madmitch

There were also 15,000 deaths from flu in 2022-2023. Similar numbers. https://www.bmj.com/content/381/bmj.p1445

Back in the UK life is normal. Covid is still around and infections rise at this time of the year but it's not considered any worse than flu any more, certainly for those fully vaccinated. NB I have had bad flu in Thailand and was hospitalised so it isn't nice; a lot worse than a bad cold. Mask wearers are rare and with the covid enquiry currently ongoing, nobody would listen if the government advised mask wearing social distancing or any other measure. Thailand needs to learn to live with it.

If this was MFP they'd be looking for a reason to disqualify someone and dissolve the party!

BBC article, just for that extra bad publicity https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67621798

5.1 billion baby spent to promote Thailand's soft power yet every time there's an incident like this it will have the opposite effect. Maybe that budget could be better allocated elsewhere.

A 5.1 billion baht to increase the appeal of Thailand as a tourist destination by the use of soft power? In addition to the TAT budget, I assume. Let's hope they can come up with better ideas than the extension of Songkran, which is more likely to prevent tourists from , which will probably keep more tourists away than the number it will attract. And what will local businesses and individuals think about this? Oh, and they're expecting a shortage of water following El Nino next year!

There are a lot of flights from Europe to Thailand via China with these airlines. Might have more of an effect on tourist numbers than just the Chinese.

Real news concerns shootings, car accidents, sinking boats etc. The fake news comes from the Government and police who every time promise to implement measures to prevent these incidents from occurring!

They seem to imply that tourists visit Thailand specifically For The Loy Krathong festival. They don't, it's just getting to the start of high season, that's all

Sugar in noodles, curries, many other foods, Coke at breakfast, lunch and dinner, three in one coffee, sweet Thai tea, Hales Blue Boy syrup etc etc. No surprise that diabetes cases are on the up in Thailand, and how many don't have a clue they have it?

So many reaction icons now available to use on AseanNow but I'm still waiting for a "shaking head in disbelief" one. Could have been used multiple times today, not least for this story!

Any excuse to dig out the doctor's shirt again

Q4 hasn't finished yet! I think they must be confused with four consecutive profitable quarters.

What about the MPs that change party during a Parliamentary term?

Total rubbish. The European peak season and the Thai peak seasons are completely different.

Becoming more common in the UK. The problem is it's the same price as a 4.5% beer. I shall look forward to trying the new beers when Im back in Thailand. I wonder what will happen with Move Forward's progressive alcohol bill? Are ther enough sensible MPs to get it through?

For the purposes of this exercise, I'd say "rich" is the lowest figure the Government can get away with excluding from the 10,000 baht payout!

There may be pitfalls as mentioned above but that's not the picture the Daily Mail wants to paint. This newspaper loves nothing more than a dig at the NHS

They're talking about legaising casinos, not legalising gambling for the masses. Plenty of tea money still to be had.

Expensive but easy. One of those countries that gives a passport for a wad of cash.

Four incisions in the shoulder? So, two months in hospital in preparation, maybe two months recuperation before he's sent home for being a good boy!

They've been doing this in the UK for years. Most of the "special packs" are worth less than the face value of the stamps. Modern stamps may be nice to look at but they are not an investment.

They could of course wait until May next year when the senate members' tenure officially ends. But I'm sure this unelected pro-military body will somehow find a way to extend their time milking the system.

Do they actually believe that anyone is fooled by this charade? You need to be practically on death's door to spend the amount of time in hospital that he has. And we'll all be amazed when he makes a full recovery on the day of his parole!

But have any of these hub proposals actually succeeded?