Tourism minister mulls wristbands, curfews for tourists

[richard]

that's all you can do.

Goodbye tourism (I won't miss it). Thailand has got to be the laughing stock of the globe with that one

[pharvey]

Absolutely mind blowing......

I'm waiting for China to get wind of this and put their own system in to control us foreign devils!!

Mind you, perhaps not a bad idea for Beelzibub's clan to get tagged when crossing the Severn....

[Bristolian]

Mind you, perhaps not a bad idea for Beelzibub's clan to get tagged when crossing the Severn....

Oi....I heard that....pardon!

[theprice01]

Agree with Richard.
Another day, another gaffe for our 'special' government

[hhfarang]

The cheap and easy answer... just take a second at immigration.

[J.J.B.]

Perhaps a yellow star that we can all wear to be easily identified and perhaps special areas where we are encouraged to congregate or live, for our own safety of course.

[margaretcarnes]

Not so long ago I thought the UK was getting pretty good with these 'surely it's not April 1st' moments. But the new powers that be in the LOS are suddenly providing endless ideas for my column. Keep 'em coming!

[lomuamart]

Unbelievable that some idiot in some supposed position of responsibility could ever suggest the above.
This country is a failed state and as the tourist dollars go west, the lemmings come up with more inane reasons to turn potential visitors away.

[Jack Sprat]

Can't say I'm surprised.....what do you expect with the army running the country??
Poor Thai people.....they deserve better than to be governed by morons.

[Spitfire]

Another day, another gaffe. This one takes the biscuit though (so far at least).....and I could pour scorn over the idea all day.

Electronic tagging and minders........FFS. How do these people end up in charge of anything? Facepalm! (Could do with a facepalm emoticon too.)

All it says to me is that by suggesting minders/electronic tagging and special areas for only tourists to party in is tantamount to the government admitting that it's not safe here and the authorities can't/won't do anything about it.

Way-to-go retards that are in charge......whoooohoooo!

[Big Boy]

I was just thinking about this for a few minutes. If this was happening anywhere else in the world, we wouldn't be reading about it in News. We'd be reading about it in News of the Weird Just In.

[Jimbob]

in Hawaii tourists receive leis on arrival. Maybe we could have monks tying chipped strings around tourist wrists at the airport in a more subtle way to tag them.

[hhinner]

At least this should get rid of the need for tourists to always carry their passports.

[STEVE G]

It's made the European edition of the Times this morning, so damage has already been done even though it's an unworkable idea that'll never see the light of day.

[Big Boy]

Yes, it's in today's Daily Mail also.