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2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Well I am more inclined to say the USA Embassy should help him out, because the US have caused much of this mess! Put a few red thumbs down on THAT!

I agree with you totally

12 hours ago, Priorexpat said:

Seems like a paranoia freakout, running from imaginary pursuers.

If that was the case he would have to be on lsd or something like that, I don't think so.

On 3/20/2026 at 9:25 AM, Watawattana said:

Reality TV is not my thing, but that's not really relevant - still sad to see anyone succumb in this way. No point in me speculating. RIP.

Right, you couldn't fall into this drain, he was pacing uneasy outside of the hotel, he must have had shoes on, so he walked to the drain took his shoes off and left his, probably unlockable I phone on a bank, how he knew how to even get to this concrete structure at all is a mystery, follow the money trail and see if he made any large transactions, I think someone was involved and possibly a drug deal gone wrong, best I could think of, sad ending and very sad for his family.

On 3/16/2026 at 7:28 AM, Nemises said:

Leaving 200K cash in an unlocked, shared storage area. What could possibly go wrong?

stupid thing to do, he was lucky yo recover it!

20 hours ago, BMW Overlander said:

Look who's talking, Cambodia...I entered that God forsaken country twice by road and both times me and my friends were subjected to blackmail by their immigration to pay some additional charge nobody ever heard about it. When we asked them what is this charge for, they said you can pay or turn back.

Cambodia border crossing scammers everywhere

On 3/5/2026 at 8:23 AM, georgegeorgia said:

Do you still buy clothes from the Pattaya markets ?

I'm not talking about my favourite secondhand market at Soi Bukhao where I purchase used t shirts

I'm talking about markets in Pattaya such as Mike's shopping mall or the night bazaar

I'm thinking isn't it much cheaper to buy off Lazada and Amazon than yo buy clothes from them?

Oh correct me if I'm wrong because I may be right , but walking through Mike's shopping mall recently to get my IV vitamins a indian looking stall holder said he would give me a discount on CAMEL zhirts which I love

I love the green ones with pockets on the front

How much I said "700" baht boss " he said

That's ludicrous I replied back in a Russian accent

So my question is , who buys clothing from these market stall holders ,tourists ?.

Do you honestly in all your wisdom believe you can pick up a bargain in these places?

Normal t shirts in Australia sell for 100 baht in Kmart , so please tell me who what why is using the night bazaar markets in central Pattaya to buy clothing off the Nepalese sellers

Fools, seem to be everywhere

12 hours ago, SingAPorn said:

Does your chap know how to change outdoor tiles ? I need to change mine and do get fed up in getting cheated by the usual handymen who come over and overcharge when it's a nice place and when it's a foreigner.

I wonder if he saves satung coins?

On 2/26/2026 at 4:12 PM, Chalong circle said:

So the assault took place at 1700 and nobody noticed anything ?

Just what I was thinking, so they will review cctv footage, hopefully they will have some clear images.

Question is did thais do this or falung and what's the reason, hopefully we will hear more, very sad.

On 2/27/2026 at 11:01 AM, Jim Waldron said:

So, the People’s Party has now taken the Election Commission to the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases, alleging irregularities with ballot markings and rushed certification of MPs.

While the legal process must run its course, surely there has to be some time limit to disrupting the people’s electoral choice.

Once matters are before the courts, it should be for the judiciary to decide, not for ongoing disputes to indefinitely undermine the mandate already expressed at the ballot box.

Ten years is ridiculous.

On 2/26/2026 at 3:50 PM, NanLaew said:

The tourist status may be an assumption? Especially since it happened in the epicentre of tourist activity on the island.

I'm more concerned that the police were only alerted after his death, some 6 hours after the alleged assault.

Then I remember where I am and it all makes perfect sense again.

Age hasn't anything to do with it, it's murder, and we don't no much more.

Put it into the suicide bracket, fell down a flight off stairs, end of story

On 2/22/2026 at 12:47 AM, jasoneyes said:

The elevator ride is the most common source of foul play in Thailand. The rate at which people fall off a balcony in Pattaya and Bangkok is too high to be normal.

I think many high rise hotels have the windows sealed in BK I know the Indra does

On 2/21/2026 at 12:12 PM, CallumWK said:

https://aseannow.com/topic/1387961-british-asos-co-founders-ex-wife-denies-role-in-death/

Police said they were called to the death at 10.30pm on February 9 and investigation found the apartment door was locked from the inside and CCTV checks showed Griffiths was the only person who entered the room before his death. Officers found two opened bottles of wine and a bottle of water inside the condo. A police source said: “The only person who went into the room was Quentin, so we do not believe there was anything suspicious.”

Maybe she was hiding behind a curtain!

19 hours ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

Anyone know which condo unit this is? RIP to this latest balcony victim

if they brought in safety measures and sealed condo balconies and windows this would stop, then they would find other ways

Thia happens all to often here.

5 hours ago, geisha said:

Who hasn’t put something down in your own home and searched and searched for it ? Then you find it in the most unlikely places !

Maybe somebody else dropped the watch when the heat was on.

On 2/17/2026 at 3:07 PM, GammaGlobulin said:

I just wonder:

Has this dramatic rise in the smoking of POT been driven by deteriorating economic performance locally?

Or, is this Pot-Smoking a driver of decreasing economic performance?

In my view, the smoking of Pot and economic performance are two factors which are intertwined.

Concerning the foul smell of burning weed, whether it be tobacco weed or other weed, on balconies is a shame.

If we analyse the outside airflow of a medium-rise apartment building, the warm air in the building rises, up to the roof.

And this sucks in outdoor air through windows.

The most sucking occurs on top floors.

All this sucking can have deleterious effects on residents of such a building.

Personally, due to this sucking, and for other reasons, I refuse to live in a high-rise, or mid-rise, building, unless all of the windows are sealed.

In China, they do seal the windows, and they cannot be opened in hotels.

But here in Thailand, the windows are opened, and then there is the sucking of air from balconies below.

And, the sucking is very powerful.

There are plenty of building design data sheets which prove this important point.

I will not ONLY live in a detached house.

Less noise.

And, as I say, no sucking.

Note: Also no balconies, if one chooses a single story house, and this is the best option.

sealing the windows would stop the jumping without a parachute.

On 2/18/2026 at 8:06 AM, visarunner said:

you should keep in mind that Thailand and Russia have a bilateral agreement that basicly give both passport holder unlimited access to each other country, limited to 30days.

Yes true I can't see why that is, it's been abused for years

On 2/17/2026 at 6:28 AM, dinsdale said:

Dude was being threatening with a knife on more than one occasion. Asian lack of self control along with his own lack of self control and poor choices has led to his death. Might sound a bit harsh but IMHO pretty accurate.

I don't think self defence would stick in this case, manslaughter maybe.

The American was very stupid, and the murmese might be in the slammer for 20 years

On 2/16/2026 at 9:04 PM, wensiensheng said:

Ok, I get that. But it’s still too late to have any effect on the election result because the vote has already been cast.

And I don’t think the system should be expected to protect those who sell their vote. I guess there may be an issue for those who pledge their vote to a candidate (not accept payment, just promise) but then vote for someone else.

It all just seems somewhat theoretical in terms of practicality given there must be some safeguards.

Now vote buying, THERE’S something that’s rampant and should be stopped.

Have you thought that by identifying the voter with a QR CODE they can tell who that person voted for and those that paid the 500 will know if he or she was paid 500 bhat and voted for someone else. That could potentially cause trouble and expose voter fraud. Thus nullifying the election.

On 2/16/2026 at 8:08 AM, Smokey and the Bandit said:

It's possible on paper (via provider mandates/age checks), but technically impractical to stop determined minors (or adults helping them). It would create friction for compliant users while failing against tech-savvy ones.

Another crazy idea!

My son uses my vpn it's an account for multiple devices

On 2/15/2026 at 12:58 PM, ikke1959 said:

Indeed never give up.....he is right and the EC must be getting aware that they can't do as they want in every election... They seem to be untouchable but are incompetent, corrupt an totally unable to organize simple elections

Usually polls are very close to the mark, showing the people party leading b4 the election it never predicted a landslide to Anutin, so something changed drastically