I used to tell people how well organised Singapore is. After spending just a few hours in Bangkok, I realised that our neighbour up north is also ahead of us.

No doubt, Bangkok, and probably other major cities in Thailand still have terrible traffic jams, but I can sense that Thailand is moving in the right direction, both economically and socially.

Simply from the level of service that I received so far, I believe it’s fair to say that Thailand has made significant progress vis-a-vis Malaysia.

Notwithstanding the political challenges faced by Thailand, we need to recognise that the Thais have moved ahead of us. More importantly, we must note that these advances were made possible by the democratic participation of the Thai people.

Despite great personal risk and national instability, the Thais are bold enough to exercise their democratic rights to effect change whenever any government undermines the wellbeing of the entire nation.
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