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So they claimed they bought the drugs for 50 baht a pill using temple donations. 

Your alms and karma at work. ????

22 hours ago, bendejo said:

Makes sense to me: mussels in pineapple curry sauce sounds like something a pothead would come up with.

 

 

Local favourite dish here in Rayong. ????

Just make sure the mussels are fresh.

10 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

And its not unique to Thailand, The Uk had several  profits of doom  One (Neill Fergusson) was caught breaking lock down rules in order to visit his mistress in the early days of covid . another ( may even have been the same guy) had a history of disproved doom and gloom predictions stretching back over 20 years involving everything from Foot and Mouth to SARS. The rest of them were no better. Strangely they all received knighthoods in gratitude for the parts they played in helping to terrify the nation 

Same guy. Professor Neil Fergusson at Imperial College, London. Failed computer modeller extraordinaire. Always gets his modeled predictions totally wrong, and indeed is the 'go-to' guy for wrong predictions... Funded by the usual suspects (Bill & Melinda, WHO, etc).

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/six-questions-that-neil-ferguson-should-be-asked

On 8/22/2022 at 7:48 PM, Bday Prang said:

Many of these "doctors" ceased to practice medicine years ago (probably when it dawned on them they were useless) they seem to make a living by being "affiliated " to various organisations and uttering public statements like this, as and when required, 

Indeed. Just Govt mouthpieces wearing a white coat. And a mask of course.

44 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

What for? walking? are they just lighter than their running shoes?

Not sure, but the pair I bought are lighter than their (waterproof) walking shoes anyway.

https://www.decathlon.co.th/en/p/8513387/trail-running-shoes/xt7-trail-running-shoes-for-men-blue-and-bronze

19 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Decathlon for me as well. The shoe's description as sold is 'walking shoe' and I bought my first pair maybe four years ago at Decathlon Pattaya. My work offshore involves walking miles with loads of stair climbing and they are simply awesome. Last summer, I headed off for work in Malaysia and forgot to pack them. Luckily, while serving quarantine (remember that malarkey?!) I discovered lazada traded in Malaysia and Decathlon had a store on lazada and I bought my second, identical pair for a whopping 49 ringgits. I wear them for everyday use and as my 'dress' pair for flying, traveling while the original, only slightly shabby pair also get packed for work. The low, low price is a huge bonus.

 

Top link for a full description and bottom link for Thailand online.

 

https://www.decathlon.com/collections/urban-walking/products/mens-fitness-walking-shoes-pw-100?#product-imageGallery

 

https://www.decathlon.co.th/en/p/8486177/walking-shoes/men-s-urban-walking-shoes-pw-100-grey

Yep, have ordered a few different walking shoes from Decathlon. The comfort and durability is great for the price tag.

The "Trail Running" style shoes are worth a look also.

1 hour ago, Destiny1990 said:

To go back a week later and even lawyer up complaining about an too short haircut for 250 bht is also nuts.

Yep, wild overreactions all sides on this story.

Your haircut could have got you a beating back in late 70's Britain as I recall during my punk rock years.

But nothing like this, obviously.

When comedy legends like Jerry Sadowitz start getting canceled in their own country you know something is wrong.

Hopefully, this silly and self-defeating BS censorship will go full circle and fade away to a distant memory.

Maybe getting "pilloried" for real might help these people augment a few manners or consideration for other road-users and pedestrians?

My neighbour and friend passed away recently. He had been suffering from diabetes and heart problems for a while and was virtually bed-ridden for the last year of his life.

He was 74yo, and when he finally passed on, his body was taken away from his house, and was declared to have died from "Covid", even though he had not left the house, or any of his immediate family being tested positive for C-19..

(At his funeral, a bunch of goons with full Hazmat suits and visors delivered his body to the temple and no one was allowed to go near the casket).

7 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I have to admit I am still surprised about fans of certain people. What exactly to these fans admire about him/her? 

C'mon, she's gorgeous..

3 hours ago, LomSak27 said:

Minister Anutin is up to his hips in the new marijuana trade, and will make himself a bundle, but he has built a political career, saying whatever the Big Kahuna wants him to say. That is his job. He will say that today and tomorrow happily sell to low quality tourists who come specifically for the marijuana.

 

He is not a moron, he is a successful Thai politician & businessman.

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. ????

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O.U.R. is a US based non-profit organization involved in the rescue of human trafficking and sex trafficking victims with a special focus on children.

 

What makes Hidu different is that the labrador is specially trained to sniff out drugs hidden by criminals in electronic devices. These are often used against children.

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:

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The statistic shows the national debt of Thailand from 2017 to 2020, with projections up until 2027. In 2020, the national debt of Thailand amounted to around 222.24 billion U.S. dollars.

3 hours ago, Excel said:

Good shot by one of the RTP anyway. Best way for any drug dealer to be dealt with in my opinion

You mean "rival" drug dealer ?

42 minutes ago, brommers said:

Yes, sadly David's Kitchen is permanently closed. It became very reliant on Chinese customers and so it's business was devastated by Covid. I much preferred it when it was at the original out of town riverside location rather than its city one.

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). ????

20 hours ago, jonclark said:

The PM is completely correct. The price rise is only a few satang for a single unit.

 

Sadly though most business and home use more than a single unit of electricity in a month. This few satang will translate into about a 15% rise your electricity bills. So if for a medium sized business, your electricity bill is 500'000 baht a month you are now paying an extra 75'000 baht in electricity per month. Which is considerably more than a few satang. 

 

I shudder to think how much the rise in electricity bills will be for the super cooled shopping malls  that litter the capital and country- I am sure that this few satang increase will be clawed back from their customers in some form or another

 

Clearly his understanding of the economics of the situation is as coherent as his leadership. 

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.