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Shock Horror... Despite the relentless Driving Campaigns.... Police Crackdowns on Schoolkids 3 up on a bike... Babies carried pinion style. This is very disappointing.

Perhaps it's because it's not worthwhile until the faring Road Blocks return and provide a cash incentive to fund the issue.???

Treat this with the contempt it deserves. 20 years of numerous visits and time spent there... See me getting my very first email message from the senior management of a good quality hotel chain, asking as to my welfare and when they can expect me to book and return again. Yes most Thai's can live/Exist on practically nothing in very basic standards. But Tourism and foreign investment has created many niceties that are difficult to ignore, while much missed.

While bearing in mind... NO vaccine has been produced against The Spanish Flu of 1918/19, that wiped out 20 Million folk worldwide. Many more in reality, as No records were submitted for Africa,South America and much of Asia.

Please let this be true... It's been a long time coming, to pay back the Double Standards, scamming and over valued Baht.

90 to the 3 and relative parity for Our Western currencies....Then Happiness surely will be back.

6 hours ago, colinneil said:

I find this story absolutely amazing, the same court gave my ex house, car, motorbikes.

I was left with nothing, not even my clothes that were in the house.

Did you forget the Judges Brown envelope prior to the hearing???

The (7) Groups allowed to enter Thailand will have everything back to normal, in no time at all.

At 38 to the £ you will be lucky to get even the wealthy..especially with what precious  little there is to offer... Your Competitors are doing it better and ore cost friendly.

Strangely No mention in this article as to The Thammasat University Massacre October 1973.???

Yet still this incredulous valuation of The Baht to Foreign Exchange continues.

The £ gained on all past few days...But not on The Baht to any parity.

The Chinese yen always falsely low as The Baht is falsely high.

"Oooohhhhh Yeeeeesss... YeeeHaaaaaaaaa"

Green light and fast track those from The Nation that started all this in the first place.

Better Nations collectively invoice China for their respective losses...rather than grovel to them.

Looking forward to seeing the photos of Soi's... Nana..... 6.... and Bang-La ...packed to the rafters of Thai men chucking their money around. While  their wives and kids swan around the Malls with overladen designer shopping bags.

Perfectly OK for Infant/Junior... But she is alittle Robotic in her style... "Na Ka"

if Your dumb enough to disclose what assets you have to these one track minded people....

Go Thailand.....Enjoy yourself,Pay your way,Respect the law and customs. It can never be home to foreigners, whereby you have rights.

You will be a tolerated guest(s) at best.

12 minutes ago, billd766 said:

I see you are back to the but, but, but comments once again.

 

I clearly remember the furore when Thaksin declared his assets at his first election win.

 

BTW has Prayuth declared ALL his assets as required by law or is still under the impression that he is above the law of the land?

 

And do you remember all the bribery that went on with the PPRP? How some ex MPs were offered large sums of money to desert their previous parties and join the PPRP.

 

How the current government abused the laws to get legally elected MPs banned from standing in parliament and even getting their parties disbanded.

 

Do you remember how Thaksin the current government is doing the same and worse using the law, threats, intimidation, to try and stifle critics and opponents?

 

I suppose that you are OK with that. 

And 74 to The £... Yep I remember.

20 hours ago, YetAnother said:

he will be proved right, unfortunately

When "The Jealous Ones" ousted him.... There lay Ground Zero to the decline in Thailnd.

15 hours ago, Misterwhisper said:

As per usual with these government-concocted schemes.

 

So how will they distinguish between visiting tourists and foreign residents? Will I still have to automatically pay that embedded fee although I, a resident of some 30 years, hold a comprehensive first-class health insurance policy?

 

I travel very frequently for business (well, I used to before Covid). Does that mean I'll have to shoulder that compulsory fee each and every time I purchase a ticket, i.e. 12 - 15 times a year?

Sounds like you are good for 300 Baht... Chill Out.

Get ready for that 2nd Wave folks...It's a nailed on certainty.... Thailand you cannot fiddle your way out of a Pandemic.

And to think ... Many Farrang sold up everything in their western homes. ...To make Thailand their home.

Fools...It never can be...Tolerated guests is the best it can ever get.

It's not just much of Africa,and domains to the South China Sea,that have sold their souls. to China.

Huge loans,with virtual impossibility to pay back, to allow China to extract what it wants.

It is very sad that a previously self sustaining nation like Thailand,succumbing to greed with their neighbours China with get rich quick. loans...Andthe Devil may care as to future generations.

Thai Rak Thai ???...I begin to wonder.

Hitherto .... And thankfully the Odious EU finds itself devoid of UK funds...It to is seeing COVID19,bringing reality home to roost.

https://youtu.be/dMH0sgJVFn0

Be careful where you make your home folks.

I think even at 70 Baht to The £, with other currencies enjoying similar returns.... Thailand in general, will struggle to recapture it past splendours. The Currency has been kept falsely high ,as have the Chinese kept theirs falsely low for selfish economiv reasons of the wealthy elite. Massive Over development...especially Phuket. Never reforming dreadful safety standards that see many unnecessary Injuries/Deaths. Then of course year upon year of abuse to the tourists to which you clamour. The frequent changing of the Visa Goalposts for ExPats and long term repeat visitors,has been insulting. Is it no wonder the neighbours have been enjoying better times,much of which is made up by disgruntled Ex-Pats that have spat the dummy and upped sticks.

Even the "Thai Intelect" adheres to the mantra of "Copying Others".

Pray to The Almighty... "Dirty Farrang" Scientists do not beat Thai Boffins to a vaccine... That would cause massive loss of "Face".