Brian Hull

The democratically elected government-in-waiting is disbanded for wanting to talk about bringing the country into the 21st Century? Thailand is a monarchist/fascist dictatorship. Will it ever become s democratic state?

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I live in Kampot Cambodia, which is a tourist town, and haven't see even one Chinese tourist all year. Why is this so?

Hungary's Quisling, Viktor Orban, should ask his parents what it was like living under Russian sunjugation and why thousands of Hungarians lost their lives and fled the country in a popular uprising against Russia in 1956. Now that Orban seems to want them back it is time for the Hungarians to get rid of him.

I haven't lived in Thailand for the past four years but I keep a close watch on what's going on, and nothing ever changes. The Thais can democratically vote for who they want to be the government who are then not permitted to take control. The Ministry of Whacky Brainwaves keeps coming up with ideas (such as marihuana legalizing) and then backtracks soon after they come into effect, and whatever the government does is always an ill-conceived dog's breakfast. I am living in Cambodia which is a breath of fresh air after Thailand - here you just pay your annual retirement fee (without any conditions) and renew it in 12 months time, with no need to contact government agencies in the meantime. Maybe the Thais should send a study group over to Phnom Penh.

Stop beating around the bush. Pattaya is regarded internationally as the world's biggest bordello, which s the reason that so many tourists come here. Don't stick your head in the sand - embrace it - it's what brings in the dollars, euros, yen, and yuan.

The Old Testament is the greatest load of garbage that has ever been written. From the very beginning, Genesis is full of ridiculous impossible nonsense that no intelligent 6 year old kid would believe unless he had been brainwashed by his parents or the religious witchdoctors. How can humans be so advanced in science and technology but so blind to religious stupidity.

We already have one meat-head who wants to rule America with an iron fist - perhaps Hulk could become his enforcer.

How can Thailand lay any claims to peace and democracy when it won't even endorse the proposals to end the Ukraine war as proposed by most of the world's countries at the recent Switzerland peace forum? Thailand has long been one of the world's greatest fence sitters rather than a country with admirable ideals.

When the democratically elected Move Forward Party finally gets to govern as the proletariat have made clear, one of their first moves should be to dissolve the Electoral Commission and its troglodytes. If Thailand's self appointed rulers continue to block democratic reform they will eventually face a revolution.

How could she eneter and exit Thailand 26 times without a valid visa?

It is good to see Ireland and several other countries recognizing a Palestinian State (the details of which still need to be agreed upon) after a decades long Talkfest among the major world countries that haven't even seriously tried to achieve a result. Too much consideration is given to Israel that was awarded a right to exist by the United Nations (within the bounds of Israel). It has no proprietorial rights over Gaza and the West Bank and a framework for the. establishment of a Palestinian state should be developed for UN approval, with or without Israel's blessing. If they don't want to play ball then the US and other countries should withdraw their support.

Hamas murdered hundreds of Israelis and in response Israel has murdered more than 30,000 Palestinians. What they are doing is not "the right to defend itself". It is wanton slaughter and genocide. Israel learned a lot from the Nazis.

This might explain what happened to Trump but with a much bigger infestation.

I am not an American but I support Joe Biden in most things. But his no-strings-attached provision of weaponry to Israel after they have killed tens of thousands of Palestinians is the root cause of the student protests. He had better get a lot tougher on Israel and quickly or he will lose the election to the deranged would-be fascist dictator.

Her name suggests Russian or Polish rather than Portuguese

Is this the Thai "culture" that we farang are expected to respect?

It just proves that humans are absolutely nuts. it's the most childish stupid festival imaginable.

Trump is a Big Star. Let us hope he implodes into a Black Hole, never to be heard from again.

Good news for a change. Keep up the good work Boys.

Kick them out. Let them practice their art in Ukraine

It won't happen of course. The government's predictions are never even close. I can't imagine grown-up foreign tourists wanting to come to CM to have buckets of water thrown over them. I lived there for 6 years and all the expats stayed indoors and avoided Songkran like the plague. It's only fun for kids and immature adults.

PM - Stop worrying about what would-be tourists think of Chiang Mai's pollution disgrace - JUST FIX IT

Despite Thailand conducting democratic elections it seems the bigwigs have no idea whatsoever of what democracy is all about. They are still back in a previous Century. Your people have spoken. Haven't you heard them?

Your article states "democratic regime of the government with the King as the head of state" is an oxymoron. With a head of state who is untouchable the democratic regime of the government is NOT democratic.