TheWalkingMan

I  wonder who she told the truth about.

"US Embassy complained over Lady Gaga's fake Rolex tweet" - how about complaining about the appalling English in that headline?

Bet you that you can buy pirated Lady Gaga CDs.

pfft.... i always cut my own hair

URLs please.  Poor reporting.

The problem with GMO plants is that their pollen is carried on the wind and can fertilise heritage (traditional) crops, forever changing the genetic make-up of succeeding generations. This results in a diminution of the gene pool and a reduction in the number of varieties within the species. It has become a huge problem in Mexico, for example, where farmers report that it is now very difficult to reproduce heritage corn because of gene transference from GMO corn pollen.

An additional problem is that the seeds produced by some GMO crops is intentionally infertile, so that farmers have to keep buying new seed. This has led, notably in India, to a large number of bankruptcies and suicides among poor farmers. Thanks, Monsanto.

Thailand's ban on GMOs is a rare and courageous stance.

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It's always the large one isn't it?

sparebox2, on 2012-05-11 09:41:21, said:

No, Japan has the worst public debt as a % of GDP. It is not the worst country in the world. To make that statement you would need to look at areas such as infant mortality, education, healthcare, infrastructure, average income per capita etc, etc. Before making such a broad and in your case, erroneous statement

In my wife's village 80 km north-east of Udon I'd say about 30% of the women frequently drink beer and around 10% are serious lao khao drinkers. Lao khao destroys people, turning them into mental and physical wrecks.
i have to disagree when the article claims Issan society bars women from having an independent role or expressing an opinion.
An Issan woman, middle aged and of sturdy girth, can be heard expressing her opinion to her lazy son or husband from a distance of several hundred metres.

And the budget for qualified trained inspectors is coming from where?

ALL factories in Thailand will need to be "inspected" every 90 days.

Just using a rough figure of say 100,000 factories in Thailand,
1/4 is 25,000 divided by 90  days  = 277.77 Inspections PER DAY.
Assuming it takes half a day and only one inspector is assigned,
that means 138.8 inspectors need to do 2 jobs every day, including travel.

Now lets look at 100,000 ever 90 days with an inspector and assistant.
1,111.1 inspections per day using 2,222 inspectors; head and assistant/witness.

or best case two locations per day 555.55 inspections  PER DAY using
2,222 inspectors; head and assistant/witness.

Having paired inspectors minimises the easy of tea money changing hands,
and ability to cover larger places. Of course this will still happen,
and the TM swill move up the chain per usual.

OK say there are 2,222 what is their wage per month?
Say Minimum 15k costs 33,330,000 a month
or 399,960,000 million baht a year... not including car leasing
1,111 car fleet, gas 1,000 a day x 1111000 per day
x 365 = 40,5515,000 per year.

Cost for inspections a nominal 805,475,000 a year at least.
before paperwork and office space.

But does Thailand have ONLY 100,000 Factories Using Chemicals?

Is a factory employing 25 people,
but using  toxic and flammable toluene and blow torches inspect-able?

Or is it some arcane number to shave the budget like 100 employees and up?
Or only factories in approved Factory Parks going to be included in
"All Factories To Be Inspected Every 90 Days".

Does Anyone think before writing her speeches?

I opened another savings account with SCB recently and got a debit card that acts as atm card, the card also has accident and life insurance, I got the gold card and it will cost me 1000 baht per year but if I have an accident and attend hospital within 24 hours I get cover for 25,000 Baht, nothing to pay up front, just present the card atb the hospital (the list of hospitals is extensive), the gold card also has 500,000 Baht life insurance with it.

they also do a silver card, i think 400 baht per year that gives you 10,000 baht cover at hospital and 100,000 life insurance.

i have credit cards for online purchases but just checking the debit card it is mastercard and has cvv number on the back.

I do have work permit which they checked so I am not sure if this is available without work permit, the card is called 'Debit Plus'

Is that a joke? Wouldn't it be nice (for felons) to get re-tried each time they disagreed with the verdict. Not only that, they would get re-tried with their nepotistic government pulling the strings. Then if the 2nd re-trial didn't suit the accused, ...a 3rd or 4th re-trial until the results suit the accused.

Obviously, any trial for Thaksin, with the PT in power, would inevitably find him not guilty - of any of the half dozen cases he's facing. Indeed, PT would simply compel the judges to toss out the charges altogether. It's gone from silly to ridiculous. The Shinawatre clan is giving Thai justice the finger.  Great example for Thai youngsters. Not.

You know its hot in Thailand when someone else's balls are stuck to your leg.

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you know its hot in thailand .............when your balls are stuck to your leg ......