14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thai police defended their use of force against protesters as a necessary public safety measure

Rubber bullets are not some sort of soft, spongy, safe, and ‘civilized’ policing tactic. They’re typically only rubber coated steel. Take a close look at one and consider what one of these “non-lethal” rounds could do to you. It’s not pretty.

23 hours ago, danferguson said:

Does the Thai government cover this because it is emergency use?

It’s pretty clear the government considers itself to be free of any responsibility…..for anything and everything..

10 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Aug 9 revoked a recent regulation that banned the dissemination of any fake reports that might frighten the public.

Does this mean that Uncle Czar no longer has a monopoly on frightening the public....?

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul came out on Monday to defend proposed legislation that would grant amnesty to doctors and policy makers in charge of the country’s vaccination plan

Certainly they can fabricate enough false evidence to hang the whole tragic fiasco on some designated scapegoats. Make it look like the PM and his merry gang were merely innocent dupes of disloyal troublemakers….then send the lot of treasonous evildoers to prison for ten thousand years. Let the games begin!

10 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Thai police on Saturday said that a man had been taken into custody for the death of a Swiss tourist on the island of Phuket

Remarkable how quickly the police can catch someone…..when the pressure's on. You’d almost think all these cops and robbers guys work at the same office and hang out together in their spare time.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

A single dose of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine provides “highly effective protection” against severe illness caused by Beta and Delta strains

Obviously they’re talking about the ‘gold standard’ of AstraZeneca. The exceptionally pure, high octane AZ vaccine rumored to being laboriously, meticulously and slowly produced in the holy, blessed labs of Thailand.

15 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Former classmates, who studied at the Faculty of Communication Arts of Chulalongkorn University with, both twin daughters of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, have asked them to tell their father to step down

Nothing wrong here that a graduate level course in attitude adjustment won't fix.

21 hours ago, webfact said:

Thai prime minister said that no VIPs would jump the queue

However….VIFs (very important family), VIHDs (very important hair dyers), VIC (very important Chinese), VIRPs (very important rich people), VISs (very important superstars, VIGs (very important girlfriends), VIEs (very important entertainers, VIMGs (very important massage girls), and additional key personnel.....are another matter.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday (Jul 29) downplayed the COVID-19 situation Thailand

“Well Private Somchai, it's too bad you lost your leg when the General and his pals got drunk and shot you while playing with their AKs. But stop whining, there are other soldiers who have lost both legs….or an arm and a leg. So be happy, you have much to be thankful for, and remember you don’t need two legs to shine shoes or scrub floors. Now apologize to the nice General for creating all this trouble.”

4 hours ago, webfact said:

He attempted to reassure the public that there would be plenty of vaccine in August,

It’s too late for fairy tales Mr. PM…..you’ve lied too many times about too many things. No one believes you.....no one.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

“At this moment when science, medicine and medical treatment are not easily accessible, we will have to rely on the deities,”

The Czar is beginning to realize his days are numbered…..and seems tragically determined to take the entire country down with him. What a cruel and terrible curse he has been on Thailand.

And the generals aren’t real ‘generals….they’re mob bosses with a taste for fancy outfits.

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Many see such spending on defence as totally unnecessary

Defense spending has nothing to do with 'national defense'.... it's more a giant pool of money the generals get to steal from.  And the army is not there to 'defend' the country....they're only there to protect the generals (while they're stealing) from the Thai people.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The government has told Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) to establish a national liner operator by mid-2022

With Thailand’s vast experience finding low-cost crews for fishing boats and the millions of people out of work…..it’s a sure winner.....maybe even another hub.

4 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

This is just one side of the Covid pandemic that people do not see so much of.

How true. Too often we get numbed by news reports listing endless strings of plague statistics.

But it’s not a numbers game Mr. PM and Mr. Health Minister…..it’s about countless innocent people being devastated. Lives devastated by a shameful government that puts personal greed before the well being of its citizens.

What a sorrowful state of affairs.

TAT expects 850 billion baht in tourism revenue after successful reopening

Once again….TAT takes the lead in the celebration of imaginary events.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

AstraZeneca has assured Thai people that it can supply 5-6 million doses a month of its COVID-19 vaccine to the country as planned,

Nearly every day we hear about the astounding number of vaccines the government claims to have ordered, purchased, secured, contracted for, committed to….etc etc. If you believe the government, you'd think the country would be awash in vaccines by now.

41 minutes ago, steven100 said:

don't talk your alcohol nonsense, the guy is a heroin trafficker .... he deserves the death penalty. 

Or even worse…. Like another famous heroin smuggler, he deserves to have been made a member of the PM’s cabinet. That would have really taught him a lesson.

If only the government would divert a portion of the enormous “police vinyl board” budget into buying vaccines….