Tropicalevo

Very lucky lady, but the pain will be with her forever.

Are you sure that it is a girl? I could not see that in the report.

You missed out the 'medicinal use' is good for humans. No one here is denying that. That is exactly why it was decriminalised. The issue here is recreational use and sucking bad contaminates into your lungs and into the lungs of others. Also, the dangers of driving whilst under the influence of cannabis, and so on.

Are you employed directly by the UK company and paying taxes and NI in the UK? Or are you a contractor/casual worker?

This is the bit that many people choose to not understand. Cannabis was decriminalised . It was not legalised.

It is not quite that simple. As the OP states, he works for a British company. Lots of folk come to Thailand on a business visa and work quite openly and safely for their overseas companies. I did so quite legally back in '93 and I did not need a work permit. I was working here as a representative of a British company. I was paid in the UK and paid taxes in the UK. That is until I had been working overseas for one year. Then I was free from UK tax but still paid NI etc and still worked for the same company. I could also have set up a 'representative' office here for the UK Company and still not needed a work permit. I only worked in Thailand for nine months before having to go to Australia to do the same thing. It all depends on the OP's terms and condition and having a business visa. Having said all of this, I am talking about a previous century. Things may have changed.

Fixed it.

I am looking to buy an air quality monitor. Any recommendations please. Yes, I know that they are on Lazada, but which one would you recommend?

According to the main article, there were four thieves. Not an easy article to follow with all if the 'inserts'.

E cigarettes are also harmful and can cause many problems. https://www.who.int/news/item/05-02-2020-e-cigarettes-are-harmful-to-health

Why is that a problem. Many people found guilty do not go to prison. Me for example.

In theory, that is correct. But. This is Thailand and one of the main issues is that the 'instructions' do not always trickle down the chain of command. (Not just in Thailand by the way.) A very simple example. When I first moved to Thailand, I attended a course entitled 'Thai law for foreigners'. A very useful course. It was given by lecturers from one of the universities that educated lawyers etc. When I came back to Samui and started talking to lawyers here about company set up, shareholders, owning land (or not) and so on - most lawyers that I spoke to had not seen the laws that I had been taught. Same with documentation needed to open a second or third bank account and so on.

I have just looked at the specs for both. Is weight an issue? A friend has a Chinese wife - about 55 kilos wet. She only wants a lightweight bike. Scoopy is too heavy!!! (91 kilos) Honda is 81 kilos. Yamaha is 99 kilos. I prefer a heavier bike myself.

Sometimes. But the Tessabaan have teams of street cleaners that go around tidying the streets regularly. Where they do not clean, we have local community groups/hotels that do it as well as clearing the beaches. We had a private street clean last week and beach cleans the week before. Obviously, with tides, the beaches are a never ending job. Pretty bad after a storm. We work with a group called 'Trash Heroes'. https://trashhero.org/network/trash-hero-koh-samui/

I do not know either bike but I have had bikes from both manufacturers. My first bike in Thailand was a Yamaha. It was OK - but quite a few problems over the years. Nothing major but starting it was a problem if I did not ride it every day. Honda - no problems at all. 15 years old and going strong. We are involved with a number of bike rental companies on the island and they all prefer Honda.

I am XXL and they happily take my stuff. If they sell it - so what, if it helps to improve their lives.

I do not know about Silom but pretty much every coffee shop that I know of that is part of a chain, and also most that are proprietor only, have very good wifi.

Every time that I 'throw things away' I put them on a table and the Thai staff help themselves. They take everything, no matter how old or tatty. Could you do the same outside your house?

I wonder how the tourists are counted. Flights only? As far as I know, the ferry companies do not separate tourists from locals from deliveries. Does anyone out there know?

The people did decide. Thaksin was voted in by the people. The military decided that they knew better than the people and Thailand has gone downhill ever since.

They are not new rules. They were first brought in when a bomb was found on the plane that Thaksin was about to board. It was under his seat. Before then, no checking of passenger's id for domestic flights. AND you could carry guns as long as you discharged the weapon into a barrel of sand just before check in. https://english.cambodiadaily.com/news/bombing-of-thai-pms-plane-bewilders-visiting-officials-20287/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB983784572920287408

No you don't - a photocopy will do. Hotels just need the information for the TM 30. Some hotels accept Thai id or driving licence. When I travel domestic, I never carry my passport. Too much aggro if lost or stolen. I never go to check in - always online check in and just a backpack. But I always have a copy of my passport including the arrival stamp and visa. For everything else I use Thai driving licence. Thai id is no real use for airports as the name does not match the boarding pass. The airline can refuse to accept it.

I feel for folk here on Samui. The immigration people have been tricky for years, although I thought that things had improved in recent years. When I first came to Samui, I was on a retirement visa. I had to deal with a gentleman called Nok. My first meeting with him, he led me to his 'office'. It was a store room where we sat on boxes of paper. He explained that if I wanted the visa, there would be an additional charge, payable to him. I stood up to walk out. The conversation then went - Nok 'where are you going? Do you not want a visa?' me 'yes I do, but I think that you are asking me for a bribe. That is illegal and I will not do that. I will get a lawyer to obtain my visa' Nok 'But I am much cheaper than a lawyer' Me - yes, but still illegal. Goodbye'. After that, every time that I went to immigration for the 90 days or renewal, Nok made me wait all day. Set up the company shortly afterwards and now the accountant processes my WP, Visa 90, day reports etc etc. I spend 5 minutes per year at immigration having my photo taken Apologies to readers who may have seen this story before.

At least Thaksin was arrested and deprived of his liberty. Unlike the killer from the Red Bull family that has got away scot free.