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On 6/12/2020 at 9:12 AM, thecyclist said:

You must have gone to a very expensive clinic. I went through the 5 shot regimen a few times, although not recently, but many hospitals charged about 200 to 300 Baht per shot. Fees can't possibly have risen that much. 

That was on Ko Chang th governement hospital during covid-19

19 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

As the only folks I see out and about not wearing masks are foreigners so I don't blame the Thais for staying away. The selfish foreign knobs think just because their country is a diseased cesspool due to a total lack common sense, that they can carry on with that bs here..

Do not start with this <deleted>. Thais are anyway now fueling separatism. I just read that they are not allowing foreigners on the longhaul buses, because they have no Thai ID. It is a fact that this governemnet is fueling the bad treatment of foreigners as they would be made guilty of everything (one of the worst is Minister Anutin). Actually the governemnet are killing the Thai economy (I am sure they are prolonging the emergency state, because they are afraid that they might get some protesters in the city which now the military and police can shut down easily) and the poor Thais pay the price. The well off Thais with good jobs in the city and in governement are practically not hampered by covid 19, they are surviving merrily. By the way the masks have good effect in crowded places, but on the beach with the wind from the sea (where would the covid 19 come from out of the sea?, be more reasonable)

23 hours ago, BobBKK said:

Dogs are an absolute MENACE here.

I got biten by one, needed rabies injection, five times one during one month, costs now for foreigners 10000 BHT. Read about a way against dogs. Have a water pistol ready with a soap solution. If you want a nastier thing fill it with an Ammonia solution

i am running a.tricity since 5years. it is perfect  braking never a problem. 20000km so far. had to repair the front chocks. new tires. all regular services done. i would like to buy a 300 a new 155 does not mske sence since the 125 engine is still strong and fast enough to leave most of crowd behind at the green light. fell down once at the beginning trlavelling a bad road slowly with a case of ber. since then i feel save. will never buy a new two wheeler

A shady guy trying to <deleted> at Thanathorns leg,  I think he just tries to convince himself that he did the right thing not fighting!!!

How about thinking to introduce regular driving lessons at the school as it is done Europe and not only for small bikes but for bycicles as well...would bring much more for sure !!!!!

and show in the school classes the horror pics of crashes with motorbikes and with young people disabled because not wearing a helmet

Again one of these green table discussions starting on the wrong end

poor PM nothimng better to do???

they would do better to finally revive the teacher`s education

It is so typical for the actual world (not only in Thailand), everybody wants to jump the steps necessary to be completed in order to achieve. That tablet stuss is making me sick.....first the teachers must learn how to make children curious and interested (as you can read that somebody just mentioned this t!!!!)......that is the first step, the second step is then to choose the adequate tools which could be simply a drawing board. ..... tablets are way steps further up and here in Thailand they are far, far away (of course not far away for facebook and gaming...even the naughty boys of my wife know to do it now, with completed 5 years of schooling and since then never learnt anything more). Well it is Adobe`s business to look for new customers and that they are talking their interest must be everybody clear, which is a genuine interest of them.

Thai governement officials are very good in sorting big mouthed projects out to profile themselves, which are not thought through and not organized...I do not recall any of good organized projects. The newest example is the idea to have the 90 days reporting throuhg every 7 eleven (in our town they knew nothing about it and they have no employee knowing English), or the idea to do the 90 days reporting online....I know nobody how could do it successfully yet (I tried and it doies not work), all dead births or what??? Which does not say that the idea in itself is not good....but first check feasability and acceptance of all parites including mister Ochoa and then start making an organisation and make test runs !!!!! AND THEN FINALLY BRING IT TO PUBLIC

One should clean first in front of his own door, so much concerning the Americans.

Of course it is politically driven, since PM is a politcal job, is it?

The facts were clear, good that even a PM cannot get away clean.

If a manager of a private company is setting that much money in the sand, the guy is sacked

and if he was wrong doing he will be held accountable, these are common lawa, or I am wrong?

Congratulations to the Thais that they had the guts to sack Yingluck. I feel sorry for her

because obviously she was not intelligent enough for the job, but that in itself is no excuse, is it?

It is basically a matter of respecting the opposition. No majority is well doing if they do not respect opposit ideas and try to find compromises serving the majority of the people including the "Others"

I just tried to renew my 90 days in Udon Thani Immigration, which is the same distance from my home as Sakon Nakhon Immigration. Udon is for us better than Sakon, but my Visa renewal has now to take place in Sakon since I am living in the Changwat of Sakon Nakhon.

I was given an official paper written in Thai that since the 1st of January one has to go to the same Immigration which gave out your visa for the 90 days renewal.

So be careful, I could not be traveling to Krabi for instance if my renewal is dew during that time, as I was doing last year and had my renewal done in Krabi.

Once more a sign of how much the Thai Governement likes us Expats!!!!!!! Making our lives more difficult, but no problem we have time and money to travel do we????

The real problem is deep rooted, since the guys who bought the job must get the money somehow back and how? .Which is of course leading to the conclusion that they had been doing the same down the line from level to level. Which is leading again to the conclusion there is probably no single one clean officer to be found. Sad isn't it?

It reminds me at the case of a high class officer of the Pattaya police some years ago. He got angry because he was transferred somewhere else and openly declared and complaining that he paid money for his job and that he has the right to stay on it. Later he was quiet down and nothing was heard about it again.

Sad again that the officer did not find anything wrong with him paying money for the job but he felt that he has the right to complain ....which gives a deep insight in the state of mind of Thai officials.

These guys are just the tip of the iceberg.

So there is no way to clean out that mess as at least make sure that the practise is stopped from top down. It has to be healed from top down and it will need time and education about ethics, morality and honor.

It is simple, three parties are better than 2, in a real democracy it needs more than a 2 party system. it is the balance of power and a working control system which is needed, but you cannot get it if the freedom of expression is not guaranteed

again the "populism is bad" is posted everywhere....it must not be bad if done in a controlled manner looking for the most sustainable impact. Let me make an example

The rice pledging scheme was an unconditional money handout to farmers. they could produce as they always did ..no progress needed (it is amazing that Thailand has one of the lowest outputs per hectare among the rice planting countries).

Sustainability could have been improved by taking part of that money to train farmers to improve planting skills (was done in India) by reducing the usage of fertilizers and so on..... and forcing and supervising them before they get money!!!!......needs intelligent and thinking politicians to achieve...and that was the greatest failor of the red shirts governement they had too many incompetent idiots in power.

Giving unconditionally land to the poor will have no sustainable effects....if the landless do not get in the same momnet help about what to do with the land. And the usage of the land must be supervised. New planting on abandoned land would be sustainable

As of that article the junta seems to think in that line,,,,I am interested to mfollow and see how it will develop

Which are possible criteria to define populist schemes? That is the real issue of this article

Of course should political parties make proposals what they want to do when in power...why to have them if not !. The problem is the party leaders who are seducing by their populist promesses know already, that these will be impossible to be fullfilled....That is a moral issue, political parties lying purposly to their potential voters to win their votes is an ethical problem (what often is the case in every democratic country). However the majority of an educated voters base can recognise the lie and not be lured by that. That is the base of a functioning democracy, "education". The men in power in Thailand have with intent made a mess of the educational system.....uneducated people can be used easily.

One criteria of a populist voter platform is. Promesses which are impossible to be fullfilled, which are unreal, running against the possibilities of the country and the finances. They are recognisable by simple common sense

The second criteria of a populist policy is: Promesses of actions who are only benefitting some parts of the population

The third criteria of a populist policy is: Promesses of what they want to do which will not create any sustainable values for the country and therefore for all people

And the worst of all this is, once in power, the populist promesses which have been made, are fullfilled against any common sense justified only by the one in power by "We promised it, therefore we doit!!!!!"

Looking back there is not one move of the passed governements which was not fullfilling all these criteria. I am really sorry for all honest and hard working Thai people. They lost, maybe some few people won and are not even ashamed of it !!!!

any clear thinking Thai should understand now how ridiculuos the parties are, but the problem is there is no decent party left to wote for

that article is a childish argument, like a vexed child asking "why are you blaming me? you have no right to do so, since you are doing the same".

It is for me showing once more one of the basic problems of the thai society...they cannot learn, because they do not dare to say it, if they have made a mistake, they could loose their face. and it is cementing their view, which i hear so often, "we are Thais and you (farangs) will never understand us, so we do it our way". which means "keep yourself out of it", which i am doing, because there is no way you can discuss with somebody taking that attitude.

i see it as a great case of luck for Thailand, that a man at the end of his own career, with the ability to listen to others, integer and intelligent has taken the helm. one can discuss about, if a military coup is bad, or unacceptable....but that guy seems to prove that it can be good for a nation with people unwilling to learn and to be democratic (for me coming from switzerland democratic means, "accept the majority, but respect the minority and the majority will have to make compromises to load as many people as possible on the bandwagon")

i love Thai people, they have so many great things and i am hoping that finally some learning may start.

was there ever anything useful and sustainable they were doing when in office? look what happens now,,,,it is what the govwernement should have done a long time ago, but as usual here, never admit to mistakes done and to learn from it.......the basic bad habit in that society....you could loose your face

well timewilltell i think you put the finger on the right spot, but unfortunately thais do not accept teaching from foreigners

If the bail of the two criminals would be revoked Thailand may have a chance not to see another arsonist calling for burning down Bangkok or other bloodsheds looming (Just listening at the CAPO arguments, the same as saying big brother in Exile....we are not treated fair (in their minds fair is meaning to go free).

Finally somebody got the guts to make a petition

the problem here is she does not understand fairneiss, the thai community does not know of thaf, the same with democracy they never understood it since the thai society is still in the feudal system, there is a leader and they follow him like lemmings., follow him into death, if the leader choose so.. it is a sad peace of history . i am so sorry for them but they are pure racists and would never accept an opinion from a foreigner

The bureaucracy needs to be reformed with a system to prevent...interference by politicians

Impossible...goes against the laws of the universe...such a system does not exist in any country.

it is not the system to be reformed.the politicians must be reformed to be honest and serve the people, then the system will be ok

the democrates are as stupid as the hole establishement, they did not learn the lesson. they should fight to win the next elections, their general meaninig of we will loose anyway is a very bad thing...only looosers say in advance we will loose...but they could win if they really would believe in winning

there would be many more useful things to be done in education with that money, but no thai minister ever dared to day stop it,,,,he would loose face...a sad truth