Purdey

Everything you wrote about Liverpool and Fulham seems completely irrelevant. As i wrote, he was welcomed with open arms when he arrived. That a military junta later tried him in abstentia and found him guilty (a forgone conclusion if they were to justify the coup), the UK still did not arrest him or return him to Thailand. In fact he was able to visit several countries later.

It seems like the Americans are still pushing plastic gloves over natural latex.

He entered the UK in 2008 and later bought Manchester City football club. The British didn't turn him over to Bangkok.

No one should forgive him. After reading about the children who were married to kings and noblemen throughout history, i wouldn't lynch him though.

People don't always get it. There are lots of police who are polite and helpful. I have met many and it usually involves the ones on office duty far from the street. Renewing my PR red book the guys in the office smile and are very friendly. For a street cop it is the pressure from above to collect cash that turns then surly. Some simply should be kicked out of the force immediately. Don't paint every cop as evil. It takes all sorts.

Good old Chuwit, playing the carrot while weilding the stick. He knows he can't be the RTP bete noire all the time. Sometimes he has to be Mr. Nice Guy. Massaging is the name of the game today. A gifted politician. He has a point, that police wages at the bottom are bad but that isn't what drives corruption. It is the ambitious seniors who want position, which is expensive, as well as the ones who know how much they stand to make if they push downward. I can't see him changing the RTP alone because that requires political will and this government just doesn't have it.

Any prosecution made following a coup d'etat is automatically suspicious. It may be one reason why foreign countries and states welcomed him with open arms - they are aware that a coup needs justification, real or not. Normally those who initiate a coup are severely punished if it falls. A success means do what you want.

How did they learn how to crack safes? Wouldn't it take years? Or are we talking money boxes with a padlock?

Could someone explain how to fly a balloon from China to America with no engines, wings or pilots. I can see that if you launch it when the wind is blowing east it will start off fine, but to guide it precisely over military targets, what's the trick?

Bad for ordinary people. My sympathy for the friends, families and relatives lost. However, I have noticed over the years that religiously pious people, like those in the area, never, ever say that God is punishing them for their sins when natural disaster strikes. After all a natural disaster is God smiting sinners, isn't it? What did they do?

Did they say they are adding barriers in a city that is already logjammed due to traffic lights and railway crossings? Would have thought the RTP would want to avoid more traffic problems. Interesting that someone said to himself, "no need to stop corruption, we can spend money on electronic barriers and i get 10% off the top."

A woman is usually involved.

It seems the Pentagon has confirmed that three Chinese balloons flew (or is that drifted?) Over the USA under the Trump administration, several media have reported https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3844511-chinese-balloons-flew-over-us-three-times-during-trump-administration-officials/ This explains why the government was sure they were Chinese. Previous experience. No confirmation yet on the purpose of the latest balloon (I guess Trump allowed the earlier ones to escape as he may have had confirmation they were harmless), although having fallen into 47 feet of water the latest balloon should have been retrieved by now. It would be helpful if the truth could be revealed as the speculation is driving me crazy.

The great American entrepreneurial spirit still lives. Profit is king.

A lot of focus on a potential trade war here and little about the effects of lowering women's rights, labor rights and putting the environment in danger. Polluting rivers, punishing unions, lowering food standards. I won't be surprised if pensions to those living overseas are affected ("they're practically foreigners, ain't they?"). These aren't the sunlit uplands people were promised.. The EU has the right to tell the British its goods and labor conditions do not meet EU standards and insist low quality foods and goods meet its standards. This will hurt exports. Bad for Britain. The British could then retaliate against the EU with tariffs and raise food prices in the UK as a result of expensive imports. Bad for Britain again. Shooting itself in the foot has become the national pastime of the UK. Lowering rights and standards doesn't make you free because you can't force the EU to do what the uk wants any more.

Thailand, having committed to lowering its carbon footprint on the world stage, promptly ordered more coal fired electricity generating facilities. If anyone believes EVs save the environment, first look at the places generating their electricity.

Seems the Thai government is only interested in looking at the end result rather than the source of pollution. Burning agricultural stubble is the cause. Allowing farmers to burn fields is a bad habit and the ministry of agriculture needs to educate farmers better.

Just asking 200 people sounds suspiciously too few in order to be statistically significant.

Accidentally dropped the helmet camera first. Oh dear.

Update bank account books even if they aren't due for interest payments. Any cash in our out will be recorded.

If you buy heroin on the streets of Lisbon, Portugal, it is not illegal. If you buy on the streets of Boston in the US, it is. Vaping is legal in most countries but illegal in Thailand. Why don't travel agents and embassies not make people aware of these laws? Foreigners often visit countries like Thailand because of their different cultures. Why should different laws be such a shock?

That's capitalism folks. Get rid of the NHS so insurance companies could be winners!

Telling them to stop is like asking someone to take a huge cut in earnings.

If you have evidence like emails, lodge a complaint with the police showing that he agreed to return the deposit. Maybe a visit by the boys in brown will help.

The story looks like the police left the money on the table not the vendor. "They had arranged for a brown envelope stuffed with the cash." Is it a sting or entrapment?