spidermike007

You forget the details. The US donated a huge amount of Pfizer and Moderna. Under one condition. Expats would get priority. This was not done out of the goodness of the hearts of the dinosaur goon squad.

While any direct flight from North America is good progress, not sure how many Americans will avail themselves of this. I fly from LA. Vancouver, or Taipei for a connection, is about the same for me. Perhaps even a longer flight through Vancouver. LA To Bangkok would be a whole different thing. But, with Thai Air, it would be overpriced. Would need other airlines to offer it. I know they tried it before, and there was not enough demand. That would likely be the case now, perhaps to more of an extent.

Biggest difference this time around is that there is no moral authority to support the coup. A world of difference.

I tend to agree. It is a very, very minor offense. It does not rise to the occasion of making an arrest. And the recent crackdown is beyond silly. There are far more urgent matters these nitwits should be focusing their attention on.

Good info and let us never forget the goons here chose the vaccine with the lowest efficacy of any vaccine available.

There are dozens of variables, few of which are discussed here. We just don't know the facts. I will stick with the narrative that cases continue to fall, and covid is simply not a worry anymore.

As many of us know, this has nothing to do with law enforcement, safety or the rule of law. This is about "we are not getting a piece of this action". Pure and simple. The franchisees are upset.

I lived in NYC in the 1980's and was in commercial real estate. I have always known who and what he was. Everyone who had dealings with him had the same horror stories. However, his presidency showed many millions who did know know who and what he was, exactly what the horrible truth was. That was then, and this is now. Everything has changed. Including the attitude of most of his former supporters.

Tourism here will likely remain decimated for a long time to come. I just booked a peak season resort for the holidays for 25% of what it would have cost 5 years ago. Woe is Thailand with the cowards in charge. The sabotage was historic.

This totally unhinged man is likely not serious about this campaign. His window has closed, and his likelihood of victory is next to zero, though there is a small possibility that he is delusional enough to believe it is possible. It is more likely about continuing his life of theft and cheating his remaining devotees of hard earned money.

It is encouraging to see the RTP engaging in activities that keep the nation safe. These kinds of crimes threaten the moral fiber of the people here. We cannot let these kinds of immoral acts go unpunished, and we cannot allow the reputation of Thailand to be soiled or damaged. Sex is a terrible thing, and must be rooted out. Keep up the purification work.

It was certainly novel to have so few tourists around, but there is nothing else I miss about those heinous lockdowns. They decimated millions of lives, countless businesses were lost, and life was rough for many, and not being able to leave the country was awful. No, I would rather deal with some tourists, than have millions of Thais suffer the loss of tourism. The world is not just about me.

Any or all of those additional blood screening and cancer screening tests would be money well spent, if you have never had any, at your age.

Just think about how much safer the nation is, after these heroic crackdowns. Those overstayers were a definite threat to national security.

Let us be frank about what this monster needs. It needs to be executed, ASAP. No domesticated creature should be given the right to savage humans. Period. Zero tolerance should be the law. An animal attacks a human in a vicious fashion, and he should always be put down. The sooner the better. Otherwise, we know what he will do. Continue his savagery. Only the snowflakes amongst us will argue against this.

You are absolutely correct. It is going to take years. Sheer timidity can be a very destructive force. And much of the nightlife that tourists have an interest in was sabotaged by puritanical simpletons.

That would be a fun thing to witness. In my country you are not considered a legitimate leader. Why would I want to shake your hand? Or even meet you? You are an irrelevant man.

Oh stop man! Do you not realize nobody is listening to you anymore? You are the laughing stock of the nation. Perhaps one of the most tragic figures in Thai history. Maybe even the entire region, and we are talking about a region with alot despots and failures. Prayuth has zero credibility, on any level. He is stunningly incompetent, and has long overstayed his welcome. Your word is about as good as the word of a snake oil salesman, in Tombstone, in 1872. What ever happened with your promises to root out your bad apple immigration guys, on the border? They likely let in thousands, to line their greedy pockets. Do you care at all, on any level, about anything other than your own enrichment, and the vintage of ridiculously expensive champagne you will have this evening? You made these same promises 8 years ago, and have done next to nothing. Nobody believes anything you say, at this point. There is no saying the extent of the corruption in this administration, but the army is not exactly known for integrity. You must step down, or be removed. You are the most toxic force this nation has endured for a very long time. The youth is right. You must go. Out. Get out now!

The Democrats won because of the issues at stake. The Supreme Court moral bankruptcy and takeover motivated the people to vote. And alot are tired of the GOP weakness and unwillingness to distance themselves from the failed ex-prez. That includes alot of Republicans

Though their hearts may be in the right place, it is amazing how the opposition party seems to consistently drop the ball on messaging and the ability to win hearts and minds. They seem to be as broken as the democratic party is in the US. And I speak as a Democrat!

A fantastic irony, that the ultimate coward, who invented the PDT (Prayuth decimation of tourism), and nearly single handedly destroyed a huge and valuable industry, epmloyjg millions at its peak, is now presiding over the recovery.

I have never really understood why we are supposed to feel more compassion and pity toward famous people. Millions suffer from far worse maladies. Perhaps I have cold heart syndrome.

There is little doubt the madman Vlad is power hungry and has expansionist ambitions. Perhaps his misadventure in Ukraine will wean him of the delusion that Russia is a powerful state. It appears they are closer to an antiquated, and failed state.

The proper use of sound judgment is a survival instinct in this world. Perhaps she will actually learn something from this. Which could save her from far greater peril some day.

The train conductor will likely be traumatized for life. Avoiding numskulls is part of what they are trained for. This has to be their greatest nightmare. There is absolutely nothing he could have done, yet this could have been so easily avoided by the driver of the car, who exercised no survival instincts, no intelligence, no patience, no wisdom, no driving skill, nor any regard for those in the car with him, nor their families. A true simpleton, and a real danger to society. It is no surprise the driver was a high ranking policeman.