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No - KC is a particularly high risk case - and has been for years - the rains there often cause chaos and disruption, bridges all got washed away a ew years back and some parts of the island were cut off to 4 wheel traffic for months even years. The infrastructure and regulations are simply not adequate for such a popular island.

parts of the island were cut off to 4 wheel traffic for months even years

i call BS

call what you like - doesn't alter the facts....how much driving do/did you do around KC?been here long enough to remember no roads or eleteicat

it is not a fact it is BS..i have lived here before the roads were built...and at NO time has a road been closed for months or years...

I suspect it's a matter of interpretation. The main circular island road washed away while being finished on the far south end of the island, between Bang Bao and Salak Phet, and has never been completed. It is still impassable; hence the need for all traffic to go around the north end of the island. Also, the road being built years ago to Long Beach washed away and was impassable for a very long time. It is now open again, although not a good road by any means, and the remnants of the washed out sections are still visible. The bridge on the main road over the river in Kai Bae was washed out/washed over a few years back, but I think it was only impassable for days or weeks during the rainy season. The main road coming down into White Sands on the north end of the island mostly slid/washed away leaving just one lane and requiring significant reconstruction. All of this is exacerbated by the car ferries that can and do bring more traffic to the island than can be reasonably handled by the island's narrow, hilly and curvy roads.

I'm not understanding the dates. The story seems to be from last November, 2015, in that it states he was found on November 26. Then it says the autopsy could not establish a cause due to the decomposed body. But elsewhere in the article it states he was last seen on November 23, just three days before being found dead. Is that time enough for a body to decompose so much that an autopsy cannot establish cause?

And then most of all, why is this story coming out now almost 7 months later? Or are the dates wrong and this happened in May?

Will these kids turn out to be children of police officers, like those who killed the handicapped man? Kids who think they are untouchable? What if they are wealthy kids and the woman victim is poor? Will justice be served?

"Procession?" Gee, I guess we know who was heading to/from the airport for his 'date.'

At any rate, if the government really wants to increase safety, then making seat belts available in all seats of all taxi's and minivans would be a great place to start. I can't say how many times I've gotten into a taxi only to find the rear seat belts have been tucked away and are inaccessible. Why? The seat belts are installed and present, so why not let people who want to wear them do so? After all, the taxi driver almost always has one on. And the way many of these taxis drive, it makes me very nervous not to have a seat belt on.

If it is just yourself, you can get into the front passenger seat which will have a seat belt. But I'm almost always with my wife, so if we are heading out onto the BKK highways, I've actually taken to looking in the back seat to see if seat belts are available before accepting a taxi ride. It's a pain in the butt. And it's such a simple thing: the shoulder restraints are there, but they shove the clasps down into the seats. Why?

It's just a typical day in Thailand,no more than you get in the western world.

555... no, you don't get the media circus photo-op reenactments--with every police officer wearing airborne wings and multiple service ribbons--in the western world.

They don't seem to mention whether the names on all the credit cards found are the same; whether or not they match the name on the passport found; and to whom the car is registered. Pretty simple questions. If they are all the same, then that points in one direction, but if they are all different, perhaps it is stolen loot and perhaps the driver was not foreign at all?

Yes, now the Thailand priorities are evident; kill the messenger.

Forgive me, but the news for Thailand just keeps getting better and better. Seems like it's going to be a great season.

To me, the big question is: what was the motive?

If the evidence was planted by police to scapegoat another foreigner--who can't defend themselves in Thai courts, then there will be little mention of motive. Just get it done and out of the news. But if this is the real bad guy, one would think they would discover some sort of motive, and perhaps links to others who may have helped. So far, no international group has claimed responsibility--which is unusual. I can't think of any particular problems between Turkey and Thailand that might have motivated, but maybe they exist.

If this is not the real guy, then the perps will feel like they got away with it and you can be sure they will strike again.

If this is the real bad guy, what was the motive?

Perhaps it means: Get your money in early; you only have six months to grease the necessary palms. Remember, it's up to you; don't be left on the outside (of the new entertainment zones).

Ah, no Burmese or farlong this time; it was the mean old nasty 'gun' that got Canromwit in trouble. One must watch these inanimate objects closely lest they shoot you in the back when you're not looking.

Thailand just needs to negotiate a trade agreement with Obama, then (just like others) Thailand can be magically lifted from Tier 3. Obama will never let a little human trafficking get in the way of U.S. corporate greed.

Had the contractor ever built a suspension bridge? Probably not; just as most contractors who get road construction contracts have never built a road, or those who get sewage treatment plant contracts have never built an engineered structure, etc. The corruption here is ubiquitous and the ultimate cost to society untenable.

That was my mistake; I only told them FOUR times that I was not eneb-briiaatiteed, offfiisiR!

You accidentally (or not!) kill someone and you're fined 500 THB. But take off your top as a woman and it's 2500?

And on the same day, same website, we have the following headline:

Thai Airlines Cancel Flights, Delay Plane Purchases Due to UN's Red Flag

Most people know and can easily determine that the largest USD note is $100. Do they not have Google? Or was it outlawed in Thailand because it would return search results of banned books?

I am eager to learn of the validity of the $1,000,000 bill as I have several of these that are held as a security against a substantial loan I have made to a friend in the Pattaya condo construction business.

But I know for a fact that there's no such thing as a €1,000,000 bill as I hold several €500,000 bills, again as surety against another loan to another friend dealing in the Phuket real-estate market. When I asked him about them, he told me they were the largest, legal denomination.

I even have some ฿1,000,000 notes but nobody seems too interested in them.

I was under the impression that the largest USD denomination printed was $100.

I would have guessed MSG, which is also FDA approved.

In keeping it all within the family, do you suppose the younger brother might orchestrate a military coup to show his big brother once and for all who Daddy likes best?

They complain because the Thais are not getting anything, but the Thai nominees fronting the Chinese companies are getting something, right? And that's what Thainess is all about: every Thai for themselves. When you can't think about anything but the next 50 baht, then surprise, surprise; 50 baht is all you get.

No ID or money, but alcohol and drugs? Could it be a setup to leave the police with an easy conclusion to draw.

I guess they haven't heard the saying: 'any publicity is good publicity.'

But at least a descent article that in itself doesn't pull any punches. Surprising clear and well written.

And they didn't even mention the new Toilet Cleaning National Holiday!