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In an attempt to subdue opposition to the coup, the military has been running a charm offensive alongside its repression.

 

The BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok says ensuring the World Cup can be watched by everyone is central to this so-called happiness campaign.

 

The RS broadcaster had already bought the rights to the matches and planned to allow only a third to be shown on free-to-air channels.

 

To see all of them viewers would have to buy a decoder, at a cost beyond many poorer Thais.

 

So the military has ordered the national broadcasting regulator to negotiate a deal for all the matches to be shown at no cost, despite the potentially hefty compensation claims.

 

Our correspondent says the military seems willing to spend generously to win hearts and minds.

 

It is already promising to subsidise farmers, to revive ambitious infrastructure spending plans and to cap the costs of basic foods.

 

The initiatives are borrowed from the government that the junta overthrew after months protests often directed at those same policies.

 

From http://m.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27790396#

 

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The Brazil vs Croatia game will be shown at 3 AM local (Thai) time. If you want to watch the opening ceremony and the preliminaries, better make it 2.00 AM. The time difference between Rio and Pattaya is 10 hours.

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The Brazil vs Croatia game will be shown at 3 AM local (Thai) time. If you want to watch the opening ceremony and the preliminaries, better make it 2.00 AM. The time difference between Rio and Pattaya is 10 hours.

 

Shit, that is late. I am glad I am in the UK as the game is on at 9pm.

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In an attempt to subdue opposition to the coup, the military has been running a charm offensive alongside its repression.

 

The BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok says ensuring the World Cup can be watched by everyone is central to this so-called happiness campaign.

 

The RS broadcaster had already bought the rights to the matches and planned to allow only a third to be shown on free-to-air channels.

 

To see all of them viewers would have to buy a decoder, at a cost beyond many poorer Thais.

 

So the military has ordered the national broadcasting regulator to negotiate a deal for all the matches to be shown at no cost, despite the potentially hefty compensation claims.

 

Our correspondent says the military seems willing to spend generously to win hearts and minds.

 

It is already promising to subsidise farmers, to revive ambitious infrastructure spending plans and to cap the costs of basic foods.

 

The initiatives are borrowed from the government that the junta overthrew after months protests often directed at those same policies.

 

From http://m.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27790396#

 

Composed on a mobile phone.

 

Everybody sees the negative side of the "Junta" yet since they took control of the country they have made efforts to correct some of the mess that's happened over the last 6 months or so, like compensating the farmers owed by the "Yingluck Rice Scheme"

 

Well done to them for this World Cup news!!!!

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And let's not forget: It was Hitler who built the probably best Highways in Europe.

And he got the trains running on time.

 

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And he got the trains running on time.

 

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I think that was attributed to Mussolini but was not actually true.

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And let's not forget: It was Hitler who built the probably best Highways in Europe.

And gave the people a car they all could afford to drive on them!

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And let's not forget: It was Hitler who built the probably best Highways in Europe.

 

 

And gave the people a car they all could afford to drive on them!

 

 

Wasn't that Yingluck Shinawatra who introduced the car purchase premium?

You can't blame all on the Military or the Nazis.

 

Jacko was meaning Hitler gave the German people "Volkswagen" - the peoples wagon.

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Wasn't that Yingluck Shinawatra who introduced the car purchase premium?

You can't blame all on the Military or the Nazis.

 

No the VW Beetle was Hitler - Volkswagen DOES mean "peoples car" :)

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Yes. And Yingluck introduced the Thai car buying scheme, where buyers of new cars were refunded up to 100000 Baht from the Government.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jacko was meaning Hitler gave the German people "Volkswagen" - the peoples wagon.

 

 

 

No the VW Beetle was Hitler - Volkswagen DOES mean "peoples car" :)

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Yes. And Yingluck introduced the Thai car buying scheme, where buyers of new cars were refunded up to 100000 Baht from the Government.

 

Thai buyers, first time buyers.

That move cost a lot of falangs money.

 

Not sure what it has to do with Hitler though.

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Sorry for be ignorant Jacko but why would it cost a lot of falangs' money?

A lot of 'boyfriends' were persuaded to get a new vehicle, and to take advantage of the rebate, it was put into their partners name.

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A lot of 'boyfriends' were persuaded to get a new vehicle, and to take advantage of the rebate, it was put into their partners name.

Shit, that reminds me I have an appointment at 8AM at Toyota tomorrow morning to have my little Vios serviced. I have to watch Germany loose :cry2 at 11 PM tonight against Ronaldo and his Portuguese teammates and I want to see the USA beat Ghana in the 5AM game tomorrow morning. :thumbup It will be another sleepless night and I hope I don't fall asleep behind the steering wheel when driving the car to Toyota on Sukhumvit. Three cups of coffee early in the morning might help me to stay awake.I am glad there is only a World Cup every four years.

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Shit, that reminds me I have an appointment at 8AM at Toyota tomorrow morning to have my little Vios serviced. I have to watch Germany loose :cry2 at 11 PM tonight against Ronaldo and his Portuguese teammates and I want to see the USA beat Ghana in the 5AM game tomorrow morning. :thumbup It will be another sleepless night and I hope I don't fall asleep behind the steering wheel when driving the car to Toyota on Sukhumvit. Three cups of coffee early in the morning might help me to stay awake.I am glad there is only a World Cup every four years.

bummed, moving and no TV

 

need to find a source online

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