Tropicalevo

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?

International fares will be expensive and there is little that Thailand can do. April 20th is Easter. School holidays. Then, the code shares will be pre-booking the domestic legs. More planes and crews please TAT.

Or maybe do not throw burning cigarette stubs out of the window?

That is one of Thailand's problems or strengths, depending on how you look at it and who you are. Keep the poor - poor and the rich - richer. Do not change anything and keep the Thai education system as it is. Just brainwashing. The rich send their kids abroad or to private schools to encourage thinking. Paid protestors with free T shirts are not really going to make a difference. Yet when the young protest against the Junta and want an elected, better government, they are put in gaol by a 'political' law.

Not many Issan restaurants here at the pointy end of the island where I live. I had a good friend from Issan and she raved over a small place somewhere opposite Bangkok Hospital Samui - towards Chaweng. My favourite restaurant (Krua Choengmon) does serve Northern food, but the girl is not from Issan. She is a bloomin good cook though. Laab and laab moo tod - v. good

Maybe. People with money tend to ignore these.

If that is what 'the people' want. Yes. But the rich elite will never let it happen, even if the voters want him. Same as PITA.

Probably a quid pro quo for something that the UN wanted from Thailand. Scratch my back and I will scratch yours. That's how the UN works these days.

I think that to use the phrase "Thailand battles hazardous PM2.5 pollution levels" is a misnomer. Battle would indicate a fight. Thailand has given up and rolled over. And it will be the same next year, and the year after that and so on.

Allowing Thailand onto the council shows just how corrupt and useless the UN has become. Too many private agendas. Not fit for purpose any more.

Thank you - I am enlightened.

A fire cracker versus an elephant - there will only ever be one winner.

Poor lad. That episode will probably haunt him for the rest of his life. RIP kh Piyamas

Poor souls. Conned into working illegally. Finally escape only to be arrested in Thailand as illegals. Probably gaoled, fined, blacklisted and taken to the border. Thailand does not deserve a seat on the UNHRC.