bangkokfrog

There are more than 5 of them, so shouldn't they be arrested for talking politics anyway?

Not sure about the forward thinking school director comment. Look at the regimented (almost frightened to do something wrong?) faces on the kids waiting for their hug and chance to speak English before going into class. Although the teacher may be genuine in her love for her students, their faces show all that is wrong with the Thai education system.

"A feeble attempt at payback for Akara' claim against the Thai government for closing down this mine.....which in turn, removed important salaries from the region.

Akara have all the evidence which has been tracked for years....."

It may not matter how much evidence Akara has in a country where the court system can so easily be compromised. It would certainly help the government's case (or at least save some face if Akara's claim goes against them) if the class action were to be successful. Anyone want to bet on the outcome?

Well done to the police, who it seems can enforce the law when put in a position where they have no other option. Much publicity is given to foreign sex tourists, but the reality is that most of the sex trade in Thailand (and the human trafficking of young girls associated with it) appears to me to be  aimed at satisfying the "needs" of domestic phu yais.

The problem is that civil servants are not recruited based on their intelligence or ability, but rather on pay-offs or patronism. Almost all will have been involved in some kind of irregular money making activities, and are easy marks for this kind of scam.

3 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

This might set a good precedent for the B.I.B.

Instead asking politely for people to come in for a chat, when they have a warrant issued against them, go and actually arrest them !

It just might work. 

I totally agree. The sad thing is that it probably only happened this time because a police General saw a great opportunity for a New Years photo op.

16 hours ago, Dave67 said:

I'd hazard a guess that report was lost in the post

Let me put it this way... the American academic was told by the university to make no public comments about it and cease all contact with Akara executives .

1 hour ago, Dave67 said:

Do they have any research records of studies done on the impact on people's health and the environment after complaints were made before the mine was closed down? There must be a process in the contract with the government concerning the closing down the mine down. I doubt it was section 44.

 

The temerity of quoting UN procedures as well, Good luck with the arbitration.

I understand that there WAS a study (conducted by Mahidol University and headed by an American researcher) which found NO evidence of abnormal environmental pollution or villager health problems directly attributable to the mining operation. From other sources, my understanding is that this was (is) all part of an attempt by powerful local entities to take control of and re-open the mine.

28 minutes ago, observer90210 said:

The context of abuse is really sad.

The messing up and neglect in the investigation is disgraceful.

The CSD must reopen and do everything in it's power to establish the truth.

And even if proved (?)  that the boy did commit suicide, the abuse and the ill treatment from his family,  should not be outlooked.

 

Is human life that worthless in Thailand or are the Thai police, sometimes, that careless ?

 

Sadly, unless you are "connected", YES and (always) YES!

53 minutes ago, stephen tracy said:

Well, what a surprise. Either they're so dumb they actually think people believe their BS or their so arrogant they simply don't care. To rub salt in the wounds on the victim's family, they're saying they only want recruits who are tough, thus implying to the family that the victim was not tough.  Tough or not, anyone can die after being beaten to death. Prayut and Prawit saying they also experience this kind of treatment in the army is laughable. Can you seriously imagine either of these buffoons taking a beating?  Never happened. It is an insult to man and women in uniform all over the world that Prayut and Prawit have the nerve to call themselves soldiers. Would you follow them onto a battlefield? 

I am sure that nobody would ever have to worry about having to follow them into battle. Their kind always 'lead' from a comfortable spot in the rear and leave others to die for them.

Does anyone here have experience with Montessori in public schools? I find it hard to believe that it would be offered to all students with no calls for a LOT of extra tea money.

This being Thailand, could it be that someone offered Suriya more than 400,000 baht to change sides so that he or she can save face?

Just wondering !!!.

The case came to attention when Jariya’s 48-year-old mother Janthira Srisak filed a complaint with the Pavena Hongsakul Foundation for Women and Children that her daughter had been missing for over five years.

The reporting is not complete here. I imagine (would hope) that it did not take the mother 5 years to report her 16 year old daughter as missing. If so, is this yet another case of the police doing nothing to provide justice for working class people until one of these Foundations gets involved.

56 minutes ago, graemeaylward said:

Very strange! The crime was committed in Khon Kaen. The investigation has been conducted throughout by Khon Kaen police, and yet the alleged perpetrators are taken to Bangkok to be questioned by the head honcho of Bangkok! Perhaps the Bangkok police couldn't accept that a "rural" division of the RTP had conducted a successful operation!

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Simple answer. The 'head honchos' in Bangkok always want their picture on the news and moments of 'fame', even though they may have nothing to do with a case.

3 hours ago, worgeordie said:

You dont know !, any little mistake that one makes someone is there

to point it out, 

regards worgeordie

I thought everyone would know what a gloden is! It's the Geordie word for a covfefe.

3 hours ago, wcoast said:

Anyone know about a scheme Thais refer to as share. Basically you put an amount in every month along with maybe 5 other people for 6 months, depending when you entered the scheme you get to take that full amount you pay into, for instance pay 5000 for 6 months and you get 30,000 plus you pay 1% to the others on the months remaining since you took out your share. So if you are number 3, you get to take your share in the 3rd month.

 

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My wife is in a similar syndicate where participants bid each month for the right to get the money early. For example, if you bid 200 baht then you have to pay each person who hasn't yet taken the money 200 baht. The only exception is the first month where the "sponsor"  (a trusted friend who arranges it all and guarantees completion if anyone drops out) gets first call on the money for no bid. In the early months people are often desperate for the dough and bid high amounts, making it quite a good deal for those who aren't in a hurry to take their share out.

Why only him? There may be more to this than meets the eye. A former intelligence chief under the Thaksin government and also sacked last week from a senior palace position, one wonders whether there is some kind of "clean out" going on.

Every comment so far is so typically negative. All young (Buddhist) men in LOS are expected to become a monk for a few weeks in their life, whether they have a girlfriend or not. How about giving him the benefit of the doubt and ask why the police in Bang Pakong seem to be too lazy to help and send him on his way?

This will go the same way as the case against the lady who was head of the TAT. The FBI found that she and a US company were involved in bribery in relation to the Bangkok Film Festival. Evidence sufficient to send those at the US end to jail, but so far little appears to have been done in Thailand. People at this level have so much dirt on those around them that no one can afford to see them charged. A convenient disappearance or "suicide" in custody maybe, but I don't think we will see any of them in a courtroom.  .

The fact that one of them so readily admitted to being the boss means only one thing. The real boss is sitting comfortably at home (or in his station, barracks, etc.).

How can the merger fail to happen when the great one has ordered it? Insubordination... off with their heads !!!

Bad reporting / translation error? The way I read it the lawyer is saying that they could sue the driver's estate (damages limited to the "sum of all the inheritances"), rather than the family. Anything for him to make a dollar !!!