Yeah, photo please.

Well, apart from charging for single use bags, which probably isn't gonna happen (even though it makes commercial sense, e.g. Makro), I suggest compulsory graphic warning images on all free single use plastic bags, as with cigarette packs; or, as an alternative to wasting money on funding plastic free days, which merely act as "feel good" advertising for the companies involved, activists, and others who are really concerned about the problem, could fund a disingenuous "kill a dugong day" ad campaign- a day where single plastic bag use is encouraged, maybe then the message will get through.

I renewed my UK passport in 2018 in Bangkok. The guys acting for the Embassy automatically provided this letter so, as Worgeordie says, it's been a thing for some time, at least at some immigration offices; not notarised though, just the consular officer's signature and stamp, as per Ubonjoe.

Just an example of bureaucrats going for apparently easy targets (i.e. those who actually report) so they can meet their quotas, rather than dealing with the real problem (those who've gone underground). Quite ironic this one blew up in their faces, some little scribbler's gonna have to put in some extra work on this one.

Here's the same image from a different source:

Expand it enough and you'll see the illusion. It really is amazing how easy it is to fool our monkey brain.

4 hours ago, OJAS said:

So how come no other airline has followed BA's lead by cancelling all their flights to Cairo until next weekend, then?

Just a wild guess but I would imagine this involves a particular threat to BA, maybe they have info. their security system has been compromised and/or they're being specifically targeted.

15 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

ensuring the safety of tourists is his most urgent task.

Well, good luck with that, given the problems they have in ensuring the safety of their own citizens.

It's worth noting that the dog is 15 years old (per Daily Mirror article referenced above), that makes him 70+ in human terms; I do wonder at the man's motivation in attacking this elderly, and so presumably harmless, mutt.

I thought class clown was a reserved Farang occupation.

25 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The Mall Group is encouraging customers to bring their own shopping bags. If needed, customers can donate Bt1 for each plastic shopping bag they request

So this is voluntary (i.e. useless). Just feel-good PR for them, with some nice soundbites and visuals. I did live in hope that it might have made some small impact but I was at The Mall, Ngam Won Wan, yesterday, and nothing has changed - plastic bags galore.

Steve Turner@SteveT_Unite

Indeed, now that would be something.

19 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Sigley said in a blog post earlier this year he is a postgraduate student at Kim Il Sung University and the founder of a travel company that offers tours to North Korea.

Sup with the devil, use a long spoon.

Scary, especially if you rely on eating out or takeaways, I'm guessing many vendors might be less than thorough on the washing front, and a lot of the food here is stir fried which probably removes little or nothing in the way of contaminants. Like RobboR I tend to cook at home, so I'm hopeful that washing, and boiling veg in salted water, get's rid of most of the crap, as for fruit, most of it is peelable, just have to wash things I eat unpeeled and raw - apples, tomatoes, grapes, etc. - extra thoroughly, I suppose.

Why a guy who knows people are looking for him would get involved in high profile businesses, rather than going incognito, is beyond me; that 11m burning a hole in his pocket I suppose, and being Joe Doe isn't very flattering to the ego.

1 hour ago, faraday said:

"You shall have no other gods before me"

and: "Little children, keep yourself from idols. Amen"

1 John 5:21 (KJV)

20 minutes ago, webfact said:

An accomplice has already left Thailand.

And if you do, get the hell out of Dodge, pronto.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

“Everything stays the same.” 

Exactly.

43 minutes ago, mogandave said:

Yes, the problem is the owner exaggerating the value, not that people stole it.

Adds piquancy to the article, who's gonna care about some rusty old boneshaker, wouldn't surprise me if the reporter hadn't "elicited" this little nugget to spice up a rather humdrum story.