Bangkok Barry

I see the PM has got his priorities right. In his own mind, anyway. A spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office Ms Trisulee Traisanakul expressed his concern for the country’s image and reputation abroad. ‘Because Don Mueang Airport is an international airport, the service users are both Thai and foreigners. This will impact the image of the country’s tourism.

Idiotic Comment of the Week. Absolutely pathetic.

If only the kid did as he was told, and the adult made him do what he said.

Bearing in mind that only 10% of Thais pay tax, or so I've read, then the government has to generate income by heavily taxing 'non-essential luxuries', especially imports. Which is why many imported items cost the same or more than they do in their homeland. It isn't only because of freight charges. It's a pain in the a***, but understandable. What I don't understand is the tax on imports from ASEAN countries. Beer Lao, and Thai beer that has to be brewed in Vietnam and imported into Thailand are examples. I thought that one of the points of ASEAN was that it operated rather like the EU, which includes tax-free movement of goods between countries. Perhaps, in true Thai fashion, the country believes the law doesn't apply to them and, as one of the bigger players in the region, they get away with it. I might be way off the mark, of course, and stand to be corrected.

The delay is because the Election Commission has to check each and every result for cheating. Many dozens are still on the waiting list to be approved. Just shows what a banana republic Thailand is, despite having a few tall shiny buildings.

If he wasn't driving at high speed - why? - then he would probably still be alive. But just one of the 20 or so motorcyclists that die on Thai roads every day. Somehow that mortality rate and the need to drive safely doesn't get through their thick skulls.

She overcharged him by 400 baht. I don't know how a cashier can make a mistake by scanning the bar code. So what was the 'mistake'? But, according to the article, the manager 'went missing' and as a result the man-child threw his toys out of the pram - or in this case his purchases out of the trolley.

Or how to spell his name

Today's regular and daily male wimp kills ex story.

You make a good point.

Out of the frying pan! When did he return? They didn't. Australia generally has an honest police force and they don't have to be bribed to do their job.

But whenever I compare Singapore with Thailand I always get comments that Singapore is sooo boring, with everyone behaving and obeying the law. Thailand's anarchy and total disregard (and enforcement) of the law is so much more appeaing to them.

Why not share it with the police and do some good? Maybe she can't afford the RTP 'motivation fee'. When my friend's house was robbed and his SUV was taken the fee to get them to do their job was 100,000 baht. He didn't pay and soon after left this cesspit to return to Australia, with his Thai wife only too happen to leave with him.

Not the Thai way though, is it. Thai culture regards respect as a right, no matter whether the person in question is an abuser (read school teacher) or involved in corrupt practises (read everyone else).

She hasn't yet. She's on remand awaiting trial.

Just doing his job. I've often wondered how lawyers can defend someone who is obviously guilty, Strange way to earn a living, and completely without morals.

You think she's innocent and everything has been made up? Witnesses have lied?

Someone give Suwankesorn a dictionary, as he obviously needs one. No-one is plotting to overthrow anyone or anything.

Surprisingly. Observably. Interestingly. Intriguingly. Someone's been using, utilizing, employing their thesaurus

At least she didn't experience what a security guard suffered some years ago on Rama 4 Road in Bangkok. A military man double-parked outside a building, the security man said he couldn't do that, so the military man shot him.

It's what people do. They appear to be born with the desire to inflict cruelty upon others as school bullying is rife in any country. They are too young to have learned it from adults. Humans instinctively hate other humans but most, fortunately grow out of it. Those who don't find any excuse for their aggressive behaviour, whether it is racism or religion or anything else they can find. Most are not like that, but they aren't the problem. The problem is those who are. We're a very primitive species.

Another sign that the world has gone PC mad. He touched her hand and that is sexual harassment? And invited her to his room to discuss his itinerary. No doubt a very nice room for someone of his stature, with a business seating area. Wasn't long ago in the UK that a woman accused an office colleague of smiling at her without permission as part of her harassment case against him.

So you know how many would have died if not for vaccines and masks? Are you suggesting they made little or no difference?

Weather forecasting - the only job in the world where you can get it wrong every day and still keep your job. Everyone just expects it.

In Thailand it's always, ALWAYS, someone else's fault.