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  1. John Drake
    I would hope so. I would also like the pilot identified. If at fault, they should be liable for the full 80 million. There should be sizable deductions from their salary from now until they die.
  2. John Drake
    Much of the infrastructure, roads, airports, and port facilities, was built by the US during the Vietnam War. So were many of the vocational training programs.
  3. John Drake
    I think they must. Otherwise, why do they go around begging for foreign investment deals? What happens when the perception of this place is that is run by people with the attention span of a toddler and the planning ability of a boatload of pirates?
  4. John Drake
    My impression is that these guys get together, sit around some table while drinking a lot, and somebody says, "hey, let's try this!" And then they all sort of nod and, say, "yeah! sounds great. We'll write the rule tomorrow morning."
  5. John Drake
    Yep. Absolutely no chance of it being used for identity theft and somebody needing, say, a social security number for illegal work in the US.
  6. John Drake
    Said the same thing, repeatedly. Just said it again, above, and was accused of making "drama." Fact is, things were more stable for expatriates under Prayuth. He did, after all, just want to keep things in place where the system everyone exploited was known. The new guy, "Mr. Tax Man," has shown he will reverse on even his most basic promises from day one. PTP capable of anything.
  7. John Drake
    Prayuth looking better by the minute. I am absolutely serious. I've always maintained in these topics that PTP could (and now will) come in and make things miserable for expatriates.
  8. John Drake
    Which ministry and which cabinet member is responsible for this?
  9. John Drake
    Take away his Aircon.
  10. John Drake
    University age population in decline since 2010.
  11. John Drake
    Where do you think the money for PTP's digital wallet is going to come from?
  12. John Drake
    Prayuth, please come back!
  13. John Drake
    Actually, I think it is all those people on Thai Elite and who just re-upped before the increase in TE prices who are going to get reamed on taxes. They're the ones bringing in all the income outside taxable monies from abroad. Chinese and Russians about to get a big shakedown, I think.
  14. John Drake
    More likely to be the other way around.
  15. John Drake
    Not fast enough. I got my electricity bill yesterday.
  16. John Drake
    And behind the Chinese fraudsters comes Chinese state security. https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/china-southeastasia-crime-09142023181235.html
  17. John Drake
    I have seen buildings on university campuses built similarly. Up goes all exteriors and interiors and then you wait a few years for the elevators. Meantime, enjoy the stair climbing.
  18. John Drake
    Don't care what it says. It doesn't seem too hot to me, either. And that's what matters. I live in Bangkok all year round without a/c until very late at night, for the most part. Thailand/Bangkok is a great place to live.
  19. John Drake
    Some people seem to be working themselves into a heart attack by worrying so much about health insurance.
  20. John Drake
    Where else would I rather be? I can't think of anywhere. Seems like the list makers did well.
  21. John Drake
    I miss Prayuth.
  22. John Drake
    Not "tourists" but settlers from China. That's what some people seem to want. Look closely at what has happened to parts of Laos. Chinese simply moved in and took over, laws and visas be damned.
  23. John Drake
    Of course he does.
  24. John Drake
    He who controls the Mekong controls Thailand and Indochina. Xi controls the Mekong.
  25. John Drake
    Fat chance.

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