Arthur Mullard

A national ban on all conveyor belts.... potentially culturally detrimental.... especially that insulting retro-styled filtration 🤭

Gosh... all those unfortunate Chinese who've moved their kids to schools here... with their Alipay and Wechat transactions evading income tax and banks, while they work remotely from Thailand - or one of them does, usually Mum. I wonder if they'll go unscrutinised? Just a thought.

What total indulgence (Lopburi) - the kid may've survived one dog.... but his intelligent brother bought THREE from Bangkok. Idiot.

Don't get too carried away.....

Oh God don't they just... and try to blend in as part of Thai Buddhist culture and the international community here. Back home they mostly cow tow to an atheist autocratic system which eschews integrating on the same level as everybody else...

Even more violent you mean... precisely.

When spokespeople for ASEAN (eg Kishore Mahbubani) defend the peaceful record SE Asian diplomacy as compared to western aggression, this is just one of many useful retorts: western politicians don't hit people for asking provocative questions. This serves to remind those who paint everything ASEAN as rose-tinted, compared to western standards, they need to tread very carefully, and be called out for such shameful behaviour.

When spokespeople for ASEAN (eg Kishore Mahbubani) defend the peaceful record SE Asian diplomacy as compared to western aggression, this is just one of many useful retorts: western politicians don't hit people for asking provocative questions. This serves to remind those who paint everything ASEAN as rose-tinted, compared to western standards, they need to tread very carefully, and be called out for such shameful behaviour.

Yes, the dictatorial air that was Prayut is no longer or just well-camouflaged..

Laos 🇱🇦 not for me as a Brit! Btw I pay double what the Chinese pay! In fairness it was always around the $39-40 for me.

Indeed, it's all about "inclusivity" in the UK today.... with pundits on the Woke side speaking of 'litigation'.... LITIGATION for God's sakes, over a kid who wants to identify as trans. This was aired recently following new guidance for teachers from the Government.

What century are you living in pray ??

Well the Chinese don't like it... esp the types who school their kids here.

Straight out of a 70s Hong Kong flick 🎬

Meanwhile I understand that a tourist visa overstay requires the usual B500 + a mandatory border run, FOR ONE DAY + over. If you haven't heard about this one check with someone. It's no joke.