chilli42

Any more relative he can make Prime Minister.

That has been tried before. Most recently red and yellow shirts. Admittedly they were ‘employed’ by the powers that be. The only thing that really made these people stand up and take notice with a high level of fear was Pita and Move Forward. That genuinely frightened those that hold power. The message was clear to the old powers, voters were tired of the old games and want, comparatively, radical change.

That is a bit unfair. They tried to get rid of these people through the electoral process. Look where that got them. Short of picking up guns there is not much they can do. Aside from which, just look at the buffoons that are running the G7 countries. Capable - no. Corrupt - yes.

Having known her for 30 years the reaction would be the same but the foreigner would need to pay more.

OK, I know that this will turn out to be another absurdity dreamed up by someone sitting at a desk thinking they need to be productive (a momentary branding fart here). That said, the very idea is dystopian. They already have cameras, many not working, everywhere do they really need to be this intrusive to chase people down for a crime that is of such little relevance or harm to society.

What is going on in this case is reprehensible. That said, the Thai view on these things is somewhat different. My Thai wife of 27 years a ways reminds me (and I paraphrase) … they are dead anyway, justice/revenge will not bring them back, the money will make things better for the living. Cold but pragmatic.

Easy peasy. Just keep the Chinese out. Most of this stops right away.

I don’t get it. Were they not already doing this? Is this something new? If they were already doing this what are they going to do differently to make sure they are more effective. What triggered them to step up enforcement? Makes no sense

Another criminal act involving a Honda Scoopy. Something must be done about these scooters!

My wife, a Thai, caught one of our maids pinching the kids and raising bruises. That maid left our house with her own set of bruises that day.

You are right, the vaccine for HPV is not very effective. HPV is not harmless. When I was diagnosed with cancer the pathologists report showed it was chocker block full of HPV. HPV was of course the cause of the cancer.

Oh please. Yes, Thailand has not created the opportunities to lift people out of survival mode. That said, I see young men and women working day in and day out for a pittance doing mind numbing manual labour. Sure the temptation to live a life of crime and reap the easy money must be high. They choose not to and show up every day doing the best they can to get by through “honest work”. I am not bashing those that have chosen a life of prostitution. It’s their life, their choice, and I don’t walk in their shoes. I take issue with the idea that they somehow had no choice. That diminishes those that make the hard choice and show up every day to do “honest work”.

Right now. It’s a slippery slope down as we found out last time.

Sounds delusional. All they ever do is talk. So many good ideas, so much greed, so little will and talent to see these things through. Never going to happen.

Would it be too much to ask exactly who is leading this initiative in Thailand? Who is making the investments to seize this lucrative business opportunity? How about a bit of basic journalism. This comes off as a puff piece for those who are drinking the climate change Kool-Aid