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To bring reality into the equation and before Pita can confirm his words, first the party must win a general election with an overall majority of perhaps more than 300 seats. so that they do not need to form a coalition government. Next the party needs to win an overall majority in the senate.

If they cannot win either or both then it is just talk and hot air, Thailand already has far too much of that from the current bunch of politicians.

The other tricky bit is what will the military do IF he wins?

Nothing is cut and dried yet, and until the next election and its follow up, nothing can be guaranteed.

21 hours ago, Rimmer said:

I went there many years back maybe 1980, it will need a lot of work to bring it back up to working level as it was falling into the sea back then. 

 

 

IMO it will cost millions of USD$ to bring iy up to a habitable working an living condition then it will need staffing for 4 shifts 24/7/365. Where will they find enough staff for that. I think that water, electricity can/will be piped from the mainland, but everything else will need to be brought by ship.

Does that Trump really understand anything?

10 hours ago, andersonat said:

 

 

*Why* would there be a General-Election called *this* month ?  

 

 

Dis you read the post properly, and do you understand the meaning of the word "IF"?

It is what many dictators and illegal military coup leaders do on a regular basis. They have no interest in reality nor in the population that they are controlling. They understand only violence, which keeps the population cowed, and makes them richer.

IMO you can never trust or believe anything that Trump says.

What he may say on any given day, he may reverse 2, 3 or more times over the following few days.

2 hours ago, jvs said:

Imo this is a crucial turning point in the war.

The US has to protect their investment in the Ukraine now.

It is not because they want to help but to secure their own interest like they have always be doing every where

they got involved in a war.

Also the announcement by Mark Rutte holds a lot of weight.

Putin is not going to like this very much and probably will huff and puff again but not much he can do.

China has asked the Ukraine not to bomb Moscow during the parade,thereby admitting the danger.

Slave Ukraini!

And all Trump needs to do is to tell Putin to stop the war, remove the Russian military from ALL of the Ukraine and share the rare earth minerals etc.

Good luck with that little task.

However, do NOT expect the USA to come to the rescue of the Ukraine.

Oh Horlicks, I have just remembered that the USA, under Trump, has pulled out of the peace negotiations with Russia and the Ukraine.

41 minutes ago, ballpoint said:

Exactly what this country needs.

 

Some wonderful ideas here.

2 hours ago, sidneybear said:

True. They might also do what Australia does: You can only apply for the state pension if you've been physically present in the country for at least two years preceding your application (meaning people who leave prior to retirement age never get a pension), AND; if you move overseas, the pension is prorated by the number of years you've lived there during your working life divided by 35 years. At least the Australian pension is indexed though. 

And what happens to ALL the NIC contributions that you and your employers were forced to pay in over the year?

11 hours ago, Lorry said:

I would think the hammer is good to destroy the data.

And that's the way my last laptop ended. Hammer and sickle, then the bin.

Now, gf started talking about electronic waste.  It makes me feel bad if I, from a rich country,  am less environmentally conscious than she.

But, of course,  she has no idea what to do...

IMO smashing all the stuff up with a hammer will only lead yp a bigger pile of broken bits foe me to get rid of, and they will probably end up in a landfill and pollute the environment.

Something that I really don't want to do, especially if anything can be salvaged, reused or resold by somebody else.

2 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Fortunately there won't be a General Election until 2029, so plenty of time for Labour to regroup and Reform to be found out.

 

Farage doesn't have a hope of ever being PM.

IF a general election were called this month I think that Reform would win by default. IMHO neither the Labour or the Conservatives seem to have any policies that are attractive to the voters, the Lib-Dems and Greens don't seem to have any policies at all which doesn't leave any other options than Reform, who don't seem to be any better than the rest, but at least they cannot be blamed for for the state that the UK is currently in.

I live in rural Kamphaeng Phet and have a similar problem. We have old mobile phones. a tablet, 2 old laptop PCs, an old desktop, old keyboards, mouse, 4 old UPS, cables, power supplies and I can find no way to dispose of them.

I don't want to throw them in the trash as many of them still have the apps and probably some data on the as well.

What can I do with them?

Just now, Photoguy21 said:

But you speak a lot of truth

Thank you. 

Mostly I speak the things that I feel and things that I hope that I can do something about. 

Things that I can do nothing about I tend to file under, things I wish I could do something about, but I know that I can't, and simply get on with life.

58 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

Why would you need a reciprocal agreement to pay into a UK bank? It is nothing to do with any other country.

IMHO, I don't think that you would need a reciprocal agreement to pay into a UK bank.

Again IMHO, there should be a requirement to upgrade ALL state pensions to the current level and a far better Dual Taxation Agreement (DTA) between the UK and Thailand confirming that income tax must always be paid to the country that it was earned in, and not the muddle that it is now.

Having said that, I was never a civil servant in the UK HMRC, nor was I ever an expert on international taxation laws.

We never had a problem adopting a kitten/cat.

It turned up a few months ago meowing for food.

My wife fed it and she adopted us.

Now I am the one that feeds it in the morning and opens the kitchen door at odd times if the cat is hungry.

She is an outside cat and very sociable but on her own independent terms.

5 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

How blind can you be

Obviously not as blind as you.

having finished insulting me, try to explain what you mean.

Sp you have no proof.

3 hours ago, Gsxrnz said:

Moody's were asleep at the wheel before the GFC. They would probably rate an overweight 46 year-old BG on Soi 6 as a solid 9.5 

Thus speaks the worlds most experienced currency trader and financial expert, with no links and nothing to back what he says, as usual.

You must have far more experience than the whole of Moody's staff who do this for a living.

Out of curiosity, just what financial experience do you have?

It is much easier for the illegal Myanmar government to bomb, kill and injure innocent civilians, than it is for then to attack armed freedom resistance fighters who fight back.

11 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

THe Thai justice system has done its work again... and have accepted the envelopes... Ordinary people would be convicted

And naturally you, and you alone have proof of that.

If you have the proof, then feel free to post it.

If you don't have the proof, why are you whining?

Just get on with your life and ignore the things that you cannot change and don't affect you personally.

11 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

 

Pictures courtesy of Matichon.

 

A road crash occurred on the morning of 29 April, on the Mae Sot–Umphang highway, Tak, claiming the lives of a 34-year-old woman and an 8-year-old boy, while leaving another young child critically injured.

 

Police from Mae Sot Police Station, led by duty officer Pol. Sub Lt. Papasut Bawonponpat, were alerted to the scene near a petrol station in Ban Huafai, Phra That Phadaeng subdistrict. On arrival, they found a large crowd gathered and two vehicles, a Honda sedan, stuck on a concrete barrier and a motorcycle severely damaged and separated by approximately 60 metres.

 

 

The victims, identified as Ms. Orapan, 34, and Master Songkran, 8, were pronounced dead at the scene. Both were found lying lifeless on the road. A third child, estimated to be around 4 or 5 years old, was seriously injured and rushed to Mae Sot Hospital for emergency treatment.

 

The collision occurred just before a U-turn point on the busy thoroughfare, an area known to be particularly hazardous due to heavy traffic and limited visibility. Authorities quickly moved to manage traffic in the area to prevent further incidents.

The driver of the Honda, 63-year-old Mr. Prayong, remained at the scene and was taken into custody by police. Preliminary investigations suggest that Ms. Orapan had slowed down her motorcycle in the right-hand lane to make a U-turn when the speeding sedan driven by Mr. Prayong struck her from behind. The force of the collision caused both vehicles to be thrown apart violently.

 

Local residents told police the car appeared to be travelling at high speed through the community zone, an area frequented by pedestrians and motorcyclists. There is growing concern over road safety in the region, with many urging stricter enforcement of speed limits and improved signage in community zones.

 

Police have opened a full investigation into the crash to determine the exact cause and will continue to question witnesses and those involved.

 

It is believed that the deceased and injured children were members of the same family.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Matichon 2025-04-30.

 

 

 

 

Caution video of CCTV below shows the collision.

 

 

Looking at the video, it appears that the scooter had come to a complete halt and was waiting to turn right. I cannot see if she was indicating or not. The Honda was going very fast compared to other traffic earlier in the video, but did not appear to slow down or attempt to turn away from the scooter.

How sad for the poor woman and her children.

RIP.

2 hours ago, BLMFem said:

Really strange that you end most of your posts with a prediction that your post will attract lots of flaming and negative emojis. It's like you're asking for more attention than you're actually getting.

Makes you come across as needy.

He reminds me of somebody screaming out to the world world,

"Look at me, look at me. I am still here and I cannot be ignored".

However he has been on my ignore list for quite a while, so the only time I see his posts are if somebody responds to him.

3 hours ago, save the frogs said:

 

It's just sth that popped into my head as there are probably way more Brits in Thailand and AN than Americans.

I wasn't going to start a separate thread about it.

But I think it's a valid question.

 

OK. Start your thread and keep a check on the response and compare it to this thread.