ourmanflint

Real democracy will come to Thailand, but the bitter aftertaste of the Shins will last for a long time.

Can someone please point me in the direction of the UK charter please? Or the German charter? The French one? Surely the American one?

Never ever forget the quality and reliability of your average Thai Journalist. I really think the general should insist on some sort of qualification for journo's in this country, as they really do seem to be a bunch of retards.

( sorry mentally challenged!)

Ok. let me get this straight.......... Jenner identifies as a woman, and feels that he was a woman all along. Fine. I get that. He or she is whatever his/her biological make up dictates. However, Jenner identifies as heterosexual and is not attracted to men but is attracted to women. This is where Jenner loses me. If Jenner is a female and heterosexual, then the attraction should be to men, not to women. If attracted to women, then Jenner is a lesbian because Jenner is a woman.

I would hazard a guess that Jenner requires additional counseling to sort out what Jenner is because Jenner is all over the place.

I have seen parts of that movie he was in with the Village People - the movie that spawned YMCA and the infamous horrific musical number "milkshake". Jenner can be whatever Jenner wants to be. I just hope he doesn't try to be an "actor" again.

Transgender people can be either straight or gay. Gender identity and sexual orientation are different.

It does get confusing, though and it might be interesting to hear how Jenner ends up after transitioning. The transgender lady that I know was absolutely straight as a man. Like Jenner, she was married with children and professed no sexual attraction to men. After transitioning, she has a boyfriend.

There is a very vocal section of society who would have you believe that sexual attraction/orientation is not a choice but is genetic. This is not true, at least it is not true for everyone, as you transgender friend must know quite well.

Can't we just build a big floating fence around North Africa?

Just another BS load of stats. 1.9 million Thais flew away over Songkran.. in what? There are not enough seats on all the planes in Thailand to move 1.9 million people in 10 days

She's a sociopath. Lock her up and throw away the key

What an insanely sad bunch the commenters on TV are. You cannot help but see the very worse in every situation, and every situation somehow reminds you of Nazi Germany 75 years ago.

Do you all think he has to wear the band 24/7 or just while he is at work in the market.

Does anyone know what the national speed record for a train in Thailand is?

Just another quality Pattaya resident, I thought most of Pattaya's expats had YouTube pages glorifying their careers.

The CIA and Wall St have turned meddling into an artform. The architects of globalization do not care about anything other than their own profit margins, they pay lip service to such things as slave labour as it is expedient to do so in a quasi-democracy. But in truth so long as they are making vast amounts of money they would not care if all Asia and all Africa were ruled by tyrants with armies of slaves to serve them. They are the most odious creatures the world has ever seen.

Well this is a Start, Instead of Focusing on The Mules, Start at The Source...

It's not a start at all, it's a complete waste of time, just like having a conference on flooding and the use of motor boats to push water downstream.

Doh! What a waste of money and time.

This is just about the most ridiculous thing any government can do, the list of possible precursors is vast and includes dozens of common chemicals needed for hundreds of industrial processes. There are at least ten ways to make crystal meth/ice or whatever it's called in Thailand, each one using a different source.

They might as well try and regulate the free movement of air.

In a post globalization world Thailand cannot compete when its currency is so overvalued. There is absolutely nothing Thailand has that cannot be bought elsewhere for much cheaper. It's as simple as that and no amount of trade visits will change that.

Amazing how all those posters jumping up and down about the use of Article 44 are all now just as amazingly quiet. Seems the general is using his power wisely and they are all a bit deflated.

If the aim of this is to emulate Germany's political system, then that has to be a better solution for Thailand than the prospect of billionaire charismatic characters running the country like they were playing monopoly.

Excuse me but it is a big deal. That's why it is just a big topic right now and you are saying this.

If it's such a big deal then why don't we have the same luxury in the UK? If a party has a change of leadership we don't get to vote on that it's all done internally. So whats the difference here?

Good at least he won't become a billionaire rapper now!

If all I've read about the charter is in any way true it will only increase division and resentment if the elite cement their position to have things done their way, in the interests of the country of course.

And how does MMP benefit your so called elites?

The Ministry of Tourism & Sports is fast becoming The Ministry of Silly Walks. What a complete shower!

Burma will be the one to watch. Geographically it is in the best location with quick and easy access to both India and China. I don't think it will take that long either, maybe within 10 years. Thailands problems will remain for more than that I would imagine.