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This is so stupid it hurts! While it is proven that there is NO Climate crisis (!) they still continue with DISINFORMATION! - Who?! The UN of course! And who else?! The WMO of sourse! With what purpose? To CONTINUE TO SCARE THE POPULATION with wrong/false information and statements! What is the meaning, the purpose of this "Fake New"? "However, the WMO urges immediate action on reducing emissions and adapting to the climate changes." This is so stupid it hurst!

High season, low season... Well of course! The TAT-strategy is so short sighted! "Visa promotions" "Visa free" etc. are just a short living marketing strategies, and tourists ARE tourist! They are coming during holiday periods. Than one complains - "Oh, over-tourism! Too many, too much!" So let's rely on the Chinese who don't bother and complain... "They will fill the gap"-thinking... There is a total lack of innovative future-oriented visionary thinking! The TAT is missing a very lucrative "Soft-Tourism" market! By Soft Tourism I talk: Long term, retirement Tourism! This is in my opinion THE market of the future: Retirement-Pensioner, Long Term Soft Tourism Reason number one: Most Western Countries have increasing pensioners - See https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/population-by-five-year-age-group + https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-population-2020-by-age/ The average pensioner struggles in his own Country! The pension is low and forces one to lower the lifestyle standard! The costs are too high! Reason number two: "Soft Tourism" since this market would be long term, it would continue during the Green/Low Season. This segment is "calm and nice" - They want peace and tranquillity - No party monsters, drunkards nor troublemakers. This would support the Tourism Industry, Retirement Resorts, Home Rental, Restaurants, Taxi, Tuk-Tuk, Local Market, and so on until the "Little Noodle Shop"... The potential is HUGE: Exponential growing demand! Even an average pension would allow a better standard of living. High demand for Health related services! - Thailand has High standards Hospitals! Excellent Services! Traditional Massage etc. High demand for "Care Staff" - Thailand IS one of the most Service-Oriented Population in the world! - From housemaid, to nurse until companion - you name it... High demand for Real Estate: Sales & Rentals This would sure give a long term support to the entire Tourism Industry of Thailand which represents nearly 1/3 of income! It would drastically improve the "after season void" and smooth the Low season May to October... This is my suggestion for the future of the Tourism Industry! So TAT should really make an effort to make this happen while being more inviting and simplifying Visa regulations and incentives toward this neglected potential Pensioner-Market! It is a win-win strategy.

So, @tomazbodner you definitely are not aware that your graphics are based on wrong models buddy! See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Tfxiuo-oM And this one in just 4 minutes: https://twitter.com/FatEmperor/status/1654244932763123712

"coping with the growing challenges posed by climate change." THERE IS NO CLIMATE CHANGE! Stop it! We have El Niño and it is peak of the hot season. This is NOT the "climate change"!

But, but... Looking at the picture they have been playing at the Investigation Police Division! 😂🤣

He betrayed his own country big times. He evaded the fiscal system. He is THE genuine example of corruption! He continues to pull the strings and still has followers... TIT - No logic to this phenomena 🙄 It reveals the weakness of the Thai Political System.

Exactly @SpiderMike007! As you say: "not think these things through" To ease the traffic one must keep it flowing! I think this is simple logic isn't it? So why not plug the "AI" to the traffic lights and let her do the job to keep the traffic fluid?! The "Big Brother Is Watching you" CCTVs to record traffic offenders might come to a later stage of the "Control System"... But as we know, "too many cooks spoil the broth" (as we say in Switzerland). Now imagine the administrative machine to issue and follow up of payments of the tickets... So, IMHO I suggest to opt for the first: Coordinating/synchronising traffic lights to maintain a fluid traffic. Oh, Yes I am Swiss, retired and living here since over 34 years... And... I am a good boy 🙂

How sad to see youth getting more and more aggressive and using weapons. How did this 14 years old boy get a gun?!

Amazing! In the land where education cultivates low knowledge and subordination, corruption is beyond all borders where the ignorant pays to pass University while staying ignorant... What a future!!

I live in Thailand and love this country since 34 years. I've seen really quite a lot. However, The blatant manipulation and corruption at this level weakens totally my respect to this great country. Manipulative Thaksin has betrayded his own country. He turned his back to his country while fleeing in self-exile! Nepotism made his sister become prime minister and... She did and does exactly the same! Again, the same scenario! It looks like she is coming back and will be treated with "white silk hand gloves"... And now, on top of this, it seems that the Shinawatra-Clan still overtly pulls the string while (quote) "pushing Srettha Thavisin to power and taking part in power play over the setup of a Pheu Thai-led government and allocation of cabinet portfolios among coalition partners." This is a sad picture for me. Is this the way the patronizing Elite interprets "Democracy"?!

Amazing how such silly moment of inappropriate behaviour has become a Mammut-headline shocking everyone - OMB (Oh My Buddha), what a shame, what a blamage for Switzerland - Oh la-là!! Meanwhile: - A Tourist from China is killed on his first day of vacation by a speeding pickup witch drove off. - A Thai firing a gun at the ‘wrong car’ in Pattaya. - a 30-year-old security guard at Terminal 21 Korat, is found shot six times by a Thai with an improvised shotgun. - In the heart of Bangkok around 4.46 pm, a man pulled a gun and opened fire in a violent dispute over personal matters before fleeing with a fake gold necklace. - A well-known Thai racing driver is currently facing scrutiny after a video surfaced online showing him assaulting a Mahidol University student in a condominium gym. The incident stemmed from a dispute over the use of gym equipment. Etc. etc. etc.

So, now we start here also to talk nonsense with these false CO2 emissions b.....t ?! There is a VERY simple way to drastically reduce the so-called "carbon footprint": Adjust Air Conditioning units to be only 2-3 degrees below the temperatures outside! (not like now: fridge-effect where employees need to wear an anorak jacket while working in the office or shop). Imagine the difference and, also how much energy would be saved! It is, kind of standard procedure to burn trash, leaves and crops! This problem exists since decades! It is all about educating the people!

No need of AI-controlled cameras and all that jazz including the citizen to become vigilant!! SIMPLY publish and display in every vehicle the rates/price-list - why so complicated?

What a crap! Ganja NEVER EVER makes one aggressive!!

After all this jazz and receiving parole is he still allowed to act/work/influence in politics?! It seams to me obvious that such corruption superstar would be banned forever from any political activity... This is really becoming a total farce now!

@RBKK @GOTTFRID Is it REALLY so necessary to always write a sarcastic buffalos...t opinion?! Even for a Beau Geste? You must be so bored Expats, grumpy grandpas who know everything!!

Cement?!? How can cement "provide an ideal substrate for juvenile coral to attach and thrive"?! The chemicals used to make cement are highly toxic to marine microorganisms!!! Using "advanced 3D printing technology to create aesthetically pleasing and environmentally friendly artificial coral reefs" wont help a bit! Do they think the polyps will find it aesthetically pleasing?! Oh, this is a nice place lets stay here! What a nonsense! Every reef- and marine-biologist knows that this will not work at all! IMHO the DEPARTMENTS of incompetence including the Veterinary Science at Chulalongkorn University are doing a great promotion for a cement Company... It wont help either foster biodiversity and ecological resilience since the only organisms who might "attach" to concrete or cement are molluscs (since they don't have direct contact to the cement). So maybe some shellfish might grow and some algae... Coral polyps chose location by: Temperature Sun exposure and mostly important the currents which carry nutrients they can catch... If this is not taken in consideration it will not work! Being a reef-ecologist for over 30 years I suggest a very simple and cheap structure based on barber wire and bottles: Best results are extremely simple Bottle Units, which is the most successful technique to date. The units consist of a concrete base (as heavy foundation or anchorage ONLY to prevent them from moving around), into which glass bottles are placed and become the securement point for corals. Glass being absolutely non toxic provides an easy place to attach corals, tend to allow waves to pass through them to prevent overturning, and last about 8-10 years underwater. Once they do collapse, they are usually so covered in coral that things just keep growing as normal.

A genuine example of incompetence! QUESTION: "How come the ya-bah-Pill price tumbled from 150 down to 20 Bt. after legalisation of Cannabis?! ???? This so called "Centre of Addiction Studies director" should maybe make an educational visit to Holland, Switzerland, Spain etc. where, after 30 years there has been a proven dramatic decrease in consumption of "hard drugs"?! Again, like EVERYWHERE in this crazy world: An incompetent politician wannabe giving an unfounded PERSONAL OPINION!!

Isn't it a weird coincidence? If you compare the worrying numbers/percentages of birth rates decline and still born increase in Europe (down 30-50%) ?! In Switzerland, England, Germany and more, this regress of birth rates is more and more related to the "vaccines"! https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-09-pandemic-tied-declining-birth-europe.html My Salt & Pepper

I totally agree with this point of view. Sipping my coffee and reading this topic I spontaneously think: "Well, how come that NOW, out of the blue, the media again starts with this alarming headlines - scarring everyone, while the entire world really isn't even concerned about it anymore?" Hm, What a weird COINCIDENCE! Just before the general elections on 14th of May... Thailand, who had an exemplary reaction on this, covid-phenomena, is now worldwide the ONLY ONE to start to alarm its population again... To me, it really looks like a strategic propaganda move (while not really a fake - however a neglectable information) to keep people apart! In other words to avoid gathering and protests during/after this coming dodgy Election... Hm. yes! A strange coincidence (well orchestrated with the excuse of the Songkran Festivities) Machiavellian plan it could be! OK, ok... Maybe I need another coffee!

Carry on... Terrorize the naifs and make big headlines in Europe too! That's the best strategy to attract tourists during the Green Season...

This is not a front-page headliner anymore! The Plandemic is over and it only shows the incompetence of "The deputy City Clerk at the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration"! Please stop with this nonsense making people insecure and the naifs nervous again.

Alarming nonsense again! Scaring people, again...

It is REALLY time to stop this nonsense reports! ???? The Covid farce is over since long time!!

IMHO - The problem is that they use in EVERY single dish the "Chulot or rot-dee" which is Monosodium Glutamate know also as MSG as a flavor enhancer! I opened in the 80's a Thai restaurant. But aware of the so called "China Syndrome" (allergic reaction or even diarrhea) caused by the intake of Glutamate I totally abolished it in the preparation o food! I clearly declared it on the Menu that "Our kitchen is totally Monosodium Glutamate free!" 50% of humans react (most mildly) after intake of MSG with allergic reactions... I am convinced that the omnipresence of MSG in Thai Food is the cause of this excessive consumption of sodium.