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At home none of us wear a mask, Not me, my wife or our 18 year old son. My son wears one at school, my wife sometimes wears one when she is out and about, I don't wear one, but carry one in case a Thai asks me to wear it. My neighbours don't wear one at home. Some shops in the village do wear masks but don't ask me to wear mine other than the bank. Even the MoH says it is not compulsory. If you want to wear one the please do so, but don't complain if others don't. If it is compulsory then I will wear one outside. As it is not compulsory, it is MY choice to wear one or not, and NOT yours to choose for me.

Then you would not have been served and perhaps escorted out. I try to do things the easy way. Unlike the bank staff and many other places, I don't have to wear a mask all the time.

I didn't because he simply requested that I put it on, so I did. His instructions probably came from the local or provincial manager via head office. He is merely doing his job which I can understand and why I put the mask on. If I had not they would either have given me a mask, told me to get one or asked me to leave. It is no hassle for me for 10 or 15 minutes, as it is only the bank in the village which enforces it.

Out in rural Kamphaeng Phet I don't wear one and less Thais are wearing them too. I carry one and use it in Kbank, BigC, Makro and Global House but rarely elsewhere. The only comment I have had was the KBank security guard asking me to put it on. I had just walked in the door.

I found this dated September 13th 2022 https://aseannow.com/topic/1271714-a-guide-to-thailand’s-new-rules-of-the-road/ Harsher penalties Jumping a red light or failing to stop for pedestrians at a zebra crossing carries a maximum fine of 4,000 baht under the new laws – up from 1,000 baht. Driving against traffic and not wearing a crash helmet or safety belt, meanwhile, come with a maximum fine of 2,000 baht – a fourfold increase from 500 baht. Those found guilty of driving without care for the safety or lives of others face a fine of between 5,000 baht and 20,000 baht and/or a maximum of one year in jail. The penalties are raised from a maximum three-month sentence and a fine of 2,000 to 10,000 baht. Which in turn led to this link https://www.thaipbsworld.com/a-guide-to-thailands-new-rules-of-the-road/ which is where the story above came from.

HE was in the right place at the right time. It was the numpty in the ambulance who was in the wrong place and the wrong time. Driving far too fast, no warnings on, running red lights, causing death by dangerous driving. My sympathy is with the motorcyclist's family who have lost a father, husband, family member, bread winner to some stupid p***k who shouldn't even be allowed to drive a wheelbarrow.

But far superior to his government appointed (general) predecessor.

But it will be the Thai peoples choice to make and not us foreigners. The generals and the military have been a blight on Thailand since 1932. They need reeling in and a full and thorough overhaul to take place. Exactly the same for the civil service . YOU may think that the youth are naive and should NOT have their way, but THEY are the future of Thailand. If you as a foreigner wish to "butt-out" of Thai politics then please do so. Many of us here have Thai wives, children, families, friends, houses and businesses in Thailand. To so many of us, Thailand IS our home.

Now that report will be a serious poke in the eye to the current government . the PPRP and the BJT parties. Just imagine Thaksin coming 3rd, his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra, coming 5th, with the current lot, minnow parties and all coming in the also rans. IMHO there will be some serious cheating going on before, during and after the next election. I also truly believe that the wind of change is coming and getting stronger, and that cheating will be exposed and NOT accepted by the majority of the Thai people. It may result in another coup if the current mob are allowed to win and are rejected, but that too may be opposed and not accepted. This is only my opinion and from talking to some Thai friends.

If you really want to know then do a Google search for yourself, instead of asking others to do it for you.

Anutin IS the minister of Public Health. These are his own words. From the Thai ministry of public health. 03 Feb 2022 https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220203155951127 https://www.thaipbsworld.com/tag/face-masks/ From Thursday June 23, the wearing of face masks outdoors and in public places is no longer mandatory and people are free to choose whether to wear one, according to an announcement published in the Royal Gazette yesterday. The relaxation is in line with the improvement in the COVID-19 situation, which has seen the number of new infections, severe cases and fatalities steadily decline in recent weeks, enabling people to resume a life close to normal. Although mask wearing is voluntary, the Ministry of Public Health recommends that people consider the benefits of wearing them, which can reduce the risks of contracting COVID-19 or other respiratory diseases when they are in a crowded venue, where air circulation is poor or where social distancing is not possible. https://www.thephuketnews.com/anutin-says-no BANGKOK: Thailand’s Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has confirmed that there are no laws forcing people to wear face masks, but he also sought cooperation from all parties, including Thai citizens and overseas tourists, in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Neither. Both are nearly 90 km from me The Mae Wong national park is on the other side of the back fence.

No dirt trails to most peoples houses though.

There ARE many better alternatives than this lot, but they are not allowed to be viable candidates by the current mob in power.

After I got Tboned and was still riding I would always stop as close to the side as possible and let other vehicles go across the lights first. They can be the statistics instead of me. I still do it in the pickup nowadays.

How was the motorcyclist in the wrong place at the wrong time? He had NO warning that the ambulance was coming from his right side, the lights were green in has favour and red against the ambulance. He did, in fact proceed with caution if you watched the video. So please explain where he went wrong.

Do you have a better suggestion on how to get a container of gasoline to your house if you only have a motorbike?

Well my Fixed Or Repaired Daily Ranger 4 door, 4WD turbo diesel Ranger pickup will be 21 years old in December and has 448,xxx km on the clock. It still rattles on as most Fords do with little C&M and the odd wash and brush up most years.

I got Tboned in Nakhon Sawan a few years ago. As in the above video the lights were green in my favour so off I went on my bike. I got Tboned from my left by 2 old ladies in an old pick up running the red from my left. YES I did look both ways and behind me before I went. Luckily for me I wasn't badly hurt, my bike was rideable after a fashion, the old ladies stopped just up the road plus there was a police station at the cross roads who saw it happen. We both went to the main police station where it cost the old ladies and their family 10,000 baht cash to pay for the damage to my bike where they hit me just under my ass and missing me. 15 minutes before my mate was on the back and he would have lost most of his left leg if he has still been on the back. On a different note out here in rural Kamphaeng Phet most of the ambulances run with their emergency lights on and if they have a customer on board the whoopers and wailers are going full blast. They rarely go through red lights because the incredibly stupid Thai drivers won't pull over for them.

Well after 25 years in the military, 58 years of legal driving and 78 years of age, I haven't killed anybody yet. I suspect that you are trying to make a joke, and failing miserably.

It is actually against the law NOT to stop at a pedestrian crossing, but sadly unenforced by the RTP.

Usually when you are looking for a vet to put the dog down legally. Drom what I understand is that most Thai vets refuse to do it.

I think that the Thai military forget what they exist for.

I suspect that Putin has painted himself into a corner and can see no way out, other than threating the nuclear option. I would think that he KNOWS that wherever he is in Russia there are a few missiles with his name on them. Whilst he might control the button the response has to go through a few layers to get to the launchers and I would hope that some of those people will come to their senses and stop the launches. They must also know that they are targeted too.

I take my son and my neighbours daughter to school in the mornings around 6:45 am here in rural Kamphaeng Phet. We pass 4 schools on the way and I ALWAYS slow down and put my 4 way flashers on. This morning yet another numpty in his shiny white new pickup truck went roaring past on the wrong side of the road doing around 80kph or more in a 50kph limit, completely ignoring the solid yellow line, completely ignoring the rumble strips and the crossing painted on the road surface. Fortunately there were no children around at the time. I get to my sons school which is on a 4 lane highway but there are cones to force people into the left lane and into the chicane before the crossing to slow them down. Me, headlights on, 4 ways on in the left lane, when another pickup pulls out from the side, he did indicate and then he tried to go down the wrong side of the road. A school minibus going in the opposite direction simply blocked him and forced him back to the correct side of the road. He then followed me and tried to overtake me while I am going slow in the right lane to the end of the cones to do a U turn back up to the school. I block him and he had to go via the left lane cutting in front of the car behind him. I dropped the teenagers off and watched as 3 people did a U turn using the school crossing instead of driving 15 metres up the road to U turn. This happens most days on the school run. Of course, as usual, there is not a single cop to be seen anywhere.