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This policy will initially and temporarily enrich some elites, whilst impoverishing tens of thousands of Thais.

This will be followed by social unrest and the reinstatement of Thaksin.

No doubt followed by more social unrest, then a coup.

Somebody must have spend the entire weekend to read (and finally understand) the context of the contract they signed to join ASEAN and all possible consequences that come with it.

Hope the last farrang entrepreneur leaving the country won't forget to turn off the light.

Don't you mean blow out the candle?

This should of happened a long time ago. All these farangs taking money off hard working Thais!

Thailand has long been the country of innovation and self sustainability! Western nations should be grateful to be allowed to business at all in the Kingdom, they try to learn the Thai's business practices, customer service, law enforcement, in which all fields Thais lead the world.

555

5bloody5!

Well done Fred, living the dream.

All, this for a measly 2 million baht, way to go old timer.

Or in Thai, som nam na, or tham jai,

What bussines is it of yours, or are you yet another Jobsworth, let the old godger be happy.

"Well done Fred living the dream" Unbelievable how gormless commentators can be can get,actually stark bonkers,lunatic style.

"not my bussiness"(sic) yep pretty damned stupid there,stupid is as stupid does

The dream comprised of continually buying her new bikes, for them to be stolen couple of months later,reappearing after another new bike replaced it,to be given to her "brother", every item he possessed stolen. Shopping that went up 10 fold with her in company,him catching her in his bed with clients,the guy must have been going nuts even then. Can even state the child is not his,why refuse to take part in a DNA?

Sad to see the end of life being taken over by the sheer ruthlessness

Sounds like a fait accompli. What do you suggest he does now?

1. 3 reasonably sized Thai guys

2. The inherent hatred is surfacing too often these days

I have thought about this so much for years. Thai parents do not chastise their kids when kids disrespect or unsult fatangs..even when they say stuff in Thai in front of a farang. The parent says nothing and in that regard just condone any ridiculing of westerners. I seen it myself when i used to teach in Bangkok years ago.

I really believe the rich thais ( ie. So called smart ones) and powerful people have let this attitude of hate keep growing.

and more so,blaming farangs for everything bad that happens in Thailand

its a tool of the rich.. Blame the farang for eveything and somehow this is the reason they are poor and farang are so rich

good for them since they will never know in fact it is the rich thai who they all love and respect that have been supressing,duping,abusing them for ages.

keep them stupid! Even the laws do facililitate this

Starts at the top. No end in sight. Take it or leave it.

"Pol.Col. Sonthichai insisted that the dead body found off the coast of Koh Tao shows no marks of murder."

The body is decomposed and half eaten and they can't identify any marks of murder.

Ain't they clever these Thai Police?

RIP whoever you are.

And this is why people worry about the ability of the Koh Tao police. How can Pol Col Sonthichai say they do not

think it's murder.

Surely anyone in their right mind would wait for the FULL PM report

The PM's on top of this one too?

And what to do with the 193 Thais who made this possible and cashed the money ?

Are there 193 staff at Udon Immigration? Or do you mean the 'wives'.

If it's truly consensual, I see no problem with it, aside from all the problems that come with virtually all marriages.

So then poster, you think a 14 year old is mature enough to make big decisions like that ? Wow, you have a lot of growing up yourself.

But "He [commune chief Soun Ley] said that after the wedding, “when I asked the girl, she said that she had loved the man for three year”.

So because she fell in love with him at age 11 it's okay then.

If they hadn't announced this it would have been more effective; they could have pretended that the celebrities were there on holiday. Now anyone of note posting a picture of themselves in Thailand will purely arouse the suspicion that they've been paid to visit.

This woman needs moving to an inactive post very soon!

Taking selfies on her iPhone all day.

It's not a bad idea for Thailand. I think that it might be a bad idea for the celebrity. Nothing against them, or anybody else, choosing Thailand for their holiday. Supporting the unelected leadership in a country that has a poor reputation for tourist safety at the moment? I'll be interested to see who takes them up on their offer.

Money talks – and sings too.

In a nutshell learn the great teachings of Buddha ---------- annihilate your egos, smash them and emerge into a quality nation and country that people will flock to come to.

All the negatives murder, corruption, greed, face that exist now will wither away.

Can you do it Thailand?

In a nutshell, no.

What? After giving the developed world the two fingers and chasing Chinese and Russians, they want to now get their quality tourists back?

Amazing Thailand.....

No, now in their own word, "Thainess". Ironic as many see that in a negative light.

I don't know any "tourists" who would be carrying that amount of serious money on them.

It's way more than the allowed amount for bringing in and taking out of the country too.

tourists? Or couriers?

Exactly. Three Indonesians carrying a bag with over $60,000 cash? Tourists? I don't think so.

Did you read the second report or update---apologize clever dick x amount of Thai and Nok were cancelled, and I said why not tow the Airbus off the end of the runway---all night to do it then resume. Whats with you ??? angry man.

There is not a report in this thread that says the airport is closed pending an investigation, or while an investigation takes place or anything similar. I'm pretty sure there's no such report in the world, although I can't prove that.

I can also not figure out why you think people are/were not working to recover the aircraft, since reports above say specifically that they are.

And I'm angry?

heh

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Have I said the airport was closed #54 #54 #54 I said flights were cancelled TUESDAY---WEBFACT so if the flights today are cancelled will the airport be running without aircraft ???

I for one said the airport had time to get the Airbus off the muck by the morning---NEVER said they were not working.

WHAT is it with you making accusations unfounded to cause argument. read again Webfact.---apologize do not try to get out of trying to make up another story.

You need something pretty powerful (more than a couple of buffaloes) to pull an Airbus with its nosegear stuck in the mud back on to the runway. KK airport might not have such equipment available.

Are we sure they weren't arrested for not having a work permit and stealing a job reserved for Thai people?

Also, note to The Nation.... Columbia= an Ivy League university or an American activewear company.

The South American country is spelled Colombia...get a clue!

Lost in translation somewhere, from English to Tinglish .

• Aquaplaning or hydroplaning which is also known as a loss of steering or braking control when a layer of water prevents direct contact between tires and the road, runway, or other surface.
• sorry mate no rain or standing at K K airport yesterday

And very unlikely at low speed such as taxiing, about to make a 180 degree turn. Complete brake failure? Also unlikely. Which probably leaves only pilot error, and that's a 'face' issue.

No statement from THAI other than an apology for the inconvenience? Not even the possibility of brake failure before the turn at the end of the runway? Anything to blame someone or something other than a Thai pilot? Amazing.

The incident is less than 24 hours old and you want a FULL report??? It's some of you people who are amazing!

In 24 hours of course not, a short statement would suffice, but their public relations management is abysmal. Leads to all sorts of (negative) speculation such as here.

The pilot must be Burmese.

Don't you think the "Burmese" joke's been done to death?

Not quite. That story's still very much alive.

What is the point of showing a photo like that, pointless.

You obviously don't understand Thai police photos. They are not of suspects or victims but of the clever cops involved.

No statement from THAI other than an apology for the inconvenience? Not even the possibility of brake failure before the turn at the end of the runway? Anything to blame someone or something other than a Thai pilot? Amazing.

Was she a hooker? Was she half his age?. <deleted> people, have some respect. You don't know his situation, and he's not here to defend himself. What sort of low lifes would come on here and assume shit like that. Worry about your own boring lives and wait for the facts you bloody hyenas.

You're quite new here, aren't you? Welcome.

I haven't seen that the girl was a hooker or half his age. On what basis is everyone making these assumptions?

StereoThaiPing

I predict that shortly there will be a ban on mentioning his name or posting articles about him here on TVF ?

Who? Thaksin or the PM – or both?

I can go on like this but i won't....you have to accept that this is a 3rd world country and they have never learned to do things properly.

Ah yes the white mans burden, bloody natives cant do anything properly...

At least they tried to learn within a reasonable amount of time in some of our former colonies.

Yes, it is amazing how fast you learn when your things are being confiscated and you are being abused. Cheerio old chap!

Spare the rod and spoil the child. More seriously, the Thai seem to have been slower learners in some respects - more so than other 'developing' regions.