captpkapoor

"Most" fights! This news is about some "high quality" Western tourists - why do you need to bring in the Indians into this? Or can't get over your thinly-papered over racism, is it?

It is spelt "Strait" and not "straight". How do you say the vessel had no insurance? Or that mines have been laid? (Again, it is "laid", not "layed"). Or that the captain was an idiot? This particular vessel has been on the same regular run for the past many years. It is regularly carrying cement in bulk from India to Persian Gulf.

Wow! By golly, I can barely keep up with the shenanigans of these "high quality", "big-spending" Western tourists! I can just imagine the trolling if he's been Asian/ Russian

Wow! More "high quality' Western tourists, who "apparently" spend a lot more than Asians (which is a complete load of .....) - so many posters here deride the Asians, but rarely do those engage in such crimes

Another "top quality" Western tourist, so highly desired by the regular posters on this website. If he'd been Indian (read Indian sub-continent, case Pakis, Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans all look similar) / Chinese, OMG - you'd have seen all the negative comments.

"Top quality" Western tourists, as asked for by many who post here. Say what you will about the Indians/ Chinese and others similarly vilified here, at least they are rarely accused of these and other worse crimes like pedophilia etc

Another "top quality" Western tourist, desired so highly by some of the people posting on this website.

Top quality Western tourist! Yeah, we want more of these.

Excellent "high quality" Western tourists/ visitors!

I'm told that Italian-Thai is a misnomer and the actual company is Chinese? There's no connection with Italy as such.

India is the pharmaceutical supplier to the world. As long as you're buying from reputed companies like Dr Reddy's, Cipla, Sun Pharma, Ranbaxy etc - all their factories are regularly audited by US FDA inspectors. All the supplements we are buying from Costco or Walgreens in the US are coming in big drums from India. So, quality is not an issue. Now, Thai customs is another story. As someone here suggested, make friends with Indian guys and have them buy in India and hand carry to Thailand. I recently transited through New Delhi from San Francisco and spent 3 days there and picked up all my meds for the next 3 months. No issues at Suvarnabhumi.

I believe it's closed now.

Most people have their head buried in the sand and not seeing or just turning a blind eye to, what's happening all over the world, and particularly in Western society or other, for example, India.

57, I just checked.

Stop spreading disinformation. Make a simple check before you spout off. "As of June 2024, Thai citizens can visit India with a visa-free e-Tourist visa, meaning they can apply online for a free visa to stay in India for up to 30 days with double entry, promoting tourism between the two countries; this exemption applies to holders of ordinary Thai passports." Stop spreading disinformation. As for your other equally false statement "something no other country on this planet allows", again, I direct you to simple check on Google. There are 57 countries visa free for Indians.

This is 100% true. Stupid bend-over-backwards liberal policies are going to bite the UK, France, Germany, Sweden big time. Look at what Lebanon was once upon a time. Look at what Afghanistan was, in the 70's; or Iran, in the 70's too. You'll see your future.

If Thailand wants elite tourists, they have to stop with the "singlet wearing, beer belly, flip flop on a scooter living in a miserable 32 sq m studio in Pattaya" Westerner who keeps dishing out racist rants on here about all the other tourists who come and spend real money at good hotels.

One sentence in the article below riled me:- "These figures reveal a stark shift: only 10% of the arrivals are EU nationals, while the majority come from countries like India, Nigeria, Pakistan, China, and Zimbabwe. Contrary to optimistic assumptions, most of these migrants are unlikely to contribute more in taxes than they take in public services, exacerbating pressures on housing, healthcare, and other resources. " The clubbing of educated Indians with the other sorry bunch of losers is completely unjustified. In most Western countries wherever they are present, Indians are among the most highly educated, and usually in the highest earning immigrant group.

I have seen personally the behaviour of Westerners when on holiday in Europe on board planes, so please spare us your condescending remarks of "South Asian" men and alcohol.

Personally, I find a lot of white people a) don't brush their teeth properly, or don't look after their teeth, especially the older people (men, mostly - women seem to be better) and b) either are not changing their T-shirts often enough, granted that Thailand is more humid and warm than they are used to back home, but they should really try more.

Typical nonsensical India bashing or in fact bashing of all non-white tourists. The statistics show Indians as third highest spenders, not just in Thailand but also in Europe. The Thai and other governments who are relaxing their visa policies have obviously done their homework. There is no such thing as the typical Indian, because the country is so vast and diverse, so there are all levels of Indians who come here. Can't lump them all together as one type.

Big, big problems all across the world, thanks to these horrible people. Their aim is to conquer the world and turn it into the same cesspool that they left behind to seek refuge in other countries.

The Western world is going to reap the "benefits" of having allowed all these refugees in. India is on the receiving end too. I fear for our grandchildren.

Haha! That's rich! Sadiq Khan is worried about HIS safety?

Meet a lot of Ukrainians and Russians, all trying to stay away from the war