Karma80

Thai economy is collapsing on his and PT's watch, no matter if it's him or whichever sock puppet is PM.

As long as you don't breathe between January and April

He writes like a child. A post US world should be in the sights on most of Asia now.

I'm glad he was banned from politics and interference and sticking to his word for just wanting to see out his end of days in his homeland /s

No. You just can't apply from within Thailand. You can apply online from anywhere if you're eligible.

Oh - I see. It's the fault of the doctors, rather than the billionaire feigning illness to avoid jail.

I'm down for this. Anyone who lives in Thailand and travels frequently watches their passport pages fill up pretty quickly. If I don't need to stamp exit and entry into my passport - that's a complete win.

Because a debit or credit card will cause the merchant to pay a fee. The Thai QR Promptpay system is free to use under 5,000 Baht and even then a sliding scale of 2 Baht for up to 30,000, 5 Baht for 30k-100k, and 10 baht for over 100k. It's incredibly cost effective for people to accept money, especially for those small merchants every day. The QR system in Thailand is awesome phenomenal advancement when you consider how much is being skimmed by bank fees, or card schemes elsewhere.

Dont think it really matters. This was Phuket airport immigration yesterday. Please enjoy your 3 hour wait.

If you throw enough made up <deleted> against a wall, some of it will stick.

As a Canadian, the rhetoric from the methlab Canada sits above is profoundly worrying to most people I know. The shameless lies about fentanyl, drugs pouring in from the north, and cartels, to make an executive order legal is truly a disgrace.

An open-door policy on visas to a low-cost-of-living tropical country, with no control of weed or prostitution. All promoted by the clickbait of YouTube. What could go wrong? Add a DTV visa so that you can effectively live in the country for 5 years, having booked a cookery course. Thailand's immigration policy might be ok, but couple that with absolutely zero enforcement and a corrupt police force, if they even show up, what did anyone really expect?

I'd fly Thai direct or Cathay via HKG in business. I prefer Thai to Qantas, but Cathay fares are normally very good in business and the extra stop in HKG is usually well timed and the lounges excellent.

It's one of the few benefits of living in Phuket. However, we're looking to leave because of the traffic and low end tourist dumpster situation.

I was in Bangkok last week on business and stayed at a 5* hotel. The lobby was full of Chinese who had checked out but were camping out, lying and sleeping across sofas and chairs with feet on the furniture. The staff were exasperated and repeatedly asked them not to do it, to no real impact. If Thailand doesn't clamp down on this rental behaviour now, the Chinese will continue to push boundaries. I am curious which buildings are heavily impacted by this in Bangkok.