DonniePeverley

They need to send a clearer message in Phuket too. But this was desperately needed in Pai - as most of the people there are staying long term.

Come on then ... we have two options here .... WAS IT THE STANDARD draft dodging RUSSIAN - ultimately got to be the favourite here. Or THE BENIDORM CHAV BRIT ?

It's full of party goers now. I went for a few days. You had isrealis, Russians and Benidorm Brits there - the party variety. Awful, absolute garbage level of people. 7/11 was busy cos these cheap skates were dining on cheap cheese toasties, and swigging leftover beer they could find lying around. If Pai is going to trash itself, at least get some proper tourism money in.

When did Phuket go from a beautiful island to this rotten cheap Benidorm party town catering to cheap tourists ?

The government needs to get rid of TAT. They're an outdated organisation now. Tell me one they've done to improve tourism in Thailand? It's jus CHEAP MASS TOURISM with a horrific experience. The government opening the borders to the world is what is driving the insane volume of numbers of cheap tourists.

I'm guessing the police checked the CCTV and had an interpretor about checking on language?

Eh ? Point being they could also be Indian, or Arabs. Just seems rather specific to say they are Pakistani ... unless they told the shop keeper they were from Pakistan. Such a random way to save money. Also where is the image taken - outside the shop? He appears to be putting a sock on.

They don't look Pakistani from those images. But hey ho ... quality tourists.

Chinese tourists are now looking elsewhere as they see cheap mass tourism everywhere in Thailand. Even the middle class Chinese are put off. Allowing foreigners to stay longer, allow visa free for the whole world (including India, African countries) was a barbaric mistake that has left Thailand open to cheap mass tourists that have ruined the culture, beauty, environmental beauty of the place. Furthermore, the Benidorm British and draft dodging Russians who are staying here now longer have turned the place upside down into trashy party zones. Quality tourists are heading elsewhere for their sun and peace.

There are too many of these smug British Benidorm crew in Thailand telling us how the west is rubbish - even though that is where they earn to be able to live in Thailand. Talk about biting the mouth that feeds you. Ban hostels

Ridiculous muddled policy. Have to stop this madness now. I'm all for EV car's and low emissions (they are desperately needed in Bangkok), but the whole net zero mantra is ultra nonsense.

Just curious there were 19 other incidents like this in France yesterday. Why have you, and the media picked this one out? Oh i get it.

Dunno. Probably. But i'd be ashamed afterwards.

Hey racists ... what religion are these ?

Granted the sheer waste from the British economy is astonishing - i've seen first hand the waste at local level. There is literal corruption in the UK system (most likely everywhere). However, she is not the one to argue the point. She wrecked the UK economy in 2 months and set us back a decade.

Is it just me or does anyone find it a bit strange we never really see images of the hell of the war ? With most wars you see awful images, videos, the fighting .... with this one, other than the odd drone incident, i rarely see anything. Maybe there is footage out there, but definately not mainstream. Where is the action videos ?

Ukraine has no Nukes. But it has enough to destroy some Russian cities too - if it came to a destruction process. Sad times.

Nonsensical argument. So what led Putin to annex Georgia? The west did nothing so felt embolded. Waited for the rite conditions didn't he. He's hurt Europe with the energy crisis, and calculated no way they would back Ukraine.

If they did that, Ukraine would face nuclear weapons, or large destructive weapons reigning down on their cities. The reality is Russia could dispose of Ukraine by unilaterally destorying it to peices and killing everyone, and probably Ukraine in retaliation has enough weapons to destroy some Russian cities. It would be mutual destruction. What then would be the point of the Russians invading Ukraine, if you've destroyed everything and left it in a mess. The cost of rebuild would be huge. If you nuclear bomb it, then you couldn't live there for decades - so what would have been the point ? I don't think anyone in Russia signed up for having Moscow or other cities destroyed either. Russians clearly miscalculated the strength of resolve from Europe to back Ukraine, and thought they could steam roller over new land. This was about a land grab. Nothing else.

So which part of your country would you give up if Putin came for it ?

If you go to Pattaya and even look for some female entertainement you can't. The indians, by sheer numbers who want to engage in prostitution have taken that space over. Because of their huge numbers they can block book vulnerable Thai ladies into accepting their low offers for multiple men in one session. It's awful. If you are a women coming, who isn't a prostitute, you are likely to be morally destroyed if you encounter any indian men, who unfortunetly view any women there as prostitutes. Then there is the behaviour - blowing noses into swimming pools, letting children urinate into pools, washing their face in the pool - i've seen it. Holding up a queue in 7/11 because the whole family are dining out on a 7/11 cheese toastie. Don't get me wrong it's not just Indians, but for Pattaya it's an issue. Backpackers from the west, staying in hostels, are an even bigger issue. Thialand needs to ban hostels.

It's still better than asking a vulerable Thai women to go with 5 men for a discount. The Thai womens logic is that she may not get any customers tonight, so might as well take the offer of 5 men for the same price. It's horrific and degrading on a level i have never seen. Go up and down walking street and this is what alot of the indian men are asking, to go with the whole group.

It's ruined Thailand. They can't go back now to save face. It would be like admitting this was a mistake. The whole point of erasing visas was to give tourism a stimulus, but tourist levels have returned to normal around the world - there was no need to give a pointless stimulus, that cost Thailand alot of money in waived visa fees. Then on top of that to pay for the crime, turning away better tourists etc

Visa restrictions need putting back up on indian tourism. Will it happen? Nope.e

I thought about going to Pattaya this weekend, but not going. It's basically been taken over by Indian tourists now. Had a weekend in Ho Chi MInh city instead.