"...the singer had offered a piece of land valued at 4-5 million baht in Nakhon Ratchasima.."
Offering a useless piece of land hundreds of kms away from the family home shows his true nature. His own most likely inflated valuation would almost certainly never be realised by the family in any case considering the dire market in Thai real estate.
The media were reporting an announcement in the Thai Royal Gazette, can't believe they'd all get that wrong....it was even reported as such in Aseannow!!!!
Anyway, I've yet to see any announcements that Taksin did not receive a Royal Pardon.
One of wifeys family members is in this group protesting against Taksin. Almost everyone of them are anti democratic pro coup supporters who believe the only way to save the country is through the elite wielding absolute power. Most of them are very anti foreigners and would like to rid the country of them.
"Should all go well, a final decision might arrive as early as January 2025."
Presentation, inspection, evaluation all in the next week and a half then.
"Some of the staff who were travelling in the back were thrown off as the vehicle rolled over...."
Even Govt Agencies can't supply their workers with safe transport despite it being a legal requirement when travelling in a vehicle.
Yes the court does have an option. It means the the court accepts the evidence supports the charges rather than dismissing the case through lack of evidence.
"Interestingly, the polls show that younger voters (say 18-38) are very open to a nuclear future."
None of them were around when Chernobyl and Three Mile Island were dominating World Headlines.
Here is Kanchanaburi/Suphanburi the air quality has deteriorated alot since the beginning of December. Sugarcane and rice stubble burning is still going on virtually as before. Many of the kids in my daughter's class at school seem to be on a continuous round of runny noses, itchy eyes and irritating coughs. My kids doctor says much of it is caused by the rampant air pollution.
The fact that the Govt is talking about online classes as a solution says they have given up on addressing the root causes to me.
" The remaining 1% will be provided by nuclear power....."
So a huge cost to build these nuclear plants to produce a tiny fraction of Thailand's electricity needs. Factor in the huge costs for the management of nuclear waste for many generations to come and this plan seems madness to me.