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Obviously in your mind anyone who doesn’t support the idiot has calls himself the President is a leftist who should be denied some of the rights he has under the Constitution…..

So much for that great ASEAN brotherhood…..

A mobile drinking water lab would make a lot more sense, with river pollution in mind….

From the article: ‘……..the Chiang Rai Provincial Court informed the police that the suspect, who had been on the run, was still within the statute of limitations……’

79 years on this planet, 179 cm, 73 kg, cycling 100-120 km trips a couple of times a week. Heart beating around 45-47 times a minute, in rest. No smoking (never did), an occasional glass of wine or beer, almost no meats but lots of vegetables and a supplementary daily protein drink. I had a heart attack 3 years ago from which I recovered well. Some prostate problems though, as most men my age…… Cycling is a great way to get - and stay - in shape; a lot better for the old joints than running,,,,,,,,,,,

A new airport, just 90 km south of Chiang Rai international airport……….

Being married or not is not the issue. One gets the lower amount for sharing a household with another adult.

Yes, 920€ only. Even if you are not married, but live/share a household together.

The visa exemption is no longer 45, but 30 days.

Very happy with Remitly.com - good rates, 2,99€ fee. Money arrives within minutes. Shown as a domestic transfer in you Thai account, though,

There is no ‘road enforcement’ at all here in TH, as we can all see, and that is not going to change with those new rules. During the (in)famous seven dangerous days around the end of the year the traffic rules would be ‘strictly enforced’, according to governmental announcements in the press. The police’s interpretation of this, as far as I can see, seems to be setting up a roadside tent along main roads, from where passing traffic is observed (as far as eating, drinking and looking at phones allows, of course).. I happened to pass such a checkpoint where they actually stopped some road users, but they waved the two 11-12 year old girls on 2 scooters, needlessly to say without helmets too, in front of me through without hesitation. If strictly enforced, by patrolling roads, I’m sure many people would be found burning all of their points in a single day……..

The RTP isn’t enforcing any sort of traffic rule right now. You can drive like an idiot, on the wrong side of the road, without helmets, using telephones while driving, without driving license, no safety belts etc.: you name it and they don’t enforce it. So what would change after the introduction of this new system? Too many people have no driving license at all, so why would they bother about loosing points that they don’t have….. From what I see daily on Thai roads, quite a lot of people would burn all the points they have in a single day. Riding against traffic on a motorbike, no helmet, while looking af the phone instead of the roads and probably under influence of alcohol or oder ‘enhancers’ is quite a common sight, and that is just one example. Travel on a hilly and winding road and count the number of people overtaking on the wrong side of the double yellow line just before a blind corner or the top of a steep hill, and you’ll be short of fingers to count on within a couple of minutes. No policing, no enforcement, so nothing will change. Very sad!