Everything posted by hotchilli
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Thailand’s drug policy shift: Possession of 10 or fewer meth pills no longer means jail time
Already cheap...
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Army-Led ISOC Won’t Be Dissolved: PM
And there you have it...
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Thai hostages may be the first released by Hamas – Qatar PM
Iran helped plan and finance the invasion so it seems only fitting they help negotiate the release of innocent hostages.
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American Tourists Leap 10 Feet Off an Out-of-Control Elephant in Thailand [Video]
Zero... you ride at your discretion, but you won't find that posted at the ticket office. Just the ride price.
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American Tourists Leap 10 Feet Off an Out-of-Control Elephant in Thailand [Video]
Income for impoverished Thais.. it will never stop
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It is time to abolish the death penalty in Thailand
Mass murderers who slaughter innocent people going about their daily lives are not civilised... don't treat them as such.
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Thailand Ministry of Labour: Refund for Thai workers who paid for return from Israel
Not all that glitters is gold.
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Thailand’s fitness deficit: Running endorsed to get the nation moving
My lard-arsed neighbour rides her Wave to the local mom & pop shop 100 metres from home, to get her Pepsi nam kang.
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Thai Workers in Israel Choose to Stay, Confident in Safety Measures
After a month or two I suspect many of those who returned to no work in Thailand will wish they relocated in Israel the same and still have an income. As it is they will still owe money to agents for going out their, and now expenses to be brought back. Then they will have to find money to go elsewhere...
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Sugar to be subjected to price control in Thailand
If Thais weren't so addicted to sugar there wouldn't be an issue. People would just stop using it, driving the price back down. But hey, Thais need their fix every day.
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Thai-Ghanaian football player condemns racist Thai referee
Could have been worse... I remember many years ago a "dark-skinned" player joined a certain London team... when he came on the turf the apposing fans would throw bananas onto the pitch.
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Thai woman calls justice after Thai man attacks her Belgian husband
His mistake was confronting someone and challenging them verbally... zip-it and walk away. Simple life rule.. works for any country
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Protesters Urge Govt To Return Thaksin To Jail
Too rich, too connected and sadly too well respected.
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Danish travellers declare Thailand “Best Destination Outside Europe”
Outside of Europe is a big place... Thailand top destination I find hard to believe? Maybe with numbers or something, but not on location, diversity, sustainability, or safety.
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4am closing for nightlife will start New Year
So as it stands... many of my Thai friends go out at 10pm find something to eat then go to a bar and finish 2am at closing now they will go out closer to midnight then find a bar until possibly 2am-3am as most have education or work in the morning.... tourists will like the extension for flexibility, but that doesn't always equate to more spending.. they just adjust their hours.
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4am closing for nightlife will start New Year
10am you're not trying hard enough
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Hong Kong temple tells Thai tourists to stop sticking gold leaf on prayer wheel
A simple sign should help educate Thais...
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Major roles for crime suppression in Thailand delegated by police chief in a reshuffle of positions
Quite the array of badges....
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Fertility crisis set to halve Thailand’s population in six decades
Almost every family I know are in debt to some degree or another. They are cutting back in every way they can, either daily consumables, luxuries, clothing general expenditure, travel etc etc. Knocking out another child is unthinkable...
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Government’s digital wallet scheme delayed amid sustainability concerns
What's 10,000 + interest?
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Panpree Urgently Flies To Qatar, Egypt For Talks On Freeing Hostages
Urgently flying out.... taking his time more like...
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Senate Holds Talks on Digital Wallet Stipend Program
That's only the pay-out.. I was talking about the billions to set-up committees, having un-told numbers of meetings, , then set-up and carry-out the pay-out. Those are costs to the government.
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‘Big Joke’ Jeered For Literally Kneeling Before Potjaman
Take your time, you'll remember
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Thai central bank aims to cut household debt to 80% of GDP
Stop lending money to those who cannot repay?
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Senate Holds Talks on Digital Wallet Stipend Program
I wonder how much it will end up costing the government to deliver the 10,000 baht to each eligible person. Billions no doubt devising a scheme that works.