Kenneth White

Unless you teach these moron riding skills helments won't help. There is a lane for motorbikes, stay in it. I see that many bikers do things that not only jeopardize their own lives but also those of others. I think bikers is the wrong word to use. Bikers have riding skills.

Many issues need adjustment, but dual pricing is the least of concerns. How about addressing traffic deaths for one? Teach these youngsters proper riding skills. Save lives and arrive alive.

Ban this route. Ban that route. They will only find another route that may be more dangerous. Some replies suggest driver skills, maintenance, and so on, and those are all good suggestions and actions that should be taken. If it were me I would make these buses and tandem trucks stay in the left lane, follow the posted speed limit signs (buses and lorries xxxx kph, cars xxx kph, motorbikes xxx kph) When I read articles like this I feel like a broken record saying Thailand needs more police patroling the roads, checkpoints are usless.

Your comment shows you have no common sense.

NorthernRyland, it is sad they have no common sense.

You can make all the rules you want, but nothing will change until you add more police to enforce the laws. I might also add that the driving test for automobiles and motorbikes is a joke here in Thailand. Driving and riding schools. It's worth a try. Bottom line: Checkpoints are useless. Thailand needs more police patrolling the roads.

This is sad. My wife and her family live in Kalasin, and I felt slight tremors from the quake here.

It appears that I will not need to pay any tax. I rarely use my credit card for purchases other than at Mitsubishi for service and tires.

If I use my international credit card to purchase items here in Thailand, aren't the items already taxed? If so, why should I pay an additional tax on that purchase?

Growing up, my dad had an IQ of 140, and my mom was the spelling bee queen. I didn't inherit any of that. However, my parents always said that common sense is equally important. I find common sense lacking here, and most Thais are inconsiderate. Does this human trait, common sense, contribute to intelligence? I think so.

There are many dogs in our village. At night they began to howl and bark, which is annoying to say the least. Owners are responsible for their animals. In my country, owners of dogs and cats are required to follow animal control regulations. Dogs and cats need to be neutered or spayed.

The Thailand revenue department is missing millions, if not billions, of Baht each year by not taxing street vendors.

Too often some take advantage of events like this and have no basis for raising prices. Other than pure GREED!

What I give my wife is nobody's business. What I give her, I do so happily.

Since COVID, my wife and I have noticed that the cost of groceries has increased by at least 1000 bhat each month. I fear we will see another increase due to the tariffs, if so, I feel sorry for the poor Thai people.