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There is a news report on 9th December that THAI is getting three new Boeing 777 it ordered back in 2018 in the days when envelopes flowed freely. Not long agao they retired 12 Boeing 777s. Now they are trying desperately to wriggle out of the deal by renegotiations. They will shortly run out of cash. If this report is factual and there is no reason to believe it isn't then things will get even more interesting especialy if it can't squirm out of the contract.
https://onemileatatime.com/thai-airways-new-777/
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22 hours ago, Blumpie said:
The half-wits have spoken.
To provide evidence to your comment it is to be noted in the White Paper submitted by the Thai Chamber of Commerce includes heavy emphasis on "medical and wellness" tourism. Greater detail of the TCC White Paper reveals the plan places particular emphasis on the "wellness" part of it. It is to be noted such "wellness" will have key promotional factors including "story-telling" and "promotional events" in cooperation with local communities. It is questionable whether people get a buzz of "wellness" when they listen to the PM's story-telling or when he takes to the media to promote himself.
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On 11/14/2020 at 9:11 AM, Surelynot said:Does anyone know where all the new city buses are now? Are they still parked up in Malaysia or somewhere?
You mean these? They are probably parked in close proximity to the fire engines. But I could be wrong.
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10 hours ago, NanLaew said:
So a Khunpluem approved of the building in 2008 before ordering a stop to construction in 2014 and its destruction in 2016. What's the odds on another Khunpluem winning the demolition tender?
Verically challenged Sontaya Khunpluem is the godfather of the Khunpluem family and was appointed Mayor by Prayut in 2018 using Article 44. Sontaya is Prayut's eyes and ears in Pattaya and can do as he likes. Likewise his family has the same privileges.
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She has more guts than those cockroaches presently trying to run the country.
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On 11/19/2020 at 6:24 PM, YetAnother said:
and (no mention of) quarantine; typical anutin
He could easily be described as a low achieving windbag.
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Another day, another dream and another artist's impression. To add to the other dreams of suburban canals, shipping canals, super highways, high speed trains, grandiose airports, new shipping ports to cope with diminishing exports........more borrowed money, more debt, more high Chinese interest rates.......
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Another day, another dream, and another artist's impression. There's an endless stream of them.......shipping canals, suburban canals, grandiose airports, high speed trains, slow speed dual track trains, suburban trams, super highways connecting EEC and SEC to the Kra canal. If this project gets the approval of PM Prayut it's as good as getting the kiss of death. It will never be heard of again.
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On 11/10/2020 at 3:07 PM, Scott Tracy said:
I thought some some guy said rubber prices would go to 100 baht per kilo recently?I
I wonder if he changed his Crystal ball...or got jailed under the Computer Crimes Act for false or misleading information.
You are right. The Covid rubber glove demand was going to send rubber prices through the roof. Plus all the rubber that was going to be used on the roads and highways for posts and railings and road paving. It was going to be the new El Dorado of Thailand. Plus back in September last year the government was proposing giving rubber growers a 26 BILLION baht subsidy to help improve their incomes. What went wrong?
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If there was no conscription where would they get the soldiers to teach kindergarten children how to throw handgrenades.
https://prachatai.com/english/node/6802
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15 hours ago, greeneking said:
I remember recent reports the government was looking into ending double pricing. How much time do they need?One for you Deputy PM Wisanu Kruangam?
It is an ongoing mull and besides it has to go through a number of committees before a decision can't be reached. Thai government committees are designed so as to avoid making any final decision.
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1 hour ago, tomauasia said:
A building full.of old men. What a loving husband. LOL only in Thailand do you get employed based on pictures and licking quality
The job could have been purchased as they quite often are. Would have cost hubby a baht or three but it brings in a fat new income. Good investment and easy job. Just catwalk around carrying papers and looking the part.
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1 hour ago, hotchilli said:
Donuts not making any impact then?
Not yet. Donut income is still in the process of being divvied up. Anything left over wont amount to much. But the cutlery and crockery fire sale could be just the thing to turn the cashflow tide. The fun is just starting. They will be out of cash next month and if they don't sell any planes where will the money come from to pay those consultants handling their rehabilitation plan? The auditors haven't signed off probably because they know they wont be paid.
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23 hours ago, CraigInBangkok said:
thats some fancy fake hair colour he has got going on there
Vanity is high priority on their personal needs list. Probaly comes after wealth, envelope soliciting skills and power and influence.
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I am not so sure it is nepotism. If it is Prayut making this decision then I suspect it has more to do with ass protection armoury. Thammanat is a vital cog in the wheel of winning elections for the PPRP. He is Prayut's numbers man and ballot box fixer. He is often lurking in the shadows of polling booths. Like he was at the recent Samut Prakan by-election which the PPRP handsomely won. Also it wouldn't surprise anyone if he knows more than he should about cerain individuals and needs to be kept happy. The appointment of his wife and another income should put a smile on his face. And why otherwise would a convicted crimal who has spend jail time dealing drugs be made a deputy minister?
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18 hours ago, JonnyF said:
Getting desperate. It wouldn't surprise me if that cheap tacky crockery had already been used.
Desperate measures for desperate times. They are just about due to run out of cash.
https://viewfromthewing.com/thai-airways-expects-to-run-out-of-cash-next-month/
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The most grandiose and awe-inspiring railway station in S.E. Asia as home base for the oldest, slowest and most decrepit trains in S.E. Asia. But credit where it is due. They actually made an artist's impression become reality. Something which rarely happens, especially if it is railway related.
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Kobsak was OK. Even though he was one of the chief organisers of the 650 million baht extravaganza fundraiser for the PPRP. He is the one on the right looking a lot like Alfred E. Newman. With him on the left is Uttama ex Finance Minister. They both went in the recent purge where they and Somkid were given their marching orders. Then followed Predee Daochai as the Finance Minister but he only lasted 29 days before he realised he had stepped into a trap. He was quickly replaced by Prayut heel clicker Arkhom who looks like he asleep even when he is awake.
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10 hours ago, mbenson said:Like the lease agreements it is trying to renegotiate, I saw that the TG created a short deadline (until 14/11?) for offers on these planes. That doesn't seem like the best way to unload them. Sort of feels like Thai hubris again? Like they are doing everybody a big favor by offering these aircraft.
Quite the contrary. Desperation is setting in. They will have run out of cash by next month. What happens then? No money for fat cat execs, old airforce generals and those contracted to handle the Rehabilitation Plan.
Interesting comments in this story under subheadings.....Corruption, Incompetence, Bureaucracy, Competition.
https://viewfromthewing.com/thai-airways-expects-to-run-out-of-cash-next-month/
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Interesting story in Flight Global about the way THAI are treating lessors contemptuosly and demanded they submit new discount deal for them by 4/11. Full story from the 16 lessors side. They have 41 aircraft out on lease. I read somewhere where the THAI debt has risen to 340 billion baht.
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Don't be too harsh on Bumrungrad. They provide a slip road through the hospital for taxis coming in from Suvanabhumi airport to get into Sukhumvit Nana,
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It has been reported elsewhere that The Mall Group are very pleased with this shopping spree government discount subsidy scheme as it has boosted their sales. Nice to know that someone is benefiting.
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"The ten years from 2011 to 2020 was billed as a decade to end the carnage". Yes but in 2014 Prayut pressed the reset button and included it in his 20 year plan 2014 to 2034. Which included stopping corruption, solving Bangkok's traffic problems and making everyone happy. Give him a break! Early days yet. He can't build HS train systems, new futuristic airports, new shipping ports, EEC and SEC industrial zones and new shipping canals and at the same time be messing around with road safety....a killer far greater than Covid. Fair go.
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27 minutes ago, rkidlad said:
It's been noted?
Yeesh! Desperate times when you have to resort to that kind of rhetoric, Steven.
I suggest that many in the crowd would be civil servants just doing their job. Security people and minders and other ancillary staff that any Prime Minister would need on such an occasion. So in a sense they were paid if they were working as part of their duties. Nothing libellous about that I would have thought. Maybe they were given some free flowers the same as the PM.
THAI delays relaunch of domestic flights until Jan 1 after new cases found
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The silence surrounding the purchase of these aircraft is ear shattering. As one of the articles points out these aircraft were purchased in 2018 at a time when THAI was already in deep financial trouble. The lure of the envelopes must have been too strong. And no one is saying that THAI will be let off to hook to take delivery. Another story says there is desperate negotiations taking place to to try and wriggle out of the contract. But mum's the word....no one is saying anything. THAI needs another threes 777s like they need a hole in the head. That's on top of the 20 they already have .
Has any comment been made about any sales made in the recent aircraft fire sale?
https://onemileatatime.com/thai-airways-new-777/
https://simpleflying.com/thai-airways-777-delivery/#:~:text=The flag carrier of Thailand,in Everett on December 8th.
https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/tg-boeing-777-colors/