mberbae

Having just returned from Japan, I was in 7th heaven crossing the street. EVERYONE stops for pedestrians in Japan. It's just the OPPOSITE in Thailand. NO ONE stops here. What is Needed .... SERIOUS law enforcement with SERIOUS fines - not the 200 baht BS.

Isn't it AMAZING that Thai Law Enforcement is catching all these foreign Criminals under the Interpol Red Flag system. And yet....They themselves have NOT used this system to catch a Thai murderer - The RedBull killer.

Never under estimate the diligence for Justice from Westerners. It took the UK effort to get results in LOS.

How about Thailand giving its other neighbor, Myanmar, some stern advice on PEACE making.

The Easy Visas for Chinese, Russians, Indians- allowed a criminal element to take advantage. The Thai Tourism Minister did not think this through very well. 30 days Visas is MORE than enough travel time for quality, responsible travelers with jobs back home. Who has 60 days to spend on travel when you're 30, 40, 50 years old ? Scammers mostly, is my guess.

Why is it that Any report on the dangers of motorcycle driving in Thailand NEVER, NEVER mentions non working tail lights at night ? How many of us have suddenly come upon a dark clothed motorcycle driver who was almost impossible to see until the last few seconds ? THAT is just as dangerous if not More so. Those not wearing helmets only hurt themselves. Non working tail lights can involve innocent drivers - who most likely will be footing the bill.

Considering the BILLIONS of baht Thais spend on Alcohol , the " economic necessity is pure Bullsh#t. This is simply a greedy grab for more money from tourists who are trapped at whatever location they traveled to to see a temple or park. Thais in BMW's or Mercedes pull up and pay zero. Others with the latest iPhone or Samsung also pay zero. It is a bad policy to double price.

I would focus on the PERPS who committed grand larceny by stealing the last election from Pita.

Passengers on flights arriving from India should be given leaflets explaining that defecating or urinating in public is NOT done in Thailand. In India it is common place, of course.

Where do you think the trillions of fish poop ?

Now if the RTP would also go after the 30% of ALL Thai motorcycle drivers who have No Working tail lights and which are extemely dangerous at night .

They DO make it difficult don't they ? !!

Much like the needed red light light at the intersection, not much gets done until AFTER the accident. Preventative maintenance is Never a High Priority in most countries around the World.

Unfortunately, the F word has become as common as hotdogs in America. But that's NO excuse. He was rude. As were the ones blocking entry onto the train. The foreigner will be in for a rude awakening if he thinks Life here will be perfect.

With over 80% of the Country in Debt.....How is this even Logical ???

The US borders have been leaky for over 250 years.

Good thing it wasn't a China - Thailand joint operation.

More likely the number is 10 times higher.

To Jimmy G... Government Agencies are also involved in the burning. Drive along any mountainous highway in the North and you will see fires on both sides for miles and miles for " brush clearing ".

Chip Butty must be out of touch with reality.

Srettha = puppet on a string.

Indeed, Social behavior is rapidly in decline as witnessed by Airline passenger behavior horror stories. Who/What's to blame ?

It seems like you need to be either Russian or Chinese to feel welcome in LOS.

Thailand should have denied permission and handed these Tatmadaw thugs over to the UN or the INCJ. But....Thailand just can't seem to do the Right Thing when it comes to Democracy. Didn't Thaksin recently go see Hun Sen ?

For this story, Anutin is 100% correct. All these Visa Free schemes for China and Russia are coming back to bite Thailand in the fanny.