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Can only afford one Mercedes Benz.

The US navy offered assistance but this was turned down by the Yingluk Thaksin government of the time.

Late wet season (again) and early cool season. We'll see. As for "winter" this is not a season in the tropics. Tropical storm Nock-ten did indeed dump a lot of water but as I recall it was poor water management and securing central Bangkok that lead to the massive flooding in the regions around the city.

I'm sure Thaksin would like 'dob in a dope smoker' so he could send his extrajudicial deaths squads to come a knockin' on your door.

And????? Does everyone do this or do some perhaps take forever going through their phone to find the app?

No I was talking about ATMs. I always sigh when there are the oldies (I'm not young myself) at all the machines. A lot of them just take forever. They don't have the necessary skills. I actually had an old woman ask me to key in an amount for her. She was obviously innumerate. Fortunately I understand enough Thai to know what she was asking me to do for her.

Been to a supermarket lately? ATM can take 5 minutes. So no it's not Thai bashing. It's observable evidence. Not everyone has the intellectual digital tools needed in today's digital environment.

Great news. More time spent waiting for some idiot to get their phone out, scroll through their photos before releasing they need their bank app to scan, couple of minutes to remember their login code and another couple of minutes to work out how to scan. Sometimes it takes way too long as it is. Seven 711 workers in the shop with one serving customers. The other 6 are either stacking shelves, getting home deliveries organised or making drinks. p.s. It will come in handy though; sometimes.

I guess Chairman Xi has been on the phone.

Brainless (brainwashed) IMHO describes all people who believe in the supernatural.

Ah! Thailand once again showing that it is run by unprofessional idiots. What a joke. A very, very serious matter where the players don't turn up. It's just absurd.

There's a reason it's called the wet season. Once again though as with last year it arrived late.

Thaksin at it again. More populist nonsense. If there are any savings it will go directly to into the pockets of the corrupt government ministers and their minions pockets. Call me cynical if you like but argue against my cynicism.

Their economic benefit will plummet if recreational use is recrimilised. Simple as that. That's where the money is.

Next step needs to be the CC. IMHO both should be gone. They are merely there to protect the status quo that is to say protect the royalist establishment.

I don't think you've fully thought this through. The corruption will happen upon blowing positive as it does now. As for hospitals being corrupt, corruption is endemic in Thailand including the health sector.

Surly deviation from the stated limited uses would include recreational use. This whole fiasco just needs some sort of regulation whilst keeping a 30 odd billion baht industry and the economic benefits thereof going. What we're getting is Thaksin/Anutin trade off. Be interesting to see if anything actually changes.

It was a selection not an election and the adjective controversial is not descriptive of this selection process. Three better adjectives that spring to mind are corrupt, sham and undemocratic.

Wow!!!!!! A bunch of corrupt rsholes in the CC threatening to boot out a bunch of corrupt rsholes in the EC.

It's not about affordability. This is all special/rich/important etc. signaling. It's great marketing that rakes in billions from idiots who are completely brain washed.

Full Moon Party with a complimentary magic mushroom pizza. Sure to be an experience. Apart from this this 'article' is an advert for a private sector company.

I'm sure it was paid just not into the pockets it was meant for.

Saved some money then for more important things. Surely that's a positive although your post denotes sadness and disappointment.

Out of context of your post I know but I can just here Trump saying this.

Agree but I hope you don't mind me editing your last sentence. Here it is. You were so close. The people that rush to buy them are simple and pretentious. p.s. As for rubbish that was a bit of a throw away line. Smart phone technology is amazing. I do wonder, however, if it's actually needed or people just think or are influenced to believe it's needed. p.s.s Is it still a really bad thing to drop an iphone.