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billd766

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  1. And are you a fully qualified medical doctor as I have no idea where you get your anti drug claims from? Given the choice, which I have, of visiting a qualified doctor or a faceless unqualified person on an internet forum, who does not back up his claims, who should I listen to? I will give you a clue. It won't be you.
  2. In my time visiting state hospitals, yes you need to register. I simply hand my hospital registration card, appointment card, and explain the reason for my visit. NO barcoded wristband is issued. If you are only going for under priced (not over priced) meds who would you prefer to see A doctor who pulls up you history on his computer, or a pharmacist who has no idea who you are or what your medical history is? After speaking to a doctor, he can change your meds if need be, a pharmacist cannot. There are no photocopies that I have to sign at all. My file goes from the registration to the desk which allocates the doctors and is then taken into the doctor when I go in, expanded if needed, then collected and returned to the registry when I am finished. I have no idea which state hospital you use but it certainly is not the one I use. If I wish I can visit ANY state hospital in any province and pay the same price.
  3. Building more hospitals would be the easy part. The hard part will be finding enough doctors and nurses to staff them. To staff a 100 bed hospital 24/7/365 plus all the various different departments, IMHO you would need around 15 to 20 doctors and perhaps 100 or more nurses. The departments would include reception and patients records, emergency room, X-Ray, pharmacy, cashier, physical therapy, dental, porters, etc. That is without any equipment or meds being supplied. This is simply a guess on my part and there may well be more nurses and practitioners required. It takes about 6 years to train a doctor. Nursing training varies between 1 and 6 years. https://www.nurse.cmu.ac.th/web/bachelor.aspx#:~:text=The Bachelor of Nursing Science,career as a registered nurse. The Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNS) program at the Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University is a full-time four-year professional program that prepares a student for a career as a registered nurse. https://www.rama.mahidol.ac.th/nursing/en/Academic/SSC Hold a Bachelor Degree in Nursing or equivalent - Have a valid Nursing License - Have at least two years of field experience (duration may vary across . https://www.stic.ac.th/undergraduate-program/practical-nursing Being only a one-year short course, it will prepare you for all the challenges of patient care. Practical nursing is all about administering necessary ...
  4. Because until the police raid the bar, it is only alleged by the complainant.
  5. Diets cannot fix BP problems, neither can they fix lower lung infections, pneumonia or long term Covid.
  6. It is free at the local state hospital I use. If I am only going to top up my meds, my wife takes me after lunch (I don't drive any more) when most of the crowd has gone. I get put in a wheelchair, my hospital card is taken for registration and the reason for the visit, a nurse comes to me to take my BP, I tell her my weight and get parked near a fan and simply wait my turn. The doctors fee is 50 baht and the meds are NOT that expensive.
  7. Try telling that to the Immigration police and see how far that gets you.
  8. There are more and different links for those who are interested and not too lazy to do their own searches. That particular thread is some 30 years old. I used to rspect Chuan and the Democrats back then.
  9. Thank you kindly. I know that I am good but I certainly didn't praise from you.
  10. Instead of just asking, do your own search work as most of us do.
  11. Why don't you do a simple internet search for yourself? Or is it beyond your capabilities. Here is a starter from 30 years ago. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/06/22/Thai-prime-minister-under-attack-over-fugitive-brother/8392740721600/ BANGKOK, Thailand -- Opposition legislators Tuesday were barred from questioning Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai about his fugitive brother, who is wanted by police on charges ofembezzling $8 million from a Thai bank. House Speaker Marut Bunnag blocked an opposition motion that sought to determine why police have been unable to capture Chuan's younger brother, Raluek, four years after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Raluek Leekpai disappeared in 1989 after police issued a warrant for his arrest on charges he embezzled the equivalent of $8 million while working at the Thai Farmers Bank in the southern city of Songkhla. Some reports have said Raluek may have fled to the United States. Police Director-General Gen. Sawat Amornwiwat Tuesday denied rumors that Chuan has instructed police investigators not to talk to the media about Raluek's case. There is much more if you want to look for it.
  12. Who would even want to be a member of a losing party like the democrats, let alone the new captain of a sinking ship?
  13. Where will they find 175,000 new doctors and nurses from? Especially if they don't increase the starting salaries just to keep up.
  14. Or Putin does. Remember Putin needs Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Wagner group far more than they need him. Prigozhin is now in Belarus and I don't think that the Belarus military can control him either, even with their Russian tactical nuclear weapons. Personally I don't believe anything that is published by any Russian 'news' source, but that maybe just me. The 'mighty' Russian army stood aside for him as did the civilians. Sure they turned around but who ordered the turning? It sure wasn't Putin. Prigozhin knows where many of the bodies are buried and perhaps even where Putin will be buried.
  15. Good for who? Certainly NOT for the Thai people.
  16. The young people are NOT in power, they are only deputies. Wan Muhamad Noor Matha IS appointed as Speaker of the House of Representatives, I am 79 and he is a few days older than me. Wellit is from her Twitter account and she is a deputy leader of the MFP. I will take that with a bucket of salt.
  17. But they are 250 unelected people and can certainly (added with others) block Pita's bid to become PM. Remember he needs a total of 376 votes free and clear to become the PM with an overall majority, and he simply has NOT got them, without I believe 64 senator votes. The senators will talk many things but in the end they will do as they are told and not necessarily what is right. Also they cannot simply be sacked unless the incoming government tears up the 2017 constitution and writes another one as every coup government has done for decades.
  18. quote from the OP "Recent studies conducted by Brand Finance revealed a somewhat tepid growth in the brand value of Thai Airways. Currently standing at US$990 million, Thai Airways’ value has certainly increased, but it has failed to keep pace with rivals such as Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines, whose corresponding growth rates of 8% and 5% respectively outperformed Thai Airways’ 3% year on year increase." Is that a net value, ignoring the debt, or does the yearly debt repayment have to be subtracted from that figure?
  19. And the other option is that President Biden is telling the truth and you are not.
  20. Another question is why is there an unelected senate in the first place?
  21. For what crime do you think he should be locked up for a long time?
  22. Not by my wife it isn't. She uses the rice cooker to steam the rice first, then uses the steamed rice to make fried rice.
  23. Obviously you know this to be correct and have the proof of it. Can you explain why it was found in the visitors area, where the family don't actually go to, or is that too difficult a question for you?

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