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In principle, it sounds like a good idea to round up overstayers. Not sure whether this will affect tourism when the western media create headlines like "Thailand ejects unwelcome tourists", "Thai police round up tourists for not carrying their passports" "Racist policies in Thailand". People just don't read the details these days.

He should wear that lingerie when he goes to prison. Let the inmates larn him.

Sounds great. I wonder how much it will cost in the U.S. and the U.K.?

Household debt is through the roof and a lot is through non-bank loans. Expect more violent ways of not repaying.

While Thailand's lese majeste law is overly strict, one can never understand the pressure on senior figures to comply. I was looking at counties that have lese majeste laws (see Wikipedia) and there are a lot more globally than I thought. I personally don't hold it against senators who were brought up in traditional, conservative homes for supporting the royal institution and its protection or preservation. It would be like trying to ban surfing in Australia. People object to changes in their traditions, including article 112, and would obviously object to foreigners thinking they have any say.

I am not sure which period of US history you consider "great." Many people look back on the Eisenhower period after the end of the war, a period of peace. A period of growing economic prosperity. Liberalism. (Be that as it may, even the Democratic Party today is considered conservative or right of center by the rest of the world) What made America pretty good (how do you define great?) in the eyes of many and in the sense of helping society develop, included giving women the vote, social security, Medicare, Medicaid, unemployment benefits, the GI Bill, the voting rights act, the civil rights act, the Marshall Plan, the New Deal, Civil Rights (birthed by Republican Eisenhower but enshrined in law by LBJ), the Federal Home Loan Program and numerous other acts such as creating national parks, the endangered species act, the ACA, paid vacations, the 40 hour working week and the 8 hour working day. You have probably learned in civics or history lessons that these great ideas were passed by liberals and opposed by conservative Republicans. You may have to explain to me when was America great and why.

His company, his rules, for better or worse.

Clearly, politicians don't have the stomach to amend an amendment.

This idea of lowering interest is really aimed at helping banks out of a predicament they created. Even at zero percent interest it is doubtful many poor borrowers can or want to pay back what they owe. This is a banking problem, not a tax payer problem. Banks can say no to loan requests but they can't say later they didn't know the borrower would default based on their own risk assessment. Whatever happened to the mantra that to contain inflation, the central bank should raise interest?

Could it be about the cost of the D&C procedure? I have heard so many people say they cannot afford hospital care in the US - even with insurance due to copay and whatever. Saw a stand up comedienne say that the reason Republican states banned abortion was to ensure school shootings continue. The women in the audience applauded. Sad situation.

As long as people have solid evidence, then they should provide it to the legal authorities. But just to keep making up stories with no display of solid proof is such a waste of time. The Republican Party could try focusing on working for their voters.

Is July 4th the time of lunatics and whoever is blamed for gun crime?

Sorry.

Drugs in the White House is not abnormal. Mary Todd Lincoln presumably left laudanum all over the place. William Henry Harrison’s doctor used Dover’s powder (ipecac plus opium) on the president during his 31 brief days in office. And of course, Thomas Jefferson literally grew opium poppies at Monticello. Reports say that George Washington used laudanum, which was an opiate derivative. Some associates of John F. Kennedy say that he used LSD and marijuana. There are 524 staff members in the Biden White House, as of July 1, 2023, so the cocaine could belong to anyone.

Not clueless - this was 35 years ago. Bangkok wasn't the same.

People who like Trump will make up his audience and not criticize him. There are also sensible, educated Republicans who find him disgusting. I just can't see him winning over the latter.

They had been based in Hong Kong, so I guess more shopping and modernity. They didn't know I love taking pictures of temples.

I remember when I was planning to visit Bangkok, I met a couple of British soldiers who had visited. They told me not to bother as it was boring "just" temples and prostitutes. Don't just get opinions from one source only.

How to write a bad review? "Didn't like the food"; "The room wasn't as clean as most international visitors are used to." It is only when you become vindictive that you might leave yourself open to defamation charges.

Again the Thai government puts tourism ahead of modern manufacturing and services. What happened to Thailand 4.0? What happened to education? This dependence on tourism will lead to more concrete, fewer clean beaches and degradation of the environment over time. It is so frustrating to only read about tourism as the key source of income.

It was definitely a show but not much justice. Put taxis and tuk tuks on a points system or a yellow then green card and they will fear for their jobs. I can't help feel that ferrying richer people around in the knowledge they would always be poor is frustrating.

On a side note, I sometimes wonder, if an alleged killer didn't do it, how could he reenact the murder? Does a policeman tell him what to do? This is practically an admission of guilt. Doesn't the court provide a lawyer?

Sad. One too many blows to the head.

Compromise. The wife seems to want her kid to be successful. You want your kid to take a rest. Agree with the wife that education is important but allow the kid to have a lie in now and then. Consider a family break away from home and leave behind the text books.

Hard to agree with switching from one drug (alcohol) to another (valium). An active social life would help support you. Having people around is often a way to end depression, although being depressed may make you want to be alone. Start with coffee with one friend and build on that. The thing is, so much depends on having the courage to do something, not stay home and feel bad. I took a depressed friend to meet a psychiatrist at a local hospital. One of the early questions was do you have any hobbies? No? Then find some. As others have said, exercise is a good idea. Combined with mobile phone photography as a hobby and long walks snapping photos for your Instagram or Facebook portfolio may help.