Thai Tourism Min to upgrade strategy for higher tourist safety

[Strangebrew]

Tat latest scheme to provide safety to tourist is called bend over grab ankles while we shove tracking device up your whazoo. Not only won't you have not to check in with locals police to report where your staying, your bowel movement will be greatly increased. Thai's return to to happiness program elite status.

[Cake Monster]

New form of life vests ????? to be " invented "

Maybe they could re-invent the wheel while they are at it.

[rotorbreeze]

What has me worried, is that this situation is so easy to figure out, but the Thai Gov't acts like a 5 year old with solutions on how to make Thailand a better place.

The infrastructure is not up to par and the commercial licensing issue...well, this issue can be purchased, which makes it a bigger issue to tackle and the so-called Mafia who run tourist destinations, which include the Police force.

Start with:

1. Tackling the mafia and re-organizing the Police force

2. Once the Police force shows promise of heading in the right direction, put a larger presence along all major tourist spots.

3. Thai Gov't must invest in more police vehicles to protect the highways and act accordingly to the law (i.e. stop speeders without guessing how fast they were going, but with proper equipment etc...). Place strict and HIGH penalties for all commercial vehicles breaking the law on the highways with the possibility of impounding the vehicle and to make a strict policy that all commercial vehicles must drive on their lane.

4. Repair all traveling highways for safety purposes (means less deaths by accident).

5. Install more lighting in tourist destinations

6. Install a new train system with under cover marshal's on board

7. Place one under cover marshal on buses or "working cctv" on all buses to make sure the bus driver is not falling asleep or has gone rogue.

8. Thorough background checks on all commercial staff (i.e. train, bus, transport etc...)

9. Clamp down on all Licensing venues and make it more difficult to acquire your license.

10. Prostitution is actually illegal in Thailand, but it's everywhere and it's definitely not hidden. This will never stop, but why not make it legal and regulate it in some manner. This offers additional protection to the tourist.

11. etc...

You get the point, but all of this must be tackled to bring the situation to a point where making adjustments to actual tourism will work. Without the above and more, Thailand will only be spinning their wheels and never getting anywhere.

As a matter of fact, they will spend more money wasting precious time and solutions that may work temporarily, but in the end, all they are doing is putting a band aid on which will eventually come right off and they will restart again with another temporary solution.

Thailand has SO MUCH POTENTIAL, but a Gov't with lack of brains keeps the potential moving to every other Asian country.

Sad!

You have my vote in the logical transformation, Sad that bribing and corruption is so interwoven in Thai culture, never has Thailand had any logical government..take India..China..once a colony had the English hand of rule in Education and logic. Thailand..tired land of development.

The wealthy rulers of this country keep the education standards low...this gives the control of the vast population not knowing the rest of the world's developments. Now with the internet and smart phones Thailand is slowly getting to know some of the world events..even postings like yours should be noted and put into effect! good work.

YOU HAVE MY VOTE!...sad it does not count here in Thailand.

Edited November 18, 2014 by metisdead
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