Roel

Allegedly, lobbyists from the tobacco monopoly have requested a delay in the legalization of e-cigarettes until they are ready to produce them themselves. This way, they can target a whole new market of young customers and establish another monopoly by heavily taxing imports. Additionally, those who quit smoking cigarettes may continue to be e-cigarette customers.

Yes, it's almost as if one should begin to believe that family name and wealth carry more significance than knowledge and competence.

It's quite possible that they walked around in circles and ended up 3 km from where they started.

Therefore, according to your reasoning, overcharging is acceptable as long as the price is lower compared to the cost back home?

Besides that these businesses are usually not the huge Gems or Latex castles nor tour companies who own over a hundred mini-busses and coaches and dozens of speed boats.

They certainly needed new actresses on a regular basis, so it puzzles me why they choose a family resort like Pattaya?

TAT Announcement for quality tourists aka millionaires, Do not believe all the negative news that TAT Vietnam is spreading about Thailand. Look at the positive. Here you see a picture of the entrance to Kathu waterfall. If you look closely you will notice something! That is right: NO entrance fee at all. You do not have to pay 10 times the Thai price as the waterfall is free to visit for all, even for white people.

Farang don't understand. We do for people. So they can see potholes!

Name withheld? Pending the search for the foreign gang leader?

Almost looks like he wanted to get caught. Could have been a distraction.

I don't use it, but works fine here in Kathu, You can check this out: https://isitdownorjustme.net/

They can probably point you in the right direction: https://aaphuket.org/

Time for my favorite quote (source unknown); "Stop reminding me that I am a guest in this country because I assure you that I start behaving like a guest the very same day the Thais start behaving like hosts".

I take all calls as most are legit ones. Grab drivers, Kerry delivering Lazada orders, or the dentist asking me to confirm my appointment for tomorrow. If it is a call centre I give my phone to my Thai wife who starts shouting at them until they hang up.

Overheard this on the golf course the other day. Sorry khun <name> i need to find a job for my son. Now he is only partying doing alcohol and drugs. Something might happen that forces him to spend the next 20 years abroad. A job that pays well but not too much work. He is not really into that. 555 I know what you mean. I got two sons myself. Well we can give him a senior position with TAT. No real work involved. Every year a few promotional activities abroad. Of course 5 star hotels and business class tickets all paid for. Sound good. And his salary? He gets 500 Baht per tourist arrival. Okay how many arrivals can he expect? Well we normally also count all the migrant workers, Malay weekend massage tourists, digital nomads, expats and Thai double passport holders etc as tourist arrivals. I understand. And who is doing the counting. He is. Sounds good. Let's do it.

Holland indeed implemented some stricter rules but that had nothing to do with the reasons you mention. It was forced to do so under European pressure as a compromise to more strict EU-countries.