Re: "Covid narrative redux", (PostBag, May 18).
It seems hardly a day passes when you don't publish a letter from Michael Setter.
One wonders about AI in this environment, and especially the stances taken, which align pretty closely with Trump and his team's positions on global issues.
Today is a case in point where it seems vaccinations are not a good idea. I do hope Alexander Fleming is not too upset up there.
Re: "Tourism reform call, as foreign arrivals in Thailand plunge", (Business, May 16).
It does not surprise me that this is the case, given the government recently required all foreigners to fill in an arrival card online before entering the country.
It also doesn't help matters that tourists who arrive here without a visa now only get to stay for 30 days instead of 60, as was the case a few months back when the Pheu Thai Party had a different prime minister in power.
The headline is actually a bit misleading, as tourist arrivals in Thailand have only declined by about 1% compared to the same period last year; its more the case that tourist arrivals from Northeast Asia have plunged.
I am surprised the overall figure for tourist arrivals has not declined by more than 1% here.
I've always felt that Srettha Thavisin was hanging by a thread as prime minister; yet he seemed to be a business-friendly leader who did whatever was necessary to make the economy grow.
Perhaps the mandarins in Pheu Thai should harken back to some of Mr Srettha's policies and do things, such as allowing tourists to stay in the kingdom without a visa for at least 60 days, given that tourists can stay for up to 90 days in other nearby countries.
Re: "Call for more Thai wireless investments", (Business, Nov 8, 2024).
I had been a customer of TRUE Online for well over eight years when they suddenly discontinued service to my area/neighbourhood/building. All to no avail.
I've checked with AIS and BBB and no fibre connections were available here, less than 1 kilometre from Victory Monument.
Subsequently, my juristic person contracted with BBB to offer free internet to residents, an offer I accepted.
Having recently had HUGE issues with my internet connection I did an OOKLA speed test with the results being speeds of 30.11mbps download and 17.60mbps upload.
A subsequent Google search revealed the following:
"The average fixed broadband download speed in Thailand is around 237.05 Mbps, according to Speedtest Global Index for 2025.
"This places Thailand in 13th place globally for fixed broadband speed. Mobile internet speeds are also relatively strong, with AIS having the fastest 5G download speed in Thailand as of March 2024."
Welcome to digital (19)40. It's just that foreigners don't understand Thainess even after living here for over 15 years!
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