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4 hours ago, mommysboy said:

'37.6 per cent were in debt for housing'

 

I'm not sure one can put a mortgage on a house in the same category as the rest.  If that were the case, then we'd likely be looking at a similarly high figure in UK, USA.

 

I don't doubt, however, that unsecured debt is a very big problem in Bangkok. 

The problem is most loans are over secured. Most home owners who have any outstanding loans don't have the title deeds to their own homes in their possession, happy to hand them over for fast cash.

4 hours ago, mommysboy said:

'37.6 per cent were in debt for housing'

 

I'm not sure one can put a mortgage on a house in the same category as the rest.  If that were the case, then we'd likely be looking at a similarly high figure in UK, USA.

 

I don't doubt, however, that unsecured debt is a very big problem in Bangkok. 

The problem is most loans are over secured. Most home owners who have any outstanding loans don't have the title deeds to their own homes in their possession, happy to hand them over for fast cash.

9 hours ago, webfact said:

finance/leasing companies (16.7 per cent) and loan sharks (15.3 per cent),

Shocking how many are tangled up with these fiends. The former can only offer 28% at best. 

What can uncle Tu and his bent battalion offer as a solution in almost 5 years?

Didn't think so

10 hours ago, webfact said:

Tourism and sports minister Weerasak Kowsurat intimated that the paying of bribes at the airport was ingrained behavior

Only at airports?

This <deleted> needs the sack too

13 hours ago, webfact said:

It can be next year, the year after next…. When I want to say it is my business.

Or 20 years from now?

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Prayuth Chan-ocha waves his glow stick Thursday while six members of AKB48 perform per his request

Full blown mental

1 hour ago, webfact said:

some even went so far as to say he had destroyed their faith in humanity

These netizens are a contrary bunch. Dont they realize this somchai is only going after his 15 minutes due to a platform they create by remaining glued to social media 24/7?

58 minutes ago, webfact said:

The rice auctions help the government save more than 93 billion baht in costs such as warehouse rent and storage.

.....that will otherwise be wasted on campaigning.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

He noted the earliest election date is February 24th, 2019 and the latest would be in May 2019, which is in line with the nation’s roadmap

More like the nations ROADBLOCK

More rubbish from the thai propaganda bureau

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

There must be a change,” said Prayut

Hear hear.

Certainly a change from the current administration.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Neither the EIT nor the Architects Council of Thailand was involved in the design contest

Upset they didn't get their pockets lined.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

T2 is scheduled for completion in 30 months and the terminal should be fully operational in 2021 or early 2022

How about finish the satellite terminal first before making wild assertions. Clueless

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

Pirom Polwiset and other members of the so-called, pro-junta Three Friends Group

But did they thank everybody three times?

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

pols from the Pheu Thai and Future Forward parties said that time is inadequate so long as the ban prevents them from making preparations, making for an election that will be neither fair nor free

Go for coalition, forget free and fair at this stage, fight fire with fire.

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

A senior Democrat Party member said the given time will be enough

Wonder who's pocket the dems are in? (again)

Temporary crisis centre?

Did they assassinate the disaster prevention committee, and the flood mitigation council?

9 hours ago, webfact said:

 

AOT chief Darun Saengchai said this would provide an extra 200 million baht for airport efficiency

?

1 hour ago, zzaa09 said:

....and which GOD reference might that be?

Unspecified.

They're all the same.

10 hours ago, webfact said:

Prayut said that he has not yet made a decision and would prefer to keep monitoring the movements of all political parties in order to determine an appropriate course of action

Allowing himself, to place bets at the last furlong.

The future is clear, it's only the road to it which has to be decided.

God help this fella if he fails.