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Pretty sure the main differences are that the west has longer experience with EVs and more variety of models/brands. Thailand is going to catch up with all this in the future. Not trying to be overly critical but if I don't need to change, I would rather wait to see how the local market develops.

When I ask HIV positive people about this problem, they stress that: 1. Young people are too shy to go into a pharmacy and ask for condoms due to stories that some pharmacists start to question whether their parents know. 2. Very often, parents don't want schools to install condom machines as it "encourages" kids to have sex (as if!). 3. Some teachers are uncomfortable educating about sex and HIV. Not all. 4. There was a period when Khun Mechai (a well-known campaigner for condom use) was successful and improved condom use numbers but no one took the lead when he retired so the numbers of teen pregnancies, and indeed HIV. has gotten worse. 5. Kids born with HIV are stigmatized here and often don't care if they infect others. I can only think that education at school will help and free condoms are a must.

EVs may be the future, and most here are happy with them, but as more information about them shows, there may be a penalty that is not too obvious at the beginning of the trend. When I read that "EVs had 79 percent more reliability problems than a gasoline- or diesel-powered vehicle, on average" I expect people to say they haven't seen these issues in Thailand yet as the country is at the beginning of the curve. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11/evs-have-79-more-reliability-problems-than-gas-cars-says-consumer-reports/ Whenever a relatively "new technology" is introduced (keeping in mind the first EV was introduced in 1890), there is bound to be the odd teething issue. I intend to keep following this thread to hear what owners say over time.

With Thailand at the bottom of English ranking, you have to wonder whether the world is turning to Thai language for digital development.

All the focus is on tourism, not manufacturing or hi tech industries. With Thailand’s education system in 20th century mode (Thailand 0.4) with a cheap, low-educated workforce, not much will help. Change the way education works, get some decent teachers developed and wait. the problem is, Thailand can’t wait and no government will be able to implement policies in time to save it.

To raise money for others to pay his bill he has to write the most pitiful and horrifying description of his plight to gain sympathy. The oaf probably thought no toilet paper was a nightmare.

Good to see visa-free entry for Chinese is producing income for Thais also.

Real bullets shot into the air come back down to earth. I believe Kurt Vonnegut wrote a whole novel, Deadeye Dick, exploring the consequences.

The article doesn't specify alcoholic beverages. The photo does show soft drinks. Thus... I doubt stimulating people to consume more sugary drinks will lead to anything but increasing costs for treating diabetes.

Perhaps analyzing why people accept borrowing from loan sharks would help.

Thought the government wanted Chinese people here to spend money, now they arrest them? Illegal gambling had never been closed down because of the police. It just gets moved to another building.

International school kids here speak excellent English, even the Thai teachers in them speak good English. Now, if only someone could figure out why these people speak good English things might change.

Why is she called Madam Dear? Is she a right madam? Does she own a house of ill repute?

Funny that Thailand is pinning its economic hopes on tourism but comes last in English proficiency. Why bother going to America to ask for high tech investments when they're is only a small base of highly educated people to work in such industries?

Of course the film misrepresents the level of criminal activity in Thailand. There are no criminals in Thailand. It is the fault of all those foreigners. Oh, but not Chinese foreigners no sirree.

Creativity is good.

Frankly, the elite want their kids to take over key roles here and so send their kids to be educated abroad. In Thailand, they clearly don't want the hoi poloi to take jobs from their families, hence the terrible education system for ordinary folk.

As he is banned from politics it might be hard to prove he went for political reasons.

Good that Iran is acting as a humanitarian and peace loving country.

A friend's European mother died here a few years ago intestate. Her assets required a court to allow her son to inherit everything. Lots of documents needed to prove there was no other family that had a claim to the assets. Best bet is for a relative to hire a local lawyer to sort it out.

What happened to Thailand 4.0? Did they realize that they need Society 5.0 before they could achieve Thailand 4.0? What happened to Education 2.0? At least Military 7.0 is on track.

I suppose we could use the submarine to offer Chinese tourists tours of the Gulf.

Every Thai student I meet says Thai language is their most hated course after English. If they don't teach kids to enjoy reading then why expect a developed country one day?

Amazing Thailand.

Thailand may be going through the joys of EV early days but other countries are taking a good, hard look. A new study in the USA discovered that fueling electric vehicles costs roughly $17 per gallon (in the US only) with hidden costs from an increased burden on the energy grid exerted by charging stations, and an enormous amount of federal subsidies. I guess Thailand will find out more a few years down the road. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-environment/study-fueling-electric-vehicles-17-gallon I do wish there was more use of solar and wind energy here to replace coal and oil.