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@Neeranam Tell Leonardo DiCaprio that.

Yet again mentioning this but never actually saying when or IF it will implemented. Just decide what you're going to do and crack on ffs! And anyway its the tourism board saying this and its the government we need to be talking about it or finally deciding if they going to do it.

Is any country getting as many tourists as they were pre-pandemic levels? I doubt it.

You'd think he'd keep a low profile and not be DJing in a club.

Most developed countries don't having power lines dangling down dangerously everywhere.

wonder how the 700k was earned? people who have 700k laying around the house don't usually wanna put it in a bank in case questions are asked. Although now she will have the police asking her how she got that money instead. Stupid is as stupid does.

Probably get 5-10 years, while someone who got a couple of pills will get a life sentence.

Exactly my point

@Burma Bill So, The Ghanaian tourist only started drink driving the day they started the 4 am closing time. The problem is people who are willing to drink and drive. not the closing time. To think 4am closing times and drink driving is correlated is utter nonsense. Anyone who is willing to drink and drive will do it anytime they want. So, the Ghanaian would have just killed someone at 2am instead of 4am.

tomorrow's story....tourism booming with chinese tourists hotels fully booked for xmas and new year.

@TallGuyJohninBKK I bet you're a barrel of laughs on a night out but then saying that you probably don't go out much. obviously you're cowering behind your sofa.

I thought the privilege visa only brought in the quality tourists they wanted.

Give it a rest. Four years now FFS

Still 3 mill too many though

It's bad enough having to watch out for all the reckless drivers on the road. Let alone dangling wires as well. Incredible. It beggars belief.

I thought the lanterns were banned a few years ago? Not that i thought that was good. I think it use to look beautiful.

You old miser

Wanna do this all over Thailand.

usually ridiculously cold in Thai airports with the ice cold setting they put the air-con on. would have made a nice change.

So, Are they going to let other countries follow or is that it? just the Russians?

I don't like Russians but to be fair statistically It's going be russians overstaying as they're more of them here.

It was spoken about 6 weeks ago but never mentioned again. I suppose they'll see how high season goes first and whether they need to do it or not.

Maybe because they don't need to be. Most Thai students (and Thai teachers) don't even know basic English. They need to be taught that first and the basic qualification for that is either be a native speaker or It's your 2nd language. And then maybe when they're finally at a decent level of English (ten years) they could need some actual real teachers.

But the Thai government know about the russia ukraine war and they're the one who decided this policy. Yes a general member of the thai public couldn't care less about the war and see russians as just farangs but they're not the ones who decided to give them 90 days its the government and they know full well the implications of this.

So, the Russians will be tour guides for Russians who wouldn't normally have a tour guide because the majority of Russians don't speak English or Thai. So, they're not stealing any jobs off Thais.