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Asst. Professor Dr Thira Woratanarat appears to be an idiot based on his I'll informed comments. First of all, if you make it legal, it takes away alot of the allure for many. Second countless renowned research scientists and physicians worldwide, have proven the medicinal use already. For this second rate hack to even be questioning that is beyond ridiculous. And for anyone to take his questioning seriously, would be even sillier. Make it legal asap.
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4 hours ago, observer90210 said:
But what about the safety of the vessels, if the Kra Canal does exist one day ? The canal will split the country in 2 and one side will be near the troubled south of Thailand. Nobody wants it to become another Somalia-like water front, with pirates.
But the all powerful and extremely competent army and navy will take care of that. Who would mess with the Thai army? Such prowess. Such amazing ability. They are envied worldwide for their stunning achievements, genius, vision and kind hearted attitude toward their people. Nothing but benevolence.
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2 hours ago, Ahab said:
I cannot image any vessel being too large to transit the Straits of Malacca, U.S. Navy nuclear powered aircraft carriers routinely transit these waters. I think whoever wrote the article needs to do a bit more research on the width and depths present in the Straits.
Geography, which makes the strait especially crucial for global commerce, is also what makes the Strait of Malacca dangerous. It remains one of the world’s narrowest straits: 1.5 nautical miles, or about 1.7 miles on land, at its narrowest point, the Phillips Channel, near Singapore, making it a particularly perilous place for ships. Last year, officials from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, the countries surrounding the strait, agreed to take joint steps to reduce potential accidents. There were 60 such accidents in 2015—a number that is expected to grow as traffic through the strait increases each year.
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9 hours ago, gunderhill said:
You'd be quicker walking almost anywhere in the UK now, many 20mph limits, road signs everywhere more signs and paint than road, people driving not more than 45mph on a road where 60 is allowed, to be honest its painful now. Gone way to far.
Speed cameras which do nothing except collect revenue. 25mph in a 20 zone =3 points+ £200 fine, 12 points and banned.
Result, a country stultified with over regulation.
There's never a "happy medium" on the one hand the UK's over use of regs and Thailand's "total lack of regulation and enforcement"
Rules cater for the morons in society and drag everyone down to that level.
The UK, the US, Australia, NZ, and perhaps Canada are the worst nations on earth, when it comes to rules and regs. They also happen to be the five most emasculated societies on earth. Not sure if there is any connection to be made there. Except, get out if you can!
There has to be a balance. In Thailand the only speeding tickets are issued by cameras. The toy cops need to be involved in the process. They need to be monitoring the highways and pulling people over for reckless driving. Saving lives. Does anyone care?
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10 hours ago, Crossy said:
I know not these "feet" of which you speak ????
Very cute. They are American or British feet. And they tend to be quite ticklish.
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A fascinating idea. One wonders if it could be implemented. The sheer magnitude of the endeavor boggles the mind. But the technology exists, and it is really just a matter of incentive, money and creative juice. It does seem to be completely over the head of the rather small minded current administration, who possess no vision. But a future administration with some talent or creative minds, could potentially make is happen.
It is quite different than the Panama Canal, on so many levels though.
Although the Isthmus of Kra is just 45km wide at its narrowest point, the proposed canal route would have to be three times that distance to avoid inland mountain ranges. That would make the Kra Canal 58km longer than its counterpart in Panama.
The relatively short 1,200km distance saved by bypassing the Malacca Strait also pales in comparison with the 11,000km saved by the construction of its Panama counterpart. That said, however, the Kra Canal would also attract vessels too big to pass through the Malacca Strait, which are presently forced to take much longer routes to and from East Asia via the Sunda or Lombok straits. Using the Kra Canal instead of the Lombok Strait would save 3,500km and six days' sailing time – a much bigger cost advantage.
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The world seems to be increasingly thin skinned these days. There is at least one particularly famous and powerful example of that out there, and his influence does not seem to be positive for society at large!
I say get a life. Grow some thicker skin. Acting is just that. Kudos to the very talented Kate Blanchett for speaking out on this topic. She is right!
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On 4/29/2005 at 4:02 AM, Crossy said:
Measurements is easy:-
1 sq. wah = 4 sq. m. 1 acre = 2.471 rai or 43,560 sq. ft.
1 ngan = 100 wah (or 400 sq. m.) 1 hectare = 6.25 rai or 10,000 sq. m.
1 Rai = 4 Ngan (or 1600 sq. m.)
Hopefully others will be able to assist with pricing.
In other words, there are about 2.5 rai, in one acre, making it approximately 17,200 square feet, or .40 of an acre.
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Very very little rural land is worth 200,000 baht per rai, no matter where it is located. Even Chanote. Alot of Thai people have bizarre notions of what land is worth. Alot of dreamers out there. Do your research, and do not rely on one opinion, ever.
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38 minutes ago, watcharacters said:I'd say the person who posted this is easily one of the reasons Thailand wants to insure foreigners are self supporting. Mooching or sucking off the Thai medical system is pretty low class in my book.
"Gov. hospitals are CHEAP....chest x ray ,Ekg , Meds, 28 blood tests, See student DOC cost ...1500B..........another time hospital stay 13 days Lung infection 13,000B.....Not 200,000--300,000B.....I Live on 15000B, have new CBF 500 honda, condo, new swiming pool, get Drunk, 35 yr olds all night for 500B and Bank the rest.........Life is Wonderful...."
Before you know it he'll want to further his education by enrolling in a Thai school. (actually that might be a good idea for him.)
And with the reasonable cost of medical care here, even a guy with an income of only 40,000 baht a month can afford care at a public hospital. So no mooching needed.
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Absolute total fake patriotism. I see alot of that in the US these days too. The whole nonsense about kneeling. Standing for the pledge of allegiance in the US was an invention by the war department, to drum up patriotism, at a time when they were recruiting soldiers to fight in WWII. Now, it is being used to recruit voters. Nothing more. Nothing to it. An empty mantra.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with wearing the flag anywhere, much less for shoes, or ankle bracelets. This is as fake, and insubstantial as it comes.
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Race is a fascinating thing in Thailand. I have a dear friend who is a half black American man. Super nice guy. Smart, charming, and single. He does struggle with the women in Thailand, due to his darker skin. Mind you, he is a light skinned black man. But he still looks ethnic, and he is pigeonholed often. Alot of women are just not interested, due to his skin color. So, there is a fair amount of worship of white skin going on here. Many of the people of Issan are more open to him, due to their own skin color, but there still seems to be an inate preference for light skin. The whole Bangkok hi-so thing is beyond ridiculous. A very conventional mentality.
The bottom line, is that the culture is hypnotized by television. Nearly every single individual on TV, who has any money, status or power is light skinned. And what is up with the half this, half that stuff? Seems like nearly every star is half European.
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And why are these drivers speeding in the first place? The primary reason is the toy police force. Nobody, and I mean nobody takes these guys seriously. There is absolutely nothing in the way of a deterrent here, and both the local governments, the central government (weak Little P.) and the police do not take traffic safety seriously. Not even one iota. The safety of the public means less than zero to the small men in charge here. Nothing. They show that on a daily basis.
They will not do a thing. Why? They do not care about the people one iota. Not the common people. Not the average pleb. No way. Never have cared, and may never care in the future. It is all about protecting the elite, the super wealthy, those that are connected, and those in power. The rest of the population? They do not matter. The ex-pat community does not matter. And the police will not get involved unless an accident has already occurred. There is no prevention. None. The idea of getting the police more involved, is an interesting one, and it would be an effective one. But, the issue is money. They are grossly underpaid, and until the government steps up, and spends the trillion baht on updating the police equipment, and paying each cop a living wage, it is not going to happen. Until then, they will just work the franchise.
When I was growing up, we took drivers education classes. They showed us these horrendous films, of semi trucks crashing into cars, and literally obliterating them, and everything inside. Also, they showed very graphic images of head on collisions. Even as a young kid, it left a lasting impression, and I realized driving was no joking matter. Especially when you have your friends, or loved ones in the car with you. I am constantly astonished at the kinds of chances people take here, with their entire family in the car with them. Why? What is the logic? What is the reason? Why take those risks? Often, when someone cuts onto the highway in front of me, as I am doing 100kpm or more on the highway, I look in my rearview mirror, and there is nobody behind me for quite some distance. Which means, had they paused, and waited 2 or 3 seconds, there would have been zero risk to them, their family, or me and my family. What can one even say? All of this matters even more when driving a motorbike, where there is no protection.
The only way to survive here on the road, is to be patient, have eyes in the back of your head, drive with caution, and always, and I mean always watch out of the other guy. Chances are, he does not have much driving skill, nor patience, nor reason, nor common sense. You cannot be too careful on the road here. Especially considering that the toy police offer no traffic safety, nor enforcement of the law.
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On 9/4/2018 at 6:14 PM, BritManToo said:Surprisingly they don't.
The Philippines allows you to stay for 3 years before requiring you to leave for 1 night (no proof of finance), and they don't chase foreigners working on a tourist VISA.
Vietnam only seems to require an 'agent' to process your applications, if married to a local 5-year VISA costs $40.
I have several friends, too poor to stay in Thailand, who now rotate around Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines.
And one has to wonder why they insist that foreigners who want to live here, have an income that is two to four times that of the Thai lower class, which is the vast majority of the population. This administration is particularly surly towards ex-pats. Well done Little P. You are chasing good men away.
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1 hour ago, tifino said:
on the path about delays and cancellations...
we're heading up on TA on 1Nov. Yesterday the entire Flight DEP 1Nov 00:30 from MEL is Cancelled in advance, in toto!
So we are, probably along with 500 others, all awaiting to see what will happen with reallocations, for a lot of bums on seats!
strange, that this cancellation is a week and a half prior to the day of flight! must be something really big happening?
it is a fair enough time way from today. to still replace a Plane/Crew etc planned maintenance?
I can see some many new Business Seat disruptions coming up soon!
Do they have some sort of 'How many seats on a Flight not yet booked up to 2 weeks before we reach that point for decision as to whether we cancel everything sort of thing?
Symptomatic of a second class airline, run by bureaucrats, with little talent. Stop the support of government monopolies, and these will no longer be your problems. Thai Airways is a poor substitute for what it could be with private ownership and management. But, then the govt. employees would not enjoy so many free trips!
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Yes, it was a grave mistake for MBS to order the hit, provide his jets for the operation and send in some of his own men. The hit went as planned, except for the fallout. Now they are doing everything in their power to cover for the pig prince. He is a gangster. A thug. A killer.
The great thing to come out of this is that both MBS and the House of Saud was outed for being who they are. The world now knows. At least those who have not been following their crimes over the decades. Reform? Total and complete BS. More like extreme oppression.
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Even mainstream clergy was joining the fray. Rev. Gary Thomas of the Diocese of San Jose in California said on Friday that he would include Kavanaugh in his prayers at Saturday mass.
Part of the problem is the so called religious right (many know nothing about spirituality nor do their lives reflect any sort of higher belief) has sold their souls by hitching their political agenda to Trump. Falwell even went as far as calling him a man of good moral character. Either that is sheer delusion, an alternate universe or simply PR. Nobody in their right mind could ever refer to Trump as that with a straight face.
The Krazy Kav hearings were rigged. A decision was made before the hearings even started. He is not of the temperament nor the character for the highest court, and the nation was again diminished by his selection.
Way to go Trump. Moving America backwards daily. Give it two more weeks Mr. Lame Duck. The people will speak.
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12 hours ago, scorecard said:
Regardless of who has priority I would have though TG, including all it's senior staff, including pilots should be well aware that they are in deep financial trouble and all concerned very focused on quickly regaining profitable business and one major key to that is the overall brand / image of the airline, and of course fares and SAFETY.
Given the details that have been shared re the current incident it seems they could have made all concerned much happier than the result we now observe.
Somehow they seem to keep shooting themselves in the foot.
This is the key problem with a government monopoly or company owned by the govt. They do not have to be responsible or profitable. This airline has been coddled by one administration after another. They have never really had to be accountable. The pilots who misbehaved should be fired immediately. Will that happen? Of course not. The airline is not accountable.
Just stop using Thai.
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The department said certain activities taking place on and around the islands had caused serious harm to marine and coastal resources, to the point that, if they are allowed to continue, the damage to the ecosystem could be irreparable.
Is this a practical joke? They have been dumping waste into the sea for decades now. All the reefs around Samui are completely dead. What ecosystem? The water is dangerously foul. In all the years I lived there, I swam once or twice in the sea. It was scary! If you got a drop of water into your mouth or nostrils who knows what could happen.
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There are so many reasons why I never consider Thai Airways for international flights. Now I have one more. I would have been furious.
I have always found then to be smug, vastly overrated and poor baggage handlers. A thoroughly unimpressive airline on so many levels. Hope this really goes viral.
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Not sure if corn is the answer, but rice is a crop that virtually assures a life of poverty. The elite want the farmers to continue growing rice. It is a devastating crop and one that is grown because the farmers do not know any better. Anything but rice.
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Many of these tickets are for speeding. While the concept is good, setting the limits at 80-90 kph for the main and elevated highways is just silly, surly, goofy, foolish and misguided. On the elevated toll way in BKK 80kph is a snails pace and is only intended to collect revenue, not to make the roads safer. I applaud the public for not paying those fines. Even on the highways 90kph is totally unrealistic. Create dumb laws. Expect them to be ignored.
This has never been about safety. When was the last time you saw a car pulled over for speeding on the highway? Or reckless driving? This does not happen. The highway patrol is only seen after an accident takes place. Otherwise the Casper syndrome is in full effect.
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Looks like Tiny Don is listening to Bolton the madman again. Bolton never saw a treaty he liked and is a firm believer in American exceptionalism, like his master. Completely misguided policy, like all things Trump. This is what happens when you install a petulant, angry, bitter, overly emotional man child as a leader.
Donald Trump. Making America less great by the day. Moving America backwards. Coddling dictators like Putin, Bin Salman, Duterte and Kim. And destroying long held alliances with important allies. A wannabe fascist.
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The biggest deterrment to any sort of legalization here is the revenue that would be denied to the RCD (revenue collection dept, aka RTP). Millions are being made on silly and unnecessary arrests.
Second, it would deprive the current regime a soapbox to preach fake morality.
Nothing but upside for society. The war on drugs has been an abysmal failure worldwide. It only benefits the police, and the prison system.
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Prisoners in Thailand to have smokes taken away within months
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A different declaration a week from this hapless administration. It appears to be a form of entertainment for them. Should be for us too. How can one take these jokers seriously?