Hayduke

Pure show…..the ‘minions’ were told exactly where not to go and what not to find. They wouldn’t dream of challenging any of the elite party animals….or dare to trespass on their pay-for-play territory.

“What? Who? Joe....Ferrari? Nope, I don’t know what you guys are talking about. This must be some sort of misunderstanding. The name’s Isuzu....Joe Isuzu.”

Looking good....Uncle General....looking good. No wonder you've become such a grand and immortal star of stage, screen, and television.

Applicants are advised to have their credit cards available and call TAT’s new ‘status-checker’ hot line any time and ask for Khun Ron.

Brilliant. Now that Uncle-General-Czar has single-handedly eliminated disparity in Thailand…..he can share his dazzling disparity-eliminating insights and leadership with the rest of the world.

Submitting this to the Central Criminal Court doesn’t mean anyone will actually be prosecuted. Once the piles of thick brown envelopes, stacks of heavy pastry boxes, crates of gold and scores of untraceable luxury cars are distributed…..the dedicated guardians of Hi-So justice will make the case magically disappear. Just like it never happened.

Or….3,000 would-be foreign visitors who ended up applying 30 times each.

But first he should appoint a few committees to try and figure out whether any of the ”Thai agencies” involved are actually....relevant. This could take a while.

Attorney General’s team promises no release of ‘Joe Ferrari’, six other former cops yet. …..at least not until he comes up with the agreed payoff money, gives everyone a big wai, and promises not to do it again.

Translation: "Bangkok businesses' brown envelope protocol compliance has been good. They need to keep it up....or else."

The mask really does add something to that “Doctor No” look.

These so-called ‘public health restrictions’ are primarily a concession to the police, who have lost much of their income stream. The RTP need absurd, nonsensical rules....so they can extort money.....from people who run afoul of these absurd, nonsensical rules.

Jeez....haven’t the Thai people already ‘contributed‘ more than enough?

Taxi drivers have no real reason to ‘up their game’ when everyone else in Thailand is looking to rip off/cheat/gouge visitors to the maximum extent possible.

Will Bangkok's nightlife recover? No, it’s effectively dead…the government has knocked it out and and the police are busy sucking the life out of its unconscious body. It's gone....and it won't be back.

You’d think there would be a ‘top ranking identity announcer’ on call 24/7.

An amazing man. All these long, stressful, painful years working tirelessly to save the Thai people…and yet...not a single grey hair on the dear leader's head.

South....?

If domestic tourists take up all the hotel rooms.....where will the thousands of Indian billionaires stay?

Let’s hope these sloppy, ill-conceived, and poorly planned impromptu photo ops won’t be replacing the slick, glamorous, giant vinyl boards so essential to modern crime fighting.

What a terrible waste of good Pla Ra.....

Yes, that’s the ticket….all Thailand needs is more ‘mass holidaymakers’. It's all so simple, why didn’t anyone think of this before?

Absolutely. The blame rests squarely with the Thai people. Who despite Uncle-General-Czar's brilliant and inspirational leadership....just refuse to be happy.

Uncle is always directly involved in the suffering of the Thai people....wherever and whenever the country is cursed by dreadful misfortune.

But…there are no brown envelopes on offer. Does the US unreasonably and foolishly expect Thai government ministers to sacrifice personal profit in the interest of public health?