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Hi, "and yet it only costs 50 billion baht to repay the farmers" A lot of farmers had already been paid. Sanuk!

Hi, "Bt500 bn lost and 3 mn tons rice missing from the rice scheme." To put that in perspective a bit. According to this site the average monthly salary in Thailand is ~12,200 Baht (which seems high to me), which is ~146K/year. So, the government lost the equivalent of almost 3.5 million years average wages! Sanuk!

Hi, Robaus, no need to get personal! Sanuk!

Hi, "Just saw young Thai soldier maintaining his position but sobbing as protesters berate him. Personal loyalties differ from army orders?" Pretty sad to take it out on these kids. It was not their decision. Hell, they likely don't even want to be there. Sanuk!

Hi, I am sure Thaksin is hoping for some people to get shot or even killed by the military Sanuk!

Hi, Purging sounds rather harsh. Makes me think of killing. Sanuk!

Hi, "The late afternoon announcements of a full military coup and a 10pm curfew sent political rallies, workers and shoppers heading home in what may have been the worst traffic and commuter jams in Bangkok history." It was pretty bad though, at least on the subway. First 5 trains were too full to get on, and when I got on the 6th, there were still a LOT of people waiting to get on. 40 min commute ended up taking over an hour. Sanuk!

Hi, Some schools had opened already (at least here in BKK), and yes, they are ordered closed for today (as well as Sat & Sun, but probably not many open on those days ). Sanuk!

Hi, You obviously haven't seen what they are airing instead (Thai songs from about 3 centuries ago) Sanuk!

Hi, One of my Thai colleagues just mentioned that this has turned into a full coup because the parties could not agree. Sanuk!

Hi, Exactly! Why is Thaksin's approval required? He will not be satisfied until he is allowed to come back to Thailand, get all his money back and become president for life. And it doesn't matter how many people have to die to get there. Sanuk!

Hi, "Gonna sound out the Thai in English. "I don't have an opinion" - would that be "mai mii kwam hen" (have heard this before and am about 70% sure)" I think there needs to be a 'khid' in there as well, i.e. "mai mii kwam khid hen" "do you really want to know" - "Yaak ruu ru-blao'? or "yaak ruu jing jing" - or something else? -- less sure on this one but I think I'm on the right track. The first "Yaak ruu ru-blao" would be more like "Do you want to know or not?" I think I'd go for "Yaak ruu nae lah?" or "Nae jai thii ja yaak ruu lah?" Sanuk!

Hi, "Land developers?" Yeah, first thing I though as well, which is actually pretty sad. Sanuk!

Hi, Yeah, excellent series that. Not read the books yet, but they've been on my list for a while. Likely will stay on there for a while longer as well as I've just started (again) the 'Wheel of Time' series, which spans 15 or so books. Sanuk!

Hi, Don't think they were handcuffs, but rather some rope/cloth tied around his wrists. Sanuk!

Hi, "Monthathip is a younger sister of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra." Interesting that Yingluck doesn't get a mention. Sanuk!

Hi, BTW, where were the police? This apparently started at a police station, and you'd think that the police - knowing the mentality of their countrymen - would have an idea what could happen after the incident and followed the bikers chasing the car. Sanuk!

Hi, Utterly disgusting behavior, but not at all unexpected in this country where it seems people only fight if they are a vast majority. The kicking the guy in the head after he is already unconcious is really nasty, btw. Sanuk!

Hi, Since I am not 'Dutch scum' I'd not be offended in the slightest Sanuk!

Hi, While I don't disagree, what is the alternative? Wait and see how many more people get killed while the goverment and police stand around with their dicks in their hand? Who do you think those weapons they found were meant for? And what do you think they would/could have done with them? Sanuk!

Hi, Not one of those 3 shown in the picture looks all that attractive IMHO. As for her comments, whatever happened to personal opinion? This was a beauty contest, which means beauty is the deciding factor (or rather should be). What she may have said or not said should be totally irrelevant. Sanuk!

Hi, "Make sure you have 2 inches by 2 inches photos." Yeah, got that sorted. "If you need any advice, PM me." Thanks, but it I'm there on a business trip, so likely won't see much more than hotel & office. Sanuk!

Hi, "What's the waiting time ? I understand to get an Indian visa takes forever" We're told it takes 6-8 working days. Sanuk!

Hi, Large amount of stupid/irrelevant questions on the Indian application as well (name of parents and wife, religion, education level, and - and no I am not making this up - whether my grandparents were Pakistanis). Sanuk!

Hi, About to apply for a visa for India, and fingerprint scans are part of the process as well (apparently a recent requirement). Pain in the ass as this means I now have to go deal with the paperwork myself. Sanuk!