Burma Bill

This can be completely avoided if he and his fellow Senators back Pita!! Should there be any violence (and I sincerely hope not) the blame falls squarely on the shoulders of Weerasak and his cronies in the Senate.

Dozy - very appropriate, a dwarf maybe, but a "sleeping beauty" definitely not! I wonder if he has an alarm watch?

Why not catch a few and serve them for lunch - yummy!! In general, they (Herons) are boned and filled with a minced meat and suet stuffing, seasoned with spices and oysters, then poached. Sometimes they are baked in ovens. (Google)

These were yesterday's (4th July 2023) departures from U_Tapao 11:00 04 July Unknown Macau MFM AirACT 9T8601 11:45 04 July Departed 12:08 Dubai DXB flydubai FZ1448 2 13:00 04 July Departed 12:54 Phuket HKT Bangkok Airways PG281 25 14:25 04 July Departed 14:32 Chiang Mai CNX Thai Lion Air SL1995 17:15 04 July Departed 17:10 Koh Samui USM Bangkok Airways PG294 19 So it appears only Macau and Dubai (and these are not daily) https://airport-departures-arrivals.com/thailand-airport/u-tapao-pattaya-airport-live-departures/

Lottey numbers 4584??

Having read so many posts "for" and "against" a cashless society, may I inform you that I (and perhaps a few more of you) cannot use a smartphone with QR codes due to mobility/disability problems with fingers. In my case many years of sports injuries associated with football (soccer). To try and use the mini touch screen keypad is almost impossible for me. I still use my 3G mobile phone with it's old style keypad and my debit card when "going cashless". At home I have an ACER computer work station, with printer, for all my business and social media - all products of the 21st Century! For those who may ridicule this post, please remember, one day you will be old and may suffer from arthritis.

The only major stop is Uttaradit. Den Chai is a busy town at a major road junction where road routes from Chiang Mai, Mae Sai, Chiang Rai, Phayao and Nan meet to head south. I have never stopped to visit Uttaradit, only travelling through by train, bus or car. Sorry I cannot be of further assistance.

Great - one in the face for the "cashless society" brigade!!

Very much so, and I used it regularly for all my Air Asia Fly-Thru flights to Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Burma. Very handy indeed - avoided the Immigration queues at DMK. The service at Khon Kaen was paid for by Air Asia for its "Fly-Thru" international passengers ONLY. Of interest to me, the desk was often manned by my local "friendly" Immigration Officer. This was pre-pandemic.

May I respectfully make a suggestion. Take an inter-provincial bus from Khon Kaen to Phitsanulok (route 12 all the way via Chumphae and Lomsak, with fantastic scenery.) At Phitsanulok change onto the Northern Line for Chiang Mai via Uttaradit, Den Chai and Lampang. This is the most scenic section of the railway as it heads through the mountains to CNX. Photo: The Chompu Bridge in Lamphun Province with a train from Chiang Mai heading towards Lampang and eventually Bangkok

Bring in the Vietnamese specialists - BBQ pitbull!!

Yes indeed. Can be exterminated using insecticide from an aerosol spray can - just look for a picture of a cockroach on the side of the can. This method always worked for me. For reference:

with respect, maybe so for urban areas and tourist resorts, but for many living in rural areas where the nearest bank is many kilometres away, keeping money in hands for 24/7 is the most convenient and safest for many folk. For example where I lived in the mountains above Phayao, the nearest bank was 45 kms away. Okay for me with my car, but for the locals with motorbikes, a winding drive on a mountain road - no way - and certainly not "available to her whenever she wants".

Yes indeed, a "rubbish' post. The poster has probably never lived in rural Thailand, especially in the North where I did for 20 years. A QR code was totally useless in the local markets and ma & pa shops where it was "cash only" (including our local ex-pat bar!!)

With respect, all, I hope but I do remeber the horrific accident back in 2015 when I lived in Northern Thailand: (for bikers read cyclists). The cyclists were members of San Sai Cycling Club in Chiang Mai. SUNDAY, MAY 03, 2015 Three were killed and two others were badly injured when a speeding car driven by an allegedly drunk university student hit into the rear of a group of 20 bikers who were making morning exercise ride in Chiang Mai's Doi Saket at 6:15 am Sunday, police said. Witnesses told police that the bikers were riding in a row on the left lane and the car hit them at the speed of at least 100 kilometers per hour. https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/30259251

As a retiree in Cambodia, may I clarify an important point of interest to me as I use FB to keep in contact with family and friends around the World. From today's Khmer media: "Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that he will not shut down Facebook in the Kingdom as people need to use it." (many tourists) https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501317346/pm-announces-not-to-shut-down-facebook-in-cambodia/ What is not published in Thailand is his problem with Tik Tok as well: "Prime Minister Hun has warned Cambodians of numerous fake TikTok accounts bearing his name and likeness" https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501317109/pm-warns-of-fake-tiktok-accounts/ and I thought the Chinese were his friends!

For reference: It is south of Chiang Mai off Southern ring route 108 to Mae Hong Son near the Doi Inthanon National Park. Take route 108 south to Ban Mon Hin where turn right onto minor route 3033 which will take you to Ban Pae Sub-District. About 90kms - 1 1/2 hours drive from CNX. Map - sorry, the best I can do.

"Holy Smoke"!!

A good idea but I'm sure this would cost more than 7.4 billion baht!!

That would cost more than 7.4 billion baht!!

Any students? I bet not. Make them "walk the plank"!

Well I never!!

So do I. I have flown in and out of DMK with Air Asia Fly-Thru on numerous ocassions and I have never experienced any problems, even on the same travelator the poor lady used!

Thanks for the memory - Kai Tak in Hong Kong. I had a mind boggling descent in a BA747 among the tall buildings to land on the runway built in the sea. Fornebu Airport in Oslo (Norway) was another I experienced on several visits before the new airport at Gardemoen was opened. Photo of Fornebu airport built in Oslofjord: Don Mueang has nothing to compare with Kai Tak and Fornebu!!

From the photo - such a small one. This would have been far more interesting:-