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Which is a sore point with young graduates and has been for decades. I've had many discussions with yount Thai uni students , most have never worked and have little to zero knowledge about contracts of employment and the details therein, etc. Their instant argument is 'I have (will have) a bachelor degree therefore I should get paid more, regardless of any other considerations, including whether the job is difficult or very simple/needs advanced knowledge or long-term past experience or advanced academid knowlege etc., or needs none of these'. Bottom line: I have (will have) a bachelor degree therefore I should get paid more, regardless of any other considerations'. What's obvious is such discussions is an underlying attitude that people with a degree should get paid more because they have a (perceived) higher status. Had this discussion many times often heated. Ultimately there is no definative answer so I always forceably changed the subject in the classroom.

Is that the information the OP is trying to gather?

Some = very few, can count on one hand.

Better still, lots of muscle boys rowing. But not practical, they would have to get out of their air-con gyms, and way too complex to ensure they have the right colour co-ord singlet and short shorts every day, and the 'in' fashion haircut.

Sure, violence is not needed but this guy does, as mentioned, file suits and complaints continuously, often for very simple unimportant matters.

These numbers are not typical, far from it.

Your categories are so vague you can't expect to get 'facts' for each category. Google is your friend, get going.

Family Mart near us suddenly closed. They had no local customers whatever because of the seriously rude/abusive and unhelpful staff. Only customers were Sth. Asians staying at next door hotel. To these customers they were even more abusive.

You don't know that to be fact. Just more of your attempts to stir people up and frighten them for no valid specific reason.

I suspect the poster is quoting the type of clinic; ENT = Ear, Nose, Throat. Of course the actual name and address would be helpful.

Sure, I used the same Centrelink office a couple of days later to get a CRN (Centrelink Reference number) and to apply for the OAP. The staff I had contact with were all good listeners, quite knowledgeable, helpful, friendly and polite and keen to ensure all my questions had been clearly answered, and very small waiting time. I can also share that quite a few times I called the direct 'Older Australians Line'. Always answered quickly, good listeners, very focused. Twice (different calls) the officer said politely 'Your question is a little beyond my knowledge, can you please wait just 1 or 2 minutes so I can speak to my supervisor and get the correct answer?' I responed YES. Within 1 or 2 minutes the lady back on the call with a complete answer and checking that the answer was fully aligned to my original question and did i have any further questions. No complaints whatever.

In late 2019 I returned to OZ after nearly 2 decade out of country. I had lost My Medicare card and all Medicare records. I called Medicare and asked them if I was still eligible for a Medicare care, and to say I had lost my old card. A couple of quick questions and a confirmation I was eligible. Lady then she asked my addresthen gave me the address of the nearest Centrelink office and the bus numbers to get there, just 10 minutes away from my rented apartment. At Centrelink they asked me a few questions to try to help them search for my old Medicare number. They couldn't find my old number. They then did an online request for a new number. Two minutes later a new Medicare number. The Centrelink officer quickly completed a template letter, with my new number, which I could use immediately anywhere in Australia. She also mentioned 'your new plastic card should arrive at home within 14 days'. It came in about 5 days. I did use the letter the day after issue at a big hospital in Sydney. No questions asked, no hesitation to accept / use the letter.

Sure, I've heard similar things before. Not all Thais think exactly like this. I recall an incident where a murder was commiiited at an average suburban house in Phya Thai. The monks were consulted whether anybody should ever live there again. Head monk said: There would be no ghosts or evil spirits etc., if the house was closed for 6 months then all beds and bedding removed and burned. Then no reason why another family could not buy the house and live there happily. A Thai family did buy the house, put a spirit house in the front yard and had a quick chanting /white thread ceremony. They bought new beds/bedding and the room where the murder was committed was turned into a Buddha room.

But will he keep within some well structured obvious boundaries? But he does of course have the right to speak to explain himself, in intelligent and meaninful words and without any of his obvious lies and deliberate misinformation and planned attempts to divide the masses. I can't see this happening. He'll just scream and yell about 'stolen election', 'break in at his resort', etc., etc. And he'llshow that he has no intention of and cannot engage in logical respectful civil discussion and debate.

Well if you can afford to buy an island you can afford to buy a helicopter. Or perhaps a rowboat would suffice. But what about the regular big hurricanes?

But who/how will the appointed large mob in the senate by 'voted' out?

So to avoid all these 'items', perhaps an uninhabited desert island?

Seems to me they need to stop and quickly make some decisions what the next objective is (in terms of using online technology) and aim/take action to achieve that picture quickly. Right now they are making too many changes and causing confusion and creating a picture of Centrelink lacking credibility...

"Seems obvious that the panel has political motivations...." Of course it does, so does everything trump says/plans/comments on/lies about/etc., etc., etc.

From above... "It's a bit more complex. Being Thaksin's party is likely one of the main reason PT was regularly elected as one of the top parties." Sure, very true because there's a direct line to whatever is needed to ensure he gets the votes.

Yep they will know what to do in the office and possibly quite good at strategizing everything so that it aids property developers.

Wonder if he's got any travel/health insurance?

Also in the news very recently, the building has been demolished.

Tycoons with vested interests very focused on big revenues which can be/are strongly affected by the 'right' laws and regulations.

Just remembered more detail. The case was a very senior ruthless army general who had a wife and children and several minor wives and had lived publicly full time with the final minor wife for 2 decades or more. The children (adults at the time of the generals death) barely knew their birth mother and saw her as an an unpleasant woman. They had grown to be very attached to the minor wife. Upon his death a will was found which had been written several decades earlier before any children were born and the will bequeathed everything to the original wife who hadn't had any contact whatever with the general or the children for decades, including no contct with the children from when they were toddlers. The children together with the minor wife approached the court asking to be recognized as recipients of the generals rather large amount of land and buildings and cash. They won.