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All those who need it. They also get treatment in hospital, by doctors, when necessary.

Prisoners in Thai jails (including the one Thaksin was in) are not shackled and are provided with toilets (and showers), not holes in the ground.

I'd love to see you try to point out the "gobbledigook" in any of my comments relating to this thread. With your explanation of why you think it was "gobbledigook", of course.

I thought discussion of illegal activities was not allowed on the forum?

Range Rovers?

BL was a long time ago and LRs have not been "notorious" for that for decades.

There are plenty of other inflammable materials on cars besides diesel fuel that can burn following an electrical fault.

Ten minutes ago I downloaded the NatWest Bankline app in Bangkok from Play Store with no problems using wifi (Dtac and True SIMs in the phone, mobile data off...if any of that matters).

How does Schwab apply to the NatWest apps?

I got a GiffGaff SIM and in order to get it operating a £10 credit was necessary but their app would not accept a payment from any of my Thai banks.

You can speak to real people easily if you call them! 02 018 0000.

(It's) Getting Better!

Well to put it accurately, not mildly, 5 years is not "way over the top" for a corruption and misconduct charge for senior government officials. What is "way over the top" is his putting himself in the position of committing 21 corruption and misconduct offences.

Which bank is that? "iBanking" is Bangkok Bank's terminology and that bank sure has not made that announcement.

Veracity. Why are you so reticent about it now you're being asked?

You are free to believe or disbelieve me. Up to you. So not true about the "many times" and "many offices", then. If it is true, what's the harm in being specific?

How many times and at which office?

Got anything that isn't hearsay to back up that "getting very common" assertion?

Huh? Where is that a question that has to answered? I'm not aware of any country where that can be asked with any expectation of a mandated explanation. Perhaps you could give an example?

In which jurisdiction is that a law when there is no reasonable suspicion of an offence?

Five years for the offence? Yes. Simple enough for you?

That is actually not laid down, specifically, in any legal system, it's just an old adage. Five years for corruption and misconduct from a senior government official fit's the crime pretty well.

Try not paying your way, try doing things against the rules based order, try driving a car about and a policeman stops you, try having money in a bank account and having to explain it, try owning property and not paying taxes and fees etc... So you think that you should have the freedom to break the rules of society, break traffic laws, not explain how you accumulate unaccountable funds in your bank and not pay taxes without consequences, all of which contribute to a civilised society?

The 21 separate charges were for "corruption and misconduct by senior government officials", not "using a company car privately". And they only got 5 years for each charge.

I think that he was also announcing his importance and expecting the authorities, who don't read this tripe, to do something favourable for him!