PeeJayEm

Neat little jingle but you've destroyed your point by misuse of "fascists". There is nothing current that is comparable with the Nazi facists unless you want to minimise the horrors of their acts.

Yes he did. You're making up stories now, just as he does. He referred to NATO allies as being not on the front line and the reason Brits, Danes, French and all the others were in Afghanistan is because USA invoked article 5 of the NATO treaty. You also confuse hate with decency - people of any political colour can, and usually are decent. You also confuse arrogance with patriotism - it's quite possible to be patriotic without being arrogant an hateful - Trump, and you have yet to find that out. Interestingly, when UK territory was invaded by a foreign power in 1982, the USA sat on its hands and even tried to obstruct the British armed forces. And the USA had to be dragged into both WWs long after. But Trump (and perhaps you too?) is so ignorant of history and even current affairs he wouldn't know. (Don't get me wrong here though - I think Trump is right in most policy areas - but he is ignorant, arrogant and a total <deleted> in the way he speaks and acts which causes division and chaos.)

Nationality Scottish??? Really??? Then I suggest enlisting the help of the Scottish embassy. (Hoping he's okay all the same)

So you are under the illusion it's okay to have ANY alcoholic drink before driving. Why would you? Any amount of drink impairs ability - and you acknowledge that. It is not ONLY speed that kills.

Wasn't the Governor complicit in the paralysis that led to the caves not having been closed when the meteorological office knew floods were imminent? The whole incident could have been completely avoided if the caves had been closed immediately the threat was known. Another case of Thai "avoid blame at all costs" culture leading this time to no one wanting to close the caves in case it turned out to be a wrong decision, instead of following proper safety protocols.

Simple - don't start with a bar girl. Start with a normally living girlfriend (or boyfriend).

Another indication of how incompetent the UK has become. Anyone can cancel anyone's passport. - Just go online and do it. All Brit men in Thailand should start to worry if they have a tiff with the missus. But hey - no worries - just jump in a dinghy and cross the border for permanent residence in a fully paid 4 star hotel plus state benefits. The country is a joke.

The skirmish was not actually about the temples and the border. It was about Hun Sen wanting his boy PM to look strong and what better way to achieve that than a bit of war. The temples and border were the levers / excuses - not the objective.

This is the operational implementation of what the PMs decided.

Great - so the perfect solution is violence ?

What a laugh with the selection of photo at the head of that article. That place isn't quite ready to transition to bing a clinic :))

... meaning drivers still ignore pedestrian crossings even though these are painted red and have flashing lights. - Police should be stoping and fining drivers who charge through these crossings - easy to do and good money to be made! (But I guess it would cause the mother of all traffic jams because 99% of cars would be stopped. Better idea might be just to cancel driving licenses after two or three offences.

Whether the guy on the ground was intoxicated is entirely irrelevant to the fact that the driver injured him.

Thailand's official stance has always emphasized medical and health-related use, even during the liberalization wave. Recreational use has never been formally legalized, though it was de facto tolerated for a brief period due to legal loopholes.

These are small interruptions in keepling things safe and legal. Good on them for the effort. Try living in the U.K. instead where the police have lost the streets to crime and can do nothing to retrieve the lawless situation..