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We have many Asian youths caught by Police, while driving "super" cars, at extreme speeds in Vancouver, Canada. Almost all are rich kids from Mainland China. They drive Ferrari's, Jag's, Aston Martin's, Masarati's. 17-19 years old, going 250 kph on municipal streets, driving alone on a "Learner's Permit Driver's Liscence. They usually get a slap on the wrist. They hire stupidly expensive lawyers, tie up Cdn Courts for years and keep on driving. Several have been caught 2/3 times over a few years. The worst case, is that they are deported back to China. They always claim the "Oppressed Minority" clause and usually the Cdn Justice System backs down.

HKG seems to manage AOK. Takes a few seconds to get a 90 day Visa .. at least for Canucks. I suppose having 300K HKG Chinese in Canada helps ... although I'm finding the Chinese Grannies occupying my Radiation Queues, now I'm finally using the Cdn Medical System, after paying into it for 50 years.

Perhaps they will manufacture this drug in the Wa Drug factories in Myanmar? One expects to see 70 Year old Farangs wandering the Pattaya Sex Strolls with arms skicking up, longish noses, distended ears or toes ... etc. The Myanmar Yaba Manufacturers don't exactly have Pharmasist Degress from Stanford or MIT.

Gee, I hope she consulted with her local Astrologer Monk/Nona, before throwing herself into the croc pit. She might experience a bad re-incarnation from this gruesome suicide. Hubby seems very satisfied.

I find it hard to believe she was starved in BKK Prison. She must have a Thyroid Condition, to maintain that great weight over 9 years. I loose about 10 lbs per month, when I am in Thailand. It is a combination of eating more organic food, cutting way down on carbs, sweating like a pig in 35 C heat and 80% humidity, golfing 3 days per week and swimming every other day. I drink about 2 - 6 large beers per day and eat like a hungry horse, when in Thailand. Unfortunately I don't have that food intake control at home, so the weight packs on again.

The Indian tourist was pathetic! Running around Pattaya @ 1:00 am c/w $1000 cash in your pocket is near suicidal.Being 1/2 pissed is another marker, Ladyboys are knowmn thieves, accepting a ride from Ladyboys is more than suicidal.

This guy knows what he is talking about, and Yes new Immigrants get a large number of subsidies. If they can speak english they can make a minimum 300ThB/hr (2400ThB/Wk) in most of Canada. That could i/c benefits & a Medical Plan.

Good Luck to the Thai Fire fighters. Canucks spent nearly a year fighting a peat fire in Burn's Bog (appropriate name) near VAncouver. They used super modern equipment & had access to a lot of water. Eventually the high sea tides & winter rainstorms put it out.

Sodom & Gomorrah strikes Phoo-ket Town.

Like others mention, you have to budget for costs of your "extended" Thai Family. They will expect you to finance any disaster they may encounter. Best to live as far away from them as you can. Spend another 5-8 years in UK earning money. You're only 52. I'd also recommend that you think hard about health problems. I thot I was a healthy 67 year old, until I found out I have Prostate Cancer on a trip home. You are young enough; but after age 65, anything can happen. Thai Hospitals and Dentists are not very good in my experience. The most sucessful Ferangs I met in Thailand, are those having Expat Jobs in Oil or Mining in the Near East, Asia & Africa. They make a lot of money in low tax environments, so living in Thailand is a good option for them. I do know a few who expended about $1 Million in houses, cars, Rubber & Rice Plantations, Farm Equipment & Restaurant Businesses. They turn over a lot of money, but not much is going into the bank. Farming can employ all the extended family. You soon find out who will actually work and who is a shirker.

Thaksin will definitely meet up with the wacky Morman Romney. "Birds of a feather flock together"!

Thailand: Transit hub for illegal products and human smuggling to Australia.

How Australia restrains itself with Thailand is laudable. Other countries would have reacted with trade sanctions,and additional self defense measures when faced with years of such activities.

If the US, UK, Australia or any EU country is not able to stop the import, export or transit of illegal drugs, why do you expect Thailand to be the exception?

A good point. In America we even have the Government supplying weapons to the Mexican drug cartels, who have used them to kill American agents! See'Operation fast and furious' It always makes me chuckle when i see posters on here slagging off Thailand for this sort of thing, some of them probably American nationals, who cannot see the irony. But then Americans don't get irony!

Right on! This amount of Illegal drugs is the daily "TAKE" on many US Borders. Drugs are shipped by the semi trailer load from Mexico to USA. Most get thru. Pickup loads of Small Arms regularly traverse the US/Mexican border with virtually no Inspection. USA Arms most Mexican Cartels. Many US Border Gun Shops are owned by US AFT and CPB Personel. Check the size of US Border Security Agents. Many live in Multi Millionaire Communities. Supposedly they make a lot of money on "Investments"?

Round up all the foreign Mosque Mullahs and kick them out of the country. Malaysia has done this for years. Funny how Muslim Countries boot out these mullahs, but Canada, UK, OZ, USA tolerates them. Religious drivel. Threat them, like they treat you. Muslims are no respector of rights, except their own warped interpretation.

Like maybe they should take up the Dutch Govt offer of flood control experts ... not on the Thai Sonar!

What a travisty! Perhaps the Canadian Govt should finance Alt's legal defence. Alty ships Iranian & Sri Lankan Illegals to Oz; instead of them climbing on leaky Thai Tramp Ships and showing up offshore near Vancouver Island. The last bunch of Tamils cost Cdn Govt something like $60-$100 Million CAD. Send 'em to Oz please!

Seems some Thai processors slipped up. Puffer Fish is very expensive in Japan. Wonder if this what could be causing Ferang deaths one reads about in Thailand?

For those who just can not go without for two days, you might just have a problem we can help !!!!

www.aathailand.org

Whoda thot ... BKK Nana AA Group .... Priceless!! One day at a time!

Probably a significant beating 2X per day for 5 days will elict the usual "confession". I'm surprised this Thai Treatment has not already been applied? I wonder if the thai Police have bothered to trace were the containers and Acid was purchased?

I think the main problem may be the Thai Language. Elementary and High School Students spend an inordinate amount of time on Thai Language Studies, rather than Science, Maths, Physics. This will not change. The elite Thai's have Thailand exactly where they want it.

Ask the United States for help. They have plenty of experience.

US has lots of experience, but not much success ... per Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Cuba.

US succeeded in Grenada & Panama & of course they clobbered their local American Indians, well except for Little Big Horn ...

I stayed at that hotel the last time I was in Pattaya, nice hotel, I'm sure the staff were shocked at todays events. RIP the deceased man. I'm sure his wife will also be shocked when she finds out.

She will be distressed, as there will be no more Tea Money from her Dutch Terak.

He must be a mental midget. Why not just go back to Ivory Coast, where he could blend in & bribe local cops. Rasta Haired, Black Dude in small Thai town, working illegal, musta stuck out like a like a dead Gwai in downtown BKK? Shudda stayed in Soi Cowboy.

Turn off the A/C & the bludgers (+ all other Customers) will go away!

Duh ... Italian Photographer shooting pictures in the middle of a massive riot, in a 3rd world country, with heavily armed soldiers and some armed rioters mobbing all about. Gee, I wonder how he could be shot? This scenario should have indicated to the Italian, that he maybe should take himself to a safer location ... or safer occupation for that matter.

Golf one day, beach the next day ... NIVARANA!! Pattaya is a Golf Mecca! Could be better, if the caddies could learn basic golf terminology ... I mean after 2 years caddying, one should know just about everything there is to know about golf. The best caddy I ever employed, was a 16 year old Thai Gal, who spoke excellent English. She actually played golf herself and her parents were English Teachers. Unfortunately she only came to the course when they were short staffed.