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I'm sure, like a certain other well-known fugitive, he has enough money to buy himelf several passports from other more accommodating countries.

Critical thinking...........now there's a phrase we don't see nearly enough in these forums. And not at all in the upper echelons of government (and I'm not just talking about Thailand).

So if they banned all traffic from the roads on the grounds there are more deaths from road accidents than from Covid, you'd be OK with that too?

Keeps him centre stage for a while longer, no doubt with more funding. Maintains the ramp up of fear and hysteria that allows those in power to tighten their grip. Meanwhile, the mindless majority are clamouring to continue being treated like sheep.

"Dr. Udom cited the situations in several European countries, where COVID-19 infections are rising rapidly, following the easing of restrictions and mass vaccinations, as he blamed the disease’s resurgence on complacency among their populations over such safety measures." Yes of course, blame the peasants for behaving badly. Ignore the evidence that there is virtually zero correlation between restrictions and case rates throughout the world. It's a seasonal virus, it will flourish in cool European winters, just like the flu.

Yes, stay behind the sofa with your tin foil hat on. Even if we we survive Covid, by 2030 Bangkok could be under water if we don't "solve" global warming. So best to put your life on hold indefinitely and do not plan anything.

A country that cares about its cultural heritage has the power to place preservation orders on any building of historical or architectural significance (e.g. the graded listing system in the UK). That's not to say I don't equally condemn the UK government's decision to sell off the Bangkok embassy. A perfect example of government double standards. The fact the Thai government has not given itself this power to preserve (or if it exists, doesn't use it) demonstrates their complete lack of interest in preserving buildings of national importance. Far too much money to be made in "incentives" for allowing the construction of yet another shopping mall in downtown Bangkok.

That's what the article says, but they've failed miserably in the last couple of years to protect the Scala cinema and the old Bristish Embassy. What makes you think it will be any different this time? Money talks.

And what's wrong with that? How would you feel if your business had been shut down for a year and a half? Or maybe you don't have to bother with trivia like earning a living.

To adapt a quote from Churchill - There are lies, damn lies..............and Thai Airways' accounts. I wonder if they've depreciated the dozens of planes you see parked on the tarmac adjacent to the terminal when you fly in to Suvharnabumi. They've been there so long the paint on the fuselage has faded.

I suspect the government wrote off a shedload of TG debt which the accountants miraculously turned into "profit". Loaves and fishes.

I think you're missing the point. It's not just about investment, it's about control. When the billions of $ that these Middle Eastern governments can throw at sport allow them to dictate the name of the European Tour, divert GPs and World Cups to countries with zero sporting history and create a monopoly of the best players in the world, it goes beyond mere investment. And the comment about Wimbledon is not racism, it's just common sense.

That's great new for UK based travellers to Thailand. And another nail in the coffin of TG.

How does Netherlands get to be ahead of Russia, Thailand and Saudi?

But it is (at least the last time I looked at the map) in Europe.

It was part of Bangkok's cultural history and so worth preserving. But no, lets's go build another shopping mall.

Re effectiveness of masks. Question 3 in this quiz is very enlightening. https://www.covidchartsquiz.com/

I don't know about Canada but in the UK a 30 mile ride from airport to home costs 3,500 baht. Bangkok to Pattaya (100 miles) for 2,500 seems quite reasonable to me.

Outdoors, in a cemetery, masked and socially distanced. What possible risk can there be in attending? This nonsense really has to end now.

Anyone who can afford to fly business class from Europe to BKK is unlikely to be concerned over a 2,500 baht taxi fare.

PM 2.5 ? Does that mean a new, improved version of Prayut has returned from COP26?

Another Bangkok landmark gone, to be replaced by a much-needed shopping mall (cf the old British Embassy, the Dusit Thani etc etc). The lack of interest in cultural history in this country is staggering.

There are several branches of the well-stocked Kinokuniya in upmarket shopping malls in Bangkok, plus Dasa Book Cafe on Sukhumvit. Granted they'd be harder to find outside the capital.

Isn't democracy wonderful.

You forgot artificial intelligence. A piece of computer code will become a sentient being and most probably decide that humans are superfluous and need to be eliminated.