Thailand isn't doomed. Yet. But. Five days of heavy rain predicted
Go-o-o-d morning fellow kids. It's Saturday, the sky is blue, the outdoors temperature is a brisk 27 [28 counting the mandatory Canadian chill factor] and later on it's going to rain like heck on East Nong Bon. Again,
https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/general/40020088
Marijuana stumps Thai politicians
Thailand's parliament and boss-junta have decriminalised and legalised marijuana and hemp. They didn't end the story. It's where the new story began.
On Friday, Prayut's carefully constructed coalition fell to pieces. There's an important political party that love the legal weed, and several smaller parties that hate it. There are influential calls to reverse course and put pot back on the list of super-criminal substances, just like meth and heroin.
On Wednesday, the Lower House approved a new law approving medical marijuana - by a vote of 198-to-136.
But weed's opponents are sticking with their contention that even the new law fails to protect children, and to ban recreational marijuana, as Prayet pledged.
More at: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/2392688/
CORONAVIRUS THAILAND
837: On Friday, the number of new and hospitalised cases of coronavirus.
12: The number of deaths by Covid on Friday.
32,603: Death toll since the beginning of the pandemic, including 10,905 so far this year.
RIP
Myanmar rebel leader dies at age 78
Lieutenant Colonel Yi Se, leader of an ethnic Lahu guerrilla group operating in Myanmar's Shan state.
Comment: Lahu are best known and infamous in Thailand for drug smuggling and marketing. That's not a comment that Yi Se and his army were involved; just sayin'.
The U.S. Embassy (i.e. DEA) was in on the bust.
Two of the dumbest, most incompetent drug smugglers you'll see for a while.
Narcs 'found' a hollowed-out book, which they opened and found
2 grammes of ecstasy, 4 grammes of fentanyl, 8 grammes of ketamine, 9 grammes of crushed meth (yaa ba) tablets, 10 grammes of cocaine and some other stuff.
An American and his Thai girlfriend are under arrest, and helping authorities with their enquiries. Or else.
It is the first time in Thailand that anyone has been arrested for fentanyl deals.
https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/40020120
The people of Hong Kong find ways to show the middle fingers of Hong Kong to their new masters. But can this last?
Dear Hong Kong Free Press
It's not 'implicit'. Increase your word power. The word you're seeking is 'EXPLICIT'.
jfc I remember when Hong Kong was a true bastion of the English language.
Hong Kongers Mourn Queen Elizabeth
'I only realised how good it was after I lost it'
Public gatherings of more than four people are banned in Hong Kong.
... A line of people hundreds of metres long snaked through the business district to the British consulate where a condolence book had been opened for residents to sign...
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/09/13/in-pictures-mourning-the-past-is-not-a-crime-huge-queues-as-hongkongers-pay-tribute-to-queen/
The BBC said it out loud, and showed the video.
Hong Kong's grief sends message to Beijing
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-62898660
But speaking of royals, why do the editors of New York's Newsday newspaper believe (suddenly) that media coverage of royals is saccharine?
THAILAND TOURISM
Nong Khai-Laos train running again
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2393506/
THAILAND ECONOMY RECOVERY
Note: 'India', not Thailand
Taiwan’s Foxconn diversifies in India
Bharat FIH ventures into EVs, 5G, car parts
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4659722
The worst, cringiest story you ever read about Facebook. And moms.
Since 2004, when Facebook started.
In 2015, a Bangkok woman, Nattiwan Rakkiunje, adopted a girl - 4 years old at the time.
Less than a year later, Nattiwan had a son of her own.
When they were weaned and began eating solids, Nattiwan began adding small amounts of corrosive kitchen-and-toilet cleaner. Which of course made them progressively sick.
When the children looked sickly (because they were) she took their photos, posted them to her Facebook account and asked for donations to help the tykes. She got tens of thousands of baht before they died in 2016 and 2019.
The children died, and police who were already on her case, arrested her in May of 2020. She was under surveillance as a suspected child trafficker, and she was charged with murder.
On Friday, the Criminal Court sentenced her to death, which seems proper. Unfortunately, two death sentences wouldn't work well.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2392713/
BoT maintains reserves remain solid; Stronger dollar saps central bank assets
The stronger dollar has weakened the Bank of Thailand's international reserves, but the central bank says the country's external position and financial stability remain strong.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2392793/
The Bank of Thailand's foreign reserves remain in solid condition at $240 billion, representing 48% of the country's GDP, with the total ranking 12th globally.
DARANEE SAEJU, senior director for financial markets, Bank of Thailand
PHOTO: A customer uses a forex service in Bangkok. The EIC predicts the baht to sit around 35-36 against the dollar by year-end, rising to 33.5-34.5 at the end of 2023.
There are no problems exchanging foreign currency in Thailand, including at banks. This chain continues to get high marks for "best rate".
Silly question, self-answered directly in the headline of a Saturday Thai newspaper editorial:
Facing up to dope changes: Why did these MPs decide to scuttle the bill at the eleventh hour?
The Democrat Party, Thailand's oldest political group, claimed it is ready to defend its decision to walk out during debabe on the new Cannabis Bill.
When asked if the Democrat Party had snubbed the Bhumjaithai Party which sponsored the legislation [which it die], Democrat Party leader Jurin said that the vote against the Cannabis and Hemp Bill was not a political decision (although it was) as the party's main concern was the dangers of recreational use among youths.
"We are truly concerned about young people using cannabis for recreation," he said.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/2392688/
SAVE THE CHILDREN! IT'S FOR THE CHILDREN!
THAILAND WEATHER
Five days of heavy rain predicted
Thailand's Meteorological Department (tmd.go.th) is forecasting heavy rain nationwide from today until Wednesday.
The country will experience heavy rain almost everywhere: North, Northeast, Central, East, South, and Bangkok.
Number One Prime Jumta Sspokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri:
The public is warned of possible flash floods and overflows which may affect their safety and wellbeing. Fishermen are also advised to take precautions as gusty winds are very likely over the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.
Which pretty much covers it all.
MONKEYPOX
Eighth case is Thai national returning from Qatar
Remember this whenever the left starts its bullshit "have you no decency?" schtick.
University professors come out in support of tweet calling for 'excruciating pain' causing the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=20157
EXAMPLE
U.S.A. DIVERSITY INCLUSION
Harvard student body president under fire for defending Christian group.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/harvard-student-body-president-defends-christian-group-previously-under-fire/
The Fall and Fall of the United States - Volume 四百二十六
Philip Yeo is the brilliant and witty Singaporean who invented the phrase about bureaucrats: Neither civil nor servants.
https://quillette.com/2021/08/19/as-us-schools-prioritize-diversity-over-merit-china-is-becoming-the-worlds-stem-leader/
XINN POLICY NEWSCASTERS
Don LeMon Loses His XiNN Nighttime Show, But Instead Will Bring His Nasty Gay Supremacy/Anti-White Racist Act to the Morning Show
CNN has not confirmed that Le Mon's new show will be called 'Wake Up Coloniserzz'. But confirmed: It will take a "fun," "newsy but breezy" tone.
The current morning show draws 396,000 viewers, to make it the 42nd most-watched cable news program.
The move leaves CNN with a gaping hole in primetime. Maybe they can rehab Cuomo?
https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-shakeup-don-lemon-moved-primetime-mornings-struggling-new-day-replaced
DISCUSS and DEBATE
So FBI agents are saying that the real extremists of the U.S.A. are in the White House:
HMM. FBI Agents Accuse Biden of Pressuring FBI to Fabricate 'Extremist' and 'White Supremacist' Cases.
https://tinyurl.com/2554e4vu
RATING: TRUE
Tiktok is CCP spyware. Period:
TikTok executive won't say under oath if Chinese communists are accessing U.S.A. user data.
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2022/09/video-tiktok-exec-wont-say-under-oath-if-chinese-communists-are-accessing-us-user-data/
Tom Friedman. Yes, THAT Thomas Friedman in The New York Times:
Stop Living In A Green Fantasy World
Sarah Palin (and Donald Trump) were right: we should drill, baby, drill! here in the U.S.A. Yes - for oil and natural gas!
And you can't repeat this enough:
Putin Will Make People Choose Between Heating and Eating This Winter
U.S. energy policy today has to be the arsenal of democracy to defeat petro-Putinism in Europe, by providing desperately needed oil and gas to our allies at reasonable prices so that Putin cannot blackmail them. It has to be the engine of economic growth.
https://dailycaller.com/2022/09/14/friedman-green-fantasy-energy-russia/
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/opinion/putin-ukraine-winter.html
Thomas Friedman! Unbelievable.
It's undoubtedly true and Putin-policy invites a Chinese takeover.
I wish I could say for certain that Putin will fail - that the Americans will outproduce him. And I wish I could write that Putin will regret his tactics, because they will eventually transform Russia from the energy czar of Europe to an energy colony of China - where Putin is now selling a lot of his oil at a deep discount to overcome his loss of Western markets.
