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Not much of a happy smile on the guy.

To a large extent, that is what they are......

A higher authority?

Probably a spell in hospital if you can afford it!

And yet the actions are all aimed to promote mass cheap tourism, the extended permission of stay for Russians and Visa Exempt for Chinese, and I expect India will get the same soon. These group don't really help with attracting the wealthy ones. Will Phuket soon be the Benidorm of Thailand? Is that perhaps what they want in reality.

Get any idea on the demographics of the most of them?

Agreed, even on a bike getting past the slow, frequent stopping song-taew is a challenge... just to end up behind another one.

Good point.. problems of our own making and development made without thought. I think of Pattaya, getting unbearable in an early evening in April, masses of concrete pouring out the heat absorbed all day, no open spaces nor greenery to alleviate it.

I think there is more to this point than you made of it. If these later hours do indeed put pressure on young people to get involved with more drugs, it is indeed a seriously negative direction to take.

Here's a bot of melodrama..... unlike their previous arrival, they will not be met by dignitaries and red carpets, but given damp cloths to wipe the sweat from their brows, and blood from their hands.

I am less and have issues with my left shoulder.....but my point is simply 'would this justify avoiding imprisonment?' I think it's a crock!

And in a single swoop, long-time barfines are eliminated?

From what has been said here, Thaksin is able to get some elective surgery/ health checks performed when in reality he should be in a cell. At 74 surely such aliments are commonplace.

Are many UK Expats wanted criminal billionaires then?

Knock on wood again..... absence if infection does not suggest any immunity! We have all been bitten many many times, wet season, I would say a minimum of 6 to 10 daily. Just having a scratch of my ankles now!

No, they complied fully..... They just behaved the same way as my Mrs, tell her something Tuesday, doesn't apply to Wednesday, has to be told again!

My thoughts too.... I am by no means knowledgeable, but am unable to figure what 4 shoulder incisions signify wrt his health. Something justifying him avoiding the jail sentence he is supposed to be serving?

Decided to save some time by turning down Diana/Buakhao/Excite etc yesterday....I didn't. What a mess.

Yes, they do far better down Phuket way with some things.... they could have got nearly a year out of that Pattaya way. Intriguing to know why Phuket can, Pattaya can;t.

So where did it go... transferred to a policeman, a bag of valuables, 'please take care of this for me for the next 8 years, maybe!'

Do you take it off mid flight so that it is not apparent in arrivals too?

Sporting a veery expansive watch, which was not to be seen on his wrist later.

Indeed.. leave them alone.

Oh very droll.........😊

You missed the road between Patong and Kata (I think) that collapsed down the hill? The management in Pattaya is poor and corrupt.