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On 9/7/2023 at 9:01 PM, mfd101 said:

On the other hand ...

 

After a decade of the dinosaurs, this new mob - and particularly the PM - has a feeling of being open to new ideas, trying new things, looking for new ways forward for all Thais. Which I find refreshing.

 

Of course it may be just window-dressing and come to nothing. But I find the never-ending cynicism of the all-knowing ANals a bit tiresome. Let's try a little optimism for a change.

You’re right of course but I rather had more of that positive modern outlook vibe from the now sidelined Move Forward Party.

Having to read press this week about PT’s own dinosaurs in Plodprasop, and the particularly vile Chalerm, I could see why some might be having doubts that we are set-up for a repeat performance of the last PT administration. Whoever is fronting the current government, we all know the true power behind the scenes, who could not in any way be described as a spring-chicken. 
 

PS : my keyboard tried to autocorrect Chalerm to Charm. Never in the history of autocorrect has a more inappropriate suggestion been made !

8 minutes ago, Venom said:

Are you sure it was the flu? Sounds like a covid. ????

Could well be ! That sounds very similar to my COVID symptoms but the runny nose was only about 5 days. 

5 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Same same report every day.

I pay no attention to these reports, not sure if it is the reporting or the source but they are often way off the mark and usually way too broad to be any use. 

43 minutes ago, webfact said:

This situation will result in heavy rain in the northern, northeastern, and central, including Bangkok and its vicinity, eastern and southern regions. There will be very heavy rain in some areas during 28-29 September.

I mean, come on ! ????

Best to use them as an advisory to go and check a proper weather information source.

On 9/23/2023 at 12:04 PM, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Seems though it, and many others (Outback Steakhouse and International House of Pancakes among them), fell victim to the COVID related loss of tourism income and drop in dining out

Jamie's restaurant had been racking up reasonable and consistent losses since their inception in 2016.

For sure, COVID made the decision easier to wind it up but I understand it was badly struggling even prior to this.

Jamie's operated under a licensing/franchising type arrangement (perhaps similar to hotels) and he provided some Management & other staff here in Thailand, as I met some of them. The business was actually owned by Siam Piwat Group.

I assume Gordy will be looking at a similar arrangement, at least, he will be if he has any sense !

6 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Seems women are somehow prohibited from reporting rape directly after the incident. Now, 20 yrs seems to be the legit waiting period.

 

Please explain........

It happens. A mate of mine was sexually abused by his Doctor in his teens. He didn't report it or confide in anyone until his early 30's.

There was then an additional wait of several more years before the police felt they had sufficient complainants/evidence to launch a criminal investigation.

He would have been around 40 years old by the time the Doctor was convicted, jailed and struck-off. 

In general, I am still trying to figure out how I feel about the increasing trend of serious charges/accusations being made via the media. I suppose this is the classic investigative media expose which may well empower additional complainants to report their own issues but at what point do the hacks sit back and think they might have a moral obligation to hand over to the police rather than generating copy, to what extent does this kind of publicity impair any future judicial hearing and is it fair on the accused to be publicly exposed in this way outside the normal judicial process ? 

4 hours ago, Srikcir said:

Low birth rate vs aging society is not unusual in other developed countries and one of the quick solutions has been to liberalize immigration for citizenship, especially for young families. But in a nation where zenophobia and statelessness is a defense against national unity, 

Not sure Thailand is considered "developed" and fairly sure it is still "developing".

What is does have is an unusual demographic profile for a "developing" country.

3 hours ago, Pesche said:

Isn't it a weird coincidence?

If you compare the worrying numbers/percentages of birth rates decline and still born increase in Europe (down 30-50%) ?!

In Switzerland, England, Germany and more, this regress of birth rates is more and more related to the "vaccines"!

 

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-09-pandemic-tied-declining-birth-europe.html

 

My Salt & Pepper

Your linked article references a decline in birthrates (in some European countries, not others including Germany which you specifically mention) during the pandemic, which the article itself has a historical precedent during previous pandemics. The article implies this is due to a variety of socio-economic factors.

I don't see any reference to still born statistics or any claimed linked between this and vaccines.

Still, feel free to conspiracy theory away to your heart's content...

On 9/15/2023 at 1:49 PM, seykota said:

He registered in Khon Kaen today, however the officer told him that 'volunteering = 6 months' is only available if he graduated from a Thai university.

It's possible, I work in a field with higher qualifications available and we learned the hard way that graduates with Thai nationality with degrees from overseas universities are not allowed to progress with the qualification unless they have a Thai bachelors degree.

Archaic & dumb...

Hmm...I suppose it's a marginally better way of self-enriching those in power than buying submarines.

At least the tablets might have some utility and benefit to the Thai people...

18 hours ago, CecilM said:

Sweetened condensed milk 45cal/tbsp.

Evaporated milk has 15cal/tbsp.

Both used liberally in chaa-yen; I’d say 3 condensed and 5 evaporated.

And there’s probably sugar syrup added as well. 

You can probably double those numbers for the 7-11 version ????

I am a Thai tea lover and have given the 7-11 Thai tea a swerve for as long as I can remember.

Can't answer the question but it tastes super sweet as hell to me, and I have a sweet tooth !

19 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

You can always tell them to put less or no sugar. In thai "nam tan nik noi" (less sugar) or "nam tan mai aw" (no sugar). 

Good advice, and for Thai milk tea there is usually some sweetened-condensed milk going in there, so you can even order no sugar (can also say "mai sai nam tan") and it will still have some sweetness. If you are "hardcore" you can also ask them not put in the sweetened-condensed milk as well.

For black teas, I like a little bit of sugar to liven it up a bit. 

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

These zones simplify the process of selling Chinese products on foreign websites and vice versa, the study elucidated.

The guy in the OP proclaiming the benefits for Thais must be a shill.

I think we all know whom this is going to benefit more…

Laudable but as usual a confused message from TAT.

Given the ever growing focus on Indian and Chinese tourist markets - would "sustainability" be high up on their list of priorities when choosing a destination ?

TAT can go on as much as they want about this kind of thing but unless the main executive arm of government get policy and implementation sorted out, then frankly, they are p1ssing in the wind.

As for the littering, it's a depressing, serious and embedded cultural issue here. I really don't understand why they can't find the time to run a concerted public education programme (as a Brit I recall my childhood "littered" with Green Cross Code, Learn to Swim and Keep Britain Tidy public service announcements) I really don't understand why they don't do these sort of things here, they can also add drink driving into the PSA equation.

2 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Thailand have a stagnation problem,  with low inflation and high debt.

 

Yep.

Apart from the relatively "no-brain" option of milking tourism to death (2000 : 10m pax --> 2019 : 40m pax) I find it hard to clearly identify what Thailand has done to innovate or meaningfully develop it's economy over the last 20 years or so...which is concerning for a middle-income country with a super-aged population status.

On 8/19/2023 at 4:00 PM, Jelli said:

Yes, but not really. They are retired and decades away from latest and greatest knowledge in whatever field. Add to this they've been retired. The best example of this is in medicine. The younger doctors will know the latest procedures and tricks. Old school doctors just do it the old school way. I'm sure this is the same in every profession and vocation

 

Given that it takes five years of hard work to become a teacher of any value stepping into this at 65 is not going to work for students and the old git will be exhausted. Did I mention starting salary of 35k? A school has to be really, really desperate to hire a totally inexperienced teacher 60+. Finally, again unless totally desperate schools simply don't hire even great teachers 60+.

 

Jus sayin

Get your point but, for example, I currently work in Thailand and will be looking to retire/semi-retire mid-50s. Probable/possible I will take some sort of part-time role with my current company (presumably on a working visa/WP arrangement) but would certainly be interested in the option of being on a retirement visa that comes with some flexibility for work, be that independently or lecturing in Universities etc. 

In terms of teaching, my old man was a teacher trainer, and whilst it is certainly a distinct and specialised skillset many "corporate" bods in their 40s-50s-60s, will have had a huge exposure to and experience of both receiving and giving trainings to a reasonable quality. I'm fairly sure they would be overall be beneficial for the Thai education system.

8 hours ago, ozthai23 said:

There has been a few times she has said she's sore and doesn't want to do the thing, although we hadn't been together for a day or two.

What can I say. You sir, are a poet.

Kudos to you, clickbait or not, for a brilliant opening 'passage' to insert some humour and get attention on the thread.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Ekkaphop explained that Man orchestrated a scheme to exploit gaps within the legal system which made the victims unable to file a complaint to the police.

Would be interesting to know what exactly this is - sounds like a loophole which needs closing.

Maybe he simply threatened them with the classic defamation charge….

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Must be doing quite well, or just fronts for other business?

We may well find out, now that she has chosen to pursue the matter further.

I hope she has all her affairs in order or she may find herself in a tricky spot.

Fairly sure the Thais will not be appreciating her stance on this, which goes against the typical local culture on such matters with the richer party often showing leniency. They will be sniffing around for any hint of impropriety to use against her…