Jack West Jr

In fact , not just a decline in British tourists and expats but rather a significant drop in westerners . Hardly surprising considering the government's discriminatory and contemptuous treatment of especially long-staying and expatriate foreigners. Other ASEAN countries like Malaysia, The Philippines and Cambodia offer incentives and much smoother visa processing to European/western visitors, traditionally Thailand's most loyal champions . Instead , as mentioned by other members , they're wooing dodgy Russians, Chinese and sundry lowlifes . Go figure !

Welcome to the modern world , Mr Warchanapranee . This is what alcohol-producing companies have been doing around the world for decades . People do like their tipple and making tighter laws or banning the stuff will only lead to illegal home brewing like in South Africa during Covid. And if you want to reduce traffic accidents and related casualties have more cops in the streets doing their job .

Do we need any more proof that Thai officialdom is unapologetically racist, discriminatory and xenophobic ? There is absolutely zero scientific proof that Thais are more immune to Covid than farangs. Unfortunately, that won't stop these gob<deleted>es from proclaiming this offensive crap. Stupid bastards.

All this jawing and wining about his being corrupt. Every politician is by definition corrupt so that is not the point . The point is that he was democratically elected and ousted by military coup. Methinks the military are still pulling the strings as evidenced by the ousting of Pita recently. The real point is that the game is rigged by the military and their oligarch cronies.

Outrageous . A complete and utter disregard of democratic procedure and governance . How much longer are the Thai people going to put up with these corrupt dictators ?

What Mr Thanet proposes is eminently sound and logical so it probably doesn't stand a chance in this hidebound, fossilised political climate .

The procedure to follow seems obvious . Arrest this scum and extradite him .

More proof that Thailand is ostensibly a democracy where free speech and the candid stating of opinions is trampled upon . The only upside of this maladroit article is that it shows up government censorship and repression. Welcome to the land of medieval thinking .

One corrupt country/leadership extending a courtesy to another : just give visa exemptions to draft dodgers , Russian mafiya and others of the same ilk . Shame on the Thai government.

Another thing is that Thailand hasn't been "amazing" for at least a decade . Wherever you look you see discarded filth , in some places you have to step round it and pretty soon you'll have to wade through it .Every year it gets worse . People go on holiday to enjoy pristine settings , not spend time in a huge rubbish tip . If they don't clean up their act tourists will start staying away in droves . Moreover, expats will consider other countries to settle in .