Mr Meeseeks

Catch 22 for this government. Remain closed and control the virus spread and political protests, or... Open up and risk a 4th wave of the virus while letting the masses out onto the streets. Either way political and economic instability is on the cards for the foreseeable.

That is Thai society in a nutshell.

Maybe it has been part of their culture for 100's of years?

Mass solar power is a non-starter in Thailand until tariffs on the import of the equipment are relaxed; far too expensive initially to be viable. Projects as mentioned in the OP are merely more boondoggles to ensure golfing can continue at the weekends for the unqualified few that will end up in charge of it.

Haven't had that in ages, haven't seen it in Pattaya...

So are sporrans these days.

Why have 1 quality tourist when they can just send the money to a demimondaine? They don't even have to be here!

It looks so crowded in that photograph it is a wonder nobody was crushed to death.

It is. They are testing about 50,000 per day with the PCR method. The rapid tests are not included in the official case figures.

The truth shall set you free.

If the political protests are not ongoing in Bangkok and elsewhere. There's a real possibility that when Thailand swings the doors open post-COVID, that there's widespread civil unrest that will discourage a lot of visitors.

They are caught between a rock and a hard place. Keep the lockdowns to control COVID-19 and keep case numbers and deaths to a manageable level, with the added benefit of being able to crack down hard on any political protests, or... Fudge the numbers, open up again and let the protests begin in earnest. Either way, they are Donald Ducked, politically and more importantly, economically.

If I chopped someone's arm off for sticking his arm through my gate what would happen to me? You're having a nightmare on this thread mate, time to step away from the keyboard.

Just in time for mass political protests and civil unrest.

From watching the video, I am going to assume he was attempting to tie a bag of fruit on the gate. and did not expect to get bitten as he had done this before and was known to the dogs. Savaging an elderly man's arms is a good enough reason to have the dogs destroyed, certainly in any civilised society where human life is sacrosanct and held above that of mere animals.

These dogs mangled a 79yo man's arm causing it to be amputated. They bit him on both arms. He was a frequent visitor to this house, so he would have been known to the dogs. He has delivered fruit to the house many times before. The dogs are vicious and dangerous, and they should be destroyed. Warning signs and other platitudes after the fact don't cut it.

https://bangkokjack.com/2021/08/21/jail-term-going-party/

I used to work there. You should see the rats at the hawker areas at night when they are closed, big as cats.

One of the many reasons Thailand will never be considered a developed country.

This is the correct answer.

All still living in dreamland by the looks of things.

So the actual total of positive cases is 27,500

Will regular, violent political protests discourage visitors from coming or will people coming from other authoritarian regimes not care?

He is correct. All the resultant dissatisfaction will manifest itself in political protest and civil unrest, as we are now seeing. Real tough times ahead for Thailand.

It's a shame you got here too late in life to properly enjoy it.