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And the winner is......

Taken from my bathroom tap.

Can we have a source for this, please.

That is disk space, not Memory............

And they let you loose on Thaivisa with an admin hat??

Evidently, a knowledge of computers was not a requirement of the post.

Open "My Computer" and on the bottom left it should display how much memory you have.

Suvarnabhumi can compete against Changi: Singapore airport chief

Suvarnabhumi Airport could become a "formidable competitor" to the award-winning Changi Airport, according to the Singapore airport's managing director Foo Sek Min.

He said Bangkok's new international airport was a "100 per cent improvement" on Don Muang, despite the many hitches since it opened on September 28.

Foo warned, however, that Suvarnabhumi should be aware of its costs spiralling, put up better signs and improve its baggage-handling system.

He said Changi - regarded as the world's best airport - was confident in its strategy of having three main terminals plus one low-cost terminal, instead of having one mega-terminal like Suvarnabhumi.

"We believe we need to be on a human scale. Passengers won't get lost, so we have three terminals," Foo said.

The Nation - 6 October 2006.

Case closed.

Threads merged and moved to the Issan forum.

John, your wife does not work, does not intend to, so is not a UK taxpayer, so what use would a UK ISA be to her as a non taxpayer?

I would urge you both to get an NI number for her though, if possible, the benefits become more visible when really needed, and having one does not mean that she has to go to work.

Yes, surely she could just bung her dosh in a normal savings account and get gross interest up to the limit of her tax allowance?

Admin2

That appears to be a link to the forum index, Totster.

That's enough of that.

The subject under discussion is the possibility of a US-Thai rift, not a general discussion on GWB's presidency.

Please keep on topic.

Sorry, I don't have the technical nous to answer your question, but I'll move your thread to forum support where you'll get the assistance you've requested.

Siam International Legal Group sponsor this forum, so they might be a good start.

www.siam-legal.com

How did you choose your screen name, Admin3?

Admin2

Supachai 'to discuss terms' for PM's post

Former WTO chief has tentatively accepted invitation to lead an interim government

Supachai Panitchpakdi has tentatively accepted the ruling military council's invitation to become Thailand's interim prime minister, high-placed sources said yesterday.

Dr Supachai's agreement came after Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda and former National Security Council secretary-general Prasong Soonsiri helped persuade him to accept the post, a council source said.

The news was confirmed last night by a person close to Supachai, who is secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and former director-general of the World Trade Organisation.

He was reportedly due to return to Bangkok last night to hold talks with CDRM leaders.

"The Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy has picked Supachai for his capability to salvage the country's sagging economy and remedy its image, tarnished by the coup," the source said.

"There is nothing for Supachai to lose working as caretaker prime minister for one year," the source said. "This can even be another top honour for him after his record as WTO chief."

Supachai has three years remaining in his term as UNCTAD secretary-general.

Another source said that Prem approached Supachai himself, seeing him as the most suitable choice to be interim premier. The two had good relations since Supachai served as president of the Thai Military Bank, the source noted.

"Supachai was well accepted and respected among the armed forces, partly thanks to his service at the military bank," the source said.

Meanwhile, the junta secretary said yesterday the ruling military council would become the protector of the interim government once the new prime minister is announced next week.

The CDRM will be renamed the Council of National Security (CNS), General Winai Phattiyakul said.

"We will not be the prime minister's boss and the prime minister will not be our boss, either," Winai said.

General Winai briefed the Bangkok-based diplomats yesterday on the timeline towards democracy, together with Foreign Ministry permanent secretary Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn.

The CNS, expected to be officially announced at the end of this week, would assist the new government in overseeing the country, to sustain economic and social stability in order to accomplish the junta's mission, Winai said.

The CNS would not be directly related to the current National Security Council, which oversees routine security matters. Winai is its secretary general.

The military leaders have finished drafting an interim charter, which will come into force by the end of this week as the legal platform for running the Kingdom during the transition period. The entire process of democratisation following last week's coup d'etat would take a total of eight months and 15 days, Winai said.

The interim prime minister, whom the junta judges capable of maintaining economic development and international recognition, as well as helping to process the drafting of a new constitution for political reform, would be named by early next week, he said.

Winai said he had no idea who was on the short-list to become the next prime minister but said the person would be honest, courageous and well respected.

After the interim charter comes into force next week, the junta will select about 250 people to be members of the legislature, he said.

Later, the junta will open a people's assembly with 2,000 representatives from various sectors, professions and regions who will be asked to elect 200 constitution drafters from their number. The drafters will have six months to write the text and two-and-a-half months more for screening, reading by the CNS, and a public referendum to endorse the new constitution.

A total of 87 diplomats attended yesterday's briefing. They represented 65 countries and 14 international organisations. Their questions mainly concerned the well-being of detained former ministers from the Thaksin administration and details of the timeline.

Krit said the junta begged the diplomats for a better understanding of its need to seize power.

"For those who see [only the] dark side of the coup, we beg them to have an open mind to see the situation and to revise their opinion, if many things improve," Krit said the diplomats were told.

Meanwhile, a source said the next task for the military chiefs would be to look for evidence linking Thaksin to alleged tainting of the monarchy.

Junta leader, General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, called on Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda yesterday, and they discussed candidates to be interim premier, and the annual military transfers.

Sonthi said in a telephone interview afterwards that Prem advised the Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM) to select the interim PM carefully and to ensure fairness in the military transfers.

"He said the next prime minister should be a good and honest person who will truly serve the country. And the transfers of military officials and civil servants must be fair," Sonthi said. "I told him that we [the CDRM] will ensure peace for the country and fairness to all."

Sonthi's heavily-guarded motorcade arrived at Prem's Si Sao Thewet residence at about 3pm.

Supalak Ganjanakhundee,

Thanong Khanthong

The Nation 26 Sptember 2006

Don't call them bloody dogs .... He is very reliable, smart and honest

Well, Gerd, can you teach him how to upload photos to your gallery

If you look in the top right-hand corner of the post in question, it will give a number. That then saves us searching through 18 pages.

Thaksin 'could be extradited'

The Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy has already begun thinking about the possibility of trying to extradite ousted Premier Thaksin Shinawatra from Britain if -- as expected -- he is found to be linked with corruption or abuse of power....

Full story

Bangkok Post 25 Sept 2006

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Update

THAKSIN'S SUCCESSOR

Charnchai ahead in race to be interim premier

'Competent, flexible' Supreme Court president heads list, ex-WTO chief Supachai also among the favourites

Supreme Court president Charnchai Likhit-jittha and former World Trade Organisation chief Supachai Panitchpakdi yesterday emerged as the two leading choices for the post of interim prime minister.

Both are understood to be at the top of the four-man short list prepared by the Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM) for submission to His Majesty the King next Wednesday.

The other two likely choices are Ackaratorn Chularat, president of Supreme Administrative Court, and MR Pridiyathorn Devakula, governor of the Bank of Thailand.

CDRM sources said Charnchai, the Supreme Court president, was slated as the favourite due to his competence and flexibility.

"His spirit of compromise is suitable for the country's top leadership at this juncture," said a top CDRM official, who asked not to be named.

The CDRM, which overthrew the Thaksin Shinawatra government last Tuesday, held a meeting that lasted three hours to discuss possible candidates to replace Thaksin.

The CDRM earlier said it would appoint an interim premier within two weeks.

CDRM sources said they were still trying to persuade Supachai, the former director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), to take up the premiership.

Supachai is now the secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Develop-ment (Unctad).

"So far, the talks have not progressed," the CDRM source said, adding that Supachai was reluctant to leave the top UN agency since he still had more than a year to go in his term.

Supachai could also be perceived as being "close" to the former opposition Democrat Party, even though he has been representing Thailand abroad for many years, the source said.

Supachai, who was the WTO chief until last year, is the most internationally recognised figure on the CDRM short list.

General Sonthi Boonyaratkalin, the Army chief and leader of the CDRM, declined to be specific as to who would be appointed as the new interim prime minister.

Sonthi would only say the CDRM was considering its choices.

"But I can say the CDRM's initial task [of appointing the premier and handing over the country's administration] will be accomplished within two weeks, as announced earlier," he said.

Admiral Satirapan Keyanon, the Navy chief and deputy leader of the CDRM, said the interim premier had to be impartial and ready to sacrifice by working hard to return Thailand to normal.

He also declined to disclose any names.

The CDRM earlier said the interim premier would have about a year to draft a new constitution and call a general election.

Sources said candidates for other top posts in the interim government included Wissanu Krea-ngam as deputy premier for legal affairs, Dej Bunnag or Asda Chayanam for foreign affairs and Piyasvasti Amranand or Sophon Suphapong for the Energy Ministry.

Others include central-bank chief Pridiyathorn for finance, Meechai Ruchupan as chairman of the advisory council on drafting the charter and Borwornsak Uwanno for Cabinet secretary-general.

For defence, the two top candidates are General Oud Buangbon and General Wichit Ya-thip. General Panthep Puwanartnurak is tipped for interior.

Another CDRM source said the most important task of the interim government was to draft the new charter to replace the 1997 one abrogated by the military.

"Many people have been calling for constitutional amendments to address worsening corruption, because there was widespread graft in the previous government. Conflicts of interest and favouritism abounded.

"We also intend to restore peace and order and wipe out disunity among the citizenry as well as resolve the unrest in the southernmost provinces more effectively," he said.

Sophon Suphapong, a former Bangkok senator, said the CDRM would have to ensure that the new interim premier and his Cabinet had an outstanding record of integrity.

"We had no economic crisis before, but we faced a serious leadership crisis, because the top leader was unethical," he said.

"The CDRM has to make sure that no persons with close links to the former Thaksin regime are named to the new Cabinet. I think new ministers should be familiar with HM the King's initiatives on economic self-sufficiency," he added.

- The Nation 24 Sept. 2006

Wing Yip, Purley Way, Croydon.

Update..

Chatumongol tipped as PM

Seen as knowledgeable about economic issues

Former central bank governor Chatumongol Sonakul is tipped to be named interim prime minister although the vice-president of the Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy (CDRM) has expressed preference for a lawyer. Highly-placed sources said M.R. Chatumongol was deemed one of the best-qualified for the job because he is knowledgeable about economic issues, is seen to be capable of handling them, and enjoys recognition in the world community....

Bangkok Post 23 Sept. 2006

Thread tidied up.

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All systems ready for a smooth take-off

Less than a week before the official opening of Suvarnabhumi, transport authorities assured yesterday that all systems at the new international airport will function smoothly, including its conveyor belts which have proved to run with 100% accuracy.....

Bangkok Post

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