Bangkok Suffers Severe Smog as PM2.5 Levels Soar Amidst Heat Wave

[ggt]

I did not realize...there was such a large market...for rotting rice...

[IMA_FARANG]

Having a white liar representing Thailand in the Worl Economic Bank Forum, is solely a disgrace to Thailand.

I guess the World forum is laughing their behinds off by now...

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You can be sure the members of the World Economic Bank Forum are professionals at evaluating the real economic prospects of those countries that come before them.

It's their job, it's how they earn their living, and their evaluations are always very concerned with facts, and not what any politician from that country tells them.

They have a really good "nose" for smelling "Male Cow Fecal Matter" when they hear it.

In other words. Thailand, don't try to bull---t the bull----ters, they can smell it.\

[marcusd]

To put this assurance and subsquent plea for assistance into prespective. How many bankers will loan money to a known band of crooks who want to put up their word and other peopless/national assits for assurance of repayment?

remember yinny went around the world and even asked Belgium for a loan stating Thailand is a great place to invest? It was even on this forum. No money has been forthcoming so says it all I guess

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[northernjohn]

If the country's finances are in such a sound state why can't the govt pay the rice farmers their long overdue pledge money ?

I just thought this needed repeating.

Well ignoring the usual "if it's PTP, let's hate it" naysayers on here just what would have been the reaction and reflection on the confidence in the Thai economy if the Thai FM had not turned up?

Yes, that was the sage advice by several "astute political analysts" on here who were demanding that he testify to the NACC instead. Even now they are decrying this meeting as a junket.

Sorry but what are you jabbering on about?

Thailand sent a proven liar to the conference. Do they think every one at the conference is an uninformed idiot. His lying is well known. Sending him may have been the best they had available but it was still an insult to the conference.

[bigbamboo]

To put this assurance and subsquent plea for assistance into prespective. How many bankers will loan money to a known band of crooks who want to put up their word and other peopless/national assits for assurance of repayment?

I seem to remember there weren't many in Thailand.

Kittirat does know that nobody believes a word he says, doesn't he?

[northernjohn]

Well ignoring the usual "if it's PTP, let's hate it" naysayers on here just what would have been the reaction and reflection on the confidence in the Thai economy if the Thai FM had not turned up?

Yes, that was the sage advice by several "astute political analysts" on here who were demanding that he testify to the NACC instead. Even now they are decrying this meeting as a junket.

He could still perform his party trick of saying that expected growth is 15% this year

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He would probably believe it him self.

Thailand is in pretty bad shape for leadership when they send him to the conference. They have a PM who communicates with the population in Thailand by Facebook and a dictator living in self appointed exile out side the country to avoid a jail sentence imposed on him for his crime. Not to mention the other 15 awaiting him to come home to.

Let us not forget are minister of labor who was going to do him and Thailand a favor by cutting his head off.

They are better than Saturday Night Live in the States.

[Thai at Heart]

Why always the Thai bashing ??

i fail to see how saying the truth on here is thai bashing...its a thai forum..should we say everything is hunky dory..and watch it continue going down said pan,,,not that we got the slightest influence over proceedings here..we can just leave as many people tell us to on here..

Politically its a mess. Thank god economically it can weather this out.

[rametindallas]

To put this assurance and subsquent plea for assistance into prespective. How many bankers will loan money to a known band of crooks who want to put up their word and other peopless/national assits for assurance of repayment?

To put things properly into perspective he wasn't pleading for assistance at all, Thailand doesn't need it.

'a speech advocating the World Bank’s development policy including economic development after the global meltdown, financial support for infrastructure development projects and natural disaster risk management.'

How do you interpret this, then. Since the article is not comprehensive, you can not say what Khun K. didn't plead.

[tim armstrong]

I don't understand how/why the foreign reserves are so high ? - as I assume this can easily be verified. If true why aren't they being used to help the local economy ? But I'm not an economist.

Various 3rd parties have blocked such activity. For example, the EC blocked any disbursements because of the election.

The House must approve such financial transactions and as it was dissolved for the election which the courts have now ruled must be held again. Unfortunately, the EC is blocking the next election, further delaying a newly elected House, which in turn could then vote on the disbursement

Thanks GK - I understand now. You just wonder how long the chaos can continue before there is a real meltdown.