mfd101

Good. Can't wait.

Given the 2023 OK, Cambodia's position on this aspect seems particularly weak.

Government in Thailand makes Western democracies look like models of good administration. Basic rule here: Never address anything important. Always deflect with trivia. The People love trivia. And, sadly, it works.

The trouble with this whole smart-arsy discussion is the usual Western 'cultural superiority' syndrome. Doesn't seem to occur to most of the commentators above that 'IQ' as measured by 'IQ tests' is a measure of what is important in 'Western' cultures, namely abstract thought & logic & reading ability. So where does that leave people like the older members of my Khmer peasant family who have never been to school, have never learned to read & write, don't know what a world map is that I pinned on the wall of the new house I built for them a decade ago etc etc. Does that mean they're 'stupid'? 'dumb'? unable to get thru life successfully? ... Well, it would be interesting to see who would cope better in the rice paddies and in other food-production processes following a major war that cut all international & many intra-country supply lines. I wonder who would be laughing then?

And so the wheel begins to turn ...

In your case I doubt the covid vaccine would be much use anyway. A psychiatrist perhaps.

Poor decision-making and lumbering action are the norm here. Electric vehicles, anyone?

A new election is the proper course in a well-run democracy. Thais should at least aspire to a genuine democracy and show their views strongly in the voting. But of course the voting system for the Upper House would need to be changed first ... ie All too hard.

So there's a 13-year-old plan which is now being abandoned for a brand new plan all luvly & shiny. I've just turned 76 and I'm wondering if I'll see the new elec-tricks before I'm 86.

A great deal now will depend on HM.

The beginning of the end.

Yes, wouldn't last 10 minutes in any clash with SthK or the US

Political theatre on both sides. The issue is to get the playwrights together to finalise the script before opening night. Otherwise the action on stage will be a mess.

Um, shouldn't that be the other way round (if you're thinking armed might)?

I've been using the same 6-piece set of photos for the last 4 years. Still 2 years to go before I need a new set.