Baerboxer

Don't know why this article keeps referring to the khatoey as a 'she'. They are men.

Assuming the murder victim preferred to be addressed as a female in life, how about in RESPECT for this dead person?

Tragedy yes but I find it very hard to have sympathy for a sex offender. If the sexual assault victim was a woman and the guy helped himself to a handful of snatch and she shot him would he have deserved it? Would she have been unsure about her sexuality?

The gay community will campaign hard on this thread that all straight men are really closet gays and have a great desire to be fondled by other men but that is complete rubbish and just shows total ignorance by gays and how very little they know about straight men.

They had been in a pub - and presumably on the piss. We have no way of kowing if they'd been flirtatious banter and some play before, or if this was an unsolicited sexual assault. Whatever, its tragic that someone gets murdered. And, alcohol no doubt played a part.

The few homosexuals that I've met, male and female. are not rabid potential sex offenders and stick to people with the known same sexual preferences as theirs. Ladyboys in Thailand are quite different and much more aggressive and "in your face". I believe they really do see themselves as beautiful females and therefore attractive to straight men. I don't think a ladyboy would be interested in or interesting to a homosexual man.

My wife's group of friends from her university days consists of hetrosexuals, homosexuals and transexuals. I observe they all get on well, and have kept in contact and friends for over 15 years since graduating. Perhaps we Westerners, with our preconceived prejudicies could learn something from the Thai attitude. This includes these self appointed homosexual activists and campaigners in the West who fuel the prejudicies with the stupid behaviour.

It is quite probable that Chiang Mai will in the next decade become a focal point for relocation/second residence for

the money class from Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong and China. The development that is taking place (Central Festival

and Promenada) is designed to fill the infrastructure "needs" of those people. Building a second airport and high speed rail

links are also part of what that group wants to have available. When the government finally decides to allow casino operations

it will complete the picture. The investments that are taking place are not designed to pay off big immediately but they will in another

five to ten years.

And how many of the money class from Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong and China did you research to check your hypothesis?

What on earth makes you think the rich from Singapore, HK and China will consider some rurual Thai non coastal town as a second residence? Are you some kind of property salesmen hoping to cash in?

Well done for catching two more scum bag drug couriers! No excuses or silly stories - these crooks were in it for the money and couldn't give a <deleted> about the consequences of their actions. So they should be sentenced according to the law.

Let's hope the authorities to start to aprehend and prosecute the bigger fish involved - that includes the Indian police too.

No! No!

its not the Bt300,000 bill for flowers used in a reception, or the Bt10 million on the reception for South Korea, or the Bt100,000 per day for meals for parliamentarians, nor the Bt36 million for the renovation of meeting rooms, nor the Bt24 million to build a meeting room, that's just the tip of the iceberg, its the personal spending using the peoples tax money that we should worry about.

I'm sure your're right about the tip of the iceberg. But as usual, these questions will simply be ignored or dismissed. It's really mind boggling to try to imagine the real scale of what's going on. Yet, nothing will be done now or after to effectively investigate those repsonsible.

So, the reconvening of parliament isn't an important priority for the so=called "leader"!

She must be trying to set some kind of Guiness book of world records achievements. PM wiith least attendance in parliament, PM with most air miles paid for by tax payers, PM with most extra ministerial jobs - PM/DM could be just the start, PM with most cabinet re-shuffles, PM with most silly comments. The list is endless - just shows what real talent can achieve when you've got the family behind you.

Well, if all appointees have to be approved by the defence minister in future, that would mean, a coup wouldn't be particularly good for your future career.

Quite a subtle and clever move.

And we know who suddenly was made Defense Minister, regardless of absolutely no qualifications..

This would tie the bow around things nicely.

Handpicked - for knowledge, ability and potential. Multitasking too!

It is amazing that people coming from democratic countries keep defending military coups! Maybe they don't understand democracy either?

Of course we all know that generals are honest in comparison to politicians, right? If they rule the country there would be no more corruption, right? Knowing that is enough to justify a military coup!

And I mean in every real democratic country the government never get's involved in military affaris, right? No civilian governmet ever approves the nomination of a general, right? So why should Thailand do?

Wake up guys, you've been in Thailand for too long to believe that soldiers are bettter than civilians!

And how would you suggest dealing with a corrupt government whose robbing the country blind, ignoring laws, attempting to remove balances and checks, wants to whitewash criminals and seems to be movings towards the behaviours of a dictatorship?

Ask them nicely to behave, give the money they've theived back and respect the law?

Wake up to reality - you've been reading too much propoganda.

There were similar crazes in the UK. One really bad one was to cut people's backs with a craft knive and leg it before they noticed. Usually done very quickly in packed discos and pubs. Surprising how the victims all had a delayed reaction and most said the first thing they felt was "wet" from the blood. Most of the <deleted> caught doing this were under 20 too,

Get a few tips from the pros. This is how it is done In Aust

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3ZBeR21LkO0

A land of culture.

" Mr Tarit said, “No. But the DSI is able to apply the law more rigorously than the provincial officials"

As long has his politcal masters allow him too that is. Connected won't be affected !

Try hunting around on the websites. Lots of good sites that compare routes and offer alternative direct, stopovers, etc. You can play with all the variables then and see which you like,

"Many MPs of the ruling Pheu Thai Party are set to travel to Hong Kong,"

Are the taxpayers paying for this or is Thakisin using his stolen money?

Perhaps coming out of the profits from the rice pledging scheme!

Look at the US, UK or EU and check out the massive amount of consumer protection laws that have been put in place over the last 40 or so years. Even with all this legislation and government agencies and NGOs to complain to there are still many problems and issues. And these are successive governments determined to improve consumer protection and rights.

Thailand - no one is or will be interested. Honouring a contract, providing quality goods and services, through laws, agencies and the legal system here -

Anyone who has tried to complain or inquire about lack of service or poor quality will know what I mean.

The leader is getting impatient. 5 cabinet re-shuffles and they still haven't managed to contrive laws that get him back free of his conviction, sentence and the more serious outstanding charges. The fact he won't come back and appeal the conviction, or face the outstanding charges, even though he owns and controls the current government says a lot. He's probab;y had his money refunded, with ample interest already.

Yingluck will be quite happy to let others push this through so she can declare it the "will of the people."

They must feel more confident now the neutralizing of potential military opposition seems well under way.

saying that she aims to sharply reduce the human trafficking problem by next year because the United States' monitoring of Thailand as a transnational human trafficking hub does not bode well for foreign nations' confidence in the country.

Reading between the lines of this statement it appears the driver to reduce human trafficking is foreign nations' confidence in Thailand, not because it is inhumane and is a totally dispicable act against the human race.

No shock there........it was pressure from the US that made Thailand take action on paedophilia, and the US should be lauded for it. It's up to other governments and agencies such as the UN to tell Thailand straight, you do this, and we will sanction you.

t's only through this type of pressure that Thailand will ever get it's act together.

It's sad that Thailand only reacts to pressure and threats that have an economic or potential economic consequence. A supposedly religious country and yet little if any evidence of strong internal morals. This money driven aspect to society seems to get worse and worse and permeates all levels of society.

Airlines do seem much hotter on this now. Recently I was flying from BKK to Abu Dhabi, sitting next to a young couple returning for Germany after holidaying in Thailand. The lady was German and her boyfriend Romanian. They had boarded and were sitting in their seats some time when a Thai member of Etihad's ground statff came and asked for their passports. They were questioning the Romanian guy about "why you no have visa for Germany - where you go next, why no ticket" for some time. He was trying to explain he lived and worked in Germany, with his German girlfriend and even got business cards out from a large German MNC. His GF made it worse because she got angry and mouthy.

I've seen similar checks on Qatar recently too. You may be lucky at Heathrow, you may get challenged. Same with Thai immigration. I've seen several people asked to produce evidence of onward/retrun travel before being stamped in. Why take the chance. Get a visa from Hull or buy a cheap onward ticket.

Stabbing by criminals in Thailand is business as usual...

Stabbing by criminals anywhere is business as usual.. ( by default, a stabber is a criminal )

No. Someone could be forced to stab an attacker in self-defence. This would not make them a criminal. A criminal is someone convicted of a crime.

Democracy is a sick system, peoples votes can be bough and a vote of a university professor is as valuable as that of an illiterate alcoholic peasant. Makes you wonder.

And your alternative would be?

"Qualifications" or some such criteria to be eldible to vote? The problem with any process is those that are determined to corrupt it usually find a way to do so. Behaviour not systems issue.

Thailand: the hitman hub of Southeast Asia!

I think the Philipinnes would give them a run for their money !!