Chupup

Farangs' leisure time is Thais' working time, please don't forget.

If Farangs think littering is sanouk, then please pay for messing up Thai environment and using Thai infrastructure. Don't call the police corrupt when they fine you for driving under alcohol, in your home countries the penalties would be harsher.

And don't let your gf starve if you love her so much, she's not there as a toy for your pleasure and dirty racistic jokes.

Farangs learn from Thais after watching them litter, i don't call them corrupt i call them "Pa Par "

and as for your last quote..............it would appear that it is YOU that is racist , Grow up

"What about monitoring the Thai criminals?? There are a little more of them around!!"

"Those foreign characters are moving into occupations reserved for Thais hence the current action"

Woe, woe and thrice woe, the negativity here is almost overwhelming at times...

Post after sarcastic post whinging about the "quality tourists" and how it is "so easy" for the criminal faction to buy their residence here in Thailand, once there is some positive news that the Immigration Bureau is actually taking some action what do we get? More whinging about Thai criminals being ignored or displaced...

When will you people ever grow up and appreciate something straight forward and positive when it happens?

Some (alleged) foreign criminals have been expedited to be brought to account for their crimes, why can that be seen as anything other than good???

I think you should get out a bit more

OMG more ridiculous than a Thai opera, and they expect the world to swallow this crap

So what, at least the Thai Tax payers will not be footing the bill this time ( err maybe err) news must be pretty thin today

Sorry but thai visa forum is infiltrated by the mafia,that means police and army henchmen.

Censorship and people on the payroll of the mafia are here and sabotage constantly this forum.

Very disturbing but what can you do against multi millions of dollars

Thailand´s system is incurable sick.

And no,this is not off topic.

This desease of corruption is everywhere and will prevail in this country,its just too deep in the society.

Really sad but there is no solution.

To install normal society in this country its too late,

Too many generations of greed army and police at work already

Impossible to repair,its just irreparable

Mate,you watch to many soap opera's

At least the plod do have a certain amount of Respect, they will do the job right ( in most cases ) and don't need to have a photo shoot to show how good they are

That is the first time I have EVER seen David get his balls out.

I would imagine he dropped a few hints about how much pressure he was getting from the public and media, so you better play ball with me.... so to speak.

I don't know just how cooperative the RTP are actually going to be.... But one thing is for sure.... Somyat must be crapping his pants if he knows there has been a cover up.

Cameron Has BALLS ?? Really not sure i believe you

About a month ago the RTP were actually requesting help from abroad - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/20/thai-police-koh-tao-fbi-british-backpacker-murders

This never was allowed to happen and instead within days 2 kids were framed for it.

Now the UK is offering what the RTP requested a month ago and the General tells them to p1ss off!? Do none of you nay sayers think that it odd?

No

not odd at all. 3 days after they announced that arrests would be made. They were made. DNA results back. Case to be sent to prosecution.

That doesn`t answer my point, I`ll stop answering you at this point as you are definetley a troll.

Well it finally got through, took a fair while though

Looks like too many chiefs and not enough indians there.

My thoughts exactly

Figures courtesy of TAT?

What an absolute load of crap, lots of words that say sweet f a,this guy really can talk the political way, if you have trouble getting to sleep just try to get through the whole of this post, beats counting sheep by a mile, guess news must be thin on the ground time to move on nothing here

TiT the police will end up doing it both ways, fine a few for the 10,000 and also take the bribes

There were many meetings and much noise about removing street sellers.

The result is now have double as many, in Sukhumvit and they take up even more space .

Why do I bring it up? Because seems lots of talk and proposals but nothing has changed

Agreed, there was also a lot of ho har about lottery ticket prices which the good General stated should cost no more than Bht 92, seems that the sellers in Udon Thani never got the message and still sell at Bht 110, talk is cheap in LOS, action, now that's a different kettle of fish

Great PR "welcome to Koh Tao you pay us to not get murdered, thank you very much". Sheesh.

A fee OR Mafia protection money ??

Why don't they wait for the DNA results first, but rush to make a statement again.

So many times they have been proved wrong in the past.

Why should I believe them now?

No need, the deal has been made, to hell with DNA results, not needed they have confessed.

The deal is done. The Myanmar worker's families will be given a large sum of money. Well, large by Myanmar standards.

The real culprit successfully; found an alibi, found a witness, and then found a cheap scapegoat.

My thoughts exactly, a fit-up for sure, the only way this crime could ever be solved as the Bib have been shown so many times to be unable to find their arse with both hands.

If you are a British Pensioner the British Government love it when you retire to Thailand as they FREEZE your PENSION from the moment they know you are living here, one good reason why Brits should retire to a place other than Thailand

But then. while these "terrorists" are held in a civilain jail, the PAYMASTER a CONVICTED CRIM lives the good life and travels the world

Went to top charoen for new pair of varifocals, girl who did eye test really didn't have much idea  about testing eyes, but did have a short skirt and a lot of chat, when i asked how much would they cost i was quoted 34000 bht almost 700gbp, what a joke went to specsavers in the UK really exelent eye test and an extea pair of varifocal sun glasses all for 250 gbp, have to agree with the OP Top Charoen not a serious outfit. 

Time to put this post to bed its a joke to far. plus its a load of P C rubish

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Last time I read it by one of these sellers they. were buying at 73 bht methinks some one is telling porkies

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Dummy has been spat

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EDITORIAL

Migrant workers hit by iron fist

The Nation

Reports of thousands fleeing for the safety of their homeland are a worrying sign for Thailand

BANGKOK: -- Seizing power was the easy part; the everyday task of running the country is proving far more difficult for the Thai military. Chief among those difficulties is management of the workforce, which the junta must now realise is not primarily a security issue.

Pictures emerging last week of Cambodian workers fleeing the Kingdom are a worrying development. Cambodians searching for work have of course flowed back and forth over the border for years, but the Thai junta's declaration that it would "manage" illegal migrant workers has prompted an unprecedented exodus.

Last Tuesday the junta announced its 59th order, setting up a committee chaired by General Tanasak Patimapragorn, chief of the Defence Forces and deputy leader of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), to oversee management of migrant workers.

The order sparked reports on the social media of a crackdown on foreign labourers in the Kingdom. The reports and pictures of fleeing migrants were branded "rumours" by the authorities, but they spread like wildfire through Thailand's migrant-worker community, causing fear and panic among both "legal" and "illegal" workers. Many rushed for the border and the safety of their homeland.

Thailand is a second home to more than two million migrant workers, most of them from neighbouring countries. The greatest number come from Myanmar, followed by Cambodia and Laos, according to the Labour Ministry. Thailand also sees a considerable number of illegal migrants from other Asian countries, such as Vietnam, but authorities tend to turn a blind eye to them.

The foreign workers are much in demand. They are crucial to business, forming a major segment of the workforce for industry, agriculture and trade and service sectors. Households want them for chores and taking care of children, while restaurateurs employ them for their fluent, if accented, Thai. They have been a familiar part of life in Thailand for decades, crucial to the smooth running of the economy. They represent a threat to neither security nor peace. Of course, a few commit crimes, but no more than our own citizens.

However, our security forces - notably the military - have always considered migrants to be potential troublemakers. Military leaders see them "stealing" jobs from Thais, even though most Thais spurn the menial jobs in question. Some generals even worry that some of the foreigners could be spying on Thailand for their countries. Meanwhile an ultra-conservative elite has paranoid visions that "alien" workers could eventually assimilate into Thai society and come to dominate. (This group prefers, conveniently, to forget its own multiracial ancestry.)

There is nothing wrong with deciding to regulate migrant workers, but formulating such a policy under military rule with an agency headed by the top brass sends the wrong signal.

The authorities have been dealing with this matter for decades and come up with many different methods to handle it. Thailand has a memorandum of understanding with Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar to recruit and regulate these workers. Registration and nationality-verification processes are ongoing. Intervention by the military junta was unnecessary. The Labour Ministry might be far from perfect, but it has pre-existing instruments and mechanisms to handle the job.

Managing migrant workers is a complex task that must take into account both supply-and-demand economics and human rights. Thailand already suffers a poor reputation over its efforts to combat human trafficking. An immigration policy that places too much emphasis on security concerns creates more problems than solutions.

-- The Nation 2014-06-17

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