BangkokReady

What is the difference in taste?

Isn't it said that Pattaya is a microcosm of the true Thailand, once you scratch away the veneer of wais and smiles and see the true corruption, exploitation and vice?

It does sound similar, but the key difference here would be the lack of rice-hoarding and attempted (and failed) global rice price manipulation. Also, without the pledge/hoarding, there is less chance of the smuggling of low quality rice from abroad, mismanagement of storage leading to most of the rice going bad, many farmers not even getting the money promised to them, and the whole thing still being an issue ten years later. So, if your question is really "Wait! Aren't they just doing the same thing that Thaksin did through his proxy sister?", the answer would be: no.

200,000 Baht and still face some charges! Thank goodness it wasn't a foreigner or presumably a firing squad would be being assembled

Neither Vietnam nor China are economically communist. In order to prosper, both had to switch to a capitalist free-market economy. The difference with Vietnam is that they are very much on the up, whereas China has plateaued somewhat. It could be suggested that the "politically communist" thing could have also run its course, but, given China's awful human rights abuses and many other crimes which go unpunished, it's hard to make a case for it to have ever been valid there.

Proof reading is your friend.

Also, were they still together? If the woman snuck off with another man and the husband thought things were ok, you can understand the reaction.

So did the guy actually die? The "article" seems to be missing that rather vital piece of information

DIY extensions are impossible if you fail to meet the requirements...

That must have been a sight to see!

No. It has nothing to do with seeing the crossing. It is a common Thai attitude that laws, rules and regulations are only really advisory.

Premeditated attack with a weapon brought from home, even had a friend helping... Sounds like a bit more than a reaction to bullying. (Although this is Thailand.)

Not entrapment.

Porky monks should be very unlikely. I would imagine they the all to common "monk in name only" that you find in Thailand. Smoking, playing with their smart phone, etc.. Probably eating as an when they like as well.

There's so much absolute garbage shared online with millions of followers it beggars belief. Clearly fake videos that you watch for a second and get the feeling that only someone who was lobotomised could enjoy are clearly very popular. Tips on living frugally are actually on the average end of things.

Presumably whomever told Prayut what to do now tells Prawit the same.

Masks can prevent the spread of covid. I think it's about that.

Probably for a month...

So presumably he won't pay her anything then? Isn't the whole point of paying to make the charges go away?

Could also have been slugs.

Not all gun have the purpose of killing.

Covid took a lot of the county's money away, leaving a lot of people living in miserable poverty, while the extra money for subsidies that kept things cheap has gone. Mix that with the change that happened a few years ago and...

So, foreigners shouldn't be welcome anywhere then? Since foreigners, in any country, remain human and do stupid and dangerous things.

No. It varies by location. Just check out the world corruption index.

Is this really only reserved for those two sectors? I'm pretty sure money and family connections play a part in most jobs in Thailand.