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The problem with Koh Tao isn't so much the murders, but how they have been subsequently handled. The only way to restore confidence is to make sure the correct people are arrested and dealt with in accordance with the law.
As long as it is felt by tourists that there are people on the island (or anywhere else in Thailand) that feel confident enough to commit murder without fear of prosecution, tourism will suffer.
dealt with in accordance of the law ???
very few laws are followed in thailand
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that means no more helmet checks on samui any more
or the price for the offence must be 500 [not 300 in pocket]
how is the police department going to fund themselves to now pay all the honest police [sorry officers refusing bribes for a larger bribe][sorry incentive]
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Do you guys understand that we can't link to the Bangkok Post here? If you want the link to where they said it was Hannah's phone you'll need to ask by PM.
I won't directly quote here as I don't think I'm allowed but to paraphrase the 3rd October article:
The Police Gen Somyot said the investigators had found Miss Witheridge's phone outside the suspect's living place on Thursday evening.
Whether or not he said this or was an error by the newspaper is unknown but it's what was published. Previously all we had was that it belonged to one of the suspects.
I hope this satisfies you.Pol Gen Somyot said Friday that investigators Thursday night found Witheridge's mobile phone near Wyn's living quarters.
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There is to be an inquest 5 January in UK. I'm no lawyer but perhaps there might be some process which allows verification of evidence at that point. As far as I know David Millers funeral has already taken place. Perhaps the families agreed to further samples being taken before burials. If so there would be a chance at that point to obtain DNA from these Burmese boys to check results. The integrity of any testing and samples taken by the Thai police cannot be trusted at all obviously.
This sounds great. Please can you provide a source for this. Many thanks.
these burmese guys will be dead by that time , so wont help them if they are innocent will it
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"At the local level, police came under intense scrutiny for their sluggish handling of the investigation. Never mind that anger was building up because of the manner they were doing things in the days after the gruesome murders."
"Yes, you guess it correctly - extortion."
In many places around the world, the standard joke is "The best police money can buy". In Thailand, it's "The worst police money can buy". alt=wai2.gif width=20 height=20>
I agree with you.
In most countries, the police motto is "To serve and protect". Here in Thailand, the motto is "To observe and neglect."
you got that wrong
the motto is to observe and collect
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hopefully its only a matter of time to make it work on samui
Thailand is a large country and so very much for the army to enforce/change
every body needs to keep reporting these guys over and over and over
hopefully, eventually, we will be heard
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going 60 kms
is breaking the speed limit on samui i think ?
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now you have them all together
register them , and give them tax numbers to start paying back into their own society
then maybe they will have a right to bitch
thats because im guessing most dont pay taxes [and havent for 40 years]
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these teachers with no work permits have the right to stop working if permits are not acquired for them
they are not allowed to teach without work permit so just dont go to work
if they do DECIDE to go to work without the schools having supplied a work permit then they are[personally] breaking the law themselves[not schools fault ]
dont complain you have choices
dont blame others , take action[be pro active ] yourself
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He added that he felt sorry for people who would lose their businesses but the authorities must do everything right, and Thai society must change from now – “No more ‘Mai Pen Rai’ or being too flexible about everything.
brilliant
ive been saying this exact thing for years , especially when it comes to the construction business, and many peoples shoddy/non existent workmanship
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this is very old rule and yes you should know this if you own or rent a villa/property
its not new , but like so many things in thailand , very few have bothered with it until a crack down happens
immigration want to know where all foreigners are at all times [in case of disaster, missing persons etc ]
and as illegal immigrants/workers etc are being targeted this is a natural progression in the scheme of things
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personally i think we should ban cars and have more bikes/scooters
most people all over the world use a car for personal use [1 car 1 driver , maybe 2 ]
well, we all know how many we can get on a scooter and still go shopping [minimum 2 plus the dog ]
smaller engines , less pollution
much more parking then for all as well
no taxis needed either
this would surely drop the accident/death rate down dramatically
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ive been riding on samui for more than 12 years
most competent drivers /riders are taught to drive according to the prevailing conditions
its called defensive driving /riding
as everybody seems to know about the driving conditions on samui its very easy to drive accordingly without incident
if i go to the uk i drive to the conditions there
on samui i drive to the conditions here
stop complaining about the conditions on samui and just drive defensively
your life will be happier this way and very safe
Pretty much until you talk about it being easy to drive on Samui without incident. Thats just not the case.
These roads are a nightmare no matter how sensible you are.
as stated ive been riding on samui for many years
just about every day in fact
when the road to my house was just a mud track , full of water holes and over grown ,I rode according to the conditions with little incident
now the road is concrete and instead of mud and holes to look out for , we now lookout for people riding on our side of the road , overtaking into oncoming traffic, etc etc
same defensive driving technique [differing conditions ]
still with little incident
so yes as far as im concerned its easy to ride on samui without incident
im quite happy to teach anybody my defensive riding technique
tried and proven for more than 12 years
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ive been riding on samui for more than 12 years
most competent drivers /riders are taught to drive according to the prevailing conditions
its called defensive driving /riding
as everybody seems to know about the driving conditions on samui its very easy to drive accordingly without incident
if i go to the uk i drive to the conditions there
on samui i drive to the conditions here
stop complaining about the conditions on samui and just drive defensively
your life will be happier this way and very safe
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definitly not high speed
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Go told some time ago that taxis had been told to park only in designated areas
Didnt think too much about it un til i went thru chaweng a few days ago and realised that there were not so many taxis around and lots of parking avaliable
With a closer look i realised that the taxis were only parked on newly painted yellow and white curbs in certain areas
What an amazing sight
Ive been going thru chaweng for a long time and never could get a park as the place was packed full of taxis
Also noticed the same new paint on the curbs outside of seatran ferry terminal in bangrak
Apparently only 2 taxis are supposed to park in these areas ,others must move along
Hope this lasts for a while
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confiscate the property as well
turn it in to a drug rehabilitation centre
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if tourists who arrived on samui were assured that a metre would be used by the taxi services then taxis would be much much much busier
ive been dealing with tourists for many years and my advise to them is always
rent a scooter or car as its usually cheaper than 2 taxis rides anywhere on samui
or use song thaews and bargain hard as many of them charge over the top to tourists
use taxis only as a last resort
my advise will change only when the taxis change
and tend to agree with the parking problem they cause
i go thru chaweng often and have counted more than 70 parked up along the strip
thats 70 potential customers who will probably go elsewhere
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personally was in chaweng on tuesday evening
and the place was surprisingly busy
we were lucky to get a table in one of the new restaurants around central mall
so hard times at present ?
not for some
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take a picture of him next time and simply ask what he wants your details for ?
dont be intimidated
if you are doing nothing wrong , you have nothing to worry about
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in my opinion
Humans are the biggest problem in the balance of nature
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Hopefully this guys coming to samui
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This is a typical thai built house
With typical labour practices
Many things not done correctly but my pen rai
Just go to q con block site and watch vidieo of correct methods of installation
Just to give 1 example
Anyway again very normal practices in this country
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what curfew?
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Koh Tao murder suspects retract confessions: 'interpreter assaulted us'
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just look at the picture and see how many police it takes to show the 2 where to point to,
they even have to hold the hands to make them point in the correct direction
the guy in red isnt even looking where hes pointing [hes looking at the police whos giving him instructions ]
when you take people around a crime /accident scene
you would normally let them go and observe them as they show you what happened [not you show them]