tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162482350304935910.post281250368453258849..comments2023-09-27T15:40:56.529+07:00Comments on Thailand Jumped the Shark: Bhumibol's BillionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162482350304935910.post-8731665022923769172009-06-24T16:58:24.891+07:002009-06-24T16:58:24.891+07:00antipad certainly could educate his fans on how al...antipad certainly could educate his fans on how allowing foreigners to farm (or own Thai farms) Thai agricultural lands will enrich the Thai farmers.<br /><br />Take your pick antipad: (a) small Thai farming land being farmed by illegal immigrants from neighboring countries; or (b) huge multi-national companies like Cargill being allowed to till Thai farm lands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162482350304935910.post-49228030167625874132009-06-24T01:06:45.795+07:002009-06-24T01:06:45.795+07:00looks like Vichai has already completely degrade...looks like Vichai has already completely degraded himself to nothing else than personal attacks (I see he does a lot of them on NM too). I think Vichai has to take his own advise: <br /><br />"<i>Examine your motives deeply</i> - why other people's comments <i>agitate you so</i>" ! ;)<br /><br />anyway, I guess I'll just keep ignoring him.<br /><br /><br />here is a bit of topic piece of hillarious post by Yoon on his blog, which is little bit related to the matter of wealth - it is about statement by Ministry of Commerce that foreigners are forbidden to do farming in Thailand.<br />(the article on Bkk post yesterday: <br /><a href="http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/146809/govt-no-farm-businesses-for-foreigners" rel="nofollow">Govt: Foreigners can’t farm here</a> )<br /><br />here is Yoon's reaction, even though Kanissorn has already made everything clear, Yoon sounds rather hysterically paranoid :<br /><br /><br />"<i>That's a huge controversy that threatends to blow up if rice farming falls into the hands of non-Thais. It's not only illegal. <b>It's going to be seen to be a new form of "economic invasion" of this country.</b> </i>"<br />http://suthichaiyoon.blogspot.com/2009/06/when-farmers-become-employees-of.html<br /><br />so, when the huge and powerful local companies (somehow mostly run by ethnic chinese) lobby goverenment to make so called "Free trade" agreements, and then, recently, push gov. to lift all the import taxes on luxury goods to benefit themselfs and some Japanese companies - Yoon doesn't speak about "evonomic invasion". but when it is a question that farmers MAY get out of their slavary and serfdom and start to make some real money (and thus put all the middlemen out of biz) - Yoon screams: "disaster! economic invaions!" <br /><br />hahaha ! don't you just love these guys?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162482350304935910.post-41848024322610755922009-06-22T20:28:21.526+07:002009-06-22T20:28:21.526+07:00"Money is like manure; it's not worth a t..."Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around encouraging young things to grow."<br /><br />- Thornton Wilder, The MatchmakerJotmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485510513271661365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162482350304935910.post-42639757168596856712009-06-22T16:42:33.381+07:002009-06-22T16:42:33.381+07:00Nice spin dude...
Hypocrisy = 'moral ambiguit...Nice spin dude...<br /><br />Hypocrisy = 'moral ambiguity'.<br /><br />Cheers Vichai, you made my day brighter.<br /><br />Not clearer, or more optimistic for Thais, but funnier at least, though whether or not that was your intent I am not certain about.<br /><br />And I expect those that preach sufficiency for others are doing very nicely thank you.<br /><br />Rich Uncle JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162482350304935910.post-4286820968516631562009-06-22T16:00:22.007+07:002009-06-22T16:00:22.007+07:00Rich your ulcers must be killing you by now - - ea...Rich your ulcers must be killing you by now - - easily bothered by 'moral ambiguities', and, of all things 'sufficiency theories'. <br /><br />Just who specifically Rich are you referring to - the person who "preach sufficiency theory for others to practice, while conspicuously and systematically not practicing it himself." Because quite frankly, if you read Thai News, just every prominent Thai, irrespective of their yellow, or red, or ambivalent colors, preach 'sufficiency theory' these days. And from what I have gathered, many too have been forced by the economic gloom to practice what they preach!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162482350304935910.post-85610529738013091032009-06-22T11:27:23.783+07:002009-06-22T11:27:23.783+07:00@Vichai:
I donlt know what Fonzie's objection...@Vichai:<br /><br />I donlt know what Fonzie's objections are but I sure as shot know what mine are, and they are these:<br /><br />It must be morally repugnant for someone in a leadership position of being 'universally revered' (no comment as to the truth or otherwise of that, or even if it is more true or less true than it used to be) should preach sufficiency 'theory' for others to practice, while conspicuously and systematically not practicing it himself.<br /><br />The word generally used to describe this kind of behaviour is 'hypocrisy'.<br /><br />Uncle JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162482350304935910.post-76170796069806029382009-06-22T08:06:47.324+07:002009-06-22T08:06:47.324+07:00I repeat Fonzi that surely you have more intellige...I repeat Fonzi that surely you have more intelligence . . . Examine your motives deeply Fonzi why HMK's billions agitate you so.<br /><br />It could not be because of your hypothetical 'what if' concern about: " . . . is the HMTK decided tomorrow, hey, I am going to sell all my property in downtown Bangkok, and all my shares in Siam Commercial Bank and Siam Cement, and distribute the money to whomever he wishes, including the poor, nobody is going to contradict that move."<br /><br />BTW your scenario is exactly what happened to Thaksin-the-ex-great. He actually sold nearly all his (alleged ill-gotten)wealth but decided not to redistribute (pay his taxes). And what a very loud howls of protests that Thaksin stupidity provoked from all over Thailand! Thaksin wrongly assumed 'noboy was going to contradict', eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162482350304935910.post-27284963593965327012009-06-22T02:10:10.433+07:002009-06-22T02:10:10.433+07:00Matty/Vichai-
I am not certain what the story is ...Matty/Vichai-<br /><br />I am not certain what the story is with the Crown assets in the UK.<br /><br />I think by statute, they are the state's assets, she gets paid by the government, and then she has her own personal and real property that are separate. She is taxed on her personal and real property.<br /><br />I don't think the queen really has much say in the matter. And whatever say she does have is governed by parliament.<br /><br />The situation in Thailand is not so transparent because of lese majeste laws.<br /><br />No, I don't think the Thai royal family should be kicked off their land and have all their wealth confiscated by the government and redistributed to the poor.<br /><br />On the other hand, let us not pretend that those assets are the state's assets held in trust for the Thai people.<br /><br />The point I am trying make is the HMTK decided tomorrow, hey, I am going to sell all my property in downtown Bangkok, and all my shares in Siam Commercial Bank and Siam Cement, and distribute the money to whomever he wishes, including the poor, nobody is going to contradict that move.Fonzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216772526349523372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162482350304935910.post-38160920832973176452009-06-21T21:10:08.464+07:002009-06-21T21:10:08.464+07:00I am sure it will warm the hearts of all Isaan far...I am sure it will warm the hearts of all Isaan farmers, that the inventor of sufficency economy 'theory' at least has sufficient.<br /><br />RichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162482350304935910.post-66197711667550070232009-06-21T20:21:31.770+07:002009-06-21T20:21:31.770+07:00'antipad' is clueless on the matter but wo...'antipad' is clueless on the matter but would continue to bs . . . again. Thailand's 'whole country assets' could NOT only be $30 billion . . .<br /><br />What are you agitating for Fonzi? Surely you are not advocating for open revolt to wrest away the CPB assets and for what? To redistribute it to the poor?<br /><br />Surely you have more intelligence than that Fonzi. (Should the Brits of the Dutch confiscate their Queen's assets too?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162482350304935910.post-19157298871467245092009-06-21T12:27:30.145+07:002009-06-21T12:27:30.145+07:00incidentally, the amount of the assets mentioned ...incidentally, the amount of the assets mentioned by Forbes - $30bln - is the same as the amount recently mentioned in media (quoted was Dr. Narongchai Arakansee as I recall) as the amount of Thailand's foreign reserve investments. so, I mean - it is as big as whole country's assets.<br /><br />just an observation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com