John Drake

That article from CNBC is more than two months old. Since then several articles have appeared on this site saying Chinese travel has disappointed or that figures are falling off.

Billions spent on submarines would have been better used to lower residential electricity rates. Instead, residential rates went up, while business rates came down.

If the opponent is Trump. Which is why, broken and brittle as he may be, Biden will beat Trump. Too much of the population has no toleration for any more Trump.

I'm not sure it's cognitive. I think he's simply exhausted all the time. No stamina. When you're tired, you slur your words and forget things, especially if you're 80 years old. His age is a hindrance, a weakness.

He is just a brittle old man.

Perhaps, but in China you don't look around your house so much as your house looks and spies around on you. And it's even worse when you step outside. Personally, I'd rather pay more for consumere trinkets than live under observation by the government 24/7.

I'm just speculating, but I think I can explain that. Again, the comparison with World War I memorials helps. By the 1990s, all but the very major World War I commemorations seem to have faded into the background. But there was a sudden surge in interest in the mid aughts, which I am guessing was due to the fact that the last veterans were all about to die. I just looked up a list on wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_surviving_World_War_I_veterans . Part of that, too, was then new digital technologies in film restoration that made early World War I footage much more lively and relatable. Anyway, I think we will very soon be at the same stage for World War II veterans as we were with World War I veterans in the mid aughts. These commemorations might be a last hurrah of sorts. I don't know. Just things I think about some times.

Before Bridge on the River Kwai, the dominant image in the public imagination for the Burma/Southeast Asia campaign was probably that associated with Errol Flynn. Great soundtrack with Objective, Burma! btw. Everything else is a footnote.

Please clap.

I would have expected this topic to generate more of a response than it has. Aseannow's appeal includes a lot of 70+ and 80+ expatriates whose fathers fought and/or served in World War II. It is interesting to see how the life of memorials and commemorations run. France and Britain had an overwhelming number of World War I memorials that are now forgotten or displaced, as the last living connection to them has died off. In fact, the French have created a museum for old commemorations--a sort of museum for museums. In another ten years, we'll probably see these World War II memorials fade away as well. I wonder how vital even this one would be right now were it not for the movie.

A one room shack costs half a million dollars in Hawaii. And the traffic is horrible. But at least the air and beaches are clean. And no bums. I think they export them all to San Francisco. So Thailand would be okay, if I just didn't need a gas mask to breathe the air.

And compare that to the Chinese triad kidnapping ring investments.

How is domestic consumption going to continue to rise when . . . https://aseannow.com/topic/1288318-political-parties-can-no-longer-evade-household-debt-crisis-facing-thailand/

What if . . . Xi is slowly closing off China from the rest of the world? He likes how Mao did things. And Mao did that.

B&R going to suck up Thai poultry, fruits, vegetables, and building materials, and leave Thailand with inflation

They put this link to another of their own stories inside a story that gives example after example that it is not fear-mongering, fake news, or disinformation that Chinese are being kidnapped.

Probably safe unless Sam Brinton was passing through Thailand.

This is just funny, watching this petty melodrama performed on a public stage.

Durian. 2500 baht at Thonburi Market. Thanks, China.

These villages also tend to have repair shops for a variety of things around them, too. Then, there are builders, roof repairs, all sorts of things that will spread the money around locally. This is a good policy.

Hmmm. The photo above this article says "Fake News."

Well, it thundered and sprinkled today out here in Phutthamonthon. Hope it isn't finished. Nice to sit in the office with the windows open, the air quality fairly good, and a cool(ish) breeze blowing in through the verandah.

Up the taxes on CP and the Pizza guy.

Chuwit right again. Chinese triad kidnapping rings in operation. Chinese chat rooms warned about this. But the Thai government tried to get the Chinese government to help downplay it. Not a fantasy. This is a real problem. Criminals flooding into Thailand.

Great news! This means Fritos and cornbread mix soon to be available in Tops.