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I live here now and have had friends visit. They only comment on how cheap things are here for them, no complaints about duel pricing. This seems like a non-issue. What tourists are complaining????

I think that was me..annoyed by references to Iran in this discussion.

That's what I mean, Starlink is a good option.

My concern about buying is having neighbours who turn out to be fu*king annoying, smoking, noisy - or a new construction close by. So many risks because it's hard to sell. With renting, you can easily get out of a bad situation.

Being from Canada this caught my attention. I live in Thailand now with full internet coverage everywhere in the country on my phone for 267bt/m. Internet is crazy expensive in Canada due to the size of the country and a relatively low population, mostly centered in four urban areas. So, people outside this area deal with internet problems, it's not cost effective for service providers. Just my 2 cents.

Wasn't this the plot to SICARIO? Life imitating art. Gotta be the CIA. 555

Exactly. Vance has termed the Supreme court decision as "lawlessness". That makes pretty clear rhe mindset of this administration. Rule of law means nothing. They will try every trick in the book, ignoring congress. This is authoritarian rule at work.

What saddens me is how systemic corruption (and yes, Anutin is as gulity as anyone) has ruined the lives on so many ordinary Thai people. It is also destroying the potential for future generations, unless they are part of the ruling elite. There is a lot of talk about working for Thailand but the reality is .. they work for themselves.

I read that two cash withdrawals for over a 500 million baht, in 100 and 500 denomonations from the banks took place shortly before the election. They didn't even try to hid it. Now they are talking about requiring the banks to track large cash transactions. Too late. Not hard to guess who used that money.

omg .. did he say thay with a straight face. 555 I guess by China standards it was open an honest.

It was the poison pill inserted in case the wrong party won more votes. Also, there was the pending case of 11 MP members - from a single party, not named- accused of online gambling (dare I say PP), just in case. The outcome of this election was preordained.

I think I read somewhere that there were two huge cash withdrawals from the bank totaling five hundred million baht, in 100 and 500 denominations, so I figure a lot of beer has been prchased already. 555

ooops ... sorry about that.

Reputation 24 minutes ago Staying silent means being on the wrong side of history. There is no maximum amount of appropriate expression oopposing autocratic rule ... in a republic that has previously demonstrated the highest ideal of free expression.

Reputation 24 minutes ago Staying silent means being on the wrong side of history. There is no maximum amount of appropriate expression oopposing autocratic rule ... in a republic that has previously demonstrated the highest ideal of free expression.

Staying silent means being on the wrong side of history. There is no maximum amount of appropriate expression oopposing autocratic rule ... in a republic that has previously demonstrated the highest ideal of free expression.

Sorry, but yes he did.

You are correct. He actually suggested injecting bleach. My mistake. LOL

How can I not respond to this 555. "muse aloud" Bat <deleted> crazy and he also suggested at that press conference he is a smart guy. wow

well, as I recall, Trump suggested drinking bleach to combat covid ... need I say more?

I was angry at first that she would lick his boots. Then I did a reassessment and considered that the Nobel prize has little or no intrinsic value for most recipients. She, however, can trade it for a ruling position in her country. She understands that Trump is a petulant child, unhappy to lose the prize to her and said she could never rule because the Venezuelan people did not like her. Such a child. As many people know, stroking his ego is a good bargaining position.

I was angry at first that she would lick his boots. Then I did a reassessment and considered that the Nobel prize has little or no intrinsic value for most recipients. She, however, can trade it for a ruling position in her country. She understands that Trump is a petulant child, unhappy to lose the prize to her and said she could never rule because the Venezuelan people did not like her. Such a child. As many people know, stroking his ego is a good bargaining position.

I’m a little confused by this suggestion. My understanding is that massive money laundering via gold trading using Thai baht, not USD, is the reason for the rise of the currency. This hurts the economy right now, not down the road when auntie decides to sell her gold necklace. Businesses are going under, lives are being ruined right now. The Thai economy will take years to recover, but only if measures are taken to stop the corruption. One disturbing thing I read in a Asian Times article is that foreign criminal, using their freshly cleaned money (thank you thai banks) are investing in energy and financial companies in Thailand , gaining controlling interest in some cases.

omg .. if that were only true with every religion on the planet. Monks are just ordinary people like the rest of us, any notion of a higher calling is just fantasy. It goes against human nature and should be rejected outright