Performance of Thai government gives 'Satisfaction'

Threat to re-ban marijuana could be hellishly expensive for all concerned.
Quite dumb Chaiyaphum wife charged with hiring hit men to kill her husband.
  

Growing old is a question of mind over matter; if you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
  

If the government [of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin] goes ahead with the plan to criminalise cannabis and hemp to curb the abuse, manufacturers and investors of these products could stand to lose over 10 billion baht* of investment.
--  Tossaporn Nilkamhang, president, Hemp and Cannabis Industry Association of Thailand
[*Equivalent to 374 million Canadian loonies]
  

Finally, amidst the claptrap of war and terrorism and protests and assaults, an Authoritative Voce of Reason.
Eric Clapton announces that Israel is Running the World.

THAILAND POLITICS

Thai Government: We Can Get Some Sa-tis-faction! 
How the Thai government got a rating of 'Satisfactory'
The government-appointed National Statistical Office (NSO) took a poll and made a study.
Conclusion: About approximately 44 percent of Thai citizens stated they are satisfied with the performance of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his cabinet during their first six months in office.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/2804355/
Summary: 44.3 percent highly satisfied; 39.6% 'kinda' satisfied, and 14.1%... 'Colour me Slightly Satisfied.'
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin thanked the public for their confidence.
How they did it
The NSO conducted the survey among 6,970 participants aged 16 and above across the country from April 22 to May 15.

PHOTO below: Husband (44) and cunning-dopey wife, 37
They fought a lot. Quite long story shorter, for readers.
Wannipa used her own social media, Facebook and IG accounts, to search for killers and a gunman to rid herself of Pichit. When she found (she thought) exactly the right trio who promised to bring in a shooter, she paid them 78,000 baht in up-front money, from her own bank account.
The men shot and wounded Pichit in northern Bangkok but didn't kill him. He fled to his hometown in Maha Sarakham province in Isan, where he died and doctors signed the death certificate as "natural causes" even though he had bullet wounds.

The case took hours for Bangkok's Royal Thai Police to solve and Ms Wannipa is housed with free room and very basic meals, awaiting trial.
Could be should be a book and comedy motion picture -- where Clouseau is the criminal, not the cop.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2804325/

Esteemed writer Sanitsuda "Jaa" Ekachai tells the latest tale of bent monks in Thailand's lower North.

Sex and money scandals among rogue monks are old news, barely raising an eyebrow any more. What's grabbing headlines now? Monks involved in wildlife poaching.

And not just ordinary monks. They are abbots, wielding absolute power over their temples and commanding local reverence.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2804035/

One monk and a novice were arrested at the scene with wildlife carcasses, including horns of a gaur -- wild cattle.
Among those who escaped was Phra Srisajjayanmuni, the abbot of Huai Hin Fon temple, the vice chair of Chaiyaphum clergy and another monk and novice.

The killer campaign against the fast-growing marijuana economy
CBD aka cannabidiol products registered in the first quarter of this year rose 33 percent year-on-year to 707.
They covered food supplements, herbal drinks, herbal drugs and cosmetics.
The association estimated that the re-listing of the plants would also thwart the plan of some 1 million applicants who are preparing to register their CBD products.
https://www.nationthailand.com/news/general/40038478

PHOTO: Made In Thailand, promises pain relief against arthritis and... well, all pain. 'Massage oil firmly and enjoy immediate relaxation and relief combined with a pleasant scent.'
 1,800 baht, shipped immediately.

MIDEAST WAR ANALYSIS

Biden's cease-fire plan seeks to push Hamas and Israel into an agreement neither wants
Via MSN https://t.ly/q-cnA
Related
Netanyahu's far-right partners reject Biden's cease-fire 'compromise'
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/netanyahus-far-right-partners-reject-cease-fire-compromise/

Everyone needs music to travel.

And it helps that our music is so much better than what those darned kids play today.