Pompeygeezer

Having no license doesn't go hand in hand with reckless driving and it's a bit of a cheek Thais talking about reckless driving. If it's reckless driving then why aren't they charging them with that offence? And I'm not saying no foreigners drive recklessly far from it but I'd guarantee that they're more Thais guilty of that offence than foreigners

I think 10 years in a Thai Jail will make him think that.

I find it quite funny that a lot of people assume he's just done it the once or only just started drug smuggling. I expect he's been doing it a long time. People don't get into smuggling in their 60s. For some people drug smuggling is a job just like any other but obviously the risks are very, very high.

He's only 22 so i doubt it, plus money isn't everything. no amount of cash brings her back for the family.

In other words they're greedy because they still have more tourists than south korea and Vietnam but these 2 countries have had a bigger increase in tourists than before. Stop being greedy and be happy you're still getting a decent amount of tourists.

get a bag full of cash for infrastructure and then spend it all on condos and hotels, no doubt. Phuket's mission is to cover every view or green space with concrete. It they could concrete over the beaches they would.

I don't condone the foreigners they are complete cowards... But it's funny how usually if one or two foreigners attack one or two Thais, the thais all suddenly appear from nowhere and then have 8,9,10 on one/two foreigners. yet when it would be even numbers foreigners vs Thais (thai taxi mafia) they're nowhere to be seen. The thais not so keen when it's even numbers in a fight.

5 hours later this is the headline..."Strong baht and safety fears weigh on Thai tourism"

I can see tomorrow's headline already "Tourists numbers plummet for the 11 august to the 14th"

JESUS!! How was he asleep for that long? Is it an Asian thing to sleep for so long.

Can a country just lower a currency? I'm no expert but surely that's manipulation? Which most people think Thailand do anyway but if they lowered it that would actually be admitting they manipulate it. And also so many foreigners say they should lower the Baht because it will benefit them. They have been saying that for at least the last 4/ 5 years now and it never happens and never will. But it can't be doing Thailand that much damage otherwise they would have lowered it. it obviously wouldn't benefit the Thai government if they lowered it, otherwise they would have done it by now. Anything that would make the powers that be more money they would definitely do.

Totally agree. The only plants left will be cannabis plants😉

For me the reason i use grab is obviously cheaper but also when you book with Grab you know they will know where the location is. If i get a taxi from a motorbike taxi rank they haven't got a clue where anywhere is unless it's a few hundred yards from the taxi rank. they're abysmal. Only in Thailand would you have taxi drivers that don't know where anywhere is. Also at least with grab you don't have to stand about for 5 minutes haggling the price. They have brought their own downfall.

It's horrible what they're doing to Phuket. Give it a few years and there won't be any green spaces and you won't have any nice views. It will look more like the concrete jungle that is Bangkok. The only difference will be Phuket will have beaches. I don't doubt they would concrete over that if they were allowed.

I think the main reason for Japan doing well is the yen is very weak at the moment and nothing to do with Thailand doing anything wrong.

I've heard if they stop you for an offence and they write up a ticket they can't confiscate your bike if you don't have the money on you there and then, and they have to let you go. You're quite in your rights to go to the station on your bike when you have the cash and pay. And the police have no right to detain your bike if you are willing to pay the fine at a later time at a police station. Can anyone confirm this ?

Not a surprise as a lot of Thais can't swim.

Mostly by arrogant Russians because they think they're invincible.

So, you'd rather watch some middle aged, ugly git make the video? Whatever floats your boat.

Funny how someone can have something go viral that loads of ex-pats already know and could have made the same video and no-one would have been interested. As humans we're all the same and it's what someone looks like that attracts people. If a middle aged, ugly git had put the same video out, it would have probably got about 10 views.

Exactly, the keyword is "interim"

You saying your a lover not a fighter is the biggest BS I've heard for a long time. You're full of aggression

Just your own BS?

Proving my point.

He's just spoiling for a fight @billd766 That's why Putin is his hero. Russian probably, Russians always aggressive. they don't know how to behave like civilised people