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Deep File
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The Post ran this on page one today, and the slant of the article is a little less optimistic than The Nation. I think it's too early to celebrate a victory on this issue, but it's clear that strong oppostition does exist and that is encouraging. Taksin's homey comment about "not scratching unless it itches" is a good one...
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 6:25 pm on Jan. 13, 2004
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Hermanolobo
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"Never underestimate the stupidity of people in power!" (R Beckmann - 'The Downwave')
Khun T included.
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 6:43 am on Jan. 14, 2004
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Smegma
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"Never underestimate the horniness of the common man"
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 8:28 am on Jan. 14, 2004
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Vancouver Jay
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"Never overestimate the accuracy of a discussion board posting."
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 10:44 am on Jan. 14, 2004
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power24
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Accordint to the Phuket Gazette, the governor of Phuket fully supports the move of earlier closing (possibly midnight closing). Maybe Phuket will not get away lightly on this one. Ive heard rumours of a protest taking place on Phuket against the early closing times. Anyone know about this?
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Bangkok Women : Meet Beautiful Thai Girls
Posted on: 12:38 pm on Jan. 15, 2004
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Arcadius
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The Post report reads to me like Thaksin giving Pracha a Thai-style rap over the knuckles. Note that most of the comments made by govt ministers actually make perfectly good sense.
If nothing else, this story shows how the social order freaks don't have a free run in Thailand. Is it a bad thing if they push their luck and start causing serious irritation to other ministers?
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 1:57 pm on Jan. 15, 2004
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nokna
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the last set of protests on Phuket didn't make a sh_t load of difference.
the new 'rules' stood.
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Thai Girls : Meet Active Thai Girls
Posted on: 2:20 pm on Jan. 15, 2004
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ThaidUp
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Editorial from "The Nation"
Times aren’t a changing
Late-night elbow benders rest easy. We can confidently predict that the 2am closing time for bars and clubs will be around for a while yet. We can confidently predict this because at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting those magic words “review to a working group” were uttered when deciding what to next in arriving at a decision on closing times.
In fact, we hear the decision has been shelved indefinitely.
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his Cabinet thought they were onto a huge vote winner with their early closing-time agenda, with some of them even going as far as to call for the totally ridiculous closing time of 10pm.
But now it seems that those who advised him it would be a good move politically have stuffed up. The government is now finding that it is in fact a widely unpopular proposal, and would likely cost the governmental bundles and bundles of votes at the next election.
The PM, who previously supported closing times, is now having his doubts that the law would be effective in keeping young people away from drugs.
He is also having doubts that he is going to get any extra votes out of the law – the major reason behind it in the first place.
Political back-pedalling at its best.
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So probably in the Thai face saving way you will not see this issue being put up to vote.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 10:01 pm on Jan. 15, 2004
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Deep File
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Now if they would just ease up on enforcement of the MP opening times....
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 10:10 pm on Jan. 15, 2004
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