Jeff the Chef

For me, I treat all Humans the same as I like to be treated, if I ever feel I am not being treated right by whoever, I move on, after 70 years on this planet there are only a handful of people I avoid. Coming up to my first year in LOS and love the place with all it's differences from being English, born and bred. Living as the only Falange in the village and surrounding area, I must say even without much Thai I have loads of local friends (Thai) who go out of their way to help and include us in social gatherings, Google translate is a must ???????? IMHO, life experience is everything in this world.

Maybe not in your house but in mine I'm on a promise at least once a month ????

Mob rule, a coup, Anutin, civil unrest, only my opinion though.

I think that can only work if Settha becomes PM and it's the obvious tactic for PT AND MFP that I'm sure the ruling classes would have seen coming. This is not going to end well for the majority of Thai people or us expats whichever way this goes. IMHO.

I wouldn't be surprised if when he goes for his medical check-up in Thailand he either goes to jail or gets sectioned into a fruit and nut house, or is that another case of same, same.

Love to see him in a nice golden earn with some nice flowers round it.

Have a look on Bookings .com, Agoda etc plenty of choice for 1 month stays.

None whatsoever, especially when you have been decimated in the polls by some young upstart who wants to change everything that the current PM and Government holds dear.

Goody goody, save me a monthly trip to Pattaya ????

All Macro's do a dried yeast, usually in the Baking Dept area, and bread flour is available in most places.

I believe it was several leading legal academics and the Ombudsman who put it to "The Constitutional Court" that it was unconstitutional, surely said court could have made a ruling, or maybe the powers that be didn't have a clue where to go with it, fun and games as usual, please carry on, there's nothing to see here.

Now there's a shock, not.

MFP 116 MP's? Thought it was 151 MP's

Yes, but they won't be in a coalition with MFP, if they vote with the opposition, and I can't see their partners in government putting anything forward to make that happen. PT at best will keep the Junta in line till next year with small changes to non controversial bills then go for a vote of no confidence after May next year when the Senators power goes, but I would expect the Junta to see that coming as once the Senators go they will be well aware they will have lost without them. Interesting times ahead.

I can see the possibilities' of this but PT will only be given enough rope to keep them happy, and bills going through the Parliament the Conservertive/ Miltary parties are against will not be put forward as they have a majority in this unholy coalition. I do think whatever happens that PT will be decimated at the next G.E. if they go anywhere near helping the Cons/Military consolidate any sort of way to keep the Senators in their current position after May next year. Hope there is a statement from MFP and Pita soon, that could be interesting.

Goody goody, there MIGHT be a Brexit bonus. Looking forward to flying my kite in the sunny uplands of Brexit, I can't wait.

Oh dear, looks like the old kite mark has flown away again ????

The return of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is becoming enmeshed with the current power struggle at a political level going on between conservative and progressive forces after the General Election threw up a result which has put the Pheu Thai Party in the centre of the political spectrum with the capability of swinging political power in Thailand from one group to another. The fate of Mr Thaksin, who is the de facto leader of the party, has thus become linked to the political fate of the country and is at the confluence of a plot hatched by the conservatives to break up the eight-party coalition pact signed by the Move Forward Party, the Pheu Thai Party and six other smaller parties for a ‘Government of Hope’ on the 22nd May 2023, nine years to the day after the 2014 coup d’état. On Friday, the planned return of Mr Thaksin on August 10th to Thailand, announced by his daughter on July 26th, was thrown into doubt when Mr Chuwit Kamolvisit, the political activist who has a knack for detecting what is happening behind the scenes, revealed that Mr Thaksin has gotten cold feet fearing that he may be the victim of deception. This is to me, is what the powers that be are wanting to do, break up the coalition at all costs, because they have now realised all that they put in place to stay in power is in jeopardy with no Senators from next year. OK, they could stage another coup but that will be at the risk of killing the economy that they have been feeding off for the past however many years. Interesting times are ahead.

You're not that far from me, I'm the other side of Phisanulok, between Wattayum and Sak Lek. Was over there twice this month for Thai boxing, at Bang Rakam.

Not a bad pint but do you remember Theakston's XB? Now that was proper beer.

Doing Roast beef and Yorkshire Puddings with all the trimmings for my Thai family and thought let's have a look at the news on here, thank heavens I'm English. Cool day in Phisanulok it's only 34 degrees, and I'm the only farang in our village.

This was posted earlier

Pita does come across as a likable politician, with some sensible views to bring Thailand into the 21st century. The only problem he has is, the Junta are never going to allow the changes needed without a fight/skulduggery as shown up to press. It should all be done done through the ballot box not on the streets, but are the majority of Thai's going to back that or do they need another generation to come into the political arena.

The very reason that the Junta will have to be in power this time so they can reinstate the Senators so their hold on politics continues. Surely the coalition of MFP and Co know this.

No idea, some tart who drinks orange juice, looks like.