[THAI rehab plan ‘ready in 2-3 weeks’, Survival Team appointed]

First item on the agenda.

How much to skim off the rehab budget

2nd: free seats for family and friends. 

3rd: there is no 3rd.

[Museum in Pattaya damaged in fire]

It would seem the Thai insurance industry is complicit in unlawful activities, they sell policies for properties with no planing permission.

[MPs too busy to attend national reform debate, says Prawit]

On 7/10/2020 at 5:14 AM, CLS said:

More than 250 MPs and no one heard the bell. Next time you should find a better excuse.

Well he got away with "watches from a dead friend" so no need to get too creative with excuses.

[Phuket’s notorious Nui Beach club finally torn down]

2 hours ago, Iron Tongue said:

Police did nothing for 5 years.  The navy was there to make sure the order was enforced.

And the 100 Police was a case of safety in numbers, as in such a number is unlikely to be harrassed later by the crooks who set up the beach club.

[Phuket’s notorious Nui Beach club finally torn down]

Just now, ChipButty said:

Even after the military coup when they cleared all the umbrellas from the beaches why didn't they pull the place down then?

Good question, as I spent a bit of time on Phuket during that period I saw what appeared to be a very selective process of demolition and blind eyes turned to some old and new constructions.

 

I believe this process continues.

[Phoenix, stranded and forgotten two years later]

On 7/7/2020 at 2:47 PM, bkk6060 said:

Clean it up and turn it into a western restaurant.

Irish Pub, need more of them?

[Phuket’s notorious Nui Beach club finally torn down]

So do we now see the new beach club there or somewhere else, same rules new management?

[PM Prayut taps Nation Group for ideas on moving Thailand forward]

Get rid of the drug dealer and the watch collector could be a good start.

[PM Prayut taps Nation Group for ideas on moving Thailand forward]

How about progressive thinking young people with sound leadership qualities being allowed to take the reins.

Oh sorry someone had a crack at that and was put in their place by the backward thinking conservitive old guard who's economic management skills have been on display for a few years with the result of running the country into the ground not aware that there is more to economic management than making the elites richer. 

[Phuket restaurant in hot water over charging tourists high prices]

Is this a misunderstanding or the shape of things to come. Trying to make up for a few bad months.

 

Or perhaps the end of dual pricing?

[Somkid meets US envoy to woo investors for Thai Silicon Valley, EEC]

I hope they can work something out as the dependence on tourism is not working too well at present.

[Here’s Why Thailand’s Dire Economic Outlook Is the Worst in Asia]

Time for another open letter to the well heeled, or perhaps someone could hock his watches, that oughta do it. 

[Foreign diplomats invited to see coconuts being picked by monkeys]

7 hours ago, nickstav said:

The fishing industry in the Philippines has destroyed entire ecosystems, destroying coral reefs dynamite fishing in some areas.

The fishing industry around the world is rapidly becoming unsustainable, some nations are doing well to protect the stocks but this is not as widespread as it needs to be, sorry this is about monkeys.

[Foreign diplomats invited to see coconuts being picked by monkeys]

This Monkey business is not impressive especially if they have their teeth removed, however I think it's a lesser evil to what is likely to be continuing in the Fishing industry. Overfishing and rampant human exploitation, I believe reps from the EU witnessed window dressing of the industry and gave it the thumbs up.

[Foreign diplomats invited to see coconuts being picked by monkeys]

On 7/6/2020 at 8:55 AM, rtco said:

Yeh sure ... put on a show while people are visiting and then revert to the old practices when they are gone.

Like the fishing industry?

[Foreign diplomats invited to see coconuts being picked by monkeys]

On 7/6/2020 at 5:26 AM, CLS said:

Do the monkeys get at least the minimum wage?

I believe they are paid peanuts.

You pay Peanuts, you get Monkeys.

[Thailand’s PM warns opposition MPs not to insult his intelligence]

His reply is an insult to the intelligence of us all.

[It’s time to scrap two-tiered pricing for foreigners in Thailand: TAT spokesman]

And how do they intend to sort the two tier system? Is it possible that it will be the Thais who will pay the high falang price as well from now on?

[Phuket tourism industry told to ‘ready for beach holiday tourists’]

In my hometown some of the more cashed up businesses have renovated and redecorated to be re energised for the reopening of tourism.

Have these guys cleaned up the beaches streets or done anything to brighten the place up for the future? Any local expats seen any activity of this nature going on?

[Plan to reopen five islands to foreign tourists by August]

After being closed for so long will the greedy be adjusting  the prices to recover their losses.

Although seriously nothing is going to open any time soon and if it does the quarantine and self isolation requirements at either end will not make travel attractive.

[Wissanu: Somkid did not intend to spark House dissolution speculation]

Oh, those misunderstandings!

[SURVEY: High end tourists—good idea or a flop?]

The spending of the rich will never be more than the spending of the masses. 

This nonsense is just a wet dream of the elite who look down their noses at the rest of us.

[Trauma, abuse for Thai elephants taught tricks for tourists, charity says]

19 hours ago, mok199 said:

Hopefully the day will come ,when people like this get their comeuppance....

Hopefully when they go broke from the enlightened tourist who abores and refuses to support this outdated form of entertainment.

[Ex-PM Yingluck faulted over transfer of NSC chief]

Do they not have anything better or more currently relevant to do.

[‘Back to basics’ tourism urged to restart the economy]

Well whatever happens, if old Tin mines become a popular attraction then you can be sure that a new old tin mine will pop up next to another new old tin mine alongside a laundry beside a massage parlour and not to forget the ubiquitous 7/11's