madmitch

60 was far too young for compulsory retirement. Now it's 65, can they please apply this to MPs😁

So many comments that make it obvious the posters have either not read or understood the original article. Collection via the ETA system will negate the need for a booth at the airport. Many countri scalread have such systems and it has not affected tourism. Many more countries, including the Schengen area and the UK will be introducing such systems soon. My concern is that by offering this "insurance", some tourists may not purchase travel insurance. This is not a replacement, it is basic personal accident cover and unnecessary in my opinion.

I'm sure the loan sharks won't be reducing their interest rates

Why the negativity re the ETA? The whole world seems to be moving in this direction. Can you imagine the manual work required in processing the TM6 when all this will be processed electronically through the ETA. It's the future of travel and we have to learn to live with it.

Because he is a celebrity.

If the business is legal and the foreigners selling the tours have work permits then they are doing nothing illegal. No different to to the many foreign owned dive shops that have been operating for years. Many Russians prefer to deal in their own language

The article makes it all sound so easy. I'd like to know how they spend a mere 1100 baht a week on food and essentials as well as the visa issues. And I wonder where the five year old will go to school?

Falling asleep in Parliament is fine. Assaulting a reporter is fine. Having a criminal record for drug smuggling is fine. But make an innocuous gesture whils wearing a paramilitary dress uniform is a breach of political ethics, in the same way hosting a cooking programme on Tv was a few years back. Is there any hope for Thai politics?

Id like to know where they get their information from. For a start the article mentions the 300 baht tourist tax, which has yet to be implemented, and the top three destinations all being Thai looks fishy to me. No mention of certain Greek or Spanish islands and major cities.. I think the data may be based on a ratio of tourists to locals. It is well known that Phuket's so- called population is undercooked as most residents are registered elsewhere in Thailand. That's probably true of Pattaya and Krabi too. Phuket is overcrowded in high season but so are many others. Worst in the world? I doubt it

She won't be. She's already the second prime minister of this term!

The most likely outcome is a defamation charge against the person making the allegation.

GF said this morning that the car park at Big Buddha is being cited as one of the reasons for this.

That tells us a lot.

I assume you haven't read all of my comment. Please do so before commenting. And there may be criminals in the Goverment but not necessarily with a criminal record. The two aren't the same.

It should be reported to the police, he should be charged and regardless of the severity of the sentence, he should then be forced to resign from his position as party leader and denied any future role in government as he would have a criminal record. But my money's on it being swept under the carpet, with the video appearing at regular intervals on social media along with thos of him sleeping in various public places.

Time for a people's uprising. It won't happen though as most of the potential protagonist leaders are already banged up for saying the wrong things.

No comparison between Temu and the other two. You get what you pay for. Temu is very cheap for certain items, certainly novelties, manicure items, cleaning cloths etc where you don't mind waiting ten days for a delivery, but I'd never use them for electrical goods or anything costing more than about £10. Here Amazon is in a different class.

Certainly no COD in the UK. Maybe Thailand will be different but I doubt it. I've not loooked at the Thai site but in the UK it's free delivery on orders over £15, about 600 baht.

Most of the plastic junk on sale in Thailand markets and the 20 baht shops is imported from China and the quality is often poor. With Temu you're just cutting out the middleman.

Twins second from left in each row? One of the concerning issues is that this aging bunch were unanimous in their verdict. When the MFP successors get in they need to get rid of every single one of them.

I will take a look at this new visa as I may look to spend some time in Thailand over winter in the future and if I can work for my UK company remotely, it's a possibility. However, I am pretty sure there will be concerns about breaking GDPR laws in sending info to and from Thailand. No harm in asking though as they are fully aware I have family in Thailand

Sorry, think the pictures confused me!

You've got the wrong roundabout!

Yes. Goverments in Thailand can't be relied upon for any sort of consistency but from what I've seen, many of the shops would be going out of business soon anyway due to the usual Thai way of opening too many similar shops in a small area, thereby reducing the maket share for all the players. I'm only in Thailand for a short period these days but most of these shops were practically devoid of customers. I have no idea how they made any money, given the rents they'd have to pay.

Don't just whinge about it, do something about it!