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We did it, and they re-registered the bike after the under-the-table payment. The documents were sent to the main city, so we just popped back to the local department after a phone call to confirm they'd arrived. The bike had been borrowed by a brother working in Bangkok, who, of course, never bothered with road tax.

Hopefully, we get the land borders open and opeople can get back to eaerning a livelihood.

I am going with my better half for five days to Phu Quoc in October. Many times in Vietnam, I love it there,

With luck, You don't have it, but go to a reputable hospital and always seek a second opinion. It took me three hospitals to receive the correct diagnosis.

And do I know about that! Started as a sore throat, wouldn't go away, then difficulty swallowing, which became impossible and then the impossibility of climbing stairs or breathing. Throat cancer, or cancer of the larynx, in my case. I went to numerous hospitals and wasted money in Pattaya at two hospitals, and, under pressure, I went to Bumrungrad, where they diagnosed it in 15 minutes. It was costly, INSURANCE DIDN'T COVER ALL OF IT, and I'm now 63 years old; the operation was 21 years ago. SEEK HELP AND A THOROUGH CHECK AT A GOOD HOSPITAL

There are no hard and fast rules, and banks are interpreting the new guidance, which is aimed primarily at stopping fake/mule/illegal accounts; however, they choose to. It is similar to immigration offices and how they differ from province to province; they all follow their own interpretations of the rules.

Yeah, sounds familiar, doesn’t it? So Paetongtarn gets benched, and Interior Minister Phumtham pops up as “caretaker.” Funny how these caretakers never seem to be chosen by actual voters. But hey, at least our trusty military‑picked Senate is keeping us safe… from real democracy. Over the border, we’ve got Hun Sen’s dynasty still going strong. He basically handed the throne to his son like it’s the family tuk‑tuk business. Elections? More like “press the ‘Yes, Supreme Leader’ button and collect your T‑shirt.” Meanwhile, Thaksin’s clan keeps boomeranging back into Thai politics. The family’s exiles and comebacks are starting to feel like a long‑running soap opera: “Return of the Shinawatras" So here’s the million‑baht question: When was the last time either country let voters pick a party, let that party pick a PM, and then actually stuck with it, no generals, no courts, no royal decrees, no billionaire phone‑ins from Dubai? Anyone? Different flags, same magic trick: wave the constitution, distract the crowd, the people’s choice disappears.

I think this analysis overlooks key realities. The idea that the military alone controls border security in both countries isn’t accurate. In Thailand, civilian governments often defer to the military on security matters, yes — but in Cambodia, there's no separation. The military is fully aligned with Hun Sen’s political apparatus, now continued under his son. It’s a one-party state with no independent military command. These “regional agreements” by generals are more symbolic than structural. Ultimate authority lies with the top command. No field general is going to contradict centralised orders, especially not in Cambodia’s tightly controlled hierarchy. The August 4th meeting is not some magic deadline. If the leadership in either country wanted a stable ceasefire, it could be enforced now. BOTH COUNTRIES' LEADERSHIPS ARE POSTURING FOR NATIONALISTIC PRIDE FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION. It’s about calculated brinkmanship, especially from regimes that benefit from portraying themselves as defenders of national sovereignty. Hun Sen also wants to shift the focus away from his cash cow, which has garnered international attention due to the numerous scams involving call centres and forced labour within these enterprises. There's been far too much scrutiny of all this lately, and it's making him nervous.

The military in Cambodia comes directly under the Hun Sen family, and the rest do exactly as they are told to. There is no separation between the government and the military in Cambodia. Cambodia is a totalitarian regime and a one-party state.

All easier said than done.

It took me 11 days. There is no land border bounce to Cambodia at the moment as borders are shut, I believe. So, Laos would seem to be the best option. It can be a long trek depending on where you are staying.

I am a little surprised, as whenever I have Googled flights or used various apps for a return ticket from Bangkok, THAI never comes up in the list of value-for-money options. I don't see how they remain competitive. I haven't used them for years and switched to Qatar, but their planes were always very old and dated, and I wasn't happy flying with them. However, I've recently had similar issues with Qatar regarding inferior planes. I was told this was due to the cancellation of new planes resulting from a dispute with Boeing, which I believe was the cause.

I took a flight a few years ago from Bangkok with Etihad. Whislt seated on the plane they discovered a fault and a part had to be delivered and fitted before we could take off. This resulted in our late arrival to Abu Dhabi and many of us missed our connecting flights. We were stamped into to Abu Dhabi but confined to an airport hotel until the morning. We were not free to leave the airport and this was stressed to us. An unusual sticker, with Abu Dhabi on it in English and Arabic was affixed to the back of our passports as well as being stamped in. I remember it well as it was the first time I had seen or used an iris scan. We were treated well, given hotel rooms, breakfast etc and picked up another flight the following morning. We did not however get separated from our passports.

Well said, And it's a shame on those who come out with stupid comments like ' Why pay for insurance? ' People who promote this type of selfishness are cretins. Speaking of which, I just paid my renewal this morning. Did I want to? No, I didn't. Why did I pay it? IT'S THE RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO AND IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN GIRLY BARS, DISCOS, WEED AND SINGHA BEERS.

I find it very irritating that people don't take responsibilities for their lives and expect others to clean up their mess after them. Simple as that.