Burma Bill

With respect may I ask "why"? Come to Cambodia, no need to have a bank account or show money in a Cambodian bank. As long as you have the cash for a visa and living expenses, then no problem.

With respect, this is why I rarely read the links to TheThaiger!

For those posters quoting 8 billion Chinese, the above article clearly states 8 million Chinese!!

Great - people power! The Chinese will not be happy with the additional delays - their HST's will have to continue to terminate in Vientiane and dump their junk there!

For me, nothing scary at all. I do not own or use a smartphone due to finger disabilities. I rely on cash or debit card for payments so businesses that do not accept these payment methods I have to avoid. My personal choice.

From my experience living in sugarcane country in Isaan, whatever incentives are offered, the farmers will still burn the cane as it all comes down to economics, being paid by weight! (no leaves)

What a laugh and a load of rubbish - out of a total population of 77 million!!

Well done - so do I, even here in Cambodia. None of this digital wallet cr*p or smart phone apps for me. It is cash only and if the outlet does not like this, then I take my business elsewhere!

IMO great news. When complete, these widenings of the existing metre gauge (narrow) system should improve services. Whatever China wants, the through HST service from Bangkok to China via Laos, will be a very long time coming. At least this will keep the importation of cheap Chinese junk into Thailand restricted!

Wrong - very easy for me this past weekend, crossing between Cambodia and Thailand at the land border between Choam (Cambodia) and Chong Sangan (Thailand). Very easy, with aimiable, English speaking Immigration Officers both sides of the border. All I had to complete was a TM6 to enter Thailand, on which my address was Ubonratchathani Government Hospital. I did not have to fill in the reverse regarding income and I was not asked about how much money I was carrying. On the return journey, I had to complete a Cambodian Arrival/Departure card but the kind Khmer Immigration Officer did this for me, noting my ER Annual Retirement Visa number.

Yes very much so! It is a matter of respect, as taught to me as a child by my parents. Here in Cambodia where I now live, I always "wai" to people. Interstingly, yesterday (Sunday 25th February 2024), I returned to Siem Reap from a consultation with a Thai specialist across the border at Ubon Ratchathani Government Hospital. When all was complete, the lady doctor offered her hand for me to SHAKE on leaving her clinic, wishing me good luck for the future. Amazing, and the first time in 24 years a Thai doctor has shaken my hand!

Well I never!

Dublin’s AerCap lends 17 aircraft to Thai Airways Will canned Guiness be available on flights??

Having lived in the north of Thailand for 20 years, this will be great news for the local people who will benefit from a bumper crop of mushrooms when the rain arrives, the excess being sold at roadside stalls.

With the greatest respect, Sam Rainsy is very much alive and well, living in exile in France. He is still a thorn in the side of the Cambodian Government. In absentia, he has been charged and found guilty of several political charges, including a life sentence for treason by ceding ethnic minority land to Vietnam. He vows to return to Cambodia to establish true democracy but attempts to enter his country via Thailand (and other nations) have been blocked - reference: In August 2019, Rainsy announced his intention to return to Cambodia on Independence Day on 9 November. The government confirmed that they would arrest him should he return on that date.[42] The Cambodian government responded by threatening any airline that transported him to Cambodia with "serious consequences".[22] The government of Thailand, from where he planned to travel to Cambodia by land, also denied him entry at the request of Cambodia.[23] Rainsy was denied boarding on a Thai Airways flight from Paris to Bangkok,[21] from where he planned to travel to Cambodia, on 7 November, despite having a valid ticket. He said he will find another way to return to his country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Rainsy (full story)

What an idiot, the worst border crossing into Thailand from Poipet, Cambodia. Should have used the much quieter and less controlled border crossings at O'Smach into Surin Province or Choam into Sisaket Province. Much better chances of getting through.

Unlike many ex and serving thai MP's who have degenerative cells in their brains!!

Thailand is still very nice up north among the hills, lakes, forests and moutains. I have recently visited and there are no millions of Chinese and Russians. Of course, if you want a favourite bar stool in a beer bar near a spot on a beach, then you will have to put up with them.

I would like to be a fly on the wall during discussions over lunch. I wonder if Yingluk will feature? At the time of her escape from Thailand in 2017, it was widely believed Cambodia assisted her, along with some members of the Thai military who did not want her around. Maybe she will be returning to Thailand as the result of a brokered deal? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41046993

Whatever the adverse, and in many cases jealous, comments on AN, congratulations on achieving your ambition. IMO, you have chosen a very pleasant picturesque area of Isaan in Thailand to live in. The cost of living will be less expensive than "rip off" Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket etc. etc. down south. I used to live not so faraway in Phu Wiang, Khon Kaen Province before moving to Cambodia. Enjoy your new life.

Well I never! A vast garbage pond in the "World Class" resort of Pattaya?😄

Yes indeeed, and I personally find that abhorrent as well.

I tend to agree with him. In recent times, much of the military equipment used by the Resistance fighters has come from the Burmese Tatmadaw itself! Reference: Operation 1027 has brought new energy to the anti-coup movement as resistance fighters take over key military outposts and capture territory around the country. Images shared online show fighters posing victoriously with weapons, ammunition and heavy artillery. https://observers.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231220-unprecedented-weapons-seizures-in-myanmar-boost-anti-junta-resistance-morale Picture of weapons and ammunition captured from the Tatmadaw in recent defeats. https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/more-myanmar-junta-bases-fall-in-shan-fighting-mndaa.html#google_vignette Over many years, there has always been a clandestine supply of weapons from the Drug Lords to the resistance groups to "protect their interests"

Such as Xiaomi Air Purifiers for exmple????😏

The two immigration desks at Khon Kaen's International Departure Lounge were only for Air Asia's "Fly Thru" passengers. I regularly flew with Air Asia from KKC to Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Burma. (pre-covid). Very convenient as one by-passed immigration in DMK. I believe this arrangement still exists. Baggage checked in at KKC collected at destination. Again, no involvement with luggage at DMK. Technically, one departed Thailand at Khon Kaen and was in transit at DMK. Air Asia ground staff at DMK escorted passengers from domestic arrivals to international departures with no immigration involved. To my knowledge Udon Thani Airport does not offer this facility. Just a few days ago I returned home to Siem Reap (Cambodia) from Chiang Mai with Air Asia's "Fly-Thru" service. Immigration at CNX, in transit at DMK for flight to SAI.