politics
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To maintain balance and avoid bias, we will later look at 2 controversial cases. One in Thailand, and the other in England The Thai court system is made up of the Constitutional Court, the Courts of Justice, the Administrative Court, and the Military Court. Most cases are initially heard in the local provincial courts of…
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Today, there are local elections in all 76 provinces (chiangwat) in Thailand. Each province is split into amphurs (the UK equivalent would, broadly, be a county. Each amphur has several tambons, comparable to a UK municipal district, town or city. And each tambon has several moobahns, villages or parishes. Normally, elections are held on a…
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Repeatedly, president-elect Trump has stated there’ll be a 60% tariff on goods to China and a rate of 10% will apply to the rest of the world, including the UK. Personally I think these are bargaining counters and there’ll be room for some negotiation. What do you think? Will England’s Labour Prime Minister Survive Cutting…
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I am grateful to Ally Taylor for his consent to my writing some commentary on his Thailand video, Death by Design. The video is 23 minutes long and shows many aspects of dangerous driving in Thailand. My observations are based on my experience as a senior observer for the Institute of Advanced Motorists in the UK,…
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Donald Trump has been declared the 47th president-elect of the USA. He will be inaugurated on 20 January 2025 after taking the oath of office. He formally and legally becomes President immediately after taking the oath. Trump defiantly pledges to continue fighting to be the next US president after the assassination attempt on 13 July…
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Most Thais have not been abroad, so have never “tasted” democracy. They do not understand its meaning. There are exceptions, of course. Thaksin Shinawatra won several elections by claiming he would run Thailand according to democratic principles with free elections. Pita Limjaroenrat makes the same claims, won the last election, but has been stopped from…
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Episode 1 Most readers like to read short pieces with some photos. So, this piece on a Welsh mafia godfather is published on Medium.com, https://davidjames-55685.medium.com, as well as on my website, www.MattOwendsRees.com I’d love to hear your comments on this story of the Welsh mafia godfather in the course of our reading journey together. My first…
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Episode 7 Most readers like to read short pieces with some photos. So, this article on a Welsh mafia godfather is published on Medium dot com/@davidjames-55685 As well as on my website, www dot MattOwensRees dot com For professional photos on Thai traditions and people culture, I strongly recommend looking at www dot LodeEngelen dot…