Tropicalevo

Great for the rainy season. A real taste of Thailand.

The problem with looking at just hotel occupancy is that it is not a true picture. Many tourists now book villas and AirBnb homes. We have been 80 - 90 % booked during July/August.

Outgoing government did nothing to bring peace to the South. It just pushed it under the carpet.

Liar, liar, pants on fire. Uncle Tu has no idea what an ordinary citizen is.

Thais and others in SE Asia have been wearing masks since Noah was a lad and well before Covid had been discovered in bat poop. Mostly to do with pollution and coughs and flu. I have had friends here always wearing masks when riding their scooters. Covid just stopped them from standing out.

Another lie sold to the people in order to get elected. That and the 10,000 baht vote buying. Surely PT should be arrested for all of the 'Fake News' spouted during their campaign.

There could be bad news for tourists at the weekend and good news for residents that are relying on the daggy water delivered in water trucks. A couple of big storms forecast to arrive from Friday/Saturday. Whilst the storms often 'die out' before they hit Samui, these ones are forecast to last a few weeks. Hopefully topping up the aquifers. https://www.windguru.cz/30397

Does this mean that there is now three tier pricing in National Parks. Thais ASEAN citizens Other foreigners

And the world watches and does nothing. Even ASEAN have bowed to pressure from Thailand - best friend to the illegal military government in Burma. Singapore is also helping with the laundering of the drug money raised by the military there.

There are lies, damned lies and Thai politics. (With apologies to Benjamin Disraeli.)

Cue :- benefits of the TM 30 system. I am sure that their passport details are registered on the immigration database. (Not)

Tree felling requires some skill and thought. Not a job for the ignorant.

From a Pattaya News article earlier - But stabbing and shooting young Thai kids is OK?

I prefer to obtain information from professionals. These social media leeches allow information from any Tom, Harry and Dick (head).

Thank you for that KhaoNiaw.

I am not sure about your particular case. However, my wife (from the UK) was an English teacher here in Thailand and when she died, there were payments from SS for her funeral etc. However, I have been paying SS for more than 20 years and I am NOT expecting a pension from Thailand. I am sure that old age pensions are only for Thai citizens. (I would not collect it anyway. They need it more than I do.)

That is a quote from Anutin - the health minister. Smoking cannabis is not legal. Cannabis was decriminalised - not legalised - talk to a lawyer about the difference. Who the heck smokes dope that is less than .025 THC. Carry on breaking the law if you wish to stay in denial, but these are the facts.

There is not hazy area. It is against the law. From an interview with CNN

I have heard of a lucky rabbit's foot, but this?

The full article is an interesting read (apart from the final paragraph). The problem all starts with the antiquated education system here, and the ignoring of the poorer population. No hope - no future.

The best response that I have heard of from a member of a cabin crew is 'Our job is to save your ass. Not kiss it.' On a more serious note, most passengers seem to assume that it is the crew's job is to serve them. It's not. They are there for passenger's safety. The rest is just a bonus.

Same here on Samui.

Is it any surprise? The wonderful 'solve all problems' EEC and fast train to China via Laos seem to be only working one way. For Chinese exports. You sold your country to Xi PM.

It seems that many insurance companies are doing that here in Thailand. Mine has done similar to me for the last 12 years. Their justification is 'Thailand expensive for expat health care now'. One insurance company even gives two different quotes depending on which chain of hospitals you use.

This is a very tricky subject. A lot of people demand the right to end their own lives rather than wait for fatal illnesses to kill them slowly and painfully. Because of archaic laws, those unfortunates have to resort to illegal means to achieve that dying wish. The other side of this coin is that some people could be buying these drugs to kill someone else. How can anyone tell? Having watched my son die very slowly from cancer over a two year period, I know where I stand.