John Drake

I'm hoping you're right. I don't want to see any changes. Or, if they do, at least allow for the so-called grandfathering clauses. But Big Joke seemed so riled about the "biker gangs" I'm afraid he might push it up to 65 or 70. Probably most people that age can't even handle the weight of a biker gang Harley Davidson.

This is just about the only crumb left on the table to give to the people that voted for PTP. What happens if PTP reverses on this one, too?

The buy 1 get 1 free every month on the Mos Burgers should get new customers breaking down the door.

Appears so. On many levels. I was wrong about the US ambassador tweeting about his jogging above. No, while the Chinese ambassador was getting a meeting with Srettha, here's what the American ambassador was doing:

Your post makes me pause and think. If they reform the current retirement extensions and increase the age to match the Thai retirement age of 60, then there are going to be a lot more people needing these expensive Reserve/Elite visas or whatever they call them.

Not a "shake up" but a shake down.

Fine. Then maybe those faltering Western economies should apply reciprocal tariffs on Thai good going to the West until Thailand no longer has a trade surplus. Then, it can enjoy a trade deficit, just like it does with China.

While the Chinese delegation to Thailand was being invited to meet the new PM, the American ambassador was tweeting pictures of the last place he went jogging.

Don't worry. PTP and Srettha are going to be taking care of monopolies.

Lemme outta here!

Prawit and Prayuth perhaps distancing themselves from what they see as a fiasco on the horizon?

Check inventory, maintain their area, watch over the shop, be alert to customers when they walk in.

I don't know the United States would choose Thailand over Philippines for anything. Filipinos have widescale use of English, familiarity with the US, a large number living in the US, and the overt tilt of the Philippines from China to the US.

The 13.5 billion baht spent on submarines could instead help subsidize electricity costs. How about it PTP?

Beginning to look like it perhaps. They're not even throwing out crumbs for their base.

Chinese real estate is in huge trouble, and Xi doesn't want people going in and out of the country the way they used to. Visa rules will not impact this. Don't know about India or Indians and their economic issues, but personally I prefer Chinese over Indians. Neither one, however, impacts my life where I live on the edge of Bangkok. Essentially, I don't care who comes here or who doesn't.

How many promises left to break?

At this point, the two uncles parties are more popular than PTP. Quite an achievement for a newly elected PM and his party.

The point of the article is that Srettha and his government will be asked to make a decision, among their very first acts, regarding this issue. Should he or the people pulling his strings, now, elect to do an FB ban, you'll have large scale unrest. And PTP's popularity will plummet down past the 10 percent I believe I saw in yesterday's news. As for what Srettha says or has said, that's already a matter of laughter. The man is reversing himself on one thing after another that he and his party promised in the campaign. Frankly, I've never seen a politician or party completely turn around like this guy and PTP. Their word, whatever it is, has become worthless.

Amazing to see a man utterly routed even before his first day in office.

Because it's in the OP. Or do you think Srettha has nothing to do with this "new government?" "A new government is expected to be sworn in sometime in mid- September. One of the first challenges facing the newly installed communications minister is a crisis over the future of Facebook in Thailand."

I see. That makes sense. Still seems that the retirement extension is simply easier to deal with. As long as they don't make changes.

Thanks

So Srettha's first act will be to ban Facebook? Ought to make him even more popular.

It doesn't matter where you stand, when the taxi on a two lane road takes the outer lane and never looks along the inner lane where you're standing. Why are they in such a hurry to avoid getting a fare?