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You appear to not understand. I don't visit World News ever. That's not why I come on Asean Now. However, the website features a section on the right of the page that is called Topics, and that will display stories from all over the site, regardless of whether or not I'm interested in the subject matter or not. This is a highly controversial subject. If you're going to drag me unwillingly into it, then I'm going to look at what other stories were posted in World News to see whether or not the site is being moderated fairly. Putting a topic up about Trump calling for the "termination" the Constitution is already inflammatory given that this is not what he said, but it is especially so when you don't bother to report on the very damning evidence being released by Twitter that is context to his post and that demonstrates unequivocally how incredibly corrupt this last election was. This is what he actually said. Are we allowed to post what he actually said here or is that too inconvenient to the narrative that you're trying to sell?

No such thread appears to exist in World News. How about fixing the site so that people like me, who came to Thailand to get away from this <deleted>, aren't made to view it? The Topics sidebar is the root of all evil here. I want to know about visa stuff, advance notice of no-beer days, and maybe general news re: Thailand if it isn't too gory.

Nice to see this story picked up by AN but not the story about Twitter collusion. If you can't be fair in your coverage, why even have a World News section in the first place? Such irresponsibility only throws gasoline on the fire.

Might want to check on hotel requirements though. I was about to enter Vietnam a few months back, and though proof of vaccination wasn't required by Vietnam itself, browsing for accommodations on AirBNB showed that the vast majority of hotels and guesthouses demanded it.

I am happy to see the Russians arriving if only because it makes the Thais happy. Don't like seeing businesses struggling. That said, the west is going to crack down on this, I can guarantee it. Found to be facilitating flights into and out of Russia using Boeings or Airbuses? Expect to see spare parts purchases become impossible and soon. Thais and Russians should plan accordingly.

Get somebody to answer what the rules are for anchoring your boat off the beach, like we see in Pattaya and Jomtien. When the next door neighbor is busy puffing away and all of that noxious smoke ends up in my condo, I often fantasize what it would be like to just be out there instead. Grab delivery to a jet ski guy who performs the last mile probably would work, right?

Are we saying that unlicensed Bolt drivers are the cause of the carnage seen on Thailand's roads? If not, then this is a misdirection of energies that are better spent elsewhere.

I lived in the same building pre-covid and they allowed deliveries to the unit and it was great. Upon returning post-covid I just assumed that it would return to normal and so didn't bother to ask, and so I was very sad to find out that no, no more deliveries, this after I sign the lease of course, and now I'm this sad figure who has to shuffle downstairs and wait curbside for my food to arrive. It's actually causing me to consider moving to a house or some other abode where delivery to my door is available. You get older it's that big of a deal.

If you said that two years ago you'd get banned for the trouble. Just saying.

If only we had the ability to warn one another about the dangers of these vaccines, then injuries like this one might not have happened.

Get better accommodations. I spend an obscene amount of time on the computer and do it from my condo but I have a wonderful balcony which lets me view the ocean and the beach and the various going-ons and there is nothing at all sad about this. Add up all of the money you'd spend on overpriced coffee, then imagine spending that instead on accommodations you can enjoy being in during the day.

And this is after the wreckage to businesses here caused by covid. I'd be absolutely livid. The people just went through so much already. Give them a break <deleted>.

At least your leaders are merely incompetent. Ours are actively working to destroy the country. I'll take incompetence over maliciousness any day of the week.

We've received permission to discuss this provided the talk is limited to the plant and doesn't refer to extract. So... my very brief foray into the world of buying pot in Thailand found me at a coffee shop in Jomtien today selling grams of flower with labels like White Widow, Indica and Sativa for 500-600 baht. That's for one gram. 500-600 baht. I was thinking more of paying 500-600 baht for maybe an eighth of an ounce. I'm not looking for face-melting stuff. Just basic weed, ya know? Ideally, this would be from some source here in Thailand and the same product would always be available and for the same reasonable price. I'm guessing that the coffee shops aren't going to be the ones who fill this niche. And now that it's legal, we should start seeing more wholesale operations springing up, yes? So tell us about one of those if you've found one.