Bangkok Barry

Exactly so. In Thai culture you do not criticise anyone. You just shut up and shut up and shut up until the pressure of frustration is too much and many explode in anger at the slightest thing that is the final straw. We had discussion groups when I was at school and we'd even visit other schools to debate. We listened to and accepted alternative views if they made sense. We learned things. In Thailand, if such a thing even exists which I doubt. you'd probably have people producing a gun or knife if they disagreed with you. Different culture.

I haven't seen it written anywhere, nor have I had the time to read all the comments on this, but did any other airline feel a need to divert to Sydney? Or was it only the THAI pilot who felt that it was too dangerous to land in Melbourne? And this - I imagine that every single airline in the world suffers criticism but they don't then sue the complainant. I can't see any way that taking legal action enhances the airline's reputation, but that's the way with any Thai-owned business, isn't it. If you complain in public then prepare to be sued.

Thaksana stated that she was busy unpacking when Java sneaked out to the balcony. She forgot to lock the balcony door, causing the accident. Another example of Safety First Thailand.

To answer the headline, no. Since when does anyone take any notice of any laws in Thailand?

I disagree with you. And if you think there is more gun crime in the UK than in Thailand then you live on a different planet.

Didn't steal to wear them. This online posting led to the identification of Thanandon, who had sold the stolen items at a second-hand luxury brand shop

Knife crime in the UK belongs almost exclusively to one ethnic group. As for never feeling threatened in Thailand, I feel as if my life is on the line every time I go out on the roads. I never felt that in the UK.

Overthrow is not the same as reform. Someone give Theerayut Suwankesorn a dictionary.

And you think that's always the case, even to demonstrate to a foreigner that the law is always for Thais and never for foreigners, even when evidence to support the foreigner is available? Might happen now and then, but you seem to believe the myth that it is always. I don't, so we'll just have to differ on that.

Not really. No need for it.

Well, you obviously didn't read the linked article on this thread, or you would have seen this.

The last time I flew with them was in Business and the food was completely inedible. The only other time I've experienced that was on Aeroflot back in the cold War days.

Try reading the linked article.

10 against one. Sounds right in the Land Of Savages.

Thais are taught from the day they begin school not to ask questions (that the teacher might not be able to answer and so will lose face). Hardly the best training for a journalist. How often have we seen on tv news a crowd of 'journalists' surrounding whoever who talking, but never asking them a question. And when one did ask the former PM a question he was told by the PM he would have his mouth taped shut.

Maybe I'm not as cynical as you, and CCTV will show the kids riding illegally were also to blame. Hard to argue with a birth certificate.

There is a bus that goes from Bangkok to Nakhon Phanom (or Sakon Nakhon, I can't remember which. Before the pandemic buses went to both) that goes via Korat and Kalasin, leaving Korat around 1pm and arriving in Kalasin around 3.5 to 4 hours later. I get food delivered via that bus.

Did you read the report? The kids attempted to change lanes. And, on top of that, they were too young to be riding a motorcycle. So why is Igor to blame>

The article says the police will press charges, but I have never, ever heard of that actually happening when a teacher commits violence against a child.

What license? Chon Buri Provincial Court fined a Lithuanian man 12,000 baht for dangerous driving and getting behind the wheel without a licence

I'm convinced that some doctors in Thailand qualify by buying a white coat. A friend was diagnosed with indigestion when he had a heart attack, only confirmed when he was taken by someone to an alternative hospital. And I personally was diagnosed with bronchitis when a trip to a different hospital discovered I had acute food poisoning and would have been dead in two days without treatment. Often treatment is very good, but it's the times it is not which is a problem.

Check https://www.nookiesdelights.3baht.net/index.htm For Yorkshire tea and a whole lot more. Quite a few people on AN use him.

Actually, the international chains (Tesco and Carrefour) wanted to withdraw from the market and found buyers. No-one 'prevented' them from trading in Thailand. Restaurant chains like Wendy's, TGI Fridays and Planet Hollywood all did the same. On the subject of Tesco/Lotus's, I do think that the latter has better presentation in their fruit/vegetable area than Tesco did, and I don't see a huge difference in what is available. I can't offhand think of anything I could once buy that I can't now, and some things I like are there now which weren't before. Someone mentioned wine selection. In my experience, that seems to depend on individual store managers. I have the odd situation near me where a small Lotus store has a far wider beer selection than the main supermarket nearby. That makes no sense unless each manager decides what to stock.

Pathetic and completely pointless pantomime, isn't it. A total waste of everyone's time. I used to do that at Mukdahan despite being married to a Thai and living here for over 25 years. My sister in law went to live in Hungary with her Dutch husband and they were given five year visas. No cross-border for five minutes nonsense, no reporting to anyone, just allowed to get on with their lives.

Being on a motorcycle is perfectly safe if one drives properly and stays alert.