I suggest you take your passport and all other documents you can imagine pertains to driving licenses. Go to the DLT office and ask them what you need to do. They are probably most helpful. At least they are in Chiang Mai.
Then you’ll get it from the horse’s mouth.
When I got my licenses (2007) I could not use my Norwegian license as it is not in English. I had no desire to travel to Bangkok for a translation, so the lady suggested I take the test. I went back the next and by 3 pm I had both licenses. The test is ridiculously easy.
Not mandatory.
Actually the article you refer to says:
In Norway, all vaccination is voluntary.
The vaccines included in the childhood vaccination program is an offer free of charge up to 20 years of age.
Any foreigner who has taken the test for driving licenses in Thailand know how utterly laughable it is. No wonder the majority of Thai drivers have no clue how to behave on the roads.
A couple of things come to my mind here. First of all. You always check a gun, no matter who gives it to you. You hold the weapon, you are responsible. Second, why doesn’t he just reveal what he thinks happened instead of sending out a “Trailer”
Much better would be a campaign that tells tourist what a bad idea it is to rent a motorbike in Thailand and include the stats of deaths on motorbikes.
Friends og mine from the home country asked med to show their two teenage children around Chiang Mai. The first thing the kids asked about was about renting a motorbike. Luckily I managed to convince them not to. Even if they had a license and some experience, which they didn't, I would advice against it.