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Yawn. It's Thursday, time for another committee.

Facepalm. I'm surprised they can go to the toilet without forming a committee.

Yeah. He stopped the issuance of gun permits. Did this child have a Gun Permit? If they didn't do anything, and Anutin was a Deputy PM in the previous regime, after the Nong Bua Lamphu Massacre they won't move the needle on this one. Gun control theatre.

A lot of the illegal firearms here get sold out the back door of the local police station, or the Forest Police Armory which gets robbed weekly. Now comes news that a Nonthaburi police senior sergeant has stolen a staggering 100+ guns from the Pak Kret station where he was based. https://aseannow.com/topic/1275428-yet-more-embarrassment-for-rtp-as-gun-stealing-gambling-cop-nabbed-trying-to-flee-thailand/ The Korat shooter was RTA and helped himself to weapons at the armory before heading for some killing. At the very least there should be a national gun registration data base, so they can track guns. I mean they have a database on all of us (TM7, TM30, TM47). Maybe call it a TM9mm

I'm not seeing a lot of "blame", well maybe here on this forum, but I think people are looking for explanations. What happened to this child? How'd he get a gun? How'd he get inside the mall/hotel? Why was the response so slow? It is not unreasonable for the public to ask these questions, nor for the authorities, civil and police, to not be able to answer them honestly. After the Nong Bua Lamphu Massacre the Police and various government officials promised action on gun control/safety. But all the public got was crickets, apparently. I think it is unreasonable to expect the RTP to be proficient at handling a situation for which they were unprepared for, and untrained for.

The number one expense for tourists is airfare. Tourists pay for airfare in their home currency (where their ticket was issued), so the exchange rate is immaterial. Hotels, local ground/air transport, food/bev, ent? Sure they can buy an extra beer today.

I'm sorry but this man seems to be seriously mentally deficient. It's like tens of thousands of tourists saw the recent weakness in the baht, yesterday, booked a trip to Thailand, have arrived and have already spent a ton of money. People have already planned their vacations through high season. Very few people travel on a whim, after noticing the relative strength of their home currency. What a maroon. He just lacks even a modicum of common sense. Probably used to having his way with no push-back or criticism. What silly thing will he say next? Stay tuned.

The title of the Complaint will be, "Do you Know Who We Are?" Honestly, do these Senators not realize how silly, petty and idiotic they look when they override the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and lodge a complaint about a minor incident? I'm surprised the Ultra-Nationalists aren't protesting at the Icelandic Consulate on Soi Convent. All for what, some incompetent scientist who shirked her responsibilities as Senator to jet off to Iceland. Yes, I know she has many excuses. If anything, these Clowns should be reprimanding her for being absent.

In the case of Social Security direct transfers, and 65,000 baht qualifying transfers, will some percentage tax be withheld by the receiving bank? Is the gross or net amount count as qualifying for the ext stay/ret-income? 65,000/month is in the 20% bracket. 156,000 is a pretty big carve out. You'd then file a return in hopes of showing all of that is post-tax in the U.S.?

Lucky, thirty-five minutes before opening ceremonies for a U23 Women's wheelchair basketball tourney. This could have been a lot worse.

I'm not comfortable with how LEO handled this suspect after arrest. Interviewing him without legal and parental representation is a definite no-go. Making videos and publishing them on-line is also a no-go (for me). Having a known Gangster interview him on site was a definite no-go. Releasing his medical/medication history is also a violation of his privacy, if we're to believe the excuses used for Thaksin's hospitalization. I understand that Thailand is new to the mass shooting experience (acknowledging Korat and Uttahi Sawan), but how you treat the vulnerable says much about a society.

You do know that these shops have government-issued licenses. So your issue here is that the Government is issuing too many licenses, in areas where there should be fewer shops. Good point, take that up with the Government. No issue with this, assuming the amount is reasonable, and there is a way to track purchases. That said, I'm not sure what it is meant to accomplish? Too late for Thailand, everyone's gateway drug is yaba or ice, they've skipped over Cannabis as a gateway drug. That argument last worked circa 1980. Yaba is dirt cheap and the high of choice. Decent cannabis is outside the price range for most Thai youths, so if they indulge in Cannabis it's dirtweed still damp from the trek across the Mekong.

"These aren't the corrupt cops you're looking for." Waves hand.

Thirst. The need to tell people what to do. The need to feel heard. The need to feel important. Seeking attention. I mean if they really cared they'd be out lobbying the government to recriminalize cannabis, protesting at cannabis dispensaries, helping youths to get on the right path. Instead they spend their time here trying to convince reasonable adults, who will not be influenced by such obvious misinformed intentions, that their lifestyle choices are wrong.

I want what he's smoking.

Watch some videos, using a dry-herb vape is different. I use an Xvape Fog Pro Grind your product Choose the right temp - I use 191 C Use a long steady pull directly into your lungs, count to five, don't smoke it like a cigarette. Exhale immediately. IMO dry herb vaping is one of the safest (not 100% safe) and healthiest (not 100 % healthy) methods to consume cannabis flower.

I guess the Big News on the 5th is that Big Joke's lawyer (also representing the eight subordinates) will drop a bombshell that day unless some demands are met. I expect that this will be sorted, with the original claims papered over - Cyber Crimes unit moved on a bad tip from an unreliable informant, it was all a mistake, and Big Joke regaining some, if not all, of his previous prominence. Middle path, as always.

IMO they could do more here on the tax/revenue front than just 7% VAT. An additional 5% tax on Cannabis would be reasonable, and maybe direct that towards drug (methamphetamine/ice) treatment programs. The tax in my State (Massachusetts) is 20% ALL IN. 15% goes to the State, while 5% goes to the city/town where the sale takes place. It's a long way from the Blue Laws we used to have: dry towns, no alcohol sales on Sunday. More tax is taken from Cannabis than alcohol now.

Oh, OK. Well the ~ 220 ish folks in the chair area have a paper ticket, and they enter in groups of 20. After that there is a snake queue which has formed and wraps around that lobby area near the entrance/security, so people file in and make their way through that mini-lobby into the main area and queue for a ticket. People just slowly made their way in a line.

It's called an Elephant Ticket, and some senior police and MPs say that it is totally acceptable. Royal Thai Police accused of “ticket” promotion system to buy senior positions https://thethaiger.com/news/bangkok/royal-thai-police-accused-of-ticket-promotion-system-to-buy-senior-positions

Ah, the concern is for the Yutes. Here's an idea, don't allow the youths to buy Cannabis. Oh, wait, they already have a 20 YO age restriction.

Are you asking about my experience filing a 90-day report in person with an appointment? If so, then I simply went to the main Counter inside the office space, went to Counter A4, far right, this is for 90-day reports ONLY, where they check your docs and hand you a plastic badge with "B66" on it. Proceed to desk B66, maybe 5 meters away and flash it to the processor. She may ask you your appointment time - she took me 15 minutes early. I would make an appointment no earlier than 09:15 just to let the initial rush settle down.

Thanks for this update. Is you Next Report Date 90 days from yesterday? Or the date you filed the online report?

Cannabis flower was decriminalized with the stroke of a pen and a Royally Gazetted Order. It can be re-criminalized equally easily, within a day or two, by the Minister of Public Health Cholnan Srikaew. If Cannabis is such a threat then it would be criminal NOT to put it back on the Narcotics lists, and set about arresting the hundreds of thousands of people growing (with a Government-issued license), selling (with a Government-issued license) and consuming Cannabis. Clearly no one wants to admit having been perceived to have made a gigantic mistake de-criminalizing Cannabis, and there is no real will to do so. Hence things will continue as is until Parliament makes progress. Some say that may be a year (including an amnesty period) away. It does give the new government something to talk about.

He's trying to glue wings onto a pig.