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I won’t take any government statements about cracking down seriously until I see several photos published in the press of arrested farmers in handcuffs for burning their fields. When we, and the farmers, see those photos we’ll know that there is serious control.

Not too bad an idea, but I’d suggest an easier transition solution : give a 10THB discount to customers that come with their own bag or container. Let the market influence the decision.

I thought that kratom was made legal a few years ago, like cannabis. Of course, they would still presumably be guilty if it isn’t registered and taxed.

This is a classic problem. They need to analyse the reason why domestic pork is more expensive, and find reasons to justify the extra cost to the consumer. Subsidizing by the gov’t is a bad idea.

The OP stated Michelin RECOMMENDED restaurant, not STARRED. A world of difference. In Paris, there are probably under 100 starred restaurants, but over a thousand recommended. But if the OP is really factual, then they deserve to lose the recommendation also.

Given the info from the Thai government that they now want to make my life as a retiree in Thailand much more complicated with a tax declaration, and possibly paying taxes here, I've decided to curtail my time in Thailand to under 180 days per year, so I'm clearly traveling less and spending less in Thailand than the prior years. I suspect that I'm not the only one. It's possible that they're desire to grab more money from the foreigners just might back fire on them.

Nice story. Good work by this lovely woman. One detail has me wondering. How does she have a great-grandchild when she never had a child?

I don't understand how you can say this after seeing the video. The bicyclist is clearly fully within the left-hand lane. The BUS is 90% in the next lane, but going between the lanes. It is unreasonable to expect that the bike rider is looking all the time BEHIND himself when he isn't in the process of changing lanes. What would you say if it was a car in that left lane that the bus just hit from behind? Would you say it was the car's fault?

I’d be very curious to know how the Senate defines « AI ». I was an I/T specialist for 45 years before retiring 5 years ago. Certainly the term AI existed long ago, and I have no doubt that the algorithmes have evolved, but I don’t know what the strict definition of AI is such that a legally binding rule could be defined as to what constitutes AI versus any other software that does analysis of data. And without such a definition, I find it hard to imagine how AI could be regulated. Unless they want to get strict and just say that computer software can’t be used… only an abacus.

Huh? Are Rh-negative donors more likely to have accidents? And whilst we're at it.... How is a stripped monk related to the need for blood donations? Aseannow, You really need to turn off this ChatGPT feature of finding "related news"....

How is .114 greater than .50 ? (ok, 114 is bigger than 50... but we're talking decimal points here). Doesn't anyone proof-read any longer?

Are others noticing that Aseanow articles (or perhaps Thaiger articles?) all seem to conclude with a "related news" throw-away comment at the end? This gets really weird, like the one at the end of this article that mentions Brit backpacker murders as being related to this guy dying in a bathroom accident! Is this "related news" mania something that is configured for articles produced by ChatGPT? They really need to cut this out unless the related article really is pertinent. Tiring. Dumb.

Sorry, but I don't even consider this sad. Assuming that it's true that he was setting the fields on fire, he was putting at risk the health of others. He got the punishment that he deserved.

Everyone knows how dangerous it is to either walk across the street or ride a bike in the street in Bangkok. I don't believe that this is really a problem with a lack of laws; it's a problem with lack of respect for the current laws by drivers in Bangkok. It seems to me that the first thing that Bangkok needs to do is enforce the existing laws. Police need to be seen fining drivers massively with stiff penalties (better yet... the fine should be in proportion to the driver's revenue to make it truly painful). Afterwards they can start considering investments like bike and walking paths.

Are they serious? The Eastern Bus Terminal at Ekkamai is already VERY easy to get to for anyone on the BTS line today. Out in Krung Thep Abhiwat Central Terminal (Bang Su) will be much worse for convenience.