Purdey
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What is Thailand status in innovation? How many innovations originated in Thailand? What have Thais created? This is so puzzling as I cannot think of anything invented here.
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Thailand’s population to halve in 60 years, warns deputy PM
Purdey replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Good question. Companies that own machinery (that is not AI) pay taxes on the results of manufacturing so I reckon that is what will happen. -
British and Norwegian nationals arrested for illegal employment
Purdey replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
I don’t think it is witch-hunting or xenophobia to catch people who are breaking the law. Getting caught is just one of the downsides of illegal behavior. -
Thailand’s population to halve in 60 years, warns deputy PM
Purdey replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
There is something called AI that can take on jobs when the population declines, but first you have to invest in technology and stop thinking in terms of farmers and laborers only. -
Medical Experts Warn Against LSD ‘Death Stamps’
Purdey replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Lots of famous people have dropped acid including Cary Grant who used it in therapy. https://www.psychedelicpassage.com/21-surprising-famous-people-who-have-taken-psychedelics/ -
Foreign couple condemned for sex antics on Phuket beach (video)
Purdey replied to webfact's topic in Phuket News
Spreading porn online is illegal, isn't it? -
That will help lower traffic how?
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Lampang teacher under fire for broomstick beating of student
Purdey replied to snoop1130's topic in Chiang Mai News
Aye, when I were a lad we got the “slipper” for not doing homework. Eh, we’d get the blackboard duster thrown at out heads! Physical punishment that leaves marks is bad. -
Foreign man caught on CCTV stealing Thai flag in Phuket
Purdey replied to snoop1130's topic in Phuket News
Drunken louts on holiday part 2. People do make the mistake of thinking Thailand is like the Costa del Sol and their antics are merely patronizingly frowned upon. Two years in prison (unlikely though it is) means they will get beaten up by locals for their insulting behavior. Good luck guys. -
Is this the norm in other countries?
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The article doesn't mention how long he will be banned. Could he come back at some point?
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Florida is swamped by disease outbreaks as quackery replaces science
Purdey replied to Social Media's topic in World News
I don't suppose this outbreak is preventable so blame foreigners. https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/measles/data/global-measles-outbreaks.html I think what people are concerned about is that measles was a childhood vaccination that actually lowered or eliminated the disease but the current outbreak is occurring because many Americans and not vaccinating their kids. What's next? Polio? -
Florida is swamped by disease outbreaks as quackery replaces science
Purdey replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Not sure if migrants carried the disease but every source of information (CDC etc) says it is the lack on kids being vaccinated that spreads it. “ In a given year, more measles cases can occur for any of the following reasons: an increase in the number of travelers who get measles abroad and bring it into the U.S., and/or further spread of measles in U.S. communities with pockets of unvaccinated people.” https://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html The reason the low numbers are concerning is that measles spreads rapidly to unvaccinated kids and the USA has a lot more than it should. They are concerned about the numbers increasing. -
Thailand Plans Year-End Ban on Recreational Cannabis
Purdey replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Perfect time to throw people who own weed shops out on the streets, just as the economy is bombing -
Thai defence ministry to resolve submarine procurement issue soon
Purdey replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Give the navy a rubber dinghy and a pin. That should work. -
Land title deeds for farmers: Can Thailand escape the poverty trap?
Purdey replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Allowing farmers to sell their land is the kind of law only a real estate developer would want. Once the money has been used on booze, bikes and pickups they'll be in exactly the same position. -
Thai government seeks to mandate graphic warnings on alcohol products
Purdey replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Where is the evidence that this works? Is there another country that has stickers on drinks bottles that has seen a lowering of alcohol sales? Kids can see alcoholics anywhere in Thailand and it doesn't put them off. If only they could prove that their cigarette pack stickers lowered smoking. Was raising cigarette prices or exposed lungs more effective? -
There are still some comedians out there who can really offend yet be popular, like Jimmy Carr.
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Hungary's parliament clears path for Sweden's Nato membership
Purdey replied to webfact's topic in World News
That it is a totally insincere statement. Sorry if you didn't understand. -
Hungary's parliament clears path for Sweden's Nato membership
Purdey replied to webfact's topic in World News
So, you think he is very sincere?