mai pen rai and the poverty corruption nexus in Thailand and Cambodia

If you ever wonder what happens when corruption sucks all the money in a country into the hands of the rich and few, check this link:

http://www.julian.li/cambodia/

and then check this link

http://www.siamparagon.co.th/undercon/index.html

Instead of being spent on basic development or home grown enterprise, this blood money is squandered on obscene playgrounds where the ruling class can pump the capital into imported perishable goods. These fools are so infantile they think overpriced chav wear and 'ghetto rich' somehow confers 1st World status.

Put a tiara on a monkey and it's still a monkey.