The United Nations is breathing a sigh of relief because Thailand will not (yet) be sending Hmong refugees back to Laos where they face possible persecution or worse.Granted, the only way that the Thai government relented in the deportation was that the Hmong men had to rebel and barricade themselves.
Apparently other countries are stepping up to take the refugees off the Thai people's hands, including Australia, America, Canada and The Netherlands.
In airport news,it looks like some flights are going to begin landing at the old Don Muang airport instead of the new Suvarnabhumi aiport in order to reduce traffic while repairs are made. Although I'm sure the airport authority thinks they have taken into account this likelihood... what do you think the chances are that somebody will land at Don Muang and have his connecting flight leaving from Suvarnabhumi?Oh... and from what I've been told, cracks in the runway aren't fixed by just pulling up old concrete and putting new concrete down: The airport is built over a swamp. What's under the runways? A swamp. Now, as any child will tell you, what happens when you walk through a swamp? Exactly. Same thing with 500-ton planes. Too bad Thai engineers — with 40 years' worth of planning and construction — couldn't figure that one out.
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I am sure there are historical implications here that I don't understand but this is so typical of Thai attitudes.
Thai's don't care about farang; rich (and middle class) Thais don't care about poor Thais.
I was at a dinner recently where a predominant Bangkok businessman described (all) people from Isaan as gypsies, thieves and whores.
Its about time someone started to address the "I'm alright Jack" attitudes - a good start will be the day we see a "brown skin" girl in a lead role on a Thai TV soap opera.
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