Bangkok Barry

Hey, look at me! I know how to turn the wheels of my car!

It has long been perfectly transparent that the RTP is Thailand's largest criminal organisation. Even the UN stated that a number of years ago.

Makes a change I suppose. It's usually the taxi driver attacking the passenger.

At my local airport I have no choice. Used to have four airlines serving it I think before Covid, certainly three. They've spent huge on modernising the airport when it didn't actually need modernising, and if the last airline there leaves it's a white elephant. Same as a bus I used to use - was one an hour and now reduced to a van service. Interesting how a pandemic ended people's desire to travel even after it was over. No money, even for a bus?

And a serial offender. That should earn her a decent spell in jail, where her fellow inmates jealous of her looks might attempt to even things up a little.

You are correct. But it appears that you never read the linked articles. Twice this morning. So I'll help you with this one: He reported approaching an intersection when the pickup truck suddenly emerged from the intersection, causing him to lose control and collide with the pickup truck. An eyewitness, Mrs. Pornpen Munphothong, 57, described hearing loud brakes and a horn before witnessing the pickup truck cutting across the intersection and colliding with the six-wheeled truck.

Restricts maybe but probably not, as those who want to drink to excess will always find a place to do so regardless of any laws in place.

I don't come across those, as I don't come across any criminal organisations. The only one I've come close to is the RTP.

It was under Thaksin's watch that the 2-5 ban was re-activated. I also mentioned above it was at the same time that one of his ministers wanted to close pubs at 10 and nightclubs at midnight. Not being able to buy a drink in the afternoon in a tropical country doesn't bother me, but it might bother tourists who find such a rule bewildering. The fact that it hasn't been a problem though finding a drink in the afternoon merely underlines how it is unenforceable and how pointless the law is. Like many of the laws in Thailand, it is there only for show and no-one expects anyone to take any notice, including those who write and pass those laws. Except high-profile businesses like 7 Eleven and supermarkets.

It is amazing. I've worked alongside Japanese for much of the last 40 years and have never met one I haven't liked. I only have experience of Tokyo but it is one of my favourite places to visit. Last time I went there with my wife for a short break to celebrate my birthday, and the staff at the apartment place we stayed at noticed my date of birth on the registration form, and when we returned to the apartment after a walkabout there was a cake and a card signed by the staff. That is the Japanese.

Just another Thai kid. At least this one wasn't throwing bombs or shooting people in a mall.

I would not describe feeling you need to do that as peace of mind.

And that means starting all over again when applying for a one year extension, which involves more checks and a home visit which might not otherwise be needed. I know, I've been though it. Even had to have an interview at my immigration office, despite having had many previous extensions and being married over 30 years. Actually, they ignored me and only spoke with my wife, same as on the home visit. We are actually invisible to them (translation - they don't speak English so have to speak with your spouse)

Should read WITH posting history, as much of it criticises the government/police/immigration. Thai people in genera;. And we know how Thais are with criticism

I hesitate to disturb your peace of mind, but absolutely anything about you is open to being hacked at any time, despite the nonsense that those responsible for the breach then say 'we take your privacy extremely seriously'. How many times have we seen that over the years. Your data is safe, until we find that it isn't. It's something we just have to live with.

Another brain-dead moron who thinks that the only people who will see his 'business' on line are potential customers, and never the authorities. That would require step two thinking, which as we know is often absent from the locals. They are completely unable to think things through.

There are numerous reports on this site of similar occurrences, but it's usually girls selling the services of girls.

The RTP must be indirectly responsible for hundreds, maybe thousands, of deaths each year because they don't bother to do the job they are paid for. But they know they are paid anyway, so why bother actually doing any work.

The mother and relatives were inconsolable as they mourned the tragic event that had occurred. There was a way of avoiding such a tragedy though, wasn't there. Like not allowing a 10 year old girl to drive a motorcycle, and four others to ride illegally in the sidecar. If they don't care, why should we? Their culture, their decision to risk the life of their kids. Up to them.

That is quite a list of assumptions. And all clearly made without you actually bothering to read the link.

And asking for ID that every Thai carries has clearly never occurred to anyone. Or clearly shows that reason was only given as a cover for suppression.

I was caught out by this in a recent post I made. It is a 50 year old law but, like all laws in Thailand, it was ignored. Until Thaksin's government decided it must be enforced in a bid to pi** off confuse tourists for no reason at all. And then, in fine Thai tradition, it was ignored again except by high-profile stores and most - seemingly not all - places where it is legal to drink at 1.59 but not at 2.01. The UK had exactly the same law introduced during WW2 to prevent munitions workers from getting drunk, but it was later repealed (although not for a long time after the war). As usual, Thailand lags behind. The justification was to prevent kids who were in school slipping out to buy booze, and was the idea of a government minister who also wanted to close pubs at 10 and nightclubs at midnight. That lunacy, at least, got shouted down.

Teenagers throwing bombs. Again Makes a change to shooting people dead in shopping malls I suppose. Such a peaceful place, the land of smiles.

Normal Thaiger reporting standards. Better get used to it. We see such every day on AN.

There. Fixed it.