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Remind me who was primarily in office during that time? Wasn't that party/person/entity taking over for the good of the Thai people? (Sarcasm) o like he scammed some millions of people, yet no military to chase him out of office.

For a country that relies and cares so much about tourism, marijuana opens up a lot more of it, way more than taking a small tax of alcohol. Taking 300 baht off alcohol or allow alcohol sales in the middle of the day is not going to change really anyone's mind about where they travel, but open up a whole new industry in a region of the world where these things can come to the death penalty, and you'll get a whole lot of new tourists. We have yet to see mass casualties, road conditions go any worse, mass chaos throughout the country. You just need better regulation. It not need be an all or nothing enterprise. Then again, this is Thailand. When we westerners attach our mindset with those of the Thai people, we get lost in the whole system.

And how does this matter of he is right? In fact, for this reason, he is better off to talk about this than others who don't have the experience.

It often seems that Move Forward is the main party in government who uses logic.

You're right. I had to go back and read the article. The author articulates their thoughts very well, better than most Thais. Better than many westerners too. Interesting to think about

He is definitely an embarrassment.

Or Hilary, which could be why Obama never went after it, even though Russian interference broke while he was in office. Very easy to write or think about something based on our own confirmation biases. Hard to do the other way around.

Rewrote the constitution to their own liking, including the 250 senators. He had to leave the country for 15 years. Do don't ever remember these coup leaders or any of them having to leave their home country or risk going to jail for some trumped up charges that the military never has to stand for themselves. I think, other than that, yes these situations ae both about people with a lot of power and money being able to make their own rules.

I wonder if the government ever thinks that people want to see more than just temples. The temples are fun, but after you've been to a few, you've been to them all. Outside of that, the TAT needs to look at other attractions. For instance, cleaning up all the litter at the national parks - they charge us foreigners enough to make up for it. And STOP taking the fun out of Thailand. Work on updating your museums and creating more. Bring back the street food. I really don't like how this has disappeared. It added to the fun of Thailand I love Thailand, but as for places to go and things to see in SEA, Singapore is at the top of my list. Very clean, a good variety of food, but most importantly a lot of things to do and museums that are kept up with or at least created well.

I like your analysis. It is different from the western point of view - very refreshing. The viewpoint can help to make sense of a system we westerners know little about, but we judge based on the western system.

If Tradeau were in the same position as Thaksin, the newspapers would be all over it, as they should. The same holds true for any country. It's about people with money and power "abusing" using the system.

Plus the crazy working hours. Who has time to exercise after working 60+ hours a week?

On top of that, I do not understand how Thai people love ice with their beer which further takes away from the beers flavor

This is what governments everywhere do. I've lived many places. All of them operate this way

I just returned from Thailand and while I can't speak to Pattaya or going during busy season, I can share my experience. I was in Bangkok, Samet, and Sukhothai. Also, I've been to thailand 11x over the past 9 years. I do not see you having any problem booking any hotel or rental car. I was easily able to get all I needed wherever and whenever I went. I think the rental car and hotel places are just trying to scare you into buying something upfront, something that will cost you more now than later.

I'm a bit confused as to how these 2 ideas are connected. If things are done, where is the economic boost coming from?

I personally am very happy Thai people told me the truth about my weight 10 years ago. Shortly afterwards, I went to exercise, eating healthy, and getting to a healthy weight. I am very thankful for my lifestyle change. Fat shamming works

I seriously doubt this is what keeps millions of tourists away. Usually there are multiple reasons. The world doesn't work in a single system

The headline is definitely misleading. He is not a foreigner. He is Thai, in a Thai office.

For a gun while on coke. A federal offense in the usa

Pita kicked down, and Thaksin rose up. I feel bad for the ordinary Thai person.

Thank you for the information. I had no clue, but looked it up. Heavy metals are in a lot of our foods, coming from numerous sources, not necessarily related to specific pesticides of a specific country either

I thought this is a venue to talk about Thailand, and in particular to this article: a specific event in Pattaya. There are plenty of other forums to share your views about other countries. Moderators, can we please keep things about Thailand?

Good for Move Forward. I think they made the right decision for themselves, the Thai people and the Thai state. Even if things did not go as they want, it seems they will continue to fight for what they believe is right and as many Thais think - fight for a better future for the state and the nation. If I were Thai, I would be happy to have them working for me in the political arena

I live in the Netherlands. I am a daily smoker. The last time I went for an operation, they asked me to stop smoking only 1 day before. I would bet that a lot of the problems they have is not from the marijuana, but from the pesticides and herbicides used, and other unnatural things. Do people in Thailand know the side effects of any of the drugs they use from the pharmacy or the pollution cause from burning so much coal and other stuff. This is where most effort should be placed to help public health.