ikke1959

Maybe that is the reason why the tourist sector is struggling....

A little bit far and an expensive flight for a night in a cheap hotel..Thailand has lost its glory it once had and it needs a lot of work to restore it, if it ever can be restored....

Yeah sure they come for THai food with coke because alcohol is not available during daytime... and of course the massages are very popular especially the happy endings. But all the rest is not real news and only to create a feel good thing...Maybe a good real survey would help

Can't agree more.. stop with the ban of alcohol sales. Ban it after 2 am.. Problem solved for nightlife too...Everybody has an id so if you want to buy show your id by doubts... and what are holidays if are not allowed to buy alcohol. Drinking is possible as everyone buys it days before.. So if you can drink, why ban the sales?? it is useless....

a parliamentary democracy.... indeed the party with the most votes wins forms the Government. However in Thailand is much manipulation of votes because certain persons want to be/stay in power, that it is very difficult to choose the ones you want. Vote buying is normal, although nobody admit it and the losers can't and will not take their loss and a new coup is waiting again. That is not a democracy, as Mr Prayuth said.. Thailand has its own democracy, you can't compare it with others...To get a real democracy powers of certain people and organisations should be limited.

If people can and are willing to pay so much money for a license plate, I think something is very wrong. While other people have to struggle to make ends meet every month, a daily minimum wage of not even 350 THB a day, it is just shameful to show off with so much money for a license plate... It doesn't care were the money is coming from, it is just shameful that there are such rich people that they can afford it

That they are always above the law or they bend the laws with their envelopes.. And not working for the country but for themselves.. No examples??? They should learn yes, but the reality is different as I wrote.. In Thailand nobody learns

With all respect, but people older than 80 CAN die , for them who don't know. And if they are no vaccinated, there is a reason for, or it is ignority, because in 2 years time there was chance enough to get vaccinated. Probably all ghe deceased had underlying health problems, but that is not mentioned.. More information should be provided, but nothing to panic about now.

I think you wrote more.... and my comment is not for the red shirts on street in Bangkok but what you wrote next

If the Revenue department was doing its job Corruption would be much more difficult. They see your income and your assets and if you have more assets and a lot of money which in fact can't afford with your salary something has to be wrong....

You are totally right, the problem in Thailand as we can see many times that the reality is totally different from what you write...

To prevent to loose the new elections, as it seems, I would not be surprised that there will be another coup. a thrwoback again for the country, but the army must stay in power at all costs, a democracy for the people is not done. Too dangerous for certain people

Another one.... fire everybody who is involved.. and check every entertainment venue in the whole country and close them down immediately if there is something not right whatever it may be

If he is/was a symptonic, he didn't even know that he was infected.. Besides who said that he died because of Covid? Maybe a heartfailure? People die even healthy people as it is a part of life.. When you a born it is normal that you will die, nobody lives forever

an 10th million arrival on 10 airports, but Suvarnabhumi was the luckiest one... Do they know who in reality was the or will be the 10th million??? Only feel good news, but fake as nobody is able to see if the numbers are correct

to save their position for the new elections as they know that probably the current party is loosing seats.. they want to stay in power

It is very clear that the current parties in the Government will not be ruling again after the elections.. But Pheu Thai is not the best option as we all know previous Shinawatra PM ended by coups.. Probably the best option is Move Forward.. A totally a new wind blowing is the best

better no personnel or less anymore and automatic processes,... it means more people has nothing or less to spend so that is a disaster for the economy. A bigger problem than the greed of the businessmen and investors who only want to see the profits going up year after.. It is a problem because Thailand doesn't have any social security system. The money goes to the 15 percentwealthy and super wealthy instead of being invested in the Thai people

send it to heaven the best option before more accidents happen

Phetkasemroad to Huahin has less traffic than on a regular weekend. Busses are popular they claim, but maybe there is no money to go now as there was a long weekend last week, this week a long week in in a 2 weeks the New Year holidays start.. Where has to come the money from to go on holiday every time?? Probably made "feel good news" to show how good the Government is working. Besides if you live on a minimum wage of 334 THB a day the travels will be very limited.

A few days back they announced that probably this year they would reach the 10 million, and now several days later it is already party. But who is checking the real numbers?? It must look good, but maybe the 10 million visitor is a friend of someone and is not really the 10th million but maybe the 8 976,543.... We will never know the truth

But there is no gambling in THailand

First make that everyone who drivers has a license.. Than get rid of the corrupt police officers and than implement a good piont deduction system. How easy it is if you get checked and they want to fine you and you can buy yourself out with a few thousand THB or so? No loosing points, and a happier officer... but a worthless system

Put the one who are opposing this plan for 3 months on living on 10k a month and see how many will change their opinion. Easy to say if you don't have to struggle because you have a good salary and all kind of bebefits. Andbe fair if people have more to spend indeed the prices will go up as businesses are never willing to have less profits but people can buy more and that will increase the economy.

Easiest to do is change the ancient laws... and make a long term visa... for retirees 800.000 on a bankaccount or 65.000 income monthly or a combination for students subscribtion from schools and extensions letters from school with study results and how long the stydy will take for volunteers inviation and jobsubscription of the organisation In fact just as the paperwork you need for a workpermit for all visa. No agents or money carroussels , or immigrationofficers/familymembers who grant visa as an agent. Everything in a good working computer program and no copies anymore to save paper.. Only for extension original updates with stamps being scanned again and added tothe file. Yes a lot of immigration officers will be out of work, but they can be used as traffic police for roadsafety. And after 5 years consecutive extensions no 90 days reports anymore... Europe is an example that with one one visa you can do a lot..