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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.

Dear Royal Navy Just sink the bloomin thing for invading UK waters. (As Russia would if a navy warship entered their territorial waters.)

I look forward to when the next president comes in and declassifies all of Trumps misdoings.

Air quality here in Plai Laem is pretty bad today. AQI is currently 117 and PM2.5 is 42. Is it similar for the rest of Samui or just here at the northern end? https://www.iqair.com/thailand/surat-thani/bo-put/koh-samui-plai-laem-outdoor View today Normal view

Humans are morphing into lemmings. Mindless apps everywhere and phone zombies bumping into people and things. Politeness, ethics and honesty are fast disappearing.

I am not sure that we needed that much detail

Stop the smoking of weed would be a good start. Set and example. Tobacco smoke is nasty, but the stink of weed everywhere is offensive.

I do not know the location, but that looks to me like the bike pulled out of a side soi onto a main road without looking. Happens all of the time in Thailand.

................trying one of the most boring Thai dishes.

He forgot the 'yet'.

Government officials trying to get their hands on the money again.

And? What happened about the teenagers?