Purdey

None of this would happen if Thailand didn't depend so much on tourism. If only they had an educated population that supported high technology industry...

Good strategy. No officer will want her distracting his men.

I hope they don't keep their 10,000 baht per person promise. The economy is bad enough as it is.

Climate change? What climate change? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_in_Thailand

Agree that if she has been "spoilt" then cash may not be required, but it is traditional to give gold in such cases. https://www.thaiembassy.com/thailand/dowry-in-thailand#:~:text=Legal Advisor,expected in the Thai culture.

OMG, is this summer or is this a trend? Source: USA Today.

A dowry is a normal part of Thai culture. I paid, but my in-laws gave it all back after the ceremony. That's just how nice they are. I don't think you should give anyone money in Thailand and expect to get it back. Why would you feel bad if the grandkids get iPads because you gave the money to the in-laws? You aren't stupid if you gave the money knowing it was a dowry, not a loan.

I can understand that Thailand is a small country, in terms of global influence, and they need to keep some semblance of neutrality. By making friends with everyone, hopefully they wont get dragged into a war that doesn't concern them.

Do Thai people really want the kind of tourists that come to Thailand because it's a cheap place to get smashed on alcohol? I don't think so. First it was Bill Heinecke promoting a change in the law for more alcohol guzzling in his hotel properties. Now, property owner Sretta joining in about more freedom during the afternoon to get pissed legless in public but without comment on the number of families it destroys. Personally, I don't care for the balding drunks who come here to get p*ssed and I know many Thai people agree with me.

Well. one of the problems of living in Thailand is that many good movies don't come around. Do I remember correctly that Star Wars was not shown in Thailand when it first came out? I still go to see action films in the cinema as those seem to be the main types of movies shown, but really, nothing intelligent makes it here. It might be a good idea to have a long thread of good new movies on AN, with a brief review of why each is worth watching. That said, my bête noir concerning modern movies is how dark they are - please don't recommend anything that remains so dark the viewer has no idea what's happening on screen for a length of time. 😞

Unfortunately, any Thai government would lose a lot of face if it were proven that the Thai police were incompetent or in the pay of a local dark forces. Moreover, the fact that the condemned are Burmese makes it more important to show that foreigners are bad, Thais are good.

I read the article and it seems reasoned and factual. I think racism has been getting a free ride for too long. I don't know what the percentage of black people is in Scotland but having a voice in parliament would have been helpful to race relations. As for the law, it was passed legally by a majority of MSPs and is going to be no better or worse than the people who uphold it. I agree with many here that the definition of hate needs to be precise for the law to make sense.

No calls for banning alcohol as there is for cannabis.

Seems like there's a lot of things that cause violence and vehicular deaths like alcohol, Yaba, etc., but they can't be controlled.

As the Smiths said, Meat is Murder.

In Thailand? Shirley they must be joking?

Republicans. Once again showing they can't govern.

Good to know their god supports killing innocents. No point in Muslims saying theirs is a religion of peace now.

Unfortunately, the winners make the rules.

French style urinals every 500 meters. Even women could use them.

Brilliant. 1. Make casinos legal 2. Srettha's hotels to be a casinos 3. People gamble their money away 4. Land prices fall as debtors sell their land 5. Srettha and friends buy the cheap land and the circle starts again

I do hope Saab includes engines...

What a brave person. If he is assassinated I doubt there will be an investigation.

I remember a satirical radio show in Bangkok called Black and White. They would play the Thai song then the western song it was ripped from. A few Carabao songs were included. I remember Ad telling an interviewer, "There are only 7 notes to choose, so it is possible the same notes are used." Or words to that effect.

Goodness knows how anyone can run around in training with this heat. It just sucks the energy from you.