The much-discussed 300 baht arrival tax in Thailand has been postponed, again, meanwhile Thailand’s international arrivals are continuing to sag since February, more than 2 million people have been hospitalised over health issues brought on my the air pollution problem, mostly in Thailand’s north, another Chinese businessman kidnapped for ransom in Bangkok, murder/suicide in Asoke, Bangkok, Bhumjaithai party saying they don’t support ‘Cannabis Day’ activities in Thailand today. 100 golf carts trashed in fire.
Tim Newton Today is a daily take on Thai and regional news and issues of interest to expats and foreign tourists.
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Just discovered your site Tim
Subbed
Thanks
Good luck with the 20k subscribers & more
Farangs complaining about air pollution while hammering flights and buying cars what is this idiocy.
Congratulations on reaching 20,000, Tim ! Enjoy your new car and the road trip. Looking forward to hearing all about it.
Where’s the Chinese police stations in Thailand? Bangkok? Chiang Mai?
Congratulations Tim! Thank you for the interesting news reports.
Congrats Tim. Well done. Can't help but feel TNT has helped elevate your reporting + social comment to the next level. Wishing you well on your road trip, look forward to your adventures / escapades.
This guy is walking from Pattaya to Puckett to raise money for Father Rays foundation to help support kids
The greedy Thais had the door closed
Stop it. Tourists can't access public nothing. Even the Thais are lining up
Children with mental illness in army lol. Now l seen it all
Congratulations on your subscriber numbers..well deserved IMHO.
Northern Thailand will not be getting many tourists the way things are going.
Gidday Tim, found your channel a couple of weeks ago. Very informative and well presented. Good to see a fellow Aussie doing well here in Thailand. Cheers mate.
If the 300 THB was used for cleaning up the beaches I would not mind paying for it.
The TAT have just come up with a new idea for tourists you fly into Bangkok hand over all your money and fly back out because we all know there is nowhere else in the world for people to holiday.
Congratulations.. BTW.. I have been hacked twice the last 2 years.. ie I have been subscribed for a long time.
Charge 1000 baht tax. Don't mess around. Have immigration officers collecting thousand baht notes right at the counter.
If you don't have an extra 1000 baht , go back home. Malaysia Exempt.. Easy.
I will comment re tourism numbers down. Flight availability is a big issue at least from the US. I Prices are higher than in previous years and seating availability has been limited. I am going back to Europe instead.
Dropping? I never seen so many farang in my life in bkk
I take great pleasure in walking past and watching the Thai businesses here in Patong who raised their prices on me at "high season" and would not give me normal price now asking me to come in and give me a "lower" price. Sorry, no sympathy. They should look after ex-pat falangs with normal prices all year as it's us that keeps them going during low season! Common business sense!
Bonsoir Tim . Wow 👍🍾👍20 k. Subscribers congratulations . Enjoy the next 10 days and have fun . Nice evening and stay safe there from Heidelberg Germany .
Congrats on 20k👍Likely there will be another influx of Russian tourists now that Putin has introduced his new no excuse draft dodging policy. The new email draft, rather than via post gives only a few weeks to respond and enlist, or the draftee is stopped from leaving the country and loses many benefits & entitlements. It happens automatically if there's no response to the email.
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Tim mate can I get my 60 day visa after a 30 🎉🎉😊
Congratulations on 20k subscribers! Hope it gets to 50k, then 100k later this year!
I remember a survey of auto buyers; some said that they would prefer to visit the dentist and have a tooth pulled than enduring the lengthy painful auto and auto financing process.
I’m assuming that was with pain killers, but maybe not! 😅
I believe the auto industry created this painful, ling, drawn out process on purpose to wear you down so you’ll agree to pay way too much.
Good luck on your automobile purchase in Bangkok.
I am against a tourist tax. I would approve of offering medical insurance to tourist. Otherwise, it looks like a money grab !!!!!!!!
Also, from surveys, Toyota is the most reliable car.
There is nothing positive about cannabis with the exception for cancer patients.
yay congratulations
Best of luck
We had planned on retiring in Thailand, Chiang Mai area. But after seeing the air quailty throught Thailand during the burning season, we have changed our plans.
Just checked the ticket price from Milan to Bangkok but prices are still so expansive, I found around for June 1100 euros go and back.
Give it to the thai govt to make things complicated.
You said 200,000 arrivals per month in Thailand. I think you meant 2 million, because you said there are about 10,000 arrivals per day in Phuket.
Anyway, you're getting twice as many viewers as Phuket has arrivals per day 😊.
Just a great guy
Thanks again Tim
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We had a big concert yesterday with free weed upon entry and great music. We closed a main street and held a protest and one hella smoke session. And all this right down the street from the town's police hq and high court. No authorities showed up to shut us down.
Take that Thailand 👌
Why is anybody surprised Tourist numbers are down ? Thailand is and always has been a Seasonal destination so why is this news?
Safe travels Tim and a thumbs up 👍
Taxi service is a nuisance to tourists. I don't mind 300B, but it do mind being ripped off by the taxi drivers and the security risk of taking a taxi. This limits my activities in Bangkok to taking only trains or boats.
Well done Tim 20k
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I thought you bought an electric car last year?