BangkokReady

This sounds kind of interesting: https://books.google.com.au/books?id=anIDEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&hl=en&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

I'm fairly sure they do. Have you ever been to the border towns in Laos and stayed in the hotels there? Often they have many people who are apply for visas at the Thai consulate. If less people are having to stay, then that means less money. Did I say they do? And is it immigration policy that people have to stay a couple of nights in Laos as the IOs are telling people? Apparently not. So I think you're a little off the mark here.

They've made a few changes to visas recently. Mainly the availability of visa-free entry has increased. This now means that more people will be doing a "border bounce" who may have previously had to apply for a visa and stay in Laos overnight. My suggestion is that change has led to a loss of income, and perhaps this has caused the IOs on the Thai side to request that people stay a couple of nights in Laos in order to make that "border bounce".

It sounds like the new visa options have meant that the average spend is going down. Perhaps there are some backhanders flying around and the IOs want to keep things so that you have to spend a few days (and a few Baht) in a hotel in Laos. Previously, if everyone had to apply for a visa, that meant a few nights in a hotel with associated income for the people in Laos. I guess they have some pull with the IOs on the Thai side.

Are you Catholic? Not Catholic, just a sore loser... 😬

All the answers have been very positive... 🙄

What do you ride now vs. when you were younger?

Fairly obvious as to what might have contributed to the accident. An odd time to be celebrating, though. Very sad, and a really horrible way to receive the news.

If you're not bothered about automatic and you have a bit more cash, Honda have the Forza 350cc while Yamaha have the XMAX at 300cc.

How does Police Captain "translate" to Inspector?

It's a troll account. Of course his comments are going to be stupid.

*Love of

I think he means he hasn't got his family watching over him and he can order drugs or prostitutes online easily.

It appears to be a new tactic of the left to try to drive a wedge between Trump and Musk, by saying that "Musk is the president". Presumably hoping that Trump will break off any kind of political relationship they have. I guess that's a glowing endorsement for Musk. They're scared of him and the success he might bring to America. It's very sad to see, but the left really has an "if we can't have her no one can" attitude when it comes to America. They want Trump to fail, even if it means bad things for the US, and if they can make that happen, they will.

It's wild the way some people try to misrepresent things in order to manipulate people. Very few people have any issue with a skilled person coming to their country, getting a good job and living a respectful and law abiding life.

I think it was the "paying for it" lifestyle he was enjoying... 🫢

Is "Thai Rak Thai" being replaced by "Thai Scam Thai"?

Is this a mistranslation? She works in transportation, not hospitality. The whole thing stinks. It really sucks to be a woman in Thailand sometimes.

More completely absent parents? Possibly a local tough who they didn't want to let down?

There is an issue around the idea of being able to do bad deeds, but then go to the temple, give some food to a monk, pay to let a bird out of a cage, and all is right with the world. But, people tend to be less violent in Buddhist countries, certainly in Thailand, so it doesn't quite add up.

They seemed to stab him in the head. It's lucky he didn't get hurt worse than he did.

So they don't and they do? At the same time? I think you got confused. Based on your comment, you're saying that the answer is yes they do, but it is a small minority.

Perhaps they knew the unlikelihood of police actually turning up. Or thought that the drunken men who were trespassing on their property would be reasonable because they were Thai. A lot of re-educating of the Thai people is probably going to happen over the next few years...

Would anyone actually pay to have sex with someone they found repulsive?

People pay for prostitutes, the customer's looks don't come into it.