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Interestingly, he did not absolve himself of all crimes during the period he held office as a civilian. This implies that he could be investigated for unusual wealth or corruption (if there is any evidence, of course).

Simply an insult to Thai people's intelligence. The 1997 "people's constitution" gave people freedom, until the military took it away. You can reform the military to cut down the number of generals, cancel conscription - or whatever - but unless military bases are all moved to border areas and generals who rebel are imprisoned for life, not much will change.

Life imitates art? On Sunday afternoon Donald Trump pitched a fit that his legal problems are keeping him from attending a golf tournament being held at his golf course in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Bias? Latest news: Mark Meadows FOLDS on the stand in Georgia and implicates Trump. Seems he hung himself.

Isn't it normal for the Thai government to ignore abject poverty? Catch him and look at his circumstances before passing judgement.

Why doesn't the article give a reason for the departure of senior executives? Retired? Incompetence? Listed companies really should explain themselves a little more clearly.

Shutting down Facebook for the actions of a few is essentially punishing the majority because of actions of a minority. While I don't particularly like Facebook I would defend people's right to use it if that's what they want. And if they get swindled it's usually caused by their own greed.

Looking back at other requests for postponement until later, I imagine courts have heard, Saddam: "That date isn't convenient as it is the day before I have an important meeting to invade somewhere." Goering: "The Nuremburg trial needs to be postponed as I have an important event in Paraguay to attend the day before." Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: "The trial date is inconvenient as we have a super appointment with Stalin in Moscow the day before." Sorry for the sarcasm, but I doubt courts consider plaintiff appointments.

There is a lot of money to be made from giving people hope of an afterlife. Write a book, become an evangelist, Hope means money for someone.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, 81, stops and stares blankly into space. Not too old. Sen. Chuck Grassley is 88 years old. Older than Biden but who cares?

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Have they asked permission from Thaksin or Prawit?

An insurgency implies an armed force with finding from abroad. If the offenders are Thai it would be an insurrection. In the past the Chinese supplied weapons to local Thais. So which is it, insurrection or insurgency?

Maybe ask Singapore how they do it?

Poor kid. Just trying to earn a living no doubt.

If the woman is Thai and wrote in Thai on her social media media post, it means foreign tourists dodged a bullet and will not be showing up in droves. Whew.

Thanks. Good to know.

People laughed at the early Japanese cars. The first one in my street was all chrome (yuck). Now their cars are number one for reliability. It was inevitable that China would catch up.

Looking forward to seeing what happens, but without a knowledgeable opinion myself. Being a former President, and with the leniency shown to Trump to date (no handcuffs, chains or other treatment usually given to offenders), would he be imprisoned or given a suspended sentence? I have seen presidents jailed in those infamous "sh*thole countries" he denigrates but not the USA - to date. Any legal beagles want to give an informed opinion?

Nice to hear they didn't hit him. If he is suicidal he will try again and the usual suspects at AN will raise a cheer.

If people continue to protest against Thaksin's lenient treatment out of a perfect excuse for the military to intervene and dissolve Parliament.

Thanks for this. I will have a look.

Racquet science?

The room with my guitars and computers is getting cluttered and I want to hang the two electric guitars (including one really heavy Gibson, and one acoustic guitar on a wall to get them off the floor and out of the way and yet close at hand to use whenever the mood takes me. The big problem is, I understand that the walls are not made of bricks but of breeze blocks, which are perhaps a bit weaker. I really don't know. My questions are, does anyone have experience in hanging guitars on a wall made of breeze blocks, and which brand of guitar hooks are especially good for this? Is there any other way of doing it? Thanks in advance. Example taken from the web.

Assassination in the US historically was done by individuals. I doubt any political entity would consider it. Yes, Trump could win an election as he doesn't need the greatest number of votes (aka the popular vote) just enough to win the electoral college.