Derek B

Not forgetting the burning season which is now most of the year, flooding periods that have reminded folk they bought a property in a known flood plain, closed beaches to aid natural recovery, vibrant meaning now open from 5pm to 4am other than that nothing has changed recently. the joy of meeting airline passengers not savvy enough to be on a plane in the first place, oh and the earthquakes in other countries that rock high rise buildings in the nations capital. However I am still not leaving except I will not be flying DMK to CNX again for while - just experience my first ever last minute go around due to high tail winds - planes elsewhere tend to take off & land into the wind seems not so in Thailand.

Exactly get back to your desks, put your phones away, eat at meal times and take public transport to & from work or your end up being replaced by a General.

And what exactly are all these "new tourists" meant to be doing when they arrive in Thailand?

Some Good News at last

There is the new Expresso tinned Chang & the new Cold Brew Chang available now better than Leo. The beer shirts are naff though however some stunners can wear anything IMHO.

I personally think "clash" is an under statement if 130,000 people were advised to evacuate. BTW neither a F16 or a Gripen can take out a mortar carrying drone.

The land the temple sat on will then be disputed.

Does this refer to the UK FCO link or a local consular link?

If I had been better informed by local Thai gf & family I would of built a house with a very small south facing elevation and placed my bedroom & study on the northern end of the property. They seemed to value their Khmer roots - not sure about that now, I guess the locals on both sides of the border no not welcome this conflict. Lucky we sold the cows 2 weeks ago. BTW nearest shell or missile landed 3 km from the house (I am told). The remaining close family that did not do a runner at the start are now 130km north of the border.

nice mapping program - I was looking for something like this.

A counter attack which appears to not have been effective if it took place at all. With Thailand's military might this conflict should already be over with all rocket launches destroyed.

Motorcycle riders are just as bad if not worse passing either side of people crossing with the cars stopped.

I have noticed Thais do not seem to value life especially if it is edible.

Speed bumps & rumble strips would help a bit - along with front & rear facing traffic cameras focused to catch red light runners. The road authorities are not being proactive enough - they could be doing a lot more.

Exactly.