Burma Bill

Well I never! I thought Covid-19, malaria, dengue fever, atomic radiation, rabies and STD's etc. would be of greater interest than motorbike accidents. Unless riding a motorbike can be classified as a disease!!

That is all what Thailand cares about - the money grabbing bar stewards!! No proper Health & Safety, tourists being robbed, scams, dual pricing, road accidents etc. etc. And now the possibility of radioactive contamination!!

Like keeping ex-pats 400,000/800,000 Baht in accounts for 6 months with the help of the Thai Government??

Well done Yingluck and the Pheu Thai Party!! I bet the pro-military and establishment parties would not have done this.

Thailand's equivalent to the "Bermuda Triangle"???

I've heard of a Monkey Wrench but not a Monkey Punch!

Very approprate!

IMO they would be of better use outisde "eat as much as you can buffets" for the so called Chinese invasion!

Not so across the border here in Cambodia: 1 During an investigation into a suspected marijuana plantation, police seized and destroyed 300 marijuana plants. 2 National Authority for Combating Drugs, said yesterday that authorities found 32 cases of marijuana cultivation and arrested five Cambodian growers. 3 Provincial Gendarmerie cracked down on 10 marijuana plantations in the province and cut and destroyed the illegal crops. 4 The National Authority for Combating Drugs (NACD) yesterday warned that anyone who cultivates marijuana, processes it for any form of business, or abuses it will be punished in accordance with the Anti-Drug Law. https://www.khmertimeskh.com/?s=marijuana

Yes indeed. To get to Vietnam from Thailand would mean crossing Laos or Cambodian borders, possibly also via Burma and China. Very easy from Chaiyaphum to Nong Khai and then across the Mekong on one of the many small boats into Laos for onward transportation.

The prawn farmers will be very happy!!

Like Putin's Wagner thugs?

There was when I lived in Thailand, and still is where I live now in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Having the Membership Card (which is optional) entitles me to free promotion offers/gifts. I have received free plastic sealable food boxes, packs of squash and drinking water in addition to my purchases. Such promotions are not available to "Makro" card-less customers. Here in Siem Reap, Makro occasionally offers sticker schemes (like Green Shield stamps) which enable you to fill/part fill a card for a selection of free items. The number of stamps you get is based on the total value of your purchased goods. In another scheme, we get free tickets for inclusion in a draw for a car, motorcycles, electrical equipment etc. These schemes are not available for non-card holders. You are advised at check-out. I already had a Thai Makro card when I applied for a Khmer one. The cards are only valid in the issuing country. All I had to show was personal identification and my still valid Thai driving license was accepted (I did not have my passport on me).

Including foreign/ex-pat English language teachers????

By means of "dead drops"????

In my opinion, what great news to start the weekend!!

More cigarette smokers now resident in Pattaya???

What a laugh!! Just imagine "hissed" tourist/ex-pat smokers staggering out of a bar in the early hours and having to look for a "communal ashtray".

Perhaps she was just trying to keep abreast of the times!!

Big deal! In a city with a population of 21.54 million people (2018 Google)

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That thought also crossed my mind - Burma also North Korea???

With respect, not if the Chinese tourists paid for package holidays in Yuan back home or were staying in AirBnB apartments on Phuket owned by Chinese investors also back home.

Thanks - exactly the same for me (pre-pandemic). The parking company even provided its own free transport service to the Thai Immigration Office.