madmitch

If tourism numbers double it'll be mostly from other Asian countries, particularly China and India. I would envisage when it reaches this stage it'll probably be off the radar of many European and Western tourists.

That's not right Steven. Businesses that catered to Chinese tourists had less of a low season but for those that didn't there was a normal low season and prices reflected this.

People with e-cigarettes in their possession, therefore, violate the law for accepting or owning prohibited products and can be fined up to 500,000 baht and/or get a jail term of up to five years. The officer went on to say that vapes are also considered cigarettes because it puts nicotine into the user’s body .The offenders can face a fine of up to 5,000 baht, said Trairong. In addition, it is illegal to vape in public places, such as offices, educational institutions, hospitals, airports and public transport. Offenders may be fined a maximum of 1,000 baht or sent to prison for up to 30 days. What?

Tourism has returned as have the same old stories that had been missing from the pages of Asean Now for two years. It's like the clock has been reset!

Because most other nationalities have moved into the 21st century and no longer wish to exploit animals.

Haven't they announced this several times in the past? Yet still nothing changes.

And I wonder how much they paid to get on the committee? Could be a nice little earner!

The minister also warned that any individual or organisation which states or even implies that he was involved in the bribery scam will be sued for defamation. Now why would he need to state this?

If there's one way of restarting the pandemic worldwide it's to allow Chinese tourist to travel en masse. Governments worldwide, including Thailand, should not allow this to happen at this point in time. The WHO should step in if necessary. But I doubt it'll happen.

That's hardly a surprise,

Surely posing Prayut will diminish their chances of being elected next time round!

I'm sure the Masterchef judges would love it!

There have been a number of overstay stories here in the past few weeks. I'm sure not all of these overstay arrests make the press either. I guess they put a few in the press just to warn others that the smart cars are coming!

The parties outside the current unstable coalition are going to have to get 376 of 500 seats to ensure that they have a prime-minister from within their faction. We shouldn't forget that the Thai populace voted for this, even though most wouldn't have had a clue what they were voting for!

Never take any notice of the strikeout prices on these websites as they are invented by the booking companies. It remains, however, an oddity that you can often get a better price for a hotel through an agent such as Agoda, where the hotel pays commission, than by booking direct with the hotel. It's not as pronounced as it was and it's certainly not the case for all hotels.

The Burmese used to fill a lot of the menial tasks but they're not in Phuket in the numbers they were before. I'd have thought a receptionist should be a reasonable job, though perhaps the required ability in the Russian language is putting potential employees off!????

I've seen a lot of stories here that could be April 1st spoofs and this is up there among the best!

I wonder if any of the EU leaders have asked about his stance on the Russian/Ukraine war in view of Thailand's position as an EU ally?

I think something is lost in translation here as that ain't a cruise ship!

Is it just me or do that pair look like Wallace and Gromit?

Phuket has many streets where you park on one side of the road on even dates, the other side on odd dates. It would be bit unfair to clamp if these rules are in place wouldn't it?

Tourism returns and the same old stories are cropping up!

Hasn't the Tourism Minister noticed that tourism has picked up very well in certain areas. I can't see many hotels in Phuket, for example, offering the big discounts they did to enter this scheme before, at least not until after Songkran,

I don't see why anyone want to be PM if the majority of sitting MPs don't provide any support but some are just power-crazed! Somehow anti-military parties will have to get 376 seats out of 500 if Thailand is to rid itself of the current shower and their first job would be to tear up the military-drafted constitution in the same way that Prayut/Prawit and co did with the last one.....until the next coup at which point there will be yet another.

Increase drunk drivers by up to ten times? I don't think so. Someone who is drink driving at 4am is just as likely to be drink-driving at 10pm, midnight or 2am. Those who actually obey the law are not suddenly going to start drink-driving just because the bars are open later.