Thai baht has hit its lowest exchange rate in a generation
Go-o-o-d morn... Grrls! Girls! Stop jabbering.
It's Monday, the start of your 149th week under Junta Lockdown.
Your Brolly: Don't leave home without it
Yellow - pretty heavy rainstorms
Red - Really heavy rain
Ex-cop jailed twice for fraud is at it again
Thana Charoennakha, 62, was caught in northern Bangkok and arrested for a new double-frud.
He already had an arrest warrant for allegedly cheating a gold shop in Mukdahan province in the Northeast, cheating the shop out of numerous gold ornaments - necklaces, bracelets and such.
He tried to explain to interrogatora of the Crime Suppression Division that he had no choice. He needed the gold to pay off gambling debts. And the same with the currency exchange shop that he cheated.
PHOTO: Thana (blue shirt) talks it over the arresting officers.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2394051/
[Monday Morning Joke]
[h/t HWH]
Best Bangkok Nightlife Column of the Week
Trink's gone and (www.bangkokeyes.com) is the most readable and informative read.
This week, if focuses on the rapid reopening of RCA (Royal City Avenue) which has got back into action very quickly.
There are photos galore - spotted here and there with nostalgic ones.
http://www.bangkokeyes.com/
THAILAND POLITICS
JUNTA PRAYUT ACTIVISTS PROTESTS
THE CLOCK IS TICKING
A forum organised by the Kana Lomruam Prachachon (Melting Pot Group) on Sunday to discuss the eight-year tenure of the premier, at The October 14 Memorial on Ratchadamnoen Klang Avenue in Bangkok.
Police observed, but no arrests were seen.
Students Back in School, Fret about the Pandemic's Impact on their Future
But that 'Back in School' is misleading. Or even false.
 ... Angel Reyes, who is pursuing a degree in materials engineering, is not yet commuting regularly to the University of the Philippines, where classes started on September 5.
 This semester will remain mostly online, with some laboratory lessons and examinations in person.
 "Sometimes, not being able to interact with good professors feels like such a loss," says 21-year-old Reyes.
https://www.reportingasean.net/philippines-students-back-in-school-fret-about-the-pandemics-impact-on-their-future/
Taxis and tourists
Many cab drivers refused to pick up passengers who hailed them in tourist areas, particularly during heavy rain. This act is severely damaging the image of Thailand's tourism.
'1155' is a quick-dial to the Tourist Police Bureau, where English-speaking cops are often on duty.
https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/general/40020169
WELL, GOOD: Topical ointment made from tree sap found to be effective in treating skin wound infections.
The interesting part? The interesting part is that no "Medical Experts" or members of the Gang of 97 were involved.
Full (and darned fascinating) story at:
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-09-topical-ointment-tree-sap-effective.html
Just askin'...
 Why did Google/Blogger ban a decade-old post on Nazi hostility to Christianity?
https://no-pasaran.blogspot.com/2022/09/note-to-google-blogger-immediately-un.html
"displacing" - Good Grief
My Movies Of The Week
The King and I. For the third time in my life, I watched Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner and Rodgers and Hammerstein in the totally enchanting Darryl Zanuck film of 1956 (filme entirely in Hollywood) and came away more convinced than ever that Anna Leonowens was Total Bitch - the typical white lady certain she could rescue the cute Siamese from barbarity, including King Mongkut (Rama IV).
Soylent Green is a 1979 'sci-fi detective story', set in the future when there is climate catastrophe, dying oceans, poverty, overpopulation, massive water shortages, etc. etc. etc. A genius has discovered how to make food for everyone from ocean algae.
Did I write, 'set in the future'? Sorry, I meant, 'set in 2022'. It's why you shouldn't eat any of those "better than beef" burgers made from kale and crickets.
Miss Meadows, played perfectly by Katie Holmes who used to bang Tom Cruise and pretend to suck up his Scientology guff-and-nonsense. She wears frilly 1950s dresses, teaches and loves children and carries an automatic pistol to shoot rapist-suspects and kiddie-fiddlers to death.
PATPONG NOSTALGIA
Closing of the Grand Prix
by Anton Perera, 14 April 1991
http://www.bangkokeyes.com/anton.html
SPORTS
1973, arguably the best Montreal Canadiens team ever assembled on one rink in history
vs
Chicago Blackhawks, Stanley Cup finals, Game 6.
Let Danny Gallivan describe it for you.
Waiting on the Japanese
Japan is where the outbound, Thai tourists go, and Tokyo has hinted it will welcome Thais once again - in October.
 Charoen Wangananont, president of the Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA), said there's been no official announcement on whether Thailand will be included in the visa-free scheme.
 Both tour operators and travellers are eager to know the decision as they have to prepare and adjust their business or travel plans, particularly for the upcoming high season starting next month.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2393656/
THAILAND ECONOMY
The Thai baht has hit its lowest exchange rate in a generation, 37-per U.S. dollar and still dropping.
On the other hand...
 Spot gold declines to lowest in over 2 years
All eyes on the Fed's monetary policy
8-to-10 million tourist arrivals expected in 2022
The junta's token 'minister of finance' predicted on Friday that Thailand will get 8 million tourists by the end of the year. Many 10 million.
Thailand expects 8 million to 10 million foreign tourist arrivals this year ... Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said
PHOTO: Tourists in a long-tailed boat in Bangkok.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2393915/
Dragon boat racers ditch Hong Kong for Thailand
The world's top dragon boat competition will ditch Hong Kong in favour of Thailand next year due to the former's stringent coronavirus rules
The 2023 world championships to be held in Pattaya.
PHOTO: Â Dragon boat racers compete in Aberdeen, Hong Kong - but not much longer.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/2394058/
Thai theme parks open new attractions ahead of tourist high season
Chian Mai reclaiming tourism lost to Covid
GLOBAL WARMING
ARE YOU SHOCKED?
 Biden Climate Appointee Studied at CCP-Controlled University Linked to Chinese Military.
 "Will Hild, the executive director of Consumers' Research, expressed concerns over Chen, citing her education at 'CCP training grounds'. He said her appointment is part of Biden's effort to establish controversial ESG 'environmental, social, and governance' policies at federal agencies."
GLOBAL WARMING BATTEN DOWN
 Hurricane warning issued for Puerto Rico ahead of Tropical Storm Fiona.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/17/weather/tropical-storm-fiona-saturday/index.html
British Fury Over China Attending Queen Elizabeth II's Funeral: 'An Insult'
A Chinese delegation will reportedly not be permitted to attend the late queen's lying-in-state at Westminster Hall.
https://www.newsweek.com/british-fury-china-attending-queen-elizabeth-ii-funeral-insult-1743580
Yes, yes, but did she stamp her little feet in anger?
ABC News: Texas Governor Abbott sends 50 migrants to Vice-President Harris' home
Fox News: Kamala Harris fumes over migrant arrivals
TECHNOLOGY APPLE TEETHING PROBLEMS
 Might want to wait a bit on that iPhone 14.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2022/09/17/apple-iphone-14-pro-max-facetime-imessage-activation-bugs-ios-16-problems/
CHINA ECONOMY POLITICS
Coming IN October
Kevin Yao is Beijing-based senior correspondent at Reuters.
Xi poised to shake up economic leadership team
It will be China's biggest economic leadership reshuffle in a decade, as Xi loyalists and locally groomed candidates take charge.
PHOTO: THE XI TEAM
China's President Xi Jinping, centre, and other new Politburo Standing Committee members attend a Community Party meeting at the Great of Hall of the People in Beijing.
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-poised-shake-up-economic-leadership-reformers-bow-out-2022-09-14/
SPORTS
A Quad Axel is not a big truck!
Teenage figure skater Ilia Malinin lands first quad axel in competition history. With video.
https://nypost.com/2022/09/17/hunter-biden-appeared-to-beg-maryland-criminal-to-mail-drugs-to-las-chateau-marmont-report/
SPORTS SAUDI PGA LIV
The fracture to ever hit golf will in front and centre within three weeks.
Tickets are on sale. 800 Thai baht and up.
https://tinyurl.com/my46v9ph
SCIENCE WINNERS ANNOUNCED
 The 2022 Ig Nobel Prizes
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/maya-ritual-enemas-and-constipated-scorpions-the-2022-ig-nobel-prize-winners/
Well... to be fair. U.S. drugs killed 100,000 Americans dead last year. So there is only a certain kind of drug shortage.
U.S. drug shortages put people with life-threatening illness at risk.
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2022/09/16/drug-shortages-lorazepam-cancer/6681663190912/
Mexico v Kazakhstan
LAS VEGAS: Canelo "Cinnamon" Alvarez aka Saul Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) beat up Gennadiy "Three-G" Golovkin (42-2-1, 37 KOs) and won a unanimous decision for the undisputed middleweight boxing championship of the world.
The scoring, all in favour of the Mexican:
116-112, 115-113, 115-113
PHOTO: Alvarez: smaller but better.
Round-by-round summary:
https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/9/17/23356617/canelo-alvarez-vs-gennady-golovkin-iii-live-stream-results-round-by-round-updates-scoring-boxing
Saturday night results of BKFC Thailand 3 (BK means 'bare knuckles':
Buakaw shines in debut, finishes opponent with body shots
https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/9/3/23335512/bkfc-thailand-3-results-and-highlights-buakaw-shines-in-debut-finishes-opponent-body-shots-mma-news
I didn't like it at first, but it's groan on me. [h/t rjd]
And in the word of Miss Meadows
