Just three days until April Fool's Eve
Gidday to all, it's yet another Sunday, the last one for March 2022.
There are exactly two months left for the abysmal projects to Re-Open Tourism in Thailand.
Barring something very strange, the scammy Test & Go and the nonsensical Thailand Pass will be history on June 1.
"Thailand started like a rabbit, running quickly last year as we reopened to visitors. We cannot let the country fall behind as many nations are opening borders and have fewer restrictions than us," bluffed Tourism and Sports 'Minister' Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn.
PHOTO: Passengers line up get out of Thailand - in ever-increasing numbers.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2285038/
China cancels Keanu Reeves
If you want to see any John Wick version, stay in Bangkok.
In late January, Reeves received heavy criticism from Chinese social media users, some of whom called for a boycott of his work in China, after it emerged that he planned to appear in a March 3 concert organised by Tibet House US, a New York-based non-profit organisation founded at the request of the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism.
How evil can one person be, right?
Nasty Toronto actor had the G.D. 'NERVE' to appear at a benefit concert for Tibetans.
All Keanu movies were gone from all streaming services and DVD piracy shops within an hour.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/2285322/
Cantopop chimes in
Not 'milk-tea' but close to it
Reeves has been a household name in China since the 1990s, achieving extra visibility due to his Chinese-Hawaiian roots.
There's even a 2004 Cantopop hit by Hong Kong crooner Fiona Sit dedicated to pining after the mild-mannered Canadian: A Reply Letter from Keanu Reeves.
"Mr K, could you stop for just 18 seconds to read my letter?" the song goes. "If you agree that people need to dream, send me your autograph in the mail, just one!"
Here's an example of the junta's leadership, and the achievements of the very best 'medical experts' in the country.
On Saturday, in Thailand, there were
26,234 new and documented cases of Chinese Covid-19
the virus caused the deaths of another 67 people, including 12 inside Bangkok.
Saturday's figures did not include 21,697 positive results from antigen tests over the past 24 hours. This would raise the total to 47,931.
36 of the new cases were imported, from 19 countries -
 four each from Iran, Israel and the United Kingdom,
 three each from Myanmar, Singapore and Turkey and
 two each from Saudi Arabia and Germany.
Incidentally
Over the past seven days, South Korea had the most cases of 2.50 million, followed by Germany 1.59 million cases, Vietnam with 948,713 cases and France 822,109 cases.
Don't blame Tanzania, congratulate them! They torture each mosquito AND THEN kill them.
Every time a mosquito dies, the world becomes a better place.
'Mosquito grounding' bed net nearly halves malaria infection in Tanzanian children.
 Unlike other insecticides which kill the mosquito via the nervous system, the effects of the new bed net mean the mosquito dies from starvation or being unable to fend for itself.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-03-flight-bitemosquito-grounding-bed-net.html
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Seriously? Who cares what the Mosquito Liberation Front thinks?
Here are the latest (as of today) petrol and diesel pump prices, across Thailand. (All prices in Thai baht.
Things we knew for years but so what?
Govt backs electric vehicles
Policy aligns with 'Detroit of Asia' goal
Thailand's junta has affirmed its willingness to fully support the production and sale of electric vehicles (EVs), saying Thailand is aiming to become a regional hub of the EV industry.
Government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana on Friday said that Thailand is determined to cut carbon dioxide emissions as much as possible.
"As part of that, the government now has a policy of not only supporting the increasing use of electric vehicles in the country but to likewise make Thailand a hub for producing electric cars and motorbikes in the Asean region," Thanakorn said.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2285362/thai-government-backs-electric-vehicles
Just a brief checklist:
EV makers: none
EV rechargers: One
EV dealer: none
Number of kiosks at the Bangkok  International Motor Show which is closing on Monday: one
PHOTO: The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) has set up a booth at the 43rd Bangkok International Motor Show at Muang Thong Thani.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2285362
NOTE: Thanakorn referred to a totally non-existent make-believe programme that might offer a price subsidy ranging of 70,000-to-150,000 Thai baht (US$2,100-to-$4,500) to anyone who buys an EV.
THAILAND ECONOMY EXPORTS WAR
Related
FTI jittery on car export goal
Growing concerns from officials over raw material shortage, surging prices
NOTE - We're talking fossil-fueled vehicles here.
BANGKOK: The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) expects Thailand's car exports to miss the target of 1 million units this year amid growing concerns over a raw material shortage and surging prices, driven by the Russia-Ukraine war.
 Prices of key raw materials for car manufacturing such as steel will increase while the prolonged scarcity of semiconductors, another major component, is possible, said Kriengkrai Thiennukul, vice-chairman of the FTI.
 Automakers encountered a global semiconductor shortage long before the war, which broke out on Feb 24, thanks to a mix of factors including higher demand for electronic equipment as more people worked from home during the pandemic and the US-China trade war, which led to restrictions on chip imports from China.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2285482/
Also Related
Automakers fear parts shortage amid conflict
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2285426/
THAILAND POLITICS JUNTA
Bangkok, Pattaya elections likely to embarrass the cou-makers
 It's believed that the Prayut 'government' has dallied in the capital out of fears it might lose given that it has no proper candidate for the top job.
 A defeat would be a major embarrassment for the government, not to mention that it could set the tone for the general election next year.
 Assuming there is one.
 The junta repeatedly shows up in opinion polls behind the Pheu Thai Party and the progressive Future Forward Party.
 The country's oldest political party, the Democrats is dinosaurish to the max.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2285438/
A half-day ceremony: This will see the registration of the major candidates for Bangkok Governor and Pattaya mayor.
NOTE 1: The government of the U.S.A. is insistent that Thailand is democratic.
NOTE 2: The government of the U.S.A. refuses to nominate an ambassador to Thailand.
The European Union fails to award the Peace, Love and Understanding Trophy to Canada's Little Trudeau.
https://bityl.co/BUDc
"Mr Trudeau, you are a disgrace for any democracy. Please spare us your presence."
Christine Anderson, MEP, Germany, followed by the sound of applause.
U.S.A. RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR
Failing and flailing
U.S. President Biden says there will be "NO U.S. boots on the ground in Ukraine".
U.S. President Biden tella 82nd Airborne troope what they will see when then go to Ukraine.
https://bityl.co/BUEA
ZOMG! Here we go again!
Artificial sweeteners may not be safe sugar alternatives: study.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-03-artificial-sweeteners-safe-sugar-alternatives.html
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Daily coffee may boost heart health, lower mortality.
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2022/03/24/coffee-health-benefits/5801648144508/
Related
Egypt rounds up Uighur Muslims at behest of China
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-rounds-uyghur-muslims-behest-china
Egypt to Egyptian farmers:
 Give us your wheat or go straight to prison.
'Betrayed' by treacherous China
Uighur activists are furious at Muslim leaders for inviting China to speak at the OIC summit held in Pakistan, during which the persecution of the Muslim minority recieved little mention.
 MINOR TRIVIA: The Thai junta's alleged 'foreign minister' Don Pramudwinai was at the summit, but never said a word on behalf of the Uighurs or against China's genocide campaign.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-grand-plan-wheat-splits-industry-ukraine-crisis
The Coming Weaponisation Of Banking.
Our ruling class doesn't see the CCP as a foe or a warning, but as an example.
23 March 2022
 Thailand has banned all use of cryptocurrencies to pay for goods and services. The SEC claims that wider use of digital assets threatens the nation's financial system and economy.
 According to the Bank of Thailand and the SEC, digital asset business operators must comply with the new rules within 30 days from April 1.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-23/thailand-bars-use-of-cryptocurrencies-as-a-method-of-payment#:~:text=Thailand%20will%20bar%20the%20use,nation's%20financial%20system%20and%20economy.
24 March 2022
SEC's digital asset ban ignites ire
Regulator cites cyber-risks, volatility
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2284214/
The Washington Post and The New York Times are revising their stories that said Biden could walk on water.
TECHNOLOGY CRYPTO
How things go.
The Annotated Latecomer's Guide to Crypto. (Molly White)
Fifteen crypto skeptics, computer scientists, and researchers take the New York Times apart and then - because I know some of these people are dedicated lefties - immediately relapse into Gell-Mann Amnesia Syndrome.
https://www.mollywhite.net/annotations/latecomers-guide-to-crypto
Let's try this, because I am certain it's the correct version.
 The current state of crypto (most of it banned in Thailand) is not a sign that crypto has become common and ubiquitous.
 On the contrary. The bubble has become precariously large.
 Jack Dorsey, the Twitter founder who became enormously rich, claims that cryptocurrency, specifically Bitcoin, will bring world peace to us all.
 It is only one of the several signs that Jack Dorsey is an idiot and should be stamped "certified idiot".
 Similarly, it is the wise man and the smart people who notice that crypto is altogether terrible.
Is there a diesel shortage?
Repeating: Thailand's ruling junta says, "Nah, no way".
 Little Mike's wire service puts it very differently:
 These Are the European Countries Most at Risk of Diesel Shortages
The article does not name Thailand specifically, but it says Asia is in deep doo-doo
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-24/europe-s-large-diesel-stocks-could-run-down-fast-as-russia-bites
I'm just asking here, but I remember when the FBI tracked and arrested Machine-Gun Kelly, their first kidnapping case after the Lindbergh baby.
What I'm interested in... has the FBI accomplished anything since then?
The FBI's "FAFO" Kidnapping Plot Unravels
Julie Kelly: "Americans still want to believe that the country's most powerful law enforcement agency handles its authority with care rather than recklessly ruining lives to advance a political agenda. It doesn't."
https://amgreatness.com/2022/03/24/the-fbis-fafo-kidnapping-plot-unravels/
Everyone reads Roger Crutchley on every Sunday, right?
It's a good one this week - a collection of many of the best lines and a few of the worst ever, from the Oscar movies.
 It all began with Rhett and Scarlett
After King Arthur has chopped off both arms and legs of the Black Knight, the knight dismisses it as "just a flesh wound".
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2285806/
Robbery at Pump Number Nine
