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24 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

very similar to what's happening in HK and China, new generation don't want their rights taken away... old generation usually are not bothered by the current situation, unfortunately lack of ambition

Indoctrination is a powerful thing, but that same indoctrination fuels money/greed/corruption, but the children of those greedy individuals end up seeking higher education abroad, where they then see democratic nations, and envy them. So the same money/greed/corruption of their parents will inevitably be their parents undoing, its a vicious cycle, sure to repeat throughout history.

11 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

 

The sad thing is, I doubt she or her family regard this as more than an inconvenience for them. Because that is the cultural norm in a highly segmented social structure. Would be different if any of the victims had been of equivalent or higher social standing.

 

They provided her with a car, knowing full well she was underage, had no license and no insurance. They let her drive around anyway. They tried to use family connections to make the case disappear, and then complained bitterly at the small amount of community service punishment; complained when the probation service said she had to do the community service at an approved hospital and not the one she wanted where a relation was in charge; and complained again when the courts stopped her from driving again for x years - petitioning for the ban to be lifted.

 

At no time has she or her family shown any responsibility or remorse. Just an annoyance at the inconvenience. But again, that's the social norm for hiso's.  

 

Until such times as families of wealth and connections aren't allowed to behave like this, the justice system has no chance. Many here are simply above the law, and many more believe they are also too. 

I think the only acceptable form of justice would be to burn her and her family alive in a vehicle, let them have their smartphones so they can send their last message before they die.

1 minute ago, PatOngo said:

Thailand, you cooked your goose, now eat it! It's got nothing to do with foreigners!

Exactly, let them enjoy their unsafe, polluted, undemocratic, rampant corruption, Perverted Buddhist, military ruled, 3rd World Utopia.

1 minute ago, holy cow cm said:

I think he may get into trouble for this statement as officially released publicly by the big shots, Thailand has been transformed from a military control to the public domain, NCPO disbanded and replaced with an equally same non military watch dog, and Democratic Elections were a success thus bringing Thailand in-line with all the rest of the Democratic Nations of the World. 

 

I would be afraid that this now falls under a National Security issue as it is spreading false rumors and trying to undermine a legitimate and accepted government. But we all know the real truth, don't we!

No such thing exists, or has ever existed, in Thailand.

Just now, soalbundy said:

They just keep getting it wrong big time and cause more problems than if they had kept out of it.

I'm an American, I agree with you, they should have been reigned in years ago.....I would love to see them shutdown, or at least purged.

Maybe he hasn't met with the CIA yet, they love a challenge ????

5 minutes ago, mikebell said:

It's difficult to check if a driver is drunk without stopping every car.  It's easy to spot a speeding car.  Speed kills yet Thai police continually fail to curb the speedsters.  Every day they fail to do this, 60+ people (mainly Thais) die + the severe life changing injuries and grief for the families and friends.

This is Thailand, if its their time, its their time, Its preordained. Which would explain why they don't care about safety, seatbelts, child car seats, or helmets.

"Cooperation from all Thais in NCPO farewell"? You mean everyone raising their middle-finger in unison?

14 minutes ago, Eligius said:

To be a good Buddhist, the first lesson Prayut should learn is the Buddha's teaching from the Kalama Sutta: NOT to blindly follow Tradition, and not blindly to believe what your teachers [i.e. Authority figures] tell you. Prayut should start preaching this to all the nation - and encouraging the Thais to question everything (as the Buddha encouraged his people).

 

That doctrine alone of not going by old traditions and customs - if put into practice - would revolutionise Thailand from top to bottom. It truly would be an earthquake in the cultural and body politic of Thailand.

So of course - it will never be implemented or seriously preached now or in the future.

 

Talk about a massive, cosmic mismatch between what the Buddha taught and what Thailand actually DOES!

As I have said many times, Thai Buddhism is a perversion of the Buddhist religion.....there is little if any similarity between the two, money/greed is the root of this evil perversion.

Somehow I don't think he reads any books, he probably reads the "xxxxxx for dummies" books, which I'm assuming in Thai would be pictures only. This way he can interpret them anyway he pleases, so more like "xxxxxx for the Village Idiot" books.

9 minutes ago, djayz said:

So you're the anonymous dead friend!!!! ????????????????

Not even close, my watches would be chump change to him....LOL

9 hours ago, brokenbone said:

my gambling has paid poor dividends the past 45 years,

but im positive it will turn around anytime soon

I'll bet you 800,000 baht that it won't ????

36 minutes ago, Isaanbiker said:

Reduce the Monopoly Players of big companies would be a good start. But first, check the army and their generals. 

Those would be the "Monopoly Players".

On 7/11/2019 at 1:59 PM, jesimps said:

So that's what happened to the two birthday parcels my kids sent me about three months back! I did tell the kids not to bother, once bitten and all that.

I think i've shipped over a 100 packages from the US in the last 3 years here, with every imaginable item you could think of, including some limited edition Automatic Watches. Only one package got lost, and that was because USPS (i use them exclusively) lost it. I have also had only 3 of them come through with a request from Thai customs for a fee (based on weight only), each about 700-800 baht. Not bad in my estimation, so who are you using for shipping?

8 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I recommend to all those "sugar addicted" to try a week with little of no sugar.

I used to drink lots of (original sweet) coke, had lots of sugar in my tea, etc.

And then I was diagnosed with diabetes.

I stopped drinking coke and similar sweet drinks.

And now I drink tea without sugar.

And surprising, at least for me, I don't miss it!

Before that I would have called myself coke (the drink) addicted. But obviously that was not the case.

Now, on very few occasions, I sip on a coke which my gf drinks. I am surprised how sweet it is and that I ever liked it. Now I wouldn't want to drink it anymore.

Just try!

I drink Coca Cola Zero like its going out of style, I may not get diabetes, but if the artificial sweetener is cancerous, I will be a good test/lab subject....LOL 

If the PM and Ministers want to "Server the nation", they should all commit Seppuku. This would do so much for the nation, that they will be remembered forever, all Thai people will worship their sacrifice.

16 hours ago, lamyai3 said:

They've said they haven't bothered in the past as it's been too difficult to catch them. However the government pushed new cybersecurity laws this February prior to the elections, allowing them the right to snoop and seize computers and devices without a warrant. There's also been the push for a single internet gateway in recent years, so it's certainly possible the country could become hostile to digital nomads and businesses if they keep going in the current direction. 

I would just love them to try that one, I'll surely make the news when my violent side comes out....LOL

2 minutes ago, marcusarelus said:

Don't look like a rise to me.  But at my age sometimes I cant tell

I think its your age ???? Its rising since 2016, and I guarantee you 2019 will not show too well, as you can see from the Household-to-gdp rise in 2019.

3 minutes ago, marcusarelus said:

Personal debt as a percent of the GDP has been going down since 2014

Well here is government debt, its actually rising.

https://tradingeconomics.com/thailand/government-debt-to-gdp

And Houshould Debt to GDP.

https://tradingeconomics.com/thailand/households-debt-to-gdp