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1 hour ago, webfact said:

....some suggested the teacher may have had reason for her actions. 

In ‘civilized’ countries….parents would refuse to tolerate this.

It’s a sad commentary on Thailand’s ‘bully culture' that the majority of Thai parents feel they have no choice but to submissively accept child abuse from those in 'command'....

...while at the same time teaching their children that 'authority'...however corrupt... must never be questioned.

And the shameless criminals in Government House wonder why young people are taking to the streets.

Peter Denis has put a lot of time and a lot of effort into his checklist.

If you read it carefully and follow his advice, you should be able to complete your extension without problem.

His checklist is informative, up-to-date, accurate...and absolutely free.

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Ministry warns against sharing personal info with people masquerading as govt officials

Even if they have a badge....?

5 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

The discovery earlier this week prompted widespread criticism of Thailand’s e-commerce data protection system.

Thailand has an e-commerce data protection system....? Really...?

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Hotel operators beg govt to consider reopening Thailand

They’re begging the wrong people…

These are issues that are decided by the big boss: Godfather Xi.

They should be begging China instead.

31 minutes ago, webfact said:

Seven policemen tested for narcotics after drugs allegedly found in van

It's all a terrible misunderstanding.

The police had no intention of.…’taking’ the drugs. The drugs were there to be planted on arrested protesters. Which makes perfect sense as everyone knows drug possession makes for a better arrest charge than 'protesting'.

So the police were just following normal operating procedures and doing their job.

17 hours ago, webfact said:

Bangkok metered taxis can now charge special fees for luggage

Another brilliant idea...and another bold step into a 'Brave New Bangkok".

The small fact that....fifty thousand different taxi drivers will have fifty thousand different definitions of "luggage"........just might create a problem or two.

Looks like we may be back to negotiating taxi fares.

17 hours ago, webfact said:

Foreign business leaders call on Thailand to end its ‘red tape’ madness

Having an endless number of vague, irrational, and confusing laws is absolutely necessary to the Thai concept of government.

The very obscurity and ambiguity of so many laws is what makes them useful tools for government workers to use in favoring their friends, harassing their enemies and generating the...all-important bribes.

If government agencies and workers were required to follow a set of objective and well-defined regulations…the system would probably collapse.

12 minutes ago, Katipo said:

I can the shouts of joy from a thousand Sukhumvit Nigerians as I read this.

Why? If you’re making money selling illegal drugs…the last thing you want to hear is that they’re going to legalize it.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

State of emergency extended 45 days until January 15th

Forty five days is not nearly enough….

They should immediately petition Higher Headquarters in China for permission to….

- declare a permanent state of emergency.

- declare a permanent state of martial law.

- declare mandatory reconciliation.

- declare mandatory happiness.

- declare the Hero-General Tyrant-in-Chief for life.

This would solve all of Democratic Thailand’s current problems and...clear the way for a bright, richly deserved authoritarian future.

36 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

41 per cent of Thais barely make ends meet: poll

That's okay, they're just peasants. The elite top1% are making up for it...and living large.

33 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Thailand set to revive China bubble talks

Poor Thailand...they just don't understand why Daddy Xi is making them stand with their nose in the corner.

The Thai government should know by now that China will allow tourism to Thailand when they are good and ready. And it will on their terms....Thailand really has no say in the matter.

Although the Chinese do probably enjoy watching Thailand grovel and beg for treats.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Ambassadors’ trip to Phuket hoped boost tourism image

How do you boost the image of something that doesn’t exist?

16 hours ago, webfact said:

Korean soldier tests positive on return from Thailand

However comprehensive research by Royal Thai Army experts has conclusively proven that the Korean soldier contracted the disease....by illegally viewing unauthorized videos on PornHub.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Hopes rise, as Thailand continues developing vaccine against COVID-19

Sounds like....

....the idea is to try and rip off Pfizer's vaccine...copy it...rebrand it...and market it as a product of the Hero-General's collection of mad scientists.

That would be so....Thai.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Single Entry Tourist Visa to Thailand now requires foreigners to show funds of 500k THB

Tourism flat-lined months ago....they killed it....it's gone....why do these morons keep pumping bullets into the dead body? Are they trying to make it...more dead?

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Thammanat's wife handed job in PM’s Secretariat

Does she have to do any actual work?...does she have to even show up at the office?...or will her 15 million Baht per month salary go straight (less 60% into the General's Cayman Island account) into her Singapore bank?

As with a lot of other people, police have seen moneymaking opportunities quickly drying up all around them. And with true entrepreneurial spirit…they’re looking at ways to diversify, modernize, and expand their business model.

I used to think the O-A visa was dead in the water the moment they added the insurance requirement…

But reading through this extremely interesting and well-written post suggested a rethink. It provided a wealth of genuinely important information for everyone who is O-A eligible. The many reader inputs combined with the original post to put a lot of subject knowledge in one place. Outstanding product. We are truly fortunate to have yet one more unselfish member….who puts in a lot of work just to help people.

This post has certainly made me a smarter person…and my faith in the future of the O–A visa has been revived and restored.

Thanks Peter.

37 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Ong Ang Walking Street opens as new attraction in Bangkok

Another first-class, number-one, Hall of Fame idea....

Throw in a marching band or two, a few jugglers, and maybe some clowns riding unicycles....and they're sure to attract/woo/tempt/lure hundreds of millions of free-spending tourists Chinese.

Happy days are here again.

37 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Now Kiatsak Sriwonchai from City Hall said that work to improve bus parking and access is either finished or in progress. 

Yes, bus parking absolutely needs to be Pattaya's number one priority....you can't have a premier, world-class holiday destination without lots of buses.