Purdey

Ralph McTell used to sing and play guitar on the streets of France and it was considered ok 50 years ago. Then you had to get a permit. You get foreign people playing on the metro and at stations even today. Perhaps Thailand fears foreign musicians are so much better than Thais that they will take over the music industry.

Don't drive Drunk means please do drink, just not too much. There is no intention to stop drinking and driving. In other countries it is common for police to wait in pub carparks. Having the car keys in your hand as you said in the driver's seat is all the reason they need.

So which nationality? Or can I guess?

Lowering national debt would help more than shutting national agencies. That would allow government to operate within their budget. The Department of Education, established by Congress, cannot be deleted by the President. How about the Department of Defense? Stop wasteful expenditure, sure. Cut the people who look after the nuclear defense of the nation, not so good.

I read that gamblers are addicted but are they addicted to the gambling or the dopamine in their brain when they win?

Let the court pass judgement and see what happens.

No mention of Chinese proficiency. Much more useful in this region.

Besides all the childish bickering on AN, I would love for Trump's cancel culture to save America trillions and not have to increase the debt limit again.

It puzzles me how they make enough money to buy a camera then to think taking videos of strangers will earn a living wage.

I doubt Thailand has many advantages for Americans. It is far too neutral, or better, middle of the road. Forever trying not to be part of just one side, it tries to take no sides.

Feel sorry for him as pronunciation of Thai words in a French accent would confuse the best taxi driver.

The population will drop more, and AI will take over several technological jobs, but unemployment will go down too.

Feel sorry for him as pronunciation of Thai words in a French accent would confuse the best taxi driver.

I go home after work and slump into a chair. No energy for dancing.

I personally want to know if the driver has a religious reason for mowing people down, and which Masjid he attended.

It all seems like a normal page in ASEAN Now. Nice to see the left being as derogatory as the right.

Wealthy people do not engage in fighting for fear of losing their wealth. Give them jobs and facilities, not camps.

The issue that makes immigrants dislike the country they now live in is racism. Give them an education and ability to make personal wealth usually changes their attitude. Look at the Saudis who have homes in the UK. The smoke, drink alcohol and gamble. Just like a local. 🙏

Hamas has a funny way of conducting PR.

There is a lot of debate about what can or cannot be taught in school. I personally liked to challenge teachers while at school. Evil me. However, some schools are actively trying to break the constitution when it comes to religion in school. Oklahoma's State Superintendent Ryan Walters issued a directive requiring schools to incorporate the Bible, specifically the King James Bible, into classroom lessons. Usually, the Satanists would sue for the same rights (to teach the Christians a lesson in equanimity) but they are slow to act this time. North Dakota is about to make it compulsory for schools to teach intelligent design in science classes. There is no evidence to prove intelligent design scientific, so science teachers would be forced to lie. In politics or religion, there will be several sides to every argument and shouting or threatening weakens any argument. Perhaps setting up formal debates to take up differing opinions and argue them with facts would help develop critical thinking. However, this would be unusual in a strictly Christian school I suppose, where disagreement would be anathema to the Christians.

Invade Qatar. Thats where their bosses live.

Good for tourism, I guess.

Phones are a way to keep in touch with friends and family. Line seems to be the favorite app. She Who Must Be Obeyed calls her mother, several provinces away, every day. Can't do that if you don't have a phone.

How will the police track these guys down? If she wasn't raped, they don't have semen. Unless she scratched them, they can't collect skin samples from her fingernails. Unless she knows them and can name them, it is hard to see this going further. Sadly.

I wonder why Thailand has not developed its domestic market over the years, preferring to act as a trader rather than developing at home. Better education, better homegrown technology would mean less reliance on the West.