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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.

Thais generally seem little interested in politics and though their apathy is understandable given the poor calibre of their politicians, it generally means they get the leaders they deserve.

Seems to me that what is referred to as a prison is more likely a police lock-up where prisoners are held prior to going to court and jail.

Would be interested to know if the agent would still cover a policy begun after 70.

It says above that tourists booking through the Tunia group typically spend 14,000 baht a day in Thailand! If that's per person, either that's a lot of money or I am the cheapest of tourist Charlies. I'd spend 2000 on a normal day, maybe less. I can't even begin to think how I would spend 14000B a day. Maybe if I hit the Viagra, the bars and the drugs I could make a dent in that amount, but that's not how your average Chinese would spend his money.

The article is saying 3 American bully dogs will be rehomed when in fact there are only 2. The third was a a Thai dog that was injured trying to help the boy. Yet it's lumped in with the fate of the killer dogs! What's the story?

It's unfortunate you weren't present at the time to prevent the mauling to death of the hapless man.

So this prosecutor is eager for the chance to prove his innocence, though he has freely admitted he is guilty of reducing the speed of a vehicle which killed a policeman from 177kph to less than 80. Hard to see how that constitutes innocence. It's an absolute blight on the Thai judicial system that this a'hole of a man in Vorayuth is still at large. As a Thai man who had just spent 9 years in jail said to me the other day - rich people in Thailand never go to jail.

At least Samui has trees and there are limits as to how high buildings can be. Phuket had no restrictions of which I am aware and the island has been largely denuded of trees for years.

The reason is relatively unimportant. What is important is security guards exceeding the action expected of them in the role they should be playing, particularly in the wake of the highly publicised beating and kicking of a Brit. Why do you people all jump to the conclusion that glorified thugs in security outfits have good reason or any reason to put people in hospital via their actions? These guards are meant to exercise restraint and try to calm situations rather than making than escalating them. There is no excuse for this type of behaviour and the first reaction from posters shouldn't be to question reasons behind the thuggery but to condemn violence by people paid to prevent it.

The 0.2% THC limit puts everything into perspective. The dispensaries can all close because even if they could put on sale products that fall within the legal THC limit, nobody would buy them.

Except that it's Thaksin we are talking about here and it's unquestionable he was given favourable treatment that was really nothing to do with human rights.

I hate him for the thousands of extra judicial killings that occurred during his leadership of the country, all a direct result of his extreme anti drug policies. There is no doubt he is behind the recriminalisation of weed. It's a backward step for the country allowing him a passage back into politics. His lese majeste remarks can be overlooked while a winning party can be removed for much the same 'offence'.

I arrive Monday night from Australia, but despite the promises, I don't like the chance of getting more than 30 days visa exempt entry. Don't understand why the new rules are meant to apply from the 15th July when it's obvious they won't.

If Russians get visa free entry for 90 days, then every other country should get extra time too.

And even better to do neither.