Everything posted by hotchilli
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Cameraman caper: Former journalist nabbed for stealing from fellow hacks
"Hack" is an abbreviation for "hackers" The use of the word for journalists, it means taking a long story and shortening it. ie: "hacking" it to pieces. A "Hack" can also be a term for a small horse.. The general term is to hack something and make it smaller.
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Online debate erupts after woman recounts unsettling experience with app-ordered taxi
Why not share it with the police and do some good?
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Pheu Thai party wants the House speakership and 14 cabinet seats
So be it...
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Move Forward Party Remains Confident in Securing Enough Senate Votes to Make Pita Prime Minister
I think the general consensus is the next parliament will be the MFP with the coalition as set-up. The majority of the people want change, industry need change and the tourism industry will be happy for a quiet handover. Only the die-hards are still trying to put a spanner in the works and remain in the dark ages. Prayuts packing, Anutin has said he's not interested and Prawit... well I think just watching the time go by. Pita is doing what he said he would do... Move Forward.
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Over 9.3 million people cleared from police criminal record files
Yep, you could read a lot into those stats.... what condition the country is really in and the state of the society as a whole.
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Thailand’s real estate sector eyes foreign investment boost
The circle of life....
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Thailand’s real estate sector eyes foreign investment boost
Agreed, like wise... stick it out for now and see what happens in the future. As for the Thais they're great people, I live in a very non-tourist area and they have greeted me very well.
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Tourist filmed carving his girlfriend’s name into Rome’s Colosseum
Touch my car I slappa ya face.... carve the Coliseum I kicka ya out.
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Nationwide check on scales ordered to protect consumers and fruit growers
- Monsoon surge raises flood risk across Thailand: 47 provinces on high alert
And the bad news is:-- Thai economy booms as government’s fiscal income beats projections with 122bn baht surplus
- Plea for Help: Two Thai Women Deceived and Trapped by Traffickers in India
First red flag.- British Nationals Among Many Foreigners Involved in Overstay Crimes in Thailand
If Thailand wasn't so much of a paradise destination they wouldn't want to remain. Maybe they should triple prices at national parks, have taxi's rip them off at very opportunity, have them report everywhere they stay, make immigration a nightmare, pollute the beaches, have inland look like a rubbish tip, smog in the north, rubbish street food maybe they would leave on time.- Thai cyanide serial killer loses baby in prison, lawyer plans legal action
The same as she did with all the other lives she took....- Constitutional court requests update on petition filed against Pita, Move Forward
So this twisted person has changed "reform" to "overthrow"?- Anutin Rules Out Possibility Of Minority Govt
Thai culture.- Thailand’s real estate sector eyes foreign investment boost
That's the thing.... Money every year for the coffers and employment for thousands of immigration officers. It will never change.- Thailand’s real estate sector eyes foreign investment boost
Until the day you die in Thailand?- Thai Youths Urge Pheu Thai to Rid the Country of Illegal Drugs and Recriminalize Marijuana
As they do with normal cigarettes. A good post...- If a Thai citizen gets married to a UK citizen for a few years
Not automatically. She will have to apply for an entry visa to UK departing from Thailand After a period of time she will gain residency permission in UK attached to her Thai passport. After that she can go through the procedures to gain UK citizenship. Then she can see what is available to her. ie UK Passport.- 90 days report online - How many days before/after?
15 days before online.... 7 days after only in person at the IO- COVID infections falling steadily, fewer fatalities over past month
Similar, two weeks ago Moderna jab, free... mind you I am an ex-pat.- Thai Youths Urge Pheu Thai to Rid the Country of Illegal Drugs and Recriminalize Marijuana
As you say, there are a lot of other thing out there that do a lot more harm, especially to growing kids. Education done correctly can stop kids getting onto the "wrong" path of using needless drugs just for fun. Rehab places to help those who have gone too far with the use of drugs is a way of keeping society safer. The other of course is tackle the mafia behind the financial side of it.- Taiwan’s representative in Thailand resigns over sexual harassment allegation
Another type of grooming... gently gently catchy monkey.- Thailand’s real estate sector eyes foreign investment boost
Some things never change... We want your money but we don't want you.. Today for the twentieth time I'm going to immigration with a mountain of paperwork to extend my annual visa. Make it easier for us to reside here and maybe the property sales will follow suit. As a guest I'll continue to rent. - Monsoon surge raises flood risk across Thailand: 47 provinces on high alert