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Interview with her here

"However, assessing the tax on each individually boxed item is a daunting task for customs officers, opening the need to devise effective methods of tax collection on low-cost goods" Like many other Ideas, are they competent to implement it?

They have been going to do this for 20 years. I'm not holding my breath. So easy to resolve. Do as Ive seen elsewhere. All Taxis must carry a notice on their dashboards saying "NO METER NO CHARGE" with a phone number to report the driver.

If it was booked through booking.com they would know what was paid and by whom. If it wasn't why would they pay. Dont believe this story.

Nothing wrong with booking.com. The hotel exists and has a room price starting at 1000 baht per night. something wrong with this story, says he booked 59 nights for 13,000 baht

Read earlier posts. The hotel is available on Booking.com at 1000 baht per night, yet this Guy says he paid 229 baht per night. Something wrong with this story.

I first thought this was some sort of scam but the accommodation exists on Booking.com so he must have seen what he was getting when he booked. At 13,000 baht for 59 days that's 229 baht per night or $6.20 or 4.95 GBP. You have to ask just what he was expecting for this price, 5 star hotel? The booking.com website shows the cheapest room at 1000 baht per night. That would be 59,000 for 59 nights. Seems something wrong with this story. I can't believe they discounted it to 13,000 for a long stay.

Thailand is party to the CRS, they made their first report last year

The US is not a party to the CRS

Maybe he has never seen inside a Thai Jail, thinks it's like a Swiss jail

So simple to deal with the taxi overcharging issue if the will is there. Do as in some other countries. Compulsory notice on the dashboard of taxis saying " NO METER - NO CHARGE" with a phone number to call for assistance.

Welcome to Pattayagrad

Would be easy if the authorities actually wanted to tackle the problem. Just do what I've seen in other cities. Notice required on all Taxi dashboards saying. "NO METER - NO CHARGE" With a number to call if any problem.

No mention of a license in the article but for a tourist to drive any vehicle legally in Thailand you need a license from your home country and an international driving permit from that country. I believe most tourists don't have both and bike renters will be unlikely to tell you this legal requirement. Insurers will insist that you must be driving legally otherwise they may not pay out.

500 baht fine, a wai and on your way!

Sonthi Kotchawat, an independent expert on the environment, has criticized the bills’ content, saying they mostly repeat existing laws on air pollution. He says the solution lies not in passing new laws but in ensuring proper enforcement of the laws already enacted. At least there's one guy with a functioning brain!

To wherever they are accepted outside of Russia.

What's a Buffalo Bear? Don't think there's such a species. This is a black bear I think, indigenous to Thailand.

You don't need all this nonsense. Just pass a freedom of information bill and see that it's upheld. But I won't be holding my breath

I've done my 90-day reporting online for over 3 years without problems. I logged in to the site today to check on any changes. There aren't any changes to the site so I don't know what this is all about.

"The implicated company or employers could face further legal actions if found complicit in the illegal employment practices" It seems no employers were arrested for illegally employing them and possibly arranging their entry into Thailand. As usual, just punish the victims and we will never hear any more about the perpetrators.

They wouldn't be mercenaries, they are Israeli citizens with Israeli passports and can be called up for military service.

This is a problem in Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar & Laos. Pollution does not respect borders. I would have thought it would have been a good idea to bring up the problem in the past with ASEAN when they meet and party every year in alternate countries. Thailand will never solve the problem alone.

Thailand has joined the CRS (Common Reporting Standard) https://www.mazars.co.th/Home/Insights/Doing-Business-in-Thailand/Tax/Automatic-Exchange-of-Information