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Watching videos does NOT constitute a 'sex party'.   That usually involves a lot of heterosexual activity.
 

Last time I got an international drivers license, it was good until my actual DL expired.  So what exactly are the DLT issuing?

15 hours ago, kannot said:

id love  to  know  where  all  this  stuff ends  up  after  confiscation??

Pretty sure it finds it's way back onto the street.   A small portion is probably retained for the obligatory dog and pony crushing show.

Unf**kingbelievable.  Seriously, you just could not make this up if you tried.   Monty Python would be so proud.

The funny thing is, that it is the actions of the police themselves that leads to the worst tarnishing of their (so-called) reputation.  This story is likely to make the rounds internationally and will have tons and tons of scorn heaped upon the police as a result, never mind the heaps of scorn it is likely to generate locally.  And they deserve every last bit of it too.

Those involved in this decision should be fired immediately.  No inactive posts, no pensions or other benefits, just unemployment.  They have absolutely no clue what their job is or should be.

Reform anyone?   Prayut?...   Prayut?...   Prayut?       (deafening silence)

the purpose of the drive was to create warm feelings of contentment among tourists visiting the area.

Something tells me they failed.   If anything, this throws a pretty wet blanket over the area.

What next, busting down hotel room doors throughout Pattaya looking for tourists having a good time?   Complete morons.
 

Given how absolutely useless the police are and continue to be, now that the military seem to have taken up the role of the police, would it not be a very good time to completely shut down the police (ie Fire the lot of them, every last one, top to bottom), and start up a new professional police force, with all new and properly vetted personnel?

Just a passing thought.   

 

Ahhh, how convenient.  I wonder how long it will take to get these new laws passed, if ever?
 

This is just like the whole minivan problem.  The real problem is not the van, but the guy behind the wheel.

To put this in perspective, the problem is not the gear the police have to do their job, but the guy inside the uniform.

And as good Buddhists, I am sure not a single drop of alcohol will be drunk today.                          

 

Time to start arresting some of the police involved in this farce, especially any officer that threatens or intimidates witnesses, or even makes threatening/intimidating remarks.

I know, I am dreaming.

Police AND judicial reform anyone?                Prayut?...  Prayut?...  Prayut?   (deafening silence)

 

Just another to be SEEN to be doing something proclimation, even when the effort is quite pointless.  Sort of like the booze ban today.

Prayut et al have very little to show for all their talk of reforms and ending corruption.  The lottery ticket prices are about the only thing that comes to mind.  Pretty impressive after 3 years in power, don't you think...  NOT
 

Deny his request and give him until 5pm to explain everything.  Otherwise relieve him of his post without pay.
 

Much ado about nothing.  She shows her legs.  Big deal.  What's with all the fuss?  Very slow news day, or what?   And how, exactly, has she disrespected the university?   She has absolutely nothing to say sorry for.  Perhaps the university should apologize to her and all the other 'graduates' for taking their money and giving them nothing but a useless piece of paper in return.

To all those who gave her negative comments or complained, perhaps they should remember the old adage... 'If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all.'

I would also like to add that the 'photographer' should have asked for her permission to post the photos on the internet.

17 hours ago, timewilltell said:

The sad thing about the article is that it makes corruption and bribery sound rather benign when it is the absolute opposite

 

This cancer affects everything everywhere in Thailand not least the justice system. Other people suffer substantially because of it. It is truly evil.

Sad, but true.
 

20 hours ago, natway09 said:

I get a bit of a laugh out out of some of the crazy statements made here by Farang who have

maybe not visited places like Suttisan. to enjoy.

But under age is something I think is a fair cop. I detest it

To be fair, I have known (not in the biblical sense) several underage girls working in the Thai sex industry.  Soi Cowboy, in fact.  I have absolutely no doubt that the girls I knew were working there of their own volition.  It is not easy to determine the age of these girls, simply by looking at them.  If you ask them, they will say at least 18.  So who is at fault if you unknowingly end up with a girl who is really under 18?

I do not condone underage  girls working in the sex industry, in reality, I am not all that comfortable with 18 and 19 years olds working either.  But those girls are of legal age and I do respect their right to choose.

On Tuesday, February 07, 2017 at 2:29 PM, candide said:

If he feels the need to deny it, it must be really worrying.....

Absolutely.  I also have to wonder how the 2 TRILLION baht infrastructure projects factor in.  Something tells me that Thailand is in deep kimchee.   All they can do is deny it until the proverbial poop hits the fan, by which time these pillars of government will be hiding abroad somewhere.  Dubai, perhaps?  

 

15 hours ago, gdgbb said:

It's not confusing if logic is used because you know what day Macha Bucha day is and the restriction will obviously be the 24 hours of that day!

 

"Friday", per se,  wasn't mentioned in the OP, neither was "Sunday", just times referring to one day!

Really?  Not all bans are 24 hours.  Some have started at 6pm.   
 

16 hours ago, tropo said:

 0:00 - 24:00 on Saturday, February 11, would do nicely.

 

(I hate all this 12 am, 12 pm crap)

 

Where does Valentine's Day figure in all this?

Indeed, you would think a MILITARY government would use military time.   

As for Valentines day, it was just an after thought, like most thoughts in Thailand.
 

Horse hockey.  Once again, the rediculous 'Alcohol Ban'.   I would like to see a ban on alcohol bans.  It serves ZERO benefit.  Anyone who feels they MUST drink, simply buys in advance, or at a local mom and pop store.  Thais are Buddhist in name only.  Only a very very small minority actually follow the teaching of the Buddha.  Isn't alcohol supposed to be a Buddhist no-no?  Hypocrites, one and all, and the a$$holes on power are the worst of all.
 

A little paranoia goes a long way, it would seem.

Or is this a case of misdirection, to focus our attention on one thing while there is something more important going on that we are not supposed to notice?
 

15 hours ago, Morakot said:

Clearly you haven't sampled the craft beer produced in those boutique workshops in Nonthaburi.

 

I can assure you, they were easily comparable to fine ales that CAMRA would approve.

 

What an idiotic prime-ministerial move to shoot down a promising cottage industry that could have been the envy of many other countries!

 

Thailand 0.4 entrapped by its own fears and absurd fantasies of control. What next? Outlaw home cooking?

Don't give the moronic general any ideas.
 

17 hours ago, Thian said:

It does give real headaches though.

How true.  Some of the worst headaches I have had came after drinking Singha many years ago.   I now absolutely refuse to drink Singha.  I also like to avoid any Thai beer and go for the German imports.
 

Don't mean to flog a dead horse here, but the REAL problem is not the vehicle, it is the brain dead retard who is driving it.   If they don't sort that out, then nothing is going to change.

That said, I would rather travel in one of those minibuses than those god awful vans.  However, for a long distance, it is likely to be just as uncomfortable.
 

1000 baht.          What a cheap Charlie.

So I am guessing now, that simply owning a computer will put you in violation of the computer crimes act.
 

Oh please.  Didn't we just read this headline a month ago, only with 'New Years' instead of 'Songkran'?

Same same EVERY year.  Crackdown on drunk drivers, bad drivers, etc. etc.   And the results are always predictable.  This Songkran will be no different.