ikke1959

Nobody will ever understand the politics in Thailand. The Same Sex Marriage Law passed by thye parliament, the Senate , His Majesty the King signed it and it was published in the Royal Gazette.. The law would be active after 120 days but confusion if it was 22 or 23 January. A judge/court had to decide.. Today at last the court gave the verdict it will be 23 January.. But suddenly Mr Anutin must sign the law, and he refuses... so still nobody knows when or if the Same Sex Marriage will go on.. Why is Anutin refusing? he has no power to old it against as the King signed it and approved.. Probably he want to show he has power and will sigh maybe the 22nd. It is a disgrace how the LGHBTQ community is treated by this Government.. And than Ms pupput making nice promisses.. They even can't anything good

The numbers are not correct i think... it would mean that the last days almost no deaths were in the traffic accidents as yesterday there were already 175....

More holidays are needed.... and less rules on the roads....it seems every year there must be set a new record...I am so sorry for the people who thought to party , but are in grieve now... and I have no mercy for the ones who speeding, drinking or drugged as a driver.. and I don't know why the police and the Government don't shame themselves with every year putting so many lives at danger.. They should be prosecuted for recklessness

Soft power to attrack tourists.. Thailand the hub of safe travel for tourism.... Last months it is terrible how many busses with tourists are having an accident... And the Government promised more safety and checking

It is very obvious that Thai People want to change. Not culprits anymore who are now in charge with their empty promises. Nothing has been yet for the country and the people

Check points are no use... In 20 years I live here I never was halted on New Year or Songkran, but only on week days to check the sticker for the tax payment... Nothing more never asked for a drivers license even...It sounds great to make road safer, but they don't do anything about it in reality

This doll will do much better than the lazy real RTP...Maybe a try out to replace them all..

He opened the drawer and found the same book as last years and now he is pretending it will be better and safer, and next week the book disappears again in the drawer

I must say that when I drive on the road I see many times ambulances or other cars with only lights on, but no sirenes... I also give them way, but I have strongly the impression that they only use their lights to get a free way... In fact lights AND sound is a must to give them free way, but only lights I am not sure.. Same for other cars as police escorts, firefighters, or even common people which have the red and blue lights on or in their cars.. No wonder there is confusion... This week in Hua Hin there was an ambulance with light and sound and everybody gave them free way, but when he do the U turn to the hospital, I don't know what happened, but the driver jumped out of the ambulance and went to the car behind him and "talked" to him and went back to his ambulance to go further.. Than I am wondering how serious injured or help was needed for the patient inside..

Already injured and a dead that will not be counted in the 7 days dangerous days, Later they are proud that there were less accidents

Thai people all have an eardamage already because of the loud music on parties, cars, temples, concerts, and all kind of other activities.. They have to scream to eachother. Here in my neighbourhood there is a family too with a daughter that only can scream when talking, we can hear word by word what they are talking about... Probably same in this case.. Young people don't care about others, parents who never tell them to lower their voice and when somebody makes comments, they get angry as they think that they are not allowed to have fun, with this kind of results.. It is no wonder, but again no enforcement of laws and lack of capable police.. The police will only say .. they have the right to have a party or make fun..but nobody shows up with decibelmeters or come to tell them to lower the noise...Because in the wild west of Thailand you could be killed, shot, or assaulted , and the richer or higher ranked they are in the society the more they think is allowed.

Instead if 500 THB fine it will be now 750 THB fine and you can drive on after payment... Only 1 week every year all other days don't matter.. And read the articles today on Aseannow.. All accidents and that is not because the drivers felt responsible for their actions..and speeding is another problem if you watch the pictures and see how the cars look after the accident

With no parental guidance, with no enforcement of any law by the policemen, with no severe punishment by the judges, all the mai pen rai feeling, and the keeping face policy, and no change to fail for anything in Thailand, I am not surprised that these things are happening .. It will be more and more and more.. just like to ride on a motorcycle without an helmet , 3 or more on motorcycle, wielding knifes or guns, and parents do whatever they like to put underaged uneducated drivers on motorcycles or cars without a license...

What is exactly reckless driving in Thailand??? I read many times " prosecuted for reckless driving" but when I drive in my car on the roads I see a lot of people reckless driving in my opinion... Motorcycles on the right lanes or in the middle of the road speeding with no helmets, cars driving at the wrong side of the road, Overloaded trucks on the right lanes to block traffic, which makes people pass on the left, and many more examples.... or is it just as the policeman in charge find it is reckless to write a fine?? A good lawyer in that case would cancel that fine than.

Random??? IN my country if there is a checkpoint you are obliged to blow....Not looking if you have paid your tax and drive on but everybody... young, old, local, foreigner.... and there is a drivers license check... Nothing random and 24 hour a day

So what?? Even with 80 nobody drives that they all speed much more and nothing is happening...Think it will be different now?? Start with the trucks and overloaded cars to fine as they use the middle and right lanes. They will obstruct more

Thank you xenophobic person... better should show respect to others instead of shouting go home.. If all foreigners should leave there is not much left of Thailand.. Look at the factories that are leaving already and tourism is going down.. The Government is begging.......and trying to attrack more .... but people like you keep them away

I don't have problems with the law.. There are too many outdated laws for a country that pretends to be a modern country..the laws here are all fexible.. look at the date when you can do a same sex marriage.. Nobody knows yet if it will be the 22nd or the 23rd of January.. They make laws but don't enforce them, or don't know when they start.. And lwas should be for everybody the same and not for foreigners different than the own population

In my country the police will come in the middle of the night to get their money for the fines if you don't pay.... In my country the fines are for everybody the same, no matter from which country you are and in my country people are not so xenophobic as here, only when it about the money out of tourism Thailand promotes their country but as soon as you are in you will be scammed

It is not the group that is affected.. It is that people here never know what or when a law is working in fact... Nothing clear. And for the Same Sex couples it is a disgrace that a group is being ignored like this

And wondering why less tourists come to Thailand with people who comments like this

Silly Thai laws.... a ticket is an official document.....destroying it will be punished......How low can you go

This Government indeed needs a leader.. Nobody in the whole country knows when the Same Sex Marriage will be possible it seems. Is it the 22nd of January or the 23rd?? Apparently a judge has do a verdict .... whil it is so simple 120 days after publication... But even this is for the Government to difficult to announce... and so many couples, Amphurs etc are waiting for the date.... A true Government makes a law and gives a date, no judge needed...

Signs are only signs... , sometimes they appear suddenly at roadworks, nothing before, sometimes only in Thai ,sometimes incorrect about km distances, sometimes nothing a foreigner can read and nobody who can help them because almost nobody talks any English...This is Thailand and its tourism... The most signs for roads are ok as the picture shows,

That is no news... everybody knows that already since the last elections....