Are retirees moving to the new DTV visa - anybody done it?

[hotchilli]

15 hours ago, tgw said:

"natural path"

interesting choice of words that I am sure reflect richly on him.

Natural path to get Thais out of Ukraine, but otherwise say nothing.

[DekDaeng]

1 hour ago, Millcx said:

By sitting on the fence Thailand and their cowardly officials will pay dearly when dust settles

the rest of World will not forget what they are doing

TAT won’t save them with their propaganda 

Thailand needs to stand up & be counted. 

[Teddy3943]

Thailand will not condemn any country, no matter horror actions or severe violation of human rights, as long as it will cost money. Genocide, human rights or ethics, Thai government only thinks about money. This behavior doesn't come from being an undeveloped third world country, no it's a greedy fifth or sixth world country with a government of primates.

[harada]

If you look real close you can see the baht signs in his eyes.

[monty1412]

Adversity doesn't bring out the best in a person it just shows what they are truly made of ... you Sir  have just given a wonderful insight into your shortcomings and the governments. One more example of Politics overcoming Principles

[Chongalulu]

15 hours ago, Pravda said:

Seriously what did everyone expect?

I expected their position and announcements to reflect - even be composed by - their masters ????????. They didn’t disappoint…. ???? 

[wensiensheng]

I see that the Russian ambassador to Thailand was in Phuket yesterday to dicuss setting up a sister city in Russia for Phuket, the setting up of a Muay Thai boxing camp for Russians and to give assurances that many Russians still wanted to travel to Thailand.
 

The Phuket officials meantime were fawning over him and assured the phuket public that there was no need to worry because Russian tourists would still come.

 

Tone deaf doesn’t begin to describe the self serving posture adopted by Thailand.

Edited March 2, 2022 by wensiensheng

[PBob]

Interesting attitude, I wonder how this will affect the order for ukranian AFV. Would a principled country want to sell arms to one lacking principles.

 

With my Nostradamus hat on I predict a few years from now trouble with China. SE Asian countries baulk at paying the 'vig' on loans to fund various projects and a little anti-chinese sentiment is whipped up.

 

China invades Loas to protect chinese interests/people. The world condemns the action and does nothing and SE Asian countries fall into line with the China demands.

 

Thais think the saying 'kill a chicken to scare the monkeys' is theirs, but its origin is chinese.

[Henryford]

37 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

555.....self-scented....must remember that one.

Well the girls here smell sweet

[superal]

13 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

Trade deals, big baht for Thailand. Of course it is smart.

 

Condemning achieves nothing.

 

Hate to say it but there is an element of truth in your post . However when this event hopefully comes to a safe non-nuclear conclusion , the countries who failed to condemn Russian actions will ostracised . It is my belief that Thailand will follow China to a neutral position and abstain from taking sides .

[JohnHans]

Moron

[worldview]

This response from Khun Don is in line with the gutless response from the other ASEAN Nations - except Singapore - ASEAN is a weak and ineffectual organization and always will be - they can't/won't even condemn atrocities among their own members (Myanmar), so they certainly won't be criticizing Russia - or China - for that matter - I can't help but be reminded of Martin Niemoller's poem - "First they Came"

[Brian Hull]

Philosopher John Stuart Mill delivered an 1867 his inaugural address at the University of St. Andrews and stated: “Let not any one pacify his conscience by the delusion that he can do no harm if he takes no part, and forms no opinion. Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing. He is not a good man who, without a protest, allows wrong to be committed in his name, and with the means which he helps to supply, because he will not trouble himself to use his mind on the subject.”

[Pabs]

Totally Agree, good to see Thailand with taking a common sense approach. Western leaders are pathetic and weak and have only their own interested at stake. Just remember the west unsettled the entire Arabic world over notions of weapons of mass destruction that didnt even exist.

 

[Mike Galley]

....wil not rush.....but rather wait until Ukraine has been occupied and then congratulate Putin to his "glorious victory" ?

Is that the self isolating foreign politics of Thai government ? That ridge is very narrow, be careful, it can be very harmful for complete Thailand.

[SiSePuede419]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

but it will not rush to condemn Russia, like many other countries have done, because it will not help to improve the situation

True, but other countries have taken action, not just "condemned" Russia with words.

 

Actions speak louder than words. ????

[robert888d]

I suppose he has taken his orders/advice from China.I thought Anutin was deputy Primeminister?

[flossie35]

He's right. War should not have been an option. The  west has made it one. When the USSR collapsed the US made a deal with Gorbachev - you don't stand in the way of re-uniting Germany, and we won't move east. Great: end of cold war. But then the west ratted on their promise, inaugurating cold war II, and have been moving east as fast as they can ever since. This makes war an option for  Russia - maybe the best option from their point of view? Were they laying a trap for Russia, heedless of possible consequences? Whatever, their irresponsible conduct shares responsibility for the mess we're now in. 

[suestra29]

A grave error of judgement to satisfy ‘exports’ to Russia. You reap what you sow. I am sure USA, NATO etc have noted the Thai response. 

[jollyhangmon]

1 minute ago, robert888d said:

I suppose he has taken his orders/advice from China.I thought Anutin was deputy Primeminister?

 

... yeah, well, they've got a whole assfull of these deputies ... and this anal-ogy fits quite perfectly here as they're mostly useless ...

Unsurprisingly, as I may add.

 

[Will B Good]

10 minutes ago, robert888d said:

I suppose he has taken his orders/advice from China.I thought Anutin was deputy Primeminister?

There are not many in the Thai government who are not a deputy Prime Minister

[anchadian]

What a ridiculous statement:

 

Don added. “Most people do not understand Russian, so it is natural for the majority to side with the West.”

 

Cabinet meeting feels Thailand may have to ‘adjust part of its stance’ on Russia-Ukraine conflict

 

A cabinet meeting on the Russia-Ukraine conflict felt Thailand might have to "adjust part of its stance” to find a neutral standpoint that can steer the situation in the right direction, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Don Pramudwinai said on Tuesday after the meeting.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/international/40012928

[Mr Meeseeks]

I'm pretty sure an elected government, Thaksin affiliated or otherwise, would have condemned the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine. 

 

But then we'll never know will we?

[Tropposurfer]

having a moral compass does not necessitate prejudice or inhuman judgement. To the contrary. It requires significant quantities and application of both. Sadly the world we now live in seems to have stepped down yet again to lower depths and absence of both.

[Guderian]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand ... will not rush to condemn Russia

Well that's hardly surprising. After all, they didn't "rush" to condemn Japan in December 1941, they simply threw open the doors and said, 'Sawatdee Nipoon', please enjoy a nice long stay here. Some might call this approach realpolitik, but most people have another word for it.

[Andycoops]

A regime that took power at the point of a gun and tank barrel can hardly criticise others that do the same in their own country, Burma or those that start war against a peaceful neighbour, Ukraine.

[crazykopite]

Of course they won’t after all Thailand is under an unelected military government who obtained power by illegal means 

[seajae]

he doesnt want to upset russia as they are one of Thailands big tourist people plus they have business/sales arangements with them, again we see Thailand putting financial gain ahead of peoples and another countries lives, what else can you expect from these pathetic degenerates

[OJAS]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said today (Tuesday) that Thailand may need to fine-tune its policy on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but it will not rush to condemn Russia, like many other countries have done, because it will not help to improve the situation.

So in his eyes failure to submit a 90-day report on time is presumably a far more serious crime than the invasion of a sovereign country and the gleeful slaughter of innocent civilians, right?

 

[Brickbat]

He’s right ! 
NATO drove Russia into bed with China 

Masters of War

 

And all “ news” is also war mongering