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After the anti-monarchy rebellion at the beginning of the decade, the efforts of the royalist regime led by Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, now continued by the Puea Thai-led conservative coalition, appear to have "normalized" ridiculous royalism. Of course, ridiculous royalism fleeces taxpayers. Ridiculous royalism is not only expensive, but attributes ridiculous attributes to royals. This can…
Most readers will probably know that Thailand judges can hand out sentences that go into scores of years in prison, but by law these sentences are automatically reduced to a maximum of 50 years. Most will also know that "useful testimony" can lead to a reduced sentence and that a "confession" means that sentences are…