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I must have lost my mind, I think the one on the right is quite attractive!

Yes you lost your mind.

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...and a fair amount of credibility !

I'm still at a loss to explain why the Thai taxi driver would want to fabricate a story of being bribed, then beaten by the police, because he refused to bear false witness. He'd have nothing to gain and absolutely everything to lose by putting himself out there!

Had he not refused the offer, would we now be looking at "confessions" from 2 different "suspects" ?

Seems to me that someone has ordained that "confessions" be obtained from someone/anyone within a certain time frame, as per the recent press police declaring that arrest warrants would be issued within 3 days.

This is an article about one unsubstantiated claim from a Thai taxi driver. I don't know about you but I don't have much trust in Thai taxi drivers.

And isn't the kanman the guy so many on here think is complicit with some conspiracy?

Why believe anything you are reading? You discard anything that does not fit your desired outcome and accept as gospel any rumor that does.

So why did the police decide to make him that offer out of all the possible candidates? Did he actually witness something? It sounds like he was not only asked to be a witness but an actual participant--why else would they need to offer him immunity from prosecution?

The answers to your questions are in the article as reported ( if any of it can be believed). It states that the offer was made to PRETEND to be a witness .Any immunity would presumably be against charges of perverting the course of justice, and being made a scapegoat if it all went wrong .

This taxi driver seems to have as much trust in his police force country-men, as you do in his chosen profession !

So, to continue with the pedantry, is the fine the same amount considering it occurs in a soi or a thanon ? The OP also asked if it was an official fine, not what you think to be standard.

All that matters is what it is. And yes, this is the standard fine, to be paid at the police station, upon payment of which the motorbike will be unchained. A receipt will be given as well for the payment.

I gave an answer, and mentioned something BTW, know what that means? Do you have something to add to OP's question are are you just here to irritate?

My error, I mistakenly took your original "BTW" to be arrogantly dismissive sarcasm, btw......

Would have been best if he had said hopeful, instead of confident. After 3 weeks of inept police work the chances of resolving this case are sadly very low.

First off, you should not be allowed to have that image as your avatar.

As for low chances, you completely under-estimate that there are no such thing as long-term secrets in Thai society. Loyalties and relationships shift and on small islands with limited resources there are power plays and treachery amongst the powerful families. Beside the simple fact there was more than one attacker and yabba was most likely involved and this was an impulsive crime rather than one methodically planned. In time someone will talk. That is how police work actually occurs the majority of the time.

But rather than have patience, most TV posters have been hollering about every news article like some dog barking at every car that passes by.

I am still patiently waiting for answers to the Canadian Belanger sisters tragedy on Phi Phi - 2012 , and many other incidents which were handled in pretty much the same way. Justice, not patience .

Sure, in time, someone may be brave/ stupid enough to talk, but if it's not what those with vested interests want to hear, will swiftly be discredited and most likely meet with an accident.

So, to continue with the pedantry, is the fine the same amount considering it occurs in a soi or a thanon ? The OP also asked if it was an official fine, not what you think to be standard.

whatever " soon" means in this country...

Didn't they say pretty much the same thing around one week ago? Soon, they will be caught, soon, the case is 85% finished, all these BS statements plucked out of thin air. Hey guys and gals, I am 73.29% hungry at the moment, where is my proof, well just take my word for it, I'm a professional

You are absolutely correct. The Thai police would have been much smarter if they had never released even one thing about this investigation instead of trying to gain trust by being transparent.

Its not lime the attempt at transparency was appreciated by any of these monday morning quarterbacks on TVF who think having the complete DVD set of CSI:Miami makes them investigators .

I don't have any emoticons to attach here.

Sorry, but you are confusing this transparency and trust with bullshit and self interest .

26.2% of the surveyed economists were "uncertain", but now they're not so sure.

And yet household debts soon will rise again amongst farming communities, since they will receive considerably less for their current labours, than they (albeit belatedly) have been accustomed to.
Unless, of course, someone comes up with a cunning scheme to guarantee their income levels......?

Khao Sok National park and the Dam in Surat Thani is interesting, and there's a relatively quiet beach at Kanom a bit further over.

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 However, the officer was dubious about whether the crackdown would solve the problem of visa abusers, saying people could still find ways to cheat the system"

 

Surely  not without the assistance of an "understanding " official though ? 

Heaven forbid such a possibility !

And when someone does o dsomething sensible like widening the road to create a slip lane for u-turning ( as they did outside of Krabi Tesco ), these chancers just make it now two lanes making the U-turn, still blocking the fast lane and making it even more dangerous !

"Police were angry that he reported the theft 24 hrs later than he should have done ".

Guess they didn't believe the bit about being unconscious then. Lucky he didn't get arrested for unwittingly breaking the curfew also.

F for FAIL.

Thailand for Thais. Thais will sort their own problems out. Thailand needs neither support, nor recognition, nor advice from anywhere in the International community.

So will Thailand and it's people please stop producing T-shirts, placards and any other possibly political incorrect material where the slogans are written in ENGLISH .

I'm a foreigner and I want no part of your country's political shambles, so please stop trying to involve me.

Weaving and constant lane changing is the norm , road users take their lead from politicians.

A Dictaphone?? Who uses a Dictaphone in 21st century.

Indeed, as the very old joke goes,,,,most people would use their finger.

Try Krabi ...close enough to Phuket, if that suits you...and direct, often very cheap flights to BKK and Chiang Mai. Lots of reasonably cheap housing options within easy reach of the beach.

I posed the question to some Thai friends and the consensus was that they would all expect the finder to report the loss, as the passport connected it to the likely owner. However, they all agreed that without such identification being present, that they would be reluctant to hand the money in to the police, and more tempted to keep it. Much the same as in any other country probably. Nothing but respect to the lady. She deserves the highest praise for acting in accordance with her conscience. As for any reward...up to him and his conscience, I guess .

shall we ever know why this guy was hauling around with so much cash ?

Heard he was on his way to purchasing an "Elite Card ".

All political bias and current euphoria aside, how exactly does the future bode for the average farmer ? The next crop will be worth 40% less to him than the one he's currently, and belatedly being paid for and his debts will most likely have risen. Unless the junta plan to continue the pledging scheme, which supposedly the country can't afford, then isn't this a major problem that will not go away quietly?

So far I've not heard of any long term proposals. People can be very fickle and sentiment and allegiance can easily change .

I think that this one has lost the plot, what is it about ?

As far as I can gather some Scottish geyser started a nonsense trolling thread which encouraged enraged responses from other geysers (not jocks) who, this morning, clearly had less Chang than the Scottish geyser who kicked it all off. The Scottish geyser has now got his second wind, and, whilst the chang-ers from the morning session are sleeping it off, is now bringing a hint of Scottish political debate to the trough, ready for when the English, Welsh, Irish and Cornish geysers all wake up. There again I could be completely wrong, the Scottish geyser who started it all off could just be lonely and is merely seeking attention; I am sure that he'll find someone to listen to him later during the evening session. Word of advice, please state clearly your preference for Rangers or Celtic and Jock laddie make sure it's before 10pm, och aye the noo!

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It's " Geezer ", by the way....(as any Cockney will tell you)............unless you're talking about " hot gushers'", which would make the whole thread even more complicated and yet would attract much more entertaining responses .

Any local girl who looks good in a bikini wouldn't wear it to the beach, as her stilettos would get stuck in the sand and she wouldn't have a pole to hold on to.