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Surely, most have a car and driver and probably top end computers in their home and office.

Don't these people have enough money to buy an iPad?

Oversimplification is a joy and sleight of hand hints are very Thai, but there is a time to dance in the shadows and a time to be direct. I have no doubt the PM can be direct as evidenced by the threat to fire prison administrators.

High profile cases are not the issue. The issue is the lack of competency and corruption in the justice system at all levels and I hope the PM will address this in the same way as the prison administrators.

I sincerely hope Mr. Basar does not commit suicide by stabbing himself in the chest 7 times with a knife, or jump from his balcony in a drunken stupor or get in an argument with taxi driver wielding a samurai sword. Certainly these are not high profile crimes.

Posters need to understand that if public prosecutors lose a criminal case in Thailand, it damages their career prospects through loss of seniority.

"Loss of seniority" means promotions are delayed and the prosecutor's career earnings potential is severely dented. Prosecutors in Thailand couldn't care less about the reliability of the evidence but if they see that a judge may not be prepared to convict they will not proceed with the case. Here the reason is the public spotlight that the trial would be under.

The situation is very different from the West.

This the American system as opposed to the Continental System of justice. This is how prosecutors operate in the USA. Nothing to do with justice and everything to do with a win. That's why the plea bargain where innocent people have pleaded guilty to get a reduced sentence and avoid taking a chance in a trial by jury where a maximum sentence would automatically be imposed.

No ID ... presumably no wallet ... no money ... but pockets full of illegal drugs. Curious..

Anybody ever read The Myth of Sisyphus? That is what it is like to change Thailand for the better and bring it into the 21st Century.

First .... they need "The police to get out there and work". Not in newspaper headlines. Start firing police who don't get out and do their job. Follow labour guidelines ... give them written warnings... then send them on their way..

Taxi drivers will start taking police seriously when that happens as will all the others who pull Thailand down.

Smiling ... having to tell the police to get out and work. Don't think it will happen any decade soon.

This is how to do it. It is called Accountability. This concept is not part of Thai culture. Accountability should extend to other areas of law enforcement as well.

Time for Vlad the Impaler to come back.

Like to some ISIS thugs with a thick, pointed wood shaft up their ar**.

Motorbike riders already think they have the right-of-way in the sidewalk ... for God's sake what will they do in bicycle lanes? Just figured it out. Street vendors will use them to push their carts. Not a bad idea.

Reading the headline I thought this was another HUB story ... reading the story trying to figure out the headline.

Well ... if he's got lots of money, Thailand is a good place for a criminal to live.

We know how conscientious and hard working the RTP are (HaHa).... but it sounds good and that's what matters.

OH! I'm SHOCKED! I read just last month the police in Pattaya got rid of the Ladyboy predators.

I appreciate the word "potential" combined with hub". I don't disagree but Thai made products are not even trusted by Thai people because of the proliferation of fake products and this is due to corruption at highest levels and police. Being the hub of life saving products requires massive TRUST.

NSY has probably combed through ThaiVisa reports and comments to get the big picture. They will have more suspects than the RTP I think.

This concept belongs on Anderson Cooper's "Reduclist"

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It's clear the decision makers in STRET have not visited any developed countries to see the mass transit systems. They really, really, really don't know what they are doing.

Glad to see law enforcement which does not exist when police take bribes. A year ago nothing at all would have happened to the person who committed the assault or the bar manager.

Naaah. Thailand wants carte blanche over excessive taxation of imported products and at the same time free market access to the world. WE WANT SOMETHING FOR NOTHING! Mind you, we are talking about the 2% elite.

Good news. Got my respect if they follow through on the claim.

European trade body .... Don't they mean FARANG trade body?

I'm looking at the photo and thinking this police investigation would be a great Monty Python skit.