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If it is all so gold what they write I don't understand why the tourism sector is complaining and hotels are asking for support

All over the world reforms always start with students.. I admire their courage to challenge the judges..

1 minute ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

Rather naive.....While the idea of free trade promotes the efficient allocation of resources, increased competition, and consumer benefits, in reality, trade between nations is influenced by a myriad of factors that prevent it from being entirely free. Most international trade operates within a framework of rules, regulations, and negotiations that reflect the complex interplay of economic, political, and social considerations.

 

i agree with you but still free trade...even with rules and regulations, but the panicking here in Thailand because of some Chinese products is over the top, only to protect their own business, which also low quality. But Thailand protects everything that is why it is difficult to do anything as you need a workpermit for all and all jobs are protected and you can't protect everything  

Never heard of free trade??? If the local product are too expensive make them cheaper....

45 minutes ago, MangoKorat said:

Would you like to bet on that?  It doesn't matter how many parties are formed or rise from the ashes of Future Forward or Move Forward, they will not be allowed to take up and meaningful positions, should they win any future elections.  The establishment will take comfort in the fact that Move Forward were not allowed to put forward a Prime Minister without reaction from the people and then the party was 'disolved' - again without any protests.  Do you seriously think they will not do exactly the same again?

 

Change and reform in Thailand may well be long overdue but unless the people rise up and rise up seriously, nothing's going to change.  Such a rising would involve considerable bloodshed and the evidence so far points to them not having the stomach for that.

 

Part of the problem as I see it is that apart from not having the stomach for serious protest, the public themselves are complicit in what I believe is the country's biggest problem - corruption.  Corruption appears to take place at all levels of society - as I've been discovering recently whilst trying to help a Thai friend find a job in local government.  It seems that its not how well qualified you may be to do a particular job, its how much you are prepared to pay for it. That's one aspect, another is cow-towing complicity such as paying 'fines' for made up traffic offences. Unless the public are prepared stop being complicit in such matters, they can hardly baulk at the dinosaurs that are their masters.  Those dinosaurs have the power and resources to quell any serious unrest - as they showed not too long ago with the Red Shirts.

 

At the 'Establishment' level, reform is what is required - reform of the sort that Move Forward proposed. However, the people themselves need to reform - stop paying for jobs and stop paying 'fines' for made up traffic offences - and I'm picking on just two aspects there.  The more I look into it, the more I discover that the entire system in Thailand is rotten.  There is also the issue of eating s h i t that Thai's put up with when dealing with officialdom.  

 

What happened after the last election and the lack of reaction to the dissolution of Move Forward seems to indicate that whilst the people want reform they neither have the stomach for any meaningful protest nor are they prepared to reform themselves.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Corruption is very hard to stop... We all do it, because it is convenient. If you get a traffic fine for 500 THB with a ticket or 300 THB without a ticket is is not difficult to choose.. And if you want something and you can get it if you pay a few thousand THB nobody will say, no and going to take the difficult way. That is why corruption is so difficult to get rid of.   

The CC is always making decisions in the advantage of the government .. We will see tomorrow and we saw that opponents are being punished, same as protestors, who will not get bail and huge jailterms for expressing an opinion

it good to read that Thai people are being sick already with the superrich, elite and army based Government and they need changes.... But it will be difficult as the power they have they will never give up and always will find ways to dissolve and ban the new parties/MPs 

the second bus in2 days, but what to expect with the excellent driving education, and checks in Thailand

Very upset about something that isn't religious at all.. Ever seen the big footprint?? Thailand is not a Buddhistic country but a combination of several religions..Real Buddhism doesn't kill, doesn't gossip, and isn't money greed

Why wait with the secrets... Everybody wants to know.....

The current elite and leaders are very afraid of the new party and again it shows that they will do everything to prevent that things change in Thailand. Now after a few days they found another stupid rule to stop this party and together with the other culprit who ant to charge 44 MP's they are trying to block the 14 million votes and more....Keepm on going and we will get the same situation as in Myanmar, where Ms Aung Syu is in prison as oppostion leader..

Nothing is working in this country it seems.. The Government fails because they achieve nothing except for the Thaksin family, The gay Marriage law is still not signed and published although promised this year it would be possible, but it impossible already. The country will get economic troubles because of the 10k wallet scheme and with people who chase MP's and parties it will be very difficult to speak about a democracy... It seems Thailand is getting back further and further instead on moving on....Everybody I speak is complaining and that are all normal Thai people

Ok we have read it and that's it.. next.......

That is Thai mentality.. Every year flooding and what is been done in the past year to try to control it??? nothing.

Air pollution what is done or will be done? nothing wait for the rainy season and the problem is solved partly again.

Less pollution by the old cars and trucks, the blacksmoke vehicles and investment in electric vehicles and charge points?? nothing...

Education of people not to use a motorcycle for a few hunderd metres?? nothing

and the list can go on.. Yes Thailand is very concerned about the  environment but as long as it cost no money or only bring money in their pockets.. All the rest are words to keep the people quite

Can you imagine how much the people want to make changes.....