paul1804

What a bunch of rubbish, there are lots of reasons why currencies fluctuate and sometimes a weak currency isn't a bad thing given Thailand tourism which just happens to be very much low season right now which is quite possibly one of the reasons the Baht is a little low. I would say when Pitas government takes power the Baht will strengthen given the positives of a non military government.

How could anyone with a real conscience have dialogue with a murdering pack of low life's like Burma's Junta. It is an absolute disgrace that the region hasn't demanded reform and reinstatemnet of the democratically elected government. China's Xi should be insisting that they reform or there will be no further project development but thats an indication of his level of integrity, he doesnt care as long as he gets a port and a railroad and pretty much whatever else he wants. Its a disgraceful region with the exception of a few!!!

I guess its a fair indication of the caliber of the Thai ruling parties generals integrity or should I say the complete lack of it! The military led governments of many nations are inadequate, mostly very corrupt and certainly not there for the people they are supposed to be leading and protecting! Myanmars Junta is the typical example and the countries Myannmar call their friends are the likes of Russia & North Korea, China of course who is there for the grab! If Xi really had the regions best interests at heart he would be offering aid & investment in exchange for the Junta to lay down its arms but we know that is unlikely to happen!

This is somewhat confusing given all the current crime in Thailand where Chinese are involved. You would think that visa screening would be greater in order to reduce this. I guess its suits those in Thailand who are just waiting for partners in crime!! Lets hope Pita and his government address these issues like the outgoing general always said he would!

More like hasta la vista !!!

Typical politics, look for a loop hole to retain the dinosaurs and ignore the peoples wishes! If they are successful I hope the people rise up and demand reform!

Those families will make sure they have the right people in their pockets so good luck with that, I hope you succeed for the good of all in Thailand and not just the privileged few!!

Did anyone expect anything different from the generals, I guess this is Thailand at the crossroads, do they want to end up being anything like their neighbouring Burma where the military want total control or do they want a proper democracy where the majority vote has the say.

Whilst you have a Senate controlled and dominated by Army generals you have no real democracy as they will protect the right to be there given the monetary incentives and with no regard for the wishes of the people which is what they are supposed to be ensuring!! Where on the planet has a Military led government & often a dictatorship been successful?

Another very stupid idea Thailand, just include airport tax for all travellers in & out with the airline ticket and stop creating stupid revenue collecting exercises that give bad publicity. Thailand is already well known for gouging and over charging so this will be just another negative message to send to potential travellers, If you dont want Thais to travel abroad offer attractive promotions outside of high season within the country. This will help, airlines, hotels, restaurants and all the tourist associated service providers with low season.

Oh whoopey, I just can't wait for all those groups of Chinese to arrive on their Chinese charter flights. The street kitchens and the 7 eleven stores will have a 10% up turn in takings and the Chinese partnered business's in Thailand will have to stock up on garbage bags and floor cleaner.

You mean start being sensible if you really want high end tourists!!

Maybe your memory isn't so good, they even threatened people with jail if they stayed and their visa wasn't in order, then a day or 2 before the deadline they extended. How foolish it was and their more recent actions are on par!!

What a complete joke, like thousands of comments on here, what on earth would Thailand want submarines for?? It would be very interesting to follow the payment trail!

Why can't Thailand make up its mind as to wether they actually want tourists here or they dont. They say they want them but the recent actions from the authorities quite openly suggest they dont want foreigners here, unless they are Chinese of course. I was bewildered all through covid as to the efforts the authorities made to get people to leave in one breath and in the other stated how to attract people to come to Thailand.

Why are they so paranoide of visa over stayers, wouldn't the police be better suited cleaning up the corruption in the country and a large portion of it is within their own ranks, addressing the appalling road fatalities, the illegal fire starters in the northern part of the country and addressing the growing major crimes that are occurring in Thailand. The Joe Ferrari scenario, there was so much blatant evidence that this guy was up to his neck in corruption. Then there is the Red Bull heir scenario which they openly do nothing about. Honestly the law enforcement agencies public image is such a disgrace, do they not feel ashamed?? Do the leaders not feel ashamed that they are in positions of power and all this shananigins is going on under their watch? they swore to address these issues but do nothing accept talk and behind the scenes are often the perpetrators !! Its a pretty sad day for the average Thai, this beautiful countries people deserve a fair go!

My Thai ex wife informs me that after we divorced she has to by Thai law change her family name, she took my surname when we married. Can anyone tell me if this is true please.

What a joke you are RTP, since when have female breasts been indecent. What absolute idiots even investigating! Go and solve some real crime like the rampant corruption in this country and Thai officials and law enforcement being among the most blatant offenders!

That's a rather silly idea, many tourists come for much longer than 14 days and quite a a lot will spend some months here so all this 30 day visa does is create more hassles and paper work for the authorities and an inconvenience for the tourists!!

What a bunch of morons they are, how do you attract tourists to your country?? You make rules and regulations as attractive as sensible to pending tourists but these clowns try and make it harder with their constant stupid rule changes. And this hotel reporting business is such another stupid pointless waste of time, wake up Thailand!

I haven't had the misfortune to encounter fat ugly old guys, you must be hanging out in the wrong places, the beach near where I live often has topless ladies that are quite eye catching to say the least.

Why would the story be based on the US embassies info and not the RTP ??

Have you ever wondered why the world we live in is in such a state, parents do not disipline their children when the children misbehave and guess what, those children often grow up to be spoilt brats because they were never shown boundaries. The children get to school and dont want to listen and respect their teachers so the teachers gets <deleted> and give them the cane. Yes the cane physically hurts at the time but hurts their pride more than anything. It should be a lesson to the kids and the parents when the teacher says jump they should be saying yes sir and not being cheeky little spoilt brats. I say the cane teach's boys to have some respect and they grow up being better people. Look around you in Thailand and see how these boys behave as grown men!

I have to say those were my preliminary feelings but I often get greeted by Russian customers when out on the street so they are not all like that & in their defence many have quite poor English.

You would think Thailand authorities would be happy that these people from war torn Eastern Europe want to stay in Thailand and spend their money here and grant them dispensation until the war is over. I live in Ko Samui and we have already seen a reduction in tourist numbers so its not like January where everywhere was busting at the seams and with pending low seasons a few months away their money is as good as anyones! Its a little bit like when covid hit and the government did everything it could to encourage people to leave and once they had left all the idiot powers that be started suggesting stupid ideas for attracting wealthy tourists yet they had just spent months chasing many of those living in the Kingdom out! Will they ever see the light ????