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20 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

It's very surprising how few people Trump has thrown under the bus so far in this administration, it's very likely that his habitual lack of loyalty will start expressing itself quite soon. Bondi, Hesgeth, Miller, and Navarro definitely deserve to be fired. 

Also IMHO, RFK Jr needs to be sacked

Perhaps he is running out of "loyal and honest" people (that HE can trust), to replace them with.

17 hours ago, annotator said:

Once again, you're doing polling.

Ans once again you prove that tou have no idea what you are talking about.

On 7/9/2025 at 8:11 AM, thesetat said:

I do not... with the border closed these people lost access to their bank accounts there. They need the borders open. 

They may have lost physical access, but I suspect that a smartphone and/or internet backing will still work. They would be foolish not to have a backup system.

On 7/8/2025 at 10:18 AM, webfact said:

Rangsiman Rome. Picture cou rtesy of Khaosod

 

BANGKOK - Rangsiman Rome, an Opposition MP from the People's Party, has alleged that seven Thai politicians have secretly opened bank accounts in Cambodia.

 

The claim was made during his visit to the Klong Luek border checkpoint in Sa Kaeo province, amidst ongoing concerns about restricted border crossing hours. While Rangsiman insists he has robust evidence, he remains tight-lipped about the specifics.

 

Thai-Cambodian Border Tensions Escalate

 

Rangsiman, acting as a member of the House committee on national security, has highlighted the political instability within Thailand as a key factor weakening the country's stance in ongoing border disputes. He noted that the Cambodian government is carefully monitoring Thailand’s internal political turmoil and is capitalising on it by piling pressure on Bangkok. Rangsiman stresses the need for a stable Thai government to engage effectively in negotiations with Phnom Penh.

 

Checkpoints Shut as Tensions Rise

 

Rangsiman pointed out that while Thailand has restricted border crossing hours to curb gambling and illegal labour activities in Poipet casinos, Cambodia has retaliated by closing its own checkpoints.

 

This move has not only disrupted border trade but also affected local communities reliant on this economic activity. He criticised the Thai government's approach, underscoring that merely reducing checkpoint hours is not sufficient to combat the persistent problem of call-centre scams originating from Cambodian towns like Poipet.

 

Call for International Collaboration Against Scams

 

Rangsiman advocates for a strategic shift, urging the Thai government to collaborate with international allies to dismantle cross-border call-centre syndicates. He emphasised that negotiations for reopening border checkpoints should ensure a mutual agreement to do so simultaneously on both sides. He warns against conceding to Cambodia's demands for unilateral actions that could leave Thai interests vulnerable.

 

The allegations and ongoing tensions underline significant challenges facing the Thai government and its diplomatic relations with Cambodia. The call for international cooperation signals a broader approach may be necessary to combat illegal activities while maintaining essential border trade.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Nation 2025-07-08

 

 

Anybody can allege anything on the social media, but backing it up with good solid proof is something else. Perhaps that is one reason why he has not released any details.

It is fairly simple about the money.

I pay you in arrears to do the job.

If you don't, can't or won't do the job, then why should I pay you?

25 minutes ago, kingstonkid said:

FETTERMAN for PRESIDENT  OF THE NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF u.s.

 

The radical left has taken over the present DNC, so either the right or the center have to speak up or decide to form separately.

 

Right now of those talking Fetterman seems the most level-headed 

 

 

He seems to be able to spout BS like a politician.

So he can talk the talk, but can he walk the walk as well?

First he has to quit his very well paid day job, then he has to form a "new" party, then the new party has to win an overall majority in the house AND the senate, then if all that happens h can become the potus and run the country.

Do you think he will be able to do that in just over 3 years?

11 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

You lost me at the "honest patriot" bit.

 

<giggle>

He lost me at the "honest" bit.

7 hours ago, norsurin said:

He will come with big news about Russia.. China and India on monday he said today.

Whats in the task is charging 500% tariffs on China and India if they don't stop buying oil and other things from Russia.

Because tariffs are a 2 way thing, and if Trump imposes a 500% tariff on China and India, there is nothing stopping them imposing a 500% tariff on ALL imports from the USA.

That is close on a 2 billion people market, which is a big market to lose.

11 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

You lost me at the "honest patriot" bit.

 

<giggle>

What is the point of having negotiating committees if Trump simply overrules the agreement.

If I were in charge of the Vietnamese negotiation I would be inclined yo tell the USA to shove off and refuse point blank to even enter the country let alone build anything there.

You cannot negotiate with a bully as he will always come back for more. Trump just proved that point.

He can demand that US companies relocate back to the USA, but they can tie him up in the courts for years.

11 minutes ago, annotator said:

The problem isn't that you and others responded. You just didn't engage in a rebuttal of my reasoning but went off on a tangent. I just pointed out the irrelevance of your comment.

 

So everybody else is wrong and only you are right. Is that your reasoning?

53 minutes ago, annotator said:

Then try offering some actual reasoning and logic instead of conducting a poll.

Who is conducting a poll?

I am simply responding to your posts as other posters are doing also.

Do you have a problem when people respond to your posts?

On 7/10/2025 at 6:04 PM, Dogmatix said:

 

You are wrong.  In 1977 General Chalard Hiranyasiri was executed without trial after leading a failed coup against the military government.  In the old days military coups were often staged against military governments to put a new bunch of boys in green at the trough.  This one was unsuccessful and Chalard pulled his gun on another officer and shot him dead for allegedly reneging on his promise to join the coup after he saw it was not going well.

 

So he was executed by the illegal coup generals for trying to stage another coup 48 years ago. A pity it is meaningless nowadays, especially as it was an illegal coup against another illegal coup, and NOT a legal punishment under the laws of Thailand.

1 hour ago, annotator said:

Pointless Trump bashing. You think he should pay rent for staying at the White House?

And do you think that he should be slashing budgets, healthcare etc at the same time as taxing US citizens more and more?

5 hours ago, Dan747 said:

Most Foreign Expat's I know in Thailand are "GOOD GUYS!"

Plus 1 more.

11 hours ago, geisha said:

Since Brexit and the Human rights law in EUrope UK can’t send them back to France.  Hopefully from today , it’s all sorted with Macron and a new strategy. The Admiral of the British army / navy, not sure, is going to make announcement tomorrow, Friday.

If it’s was legal, the UK would have shipped them back to France many years ago. 

I will believe it, IF AND WHEN it ever happens. Until then, it is simply a politicians word, and not even a politicians promise which are both worth the same. SFA

On 7/7/2025 at 12:56 PM, CHdiver said:

I would like to know where the gummies are from. My experience with gummies is, I can eat a bag and feel nothing, not even a sugar rush. 

But you are not a 2 year old child.

On 7/9/2025 at 10:43 AM, smedly said:

after months in hospital on deaths door he made a miraculous recovery within days of leaving

 

 

he should have served his sentence in prison when he left hospital 

And ALL the generals involved in the illegal military coup should be in jail for life or executed for treason against the state.

Oddly enough NP general has ever been punished for any military coup since 1932. Not even a 500 baht fine or a wai in apology to the Thai people.

Nor has any justice or law maker been punished for colluding with a coup.

Yet those who were legally elected but usurped, have always been arrested and punished.

Odd that.

So why has the USA sanctioned Francesca Albanese?

Are rhey afraid that she will discover some deep dark secret that both the USA and Israel don't want the rest of the world to know about?

Or perhaps they are worried that the report will not be favourable to Trump and the USA or to Netanyahu and Israel?

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

I'm not saying that they shouldn't be cracking down on overstay. I'm just saying that they could be focused on things that are far more important. And yet they don't. 

But these guys are the Immigration department of the RTP, NOT the ordinary RTP. Their job is Immigration only, and they seem to be doing their job.

If it were me, I would toss the whole bill where it belongs, with Anutin and the BJT, who had months under Prayuth's illegal military coup government to thrash it out and get it right. However they couldn't ,  so now toss it back to Anutin and tell him to came back with a fully viable and fully legal solution.

13 hours ago, geisha said:

No it’s not. 

So whose problem is it then?

You gave a simple easy one line answer, which is totally meaningless.

Please expand on that answer and tell us all whose problem it really is.

17 hours ago, Stocky said:

The other variable is the partner bank used. I've found, checking the transaction receipt, that the ones that have been delayed 20 minutes, 2 or 3 hours, all say Tranglo as partner bank, the 'instantaneous' transfers show Kasikorn as partner. 

Does the time lag of seconds, minutes, hours or even the next working day really matter?