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I think it's a bit off for that chap to be fondling her right breast like that in public.

Oh My God, this is terrible news !!!

I have been eating them for years assuming there was no meat in them at all, just the usual sawdust, rice kernals and anything else slightly vegetative.

Has anyone ever read of anyone being charged with leaving the scene of an accident here in Thailand ?

I believe it is mandatory for someone to leave the scene if :-

1. The vehicle they are driving is a sports car
2. They are related to someone who owns a beverage company
3. Somebody has been injured or worse

Hope this helps

Excellent news !

Farang families will get the bad news quicker and the pointless compiling of forms and ledgers will keep otherwise jobless clerks in gainful employment.

Win win !

Another grenade. Surely the government / army should target eliminating the availablity of these? You can't buy them in Big C ( I don't think ) so where do they come from? Army personnel supplementing their income ?

The Thai government currently supports the building of “clean coal” technology to deal with the long-range problem of the natural gas running out, said Mr. Ditpong Potchana, vice governor of social affairs of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT).

There isno such thing as "clean" coal, just less dirty. CO₂ emissions from coal fired power stations, along with all the not so new cars on the roads should ensure Thailand worldclass status as a producer in a few years.

If cities in the north of China can be built CO₂ neutral then surely with the solar and wind conditions, supplemented with nuclear, we have we can cope ?

Good article ! You could be forgiven for the thinking the press was independent !

Good they got the pimps, but where did the pimps get the girl ? Offer a deal. You go away forever, or you go away forever less a few yerars in exchange for details of the supply chain. Otherwise there will be more pimps with other 11 year olds there next week.

Where do girls working in the bars and clubs invaribly come from ? Isaan.

Which is the poorest part of the country ? Isaan.

Which part has the least investment by government ? Issan.

Where are the most cash starved schools ? Isaan.

The government could incentivise ( no, not bribe ) companies and move government departments out of the central area. Bring jobs there.

Where does the rice come from ? Put the Ministry of Agricaulture there.

Jobs = Money = Less desperation

In cases like this where there is inevitably going to be great public outcry, it should be mandatory for the police to explain why bail is to be granted. If the reasoning is dubious or bribes suspected, bail should be revoked.

Jails are full of innocent people who are amazed at legitimate convictions, do our finest seriuosly believe that someone is going to admit to doing something like this?

"I'm innocent". " Well off you go then and have a nice day".

Have been trying to send a mail to you for 2 hours, is your server down ?

52 victims lost THB 7 million ??

Anyone want to buy mine, one careful owner , slight mark on left ear

This is just keeping an old custom alive.

British courts used to send convicts in Botany Bay. Since those po - faced Aussies put a stop to that where are British criminals suppoed to go ? To prison ? That would infringe the poor boys civil liberties.

The only beef I have got with the Thai service is bonus points system, you have to be in the group checking in.

Having amassed quite a few Royal Silk loyalty points over the years, I went to book a flight for my kids from London to Bangkok before Xmas. When we got to the point where you pay the tax for the flight, I was told that the credit card holder ( i.e. me ) had to be with the group when they checked in. I told them that I would be meeting them on arrival and was then told I had to find another way to pay. So had to phone back another day repeat the process giving my son's credit card number which is not an ideal or secure way to do it.

Gambling is endemic here so regulate it.

1. Allow inward investment from the industry leaders.
   
2. Charge them fees competitive against Singapore and Macau ( not difficult )
   
3. Use these fees to improve the infrastructure. Compare the experience of walking down Sukhumvit, BKK, and Orchad Rd S'pore. Better pavements, less smells = happier punters.
   
4. Come down hard for once on illegal dens ( yes I know this is nigh impossible but at least try )
   
5. If ( when) a problem develops with locals bankrupting the family, charge admission fees like S'pore.
   

This should be part of a general policy to attract a better class of hooligan, then we might hope to see some good news and less of the drunken assult/rapes/mugging stories that are the daily fare of this site.

How you sack and rebuild the police force I will leavee to another correspondent.

They need to nip this in the bud. Otherwsie people will start selling fake Viagra from roadside stalls

Presumably the raid was done to avoid future stick ups ?

I had the same thing happen with a Thai tour agency in Chiang Mai. I decided to use a travel agency because of the complicated itinerary I had (7 flights in 10 days), AND, sad to say, the agency was recommended by TV posters in Chiang Mai; so I thought it was safe.

They took my money (58,000 baht) but never booked or issued the tickets for two airlines. I only found out the scam when I called the airlines a few months later to re-confirm my flights. Neither air carrier had never heard of me. I called the travel agency and they said they'd fix it right away. No action. When I continued to press them, they stopped taking my calls or answering my emails.

Barely weeks before the flight, I finally used a friend's phone to call them and spoke to new customer service clerk who didn't know me. Rather than ask to speak to the manager (who wouldn't take my calls) I gave the following message for her to pass on: "I am taking a bus next weekend to Chiang Mai, and I plan to show up on your doorstep with my receipts and the Tourist Police. You can avert this by issuing my tickets immediately."

The agency waited a full four days right up until the night before I was to leave for Chiang Mai, and issued the E-tickets by email. I immediately called the airlines to confirm. I also asked them if my travel agency could cancel my tickets and booking directly with the airlines at any time before the trip, without my involvement or notice to me. The answer was affirmative, causing me to live in fear and trembling right up to flight time, expecting that the rug might be pulled out from under me at the last minute. The last week before my trip, I called both airlines every day, and the last day, every couple of hours.

A real traveler's nightmare that took months, untold hours, and about 100 phone calls to sort out.

Sadly, this travel agency continues to operate.

Help others to avoid them - name them !

The violinist is a British citizen but she also holds a Thai passport. She was born in Singapore to a Chinese mother and a Thai father but she was brought up in England.

I like Tom Yum Goom and have been to Koh Samui twice. Can I enter the luge team ?

Fantastic news and we have the photographic proof !! I estimate there must be goods seized from at least 10 maybe 15 stalls on Sukhumvit.

Now multiply that by 20, add the stalls in Patpong, Pattaya, Phuket, Chiang Mai....... we should be legitimate by 2020 !!!

What's missing from this report is any comment about anybody checking his mobile phone records, cash withdrawals from bank etc.

Or is he at Don Muang wondering where his Thai Airways flight is ?

Tough call but I will go for the THB 20,000 fine.

Should be black and white. You don't take the breathalyzer, you get arrested, one law for all.

Years ago Princess Anne ( as she then was ) was done for speeding. Don't recall her telling the police of her family connections, Gloucester police got GBP 25 off her.

Is said man Thai or farang? Can't help but wonder how desperate the parents were.

Doesn't matter where they come from, this is illegal and immoral. Both parents and the man should face charges as a deterrent to others.

Feel so sorry for the girl to have parents like that, is the whole family bad ? Hopefully there is some family memeber who can protect her.

The next photo is one of a flying pig......