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So what we all knew has at last been confirmed. I expect the doctors will take the blame and a minimal suspension and the whole affair will mysteriously fade from view to become yet another Thai myth, like the 2,500 who died in the "war on drugs".

That's the whole point, anything compulsory tends to be a target for profiteering.

April 1st is next week!

It is interesting to note that some of them were "paying back" money they owed by doing this. Judging by the picture not one of them looks indigenous British. The UK government gives away UK passports these days like they are too hot to handle.

Another shot in the foot...

That's a different type of curry...

I have to say this is badly reported. There is little about what the dispute was about and how the altercation began. There is nothing about the case against the Thais. Whoever wrote this is expecting everyone to look it up online or read the reports in the UK press. Only by reading the sensible replies do we get an idea of what has happened and what is likely going forward. The court cases will sort this out when they are eventually held.

What is that supposed to mean? The government of the UK he is talking about so who and what country are you talking about?

Not everyone lives out in the sticks. In urban areas most of what you call Mom & Pop stores are now a "convenient" store with an electronic till.

Typical, why don't we just forget about the ban every afternoon??? When will someone in Thailand show some common sense and logic?

A rather stupid left wing comment. "A hitler shirt", would that be a picture of him or a reversed Chinese sign for good luck? I doubt many young Thais would know his face and in general the population are mostly immune the US politics and western history.

Yes indeed, the report is much like all the Income Tax reports, speculation and presumptions but nothing of any factual nature.

Will he ever "apologise" for the 2,500 that perished during his period as PM?

Horrific but not unusual in Thailand. I survived a similar crash in 1990.

I seem to remember from reading the Lonely Planet Guide about 40 years ago that hitchhiking is illegal in Thailand. How people have the gaul to go on "holiday" and expect others to pay is beyond belief. This person should have been escorted to the airport and waved goodbye to.