DaiHard

It should be closed and its funds given to the underfunded public hospitals. It was never meant to suceed in the stated objectives of reducing tobacco and alcohol consumption - its funding method proves that. If it is successful then its funding wiuld be reduced and so that's a no-no. It was set up as a figleaf to disguise the fact that the government derives a significant chunk of its revenues from alcohol and tobacco taxes. And as for taking on the giants of the tobacco industry, very funny when you consider that tobacco is sold through a government owned tobacco monopoly.

Conquering armies always suffer deprivation and hardship on the way towards their bounty (and rapes)

No exports - no need for the internet. Single gateway problem solved.

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exclusive photo of the new gateway (cost 10 billion baht inc. Tea money)

He does look a shady looking character.

oh wait...

So what exactly have they achieved for the 4 billion/p.a they never had to account for?

If Thaihealth are going to use funds from tobacco and booze to stop people smoking and drinking then its not in their best interests to be successful.

I don't know why he bothers nobody believes the result of these sham 'elections'

On the other hand they could privatise them whilst keeping a 'golden share', create an overseeing board of public servants to make sure they don't rip off the public and create a sovereign wealth fund for emergencies.

Maybe they should change the law so no school can open near a bar.

in the UK we have student union bars on campuses that produced Newton, Rutherford, Appleton, Fleming and Hawkins.

Thailand has no bars and has produced...

hmmm

The thing with crime, and this includes drug dealing, is that nobody ever expects to get caught.

No matter what, this is excessive punishment. I don't know how long he will actually spend in jail, I suspect he could get transferred to a UK jail within 5 years, but the punishment here does not fit the crime.

British guys in Thai jails have a harder time than many other nationalities as they get no support from the UK government. There are charities that can help, but basically he will need to depend on help from friends and family outside for even basics like food and basic medicine etc.

Much as I dislike drug dealing, I feel sorry for this guy.

Would you still feel sorry for him if any of your family died because they were using drugs supplied by a dealer?

If there was no drug dealers, almost every type of crime would be reduced.

and AJAYDEE, you cannot say that bartenders can be compared with drug dealers, alcohol is not a drug if drunk in moderation.

5 things Thai People Invented

http://www.livingthai.org/5-things-thai-people-invented.html

Tuk-tuks were invented in Japan and used by the Japanese post office. When thet retired them they donated them to Thailand where they've been copied ever since. Mind you there is ONE global brand that orjginated in Thailand - Red Bull.

(spoiler alert - one of the inventions is "The Jet Ski Scam!")

Yeah, these kinds of innovations will put Thailand at the forefront of the laugh factory!

Has anyone tried the new Uk visa application site? It crashed every time I tried to use it (straight after the book appointment page where it tells you that you have only got 3 hours to pay). Has anyone managed to get it to work?

They will create 600,000 new teachers (1% of the population) to fill 50,000 posts? Am I missing something here or is that not a huge disincentive?

Pure insanity - I am so glad I left

I have some thai postcards from the 50s showing thai ladies barebreasted - in fact the culture ministry's website had, until very recently, artworks featuring bare breasted women. This prudishness is a recent phenomena.

8,150 kilograms of caffeine!!

I had no idea - shouldn't someone tell starbucks?

Anything that comes from outside of Thailand is scary to them. That is why they will always be proud of their tuk tuk and I will be proud of my space station. http://static.thaivisa.com/forum//public/style_emoticons/

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tuk-tuks were invented in Japan for the Nippon post office and later donated to Thailand where they were copied

The word is jellyfish. It's an irregular noun - plural and singular are both the same.

They are great cars; very reliable and good gas mileage. I have LPG on mine and it costs about 1 bt/km on the expressway. I'd buy it.

I saw the headline and immediately thought 'what's the pay and where do I apply?'

"And while on the soap-box; the first concentration camps in the 'civilized world' were run by the British on the Boers; and the Native Indigenous Americans only started scalping people after being paid a bounty by the British " .

Actually concentration camps were first used by the SPANISH in Cuba and scalping was first used by FRENCH trappers.

What is ed milliband doing posing as an Iranian?

I hope it's a country with an extradition treaty with Thailand.