dcutman

Seems like the foreign media is the only power to keep the current government and Thai elites in line.

With the activities by the previous government one could say that the current government just continues a policy.

Of course with the current government a wee bit better in keeping the police in check things might improve.

2012-06-05

"The police themselves are frankly predatory. They see migrant workers as an opportunity to extort, abuse, and we have stories of instances where police have been involved in human-trafficking issues.”"

http://aatthai.org/thailand-s-human-downgrade/

For whom ? They are just two rival gangs competing for turf. Doubt the average Thai will win either way. You should start focusing on this government, as references to the past are just to excuse what is happening now. Live in the now.

but, but, but Heybruce kept telling me that history teaches us if only to justify his being so anti-PM Prayut.

Rubi you should really try to be a bit more sensitive to the fact the previous PM and chairwomen to so many committees was whole heatedly committed to this fight against human trafficking. A perfect example of her leadership.

The UN and the US had called on Friday for an investigation into reports by the South China Morning Post and Reuters, published on Thursday, that revealed a clandestine policy to remove Rohingya refugees from Thai immigration detention centres and deliver them to human traffickers waiting at sea.

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who chairs a government committee on human trafficking, declined to comment on the findings.

"I cannot comment on the Rohingya issue and reaction as this is the responsibility of the Foreign Ministry to handle," she said.

http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1375743/thailands-pm-offers-help-trafficking-probe-myanmar-refugees

This sort of leadership almost brings one to tears.

I haven't cried in a long while but I am now.

I am greatly saddened by this and in a temple too. I am sorry guys but all monks sicken me.

My distaste for Thailand and Thai people grows each day. For those of you who say it's the minority, I disagree. It is the majority and it will only get worse. I'm heart broken about the demise of this animal. I see dogs everyday with the mange and skin diseases when all it takes from the owner is some 20 baht powder and a tablet. Buddhist, not by a long way.

Just seen the pictures from the paper that published this story. I haven't been this upset in a long time. Please can anyone find out the name of the temple.

Wildlife Friends identified the temple as Wat Nong Hoi in Prachuap Khiri Khan province.

I find this very interesting. The PM of Thailand has been disallowed from going to the USA, while it allows an convicted criminal on the run from the law to go. The American law, as I understand it will not allow a visa to anyone that has been convicted in a court of law. It still allowed Thakisin Shinitawatra to travel to the US after he was convicted by the court for corruption, while his Brother-in-Law, was PM.

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha said he is not permitted to travel to the United States.

Read the above bi line carefully. There is a difference between not being allowed to travel and not being invited.

I am quite sure the General can travel to the US when ever he pleases, being invited to a state dinner at the White House is a totally different thing.

Some inbreeding going on in the Shin family?

Would explain a lot i guess.

All this talk about the found phone. I think the phone is a gnat's ass from moot. At most, it might show that one of the B stole it from the scene of the crime. What's the penalty for stealing a mobile phone? Let's not forget, Thai officials originally claimed the phone was Hannah's. Then, when social media showed Hannah's phone was in police custody the day of the murders, Thai officials changed and claimed it was David's phone. Yet, David's phone was found at the crime scene, was it not? What the 'found phone' most likely shows is police planted it. They may have also planted the sunglasses purportedly stolen from David or the crime scene. Again, what's the penalty for stealing a pair of sunglasses? And how do cops assert the sunglasses were David's? DNA, dandruff, bits of hair, or a friend of David's assertion?

In sum, the phone and sunglasses supposedly found or planted behind the B's dwelling are ...red herrings. They detract from what investigators should be scrutinizing: the people and clues connecting the Headman's people to the crime.

Also: I don't know much about mobile phones, but shouldn't there be some sort of record of what numbers are calling which other numbers and the locations? If some of the headman's people were involved with the crime, it would be likely that a flurry of phone calls transpired from 4:30 am onward, on Monday. pre- and just after dawn are not common times for people to be making phone calls. Finding records of such phone calls, would be a big step towards implicating guilt. For example: We know it's likely the crime took place between 4:30 and 5 am on Monday. If there were a flurry of mobile phone calls between 4:30 and 8 am, let's say connecting Nomsod, Mon, the Headman, Nomsod's mother, speedboat operator(s), car drivers/taxis, girlfriends, other friends, people who do laundry/clean-up, etc ......that would be indicative of serious concerns (among the callers). Thus far, we've heard absolutely zero about phone calls from authorities. It's as if mobile phones and support technology doesn't exist on KT.

As usual, you rather dismiss actual physical evidence in favour of your own fantasies; not only that, you blatantly insist on peddling things that have been debunked, repeatedly, for example Miller had two phones, I'm certain you know this, yet you still say "Yet, David's phone was found at the crime scene, was it not? What the 'found phone' most likely shows is police planted it."

You also know that "Thai officials originally claimed the phone was Hannah's." is not true, it was one official during one press conference that mistook the ownership of the phone while addressing the press, you don't care about that, you just want to peddle innuendo and misleading information.

The funny thing is you accused me of wanting to destroy evidence against your boogiemen, and here what do you do? desperately trying to sweep under the rug actual evidence that doesn't match what you would really, really want to believe. You have serious projection issues.

Not just one official but the head of the RTP Somyot Pumphanmuang stated that it was Hannah's phone that was found. Yes this was recanted as a mistake, so many mistakes in this case it seems

Also while its possible David had 2 phones, I've never seen a confirmation report on that, as far as I know its purely speculation

Well he must have had 3 phones because very early on the police said they found an Iphone in Davids luggage, along with Chris Wares bloodied shorts.

Police said they also found a pair of Chris’s blood-stained trousers in David’s luggage as well as an iPhone with long blonde hairs snagged on it. http://1clicknews.com/thailand-murders-police-question-two-brothers-who-were-friends-with-one-of-the-victims/

So I take it, from the avalanche of people attacking the Mayor, that they are perfectly OK with the press resorting to rumor mongering then?

"Mayor Chaiyan Turasakul said he is angered by unspecified "British media agencies" who have suggested that the death of the tourist, Christina Annesley, is connected to an alleged "mafia" syndicate on Koh Tao island."

There is no indication whatsoever that the death of that woman was in any way connected with a mafia syndicate, none, zero.

Is it too much to ask of the press not to peddle sensationalist speculation?

Surely the mayor will appreciate your unrelenting support. As do all his relatives than own these resorts that so many people get raped, murdered, and die suspiciously so often.

Your hard work defending this island, police, and all the nasty families, like a soi dog does with his bone, is so desperately appreciated by these scum respected people.

Cant wait to see how they dress this up as criminal behaviour.

Accessory to defraud the state?

Well, first shouldn't they try to uncover that there was a systematic fraud and convict a boat load of people for all these accumulated monies supposedly nicked. Who have they convicted for defrauding the state? There has to be a fraud for someone to be an accessory.

The system lost money, but with little unprosecuted thievery so far. Its all accounted for, through the system. She didn't obtain any of it herself. The system was mandated by a legally elected government so cant have been illegal by definition.

Criminal financial negligence? That is more normally associated with damage in individuals rather than the state.

Causing financial damage to the state? Sounds all very nice. It has lots of google entries where it is enacted in Ghana and is now regularly used, for, guess what? Chasing political opponents.

http://www.modernghana.com/news/229976/1/law-on-wilfully-causing-financial-loss-to-the-stat.html

So, they will tie themselves in knots trying to pin this on her.

Do you think the prosecutor is gonna have a go at this without serious evidence? Really?

Her commerce minister, Boonsong and his deputy and 19 others, has been indicted today as well. This scam started to unravel when wild claims of enormous G to G deals were being manufactured in mid 2012. What did Yingluck do about it when called on it?

She did nothing but go along defending the scam, and when finally forced to, had to sack Boonsong, a year later when it got just way to hot.

Cant wait to see how they dress this up as criminal behaviour.

Accessory to defraud the state?

It shocking (disgusting) how this article reads. If something like this happened in a normal civilized society the outrage would be poring out from every direction. Its scary this is just another normal everyday occurrence by those charged to protect and serve the community and no one (in charge) seems to have a problem with it.