Tropicalevo

Yak, yak, yak, blah, blah, blah. Why not try doing something for a change.

Come on local residents, more tip-offs please.

Never in a million years did I think that I would agree to anything that Prawit said. However, I now stand corrected. (I do realise that this is a ploy for him to try and get some of the backhanders, nonetheless.....)

And the burnings continue. No one seems to care. Just carry on as before.

And Thailand's wonderful Finance Minister and PM both said that the 'unacceptably high' interest rates would kill exports. Hmm - who to believe.

Fix the bluddy problem Thailand. It has been happening for years. A week's supply of masks is as much use as a plaster on an amputation.

I live on Koh Samui (25 years now) and there is very little obvious crime. I live on a private development where there is very basic security and I have never locked my doors or windows. When my wife was alive, she felt very safe wherever we lived in Thailand. (She had been mugged twice in her home town in the UK - Birmingham.)

Yes, two licences are a must. I have no idea if the translation fees etc are good or not, but they do not seem too unreasonable. First ones last two years and then renew every five years after that.

Not really. The body was not identified until some time in 2019. The police would start looking after that.

It amazes me the dumb arguments being presented here to justify comments and blame victims. speeding - a distraction no helmet - a distraction on phone - a distraction no licence - a distraction From the short video clip, there is no evidence of any of these distractions being fact or not. We will never know. The only fact is that there is a big black car, at night, in a place where it should not be. Very sad for their families.

That was not my experience back in November. They did not confirm the MDAC within the three days that we were told to do it, and no one asked me for it when I entered Malaysia (and I still did not have one).

Not really that startling. Happens all of the time. I hope that they do not realise who took the video.

Plastic bags, plastic containers, plastic packaging etc. Yes, here there are folk going through the bins collecting plastic bottles, cans, cardboard etc, but there is still a lot of plastic that cannot be recycled. The worst one is the styrofoam. These unsellables are what they burn and the smoke is toxic.

The name's Zhijiang, She Zhijiang. Martini anyone?

Very sad story. I hope that the parents can overcome their grief.

Decriminalised, not legalised. There is a difference.

According to the BP the kid was 13 years old.

I have lived on the island for 25 years now and this is the first time that I have heard of something like this, so I am surprised. I wonder why relatively few students were affected.

Very good airline but try getting money back from them and the gloss fades. I had a flight to Vietnam that I had to cancel for a medical emergency 24 hours before I was due to fly. Nowhere on the Vietjet website of confirmation to cancel/claim a flight. Finally found VietJet's head office contact details. Sent an email explaining all. They finally responded after a day or two and told me that I booked through VietJet Thai. Different company. I explained that nowhere does any of my documentation mention VietJet Thai. Website, flight confirmation etc all state VietJet. By now I am no show, not a cancellation. Ding!!!

Take a couple of beers round and have a friendly, 'fireside' chat. Preferably outside. (Neutral territory.) Thank the neighbour for increasing security in the area and offer to do the same. Then add 'just one small thing..... the camera is not looking at the best position' and suggest a slight change.

I print those on pieces of paper. Never had a problem yet. And as you say, does not need batteries or wifi.

Surely, this is a mistake? Cannabis is totally safe according to folk on AN.

Strange. Why did China not stop them when boarding in Hong Kong?

I do not use phone apps and have no wifi on my phone. Never needed it. It is a phone. It is for talking to people and taking the occasional photo.

Utter rubbish. Thailand is a police state and they want to know where everyone is. End of.