JimHuaHin

How about substantially reducing corruption, that would be more help to the failing Thai economy.

"... 1,500 respondents from across Thailand a simple but telling question: “Who do you think deserves to be honoured as the Politician of the Year 2024?” ... PM Paetongtarn left her competition in the dust with an impressive 15.4% of the vote ..." Only 1,500 respondents and she received 15.4% of the vote? Certainly not vox populi and certainly not a majority.

Taksin always has "plans" to extend the power and wealth of his family.

Xin Ke Yuan Steel Co., Ltd., a highly respected Thai company?

Short answer - yes. Day-to-day spending less - cutting back on "expensive" food items and eating out. Reduced travelling out of town, unless necessary. Was planning on purchasing a new motor car (current vehicle is 11 years old), but postponed that until there is more clarity on taxation, eg the actually Royal Decree and published TRD guidelines.

Yes, Prime Minister.

Clearly Forbes Magazine has not done any research .... she has no power, she is daddy's puppet.

Pattaya .... Thailand's safe tourism hub.

It never ends - breasts, butt, eyes, chin, face, ... repeat... repeat. Fake, false, artificial, superficial, .... Certainly not Buddhist.

The "new" Embassy sucks, in my opinion. Not very user friendly if one has mobility issues and it is raining.

Happened to me about 20 years ago. A Category 5 cyclone hit Cairns, Australia where I was living. Electricity was restored to parts of the CBD area, where the cities 2 hospitals were located, within 24 hours. Some facilities, such as the hospitals and some local radio stations, had emergency generators. It took 3 days for the suburb I was living in to get electricity, and other parts of the city about a week. Nearby areas (outer suburbs) 2-3 weeks; some rural areas 2-3 months. No electricity = no gas/petrol pumps, no wifi, no water pumps, no mobile/cell services. I had to turn on my car radio to get news updates.

As a smoker, I understand your position. When I came to Thailand almost 15 years ago to assess retirement options - live which city/town, which part thereof, and rent or buy house/apartment/condo, etc. - the majority of expats I spoke with advised renting, and provided reasons why; with problematic neighbours being the main "issue". In a country where laws, regulations and rules are all too often not enforced or enforceable, even in "gated communities", renting is an advisable option. Thus, if you are subjected to very annoying neighbours, who are not going to change their behaviour, and do not care about others, you are free to seek alternative accommodation. Good luck.

Pattaya's image? A used condom, the perfect representation.

Agreed. But what if the patient was acting violently and threatening other patients? What actions should the orderlies have taken? Nevertheless, it does appear that excessive force was used.

A major fuss over an insignificant event - did it make the front page of Thai newspapers and the first item on the nightly TV news? Infantile obsession.