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7 hours ago, Olav Seglem said:

One important word: Expected 😉

 

PT didn't win the election. Wait and see how big the crowd is, you might be surprised how many people don't like "daddy" running the show again.

Another misleading headline that states: "tests now mandatory", which is not true, yet...

I took the test 30 years ago and passed but I have lost my licence card. Can I get a new one?

Enforcing this could be very detrimental to tourism.

I wonder what the percentage foreign nationals is in the cause of road accident figures?

Back 20 years when I used to ride to work every day, at the end of each month I would almost always encounter a police check point as I approached Bang Na on Sukhumvit Road. It was constructed in such a way that the inner two lanes were blocked by busses, lorries, taxis and cars and there is no U-turn for some distance. The scam was to "catch" motorcyclists in the outside lane with no excuse and pocket the fines.

The sort of behavior by this cop is reminiscent of the scams we had to endure, which are often precluded by a "clamp down" of some type. Giving chase was unnecessary and potentially dangerous in this case.

And before anyone askes, I ALWAYS wear a helmet.

"National Justice" she says, that's a laugh. Her father seems to have got away with mass murder among other things he was convicted for but spent less than an hour in prison.

The elderly couple caught gathering mushrooms were locked up for two years or more and Red Bull heir who killed a policeman is still, as the local press say "in self imposed exile".

On 6/4/2025 at 9:43 PM, ronnie50 said:

Seems to me this Forum's very newsletter covers all that quite well, doesn't it? Why would a foreign newspaper cover daily stuff like this in Thailand?

Two far left leaning publications that don't bother with foreign (non financial) trivial news stories.

I would suggest what is wrong with the article is the headline. The article points out the obsession Thai governments has to shoot itself in the foot with ill-considered schemes or proclamations, and the unthinkable loosing face by U-turning.

There is some hope but the alternative venues for retirement look better every year. I have always resisted buying property here as it is a closed market to foreigners with high prices, short term leases or dodgy deals.

The latest wealth threat to hit us is the Income Tax scheme, and the news on that is "no news" 18 month into the proposed change.

Vietnam, Cambodia or the Philippines is fine by me if the Thai billionaires who run the country don't want us.

A misleading headline. I expect better from the POST.

Another hairbrained hub idea, just what Thailand needs.

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".

On 4/24/2025 at 1:15 PM, NorthernRyland said:

I thought the uniform was part of the fun and made it feel more official and real. I'm sad to see them go. I always liked seeing the kids out wearing them and doing their activities.

 

How expensive could a child's uniform be anyways? 

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

April 1st is next week!

On 3/17/2025 at 8:56 AM, dinsdale said:

Maybe it's got something to do with people struggling so much in the UK they're willing to do this but yes it a fair comment to say this is being coordinated. That's the end they need to find but from what I've seen the UK police are to busy arresting people for "hate speech" posts on social media.

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...

12 hours ago, Albaby said:

Do you mean, like all the bloody cats that used to be around my joint?

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.

12 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

Like you did to your country.

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

On 3/5/2025 at 8:48 AM, MadMac said:

Who gives an F, go to your trusted mom and pap store for Buddha day beer as always. No "tourist" buys ridiculously overpriced <deleted> beer at any airport.

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?

On 3/3/2025 at 10:48 AM, hotsun said:

In Thailand it might be more safe just to wear a hitler shirt

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.

14 hours ago, madmitch said:

Can anyone translate the OP please, as it doesn't actually say anything?

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.

14 hours ago, smedly said:

I am personally 100% against cashless - there is only one winner  and it ain't us. 

I totally agree. Anyone who doesn't know what Trudeao did to the striking lorry drivers in Canada should take the time to read about it. Going cashless is madness and will most definitely encourage an underground currency to emerge.