paul1804

On 7/3/2025 at 1:19 PM, Thumbs said:

Good God are those thai police giants or are those balcony railings dangerously low! Any hotel advertising for western guests should have the balcony railings examined for safety 

Its Thailand remember!!

6 hours ago, JAG said:

As a threat which needs to be met with fast jets or submarines, no.

Where would the submarines operate? 

7 hours ago, DezLez said:

Japan and Singapore both have submarines and fighter jets so why shouldn't Thailand?

They can afford them and they weren't a priority, their law & order, infrastructure and education is far more established & advanced than Thailand, thats why!!!

Pull the other leg, Thailand! When are you going to wake up or is that too much to expect!!!

Budget tourists are not the answer to your wishes, quite the opposite actually!! The more resources you spend on attracting low spending tourists the social issues associated will deter high spending tourists from coming! 

Why does Thailand need submarines & fighter jets, spend the money on education, health, law & order & infrastructure. Invest in your future like Japan & Singapore while you have the chance. You have no regional enemies so do not need all these worthless toys that you won't look after & maintain!!!

Just another complete meaningless article!!

I dont see any problem with her conversation which should have been private and I think Han Sen is intentionally stirring the pot as is the rest of the Thai brigade. After demoting Anutin he is doing his best to destabilise the current leadership, typical dirty politics! 

Han Sen is a person of ill repute as is his scumbag family line who were survivor's from Pol Pot's murderous regime!!

That's a rather misleading statement, maybe in Bangkok where the resident population is substantial but certainly not in the resort regions like Phuket, Samui etc etc. The current real problem is there are just too many restaurants because the authorities exercise no control but thats Thailand isn't it! . New restaurants just keep opening so obviously when low season comes around many go out of business. It will continue like this until city Mayors start implementing control of new business's starting up, its called "Town planning" 

There are only 2 genders, male & female and anything else is BS just like same sex marriage!! 

I guess thats one thing Putin got right!

Hun Seng showing his true colours, a corrupt and viscous family with a terrible past history much like the illegal & treacherous Burmese junta! 

2 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Isn't it silly to ban non-voters on Erection Days  (oops, that's what the Mrs calls it)

And if Buddhist think it is bad to drink on their holy days, then DON'T, let us other religions do what we want.

Is it not only SALES which are banned on those days, not consumption?

Very silly & I believe consumption is ok, just the ban of sales on election days. 

11 minutes ago, Cat Boy said:

Am I missing something?

How is this change? How is this "tightening" or "restricting"?

11-14:00 and 17-24:00 was already the law of the land, except on Buddhist holidays and Election days.

 

Nothing has changed since the last release where licensed premises in tourist areas are now allowed to sell on Buddhist days but not on election days in that province. Usual Thailand confusing news releases and meaningless statements!!

Thailand doesnt do its self any favours with pointless statements like this, this law was re-established some months back and already in practice. The 2 - 5pm ban for shops & supermarkets is pointless, whilst the larger companies follow this rule your corner shop's do not which is common knowledge so if they are going to make these pointless laws then enforce them otherwise just make them sensible and no need for meaningless statements!

1 minute ago, Jai Yen said:

 

 

exactly  -   go to Soi Bukhao any day, monday or Sunday or Friday, doesn't matter, there are expats and tourists getting absolutely blotted at  11am straight through until  3am -  stoners  lol,  what's  the issue, they take naps 

 

  I  smoke weed myself and heard a while back  to never walk down the street with it, so I do it discreetly and quietly or in my  apartment. This genie is out of the bottle, some Thai's may want it put back in but that's impossible now, too many palms have been properly greased -  medical licenses not  much different than similar scams in the states, pay some pop-up Doc shop X amount of dollars, get the license 

Maybe you are right but at least it will be smoked in the privacy of ones home and not pubically which is not a good look, much the same as walking down the street drinking alcohol!

That's how it always should have been, the weed shops do no favours for attracting high spending tourists and family's which is the sector Thailand should be targeting. Sure there are some high rollers that smoke weed and use other means of illegal substances to get a buzz but they aren't the sector for this countries long term prosperity & give Farangs are bad reputation!  It was aways Anutin that pushed the current status quo for his own gain which is a reflection of Thailands elite & their practices. I hope common sense prevails and cannabis gets to be a controlled substance so you cannot legally walk down the street smoking it!!

17 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

....while I don't disagree that there are road safety issues in Thailand across the board.... from trucking, busses, delivery vehicles, motorcycles and pedestrians...       as I've already shown, when you look at the stats and break them down, specifically for 4 wheeled+ vehicles they show how close Thailands road safety stats are to the USA.

 

Thus: When you post "look at the road stats"  - I'd suggest crunching a few numbers and seeing how the numbers look from your perspective....

 

For example: 

Work out how safe it is for you to drive a 4 wheeled vehicle in Thailand compared to the USA (this as already been carried out earlier on in this thread - but take a look yourself...   then you will see that when actually looking AT the stats...   the road safety for car users in Thailand is not quite as horrific as people are making out.... 

 

 

 

 

Well quite obviously the 4WD owners are a more skilful or disciplined driver, 4WD also cost a little more and company vehicles are usually 2wd, Utes, Vans & sedans. Privately owned are predominately 2wd Utes, sedans and vans  so singling out 4WD vehicles is a misleading indicator. Look at the overall stats which have a fairly consistent year on year number indicating that globally Thailand is a high risk country to navigate the hi ways in. 

Uphold the law, I thought a law was recently passed where they were only allowed to sell medicinal cannabis with a doctors script or did Anutin manage to have that overturned?? 

2 hours ago, Kenny Boy said:

Time for the weed addicts to come out and defend their right to fill the air with the abhorrent smell of their sad habit and to moan about the imaginary smell of stale beer in the streets, that only they can smell.🤪

Well said!!

3 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

It actually does - Thai's a are better at reverse parking as well, because that seems to be the only way they park !!!...   they know the spacing of their car when vying for space on the roads etc... 

The motorcyclists are skilled riders zipping in and out of traffic.

 

I'd argue there are no less skilled than drivers else where... But that is a different perspective than 'risk' so the motorcyclist zipping through traffic, may be skilled at controlling his bike, but he has no road sense which is something different.

 

 

 

Richard you only have to look at the road stats for accidents & fatalities to realise there is a problem in Thailand. Both in vehicles and on motor bikes they take uncalculated risks, I dont say that all Thai's are but generally speaking they are just undisciplined drivers and reverse parking or squeezing through traffic doesn't mean they are skilful.

11 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

When we, or I actually think about it - Thai drivers are very skilled...   in slow traffic on the expressway when that 'extra lane is used' to make a 3 lane motorway 4 lanes... or when people are merging and filitering in with no one giving way....   the drivers get very close - when other vehicles get this close to our cars in the West we flip a lid as if our personal space has been invaded...    here mirrors are nearly touching !!

That doesnt make them skilled drivers Richard!!

Its really difficult to understand the thought process of the Thai authorities, the Thai people not unlike several other south east countries are generally terrible drivers. In Singapore the driving standards are quite good so it really comes down to education & discipline which Thailand severely lacks. I have said this many times, corruption is Thailands achilles heel and until they can address this they will always remain a third world country with third world practices, driving no exception! The real problem is those with position and / or money use the corrupt system to better their financial status and the rest of the populous suffers. 

So why bother making legal changes to the driving licence test when its only going to be enforced when the authorities feel like it and if there is a monetary benefit then they will look the other way, nothing will really change. Most Farang's in their respective countries have to sit a written & oral test and when passed then its a driving test which also requires a pass. 

When I got my Thai license we had to watch a movie, I was the only Farang 20 minutes into the movie that wasn't asleep!I  Sure there are some foreigners that are also rubbish drivers so make everyone pass a proper test which includes an actual driving test without the online purchase scams etc etc, the problem is they will never properly enforce it!!

Personally I dont see duel pricing as a huge deterrent to visitors but Thailand's citizens are greedy for money and often with as little effort as possible! The Taxi mafia are definitely bad publicity, the over supply of weed shops isn't doing Thailand any favours both in attracting quality tourists and the social impact from the many that are coming for legal cheap weed, not always the ideal clientele!!!

But most Thai's still have a smile and a pleasant aura unlike many in Vietnam, I think Thailand needs to improve its lacking infrastructure expected by tourist's from lets say the more developed countries which is where the money is so in Thailands best long term interests! Better infrastructure also includes some form of planning which Thai's really are behind the times!! Planning also covers visas and the likes, too many frequent changes and too much paper work which often contains useless information that has no benefits but justifies the mindless enforcers of these procedures. Its really not that hard to formalise strategies and plans but Thais get lost and feel it works if you just keep adding stipulations!!!

Its typical of Thailands completely ineffective lawmakers & enforcers where they pass laws and then ignore that everyone is breaking the law. 

I know its their country but its so blatantly obvious what is missing in Thailand, Its called "town planning" where the authorities have a strategic plan for development within laws and guide lines set out by the powers that be. 

This Cannabis situation is completely crazy, there should be a set number of licenses issued and thats it, those with a license operate within the guidelines, ie if its for medicinal purposes only then enforce the rule of law that was recently passed. 

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!!

5 hours ago, JAG said:

For some reason I have great problems with connecting Bhumjaithai and the concept of honour!

 

I would also far rather that The Prime Minister was talking to Cambodia's leaders, than the army and it's political bedfellows start a war; people will suffer and die, and going on past performance it will be a war they will lose.

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!!!