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"....blames foreign powers for being behind the ills of Thai politics"...

At least he's saying stuff which the PDRC/PAD have been saying privately for years. But don't worry you farang who support them. Keep singing their praises.

I can see a time in the not too distant future when a lot of the farang here in CM will make a move up to Chiang Rai........especially if they get around to building more condos up there. Still got the smoke in Feb-March -April but at least a lot less motor exhaust the rest of the time than in this grotty town.

Publish the list I say and let the consumers decide.

I wonder what Mr Hun Sen has to say about this.

On Thai tv today they had showed a pile of weapons in a room above the bomb site. On top of the pile was a red cap. Does this mean that the perpetrator was a red supporter, mummy?

"To encourage...a peaceful transition to democracy.".....State Dept official. If this isn't a sign that the Thai govt is doomed then what is?

Thanks Ajaan

A translation for this please. Thanks

Well the Burmese casino business would probably get a bit rough at times.

RS channel 8 is on CTH.... Just press number 8 on the remote and there it is folks. Had resigned myself to a weekend without football.....but this could be the real FA Cup deal.

So that would take the price to about 33......in the worst case scenario. In other words the BP article was total crap.

A bloke I know here insists that diesel will rise to 40 baht a litre from January. Tells me it's fact. He read it in the Bangkok Post. Got angry when I told him that that could be a rumour. I said, "Gee that's no good.".....and left it at that.

I'm with Geriatrickid on this one. Who says the military is united? Coup followed by countercoup? And then the real "fun" begins when the spoils are up for grabs. Who's got the weapons?

BBC is reporting that the pioliceman and others were shot by the protestors. It also reported that soldiers were present inside the stadium and stood around watching procedings.

Looks like a military takeover is on the cards very soon.

It's only a problem if you listen to it. Strategies for not listening to it too much took me years......but it's just another thing that you have no choice but to live with.

And if the office happens to be closed? What then? TIT remember.

I've got TOT and the international connections have been slow as hell for about a week. Local sites....no probs.

The US bankrolls the Thai army. I wonder how the Thai generals are thinking right now.

I'll give them a call on Monday and see what they say about getting a Thai professional to certify the document for me.

Thanks.

Many years ago I had a document certified by the oz consul in Sansai. I read on the official website recently that that can't be done anymore.

I need to make a partial withdrawal from my super account and I need an aussie police officer, or JP , nurse, pharmacist etc with oz qualifications to certify a copy of my passport details.

Has anyone out there done this recently in CM? I don't want to have to go Bangkok just to do this.

Thanks in advance.

This guy Thanong talks about Suthep escalating the protests. What's he going to do? Bring in millions from the south? Might be time then for the Red mega majority to up the stakes too and bring millions to the streets of Bangkok.

I suppose it's when middle class workers with serious debts lose their jobs that things get a bit nasty....for them and the lenders.

I've been supporting my wife's grandson for the last ten years or so and he's due to finish a 3 year degree by March 2015. He's now talking about another year or two of further study after that.

I've heard something about a student loan system but don't know anything about it. Has anyone out there had anything to do with this system? I'd be very interested to hear about it.

Thanks in advance.

Guards at the US embassy should've poured boiling oil over them.