kimamey

You don't need expensive equipment either.

You're right about status and hierarchy but I'm not sure he's against that, so long as he's at or near the top so it benefits him. Besides if people switched on their brains they would probably stop listening to him.

What they've written is wrong as you can't get more weight of carbon out than there is weight in the first place. If you correct 'carbon' to 'carbon dioxide' then it is correct as the weight comes from the carbon plus the oxygen it combines with which isn't part of the original fuel weight. The figures that are quoted are correct they've just misquoted carbon dioxide for carbon. I wouldn't let their misquote distract from the valid figures.

Sorry I wasn't clear. I was commenting on a post which seemed to suggest they'd need to be found guilty before they could be extradited and that Thailand should wash their hands of the affair. My understanding is that extradition has nothing to do with being found guilty. They could go to jail in Thailand and then be extradited, they'd probably be deported anyway. The article isn't clear about where they are likely to face jail. It doesn't say they would be charged in Thailand or if they would be extradited. My guess is they wouldn't fight extradition anyway.

A good idea but with problems, some of which are obvious and just the ways things are done here. Firstly, and most important is enforcement. I don't think I need to explain that as most of us will be aware of the enforcement problem here. Secondly I would have thought much earlier than 20 years. Ones that are really bad probably won't last that long since a lot of the problems are down to lack of servicing, plus as others have said modifications.

A good idea but I thought they did that before the election. Something about not supporting the military in government.

I don't know either, but if it's produced locally and can be bought using the digital wallet then that should help the economy. 😀

They weren't producing Xanax tablets. They were adding other substances as fillers which may not have been safe and then pretending they were Xanax. Whether pharmacutical companies make to much profit is another issue. Why do you think they weren't just copying Xanax? Because that would be to expensive and they wanted to make a much profit as possible, probably without paying tax. The manufacturing processes might not have been safe either.

I don't think they have be found guilty, there just has to be sufficient evidence to warrant a trial. Extradition is basically Thailand Washing their hands of them.

That's always the problem you need to consider.

Is that all it takes? I've just passed 70 and I was wondering how to stay looking cool.

I think the invasion and death and destruction in Ukraine is a bit more than a squabble, plus it involves China to some extent. As you say Thailand has a conflict next door and they don't seem to be coming out too strongly against that either. Min Aung Hlaing's children are apparently moving money to Thailand and buying assets here. I don't know if that's been investigated yet or not. A lot of the Russians who come here are probably the ones who don't support the war, or at least not so much they want to take part. Not directly connected but I was reading that supporters of monks in Myanmar have been boasting that their monks and abbots have bigger, more expensive cars than the Thai ones. Surpassing the corruption in Thailand that's been in the news here recently. Of course it's only those monks and abbots in Myanmar that support the military killing that are benefitting. Ukraine or Myanmar, it's all down to what it will cost Thailand rather than the sort of empathy I would have expected from a largely Buddhist nation. Until I got here and witnessed it in action of course. What could Thailand do? Say it's wrong to invade another country and steal their children, maybe.

Yes that's true. Plus it's difficult to find much that doesn't involve imported parts, unless it's just things grown here

That's basically it. They'd rather not think about it. The west has tried to avoid it as well, which is why Putin didn't stop at Crimea.

I can see your point, but the one thing you haven't mentioned is Ukraine which is the country that is suffering. From what I've seen many Thais aren't very good at looking beyond their own immediate needs and wants and taking responsibility. They will have looked at their situation rather than the death and destruction in Ukraine and base their decisions on that rather than taking a more difficult and responsible stance which might cost them.