Tropicalevo

As you say, nothing yet. The new government has only been officially in place for a week or so. They may have bigger issues to push through.

Two weeks in an ICU unit would indicate either a serious injury or the hospital padding the bill.

You can choose your friends but you cannot choose your family. My own family was totally dysfunctional (but I still loved them) - I could not wait to leave. But I do have some very good friends.

I cannot remember the numbers but I understand that drowning is the most common cause of child deaths in Thailand. https://theaseanpost.com/article/drowning-still-huge-problem-thai-kids

Definitely a crazy world at the moment weather wise. And here on Koh Samui we are still in drought.

What is it with Thai perverts filming people in the privacy of their own place and posting it on public sites. Should they not be fined under the computer crimes act?

That is one very determined young lady (8 years old). Bless her.

Let's look at the REAL problem here. Why do people open restaurants - because they can cook and earn money. Why do people open massage parlours - because it is easy to learn massage and many learn at home. Why do people open beauty parlours and hairdressers - because it is easy to learn after they have left school. The problem is that most Thais have a poor education with little or no qualifications. Where can they get jobs outside of the major cities? Factories want cheap labour (immigrants - no minimum wage). The above SME's are an alternative to starving. The government does not give a hoot about these small business. They do not put the ministers in power. Rich businesses do. Yes, there are too many. What alternative do they have?

Yet another government that does nothing for the annual flooding that hits the poorer folk in Thailand EVERY year. As long as the mega projects (with mega budgets) keep on coming, and the uber-rich in Bangkok do not get their flashy cars caught in floods - everything will be OK.

A 740 million baht budget (that will over-run) to save tourists 90 minutes for a once in a lifetime trip. From what I have seen with tourists heading to Krabi, cost is more important than time. 2 hours v 3.5 hours - they will not care. Will the boat trip (in dodgy seas at times?) be cheaper than the bus ride? Example - Tourists can fly to Samui in less than an hour from Bangkok (BKK). To save money, they will fly from DMK to URT in Suratthani - flight time is the same, then take a bus, ferry, bus (3 extra hours) to save money. Oh, and if they are on an International flight to Bangkok, the transfer from BKK to DMK can take 1 - 3 hours depending on traffic. Another white elephant project in the offing.

Hope that they find the folk well OK and well.

Thai ministers and spokesmen are NEVER working together. It is always me, me, me. Internal bickering and power plays are just one of the things that are stopping Thailand from moving forward.

I must confess that I think that Thai birds are very tasty and disease free.

Totally agree. Top man.

That is a good point. What to do? I have stopped to help at the scene of a number of accidents and 'the foreigner is always blamed'. I was even arrested once - all easily sorted. I cannot help it, if I see someone in trouble, I will try to help. It is just who I am. Stupid? Possibly.

Be careful what you wish for. These folk are probably the only ones that can de-fang the military wannabees. That is why there were two coups and all of this effort on removing them. It is not being done for the benefit the Thai people.

So much for the concept of 'to protect and serve'. I know that he has not been found guilty - yet.

What the heck? Maybe they should replace the dog with one of the villagers?

It is sad when the best that the government's PR people can come up with is - Whoopity woo.

Fixed it for you.

Find the culprit and tape their mouth over. See how they feel not being able to have a drink of water all day - outside in the heat.

And desperate dinosaurs do desperate things. The Thais are screwed.

It higher than other SE Asia countries. Vietnam especially. Vietnam's workforce is also much better educated. Guess where some International manufacturing companies will think about moving to?

All cats should be put down. They are natural predators and kill all sorts of wildlife - not only for food. In some countries, free roaming cats are causing some native animals and birds to disappear, almost to extinction. The UK is considering laws that cats must be on leads if outside. By law - they must be microchipped. https://www.catster.com/statistics/how-many-birds-do-cats-kill-statistics/