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Perspective >> Sunday March 11, 2007 GUEST COLUMN / INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Thailand'S Image Tarnished By Truth It would be naive to believe that Thailand's dark excesses have escaped the notice of a newly empowered EU which is motivated to address the wrongs of the world, writes FLEMMING WINTHER NIE...

lomuamart wrote:"Education?" Thought that was the opium of the masses. Then again, maybe I've got the quote a little out of context.

Depends on who conduct the education

The title of this thread may need to be changed after dane 48 s post cos it sure sounds like a tightening of the grip to me or is it just a flexing of the fingers and i am being paranoid :shock: :? :D Understudy some bugger is messing with the currency markets for sure i expected this currency to g...

CNS moves to tighten army's grip The Council for National Security yesterday unveiled plans to appoint military officers as deputy governors for security affairs in all 76 provincial administrations across the country, an army source said. Snipped from Bkk Post http://www.bangkokpost.net/News/02Mar2...

Democracy will be fully restored in the shortest time possible and the kingdom will always have an open door to foreign investors, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont reaffirmed at his meeting with Australian Ambassador to Thailand William Paterson. A teaser from BKK-Post, but link din't work, fell fre...

Two Russian women killed in Pattaya (BangkokPost.com, dpa) Latest news Two Russian female tourists were shot and killed in a popular tourist beach resort about 100 kilometres south-east of Bangkok early Saturday, police said. The 30- and 25-year-old women were shot by an unidentified gunman on a bea...

Was in SP in December to get a minor cut stiched, got 3 stiches.
All including anesthetic,tetanus and antibiotics.
Total 3000 bath - medicine account for around 2000 bath.
I have no complaint about the service in ER, but will after this always be questioning the medication.

The other is "mai me lot" , it can mean "the food is tasteless" or "there's no car( or cars)" Never been able to get an explanation for this one ! Hehe - this one could be called a close call :D The difference lays in the Thai spelling - not able to transfer Thai lette...

bozzman101 wrote:set tuk tee?????

is this a bed room one??

hehe - nice one bozzy - but I would write "set took tee" as everything finished
tuk is knitting - you don't appear to be the type for that

Hi prcscct Better clarify a little Tham hai set - is used as command or promise Be a little careful with "set", as it seems to mean "die" also (actually some kind on logic in that - go figure :roll: ), and some thai's seems to prefer "job" instead - not sure if that goe...

Hi prcscct No expert, but here was I do finish/make finished - tham hai set ( to finalize something) finished (task) - set or set laeo ( any job - like making dinner) finished/ ended - jop or jop laeo ( used when something of defined duration has ended - like a movie in the Cinema) finished/used up ...

Nice to hear you are back on your feets Sarge - would forever have missed your marsian comments around

Hope you learned your lesson - never stay sober

bozzman101 wrote:just so many things to think about before my departuer to hua hin

anyone got an insight into health care planS?????????

BOZZ

Try to take a look at this tread - might be helpful

http://www.huahinafterdark.com/forum/vi ... php?t=5008

Just a little funny experience - just went off a Board where the military coup was discussed among some Thai's (in english).They did not had any recentments to the questionable ina political manner, nor any fears that it could have evolved into something lethal, they all saw it as "entertainmen...

Nice and diversed tread touching many issues, showing that politics and democracy ain't a peace of cake. I hope a few thais are lurking in here, not nessecerally the point of views, but more the free discussion of polital issues - thats one of political influences ex-pat have on the community - smal...