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Oct. 19, 2023 https://www.voanews.com Thailand this week lifted emergency rule in parts of the country’s restive south, where a Muslim insurgency has claimed thousands of lives over the past two decades. Previously, Thailand had lifted the decree in 10 districts over the years. There are 29 districts (by my count including Songhla) in the Deep South. I find no mention of the name and number of additional districts and respective province currently being lifted from the emergency rule. But what has really changed with any of the lifting of the emergency decree? "...the latest easing of decree is not likely not to make such an impression on BRN" (largest insurgency group). Matthew Wheeler, International Crusi Group. Note that while law on the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance passed in August 2022 (championed in part by Future Forward Party) was to be effective on Feb. 22, 2023 PM - Prayuth delayed its implementation through his term as PM. I haven't seen any announcement from the new government to implement enforcement of the new law whose delay by PM Prayut had been held unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court. If the new government is going to operate outside of the law, any suspension of the emergency decree would seem irrelevant, especially to the insurgents.

Not to mention: In 2014 Thailand's navy inaugurated a £10 million (or about 540 million baht) submarine headquarters and training center, including a submarine simulator anticipating German submarine purchases. https://www.theguardian.com In 2020 naval personnel were being sent to China as its first group of Thai submariners to take training courses, to be ready for the 2023 submarine delivery. https://www.khaosodenglish.com

"It is fair to say that the increasing rate of eating disorders, Japan has the highest rate of prevalence, followed by Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea. Then following are the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, China, and Vietnam." Mar 1, 2560 BE https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com "Obesity in Thailand has been flagged as a major source of health concern, with 32% of the population identifying as overweight and 9% obese." https://en.m.wikipedia However, "People in Thailand have a higher life expectancy compared to other countries in Southeast Asia, with an average life expectancy of approximately 78 years. Despite the developments in healthcare, there are still some continuing population health issues." Sep 8, 2566 BE https://www.statista.com Not to be outdone: "Cancer is the leading cause of death in Thailand and mortality is steadily increasing ... to 120.5 deaths per 100,000 population in 2017." https://www.jto.org "Approximately 60% of the cancer burden in Thailand is due to five types of cancers: breast, cervix, colorectal, liver and lung cancers." Aug. 17, 2560 https://www.ncbi.named.nih.gov

My point is arrest would still not occur if Thailand had ratified the ICC.

... includes travel insurance given the road accident rate in Thailand.

Not very convenient for tourist families, especially in goul weather.

Good move towards better international trade and security. The English-speaking world comprises the 88 countries and territories where English is either an official, administrative, or cultural language. As of the 2000s, nearly 2 billion people globally speak English. Example, about 63% Malaysians speak English.

Hardly a definitive argument, especially based on speculation and no hard evidence. I support the wallet scheme but only as one of a bundle of solutions required to provide a determinate positive outcome for income inequality and eliminating poverty.

So much for the patient in the ambulance having an emergency. If the patient wasn't in the ambulance, then the bike rider wouldn't have broken legs. Sounds like a god set up the whole incident.

Weather forecast Sat 21 | Night 78° 75% NE6 MPH Thunderstorms likely in the evening. Then a chance of scattered thunderstorms later on. Low 78F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 80%.

The ICC would expect an arrest of a Head of State be made by the Head of State which is not PM Srettha. Thailand is a kingdom. The legality of such an arrest has never been tested, memorialized with ICC principles or successfully prosecuted despite decades of discussion. My impression is that a majority of the international community of states are reluctant to endorse arrest of a Head of State which might become more a political act than criminal prosecution.

Some of Trumps supporters equate him to Jesus and Trump himself has equated himself as the Second Coming of Christ. Yet, according to the biblical stories, Jesus taught obedience to the Civil laws of the land required by Rome who occupied the land.

Might first measure the Senate sentiment first. Otherwise, you won't have a blueprint but a blackprint.

Might think about Mexico then.

Update: April 14, 2023 "Putin signs a tough new military draft law, banning conscripts from fleeing Russia" https://www.npr.org (my bold emphasis) Update Sept. 29, 2023 "In July Russia's lower house of parliament voted to raise the maximum age at which men can be conscripted to 30 from 27," effective Jan. 1 2024. https://www.reuters.com Happy New Year Russians. Free fireworks on the Ukraine battlefield!

So instead the Russian government to refill its depleted Russian army is recruiting (sometimes deceptively) Central Asian migrants in Russia, Serbs, Cubans, minority Russian citizens in Siberia, imprisoned criminals, sick and handicapped, and even attempting to cashier Ukrainian POW's into Russia's military. Putin also pays mercenaries to fight Ukraine. Who needs a draft? Interestingly, Russia's most militant allies China and North Korea haven't sent any of their armies to fight for Russia in Ukraine.

Newest technology being developed in neutrinovoltaic technology will best solar and wind generated power sources. Neutrino power cubes don't rely on sunlight so can generate electricity day or night regardless of weather conditions. Generation units can be completely enclosed (car trunk?), even buried and still generate designed power. By the end of 2023 or beginning of 2024, neutrino power cubes weighing 50 lbs. with a net capacity of 5-6 kW will start in Switzerland. There will also be a double size, double weight unit to generate 10-12 kW. https://neutrino-science.com

Also, "Thailand’s state-owned Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) plans to lower the electricity price for electric vehicle (EV) charging services providers, aiming to make charging facilities more available to the public .... The preferential policy is expected to take effect from January 1 next year." Sept. 20, 2023 senecaesg.com

The drop likely doesn't mean that those Chinese visitors will stop their travels. Just not to Thailand but for a sundry of factors. For example, it is much easier for Chinese group tourists to obtain a visa in Malaysia in 1-3 days for 200 yuan (about 1k THB). July 22, 2023 https://www.khaosodenglish.com Malaysia and Thailand are very different tourist destinations. Jan. 26, 2023 https://wanderingourworld.com Thailand: Region's best beaches, lively nightlife, cheap drinks and all-round fun Malaysia: Divide time between the beach, cities and other activities

The PM needs as head of a recent new government to be honest about why so insistent that the Chinese sub MUST have the German engines. Yes, it's on the original purchase agreement, but why is he refusing China's offer to substitute with alternative? Maybe because it's really a Thai Navy issue that originally "demanded" the sub be fitted with the German engines regardless of known international political restraints for Germany. It seems obvious that the PM doesn't want to disturb the military. Again.

At first I thought PM Thavisin as Head of the Thailand Government meeting with Heads of State Xi and Putin was unbalanced diplomatically wherein political equals meet (some exceptions such as a newly assigned foreign ambassador meets the Head of State). But the both China and Russia use a Presidential system wherein the Head of State is also Head of Government. Same as in the USA. So Thavisin would be meeting his political equals on the one hand.

Instead of "Go To Jail" should the Thailand edition have "Get Tortured and Disappear?" The new law passed in February 2023 and reaffirmed by the Constitutionsl Court in May 2023 (recalling the dates) against torture and disappearances by the government does not yet seem operational yet by the new government.

Try offering Hamas extended 90-day tourist visas to Thailand?

New TAT promotion: Sponsor terrorism, get an extended 90-day tourist visa?