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It'll be quite wet and you may find some facilities closed - May to November is the time for repairs, maintenance etc. (includes digging the beach up in some places!) November is the start of the dry season

this was the anniversary of the event - (the anniversary of Tak bai is 25 October 2004 under Tkasin's term in office). the Thammasat event marked a return in Thai politics to military rule.

I'd suggest this is a matter for concern for any expats living in Rayong or parts of Chonburi. Road building and industrial infrastructure and the resulting pollution are going to increase dramatically over the next few years

in case you forgot, this day is the anniversary of the 1976 Thammasat University student massacre by the Royal Thai Police, the Village Scouts, the Nawaphon, and the Red Gaurs. "The official death toll was 45, including 5 perpetrators. The official records were autopsy reports. However, the unofficial death toll, given by the organization which handled the corpses, was more than 100." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6_October_1976_massacre

why bother posting if you can't answer the question?

So you consider a police state is the solution?

Bet you were the first to complain about being tested for covid at shop doors. Comparing a shopping mall to a concert is irrelevant, even a bit sick. A concert is a one off event with a massively higher concentration of people. You say "we in the UK" almost as if it is a natter of pricmde or competition in deaths. Just think of the practicalities....which shopping malls would you compel to have searches etc etc

Why?

March - does it make a difference? " the current state of Koh Loy." - do you have any info?

If the economy is bad it can at first boost tourism and secondary :"big spends" In a slump the first to go is property - people won;t invest in a more expensive house. THe money they then have is oftenthen spend of "big spends - home improvements, a car, or a holiday. After Covid people found themselves cash rich and holidas had a big boost as people had missed out on 1 or probably 2 vacations during lockdown. But no=w the poor economies of western countries -some of the mainstays of Thai toursim - are eating into the numbers of people who want to travel to Thailand - add on to that the cost of flights which are effectively double what they were in 2019, a holiday in Thaiand is looking less attractive. THe British are just about the biggest single groups of wWestern visitors to Thailand so if you factor in the effects of Brexit on top of all the world woes, Thailand is going to lose a big chunk out out of visitors from that country. during the 2007 economic crisis, I was working in a factory in Thailand whose entire raison d'etre was exports - and the effect of poor economies in the West was devasting. THe effects were felt throughout the Thai economy- you can't look at Thailand in isolation, what is going on around the world has a direct effect on this Kingdom.

Can anyone tell me the current state of Koh Loy. Last time I was there it had been reduced to a state of rubble. Have they finished the reconstruction?

Precisely the kind of blinkered thinking that doesn't understand my first comment either. Why don't you stick to commenting about things that you have evidence to back you up rather than jumping to baseless prejudiced opinions?

you see that's precisely it - people are incapable of taking a dispassionate look at recreational drug taking - if you inject baked beans intravenously ...well try it and see.

You simply can't sat that without some serious statistical evidence. You needd to address demographics and of course which country are you talking about.

A classic mis-argument - you can say this about every substance on the planet from smack to baked beans. THe problems form drugs are not for th most part from the drug it self, it is from the criminal activities involved in supplying the drug, from smuggling to addulterating to fighting over r :turf" etc etc. If it comes to drugs causing health problems or antisocial behaviour than alcohol is probably number one

The problem with the cannabis debate in this country and others is that people seem to from opinions from a position of gross ignorance. So most of the debate is muddied by completely incorrect premises.

"Transsexual Suspected in Robbery of Bahraini Tourist" - so the implication is that Transexuals are more likely to be criminals?

surely the collective noun is "farce"? Or Company of Knaves?

Guess he considers himself untouchable?

these countries have visa free entry to EU - looks like Thailand hasn't been asking the right people..... Albania Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Bahamas Barbados Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Brunei Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominica El Salvador Georgia Grenada Guatemala Honduras Hong Kong S.A.R* Israel Japan Kiribati Macao S.A.R* Malaysia Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Montenegro Nauru New Zealand Nicaragua North Macedonia Palau Panama Paraguay Peru Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Serbia Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Korea Taiwan** Timor Leste Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Venezuela

THat is largely in EU.

Banks in EU re obliged oto recognise account holders in other countries.

you can have an account outside if... " You'll only be able to have an address outside the UK and keep your accounts open if: You’re a UK Crown employee, or you’re the spouse or civil partner of a UK Crown employee The address outside the UK on your account is for someone who manages your account for you (for example, someone who has power of attorney), or for someone who’s set up to receive information on your behalf (for example, an accountant or lawyer) You’re outside the UK on a temporary basis for six months or less and will be moving back to the UK." Barclays Bank

Another Brexit benefit?

Let's hope those trucks are filling up and not emptying. Either way I doubt that is legal.