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Politics and business go so well together when you get to make policy or know beforehand of the decisions that benefit or create your business.

Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) from "Better Call Saul". Intelligent, cool and prim-looking. But with an obvious wild side. ????

Eh??

I wonder how much debt Thailand owes the World Bank / IMF? After the big crash of 1997, it was the Thaksin Govt that paid off Thailand's debt to the IMF, and largely through Constitutional reform turned a surplus GDP of 12% in 2017, with foreign reserves of 185 billion USD preventing capital outflows.. Guess which little piggies have had their snouts in the trough since then..? No wonder the World Bank are sniffing around looking to asset-strip the nation. Thailand's national (projected) debt:

This is a real "only in Thailand" story, eh? ????

I'd do a STR or two before you push the boat out for an LTR. "Try before you buy", so to speak. Just remember it's not a girl with a cock, it's a bloke with tits. ????

You mean "rival" drug dealer ?

Sad to hear, but thanks for the update.

He's on a Thai boat, with a Thai boat captain, in a National Park. Where did he get the spear-gun from? I doubt he brought it through customs from Holland. Amazing non-story, served up as xenophobic click-bait to "outraged Thai netizens" (who are meek little rabbits in normal life). ????

Spot on. Also have to factor in the knock-on effect for manufacturing, food processing, hotel accommodation, etc, etc. A vicious circle of price hikes and inflation.

Thanks all for the recommendations, lots of options here.. ???? Good to hear that Duke's and Le Bistrot are still doing well. Is "David's Kitchen" now permanently closed? If so, that is a shame.

I've booked a week's holiday next month in Chiang Mai. I've not visited CM since the height of Covid in late 2020, so not sure which restaurants are still in business. I would like somewhere special (local or European food) to take the family on my birthday. (Searched for an existing thread, but nothing came up). Thanks in advance. ????

Maybe gave him monkey pox?

If you can make an age disparity work in a marriage, good on ya. The other disparities; language, culture, education, etc, can create a yawning crevasse of difference that can only be bridged by serious amounts of moolah.. Sometimes it's better just to rent.

Most stabbings here happen in the heat of the moment, and so it's probably fortunate that the nearest weapon that comes to hand is some crappy, bendy cheapo fruit (no pun intended) knife. A serious set of good quality chef's knives, and the murder stats would be through the roof.

Poor lady and her family. Horrible way to die.

UK cops wouldn't go near Savile despite many many complaints and assertions by the children he abused in care-home and hospitals during his lifetime. He was "Mr Charity", doing marathons for hospitals, and the like. Also big favourite of the rich and powerful in the UK. (Including the royal family). It was only after his death, that the staggering number of abuses he inflicted on these kids came to light. A truly vile POS.

One of them got made "Minister for Toilets" a while later. Wasn't he or his sibling also made "Police Marksman Instructor" or something.? ????

I live in Rayong, E. Thailand.

For at least six months of the year outside the Winter months, it's very livable, imo. Was there in April/May this year, and the weather was great. Certainly a nice change from the intense heat and humidity in Thailand during these months.

Nah. He didn't use dynamite or a car battery.

Everything except actual crime is now policed in the UK.

When / if we embrace a "digital economy" it will get a lot worse. You might get automatically fined just for posting that.

Yup. General Generous has also pledged to raise the Thai minimum wage also. First it giveth.. https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thai-minister-insists-minimum-wage-increase-is-not-electioneering

It at least puts these fascists under international scrutiny. If only to concede points in some shonky "trade deal".