The caretaker prime minister has admitted to a failure to do anything to control the out-of-control agricultural fires in Thailand, 45 day visa exemption (for 64 countries) ends today, Songkran preparations, Thai exports drop for fifth consecutive month, Swedish man sent to prison over child pornography case, Van Gogh Alive opens in Bangkok at IconSiam, pickups can carry 4 people for Songkran celebrations...hmmm.

 

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Introduction and weekend TNT programs
0:48 - Family events for Songkran 2023
2:43 - Rules for people riding in pickups for Songkran this year
4:55 - Final day of the 45 day visa waiver for tourists
5:55 - Vietnam looking to expand tourist visa options, including a 45 day visa waiver
7:57 - Thai prime minister admits he has 'failed' to limit the plantation fires
11:00 - Huge mountain fire in Nakhon Nayok
12:05 - Thai exports drop for 5th consecutive month
13:02 - Swedish man imprisoned over Thai child pornography
14:13 - Van Gogh Alive exhibition arrives in Bangkok

 

 

Note to Prayuth. Just to put the fires into perspective, they are one of dozens of areas where you have failed. You have been a dismally poor PM, you have failed at your promise to be a short term, interim PM, you have utterly failed as a leader and you should get out of politics. 

So I'm thinking if you're a 'failure' maybe hang it up and let some younger blood take a stab at improving things.  Let's get somebody for whom failure is not an option.

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Note to Prayuth. Just to put the fires into perspective, they are one of dozens of areas where you have failed. You have been a dismally poor PM, you have failed at your promise to be a short term, interim PM, you have utterly failed as a leader and you should get out of politics. 

Pretty sure he doesnt read Aseannow, so I think you should write to the government website.

 

At least he is good enough to admit it.

 

Our Aussie PM during the worst fires ever said it wasnt his fault "because doesnt hold hold a hose mate" while he was secretly having a holiday in Hawaii.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-18/scott-morrison-acknowledges-saying-i-dont-hold-a/13886694

Just general abject at everything then????

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The caretaker prime minister has admitted to a failure to do anything to control the out-of-control agricultural fires in Thailand,

Don't worry you won't be around much longer to do anything.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The caretaker prime minister has admitted to a failure

should have stopped there in that sentence

I haven't watched the video but the headline makes little sense, exports increased in February and it's still to early to know what March numbers are:

 

"Exports in Thailand increased to 22376.20 USD Million in February 2023 from 20249.50 USD Million in January".

 

https://tradingeconomics.com/thailand/exports

 

2 hours ago, Goat said:

Pretty sure he doesnt read Aseannow, so I think you should write to the government website.

 

At least he is good enough to admit it.

 

Our Aussie PM during the worst fires ever said it wasnt his fault "because doesnt hold hold a hose mate" while he was secretly having a holiday in Hawaii.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-18/scott-morrison-acknowledges-saying-i-dont-hold-a/13886694

Perhaps his PR people advised him to admit to one failure, in an effort to gain the trust of the voters, now that it appears he is headed towards a very humiliating defeat, and likely the end of his political career. Thankfully. Hopefully. 

5 hours ago, Goat said:

Pretty sure he doesnt read Aseannow, so I think you should write to the government website.

 

At least he is good enough to admit it.

 

Our Aussie PM during the worst fires ever said it wasnt his fault "because doesnt hold hold a hose mate" while he was secretly having a holiday in Hawaii.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-18/scott-morrison-acknowledges-saying-i-dont-hold-a/13886694

Wrong on two points there mate.

If you going to try making a point at least get your facts right.