Callmeishmael

The business owner was only 21?? She was probably recruiting the younger sisters of her school classmates!

I see that the article carefully does not mention the political party of the the two MPs (they are members of BJT).

I will eat my hat if "construction projects on Rama 2 Road, spanning nearly 50 years, were being addressed as per the prime minister's directive to complete them all within the next year." are actually finished within the next year!

A couple of my wife's nieces married within the past 10 years. One had a simple country wedding at her Aunt and Uncle's house, (not us, another Aunt and Uncle) which cost about 100k with a dowry of about the same (which went back to the couple). The other one married a wealthy Thai-Chinese guy. I don't know what the wedding cost, but I suspect it was over a million. The dowry was a 20 million baht house in Bangkok. This one is my wife's real niece, the first was one of these related through marriage 'nieces'. So, 500,000 for a pair of working professionals, sounds about right.

I went with my school's activity director, who is also the daughter of a military officer. I don't think I would have been allowed in on my own.

I think I went years ago while scouting out a school field trip. I recall it being rather interesting if you like old planes (as I do!)

Could you let us know which airline you work for? 😉

It's OK, she's taking a water pistol with her....

It is always the captain's responsibility, even if it wasn't directly his fault.

I think that the refugee problem is not a government vs rebels problem, it will be more that Burma will probably fragment into several areas that are controlled by different ethnic separatist movements. Ethnic Burmese or other minority groups will probably leave those areas and head to Thailand.

I will eat my hat if that roadwork is completed by 2025! 2035 is more likely.

I hope that I am wrong, but I suspect that Myanmar faces a choice between dictatorship and anarchy. Either way, Thailand can expect a flood of refugees coming across the border.

The picture shows the fire at the stern of the boat, which is consistent with the fire starting in the engine room. [deleted]

When I married, I was in my mid-forties and my wife was in her late thirties, with an ex-husband and a child. I paid zero sinsot, though I (actually my father) did pay for the wedding. When I asked her about the sinsot, my wife told me that it was not needed as this was not her first marriage. However, if her parents had still been alive, we would have been expected to send them some money every month.

This is classic TRT 2.0. All of Thaksin's old policies are being brought back: Casino, crackdown on drugs, emphasis on nationalism/xenophobia... it's 2001 all over again! I wouldn't be surprised to see a massive increase in Visa/extension fees and a new Rice Scheme!

The only way to screen out "bad people" or "scammers" is to require everyone entering the country to produce a current Criminal Background Check. This is obviously impractical (until AI is further developed) so all they can do is make it more difficult for everyone to enter the country!

A Saudi friend once took me to the disco in the basement of the Grace Hotel. Believe me, some of those Arabs can really drink once they are away from the mullahs!

You need about 15 kph of wind on a consistent basis in order for wind power to be economical. There are very few places in Thailand with enough wind to make wind power work. They should just put solar panels on top of every roof on the island - there is plenty of sunshine here!

Of course the police won't help her... what's in it for them? Unless they can make a profit they won't do a thing! 😠

So they will scrutinize them more closely, but do it in only 30 seconds! 😋

I had a heart attack last August. I had a balloon angioplasty and a stent inserted and then spend 4 or 5 days in the ICU and then another 2 or 3 in a regular hospital room. After a week in the hospital and a week at home, my school wanted me to come back to work. I got a note from my doctor saying I couldn't and so I was able to teach online for the next week. 3 weeks after my heart attack I was back at school, walking slowly up to the 4th floor office!

It doesn't help getting an AI to issue the tickets, the Tuk Tuk & Taxi drivers still won't pay the fines. There doesn't seem to be any consequence for breaking the laws or not paying fines, so until the police actually start doing their jobs, nothing will change.

I wonder what percent of these Elite people are leaders of Organized Crime networks?

This could just be a test case. If the number of visas issued in NZ at the new prices does NOT decline significantly, then they could roll out price increases for all other non-Chinese embassies. However, if the number of visa applications plummets, won't!

Are these real students? Or are they 40 year old students with crew cuts?