In Thailand, Thaksin is already undermining the real prime minister
Gidday world. It's February 28, which is not the last day of February 2024.
THAILAND POLITICS ANALYSIS
Thaksin is already undermining the real prime minister.
By Chairith Yonpiam, assistant news editor, Bangkok Post.
 Sooner rather than later, will outshine Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, and that does not bode well for Srettha and the (ruling) Pheu Thai Party.
 Srettha's launch of "Thailand Vision" last Thursday, with grand plans to boost the economy, went almost unnoticed.
And this is just the beginning.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2747586/
Related: Thaksin tells family
 I'll receive visitors 'when I'm ready.'
DIPLOMACY CANADA INDIA
India has stopped issuing visas -- of all types, tourist-category included, to Canadians and anyone living in that country.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (photo below) explained the threats against Indian diplomats in the Great White North.
 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has insinuated Indian involvement in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
 India halted visa issuance in Canada due to repeated threats and intimidation faced by its diplomats, with insufficient support from the Canadian authorities.
Timesnow News https://shorturl.at/gGOQ5
This is now a likely change.
Tourist operators call for visa-free travel for Indians.
The Indian market provided the fifth-largest arrivals, with 258,269 tourists, as of Feb 18. India has been projected to overtake Germany as the world's third-largest economy in 2027, after Germany.
PHOTO: Tourists swarm at Suvarnabhumi.
India provided the fifth-largest number of arrivals so far this year -- 258,269 tourists.
ttps://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2748821/
In the sense that both had two legs?
 Aaron Bushnell, U.S. airman who set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., compared to Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc.
TimesNow https://t.ly/Y1SXc
Mom, pass the crackling skin, please.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?
New Scientist proposes an alternative protein source: Human Flesh. 'It's perfectly natural.'
Well, gosh, no, it isn't. Cannibalism certainly isn't needed.
A report on the very-scientific-expert report by NPR: https://t.ly/faZ7n
 The New Scientist report is another anti-Western screed with a side of archaeology, to make us "rethink" our repulsion toward eating other humans.
Clearly, this is yet another on top of the multitude of reasons that trust in science is collapsing.
Original New Scientist article: https://t.ly/JujpS
TECHNOLOGY
Bitcoin tops $55,000 price level for first time since late 2021.
Should have bought in 15 years ago.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/investment/2749164/
Microsoft almost sold Bing to Apple before the AI and Copilot razzle-dazzle, but one critical issue thwarted the plan. (MSN)
Hint. It wasn't the cost.
MSN.com: https://shorturl.at/boLO0
Thailand delays 'green tariff' to regulate renewable power prices for at least two more years.
 We have to sponsor public hearings.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2748831/
You do not, let's emphasise that, do NOT mess about with SLIM.
Japan's SLIM moon lander stages unexpected revival after lunar night.
https://spacenews.com/japans-slim-moon-lander-stages-unexpected-revival-after-lunar-night/
Don't be confused. An earlier, smaller lander snapped this pic
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