RandolphGB

I agree, life should be about more than greed. But business and the economy is about money.

If you're dumb enough to pay 300% more for cars, lining the government's pockets just to look good while stuck in traffic with, then you deserve everything you get.

Thais are not able to compete with foreigners so the government has to legislate to give them an advantage.

Any idea how or where to buy tickets?

A certain sex industry cartel monetising the drug with flashy neon shops across Bangkok will be sorely disappointed.

Any idea where to buy?

Anybody know how or where to buy peeper spray (or an effective equivalent) in Thailand? It’s the only effective way of dealing with an attack by dogs, and they can be a real danger. ( I know there are some ‘laws’ about it, but I’d rather defend myself first and handle the ‘laws’ after. We all know how flexible those ‘laws’ are)

Can any dory recommend a provider of sound proof sliding glass doors? Or if not ‘sound proof’, some that are strong enough to keep out the sound of the road outside.

There’s not a single food delivery or ride hailing app in Asia or the West (Uber, Lyft, Bolt, Deliveroo, Delivery Hero and more that have gone bust) to date that has made a profit. It’s all about getting as many users onboard as quickly possible , collecting data about every aspect of their lives and having the ‘everything app’ that people live through - banking, loans, food, travel, health, medical. These areas are all connected - loans for cars, hospitals. Houses, holidays etc etc . Grab already provides finance loans to its riders, with repayments deducted through each day of work they do. The next step is to have credit accounts and bypass banks (not a bad thing) as they are already doing in Singapore. Line already has payment features but their food delivery service is not as popular as Panda or Grab. Collecting their users could mean everything could be done through the Line app.

Why use a Thai broker to buy overseas shares? Thai banks are rip-off merchants. Use a Thai broker for the corrupt domestic market.

Grab and Food Panda don't make money. Never will. There's a reason why they are willing to make losses of hundreds of millions of dollars every year.

Cue all the comments from expat stoners defending drugs…

Thung Wua Laen Beach in Chumphon

That's a very expensive garden pond.

The Ruamchit hotel lobby. Lots of people watching all day

Sukhumvit Road has become even more of a s***hole, if ever that was possible, thanks to all the cannabis trucks and shops.

This is really annoying. It also happens on apps on iPhone.

It's one centralised feed of visuals . Then there will be a couple of Thais in a studio commentating on it.

You don't use Bangkok roads much, do you?

Some place that doesn't affect me.

I was a sceptic of green technology until living in Bangkok and choking on the fumes from buses and motorcycles. Electric is the future.

He makes a very good point that many Thais complain about the government but then screech when it tries to take a tiny step into the 21st century.

A monopoly. Just like the banks, the airlines, the taxis and every other major industry in the country. Big corporations and the government are connected and they’ll do everything they can to maintain the cartel.

The corrupt thugs that run the Win motorcycle taxi mafia are to blame. They will stop at nothing to stifle innovation and lower prices for consumers. Stop using the orange jackets or the street taxis.

Hardly. Grab loses $3bn a year