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Of course

I was just waiting for that

Potential future projects once Richy Rich is sold out include Stinky Rich & Filthy Rich. And a new condo project could be "The Squat"

Incinerators would produce smoke and pollute the air more in the City.

Toilets would have to be cleaned, who is gonna clean them?

How would you folks rate the pizza at Mad Dog ? You can give one, or no point for the..........

Crust:

Toppings:

Taste:

Size:

Price:

Presentation:

So six points would be the best score.

They are an endangered species, for the Thai eating em and the Chinese usem for medical reasons.

Saw him walking into Top North hotel this morning

Why would a british citizen need a visa to return to the UK ??

If the problem is a stamp in his passport,, can't he just get a new one at the embassy ?

Cheaper than a dog of dubious pedigree at Jatujak Market.

Yingluck, the reason the foreign community is losing confidence in Thailand is because:

1. You and your "team" are not capable of running this country.

2. Your government puts personal interest before national interest.

3. Whitewashing crimes is seen as something very undemocratic in the eyes of the developed world.

4. Abusing power to silence the oppositions is not very democratic neither.

Yiingluck, maybe the problems lies with you, your criminal brother and your self-serving government? Ever thought about that?

Seek and ye shall find.

correct

There must have been plenty of witnesses so if the above isn't the truth, no doubt it will come out soon enough in the UK papers.

Good point

It depends on what kind of motorbike you have.

1. For the common 125cc or smaller bikes and scooters, the local Honda, Yamaha, etc. shop should be all right.

2. For bigger bikes, there is a Harley shop on Wualai Rd., a Triumph shop is on the northwestern corner inside the moat, a Kawasaki shop is on the southern, outer moat road.

3.There is a thai guy who speaks good english on the way between the western moat (heading towards) and airport plaza.

4. There is also a german mechanic in the 2nd or 3rd soi off Chang Moi Rd. Coming from old city on the right hand side.

5. You can also ask the people at Bikers corner or some of the big bike expats at Mad Dog, both on Moonmuang Rd.

In respect of law enforcement, Phangan is a decade behind Samui

Look at what it was like in 2002, and compare to now...then that will give you an idea of 10 years down the line

Personally - having been on Samui then and now - now is definitely better!

10 years from now- ask me then (Sorry Jimmy - original reply off topic!)

2002 was a boom time does anyone believe samui will see boom like yrs again? i hope so but I dont see it happening.

The biggest boom, arrival and occupation wise, was certainly in 2004 when the Andaman coast was hit by the tsunami.

What do you guys think ?

Noise pollution, now theres a thing and its not just the airport. Start there then go after the loudspeaker vans, personal transports with not sp personal sound systems and end up at the local lousdpeakers on poles! Somehow I dont expect this will get off the ground

A policy as usual, first bring in the tourists and then look after the infrastructure with the money left over after everyone has got his share of it.

Imagine that ???? A real wild animal in a Wildlife park...Heaven forbid...Not stuffed. Not in a tiny box. Not yet extinct. Not sold to the Chinese to cure all ills or give you a hard on.....

Morons, is the only word that springs to mind.......

Same old scams.

Same old extortions.

Same old rip offs.

Same old corruption.

Same old lack of action by Government here to fix what is clearly having a negative impact on the tourism industry and on tourists in general.

The Sydney Morning Herald is a very widely read publication and website in Australia. The article doesn't describe Phuket as a great place for a holiday, especially the death statistics towards the end of the article, although some of those deaths would be from natural causes.

If Phuket truly wants to "brand" itself, it needs to raise the quality of the product they are advertising and marketing to the world, or face a declining market share in the future. In fact, I would say they have already lost a lot of the western tourist market to rival places in Thailand, and neighbouring countries.

Through this article, and many other similar articles, the Australian and British Government are informing their citizens that Phuket is not a quality product/place for a holiday, yet nothing has been done at a local level to address the issues that has plagued Phuket for years.

From memory, I can not think of any other tourist desination in the world where the Ambassadors of two countries have to go to the public media to release safety and security warnings to their citizens. The amout of victims here are obviously draining the Embassy's resources to cope.

The general attitude of officials here is it's the tourists fault for getting scammed, robbed, extorted, assualted etc. They view tourists with utter contempt.

I, like many others, have given up hope for positive change here. That said, the only question that remains is, just how bad are they going to allow it to get here????

Sad to see a great place slowly slip down the S bend.

Yep spot on I would say ...real shame ...

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Agreed!!

Poor maintenance ??

Good luck then.

Who wonders ??

What about the Tak Bai incident? Why isn't the person responsible in court for that (along with all the other things he did) ?

Easy to build the hardware means destroying nature, too often.