Born Pink will stop in Bangkok in January for two shows
Settle down, kids. Today is the last day of August. For the third time of the Lockdown.
Prayut: 'I'm not nearly done, just yet!'
Ordered by the Constitutional Court to step aside and give up his token posts Thailand's prime minister, Prayut had two words:
NO WAY!
He is openly daring judges to fine his appeal where the sun never shines.
He has put together a loyal team of legal experts
The former four-star general and Royal Thai Army commander will start the fight on Friday to get back all positions and powers.
Judges at the Constitutional Court will get Prayut's first appeal on Friday. His legal team is headed by a two-star army general, Major General Veera Rojanavas, who has been an "adviser" to Prayut since the May, 2014, coup d'état.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2380216/
Meanwhile that court's appointed temporary 'caretaker' prime minister instructs all Royal Thai Police officers to stop accepting bribes.
'Acting prime minister' Prawit, who knows quite a lot about corruption, told senior police commanders: The Corruption Ends NOW!.
Which is not likely to occur.
https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thailands-acting-pm-prawit-tells-thai-police-to-clean-their-act-up
Acting temporary 'prime minister' Prawit chairs first cabinet meeting, PM's seat left empty
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2380216/
Bangkok warns oil dumpers
An announcement by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (aka City Hall and governor Chadchart Sittipunt) warned that anyone dumping cooking oil down the city's manholes will be fined 10,000 baht in real money, on the spot - US$275, 357 loonies.
The warning came the day after social media showed a Bangkok restaurant worker pouring leftover cooking oil into a drain, and city workers later cleaning it up.
Chadchart offered an instant bounty of 5,000 baht to any Good Citizen who snitches on violators.
Thai Airways International: 'We have a plan'
CRIME CON AIRLINE TICKETS
Fake flight tickets: woman scammed 100-plus victims out of 11 million baht
https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/fake-flight-tickets-woman-scammed-100-out-of-11-million-baht
The 61-ywe-old con woman was arrested on Monday in Bangkok.
Initial charges: fraud and false advertising. Her scam lasted for at least 8 years.
https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/fake-flight-tickets-woman-scammed-100-out-of-11-million-baht
THAILAND CORONAVIRUS
During Tuesday, August 30, Rona
• infected and hospitalised 994 new victims, one of whom carried the disease into Thailand from abroad (i.e. 'tourist')
• caused the deaths of 27 more victims
The 994 new cases is the lowest one-day infection rate in more than 3 months.
Since the first onset of of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, in 2019, Thailand has suffered
4,648,679 diagnosed cases and 32,278 deaths.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/thailand/
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On Tuesday,
An additional 1,414 people were given their first Covid-19 shot, 1,772 their second shot and 9,321 a booster.
Which brought the total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered nationwide to 142,698,628. (Thailand population 70 million.)
UPDATE: Tested positive using ATK outside of hospital:
21-27 Aug: 173,234 (24,747/day)
14-20 Aug: 204,250 (29,178/day)
7-13 Aug: 218,042 (31,148/day)
31 Jul-6 Aug: 235,753 (33,679/day)
24-30 July: 201,554 (28,793/day)
17-23 July: 204,615 (29,230/day)
And the Department of No Surprise reports:
Chinese Communist Party insists it can achieve th3e impossible 'Zeeo Corid.'
China imposes Covid-19 lockdowns for millions around Beijing
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2380200/
And idiocy extends all the way to Hong Kong
Hong Kong quarantine may cause dragon boat championships to move to Thailand
The 2023 World Dragon Boat Racing Championships could be moved from Hong Kong because the sport's global federation is concerned about the city keeping its Covid-19 quarantine requirements in place, according to a Hong Kong lawmaker.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/2380280/
Thailand's K-Popper does it again. Brilliantly.
Blackpink's rapper Lalisa aka Lisa flew off to America for a brief stay at the VMAs and came back with a trophy for the Number One Very Best of K-Pop.
Sadly, BTS beat them out for Group of the Year.
Blackpink won VMA's Best K-Pop and Best Metaverse Performance.
Blackpink made their debut in 2016 with their album Square One, which featured hits like Whistle and Boombayah. They recently celebrated their sixth anniversary and announced their upcoming world tour, Born Pink.
Vid:
Born Pink will stop in Bangkok for two shows - January 7 and January 8.
One of the BBC's best documentaries, made in 1979, had the same title. It was about the King of Thailand.
Could the U.S. 'Soul' be 'With malice towards none, with charity for all'?
Biden's speech on Thursday will take place outside Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was debated and approved and, later, the U.S. Constitution was written.
PHOTO: President Joe Biden arrives on Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, en route to Washington.
https://bityl.co/E6c6
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America's Newspaper of Record:
Ark Of The Covenant Unboxing Video Goes Horribly Wrong.
https://bityl.co/E6hw
GLOBAL WARMING
10 EV FACTS THEY DON’T WANT US TO KNOW: There are far more than 10 such things but powerthefuture.com has a revealing list
Just a tiny tad of research will show you that there are more than 10.
https://pjmedia.com/culture/marktapscott/2022/08/30/10-facts-electric-vehicle-advocates-dont-want-you-to-know-n1625157
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Approximately exactly about one-quarter of all Limeys will refuse to turn on heating this winter.
https://www.itv.com/news/2022-08-28/nearly-one-in-four-wont-turn-on-heating-this-winter-as-energy-bills-soar
Hmmm: Melting Greenland ice sheet could cause devastating sea level rise of nearly a foot.
We have never heard of such a prophecy, right? And isn't it the government's duty to help people and businesses to evacuate now, before it's too late.
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2022/08/29/melting-greenland-ice-sheet-devastating-sea-level-rise-nearly-a-foot/4111661799950/
Yes. Yes, he might.
Might Russia use its 'tactical' nuke weapons?
Putin is probably not thinking of ordering a single nuclear strike on Ukraine at the moment, for the military stalemate is still young.
Canadian-British columnist Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries. https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/300673809/might-russia-use-its-tactical-nuclear-weapons
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The Pity of War, Ukraine Edition.
The real pity of the conflict is that in a slightly better world, this war would never have happened - for very real reasons, easily explained.
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2022/08/29/the-pity-of-war-ukraine-edition-n1624518
O.K. Chief
Michael Cohen: Trump Won't Run in 2024 Because He's Afraid of Liz Cheney.
Hmmm, really? That's pretty much like being scared of Meghan Markle. Anyway, good read.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2022/08/30/lol-michael-cohen-says-trump-wont-run-in-2024-because-hes-afraid-of-liz-cheney-n1625161
JUST A GENTLE REMINDER THAT PUMPKIN SPICE SEASON IS COMING WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT
Nebraska man shatters world record for longest trip in a 'pumpkin boat'.
A Nebraska man carved out a new Guinness World Record by riding inside a hollowed out pumpkin for 38 treacherous miles down the Missouri River. https://katytrailmo.com/events/hartsburg-pumpkin-festival/
'Self-Emptying'. Tell me more.
Amazon Deal of the Day: iRobot Roomba Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum. #CommissionEarned
https://amzn.to/3R0XEPT
