Roy Baht

9 minutes ago, daveAustin said:

This guy is switched on and consistent; should be in charge of the country. Esp poignant on the infection rate, particularly Thailand which would be many times what is reported. Still a lack of testing coupled with no incentive—you typically get carted away. 

Yeah, that's all we need: Thailand run by a Sinovac salesman.

Funny how everyone hates 'Big Joke'. Even when he does something good (like ridding this country of pedos), he's hardly given credit for it. The headline for this article in Naew Na is 'บิ๊กโจ๊ก'ลุยหนองคายนำทีมบุกจับเฒ่าอังกฤษล่วงละเมิดทางเพศเด็กไม่เกิน 15 -- "'Big Joke' goes to Nong Khai, leads the team to catch an old Englishman for sexually abusing children up to 15" -- but ASEAN NOW drops "Big Joke" from the headline. Why is that? I'd go with "Big Joke Busts Brit Pedo In Nong Khai"

There's a moral hazard argument to be made (which I am sure no one in this forum will like) that runs like this: the more that banks are insured against losses, the more likely they are to behave recklessly or take unnecessary risks--because they know they will be bailed out. (The classic example of moral hazard is the "too big to fail" financial institutions in the United States.) On the other hand, if bank insurance is kept to a minimum, then banks are incentivized to behave responsibly--and not fail. Or if a bank does behave irresponsibly, it is allowed to fail. No government bailout. As for the people who lose money in that bank, well, they chose the wrong bank to put their money in. Caveat emptor. That is the theory at least--just putting it out there.

On 8/6/2020 at 9:25 AM, Boomer6969 said:

There is a very active thread about a busted agent where some people are trading insults which lead me to reflect on people's motivation to stay in LOS: if you can't afford a legit visa you can afford bar girls either, so why do you stay here?

This is a good question and I agree with the reasoning behind it. But I stopped asking this question a long time ago after getting the same kind of BS responses you are receiving now. "My great wealth is tied up in investments in my home country"?! Hilarious! "Thai banks aren't trustworthy" Well, the THB is doing a lot better than the GBP--someone must trust Thai banks. And on and on and on.

Now, of course I have sympathy for people in bad situations but for people in bad situations who break the law I have a bit less sympathy. The Thai government is cracking down on people who don't meet the clearly stated visa requirements--and why shouldn't they? Name any other country on earth--including these people's home countries--that would allow people who don't obey immigration laws to live there? Or who don't view the people who break those laws as criminals?

Now I'll sit back and enjoy the rage, accusations of heartless, the "Just wait! It'll happen to you someday!" (no it won't) and all the other nonsense replies to this post. Cheers!

I think the "five-star" hospitals have been hurting due to the decline in medical tourists. 

19 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

Yes, it´s fantastic. Never heard of anything this kind. My face is now full of happy tears just reading about it. The question, though, is how newsworthy it really is?

 

Real headline: Rich guy buys new shoes for student

What kind of society do we want to live in? One that pays people a living wage? Or one in which rich people buy shoes for random people? We want shoes from rich people! ????

Before COVID came I was already thinking that the stock market would crash before the end of this year so, when the market was hitting record highs, I was already cashing out in preparation for a year or two of recession.  From that point of view I couldn't have timed it better. Only thing I'm hoping for now is the USD to strengthen a bit against the THB.

1 hour ago, Ireland32 said:

Big Deal, Can’t go without a drink , geezus 

It's not about not being able to go without a drink. Governments aren't supposed to govern based on what people can "go without".  What are you? A child? And happy to have a paternalistic state tell you what you can and cannot do? F--- that. I'm an adult. I can have a glass of wine with dinner. If people get drunk and cause a ruckus, the state has a right to deal with them. But I have a right to choose what I drink with dinner.