Moruya

Two sisters, one a dominatrix, the other subservient. Ruled by an elder brother, exiled in darkest Arabia, with an iron rod. Both sisters have their role to play in the pantomime.

When is it pumpkin time?

Man with earache now have slack bowells

This was a deal dome by the armed forces wasn't it?

What does the word "deny" mean nowadays?

The Henry Ford option for Thailand's Prime Minister - any colour you like so long as its got the right genes.

No strings attached of course.

The Chinese CRH train developed around 2004 has a top speed of 250kph - coincidence?

Mai! Mai! Mai!

Do you remember those words? Remember the flames? The smoke? The damage?

I think the science above is wrong. If office workers wear lots of clothes, they will be insulated and will therefore lose less heat causing the air conditioners to work less.

The photo above is clearly a case of one puppet meeting another and recognising the same species in the customary 2 handed grasp.

Yaowapa certainly casts a large enough shadow to put Yingluck in the umbra and you'd certainly have to agree that there can be fewer political families on this earth that have more shadowy dealing than this bunch.

I guess what the article is saying is that Yaowapa is an insurance policy. If Yingluck gets convicted then there's one on the bench.

Papa Doc Duvalier springs to mind but the Ton Ton Macout would have to become Red Shirts to draw a more complete analogy.

Or the BiB I guess.

The transaction happened 4 years before she even entered politics. In which western country would this even make headlines. There is a very good chance that the company entered the loan a year later to avoid taxes. The ombudsman can only make recommendations and hold no real power. The opposition is clutching at straws as YS popularity increases with time. Its only fair that the NACC investigates all cases on both sides so lets wait and see the results.

A loan would affect neither the profit nor the balance sheet positively - it would be subject to interest payments which would reduce the tax bill

.002% of 2.85 billion = 57,000. I noticed they didn't name the owner of these shares.

5.7 million shares isn't it?

I typed into google "what is .002% of 2.85 billion". came back 57,000.

My maths teacher would have whacked me on the back of my head with a heavy wooden ruler for forgetting the % part.

It is indeed a paltry 57,000 shares

Only 57000 shares.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/626980-angered-by-cyber-attacks-ptt-says-shinawatra-clan-holds-only-0002-of-shares/

That's still 57000 more than zero. Looks like they can't keep track of them all.

57 Million more than zero

.002% of 2.85 billion = 57,000. I noticed they didn't name the owner of these shares.

5.7 million shares isn't it?

Oink, oink.....

How much of this is Thaksin driving I wonder........

Thaksin WANTS the world to understand that he is in charge. No 2 ways about that.

Where has all the coral gone?

Yaowapa certainly casts a large enough shadow to put Yingluck in the umbra and you'd certainly have to agree that there can be fewer political families on this earth that have more shadowy dealing than this bunch.

I guess what the article is saying is that Yaowapa is an insurance policy. If Yingluck gets convicted then there's one on the bench.

Nicely written article that explains very simply the risk of overheating in various markets.

I wonder how many of the condo purchases were 1st time buyers looking for their tax break and how many defaults will occur in 2013 resulting in excessive property being placed back on the market thus driving the number of empty condos for sale and at the same time driving prices down?

Thai stocks have obviously benefitted from the US and European economies flagging as well as the USD, JPY and EUR interest rates being chopped to near zero. However the US stock markets are now on the increase and the economy is on the up. Europe will eventually follow suit and the investments in Thailand will be reversed resulting in a buyers' market and pushing share prices down. Is an increase in the SET index of 300% in 4 years realistic? We'll see.

Obviously money flooding in to invest in the 2 items above results in a strong Baht and when it floods out that will reverse.

As far as the economy is concerned, unemployment is on the rise, exports are on the way down, imports are on the up. The large infrastructure projects will almost certainly result in further pressure on the balance of payments and further government debt. With the rice fiasco continuing I can see the Thai debt growing from 40% of GDP under this regime to appproaching 100% before its term is complete. The increase in the minimum wage and energy prices will continue to drive up inflation.

I certainly agree with most of your comments, except where you say unemployment is on the rise. True, because of the cost of the minimum wage, some jobs will be lost as some business' just can't afford it. On the other side, too many business' are telling me that they can not find needed employees, so I imagine there is a home for many of these folks, if not all. If the construction industry does collapse on a bubble, as it did in the US, you will certainly see unemployment rise through the roof. Even in Thailand, this is a good paying job, and the effect will be felt nationwide.

If you can make head or tail of this it might help http://www.bot.or.th/English/Statistics/Indicators/Docs/tab16.pdf

True democracy?

Idle beggars

_{Money, money and more money comes way above morals, religion, education, modern farming etc.............}

Superstition and politics shouldn't be mixed