Thingamabob

Most of the politicians invloved in these scams escaped any form of punishment. Many are standing in the forthcoming election.

Ever since flights became cheaper in the late 1990's the behaviour of Brits visiting Thailand has become noticeably worse.

As a Brit I too am very grateful to have been able to live happily in Thailand for many years. The UK is, sadly, no longer the country I once knew and loved.

Whether it is the least equitable country in the world or not, Thailand certainly has a long way to go to reduce the wealth gap.

Not strange. People tend to wear masks more indoors than outdoors. Theory is that germs spread more easily in confined spaces.

Not very smart to target uniformed police in this way, in any country. No sympathy.

Those most strongly opposed to the easing of restrictions on cannabis use are the Thai producers/importers of alcohol and cigarettes who care very little about the social fabric and Thai core values. Your comments are, to put it mildly, naive.

Looks as though it was a powerful bike.

So much talent in Thailand wasted by this kind of thinking.

Not only the foreign vote. Many, many Thais now have an interest, one way or another, in the cannabis business.

The indictment has been made under seal. To quote your words, how is it you know what 'the charges are to do with' ?

It will be interesting to see how things pan out from here. Surely going to be difficult for Trump to get nominated by the GOP now, but he's the kind of guy who can never be ruled out.

50 years ago there were quite a few naked Thai and foreign women on certain beaches. All stopped as the prudes and killjoys gradually took over, not only in Thailand, but in most western countries as well.

If you mean cannabis it encourages peace and quiet as opposed to alcohol which encourages aggression and noise.

40 years with my Thai partner, married for 33 of those years. I'm now 81, she's 66. Still very happy and active together and, most importantly, we are, and always have been, very good friends.

Best to check the odds being offered by bookmakers, not the polls. They are giving Trump a 50/50 chance of winning the presidential election if he is nominated by the Republican party.

Thai banks definitely not immune, just as they were not immune in 1997/8 and 2008.

In over 40 years I've been seriously conned once, in a business deal which, in hindsight, I was stupid to get involved in. However, foreigners being charged more than Thais for taxis, entry fees, accomodation etc etc has never bothered me. Only small money, not worth worrying about.

No need to restrict yourself to 7 elevens. You can buy beer pretty much anywhere in southern Thailand, in shops, in markets, in hotels, in bars, in convenience stores etc etc...

Nobody should be criticised for wearing a mask if they want to.

Well said.

In Mandarin it is ping pong, sometimes ping pang. Why should it be called table tennis ?

Quaint English.

Whatever the true story behind this is the Danish guy is a drunken slob who lets all westerners down with this kind of behaviour.

Whatever the true story behind this is the Danish guy is a drunken slob who lets all westerners down with this kind of behaviour.