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Who has said that Thailand is a civilized society, in the western sense of the term? Certainly not me.

I guess she got clean by going cold turkey while in prison. So the jail time probably saved her life.

A number of farang volunteer with Charity organizations that do prison visits. not saying it’s the case here, but it exists

Yup. And the Japanese tourists are entitled to moan online about their experience and then maybe future tourists will not use tuk tuk at all because they will be aware. Hows your free market then?

“This incident serves as a stern reminder to all tuk-tuk driversabout adhering to fair pricing and maintaining professionalstandards, as authorities continue to crack down on suchexploitative practices.” the only stern reminder here is for tuk tuk drivers to make sure they charge enough to cover the fine AND make a fat profit. As this one did.

Don’t think the issue at hand is whether drugs do more damage than alcohol. The issue is whether drugs do damage. Lots of opinions on both sides of that one.

I think the answer to your question is yes. He is suggesting simply that.

The problem with cannabis is the same as alcohol. Some people can’t take it in moderation. in my village in Isaan the norm for locals is to drink until falling down drunk. There is no few drinks or one drink. I only have anecdotal evidence, ie the few people I know, but I see the same thing happening with cannabis. Tobacco is slightly different. Yes it causes significant long term health risks and is addictive, but it doesn’t alter the state of mind while being consumed. At least not to the same degree.

Singapore has an ongoing case involving several billion SGD worth of assets seized from around a dozen people of Chinese origin, holding passports from several countries. All accused of money laundering illegal proceeds from online gambling. If squeaky clean Singapore can find that much in its system, imagine how much there really is in opaque Thailand

I have to confess that I opened a mule account only recently. My daughter is 16 but couldn’t open a bank account in her name because her Thai ID card was a juvenile variety rather than adult. So I opened it in my name, using her phone number, and I put a bit of money in it for her each month. Now she can use her phone to pay for grab orders or to scan at shops. No difficult questions were asked, took longer to queue than open the account. she has her adult ID card now, but we haven’t got round to opening an account in her name. Guess we’d better do that before we get swept up in the new stringent crackdown 😂

I appreciate your taking the time to make a suggestion, but I can’t help think that you are making a problem where one doesn’t exist. Or if there IS a problem, you’re using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. A few random farang struggle to open a bank account here when they first arrive because they don’t know which bank has less strict requirements. And for that you propose forcing every farang in Thailand who makes use of a long term visa, to open an account with a specific bank. You are having a laugh, surely?

Some say that, others don’t. Have to pick the right colour

In terms of compliance, how about doing something about the rampant mis selling by banks that goes on. A major bank bundles accident insurance with the purchase of an atm card. If you want the card, you MUST buy the accident insurance, paid for with an all inclusive fee. Funny thing is, I actually already have accident insurance, not only that, accident insurance FROM THAT BANK. British banks paid out billions to customers who were mis sold insurance they didn’t need when applying for loans. The practice of forcing customers to buy insurance along with an atm card is no different. So comply that!

Oh I think there are plenty of farang owning weed shops.A Dutch guy around here has three outlets and one more being readied for opening as we speak. TBH, in my area of Phuket I’d go so far as to say it’s MOSTLY farang who own shops. Quite why weed sold by farang is harmful and that sold by Thai’s is not, I don’t know. Anutin has me beat on that one.

A true statement that causes “harm” to a business or individual is still regarded as defamatory in Thailand. The issue at point according to Thai law is not whether a statement is true or false, it is whether a business/individual suffered from it. so I am afraid you will need to reassess how things work.

You are hoisted by your own petard. Your statement about the defamation laws in Australia is correct. But in Thailand you can be sued for defamation EVEN IF, your statement is true. Perhaps it is the case in other countries, but I personally don’t know any.

“Despite benefiting from the restaurant offering a convenient access passage, Alexander was asked to stop using it …” in what universe does this make sense? If he was asked to stop using it, how could he benefit? sometimes it just pointless to read any news article posted here. There are so many contradictory statements, none can be trusted. SMH.

Participating in Songkran festivities and it’s only being reported NOW? On the ball these journalists are not. And they see fit to include in the articlewhat they themselves term an “unrelated” incident that happened just yesterday. its gobbledygook

Ain’t no way some random poor person is going to make good in Thailand if there is a chance for the authorities to snaffle it. There are plenty of influential people who think they are far more deserving

That barely move thing. Not such a good thing when people are driving or riding a motorbike

I’m not bothered if people want to smoke cannabis, but it’s more anti social than normal smoking because of the smell. Indoors only and at dedicated cannabis shops would help protect other people who are eating, drinking, socializing and don’t want the stink around them. imho if people want to use cannabis, it’s because it alters their state of mind, much as alcohol does. So driving whilst high should also be out of the question. its not the people who use cannabis that are the problem, its the impact that it has on people near them. At the moment its out of control.

What’s required is some mobile phone footage filmed by a concerned citizen, followed by some moral outrage by outraged netizens. They police this country these days because without that the police don’t care.

How could the police test a hit and run driver for alcohol and/or drugs? The refusal to look at nearby cctv footage is a strange one. It would be interesting to know the thinking of BIB on that one. Traffic light cctv not working…..par for the course.

I don’t think he was working illegally online. He was working illegally. He solicited business online for his illegal activities. A slight difference.

Anyone who wants to do so?