a signatory to the U.N. Refugee Convention or its 1967 Protocol and does not formally recognize or have a regulatory framework to manage refugees within its territory. Thailand has a registered stateless population of more than half a million – one of the largest in the world. Thailand remains on Tier 2 in the 2023 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report issued by the United States Put up or shut up.

Try this. Foreign laborers found without permits likely to being trafficked into Thailand are immediately given permits for which the employers MUST pay the prevailing wage, including backpay. Migrants become legal, productive members of Thai society and trafficking loses its purpose.

Hence POTUS Trump and his bizarre world trade wars. Ironically, a national obesity follows a rich and developed high GDP country with a plenitude of foods choices. Being thin becomes a personal choice and not forced starvation.

He was probably referring to the diaper.

Too bad the majority electorate can't regulate this government. The Thai electorate lacks an MD - Masters of Democracy.

A word to the minority, pro-military government, your TOP priority are the majority electorate, reigning in military "sovereignty," a questionable judicial political independence and a progressive agenda that promotes democracy and addresses the "income trap." US saying is "Trust but Verify." What competence and support of democratic institutions has this government ACHIEVED that deservesUS trust for investment? What was the first country PM Thavisin approached for investment? Not the US. Sorry PM, but you really bring nothing of value to the US trade table except a priority for money. Go Fish.

Did Thailand donate for flood recovery in Ukraine when allegedly the Russian military blew up the Kakhovka dam? It did recently for Turkey's flash flood in Ankara.

That's nuts. And the same approach by PM Prayut for 8 years. The economy of Thailand has been dependent on exports that accounts for about 2/3 of of GDP (2021). Exports such as electronics and autos are high value contributors to the economy compared dom3stic consumption of eggs, pigs, chickens and vegetables. Gold instantly comes to mind as an export. Maybe that's why the government recently gave the Akara Resources' Chatree gold mining project a 10-year operating license despite after having been shutdown by PM Prayut since 2017.

The Thai government already has the authority to price control for food, consumer products and services via the Central Committee on the Prices of Goods and Services. This includes essential items for daily use such as farm products like fertilizers, pesticides, animal feed, etc. https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/policies/ So it would seem it's the PM's Cabinet that can direct the Committee to develop further price controls aiming to ease the burden on the public.

"brief illness" Quite common.

But? Ages 18-65 covers about 47% of the resident Thai population as of July 2023. https://www.statista.com or about 33.8 million (72 million x 47% @ mid year 2023). https://www.worldmeters.info So the target is meaningless, even for statistical purposes to measure usefulness and effectiveness of the proposed SLF expansion, especially across the whole of Thailand? Absolutely the expansion of SLF is needed. Albeit, no mention of population or working population coverage now. Since about 2009 to 2022 there has been a decline of Thai labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education) from about 88% to 81%. Note the labor force population rate is ages 15+. https://data.worldbank.org So the proposed expansion is like throwing a handful sand into the ocean. You can't even measure its impact.

Then you've had naengmyeon.

In terms of comparable economies, the US as no. 1 in yearly BPD oil production vs Thailand no. 29, higher oil costs significantly benefits the US, albeit Russia, Saudia Arabia and China. That means greater economic pressure on Thailand.

Let us know when you move to North Korea.

The only immediate thing I think might help with more Chinese tourism is to allow the "zero-dollar tour groups." No to unlicensed guides however. Yes, spent tourist dollars eventually goes back to Chinese operators (hence zero net)* and may not contribute much to local economies, but in terms of a national economy it should. Better to have the Chinese visitors in Thailand than in China for the good of Thailand. * today's dollar in hand is worth more than tomorrow's dollar, especially if you maintain a surge in receipts.

Investigated for five years by Special Counsel Weiss, this case is only about three lies on a gun application. Hunter was a relatively harmless firearm applicant and didn't do anything with the firearm after purchase, has no prior record of violence, no intent to commit a crime with the firearm, etc. Remember in a US court of law there must be facts to support prosecution beyond a reasonable doubt, not what-ifs, not hearsay, "coulda, shoulda, woulda." The charges by themselves are rather innocuous, maybe due a fine and probation. Hunter's lawyer will argue unlawful vindictive prosecution. One of the gun charges may also be unconstitutional wherein felons might retain their 2nd Amendment rights. Where is NRA and GOP protesting Hunter's loss of his 2nd Amendment rights?

This seems at odds or reversal with past BOT involvement with the issue. https://www.bot.or.th/en/ Directional Paper 7 July 2022 - Banking Group’s Digital Asset Business: Supervisory Approach and Management of Risks to the Financial System Regulation 6 Oct 2022 - Notification of the Bank of Thailand No. FPG. 6/2565 Re: Regulations on commercial banks’ financial business groups undertaking digital asset related businesses and transactions Press Release 25 January 2022 - BOT, SEC, and MOF to jointly set guidelines on the usage of digital assets as a means of payment for goods and services 1 December 2021 - Bank of Thailand and Relevant Agencies Discuss Guidelines on Usage of Digital Assets as Payment for Goods and Services 8 July 2021 - Caution on Using Digital Assets as Means of Payment for Goods and Services 19 March 2021 - Stablecoins Regulation Policy 17 March 2021 - Thai Baht Denominated Stablecoins BOT seemed earlier to have "eyes wide open" about the complexity of using digital assets, now apparently eyes firmly shut. Sethaput seems to roll back BOT to a very conservative time.

Generally, unless there's proven fraud in mandatory arbitration, the complainant should have no standing to bring the dispute to court. That prevents the financial risk of nationalism. This is fundamental to free trade agreements between foreign and domestic interests to keep national power at bay from abuse of judicial system, particularly where a judicial system and/or government might be corrupt. Case in point the Thailand Chatree gold mine operation which is owed according to the company as of September 2023 over 25 billion baht in compensation due to the Prayut NCPO military junta's shutdown of the operation in 2017, overriding the arbitration process. However, I think in the Hopewell case the agreement did (weirdly) specifically allow a judicial appeal to any arbitration decision. In the interim the Thai government just issued operating licenses for another ten years. There have been other Thailand breaches of FTA's such as (I recall) over the import of Phillip Morris cigarettes from The Philippines wherein the World Trade Organization ruled in favor of Phillip Morris but Thailand refused WTO's ruling. This occurred also during PM Prayut's regime.

I do and did. One problem is that if you don't designate a device with a unique ID, Amazon will automatically do so but has no cross reference as to what the "device" is, only date is was designated. The rep suggested maybe one device was its cloud storage as Anazon tracks for unlimited books a maximum 20 books that you can borrow at any one time. So for every e-book I currently download and retain, it is duplicated in the cloud until I give up the book. But as I said there's no penalty exceeding devices. But I dud remove kindle from my mini-pc as I would always have my tablet as well.