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Rattling sabres to up the ante for a bigger payoff.

If SPRC shuts down, a lot of downstream industries (plastics and petrochem) will be severely impacted also.

16 hours ago, DFPhuket said:

I would imagine that if the label with the batch code is still on a vile it could easily be traced back to the hospital or clinic. But I'm doubtful that will happen. 

The hospital probably outsources disposal of medical waste: to the lowest bidder..

Pattaya (similarly Las Vegas) is a "last chance saloon" for the terminally ill, bankrupt, or heartbroken to have one last fling, before going out under their own steam.

Not to mention that a few of the "flying club" may have been roofied and put over the side by their bar-fine.

If he was a truly-devout Thai Buddhist, he'd be putting out blue Fanta as an offering. Just sayin'.

14 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

That's your personal experience and at odds with thousands of others who had a tough time getting Covid. Not to mention long Covid.

I had mild flu-like symptoms, aches / chills for around 10 days. The missus similar but less. My 10yo boy had a sore throat for 2 days..

Some of my Thai staff have had it also. One guy was pretty sick, but he regrets not isolating at home after spending 2 weeks in a field hospital.

You'd think with the recent low birth-rates and fertility rates Thailand is currently experiencing, that unprotected intercourse might be  a welcome boon to the economy?  ????

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2019-thailand-baby-bust/

But, nah. Another sanctimonious finger-wagging warning about the dangers of being young and having fun.

17 minutes ago, tubber said:

That first article regarding Carlsberg and Singha was first published in 2013?

Oops. Sorry, I missed the date on that, was 1st up on a search. ????

41 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Hope not. I've got Wednesday off and was planning a good sesh on Tuesday evening...

 

How to verify?

Yep. My local will be open as usual I reckon, but I'll call ahead today to make sure.

These silly alcohol laws are all applied a bit ad hoc outside Bangkok anyway nowadays.

Cheers! (hic).????

13 hours ago, overherebc said:

To fix a leak in a seabed pipeline first you have to get the pipeline to the surface. It is unfortunate that residual oil can escape while doing this as is very likely in this case.

Yep. The burst area of the flexible coupling-piping was wrapped by divers, and lifted out yesterday. ????

1 hour ago, FarmerJoe said:

Jim Rose and Bebe the Circus Queen of the Jim Rose "Circus of the Scars" in Chiang Mai. Think they're in Mae Rim now.

Wonder if he staples dollar bills to his forehead in the local bar.?

Or drinks "bile beer" there..? ????

7 hours ago, Tropposurfer said:

I wonder how many RR's he'll bring with him? A real piece of work this guy. I can see how he and Putin would be best mates. After all they have so much to talk about; e.g. despotism, cold calculated murder, rule by terror and their love of amassing huge personal wealth. 

He, and his fake royal family have been the US' best mates in the ME for quite a while now.

I reckon Prayut is just keeping this card up his sleeve until the next election at the end of this year.

Him and his massively-unpopular "government" can then be the saviours of the nation by dropping all Covid restrictions and giving 'happiness back to the people', before the vote.

"Never let a good crisis go to waste" - Churchill.

The guy is a "businessman", with a gangster nickname "Sia Daeng".. ????

Wonder how much interest he was charging on those loans?

1 minute ago, Saanim said:

Why Thailand should be more courageous than others? It will surely not get changed over night. 

Or will it need some immediate political problems like BoJo is having? To make surprise concessions? 

Bojo ended restrictions due to political unpopularity, and the press hammering him and his cabinet for breaking all their own rules.

If those restrictions were all removed purely due to political expedience, were they totally arbitrary in the first place?

Thai PM Prayut is similarly unpopular here, but has an election at the end of this year or early 2023. He could be waiting until that time to be the "hero" that ended Covid misery in Thailand, bringing happiness back again.? ????

26 minutes ago, connda said:

"We're going to jam digital currency down your throats - and you'll be Happy."

In line with the World Economic Forum's plans to make a one world (digital) currency, that monitors every transaction you make..

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/12/cbdc-stablecoin-digital-currency-regulation/

And thus controls the fine details of your life.