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2 hours ago, webfact said:

Thai Airways banks on food business to cut losses

Sadly this story illustrates why Thai Airways is in such bad financial shape and bereft of quality senior management.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Army chief not keen on politics

On three occasions recently he has made public utterances in reference to politics. On each instance he has made a goose of himself.

It seems the Thai military breeds generals with qualities of endearing charm, integrity, honesty, leadership and humanity. General Prayut Chan-o-cha and General Apirat Kongsompong and General Prawit Wongsuwan are just a few examples of such men. 

Hands up all those who agree. 

Another crippling blow to Thailand's rubber industry and exports? These unexpected events just adding to an already weakening economy.

7 hours ago, Yinn said:

I know a lot of TVF members are the bar people with the bar “friends.” That your life, you not know about...

 

Thailand is Asia's most developed auto parts market and a hub for the likes of Toyota, Honda and Mercedes-Benz, making cars and car parts the country's No. 1 export in 2012. The floods in 2011 disrupted more than 100 components makers.

 

 Thailand is the second-largest exporter of computer hard drives and makers other components used in personal computers. Thailand’s important and fast-growing production industries are machinery and electric tools, furniture and wood products, canned food, and plastic products, while production industries that account for major export items are high-technology products such as integrated circuits and parts, hard disc drives, electrical appliances, vehicles, and vehicle parts. 

 

https://www.bmwgroup-werke.com/rayong/en.html

 

https://www.mercedes-benz.co.th/en/passengercars/the-brand/about-us/about-us.module.html

 

And much more. You guys talk like you know, but you not know. 

On this occasion you seem to have lost the plot. Sad, but it comes as no surprise! The topic of the story is about:

More manufacturers relocating to Thailand from China, HK

The story is NOT about what industries have been operating successfully in Thailand since 2011. Any fool can look that up in Google and quote it like they are a master know-all. You might find now in 2019 those old Google success stories are becoming irrelevant/historic because of the impact of the high baht on exports and other factors. To quote from another source which I am not permitted to mention:

"Other emerging economies (Indonesia and Vietnam) are developing an automotive industry, learning from Thailand's mistakes. This means Thailand could lose its automotive core competency unless policymakers adapt to industry upgrades to meet global trends".

This is 2019 not 2011. Try and keep your comments up-to-date and your pitiful sarcasm relevant to the topic. In this instance it has been wasted. 

46 minutes ago, webfact said:

In total there were 297 group tours on Saturday comprising 7,065 tourists. 

7065 tourists dumping rubbish on Koh Lan in just one day. 

Koh Garbage a monument to Thai greed.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

More manufacturers relocating to Thailand from China, HK

Might I suggest these are the scraps of Chinese manufacturers who have not already moved or been denied access to other preferred locations such as Vietnam and Malaysia.

Why else would they go to a country with higher wages, lower productivity, higher value currency. And one that uses imported and itinerant foreign workers and has complex and onerous visa laws for employers of such foreign workers.

Thailand is being used as last resort and is desperate to accept what's left of dodgy tinpot Chinese manufacturers. The best of the Chinese manufacturers have long gone elsewhere.

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

Bangkok City Hall has delivered certificates to restaurants where the sale of alcohol was strictly prohibited during the three month period of Buddhist Lent.

I was under the impression that the observance of Buddhist Lent was more a practice for monks rather than the general public. But I could be wrong on that.

Apart from just restaurants perhaps all City Halls throughout Thailand could issue certificates to Buddhist temples which refrain from alcohol and molestation of young trainees during the Lent period.

https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thai-abbot-accused-of-sexually-abusing-teen-novice

29 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

PM promises to act on the Opposition’s constructive recommendations

A Prayut promise is a worthless promise. He doesn't have the moniker "Pinocchio" for no reason.

The Opposition should know better that to accept anything the PM says as being truthful. They should have him say it in parliament and get it in writing as well.

The Los Angeles Times described much of Asian defence spending as "keeping up with the Joneses". 

Bernard Loo <deleted> Weng, a military expert at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies described such was the competition for big ticket military items of dubious necessity. He went on to say:

"Southeast Asia is littered with examples of such purchases. Thailand owns an aircraft carrier without any aircraft. Indonesia dedicated about a sixth of its military budget to the purchase of 11 Russian Su-35 fighter jets. And Malaysia splurged on two French submarines it couldn’t figure out how to submerge."

Thailand's quasi democratic junta would be making their expenditure based on the recommendation (orders) of the military, General Apirat no doubt.

It seems image and ego (submarines) play a big part in the weapons purchase policy.

https://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-asia-defense-industry-20190607-story.html

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

Thais are short of money - and it's worse than Indonesia!

And the Thais also beat Indonesia with the highest household debt to GDP ratio in Asia.

Thailand 3rd at 68.9

Indonesia 9th at 16.9

Congratulations Thailand! 

Plus the new budget contains stimulus measures which includes easy access to government bank loans for workers, farmers and small business. That might lift Thailand to the top of the League ladder in Asian domestic debt.

https://tradingeconomics.com/country-list/households-debt-to-gdp?continent=asia

28 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

He added that the ban of the two chemicals may lower the production of sugar, which will have an impact on sugar factories and export,

The government plans to introduce a tax on sugar used in the beverage industry so it is likely less sugar will need to be grown anyway.

The high baht will automatically kill sugar exports. So the sugar industry is not looking good regardless of whether they use toxic chemicals or not.

The less sugar planted/grown means less smoke and haze which must be a health plus. 

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

SRT to halt legal move against Hopewell

The SRT has second thoughts given Hopewell has reminded them their corrupt practices will be exposed in any litigation.

Many big SRT and Thai Ministerial heads are on the block. 

Hopewell has called their bluff! Pay up and shut up SRT!

The weaponry has been especially ordered by General Apirat. He needs it to protect PM Prayut and the filthy rich 1% from Thanathorn and his diabolical Future Forward Party who want to help the poor thereby posing a threat to national security.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

the Prime Minister explained that the budget bill was drawn up anticipating that Thailand’s economic growth rate next year will be between 3% and 4%

The supreme optimist is that PM Prayut. With the baht strengthening in value it should be expected that exports will fall even further. A GDP growth of between 2% and 3% is more likely.  

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Govt stresses efforts to help the poor

".....some issues will take some time to solve as they require actions...........".

Action is not a strong feature of this government so the Assembly of the Poor will need to wait until the Assembly of the Rich gets around to even looking at their mundane problems.

The Assembly of the Rich are very busy at present looking after the interests of the Assembly of the Elite. 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Chim Shop Chai campaign now generates some 10bn baht

This is wonderful news. The declining economy has been saved by the brilliance of those politicians who created the free money Chim Shop Chai campaign specifically designed for Thai domestic tourists. Self congratulations are in order.

Now after that amazing success story in November they will introduce some more free money, but this time only 4 million baht (40,000 X 100 baht). That should be the icing on the economy cake and put the economy back on track. 

No worries folks! Forget about the declining exports, the high baht, sagging consumer confident, the slump in GDP growth. 

Prayut and his economic team have everything under control. You wait and see!