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30 days ....! How long can it possibly take to ask and get the answer to one pertinent question ???

All humour aside, it does give a further insight (if any was needed ) into what those Burmese guys on Koh Tao are up against.

Thai officials at Suvanabhumi airport said they were adamant no sign of a weapon was picked up when Comronwit passed through security.

This must be a first, Thai officials admit they f4ck3d up!

Nah, what they're actually saying is that he couldn't possibly have taken the gun out past them.

You having a laugh aint ya. It will take years for them to have the confidence to whip out a pack of playing cards, 2 small boxes of Do's (domino) and nearest to the wall. I can see it now. All the Thai people opening up, Sod the lose face crack, i going for a flutter. flaunting their Queen of Diamonds, Thinking ''I cant believe im doing this''

Na not a chance! It will always be 24 hours at Gungs house, gamble 20 baht a pop. That game that takes so long you just say <deleted> to it im off! and 24 hours later someones 100 baht up.

More like 20 baht a hand, which lasts just seconds, and before they know it they're pawning the jewellery and losing the (or hubby's) car and lodging the chanote to the money lender.

Nice image of Gung's place though, reminded me of my dear old mother and her pals playing whist for a penny a point !

Perhaps I have led a sheltered life, but after more than a few nights out and in bars around the world, to date, I still can not recall leaving one with a guy i just met to take a walk on the beach.

Is there something in this story that i am missing...

What could a presumptuous European say to a Thai that might be rewarded with an elbow?

Things that make ya go "hmmm"

Hmmm indeed. Perchance the European chap presumed (in his "presumptuous " state), that the Asian guy had something to offer him on the beach...like his "sister" maybe ?

In how many other world class destinations are you likely to encounter 3 km of prime tourist- area beachfront lined with such a proliferation of local hookers, gender benders , and social miscreants ?......Sheltered life or blinkered life ?

0130 am is not excessively late in a self-promoted tourist area. Go to Kanchanaburi and you will know that the main tourist area, where the majority of the guest houses, restaurants and bars are is hardly a no-man's land after dark. Chances are that this poor lass was had simply gone into a 7-11 on her way home and stupidly let her guard down (because she had been drinking?) and allowed herself to be befriended by these guys. Guilty only of misplacing trust .

Word of mouth. The best, or worst, advertising in the world. And when others see that the Scandinavians are cancelling, they'll wonder why, check things out, and then THEY won't go either.

Replaced by Chinese hordes, who only contribute to the trash problems, sadly.

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Health and safety rules in UK stipulate that boys playing the conkers must now wear goggles due to safety concerns, makes me think that nobody will leave Thailand to go back to the nanny state.

Dangerous game that Conkers, could take someone's eye out as easily as one of those darts at a "cultural " show in Pattaya !

Hope it doesn't rain on their parade.......

Another one of the frequent multi-day holidays in a wonderful country where the enjoyment of life takes precedence over the drudgery of having to work for a living.

Enjoy.

"...takes precedence over the drudgery of having to work for a living."

Unless you work in agriculture where there are no holidays or in restaurants, hotels, convenience stores, supermarkets, transportation, anything tourist-related, shops, markets, malls... in which case you'll still be working and serving those on holiday including all the farang who seem to be perpetually on holiday (or enjoying retirement, something few Thais will ever experience).

Always assuming you can disturb your willing "tourist related" staff from their mobile phones to serve in the first place !

Good that you, begrudgingly, acknowledge that Thais also have holidays....but strange that you feel that very few enjoy their old age .

# 20 If you actually read the Bloomberg article you'll discover that it's in fact less than encouraging ! I'd wager little or no research involved. Source quoted as Bank of Thailand,who get their Tourism figures from whom exactly ???, regurgitated by Bloomberg.

Cant beat a spot of "urgent stimulation "....eh ? Twinning Pattaya with Volgograd should ensure a healthy exchange of cultural ideas !

How ironic that he's addressing and urging all Thais....when the vast majority switch their TV's off when he appears !

So now Bangkok and Pattaya are "overpopulated" by Russians ?

This article makes it sound like the Tourism Authority would like to remove them from these showcase cities and create their own Gulags. At the same time boosting their arrivals by 5%

Similar to the idea of having separate toilets for the Chinese ?

The report states that the violence happened outside the club, ie; after he, possibly with the intervention of his friend ,had already been escorted out ( no doubt for being an &lt;deleted&gt;.) Seems that the doormen had already accomplished their aim of evicting him but couldn't resist some extra gratuitous violence...which would have made a great impression on anyone out strolling past along Walking St.

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Silly old fool

Why was he a silly old fool? Surely the 2 brasses were the fools in this story?

Would you consider "bright young spark " more apt, then ?

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18 months pregnant?

Siamese twins .

Cheap-arse old git angling for free sex via the internet meets fugly women looking for an easy touch .

Stupid waste of "valuable" police resources !

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New 1155 hotline launched for foreigners

The short tourist police number 1155 exists already for years.

At closer inspection you will find that they have switched the first and second digits around and thereby created the "new" numbers, which people will find more easy to remember. alt=coffee1.gif width=32 height=24>

Aaah, that explains why the guy kept asking if I wanted "extra toppings" !

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That's because it's only the announcement that is "positive" . Worthless if not implemented . I was negative about the " positive announcement" of the F1 Grand Prix being held in BKK this year ....and, guess what......I'm still not upbeat about it !

New Hotline 5555 for when you want to make a complaint against the police ?

Hmmmmm!!! The use of anything to do with Hitler or the Nazi party is an issue and makes you wonder what makes these Thais think.

The thing is the vast majority of Thais have absolutely no idea who Hitler was and care even less.

Go out on the street find 100 English American German tourists and ask them who led Thailand against the French in the Thai French war and they will reply "What war?

You think I am kidding go ask a dozen Thais on the street who Winston Churchill or General Paton were and they won't have a clue who on earth you are talking about.

Before knocking them too hard as yourselves what do you know about Thai history..........99% of you like me could write it on a ciggy packet.

So don't worry too much a few kids wearing hitler uniforms in a silly parade are not out to start WW3 they leave that sort of thing to people like fanatical Muslims and trigger happy Westerns.

Is it OK to make a video that portrays Nazi chic in a negative light?

Regardless of the morality portrayed or intended in the film, you seem oblivious to the fact that there are so many better ways to illustrate than the chosen subject

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How about the kid painting a picture of a Ferrari with a Red Bull slogan .....the same message and much more pertinent and to the intended audience.

Would like to think that the local authorities would assist with the medical bills given the up-standing, community -minded actions that these folk undertook.

Would also like to think that those thugs responsible will be apprehended and forced to pay compensation .

Are those rear tires nearly completely bald or is that an illusion?

I'd say they are bald.

As a coot!

Only if a coot has tread like those tyres have. Just more weak attempts to slur a police officer.

Oh,so he was just going too recklessly fast for his driving abilities then .....?

Not understanding this story.. an Aussie with Euros in his wallet ?

Yes, that's really strange, isn't it? Everyone knows that Australians cannot, do not and will never possess Euros.