Stalling action revving up.

5 hours ago, Srikcir said:

The Senate has 250 members of which only 200 will be available for "replacement." Who are the 50 "untouchables?"

My understanding (but I - or anyone else - may be wrong) is that the new Senate will be only 200 seats, not 250.

The basic problem in all of this is that, to change the Constitution, you have to use the provisions of the current Constitution as devised by the fascist puppets. If you want to maintain the façade of law-obeying conformity, you don't have any other way of attempting to move forward. In other words, your feet are stuck in glue before you even begin.

Yes, laughable really. And has that common Thai characteristic: Complicated to the nth degree.

The thing about complexity - as for example in the drafting and interpreting of Thai laws - is that it gives the stringpullers and the lawbreakers wriggle room.

Why isn't this item entitled "US Social Security chief ... " so that people can know which country the item relates to before they decide whether to bother or not?

7 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

the number of straight and clean people in the RTP could probably be counted on one hand.

Well, here in south Surin I can vouch that there are some junior officers who aren't corrupt, who do their job as best they can, who resist attempts from further up the chain to increase the income from fines,  and who are polite and helpful to deal with. And no doubt there are plenty of corrupt ones too (helped along by the fact they are paid a wage that you can barely live on) but I haven't encountered any ... unlike the Immigration crew.

1 minute ago, CanadaSam said:

 

Yes, are you worried about your expense for imported spam, or ALL the other stuff you buy that is local?

I'm not worried about it at all. I merely note that people rabbit on about how wunnerful it is when the baht drops against their home currency, apparently ignorant that there is - in slightly slower time - a negative effect too.

Good for Netiwit.

Though I probably don't (in general) approve of draft avoiders, in the case of Thailand with its corruption and the fact that conscription is only for the poor, I agree with his action and respect his courage.

Besides, Thailand doesn't NEED conscription. Just pay the young trainee soldiers a decent wage and treat them as young trainee soldiers not officers' servants & bumboys and you would have more volunteers than you could cope with.

13 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

May it continue and may the baht drop another 20%.

Of course that would mean higher prices in Thailand for all imported goods ...

13 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

How would you feel about men walking around bottomless?

Well I'm homosexual so I might have a different point of view ... but I would think men in just their tighty whities would be fine, showing off their assets (such as they are) at their best. Completely naked would be - in at least 9/10 cases - distinctly unattractive.

1 minute ago, BangkokReady said:

 

You think it would be good for a society for all women to walk around topless?

Um, remind me of the grievous harm it would do.

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Doesn't bother me, Americans are so prudish!

I agree, but perhaps 'hypocritical' might be a more apt description.

4 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

A lot of things were ok 50 years ago. They aren’t now. Or do you intend to own slaves because that was ok in the past?

 

jeez, get a grip won’t you.

I was merely attempting to point out that some woman running around topless isn't anything to get overexcited about.

Clearly I failed.

13 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Also, what has projected Ireland into being the third richest country in the world ? 

Ireland has been moving ahead economically at a great rate for about the last 20 years. Attracting large-scale investments in high tech.

Shows what a country can do to turn around its C20th fate with good government and clear-sighted economic policies.

If the Irish can do it ...

A perfectly obvious PRACTICAL measure would be to ban ALL military formations, barracks and military equipment (trucks & tanks) from coming within 400 or 500 km of the national capital. The only military in the capital would be HQ staff.

A similar rule applies in even in little ol' democratic Oz. With special provision under the Constitution for the use - approved by the Head of State (ie Gov-Gen) - of the (unarmed) military to assist police in national emergencies (eg earthquakes, floods, bushfires).

A loading on rude customers is quite common in other countries. I remember my father saying in the 1960s in NZ that this happened when householders were rude to workmen in or around the house.

No reason the Russians (and anyone else!) shouldn't get a 10% or 20% loading on their bill for bad behaviour. And this should be mentioned in the 'Information' brochure they should be given - in multiple languages - before treatment begins. If the patient is out to it, then brochure goes to the caring person or persons accompanying.

51 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

The day will come when the youth will control this nation

Hope so, but of course - just like us - the young grow older and, characteristically, more conservative ...

38 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

The number of unemployed persons in Thailand decreased to 329.29 Thousand in the fourth quarter of 2023 from 401.20 Thousand in the third quarter of 2023. 

Which is not counting about 50 million people in the 'informal' economy ...

The headline seems misleading, given the statistics actually quoted ... Much more mixed in reality.