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7 minutes ago, Media1 said:

Rubbish

Why rubbish?

Or are you just trying to pick a fight?

44 minutes ago, Thian said:

I will explain it for you, hope it helps..

 

I had several classic cars which were crap...i made them into new and and they passed all european inspections, i drove them for a decade and got loads of thumbs up. I did the same to 100 year old houses, they are still fine.

 

NOTHING is unserviceable with the right engineers working on it.....also choppers aren't.

 

And if those 5 choppers are unservicable or not has NOTHING to do with the price of them....

 

hope that clears things up a bit.

 

 

Ah but it does, the majority of the helicopters (7 not 5 by the way) are unserviceable. Yet the army claims to have spent to have spent a very large amount of money relatively recently on a spare parts and maintenance package, which having regard to the amount it costs, presumably included the services of

15 hours ago, stanleycoin said:

I think this could be a porkie pie. 

 

I'm not so sure: 12k to rent a vehicle, say 5k for fuel, that's 17k a month "fixed costs" before you make a Baht for yourself. I doubt many of them are taking 1k a shift...

Doesn't bode well for The Democrat Parties electoral prospects if they can't manage their own internal election 

What am I saying, they will just wait for the message asking Abhisit to pop over to the officers club...

1 hour ago, joecoolfrog said:

Oh do get a grip !

There are 2.3 million REGISTERED migrant workers in Thailand and God Knows how many unregistered ones.

Yet you applaud the harrasment of a few overstayers lol.

Try putting your bigotry to one side and attempt to comprehend the real picture.

"Joecoolfrog" - what is the point of having a 'bigot in residence" if we don't let him make fantastic mouth frothing claims from time to time?

7 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Didn’t you already start a thread on your current situation?

 

 

Two I think -one on the overstay and one on how to flog some gold!

????

5 hours ago, webfact said:

EC making progress in preparations for Senator selection

You know, I was so sure that George Orwell had been dead for quite a long time!

I must be wrong, he (or perhaps his ghost) appears to be writing press releases for the Thai government...

2 hours ago, Cadbury said:

National service starts early in Thailand. 

Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the 29 Army Regiment in Kanchanaburi Province show kindergarten children military operations.

Horrified, teaching absolutely, entirely, the wrong lessons to innocent impressionable pre school children!

Really should not happen!

They are standing too far away from the available cover when throwing those grenades!

Apropos of this, if perhaps slightly wide of the topic: a couple of years ago I was meandering around Savannakhet, idly killing time. There is a gold shop opposite the bus station. The morning bus from Mukhadan pulled up, a chap leapt off the bus, dashed across the road to the gold shop (nearly got run down in the process - that is why I noticed him), emerged from the gold shop a couple of minutes later and yelled for a tuk tuk to take him to the Thai consulate. Talk about living life on the edge!

6 minutes ago, Torrens54 said:

Maybe you GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR ?

The ones bought by the Military are STILL FLYING Aren’t They?

 

Well, if you read the article in the OP, 5/12 of them anyway!

9 hours ago, janclaes47 said:

The buses didn't went back to China, they are stored at many different places all over the country.

 

I have discovered quite a few of those locations already.

Still stored? Must be getting on for a year since they were delivered (and paid for presumably).

Astonishing.

3 hours ago, natway09 said:

I think I better get over to Ireland.... Open border ...... me thinks I can make some money here

Some very, umh, determined individuals have made a lot of money from moving various commodities back and forth over that border over the last few decades. I really wouldn't advise treading on their toes you know...

1 hour ago, asiaexpat said:

First of all for those unfamiliar with military procurement, especially aircraft, the cost per unit normally includes training pilots, spare parts, and technical support. Additionally, military helicopters are built to a completely different standard and configuration than civil models with the same basic model designation. Graft can add to the total cost for sure, but not the only cause for price differences. 

Three times the price?

55 minutes ago, phil2407 said:

What about the Dutch guy that got banged up for allegedly using drug money even though what he did business wise was perfectly legal 

 

I rather suspect that he was banged up for having a large amount of money (origins legality and providence  irrelevant) and failing to make suitable "investments" with various influential people.

On 10/30/2018 at 6:10 PM, JemJem said:

Hey Phue Thai top-level folks, how about starting by cutting off all ties with, or at least by distancing yourselves and the party as much as possible from Thaksin as soon as possible ? Yeah, right, as if that's going to happen !

 

Prayut is no angel, but we have to remember that the situation now is mostly the fault of Thaksin, who caused so much division in Thai society. Many folks in the forum seem to have forgotten about how corrupt he was, or about the human rights abuses he was responsible for.

Probably because they fade into insignificance compared to "no angel", "the Watchman"and their mates...

23 hours ago, Cadbury said:

But junta political activity has been ongoing for the past 12 months or more with him being the pump primer with his buckets of Thai Niyom money. But that's OK.

The new rules are that political activity by other political parties can now be commenced in January, just one month before the election. Where is this country headed, heaven forbid!

The raised arm salute, and accompanying uniformed chaps are a bit of a clue...

2 hours ago, HAKAPALITA said:

Oh that nasty Mr Trump. Why doesnt he follow Europe , let all the Shit in and give them House ,Money,and ignore those who built USA.

2 hours ago, heybruce said:

In a constitutional democracy the President is expected to follow the constitution.  Did you know that?

You know, I rather suspect that neither knowledge of the US Constitution, nor any understanding, or for that matter interest in, democracy, played any part in that bigoted and essentially unfounded outburst!????