paul1804

Why do they make these statements, its predominately hot air! If they do actually impose this law which they should the RTP will pocket most of the fines at the scene, unless it is a hi so which of course they will be exempted from the rule!! I think I need to stop reading this forums posts, after 5 years I am becoming quite cynical!!

The old saying runs true, "there is no honour among thieves" but agree that the PM is the better option for dialogue with Cambodia, especially with A stirring the pot! Also dont forget the back ground of Hun Sen and family, not very pretty!!!

Just Anutin with his nose out of joint trying to destabilise the current leadership, politics is dirty and often involves the same type of people!!

You are so correct, thats because there are no rules of engagement and no town planning, and there never will be!! Because there is an over supply in order to make $$$$ the oil gets reused until it is completely rancid, the portion size shrinks, quality goes out the window and aged food that should be discarded is used. Its a downward spiral but the authorities will never address the issue's!

Palm oil is actually a healthy oil, its demonised because its plantations replace forests which have a negative impact on the planet! Refined soybean, corn, canola, sunflower, safflower, grape seed, vegetable oil etc are the oils you should avoid. The problem is with most cooking oils reheating it many times turns it toxic and can easily be detected by the unpleasant aroma that is detected around most Asian restaurants, markets & street food sellers!

To So supposedly is FACT CHECK run by crooks!!! The Covid Virus came from Bats in a wet market! Before you believe what you read do some research. MSG is a danger to those with asthma and other respiratory diseases, just for starters and is the cause of many allergic reactions. Asian kitchens just love MSG because its cheap and easy, imagine if they had to flavor their food with herbs & spices, the cost and the effort!!!

Firstly the street sellers shouldn't be all over the place but in select small market areas that have basic ammenities. They need to get back to making proper Thai food without all the additives, mainly MSG & Sugar but there are many others that are used which are outlawed in many countries! Due to no leadership from the authorities there are food sellers, restaurants & the likes opening and closing weekly so no wonder many are going broke, there are just too many outlets selling food so in order to make a profit lots of cost saving measures are involved which leads to poor quality and often food thats gone bad!! Its a downward spiral that is happening because Thailand has poor governance! Money & greed override good practices which long term is damaging Thailands reputation!

Unfortunately Thailand and their respective authorities are missing the bigger picture for attracting high end tourists. They jump from promoting this and turn around and relax the visa requirements to all the wrong nations, law and order escalates and bad publicity follows. Their mindset of spend as little as they can on infastructure and take as much money as they can pocket no longer works and will have a downward spiral until they realise that infrastructure, law & order etc etc is the key given that Thailand is no longer the cheap & peacefull destination it once was. Due to all the incoming unwanted and Thailands known deficiencies it has developed a reputation for scams, blatant corruption and growing violence just to name a few. The legalising of Cannabis has contributed to attracting more of the unwanted! The attitude of the authorities often starts at the immigration arrivals where laws and rules navigating the constant changing requirements are often at the discretion of the officer, then the taxi Mafia and so it goes on. We all know most of what is missing but Thailand knows better, corruption & greed will be the downfall of Thailand!!

Hmmmm, "MINOR IMPROVEMENTS" ?????

OK so you have first hand experience of the corrupt medical system on this planet!!! Sorry about your wife but so many have the same story, monetary greed driven sadly!!!

"Surely she could not have gotten real medicine like antibiotics or other types of real medicine" Are you serious, this is Thailand!

Absolutely correct, just another military controlled SE asian nation so the elite can rape & pillage their society at will. The same principles as the Burmese Military in Myanmar, just without the armed conflict. If the Cambodian people had their way they too would rise up and remove this scumbag family!

Thai law States that motorbike riders must wear a Helmut for their own safety. That's the law so if you flee a check point trying to avoid a fine and get hurt how can you blame the police. they are employed to uphold the law!!! Now when are the lazy police going to start fining people talking on their mobiles while driving? How many times are you following a car which is driving very slowly and erratically, when you finally pass them you discover that they are talking on their mobile and paying little or no attention to what's happening around them!!!

No the corrupt system is enjoyed by all the elite, not just Thaksin. The military should be in charge of the armed forces to protect the country and not have political involvement. History shows it is a perfect scenario for a basket case leadership, just look west, north, north again and east, all military controlled governments where the generals are wealthy and the people are mostly poor and lacking in Infrastructure. Thailand is no exception, why do they need to spend billions on 3 submarines when the money should be used on education, health and infrastructure. Where will the 3 subs operate given the shallow gulf of Thailand, the Andaman? its just a complete joke!

The Thai political system has so many deputy's, most countries have a leader and either a VP, a PM or a deputy PM who would step in as leader in certain circumstances. I guess given Thailands love of complications it fits their leadership system!

Thais don't seem to have the motivation to force changes, look at the last supposed democratically elected leader by the people, he is no longer in politics despite having had a winning majority!! The military biased system voted him out and the people did nothing just like all the coup's

Why am I not surprised that it ended up in LOS and more than likely no official held accountable other than Boy Unity!!

Like many on this forum I have very little confidence with the Thai immigration system, its too hit & miss and people are let in that are known felons whilst others with no blemishes against their name are rejected. Immigration shares intelligence with many other countries and most of this information is in their computer system, they just need to get off their backsides and do what they are paid to do. The many known scam centres of Myanmar that most likely still exist is full of Chinese & Thais and whilst many have been repatriated many have not. Thailand has access to these known peoples names along with other known felons from neighbouring countries yet due to their corrupt and imorral practices and looking the other way when its financially beneficial is part of the problem.

Typical Thai story, no reals changes but just looking to grab a headline which unfortunately as often means nothing! Like it or not Thailand needs foreign residents to invest & support local industry and smooth out the short comings between tourist high & low seasons, right now the tourist industry is doing it tough. If there was a substantially larger resident expat population there would be a lot more cash going round in those business models that cater for tourism. Once established they would be less reliant on tourists and less susceptible to the economic woes of the world. Many Thai elite own property abroad despite the strict land ownership laws in Thailand, quite hypocritical! If they relaxed these laws for long term residents many more would reside in Thailand.

Absolutely correct, from his track record not PM material!!

You have a short memory!

Well insured I would say!!

Sadly for the Thai people the entire system is corrupt, we know it and they know it!

What a classic!!

How long will this "supposed" crackdown last I wonder, I guess once the RTP have a few thousand baht in their pockets they will retreat to the station until the next major crackdown which we know is just a pathetic attempt at improving road safety so the authorities can say they are addressing Thailands world status road fatalities!