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2 hours ago, holy cow cm said:

Seriously went to jail based on that? Well if a heroin dealer can be in government, and a PM who did not properly take the oath, and a political party that really didn't win the election, then why not have the least of the evil having this guy on the Anti Corruption Organization. Who else would be a more better candidate than someone who is closely familiar with corruption and lying. 

I wouldn't imagine he is any better at corruption and lying! he got caught and the rest of them have managed to lie, strongarm or wriggle out of any questions and avoid any culpability!!!

If lying and corruption was an Olympic sport the present lot would be multiple world champions they really are that good and have been trained since before they could walk...!

Nepotism, cronyism, racism, corruption they got it all in abundance. Intelligence not so much......

1 hour ago, BobBKK said:

https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/australia-nz-have-world-s-best-covid-health-and-economic-response-20200430-p54ofs

 

Washington | Australia's "novel" coronavirus pandemic response is being hailed as one of the world's best for both containing the virus and preserving the nation's economic fabric without throwing millions of workers into potentially permanent unemployment.
 

A preliminary study of leading advanced economies by the highly-regarded Brookings Institution in Washington said Australia, New Zealand, Denmark and Germany have been "the most successful".

Bloody hell don't you start throwing facts about you'll start upsetting people!!!

2 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Guess who got rejected last night.

 

It does stink as though somebody has got sand in their vagina due to a massive loss of face

Can't really understand how an adult in a clear position of responsibility can make such outrageous statements!

From his actions it would be a fair bet that he bought his way up the ranks...

6 minutes ago, Traubert said:

Posted by the hard of thinking more like.

Oooh your such a card!!

8 hours ago, johng said:

Was going about 55 KPH when a dog run out from behind a roadside rubbish bin straight under the front wheel,no time to react at all,straight down onto the concrete ,weeks of painful roadrash.

Looks like that would have been memorable for all the wrong reasons!

I remember years ago falling off a moped in flip flops and skinning all my toes it is the sort of thing you only ever do once in your life. Never ever worn flip flops on any 2 wheel vehicle since....

1 minute ago, 473geo said:

Thank you, I will and can, because I don't get pent up about things of little consequence.

This may come as a bit of a surprise, but I expect if I need to travel on a coach in a month or 2 all will be well. If I feel the urgent need to visit this particular Wat as apparently many foreigners do! providing I am not too stingy to pay the 'entrance fee' all will be ok there too.

Good for you fella! have a nice life...

1 minute ago, 473geo said:

All these people 'who have been in LOS since before lockdown' suddenly want to visit this particular Temple while under repair and in the midst of a pandemic, well they don't appear very intelligent to my mind!! Good thing Thailand is saving them from their stupidity!!

I see I am dealing with the hard of thinking so I guess there is no point in further debate

A fella a few pages back mentioned the old fable along the lines of 'when they came for me there was nobody left' I hope it never comes to that but it wouldn't be the first time in history. Enjoy the things you like about LoS because attitudes are a changing....

4 hours ago, connda said:

You're an apologist for racial segregation.  That's not good.

There is no difference between me, a non-Thai Theravada Buddhist, and a Thai Theravada Buddhist - Except: 
The Thai Theravada Buddhist can enter the temple "to pray, to make merit etc."
This American Theravada Buddhist can not enter the temple "to pray, to make merit etc."
I'm not allowed in because of my skin color and ethnicity.

 

The Thai government does nothing to address this racism meaning they explicitly condone the racism.

Before Covid many of these same temples allowed Thais Buddhists to freely enter their temples "to pray, to make merit etc." but foreign Buddhist must pay "to pray, to make merit etc."
I must pay because of my skin color and my ethnicity.

Nowhere in the Buddhist scriptures does the Buddha condone racism.  Had he condoned racism then Buddhism would have died out in Northern India long, long ago as a religion limited only to the race of people inhabiting Northern India.

Thai racism is extremely ugly and vile;  Apologizing for this systemic racism is condoning the racism and is equally as vile. 

"Foreigners can not enter (Wat Po) for their own safety" is a lie which is breaking a core Buddhist precept.  If it was for 'safety' reasons then no one other than construction workers and monks could enter.  None of the general public would be allowed in if it was truly about 'safety.'  "Foreigners can not enter" because foreigners are seen as dirty, Covid-carriers - a fiction that seems to have gained momentum via the rants issued out of the Health Ministry. 

That is the ugliness of systemic racism:  Non-Thai - Dirty; Thais - Clean. 
Vile.  Ugly.  Disgusting. 
There is no place for racism in Buddhism, yet, here it is!

Bravo sir!

That completely and utterly hits the nail on the head!!

There is absolutely no other explanation and the apologists can say what they want but this behaviour is abhorrent and condoned at the very highest levels

It's utterly breathtaking a country that relies on tourism as much as LoS does have the lack of intelligence and foresight to allow this and do nothing about it, breathtaking but not at all surprising...

6 hours ago, johng said:

I think she was lucky.

 

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Possibly, however I am talking from fact of what I personally witnessed not anecdotal evidence

Had she tried to avoid the dog she would have been into oncoming traffic or would have hit the kerb and possibly pedestrians. She 100% did the right thing at that time

Ps that picture looks like that bike was going rapido or was dragged under a vehicle to melt the headlight and faring to that degree

4 hours ago, johng said:

Have you tried it on a motorbike ?   I have..the bike went straight down I got some nasty "roadrash" and the dog died.

 

 

Guess it depends what your on missus went straight over the dog that ran out on her on her ninja 250 barely a bump, she did not panic and she didn't try to go around it

I was a bit proud of her really though thinking about it could have been she never noticed it!!

ps it was a normal medium sized dog and yep it died...

It has cost China a lot of money and face that alone might convince the CCP to do something about it

I reckon they will do it quietly in their own time, they have shown many times that they can be absolutely ruthless when they need to be so public opinion of the serfs doesn't really matter. Well here's hoping....

That has got to be up there with some of the most efficient personal enrichment plans with the added bonus they get free rooms for the Mia Noi, everyone's a winner....

Would you like to bet if he is from a family in the top tier of Thai society....?

Yet another proclamation from the all seeing oracle and his band of grubby minions, just a pity they have put zero thought on infrastructure and budgeting...

Actually maybe they have, the people who cannot find a way or afford it don't need an education for what their futures holds..