srchino

If there’s any drivers license that should not be recognized, it’s the Thai one.

She’s still pretty doable!

what a great move toward public safety for all... so glad both e-cigs and tobacco cigarettes have been banned. Oh wait.... [emoji848]

The magical age of 50 used again.... something critically important must happen at that age.

Just another spinoff from Thai Security Theatre

Nice way to honor your Lord Buddha, chaps[emoji1376]

Let's be honest with ourselves, if Thailand were actually a land where justice and morals were applied fairly and consistently, or at all for that matter, none of us would probably be here. On average, we all benefit handsomely and often from the relativistic application of law and morality here in Thailand.

I for one am thoroughly enjoying the season finale to Thai Justice Theatre, what a twist!

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming of Thai Democracy/Security Theatre....

Well, on the flipside, if everything were logical and consistent in thailand then we probably wouldn't like it enough to tolerate the mosquitoes....

After watching that video, the victim (the guy getting beat up) was actually quite big compared to the three assailants. My mom told me never to strike a woman, but in that case a swift uppercut was in order. Then I would've bonked the other two dudes heads together like in the cartoon, and probably just do the hulk flexing outta my shirt at the end just for good measure.

I've done Uber to/from CM airport a few dozen times now, never even noticed so much as stinkeye from anyone in doing so, but maybe I'm just oblivious....

Poor guy. Just a dog tryin to get a bone. A simple "no thanks" would've sufficed.

Uber is generally an evil service I avoid in my home country. As compared to the taxi industry in Thailand though, they are saints!!! [emoji6]

It is legal in Thailand, and as far as the higher price for the airport, as with every other city it's a flat fee to go to/from the airport.

Maybe check out ruampai.com

The real crime here is that these a-holes were issued a "research" permit in the first place, expired or not.

I would like to pay for a legitimate hunting experience, of those tourists....

What is with their obsession with the age of 50+? What happens at age 50, increased rate of viagara & cialis purchasing? At least in my home country 50 is nowhere near "retirement" age.

#arbitrary

Someone needs to make a wiki of all high profile cases and their outcomes (or lack thereof). Too many of these just get swept away by newer, outrageous cases and there's no ongoing tally of how many (read: few) are actually resolved. A wiki with a timeline and color coded current status would be an interesting sight to see.

Don't confuse love with loyalty.

In general (but with many notable exceptions) I would say western women are more capable of loving; and Thai women are more capable of being loyal (oftentimes confused by the westerner as love).

They are both equally bad at the other. All that being said, any woman would probably slit your throat in your sleep if she was guaranteed to get away with it and has someone else better lined up; they are settling for us just like we are settling for the best we think we can get- which isn't necessarily a bad thing unless you're delusional and ignorant of these things.

After seeing many cycles of this sort of thing now (outrageous crimes committed brutally against foreigners, playing out publicly in social media, causing a black eye for Thailand tourism, then nothing happens to the assailants (not counting scapegoats here)). I have to say, I don't think there's any material affect on tourism to Thailand. That's why the govt. doesn't do anything about it other than a few poorly staged half assed PR efforts.

This sounds about as effective at preventing crime as those metal detectors at the mall entrances.

"I hereby salute you, person carrying metal objects!"

The new METV has to be applied from from your home country. Hopefully they change this requirement in the future.

Hello! Can I buy the six month visa in Cambodia?

Thanks in advance.

Not unless you're Cambodian in which case you probably wouldn't need a visa.

This is exactly right, and that's why I just stuck with the usual 30 day; they made the new METV enough of a hassle that I'll just bounce out to Laos or Vietnam once in awhile like I have over the years. They need the USD more than the Thais do anyways.

The arbitrary age of 50 makes little sense to me. Age 50 for a retiree is still very early in my home country (where the official retirement age is 65), and I'd venture to guess that it's earlier than usual in LoS as well.

So if you're going to let people who for whatever reason reached retirement early and have the time and resources to spend in Thailand without needing to work, then why make some arbitrary cutoff at age 50?

Add me to the list of people who meet every qualification other than the age one. I ended up leaving and the visa status issue was a major factor. Just got tired of playing the cat and mouse game.

The difference in terms of the overall effect to the Thai economy and such between me being there and a 50+ year old retiree? Likely zero. Maybe I'm a little less likely to need medical services but that's about it.

Or just outsource the taxi business altogether to Uber and Lyft, who have already figured it out quite nicely.

The Thai government has certainly had an ample opportunity to produce a functional taxi trade, and after years of garbage for both passengers and taxi drivers, it hasn't materialized yet. Never will.