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Socially acceptable to drink drive, taking Yabba pills and untrained drivers, what could possibly go wrong. RIP to the innocent victims.

If paperwork is missing you will get directed to an area to complete it and then join the back of the queue, it's happened a few times to me over the years when working in new countries.

Quality chinese tourists 555

Sick of seeing and hearing this lizard in the news

The standard compensation equivalent of 3 months wages for a death and 10 days wages for injuries is a joke.

Thailands financial meltdown looming ?

I have no idea about politics or the economy of countries and i do not want to get involved in this heated debate, but what i will say is Thailand has been taxing the backside off imported goods for decades. Many of the posters have at one time or another complained about the extortionate price of imported goods from their home countries. I don't drink but try and find a 5 Euro bottle of wine for less than 20 Euros in Thailand as one example of many.

Fingers crossed survivors can be found and rescued.

I read somewhere that Thailand is not considered an earthquake zone and therefore the buildings do not need to be quake proof like other countries. I can't find the article again for a link though,sorry. The fact Bangkok was once a swampy delta makes me wonder if liquefaction (water rising towards the surface during a quake and making it unstable) had it's part to play in the building coming down. A terrible tragedy all round, RIP to those that lost their lives and hopefully those still missing are found alive.

Lets hope that all the missing persons are rescued safely. My heart goes out to those that have lost loved ones and friends. So sad.

Much ado about nothing if you ask me. There will be people who genuinely do not have the ability or the equipment to complete this online, for those there will be a wet ink alternative as Thailand does not want to turn tourist money away, it may mean standing in a queue but you will get in. Alternatively ask a family member or friend who does have the capabilities to complete the form for help. Your QR code can be sent to any ones email address to be printed off for you. Job done.

Using google translate... Chinese is very important 8-)))

The no life grumpy old men on Asean Now never miss an opportunity to criticise.Well done.

The Thai governments logic is retarded. Get fined and imprisoned for vaping yet the use of methamphetamine is ok, with 4 or less MA tablets on your person not being an offence. I shudder to think how many deaths are caused by the paranoia of prolonged use and the road accidents due to sleep deprivation. The amount of stories we all read about Thai drivers falling asleep at the wheel and killing people is horrific.

Can those that purchased flights based on the 60 day visa exempt and are worried about it being reduced to 30 days not just pay £35 for a 60 day SETV ? 30/40 minutes on the Thai Embassy site and job done, i've done it every year except last year and it's very straight forward if you can use a computer. Just a thought.