https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenSorry but what about the ones who fall in the middle - or cannot prove 80k or whatever it is ongoing.....Unfortunately there is a fairly big gap which is what I was referring to.Wed, 27 May 2026 15:23:49 +0000You are correct Sir. I realised my error after taking a second look in Street View. The Red and White half barriers are slim and not highly visible when open (vertical)Wed, 27 May 2026 15:21:45 +0000Well he brought it all on himself.Wed, 27 May 2026 15:20:00 +0000And the point? Immigration and airline want a hard copy printout of eVisa. That is standard practice. Airline in particular check the printout against pp details. It's not just Thailand. I require eVisa every time I visit Vietnam (which is often) The airline and immigration both countries require hard copy print out. Strange thread.Wed, 27 May 2026 15:18:13 +0000I ask you to stop posting nonsense and trying to wind up members. I live in England I am English in my opinion no one should be speaking Arabic or reciting a muslim prayer whilst being sworn in to an English council if he wants to speak in Arabic go to a mosque. Let me remind you about obstructing the public. No doubt you have a reply to this joebloggs.Wed, 27 May 2026 15:17:37 +0000IdleWed, 27 May 2026 15:11:45 +0000Heaven forbid they would bring in more safety!!! Imagine what a terrible thing that would be. The EU has the safest roads in the world thanks to solid legislation and safety standards. Imagine if they kept making them safer, yeah what a terrible world. 1984.Wed, 27 May 2026 15:10:37 +0000No prob, they write prescriptions after you have ordered😋Wed, 27 May 2026 15:07:54 +0000Are you sure you're not thinking about the short lived STV?Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:06 +0000ChitchatWed, 27 May 2026 14:58:59 +0000I agree, yet that post you reacted to got 10 red thumbs. Do men here tell themselves that the women in bars are the product of loving, two parent families? This type of story is exactly how it starts. So many of those women's first sexual encounters were at puberty with a family member or trusted adult. Men who married women from bars usually know this, or of one of the wife's former coworkers who went through it.Wed, 27 May 2026 14:58:26 +0000Lol. I've read about creams that get the job done.Wed, 27 May 2026 14:50:26 +0000If you are ok with that , good for you. I'm not. And this one also forced on us : https://www.arenaev.com/black_box_becomes_compulsory_for_all_new_cars_in_europe_from_july-news-3076.php We've been driving modern cars for 50 -60 years now without all that monitoring cr-p. EU is forcing that on member states. What is Von der leyen and her gang thinking off next after this accident in the OP.Wed, 27 May 2026 14:45:59 +0000Seems he had criminal convictions back in 2004, he was just a trouble maker. I can see why he ran away now in 2015 another conviction, and several were pending, would have been a likely prison sentence. Meanwhile, on July 5, a court in the resort town of Pattaya convicted Scottish journalist Andrew Drummond of libel and handed down a six-month suspended prison sentence with a 60,000 baht (US$1,500) fine. It was the third ruling against Drummond in a case launched by James Lumsden, the owner of Pattaya’s largest gay nightclub, Boyz Boyz Boyz, in retaliation for a May 2001 investigative article that ran in the English-language Bangkok Post. https://ifex.org/journalist-convicted-of-criminal-libel/Wed, 27 May 2026 14:45:35 +0000It is the other side of the story because it shows a picture of and names the Nigerian born 'Brit' instead of just the woman. I normally don't read, much less reply to your posts but this one was just daft enough to get me. Back onto the ignore list you go.Wed, 27 May 2026 14:45:08 +0000The police can prevent people from riding without helmets.Wed, 27 May 2026 14:42:20 +0000I'll try NOT to cry any tears for either of those evil bastards! I draw some perverted satisfaction from wondering how long each of them had waited, knowing that one day "it was coming"Wed, 27 May 2026 14:40:59 +0000In June 1941, Germany invaded the USSR. One month shy of 4 years, Germany surrendered. Putin has been at it for over 4 years in his invasion of Ukraine, and you claim Russia has not given much of an effort so far. What is the Russian casualty count so far? 1.1 to 1.4 million with 300,000 to 430,000 deaths on the Russian side?Wed, 27 May 2026 14:40:52 +0000You seem to have completely missed the point of my OP and replaced it with your own assumption that because something is called a “charity”, it must automatically be worthwhile. I’m not questioning whether “doing something” feels positive. I’m questioning whether what Helmet Heroes are actually doing is effective, evidence-based or even beneficial in the long term. Those are two very different things. You then drift off into deflection about police “preventing it”. Preventing what exactly? The issue here is that the videos repeatedly show police officers standing beside adults and children already breaking helmet laws, yet instead of proper enforcement there is a staged roadside handout for social media. That doesn’t reinforce road safety law — it undermines it. It reinforces the idea that helmet laws in Thailand are optional, negotiable and dependent on mood or circumstance. Road safety is fundamentally a public health and government responsibility. Serious road safety programmes are normally based on measurable aims, injury statistics, behavioural analysis, enforcement strategy and long-term evaluation. I see no evidence Helmet Heroes has any of this. Do they track whether the helmets are worn a week later or even longer term? Do they analyse injury reduction data? Do they evaluate behavioural change? They specify the safety standard of the helmets being handed out and one hopes they all comply although some don’t look like they do Do they tell people how to look after helmets and when they should be thrown away.? Simply distributing helmets and filming grateful families is not proof of effectiveness. In fact, one could argue these highly visible “charity stops” actually reduce pressure on the Thai authorities to implement proper systemic reform in enforcement, engineering, education and emergency response. So yes, they may mean well. But good intentions and emotional social media content are not the same thing as sound road safety policy.Wed, 27 May 2026 14:39:38 +0000Two fairly recent cases. Ian Huntley and Ian Watkins. Both attacked in prison and subsequently died from their injuries. I can only assume the attacks had something to do with their past crimes and infamy.Wed, 27 May 2026 14:39:10 +0000It most certainly is. The implications are significant. If cargo and baggage from Thailand is suspect, it will result in; -lengthy delays to clear incoming baggage disrupting flight operations - requirements of the airlines and cargo carriers to post financial guarantees or to incur additional customs clearance costs There are economic consequences. If the problem is so severe, it can result in reduced flight and transit clearances. I initially agreed with what @Nick Carter icp said, and actually I always thought similarly. However, I hadn't considered the ramifications which could affect all passengers if incoming flights from Thailand are subjected to extra scrutiny on a routine basis. There are enough organisations leeching off the ticket prices without adding conniving rappers and airhead dancers!Wed, 27 May 2026 14:35:38 +0000The hard copy of an e-visa (which was the subject of the OP) is just a printout - it doesn't have any ink signature.Wed, 27 May 2026 14:33:06 +0000So many medical experts, all of whom are qualified in vascular disease. Odd that no one has stated the obvious, that one of the most common ailments of the elderly is venous insufficiency in the legs. An estimated 70%+ of adults will have the issue by age 75. One of the sad realities of aging is that the risk of developing CVI increases by about 6% every year. Trump has a "disease", and it is called aging. The ridiculous part of this thread is that I expect many of the people squealing about this, have a similar condition.Wed, 27 May 2026 14:23:46 +0000His initials were JC I do not think its allowed to give his full name. As I said what evidence to you expect to be around after 25 years, and I did find a post from 4 years ago mentioning the same event. This is not a court, you believe me or not, why would I make it up? I have not claimed he engaged in wrongful, unless you mean his nightlife activities., are you claiming that was wrong? However, many did take out defamation cases against him, which seems to be why he ran away.Wed, 27 May 2026 14:21:45 +0000if you read my post, you'll see I don't think it's better than nothing - "they can't go out and enforce the laws. " - yet that is what they are trying to f=do...illegally? and after 30 years of studying road safety I think "What have you done about it accept post on this forum' is really any of your business.Wed, 27 May 2026 14:21:05 +0000