George Aylesham

Actually on that score, Thailand seems to have done pretty well. As a 79-year old I got my three jabs without any trouble and, for my wife and I at least, the Morprom app/vaccination certificate works perfectly (far better in fact than the British equivalent costing 35 billion pounds).

Exactly - the Russian rouble has lost 40% of its value since the beginning of this year. In addition with the the increased aviation fuel costs, few Russian tourists are likely to come here. The really wealthy ones will be wondering where they can find their super-yachts. And TAT can forget about Ukrainian tourists - they are too busy fighting for their lives and their homeland to think about holidays in Phuket.

And now American Express.

Yes, the worlds 'knee jerk reaction' could hardly be more justified. Just remember Prague, Budapest, the Berlin wall, Finland, Eastern Europe behind the Iron curtain. . . . . .

And the quality of the Chinese made MGs has improved radically over the past two or three years. A big mistake to underestimate the potential for the sales of vehicles from China.

So will STDs.

My pink Thai ID card was rejected yesterday by the SCB, who finally reluctantly accepted a photocopy of my passport.

I wonder if the US realises how much of a major task they are setting themselves. Apart from the 14% of ethnic Chinese living in Thailand, the generally accepted figure for the amount of Han Chinese DNA within the Thai population is around 40%.

Yes my SCB Mastercard worked fine in Denmark after I was pickpocketed and lost my British card.

Yes - You hansum man.

Thais uncaring? no way - they already have around 100,000 refugees in their country.

Any chance of Anutin's marijuana plans reducing the prison population?

What about Rooster - where did he come?

Not in Chiang Mai as a quick downtown will show.

Including Chiang Mai in the smoke season (the most polluted city on the globe)

Rooster, you're becoming one of Thailand's national treasures. Long may it last and thanks for yet another Sunday read full of good sense.

The Thais will probably be able to bypass this by getting approval from the WHO.

Its easy to mock someone else's accent isn't it?

Only making preparations now? But Covid has been with us for nearly two years!

Not forgetting good, reasonably priced health care.

And I ordered a beer with my lunch today, 1 November. Sorry, forbidden

me too - 100%

Merck will be laughing all the way to the bank - according the press reports the generic version will cost US$15 for a 5-day course. The Merck manufactured version will cost US$700 for the same 5-day course.

nkg - You beat me to it; I was going to ask rooster to write his autobiog too. Whatever - its sure to be a best seller.

This is really bad news as poor air quality has a direct effect on the respiratory system - making people more vulnerable to Covid.