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so they RTP have witness positive ID, quality CCTV, and are "expecting a quick arrest"

17 hours ago, nigelforbes said:

Thailand occupies twice the land mass that the UK does, 198K square miles versus 98,000, yet it has a similar sized population.

so they need to build a lot more 5-star hotels and airports in Nakhon Nowhere....

Judging by the amount of time that Thai (and other) kids spend on their phones, it already has replaced teachers.

Lucky that the phones are smart phones, because the kids no longer need to be.

"Thailand takes corruption cases very seriously and on conviction officers could face years behind bars.

At least three have the word general in their titles."

so do many politicians.......

lucky that Thailand has so many spare Generals sitting around with little or nothing to do.

but Thailand needs a celebrity influencer pathologist..... which country does not?

Are we allowed to guess what the name of the bridge will be?

"Lastly, it instills a volunteer mindset in scholarship recipients, so that they can bring good to their institution, community, and nation"

so it will be a Diploma in Thainess.... 

OP photo is the definition of "SMUG"

2 hours ago, ourmanflint said:

I wonder why they have changed the route to go via Sukhothtai instead of Uttaradit? Those lines are currently undergoing dual track upgrades so what is the point of that if the high speed is not using them?

TAT wants more tourists in Sukhothai to look at the ruined temples.....

"there is still work to be done to encourage more people to save money."

tell them it is longstanding pillar of Thainess / Thai culture.

A Royal Decree will help.

I hope the new trains will have oxygen masks available and aviation style HEPA filters by the time they are in service.....

4 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

Great to see the Japanese being involved and not the Chinese with their belts and roads!!

not built yet....... there is still plenty of "negotiation" available.

17 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Maybe to get on the Songtaew cheaper?

Just another on the long list of "cultural faux pas" to be avoided........

17 hours ago, internationalism said:

from reading your link without paywall, it looks like spooks don't know much and how credible their source is.  It's their new source. Some believe this source is not credible. It can't be compared to Hersh very exact details:

 

"The review of newly collected intelligence suggests they were opponents of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, but does not specify the members of the group, or who directed or paid for the operation. U.S. officials declined to disclose the nature of the intelligence, how it was obtained or any details of the strength of the evidence it contains. They have said that there are no firm conclusions about it, leaving open the possibility that the operation might have been conducted off the books by a proxy force with connections to the Ukrainian government or its security services."  

 

So why the senate and house can't form investigative body, why president can't order reports from all security agencies? That is because an answer is already well known to them?

Why america and the UK openly oppose investigation by the UN security council?

That would be the best way for them to clear their name in eyes of an international opinion.

That is a better way than throwing baseless accusations around to offend their partners. 

We look forward to the Leaked intelligence emails. Where is Julian Assange when you need him?

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

You've confused schoolgirls uniforms with university students uniforms.

The belt buckles are for university uniforms.

I wear my Thai ladies university belt every day.

I blame the Yanks: "In the United States, the words 'school', 'college', and 'university' are used interchangeably in speech when referring to higher education institutions."

https://www.mastersportal.com/articles/2711/whats-the-difference-between-college-and-university-in-the-us-and-uk.html#:~:text=In the United States%2C the,the most frequently used one.

Surely the military junta could reduce the number of protests about (lack of) democracy by demolishing the Democracy Monument?? It just serves as a rallying point... not sure what it actually represents.

In the interests of research - if the chinese want to be specific - it is all about the belt buckle, not the embroidery, apparently.

"the increasingly distant goal of gender equality will take another three centuries to achieve."

and just imagine how many "Genders" there will be after another three centuries of "progress".

so we are expected to believe that a gang of Ukrainian sympathisers had the technical and political expertise to carry out deep water sabotage in the Baltics???  Because the Russians do not have????

The cloud seeding and water drop helicopters have been ordered..... but apparently they are busy in more important places.

hmmm  which amulet will protect you from this?