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If it was for me, I might follow your advice. But as it's a gift and I am not rolling in money, the 125 is about the most I can afford. Doesn't help that I am not in Thailand and in Australia the Thai Honda company page will not open in the web or on FB and I am told there are no price listings available in Thailand. Totally different story for Honda Philippines.

I am buying a motor scooter for my Thai friend's wife. My friend just phoned me from his local dealer to say the Honda Click 125 has been discontinued which I find strange because it has probably been the most popular model in Thailand. If true, what is available of similar price, specifications and reliability. I'd appreciate any advice.

Nah, you're thinking of Thaksin not this guy. At least he did 18 years. A relatively lightly read book is not much compensation.

Who cares! It's basically true.

You don't hate it too? Get on board! Seats are selling out fast.

This problem has existed for many decades. When I lived 6 months back in the 90s in Phuket I was glad I owned a car. The island has always been difficult for public transport and always will be. This announcement of action will prove as pitifully inadequate as every previous attempt to improve the situation. It's not a place I would visit or live in without my own transport.

Just imagine the suffering of those 78 people stacked like logs in the stifling heat? And the frustration of those left behind seeking justice? You can rave all you like about what a wonderful country Thailand is and how sweet and kind its people can be, but behind the façade there are some ugly elements to Thai society rivalling the worst of corruption and depravity to be found in the region.

Alternatively a 5 star hotel should offer free what is often provided in 3 star hotels. It's not much to ask and at 20 baht the toothbrush would not have been an Oral B with soft bristles brush. The hotel seems stingy. Though I would never leave my teeth to the mercy of a cheap hotel brush.

As an ex secondary teacher, I cannot agree that a person at the school should be held responsible for the selection of the bus company. Nor do I imagine that a teacher would be given any details of the age of the bus or fuel system used. Maybe the education department could appoint people with some expertise and time to devote to short listing bus companies that meet minimum requirements, but to suggest that an individual at the school is at fault is I think extremely unfair. Can I also suggest that a number of videos I have seen online of Thai school children in buses suggests practices not conducive to safe transport of children - dancing and standing in the aisles and singing loudly would do little for the concentration of the driver on the task at hand. Thai children need be sat in seats and remain there for the course of the journey.

Yes please. End it. Jail him.

I'd have said train if you could book a 2nd class AC seat in advance, but the VIP bus from the airport is a good alternative. Don't understand why anyone would choose to spend 2000 baht on a taxi, but I guess if money is no concern then what the hell.

A fair question. I must admit it was pre-covid and the place may not have survived covid. I switched back to Thailand due to the legalization. However my mate who lives in SR tells me weed is freely available and quality stuff sells for similar prices to Thailand. If the place I was referring to has closed down, I am sure it's not the result of tighter policing. Cambodian tourism didn't pick up again like Thailand and many places I used to eat, drink and stay at did not survive the downturn.

Experience causes me to disagree. I used to buy from the cops who raided the plantations in Battambang. Siem Reap has a bar totally dedicated to selling marijuana. Top quality stuff is available at a price. If it's illegal in both countries, Cambodia would easily be my country of choice to take a risk. Never heard of anyone having a problem with police.

100% agree with the 'This is Thaksin' and the next bit about dying. No recreational marijuana and I will be returning to Laos and Cambodia where it is readily available for my winter break next year. How to bugger up a country!

There aren't too many of them! In 40 years of regular flying, the only passenger I have ever come across who was inebriated was an Indian on a domestic Indian flight. Let the 99% of people who pay good money for a full service flight enjoy what they have paid for.

The Thai 'media' (hard to even call it that) seize on the slightest excuse to blame marijuana for every chase, escapade or mild infringement that occurs in the country. Pathetic gutter journalism.

Please, go away with your knee jerk puritanical thoughts. Some of us like to enjoy a drink on a plane and 99%+ of people don't cause a disturbance. Don't see why passengers should be denied services that have existed since commercial aviation began.

I am about to donate money to an animal charity and it won't be this one.

It's obvious why with such a short statute of limitations, whether one year or two.

Never heard of him, but he is coming across as cringy and goosy, simpering for likes and sooking when he doesn't get them.

And Canada is the major player in the Australian medicinal marijuana which is like Thailand with recreational use OK except it's under the guise of medical marijuana with users authorised by doctors and people who have added a short term diploma to their qualifications.

I think she would use a bum gun.

It's the principle of the thing. What is the money going to be used for and why should tourists traveling on a budget be discouraged? It takes all types to travel. If you think the 300 baht is going to be used to be directed to the tourism areas of most need I reckon you are fooling yourself. Thailand gets plenty of tourists compared to other countries in the region which are not applying such a fee. Totally unnecessary in my opinion.

Maybe you are the one who should go home to reset your moral compass. If a 'nanny' state is about treating animals humanely, then for the first time in my life I am all for it.

Society has the responsibility to do the right thing by these dogs. They did not ask to be born into this world, and many are there because of Thailand's refusal to sterilise the animals so they can't breed compounds the problem. If Thais didn't have the attitude that puppies are cute, then throw the dogs out of the house and onto the street when fully grown, these packs of dogs wouldn't exist. Same applies to cats. People who feed the dogs probably have a good relationship with the animals because they are recognised as kind. Conversely, children who throw stones at them are recognised as dangerous. I have known dogs in Cambodia to be aggressive to locals but friendly to foreigners. They recognise kindness and those most likely to display that quality. What goes around comes around. I am angered by the callous attitude of expats here, the labelling of the dogs as vermin and the desire to poison the animals and subject them to a painful death. Thais don't even seem to have the sense to humanely remove the more dangerous among the dogs. An American bully or pit bull dog kills a person and the dog is allowed to be adopted by yet another irresponsible individual rather than being put down. A Thai dog owner I know was bitten in the face and badly injured by one of his dogs. The dog was taken to the local wat where its aggressive nature would find another outlet among people and animals unaware of the dangers it posed. Rather than deal with a problem it's easier to pass it on to someone else. A neutering program would ensure that the current dog packs dwindle in size over time. Rather than support a responsible plan and actions for a better future, the problem is allowed to fester and grow. I am sure that I would also be one of those feeding the dogs too rather than offering them poison food. It's interesting that no one advocating the killing of these soi dogs suggested a humane method of disposing of them nor advocated for the reduction of numbers through preventing births.