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Stupid old fool.

Every post from you just enforces my very low opinion of Thaksin/PTP/redshirt terrorist supporters. And trolls and people who post under multiple names. Not really a contributor to the topic, just getting your post count higher.

I hope Suthep at least has the ability to open the eyes of the people of Thailand and expose Thaksin and his gang of lying crooks and paid thugs. The nation as a whole deserves better than this rubbish that is currently dished up to them.

And I hope he can do it without having to resort to redshirt style violence, or by having to bribe the population.

No he just bribes the locals in Surat Thani.

What has Suthep got to offer the people of thailand?

All we hear are threats to banish the Prime minister etc etc, create chaos, drive away again the tourists.

Bullyboy tactics is all he offers

Spot on.

He's a common thug and no better than the man he is up against.

He was almost solely responsible for the collapse of the Democrat 'Bitter Medicine' regime under Chuan in the late 90's due to his malfeasance and corruption.

Everything he is doing is purely for selfish reasons. Don't be fooled.

Those peaceful protestors left behind one helluva arsenal at the airport when the eventually left. Oh, and a corpse, too, btw.

You mean the PAD at the airport....I never read any report of weapons.

And the corps was a yellow shirt killed by unknown.

I was there several times during the occupation and many of them were armed. Nearly all males I encountered at the checkpoints had clubs, batons, knives and some had pistols.

Simple answer; yes.

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Newsflash. Violent criminals kill other violent criminals. Thai Police or other authority figures are nearly always involved. Stay away from the Thai police at all times. Never trust any of them as they are simply criminals in uniform. End of newsflash.

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Can't go wrong with the BM I reckon, but try and get the I6 engine if you can afford it and if you can find one. BMWs in Thailand last forever and retain their value. Most models available here will have been assembled in Rayong and so parts will be fairly easy to find. It is quite common for the older models (E30, E36, E34) to have Japanese turbo powerplants so you could end up with a real monster if you go older.

I find it hard to get passionate about those Japanese cars. You'll get more satisfaction driving something you actually want and enjoy IMO.

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"who were returning home after making merit at Wat Ban Wang Mai Charoen Temple in Wang Nuea in Lampang."

Not enough merits it seems..

Brake Failure on a modern vehicle means at least 2 systems have failed. If one fails and nothing is done then total brake failure may well follow.

My limited observations of Thai police forensic skills suggests that they do not check to verify if a brake failure actually took place. Does anyone know?

Indeed but these Thai VIP buses are not 'modern vehicles'. They are often made from wood frames, with second-hand, used components or sub-standard, inferior parts and hand assembled in locally based garages, without safety testing and verification.

They definitely look good enough to fool most people into thinking they have been engineered. However it is all smoke and mirrors as usual.

As to forensic skills there is only one arguably incompetent forensic scientist in the country (and she still thinks the GT200 fake bomb scanner works) let alone skilled accident investigators of any kind.

I am totally amazed at what seems to be the complete apathy of the Democratic Party and its consistent inability to connect with the Public. It would appear they have learned nothing over the last seven years or so, yet PTP is handing it to them on a plate with questionable issues like "the rice pledging scheme, 2 Trillion Baht loan off the books and the Amnesty Bill. Could it be that they have also succumbed to the tantalizing offers of "The Big Paymaster" and therefore are only pretending to play hardball?

Their policies of the late 90's remain fresh in every poor person's mind.

Not good times for the poorest areas of the country and the poorest communities and it wasn't called "Bitter Medicine" for nothing.

Not to mention the inherent corruption in Chuan's governments, which Suthep was a big part of and a major cause of its collapse.

Mobilise the masses to oust the government?

Aren't the Democrats a political party? Shouldn't they be aiming for election on the merits of their policies?

Rotten to the very core.

Quite simply this.

Back in early 2005 they were still machine-gunning people to death.

 

No... Let me spell it out for you...

 

THERE IS NO RULE OF LAW in Thailand.

 

If you expect that, you are sadly mistaken. Rule of law is a western legal and social construct that has no basis, effect, or standing in Thailand and most of Asia. Here, the rules are flexible... the more money and influence you have, the more flexible the rules. This is considered normal and correct and appropriate here. 

 

I'm not justifying it. I'm not saying its good, or right, or correct. Just that it is the way it is.

This.

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Having a sniff about that area today. Saw a clean E46 with 19s and Brembo brake conversion on the front outside one of the shops. Would be interested to know where the conversion was done.

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Cambodia Cambodia ! ! . . . bye Thailand . . New Asia and the future is in Cambodia . . Welcome !

You're not wrong. The Cambodian expat community is thriving, mostly the Thai overspill; cheaper booze (especially premium stuff like single malt and decent wines and that includes a far better selection than is available in Thailand), easier to live there (one year visa on application no problem), no 90 day reporting, visa runs or money in the bank, can own 100% of your own business, people speak better English, great selection of bars and places to eat and so on.

Negatives are; poorer infrastructure (terrible and dangerous roads, much worse than Thailand if you can believe that), poor public transport, higher crime rate than Thailand (my friend caught a woman in his house the other night robbing his valuables), woefully under-developed amenities, expensive property, similar property ownership laws to Thailand, much dirtier than most other places (the garbage mountains in Phnom Penh before collection have to be seen to be believed, flooding is also common after heavy rain), extreme poverty in many areas of the communities, no street food scene (there is street food but nothing to compare to Thailand), lack of quality Thai food restaurants (a big negative for me, others may not mind, and I have been to so called 'good' Khmer restaurants and there is no comparison), lack of entertainment other than bars/pubs (lack of cinemas, bowling alleys etc although that is changing, their first proper cinema complex opened this year in Phnom Penh), international travel is more difficult and thus more expensive, living in the countryside would be prohibitive due to poor roads and infrastructure.

I've been a frequent visitor to Cambodia for over 15 years and love the place but still prefer to remain living in Thailand. However, I will be in PP over the weekend if anyone fancies a beer or five with oilfield trash.

Not unprecedented, it is that it is more open than before.

Do you mean that corruption is the only thing transparent about the PTP and BIB??????????????????????????? I've been here 26 years and I will take any government prior to the Shin Clan, over the current thugs that do nothing but get useless articles and photo's in the newspapers and on the television.

Even though Thailand's most prosperous and stable times during that period were between 2001 and 2006 when Thaksin was in power?

Bizarre.

You will be old enough to remember the dictator Suchinda's coup, and his 'cabinet', which contained a certain Mr. Vejjajiva, the corruption plagued and inefficient Chuan Leekpai cabinets of the 90's including the bitter medicine policies that alienated the Thai electorate or perhaps you preferred the government of Slippery Eel?

People tend to forget the previous corrupt governments and how corrupt they were.

Agreed, they seem so spaced and ineffectual that as an opposition they do not so far seem to even register. They need a top class marketing team and get a professional strategy in place that really THUMPS home their message. Or is it that they feel that all the Agencies who should be investigation all their suspicions are tightly under PTP control, therefore they will loose, even before they start? Or they need a new Leader and Executive who are capable of making noises and doing a bit of rough housing to get the message across.

It's who they are aligned with and what they represent that is the problem. All the gloss in the World couldn't polish that turd.

Thailand isn't poor, not even close.

And please check which are the richest families/clans here. They've been raping and pillaging the country a lot longer than the Shinawatras, yet posters here are so obsessed with Thaksin you'd think they didn't exist.

The Shinawatras have been raping and pillaging the people for several generations. Thaksin just moved up from raping and pillaging Chiang Mai to raping and pillaging the country.

His father lost all his wealth and had to start from next to nothing, which makes this dynastic rise even more fascinating and compelling.

Does "raping and pillaging" mean having a successful businesses such as 'Shinawatra Silk'?

Or do you have evidence that scholars such as Pasuk and Baker have missed when researching the Shinawatra clan history that points to pre-Thaksin era corruption in the family businesses?

No they're doing the right thing and opposing letting your crook of a father return a free man and also get back the billions he's conned.

Every coin has two heads. The Red idiots just one the side with the Dubai criminal on it.

Neither Thaksin or his son know anything about coins, all their money is in notes. Billions and billions, and where exactly did it all come from ????

One of the poorest countries in the world with so FEW getting to be amonsgt the richest. How might that be Mr Oak?

Thailand isn't poor, not even close.

And please check which are the richest families/clans here. They've been raping and pillaging the country a lot longer than the Shinawatras, yet posters here are so obsessed with Thaksin you'd think they didn't exist.

They have a bad case of iwantitis in Thailand, and there's no cure.

In the majority of cases the disease is often fatal and life threatening, but others emerge unscathed and with vast wealth.