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There's an awful lot of detailed planning and posturing going on for a program that has yet to be funded or even approved.

Either this term was badly mistranslated, or the justice system here is even more bizarre than I thought it was. "Serving" his (truncated) sentence in a luxury hospital suite and at home may erase his obligation to the penal system, but it certainly doesn't erase the fact that he was found guilty by a court. This case has nothing whatsoever to do with US politics, and I don't even know who the "goose" and the "gander" are supposed to be in this scenario. A pardon in the US, however, does not in any way render the recipient "innocent": "There are substantial differences between legislative immunity and a pardon; the latter carries an imputation of guilt and acceptance of a confession of it" (US Supreme Court in Burdick v. United States) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/236/79/

"Well, they may be impostors, and we didn't do anything wrong, but let's pay them just in case" - does this make sense to anyone...? 🤔

So which is it - this is officially confirmed to be starting in three days, or it's still awaiting approval? And if the cabinet hasn't approved it yet, presumably it hasn't been gazetted either...?

Spam on Line and Whatsapp makes sense, because the messages are free - they can send thousands of them at no cost. SMS spam in Thailand is more peculiar, because the messages cost money. I haven't received the "temple" message, but I did get the one below the other day and was wondering how the scam works:

Generally, yes. It's up to the airline - I've checked my bags through on Indian low cost carriers when transiting through India en route to another country. Transit through Bangkok is the same - some low cost carriers will transfer your bags to your connecting flight, and others say you have to do it yourself.

I don't think anyone would assume that ethnic Chinese from the Mainland would have the same spending habits as those from Singapore or Taiwan, which is why this is a peculiar survey. The article also states the following, though of course it could just be poor reporting: Not even the PRC government pretends that Singaporeans are "Chinese nationals"!

Yes, it could only be spotted by the eagle eyes of foreigners 👀

They are using a rather broad definition of "Chinese"...

Have you ever been to a prison here? Conversations between inmates and their visitors are routinely monitored. The fact that the inmate was "temporarily" being held in another facility wouldn't change that.

If universities can't sell degrees to unqualified students, how on earth will ministers and MPs get the qualifications that they need?? 😂

The company should certainly be punished, but why is this something that a cabinet minister has to deal with personally? These are driverless trains, and I've never seen "officers" on board, other than when they're going a few stops to another station. Was this just an employee who happened to be on the train, or actually someone assigned to be there?

You're talking about managing and controlling airspace, not defining it. Here is what was written in the article: "In an ambitious stride toward redefining Thailand's airspace, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has pledged to overhaul the nation’s airports" The PM is not, in fact, "redefining Thailand's airspace" in any way. "Redefining" what constitutes Thai airspace would be a matter for international discussion, but that isn't happening here - the PM is talking about improving airports and aviation oversight. The writer just chose an incorrect term to describe his goals.

I didn't have it with me - their question was a total surprise - and they were satisfied with my statement that I had used an Embassy letter for my extension. (Obviously such a statement wouldn't fly now, since the US Embassy no longer issues income letters, and they could see that I had an American passport.) In fact, since I had always used the Embassy letter method up until that point, I had never bothered to open a bank account, so my account was only a month old at the time I went in for the stamp transfer. I don't think I had even transferred the 800k at that point, so my account probably only had a few thousand baht in it!

The "loss" is a completely invented number. It seems to pretend that people would have bought the same stuff they purchased at duty free stores at regular stores instead (false), and would have paid an additional 100% in additional taxes on those purchases by buying outside (also false).

Thailand's airspace is defined by international law - I think the writer may wish to consult a dictionary to find a different word.

Glad to see that law enforcement has its priorities straight, as always 🙄 And just so I understand this, the guy never even removed his shorts...?

Duty free sells booze 24/7/365 already, and lounges also never stop pouring (though some have their own policies on when and what to serve). I assume this is about the 7-11 and other landside outlets, but I thought those were already exempt from selling restrictions - or perhaps their exemption doesn't include religious days? I have no idea. In any case, this guy's objections are pretty bizarre. People waiting to board airplanes aren't driving, and can drink once they're on board anyway. And the railroad alcohol restriction has never made sense - the poor girl was murdered by a homicidal railway employee, not a drunk passenger. And by the way, a single hardcore anti-alcohol campaigner does not constitute "growing criticism".

At CW ? Yes.

So they're getting ready to start registration for a program that hasn't been approved yet, and will spend funds that haven't been budgeted yet? Got it.

So the headline is wrong, and she was not "found hiding in Thailand" at all. Odd behavior - a fugitive from justice seeks services from the embassy of the country where her crimes were committed? So what happened to her there?

They asked for that when I went there to transfer stamps more than four years ago, so it isn't new - but they still haven't bothered to post the requirement online. I was quite confused when it happened, and said "I'm here to transfer stamps, not for an extension". They said yes, yes, we need to check if your balance is still in order. I told them I had used an Embassy letter rather than a bank deposit for my last extension - which happened to be true! - and they just said "oh, ok then" and waved me on.

I thought that international airports had been exempt from alcohol sales regulations for many years - they certainly don't have to follow the restrictions on selling hours.

The numbers in the article are obviously wrong, though it's unclear whether the speakers gave bad data or (more likely) the statistics were reported incorrectly. - This is (yet another) celebration of the glories of AOT, so the headline number actually represents passengers handled, including arrivals, departures, and transit passengers. This is of interest to the company, but has only an indirect relationship to international tourist arrivals. - The alleged statement that "32.05 million of these passengers were international arrivals" is obviously wrong, and is probably misreporting some different statement - though who knows. - The line that "48.95 million were international travelers, and 32.09 million were domestic passengers" is again referring to total passenger movements, and appears to be referring to the type of flight they were on, not their nationality. - It's irritating that we consistently see figures for AOT airports and DOA airports reported separately, but usually vaguely referred to as statistics for "Thailand". Company metrics and national ones are not the same, even though the great majority of passengers are handled by AOT. - If AOT spent half as much time actually improving the airports under its control as it does promoting itself, Suvarnabhumi wouldn't have fallen so far in world rankings.

These vehicles were repossessed for non-payment of loans, not seized in drug raids - so why is ONCB involved? 🤔