Halnodeya

Yes, but a lot of the pumpui girls rely on this market, could be devastating for them.:)

This is obviously an opinion piece with a lot of textbook solutions and 'should do' statements. We all know the issues and know what should be done, but we also know it's not going to happen. I kept reading this expecting to see some sort of announcement that something (even a tiny think) was going to be done about it, but no, it was just another post that didn't tell us anything new.

Mother works in a bar, it's low season and customers are probably hard to come by at the moment. Maybe (I repeat, maybe) the mother may have been looking at other revenue streams and maybe put her daughter in danger. Additionally they mention financial transactions which indicates a bank transfer and not cash. A 13 year old probably doesn't have a bank account so if this is the case then he paid an adult. Only a theory, no facts behind my opinion.

Getting rid of the non Thai girls is a good thing. Ok, getting rid of the non Asian girls is a good thing. If I can't drive a tuk tuk in Thailand then these non Asian money makers shouldn't be allowed to apply their trade as well.

Looks like a weed forming the shape of a crack

Just do it if you are happy and you can afford it. But... Ensure that you set the boundary that you will not ever give her more than that. Remind her that it is double her salary. Set the limit and enjoy yourself

"...especially under the cover of dark" So the ones that stood under the flood lights didn't need to worry about anything?😁

Looks like I will be setting up a booth on Second Road selling personalised Medical Certificates using ChatGPT :)

My biggest fear here is losing an eye from a protruding piece of metal from a Street cart, shop awning, a power pole or some other structure. They are unfortunately extremely common and extremely dangerous.

That's exactly how I interpreted as well, although they threw in a few references to make the whole thing confusing. The goal seems to attract overseas money held by Thai nationals back into Thailand. It appears that they can bring it over tax free until the end of 2026. I read the article as stipulating Thai Nationals being able to do that... But it did get more confusing as the article went on...

Plenty of 24 hour bike shops around the place, possibly just not in his immediate area.