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24 minutes ago, Grusa said:

If  the "Boss" family give up their entire inheritances past present and future to they who cannot be named, the whole thing will just go away.

An interesting point, could it be that someone has designs upon this family, and their hugely lucrative global business?

If that is the case, the idiot son and the subsequent attempts to shield him may make them vulnerable...

8 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

I would say 3 Million unemployed is a very conservative figure; 6 million may be nearer the mark and there is already an undercurrent of protest in The North about what the Brainless of Bangkok are going to do about it apart from offering 'Holiday Vouchers' !

Perhaps, and I suspect it is the case, the 3 million are from the "official sector" - registered, tax and social security payers/recipients. Add in the larger numbers from the unregulated unofficial employment sector - particularly well represented in the hard hit entertainment, hospitality, construction and restaurant sectors and you are probably looking at a figure well north of 10 million, well north!

The mutterings of discontent could raise steam like a Bulleid pacific on Welsh steam coal (a simile specially penned for "trainman 34014") if steps are not taken to relieve this disastrous situation!

15 minutes ago, TooBigToFit said:

It would be nice if someone from the English newspapers were reading this. They could do a story on how the system works, who has control, how the tickets are distributed, how fair that distribution is, who makes money, what's legal and illegal, what the government expects sellers do and what is actually being done, what the price should actually be, where the profits actually go, what happens to the unclaimed lottery tickets, etc. And in addition, it would be nice to know of the history of the lottery on the topic of corruption. Has it ever been rigged? Why is it so hard to find the big winners from any period in over the past decades considering they have many big winners every two weeks winning from 10k, 50k, 100k up to millions. Not many people can actually name someone who won big. Well, anyways they should look into this in English as it would make a good piece for the papers. They've probably done it in the past but it's time for a new article. Khaosod English being a bit more critical would be a good paper to do it.

Having glanced at the organisations who gain from having distribution rights (post #7) I would suggest that you don't "rock the boat". There are some jolly influential and well connected organisations on that list.

Sleeping dogs and all that!

As Violet Elizabeth Bott screamed ("Just William" by Richmal Crompton) "If I don't get what I want I shall cry and cry and cry untill I am sick!"

1 hour ago, natway09 said:

Nothing wrong with a bit of patriotism.

You all seem to like it here 

Well, his views are certainly indicative of an 'ism. I'm just not sure that it is patriotism!

2 hours ago, Black arab said:

Enjoy while you can, its now august, 5 months time it all goes down the pan.

Funny how all the "usual suspects" who have been so gleefully and enthusiastically celebrating the misfortunes of Sterling have steered clear of this thread...

I wonder whether HM Government are anticipating disruption because of the introduction of customs checks and so forth, or punitive sanctions preventing the movement of certain commodities - in this case medical supplies. 

11 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

Kim Jong un could fire a Nuke whenever he liked and no one there to stop him, other Countries have safe guards and procedures  in place to stop any one person firing nukes on a whim

That rather depends on whether he is still alive - is he?

6 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Swensons got the rights to all the really cute ones.

Personally, I am often struck by the somewhat well proportioned young ladies in my local KFC with " finger licking good" emblazoned across their chests!

2 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Now here's a crazy thought, is it remotely possible that some of it has already been injected into the trough?

I think that a less controversial, and certainly subtler explanation would be to say that it has been earmarked for investment with some of the government's more influential partners; because of their close links and high standing a more informal application and accounting process will be more appropriate. It will of course be as transparent as commercial conditions will allow.

2 hours ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

how does that work ? with several translators ? doubt thai conscripts do understand much angrit

 

anyway, army = waste of money

I somehow doubt that conscripts would get near such a trip!

A carefully selected group...

 I wonder if this will plant the seeds of an idea? Now that the cremation of the Red Bull case witness has been delayed...

3 hours ago, twocatsmac said:

“Death penalty doesn’t deter” ????

 

Have you ever known an executed terrorist reoffend?

No I haven't, but I have known of a number of occasions when terrorists have been inspired to kill by a desire for vengeance!

2 hours ago, 7by7 said:

 

We all have opinions; I merely asked you to justify yours because your opinion had no basis in fact whatsoever. 

 

You were wrong; why can't you simply accept that and move on?

Because it is an opinion, and not a statement of factor. And I have better things to do with my time than to leap to my computer and start searching furiously whenever you start your hectoring demands, especially as, a quick perusal of this thread shows, you will simply refuse to even consider any opinion which does not chime with the world according to 7by7". I am , as you put it, now moving on. Cheerio

19 minutes ago, sanuk711 said:

Yes I have read this....also one must be careful when entering a supermarket... DON'T let them take your Temperature on your forehead--- because it just erases your memory....I went for a bottle of milk and a loaf of bread yesterday and came home with a case of beer and a bottle of wine.

 

Also they are getting private information from you brain

16 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

Amazing you should mention that.  It happened to me too, just 2 days ago. 

I'm sure that something like that happened to me, but I can't remember!

I need a cider, but the kitchen is full of cases of UHT milk!

12 hours ago, transam said:

The only thing worth eating from KFC are those spicy chicken wings, they are the only thing I will eat from KFC, but, just my opinion....????

I quite like the "zinger burger", but again just my opinion.

Presumably, since the vast majority of their customers are Thai, and prefer spicy, it isn't worth stocking the original.

 I seem to remember a directive from the great pooh bah that the military at were to hand over such commercial operations to a civilian management agency to avoid just this sort of thing, or has that just swirled and bobbed away like an empty drinking water bottle dropped over the side of a Chao Prays Express ferry?

22 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

I predict a landside of 7-10 million votes. Trump is history. 

Whilst I may sympathise with your desire, wait until the last vote is counted (and then some more while the inevitable "collegiate shenanigans" plays out). Perhaps even until a slew of ever more desperate lawsuits are concluded. And no matter what happens, don't expect him to be standing, wrapped up against the January chill of Washington DC to congratulate his opponent early next year! He will probably be sitting in the Oval Office, a chair jammed  under the door handle, tweeting ever more bitter and incoherent comments! 

2 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

So in essence you see this as a the probable occurrence of what would be called an "Asian Spring", much like the "Arab Spring" which was a wave of pro-democracy protests and uprisings that took place in the Middle East and North Africa beginning in 2010 and 2011.  The populace challenged some of the region’s entrenched authoritarian regimes with the demonstrators expressing political and economic grievances, but they faced violent crackdowns by their countries’ security forces.  Do you see the equivalent of the same things happening here because of the inequities in prosecutions, dropping of cases against HiSo's and the like?

The difference may lie in the (real) capacity and abilities of the security forces, 100,000 + half trained and unmotivated conscripts will be of little use. The Reserve Territorial (school cadets) will bring with them all the capabilities of a chocolate teapot. The police are scared of the dark.

2 hours ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

the dead witness was in bangkok but lives in CM ?

Longsighted?

3 hours ago, SomchaiCNX said:

When do our beloved Embassies start with a total travel ban on any Thai officials (level 10 up), MP's  senators and officers (police, army, navy, airforce, immigration) above the rank of Captain. It will make the world a better place.

Quite possibly because they realise that the day after such a ban is imposed there will be a knock on the door of those of us who live here and we will. if lucky, be given 15 minutes to pack a bag and say goodbye to our wives and families prior to being taken to a "facility" from which our deportation will be processed. If we are held in said facility for some time, so be it, they will have our bank accounts to pay for it.

22 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

These organic laws can grow into mushrooms that are fed on BS issue the red notice he is a convicted criminal and very easy to find ????

How many times! Even a sky blue pink with purple spots notice would not work! Interpol will simply not act against an elected politician, deposed by a military coup, and prosecuted and convicted by courts controlled by that junta! It really is as simple as that - in their eyes and in those of just about every other international agency or government, the prosecution was entirely political, a pathetically transparent and inept attempt to justify the military coup. Subsequent action s by the military against both subsequent democratically elected governments has reinforced that conclusion.