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14 minutes ago, Xonax said:

Why? Were they government employees?

By Thai standards, this appears a very generous settlement, which I don’t begrudge them. 

there was thread the other day about the costs for Thais to go to work in Israel, some, if not all, would have gone there via the Ministry of Labour “approved scheme.” It’s possible the MoL up-front costs (insurance?), going via a Government scheme and payment of social security etc in Israel is what gives the families this entitlement? Or could just be Israel paying ?

Goodness me, that linked article will give you a headache.

There is a very good reason someone invented the weather map.....

It always amuses me that for such a generally inward looking bunch, Thai officialdom are so adept at linking economic and industry performance to local and international geo-political issues.

Of course, in the majority of cases this is only ever used as an explanation for a failure to meet targets or expectations. When things are running to plan, the plaudits will come unfettered to those Thais involved, no chance of geo-political positives stealing any of the credit. 

As for October tourism ? Well, it's the wettest month of the year in many parts of Thailand, that would likely have something to do with it...

23 hours ago, khunjeff said:

The real question is, why do the workers pay anything? Why doesn't the government require that all expenses be paid by the employer?

Quite. There’s a whiff of exploitation here..including a THB 40k fee when arriving in Israel. It also seems odd that they are buying one-way tickets, would have thought a 1 year open return would be a better idea, and cheaper. 
 

The denial from the Minister is on the weak side and frankly, it wouldn’t surprise me at all if someone, somewhere in the Ministry had decided an exorbitant and mandatory airport transfer was a good way to get their slice of the money pie. 

51 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

The linked article over-eggs it somewhat...

 

It happened at 9pm yesterday evening...  has the child even seen a playground since then ????

Yes indeed. After the Don Meuang incident, it’s great copy for newshounds isn’t it.

Whilst accepting this may be a developing situation, initial medical costs reported of THB 7k don’t appear to indicate a major injury…

56 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

They ain"t got any friends at the moment

The flight mentioned above goes over Jordanian, Saudi and Emirati airspace….

58 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

Shouldn't it be "don't want to return?" 

It might be circuitous to travel back to Israel if not by direct flight but Israel is reachable by land and sea via friendly countries.

El-Al is still running flights from Bangkok to Tel-Aviv.

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.