Your Thainess

Good editorial

You know what else developing countries can't afford? Costly gimmick institutions.

The 'Scumbag Steve' meme was just waiting for a bloke like Prayuth.

They sort of beat the French.

This is an epic thread already. 555

I've never seen toilets worse than in India and China. If you look closely at the tabloid media in both countries, you will notice that each constantly bashes the other for being uncouth. In China, you'll often see (supposed) exposés on the dumping of bodies into the Ganges and in India, reports on Chinese 'street etiquette'.

The headline should have read 'Seven drug traffickers killed in clash with rival drug traffickers in Chiang Rai'

Hmm...I'd love to get the contract for all those new signs.

This charade is insulting to the people of Thailand. Either jail her now under 44 or quit pretending there will be a fair judicial process.

People who don't mind their own damn business when they are in no way affected can go to hell.

Busy bodies can go to hell.

Bigots can go to hell.

(Figuratively speaking, of course)

Agreed. By the way, did you cut and paste this from somewhere else?

I have also noticed that 7-11 charges for X amount of satang but gives change as though it were a half-baht more. For instance, a bottle of milk that is B24.50 and they provide B5 change when given B30. Doesn't bother me much, but it would be nice if they did provide the change. I can't be bothered to deal with satang, but I would surely drop it in a box for just about any cause. That 50 satang multiplied among millions of people every day could make a difference.

He's breaking his Buddhist vows as a monk to not get involved in worldly affairs.

Can he be compared to the Dalai Lama?

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-03/07/content_12131293.htm

He's also respectably smart. This guy's nothing but a tosser.

I can tell you that an enormous amount of school money is wasted on junkets for administrators, 'training' and 'educational' trips around the country and abroad for teachers which amount to nothing but paid-for holidays, parties and social events, ridiculous uniforms and more nonsense.

One school I know spend B4.5 mil on a trip to a resort in another province where 130 teachers/staff did SFA for three days but drink and eat on the school's dime. Another sent 40 teachers to Japan for some unclear reason. Another bought B3,500 custom-tailored gaudy uniforms for teachers to be worn once a month...and the school had over 200 staff. Yet another built a huge multimedia lecture hall, had a royal inaugurate it, and then only uses it for huge parties, with no student ever having stepped into it for the purpose of study.

The administrators are corrupt and rubbish at the tasks that don't involve personal gain.

The teachers are poorly trained in pedagogy and never want to learn anything new.

The students are led to believe that they are fulfilling patriotic duty 'learning' they way they do.

The parents don't give a shit because they grew up with the same thing and at least the kids are out of the house.

Everybody smile, wai, repeat.

Utterly ridiculous.

What a hypersensitive crybaby. What happened to his cooking tips? Discussion of food livens up any conversation in LoS.

A bit rich, the General stressing the importance of rule of law?

Abhisit's cub scout badges

But seriously, isn't it obvious the Privy Council was one of the main driving forces behind the coup? Has anyone even denied it? How is that even remotely offensive to anyone (besides people with common sense, of course)? Do they expect people to seriously believe that Prayuth just decided to do it all on his own, spur of the moment?

Let's keep the derisive remarks out of the discussion. Not a good look. There's much that can be said constructively about this subject.

I don't think the junta really cares about approval from ordinary people or the international community. Reform is not the real reason they seized power.

Unfortunately for foreigners to openly own land you will have to change the national anthem as a section of it is rendered variously as saying:

Nation of the people; belonging to the Thais in every respect. Land of Thailand belongs to the Thais. Every inch of Thailand belongs to the Thais.

Many Thai people consider it is their nationalistic duty not to cede the land of Thailand either to foreign nations or to foreigners.

The main reason for not allowing foreign land ownership--and I agree with it--is that if it were possible, Thais wouldn't be able to restrain themselves from selling off every last square meter of the country. Some people just find cash irresistible.

I suppose if you've got a boneheaded idea, now's the time to submit it.

Excuse me while I 555+

Mark, you're such a drama queen

<deleted>, when will military corruption make the agenda?

Thank you, this is the best LOL I've had all day.

"Thailand is non-partisan" in this matter...What the hell does THAT mean? The Thai junta will do whatever suits them best, it's certainly not acting objectively.

Military, police, local authorities and civilians profiting from human trafficking. Sounds pretty damn partisan to me.

That the plight of the victims originated in another country does not excuse the misdeeds of Thais.

If the draft charter passes the referendum vote, will you eat your hat?

Indeed, I would.