Burma Bill

With the greatest respect, is that only on domestic routes with Air Asia in Thailand?? I recently flew with Air Asia on a return trip from Siem Reap to Bangkok. Masks worn to Bangkok, no masks from Bangkok. The return flight to Siem Reap was full, mainly tourists, and most without masks (including myself). Cambodian Immigration Officers were also "maskless".

Chiang Mai??????

Not carriages, flat bed container transporters.

Originally on its way to be pickled in formalin????

That is so but Khon Kaen is the North East Regional HQ for the Border Patrol Police with district offices in provinces that border the Mekong with Laos. For reference: (Google) The Border Patrol Police, as the name of the force suggests, are meant to operate in border areas. Indeed, except for a few hundred administrative staff at the Border Patrol Police General Headquarters on Phaya Thai Road in Bangkok, most active BPP forces are in the provinces.Nov 23, 2020

Thank you for the information and now I know I was right on a recent inter provincial night bus journey from Chiang Mai to Khon Kaen. I was travelling as a tourist from Cambodia to visit friends. This was the first time back in Thailand after 3 years. Having boarded the bus and took my seat, the stewardess shouted at me "mask, mask"!! I explained that as a tourist I had not seen any rules within or outside Thailand that stated I must wear a mask on a bus. She did not properly understand English and again insisted I wore a mask. Fortunately, I had an old one tucked away inside my travel bag. Having put on my grubby mask we began the journey. Within a few minutes, she was distributing snacks and drinks after which she disappeared into the cab compartment with the driver. Off came my mask whilst I slowly enjoyed my snack and drink, and it remained off whilst all the Thai passengers around me slept buried under a blanket! The stewardess alighted at Lomsak and I tried to explain to her that her attitude was not helping regenerate the Thai tourist industry but she did not care. A steward replaced her and there were no more "wear a mask" instructions. Thailand - the hub of Covid-19 paranoia??

Yes indeed. When I lived up north in "country bumpkin" land, I knew one of the farang villagers was on at least 20 years overstay!! He was a well respected character and nobody grassed on him.

Yum, yum - formalin instead of BBQ sauce!!!

Thanks - exactly what crossed my mind (the brown - or maybe orange) urine. If the harsh training was completed in full military kit, surely a water bottle is part of that kit. If in just PE kit then dehydration is possible if no water supplied. Whatever, those officers in charge should be reprimanded.

Any influence from Thailand's new pals - the Saudis????

Like Air Asia, VietJet fly A320 Airbuses

Yes, many times on short haul "Fly-thru" International flights from Thailand - an excellent budget airline for such flights to Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Burma (prior to current Junta). The airline does fly Air-bus A 320's.

Thank you. Bangkok Airways and Thai Smile both fly from BKK to Luang Prabang as "code share" partners conveying passengers off International flights arriving at BKK. There does not appear to be any flights with Bangkok Airways direct from CNX to LPQ.

During my career, Cannabis provided me with well paid employment in the UK Police Forensic Service, analyzing samples and preparing reports for prosecutions in Criminal Courts!! I am now retired with a non-contributory, index linked pension based on final salary - thank you marijuana!!

For reference (pre- High Speed Rail); When I lived in Khon Kaen Province, I drove to Nong Khai and parked in a secure car park on the Thai side. I then crossed the bridge by bus and taxi to Vientiane Airport where I boarded a local flight for Luang Prabang. The flight time was 45 minutes and avoided the long notoriously poor road journey. To save time, I pre-arranged my Laos visa at the Laos Consulate in Khon Kaen. Thai Air Asia and Laos Airlines fly from Bangkok. There is also a flight with Laos Airlines from Chiang Mai. All these flights are direct to/from Luang Prabang. Also for reference: Vietnam has a Consulate in Khon Kaen as well as Laos.

Yes, I agree to a certain extent. From my days living in Thailand, I know of a Thai man who "bought" his licence with a brown envelope and he is still driving to this day, never having taken a driving test!

Interesting, but not throughout by rail. Will the Thai fruit have to be conveyed by lorry to Laos, or be containerised and transported on Thailand's narrow gauge system to Nong Khai for transfer to the Chinese standard gauge system??

Yes indeed, but in reverse, having recently flown into DMK from Cambodia, I took a connecting train from Don Mung Station through to Chiang Mai for just 231 baht!! I was amazed, but it was an ordinary train which eventually arrived 14 hours later!

Yes indeed, as I witnessed during my 20 years living as a country bumpkin up north. Huge infrastructure projects brought economic successes and a better quality of life. Bangkok - go sink in the mire!!

I now live in happy retirement in visa hassle free Siem Reap. There are no tall hotel/condo buildings - by law nothing must exceed 5 floors/storeys the maximum height of Angkor Wat. One looks up to Buddha, not down onto Buddha!

Thanks and yes indeed.

In my opinion (Google)

IMO, just ban marijuana again and stop all this nonsense about what you can or cannot do!

Including gay boys??

Has "Banksy" been visiting Thailand??