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I spot at least five vehicles blowing out black smoke, in illegal quantities, during my daily trip of 20Km. Why do the police not spot them and order the vehicles off the road until they satisfy the law?
Like so many things in Thailand, the laws are adequate/good but there is almost zero enforcement.
it seems that the most important thing in a Thai policeman's life is to enrich himself.

3 hours ago, jesimps said:

I went for a meal in the Beer Garden a few days back and Pattaya center was chocker with tour buses packed with Indians. Didn't see any Chinese or Russians.

"Didn't see any Chinese or Russians."
Thank God for small mercies!

Just wait until the tourists and the coaches arrive in their droves! Weekends will be a nightmare. 
So many more hotel rooms, and condos, being built without being matched by an increase in spending on infrastructure. 

"Due to sanctions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, both Visa and MasterCard have suspended operations in the country leading industry bosses in Thailand to call for greater access to non-western networks including the Chinese Union Pay service headquartered in Shanghai."

Thailand industry bosses trying to break sanctions! Democratic Western Nations, please note!

5 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Great news, I am checking flights to Phuket now.

Can you book a ticket for me too!

3 hours ago, rupert the bear said:

Half the school time is spent learning about Buddha and worshipping the king. 

Such selfishness which potentially costs lives should be punishable by a prison sentence.....a longish one.

It worked for me, but what do I do with the QR code when I get it?

5 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

Hmmm....wasn't it a club in Thong Lor that cause one of our huge increases in cases?  Maybe make alcohol sales OK, but limit the number of customers?  Right...that's all controlled by the police.  Never happen.

1 hour ago, paddyfield7 said:

Unblock the alcohol sale to civilised and private restaurant and bar visitors, but exclude those Thonglor guys, notabene a good part of the whole parliament, which have caused the whole disaster.

6 hours ago, alyx said:

Quite understandable

I do not drink, even socially, so I am not personally impacted by this ban, or am I ?

Without alcohol in restaurants and bars, let alone nightclubs, the ambiance is not the same and, although I still do not fathom why  people cannot enjoy a night out without a drink, alcohol is a necessary factor to make it a success

…well…reasonably consumed that is.

That being said, I do believe that nightlife is dead and it will not be a perk for visitor anytime in the foreseeable future in this country.

So many industries have been killed by these (irrational) measures ( some might say ) that Thailand must think ( note that I have not used re-think) a new tourism and forget about attracting the wealthy who have so many spots around the world  where they can party without being bothered by anyone or submitted to harsh restrictions. Of course some countries impose even tougher restrictions but they do offer something else ( eg Iran).

Well to do tourists  are not going anywhere “restricted”:

they need “niches”
Freedom is key to these people and to the majority of the travellers especially when their stay is short

Anyone going to Iran must be "out of their minds" already!

For many years:
I use my laptop for multiple online transactions. I have Norton 360 protection.
I use my phone, also extensively, for bank transactions. It is an iPhone, almost impossible to hack, unlike some of the alternative smartphones.
Never had a problem.
 

Maybe the WHO needs to be advised that gambling and drinking contribute to Coronavirus.

We should all sit at home alone and worship whatever.

10 hours ago, TooMuchTime said:

Everything will be owned by China.

So what? Why is it important who owns what building or land. The building or land remains in Thailand under Thai laws!

Whatever land or property is bought by foreigners stays in Thailand!!. Foreigners cannot take it back home. Can the brainless idiots who oppose foreigners owning land not see this?

Large swathes of England, in particular London, is owned by foreigners. Greater property ownership creates further development and, in turn, jobs. Additionally wealth is brought into the country.

What is the argument about who owns a piece of land or property?

It's not as though a foreigner can take land back home!!! Land bought in Thailand stays in Thailand.

London is owned mostly by foreigners who bring their wealth to the UK, who educate their children in the UK, who grow up and stay, and bring their inheritance to the UK.

This creates jobs and prosperity and exemplifies why Thailand with its stupid thinking will never be on the world stage!

A meal with decent wine in Thailand is amongst the highest prices in the world. Take champagne, as a benchmark for an example, the equivalent of £100 a bottle in the supermarket and £200 in a restaurant. In London, £25 and £50, which is about the same in Cambodia and Vietnam and most places in the world.

It's no surprise why Thailand attracts mostly beer drinkers!

When you judge others, you do not define them, you define yourself.” -Earl Nightingale

The first thing that the government should do, to attract the better-off, is to lower the excessive tax on wines and champagnes. I know of no other country where it is so high. Most middle classes take wine with their meals, and the cost of the meal with decent wine is more expensive than any Western Country. The food is good value but wine, as an example say ordinary champagne, at £200 a bottle (£100 in the supermarket) deters many potential visitors, choosing other more viable destinations.

The government, however, cannot see further than their noses.

Sounds like a good idea to me.

Sounds a lot better than the dump's one dose disinfectant and one dose bleach.

Can't see that you are an asthmatic then. If you were you would be on a daily prevention inhaler, which helps to lessen the impact when you get asthma.