davidstipek

No it was not... I was in Pattaya with US Marines!

No one is going to be that close to a "A US MILITARY SHIP! Without causing an intercept.... Especially if it was an unknown Aircraft.... In theses times? Give me a break!!!!

If Thai and Malaysian radar was turned off at the time... What about the joint military exercises going on at the same time???? Cobra Gold... The amount of ships and aircraft in the gulf of Thailand at that time.... If anyone says they did not see an unidentified aircraft... Imjs Troll or paid to debunk anything close to truth! I know 1st hand what capabilities were there and what is being hidden! Want to argue? Come on!

Why is it being hidden??

Explain the difference....

If a Police Official helps him alude incarceration and if found to be doing so... He would go to Jail for "supporting a fugitive"...

How is this different from him being supported on money from the Family or Business?

Why not freeze all assets involved with Family and Business... Dictating to release only when this fool turns himself in!

I believe they have Suppressed the most serious offense..

" Killing a Government Official, a Police Official" How should this be treated if he had kill the P.M. or one of His Family???

"There is no Difference"!!!

So if this (what is pictured) is classified Indecent Exposure... Then 85% of the Thai Female, I would say under the age of 40... Would also be subject to same rules! When they ride their Motorcycles and sure they have top on... but you can see whether or not they are wearing Bra... Color of bra... Read label telling us the size and cup.. Plus now shorts so short they could be classified as a Thong... As they slide on and off Bike you can either see or come within 1-2 Centimeters of viewing the crack of their Axx.....

This is everywhere! And this is okay???

Or is what Government wants is to see a Camel Toe the size of a Queensize Mattress (folded twice...) Then they would accuse males of littering as we Puke everywhere...

I know I am going to be rebuffed on this so I spent a week (last week... in the Heat) counting Bikes who fell in this category. As I drank coffee and smoked I counted between 0745 hrs and 1000 hrs. ( spent 1 hr at a time with breaks in between) a total of 230 bikes each day. of these 180 fit this classification! (some even spreading legs wider as they saw my looking. 30 bikes were Farangs and did not fit this style of dress. Everyone of these bike riders was Thai! This is even an issue as you go shopping at every mall or shopping center in every major city here!!! You can put the Granny Pants issue to rest, as they are it seems being shelved! Short Dresses? Just Bikini Underwear... Or Thong!

There is another issue... as in Village where I have Orchard 80% of the Ladies (all ages) seem to prefer the Long dress and no Top. If they need to Pee they do same as their Male... pull up dress (no underware)...Squat... Pee and on with their work... Actually this is the most Beautiful Village... Everyone is Tanned as You would expect Thai to be! No crime... No rape or any sexual issues. No shame in hiding from me or anyone else. It is Natural... Thai... Custom! Has been this way over 60 years here... With no Problems!

Only ones to make problems it seems are Government...

I watched a Video where a man went into store to buy product... he ended up buying a pair of knives and a drink. Store video showed... he left store as a Thai Woman entered... Video showed a Thai Policeman outside door. Man who had left with Knives reentered store and proceeded to Stab (Multiple times) woman, ending up killing her. All the while the Thai Police stood in Doorway watching all this happen on floor in front of him! Never doing anything to stop the attack!

Thus People say Thai's are not capable of killing anyone? I think it is a mindset here... Level of Intelligence here. Has nothing to do with Dress Code! If Government is saying not to dress in Sexy style... I am sure the Ladies who article is about could show "What Sexy... Really is!" This was not!

I think Thailand needs to tighten up on Thai dress codes then..... Visitors might see a reason to do same.

Buakaw....

I have 2 cats also a Tiger and her son C.A.T. (charlie-alpha-tango or just Charlie for short) We love our Cats very much. So our Hearts are saddened for you. People sometimes Blindsided and don't believe in loving our pets... That they are family and that some times when they are hurt or we loose them there is great grief!!!

Buakaw God Bless you for loving your pets! We will pray she recover quickly... Maybe she will remember who did this and remind them Karma do work for animals too...♥

No I have stated how easy it is to transfer funds in and out of Thailand. I do it several times a week!

I have trolled no one, you kept telling me she was trying to get funds out of Thailand! I then spoke up and told you to go back and read his post! You chose to argue with me... That your problem, I am not arguing, either get your glasses checked or you command of English has a poor demeanor... No one else has any issues with what I stated. I have stated my facts. I don't drink... I would not have carried a top secret clearance for 40 years if I was of the level you have insinuated! My wife is Thai, has been advisor to several US Senators on SE Asian issues for 20 years.

I have not stated anything to be level OP. As I believe other will latest to. I am done I do not need to be drawn down to your level...

Why would you be thinking she try to transfer funds to UK? Where are they? He stated if first paragraph they were in UK. The funds disappeared from HIS UK ACCOUNT...

Funds can be pushed both ways. I just did it! Receive monies which included shipping costs from UK and France. This morning I transfered funds to pay for it Harley Engines and mounting hardware.

Is not her family in Thailand?

This is how I get paid for sales of Custom Motorcycles build orders. Also how I pay for Stock when I order components.. Wire Transfers!!

Have been doing this for 12 years!

Works Both ways because Bangkok Bank has both a Routing Number and a Swift Number. If your Bank transfers to either it goes to the closest Bangkok Bank OFFICE, THERE IT IS RECEIVED. No delay in money to or from Thailand. When they key in the information it is here or there!

Major thai banks have London branches at least Bangkokbank and SCM do.........

You and your wife with passbook and passport could visit.....

The Bangkok bank in London does not offer a retail banking service. Never heard of the SCM bank .............

If she has an account number (like Bangkok Bank) She CAN transfer, have your Bank transfer to London's Bangkok Bank! Even though it is not actually open for retail services... THEY DO ACCEPT BANK TRANSFERS AND DEPOSITS TO LEGIT BANGKOK BANK ACCOUNTS! This is how example retirement funds are deposited and transfered here! They key in transfer... As soon as they click enter... It is here!! I do this all the time and transfer from Thailand to US Bank to pay taxes and major Bills (depending the amount fee is usually around 200 baht)

This discussion is about transfers from Thailand back to the UK, BBL London cannot be used for that purpose.

Yes it can, I just did it! I believe he is in UK and money is being sent to Thailand. Why else would she be doing WIRE TRANSFERS!Go back and read his post again! Both him and his wife live and work in UK. His Bank will transfer to Bangkok Bank, using their routing number (same as here) to the earmarked account. This is why fee charged by Bangkok Bank is so low... It is not classified as an International Transfer of funds. As soon as it is sent to routing number/and account... It is in Thailand! Wonderful mysteries of computers!!

Major thai banks have London branches at least Bangkokbank and SCM do.........

You and your wife with passbook and passport could visit.....

The Bangkok bank in London does not offer a retail banking service. Never heard of the SCM bank .............

If she has an account number (like Bangkok Bank) She CAN transfer, have your Bank transfer to London's Bangkok Bank! Even though it is not actually open for retail services... THEY DO ACCEPT BANK TRANSFERS AND DEPOSITS TO LEGIT BANGKOK used for INTERNATIONAL (To and from Thailand)

ACCOUNTS! This is how example retirement funds are deposited and transfered here! They key in transfer... As soon as they click enter... It is here!! I do this all the time and transfer from Thailand to US Bank to pay taxes and major Bills (depending the amount fee is usually around 200 baht) An option for you to raise security would be to require your Bank to get both of your signatures... Or from ATM a second password, this you could keep to yourself. Can be used for International transfers or withdrawals over a certain level... Doing this would not raise suspicions from her! Can be explained as added securities because of International Hacking of Major Companies added by your Bank!

Blood donations flow in for injured American teacher

Chutharat Plerin

PHUKET: -- At least 20 people have donated blood following an urgent call this morning for O-negative blood for an American woman requiring emergency surgery after a road accident, confirmed the Phuket Regional Blood Center.

Chonita Michelle Cleary, 24, and two of her friends who declined to be named were involved in a collision with a taxi when heading from Cherng Talay to Thalang at about 1am on Monday, confirmed Capt Nattaya Suwanpong of the Thalang Police.

The injured passenger was immediately taken to Thalang Hospital, while her friends sustained minor injuries.

Full Story: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Blood-donations-flow-for-injured-American-teacher/63336?desktopversion

-- Phuket Gazette 2016-03-04

I have "O rh positive" can be used.. PM me to get me information and paperwork to get blood sent. I am in Chiang Mai.

Two things the responders are forgetting.... If body is found floating in "Salt Water" and to confirm cause of death in from drowning... The lungs and stomach will be saturated with the abnormal amounts of Sodium/Salt residue

If body is found in swimming pool... Body (lungs and stomach) will have high amounts of chlorine, soda ash and muratic acid. Not found normally.

Embalming will not remove these tracers, thus submersion of body to induce drowning to alter cause of death, movement of body to alter visual consensus of what cause of death will not happen. The body will always retain true cause!

This is not in anyway ment to alter anyone's perception of what they believe happened here... Just to shut up the nay-sayers on both sides! Totally stupid to regurgitate any thoughts on this subject to get people to totally reject or believe what is the truth!

In the end... "The body will tell us, exactly... What happened!" It would be impossible to totally remove all of these tracers! If you are competent at the job at hand, and not by any outside interference, the truth will be disclosed...

To continue to rebutt the end findings would only prove one thing. How focused one would be to get an idea to be accepted... "Nothing more..."

Chinese way of dumping rusty scrap?

Mooring for a year

Another stunning story <deleted>

Good luck with recovering this scrap.

Smaller version of "Costa Concordia"

http://www.newsmaritime.com/2016/abandoned-cruise-ship-ocean-dream-capsized-and-sank-off-thailand/

The cruise ship Ocean Dream (IMO: 7211517) has overall length of 163.00 m, moulded beam of 24.00 m and maximum draft of 7.00 m. The deadweight of the vessel is 2,352 DWT and the gross tonnage is 17,042 GRT.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Dream_%281972_ship%29

A report from 2 days ago!

See the hole

A foreseeable disaster. Negligence at its worst (or criminal intent).

https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2016/11631/ghost-ship-laem-chabang-road-cruise-ship-ocean-dre/

Take a good look: At pictures 2 days before Ocean Dream Sank ("On her Port Side...."

https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2016/11631/ghost-ship-laem-chabang-road-cruise-ship-ocean-dre/

This if the "Portside Loading Door in her side was opened "Deliberately" Should enable Thai Marine Authorities to file Multiple Criminal Charges. Based on the fact that Ocean Dream still retained a "Legal Owner". Owner would be responsible for his watercraft. The fact that Hatch was opened from inside by someone with access to her lower decks and who would have had knowledge of where this hatch was located, What doors needed to remain open to completely sink her... This should be enough for Insurance to refuse any claim against her.... Obvious failed attempt to Scuttle her!

Was sinking Deliberate? Intentional? Seems they screwed-up by location... "Shallow Anchorage"!!

I think people are questioning the drowning because how can Police state ASAP "II WAS A CASE OF DROWNING" Did he perform surgery and open lungs, find filled with Chlorinated Pool Water? There has never been any statement in News or from Coroner's Office of this fact... This is only way to prove if in fact Death was caused by such. "Lungs have to be filled with water". Partially filled says corpse was dead before he hit water, filled says he was still alive and breathing when he went into pool! To say victim drowned because they found him floating in Pool? Asinine!!!!

all that is known about this case is that Luke was found dead in a swimming pool of a bar/hotel complex that he wasn't staying at, there is nothing else

The Thai police speculated what happened, nothing more than anyone is doing here

Nobody saw or witnessed what happened allegedly

There is no cctv footage

There is nothing reported from the bar where Luke was drinking (attached to the Hotel)

His friends and relatives claim there are injuries on his body that don't fit with the Thai Police speculation as to what happened, that is up to them, they are no more/less qualified than the Thai police to make such a claim.

Up to now all that is relied upon is the Thai autopsy regarding any injuries and cause of death, nobody here has seen it, some people might believe that such reports are tailored to suit an agenda or that details have been excluded - that is up to each individual to believe or not

This is Roquefort that say to Camembert "you stink"

You talk about policiere speculation as the only one who speculates is you.

Police had elements to formulate hypotheses. The body, the places, the testimonials... You have nothing, but you nevertheless give your opinion and pass lapidary judgment about their work.

Finally thank you to distract us a little about this sad subject. The show must go on, huh.

It has been stated that there are visible wounds to Luke's Body, or was. Was there any analyzed data of DNA captured in these areas? Also the rebuttal was that yes Luke did in fact Drown. What people are asking is if the Drowning had extra or outside help...? A search around Luke's Finger Nails and the Bodily injuries would produce fastest results! Unless the Police have already bathed him in Hydrogen Peroxide and given him a Manicure...

Gosh - this comes as a real surprise!

Do you suppose that there could be similar operations flogging pen knives, nail files and scissors?

But they wouldn't sell the booze they confiscate. This is Thailand after all.

Just Dump everything they try to say you cannot take. Believe me I did this in U.S. (bottle of Yukon Jack...) Was supposed when and who tried to stop me! Confirms stuff is not trashed!

So... "The loose security measures come months after a leaked memo from Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) warning that Islamic State (IS) terrorists had been dispatched to Phuket." {Quote} (Was this a planned failure???)

Malaysia was one of the Countries that had passengers slide thru Security... Also any of the other Countries of Flights origins could have had Terrorists onboard as there has been this tracking in the last 6 years...

Somebody failed in Maintenance! Heads need to roll... Somebody needs to be reduced in Rank... Demoted lesser Job Title... Lesser Income... or Fired!

Literally they have put the whole of Thailand at a raised risk... Also remember "Cobra Gold" is in Process! To do damage to any of the troops/Equipment/Ships/Planes during this time, would put Thailand at a Financial Loss! Not the resident's of Thailand... Being Royal Thai Police facilitated the entry into Thailand!

This is using same language and thought structure as Thailand uses against us! If they don't like it? Sorry it is still not defamation!!!

They are breaking international law by doing so.

if a crime was committed authorities in any country will hold the passport of the perpetrator. an international law concerning passports does not exist. period!

What Mindset are you in? Or can you not read... Or the only other option is you do not possess a Foreign Passport! As it is written inside, who is true owner of this issued Passport. To request possession of it they must submit request to Embassy or Consulate of Issuing Country in Question. This is stated bluntly in International Law in regards to how a Host Country is required to respond in regards to!

If not followed to the Letter, Host Country would have the possibility of being opened to a Defamation Law Suit, or possible repercussions in how Host Country will be treated in future by the Country of Passport's Origin. As end result who's Ass would be in Ringer at this point?

As I stated before, If they want to confiscate your Passport:

1. Tell them it is not yours, It belong to your Issuing Country and they need to request from your Embassy or Consulant.

2. Take there picture as proof of who wanted to take it.

3. Give them a copy.

**** Legally they cannot leave you without you issued Passport, while you are outside your Country of Origin. ***

What is going to happen if you go back to retrieve... At this point they say "I don't have it... Never had it!" Are you going to say "A Thai would never do this?" Your only proof of who took and when is getting a Picture. At this point they may change agenda...

They should charge them in the international courts where evidence of these crimes can no longer be hidden from the Thai people and the rest of the world.

Not necessary...no Thai would do such a thing.

Ha! File charges in correct Court System...

Then force their hand! Make them prove "No Thai Would Do Such A Thing".

Then its either positively Disprove... Or eat your words!

If charges filed correctly you would stop being Bullied by those who have something to hide to keep their Posts.....

They should charge them in the international courts where evidence of these crimes can no longer be hidden from the Thai people and the rest of the world.

Then and only then can they be protected from defamation charges. Also at this point will have to respond. It will be their job to disprove the charges. If cannot then the Courts will find Thai Government Guilty of Torture Allegations. This would be a total lose of face in the International Community, with no grounds for any repercussions against the Human Rights Groups!

Human Rights Groups need to realize that filing charges in Thai Courts has no merit, 95% chance to be ignored or counter sued for Defamation charges....

Get on the right page!

No, no and no...in fact if any Thai police (use the term loosely) try to confiscate my passport I will immediately state that you are in the process of committing a crime and I will contact my embassy immediately and demand a charge be held against him/her.

correct! You have Cell Phone... Take their picture! As proof who is trying to harass you as you are going to courts to file criminal charges! Let them be worried!

I have always been told it is a violation of international law to hold a persons passport that only the goverment that you got the passport from has the right to take it. Please corect me if I am wrong.

This is correct! If they want copy

OK

But out of your Country of origin never surrender to anyone! This is a major violation of International Law.... Thailand can never make up their own Laws! In doing so they are committing a crime also. If you have broken the law they need to take you to your EMBASSY or Consulate, Passport is the sole owner of your Country from which it has been issued!!! Only they can take from your person!!!

Is there not a Law passed and on the books here that an American, in Thailand is authorized to have his own Company here, and is not bound by the stipulations force on other Company ventures?