Purdey

Still not a top 50 country; if gender parity is an important indicator of development, then it still has a long way to go.

If the people who received extortion mails and knew they had not looked at child porn, why would they pay? There would be no evidence in their browser history. ... Or would there?

How can these people pretend to be pro-life when many states still have the death penalty, kids being shot in their classrooms?

Most parties just want lucrative ministerial portfolios. If Move Forward held all the key ministries and used their power to develop the country it would make a nice change.

Just the other day, Thailand announced it would make it easier for Chinese to get visas. Nuff said.

I wonder how many tanks were moved from the central region to the border. Seems Thailand buys a lot of weapons but rarely puts then in areas where the border is in danger, preferring to use them for coups.

If there is a "stupid" law that says don't cross the road except at a junction, then running across between junctions is illegal. It's not something the UK worries about and the British believe it would be ludicrous to make crossing the road wherever you want an offence, however minor. But it's most certainly illegal in the USA, where it is not seen as ludicrous by the police. They don't count how many feet you were from the corner. Thailand has its own laws and specifically about owning media shares when standing for office. All politicians know this before standing for office. Superficially reasonable when you look at how the media in the West affects politics. The fact that two leaders of the same Thai party knew they had media shares and expected to be made exceptions to the law in the face of their political competitors seeking any excuse to get rid of them is concerning. I mean how daft can they be? If they were negligent in this simple matter, what sort of leaders would they become?

Hospitals are full of diseases.

And in the other news of the day is a Chinese thief stealing Louis Vuitton bags. You can't make this stuff up.

Looking at a map of China showing the close regional proximity of US military bases compared with a map of north America with no Chinese military bases anywhere near, I guess the Chinese need to be more afraid than the US. Also, Americans forget there are a bunch of politicians older than Biden (Grassley is 89). It's just that Fox needs to find fault with Biden or he will defeat the Republicans again.

Can't say I like noodles every day. Whatever the breadth of Chinese cuisine, most eat the same food. And spitting bones into the floor of restaurants makes me throw up. And the howls of the dogs beaten to death in their cages for the strong meat used to keep the cold out. To take Richard Dawkins' quote and alter it, isn't it strange that wherever you are born, that is where you find the best food.

Pretty sure they've always been nasty. I guess you can't civilized then.

Thailand's military sometimes forgets that Burma used to invade Thailand "whenever they wanted" and destroyed the original capital of Ayutthaya. They are not soft cuddly teddy bears. The one consistent enemy that Thailand has ever had. Danger Will Robinson.

I have a bridge in London I am willing to sell cheap.

Surely, Big Joke is allowed to look at the assets and ask, "So where did all these houses, cars and mia noi come from, eh?"

Prayut should man up and admit it happened on his watch.

Best to wait and see. Sometimes, there really is a need to explain misinformation to the largely uneducated populace.

The Conservative party suffers fools too readily and this debacle may lead to the shrinking of the party in future elections. The only saving factor is that there's no other party fit to replace them. Labor might win the next election but it is hard to see them leading the UK for more than one term. Personally, I would like to see any party willing to save the NHS get success at the polls.