JoeLing

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Thanit regularly appeared on PCAD rally stages and played music to cheer up the protesters, .....

Common guys, don't give Thanit such a hard time,

seams he's pretty good at cheering people up

Not sure how many crimes tougher gun, knife, whatever weapons laws and enforcement would prevent
but tighter control of the worlds male population, would sure reduce crime by about 80%

What's all this fuffing around with summons, do the right thing right from the start.

Declare all of the US administration "persons non grata", well best is just declare
all Americans "persons non grata". Suppose the EU commented on Thailand's political
achievements too, so same, declare all EU citizens "persons non grata".

Didn't the UN commented on our "New Government" too, OK, withdraw all Thai staff
from the UN and associated Institutions

So, who's left who didn't mention anything about Thailand's "Government" ?

Nigeria, North Korea, Cuba and me? OK give'em a Thai Privilege card and some
discount vouchers for the ping pong shows. Sure that would boost economy,

tourism and international understanding and recognition.

Yes it sounds ridiculous, but I guess the Thai government might be suprised, incredulous and also alarmed by the statements of the US' offcial who seemed not to care about Thailand's stability as a country in the next months or couple of years.

I wonder why US apparently refuse to understand that democracy cannot return to Thailand just today, but tomorrow it will.

Waiting in a stable and safe situation for now is better than again opening the gates to the power grabbers who could plunge the country into chaos.

For Thailand time is of the essence, others should give Thailand the time it needs.

Only problem, in Thailand, yesterday is long gone

and tomorrow, tomorrow never comes

NLA panel to summon US envoy

Hope the US will send Ronald Mc Donald as they did in Irak>
http://www.fracturednews.com/fn-pages/Ronald/Ronald-1.htm

Next news will be: Thailand impeaches Obama

Muslim 'no-go-zone' myth ....

It's not a myth.

Ask any Palestinian living in Gaza or the Westbanks

about the "Muslim no-go-zones".

I have never heard of a single person being prosecuted for working illegally in my country.

Any person can come and any job. As long as they are good intentions and honest. Especially if they have families to support. You don't put people in prison for trying to support their families with an honest days work.

What country is that?

I know if you work illegal in Many countries you get fined, imprisoned or and deported

Maybe Disneyland?

Can't be, need work permit as a foreigner.

So maybe Sweden or Dreamland?

Anyone is welcomed there and one can do whatever one wants,

without a big fuss

They were not taking the job of a Thai. They were producing in China and earning roughly 30,000Bt per month. This 30,000 bt being paid from China then gets put back into the Thai economy as they have living expenses. Sounds like a win win situation for Thai economy. Another move without any lateral thinking

So you think Thailand should consider a few thousand baht in to the "locale economy" more

than trade agreements they signed with other countries securing billions of baht worth of

international trade?

Using your expression, I would say: Another move without thinking further then the next bar.

Bad move.

They were not committing a crime, they were offering a service that Thais can't offer.

They were taking nobody's job.

Just another excuse to say how bad these foreigners are..................

I know, you can't work without a WP, but at this instance they were harming nobody.

I wish I got a quarter every time someone committed a criminal act that harmed nobody.

The problem is who "defines" what is "criminal". Would you like a quarter for every time a Christian defied Sharia law and follow the tenants of his or her faith? Would you like a quarter every time a mother and father refused to engage in female genital mutilation by cutting off their daughters clitoris in accordance with the tenants of Islam and Sharia Law? Would you wish for that quarter too? Would you take quarters from self appointed dictators who pass laws in contravention of common sense and basic freedoms of human existence? I want to know. Do you wish for those quarters?

First off all, it's very simple. The law defines what is criminal.

Not your moral or spiritual personal views.

Any kid would probably know that.

Secondly, no idea what Muslims and Sharia law has to do with

this topic of "Teachers working illegally being arrested in Chiang Mai "

Completely, absolutely OFF TOPIC

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Fortunately they do not harshly enforce the laws here in Thailand to any great extent while they are very lenient as compared to numerous other countries.

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Fortunately?

More like sadly, that's why one get's away with murder in Thailand.

I suppose, because FORTUNATELY, they do not enforce the laws here in Thailand to any great extend ??

Any word on their punishment?

Make'em learn French

Technically, from an international trade perspective, what they are doing is illegal in both Thailand and China. In 1995, the World Trade Organization (WTO) was formed. The WTO is where 160 countries from around the world meet and agree on the rules they want for international trade. The WTO also released the General Agreement for Trade in Services (GATS) in 1995. GATS is the rule book for international trade in services. A service is a type of economic activity that is intangible, not stored, does not result in ownership and which is consumed at the point of sale (internet definition). GATS defines 12 service sectors and education is one of them.

Both the GATS agreement China signed in 1995 and the 2007 ASEAN/China trade agreement in services doesn't allow for providing a Mode 1 (cross border supply) services from Thailand in to China for language training. They might not be stealing jobs from Thai citizens but technically, they are stealing jobs from Chinese English speaking teachers inside China. It's similar to smuggling goods across the border from one country into another. In this case, it's a service being illegally exported from Thailand into China. China could complain if they wanted to. The internet business providing the service was also operating illegally in Thailand which explains why there were no work permits for that particular job to be found when the employees were asked for them by the police.

All in all, illegal foreign trade, working without a work permit or the wrong work permit and possibly not having the right visa while working.

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Finally, someone with something to say.

Spot on, best posting so far.

thai people should speech no fluent english only broken english as english is now officialy the language for the second class.

Persons non fluent, unable to spell and use proper grammar, in writing the English language, should refrain from doing so.

Try this: http://www.allthetests.com/searcher.php3?quiz=grammar%20pedantry%20syndrome

Sure not "Digital Nomads" .
Digital office workers employed by a Thai company yes but sure not nomads.
Nomads move around, no fixed address, no fixed workplace apart from their PC.

As BOI 360 MAX clearly states in their adverts:

- Live and work in Chiang Mai!
- Willing to work in the office

OUR full time teachers will have a BASIC SALARY of 35,000 baht/month
Incentives will be provided so you'll have a chance to earn more!!
but they forgot to say - whilst in Thailand ;-)

The words OUR and SALARY makes me believe, those teachers are employed
by BOI360 MAX in Chiang Mai and are not earning money from abroad but are
full time working in Thailand with income from Thailand.

Although in defense of those highly intelligent teachers, BOI360 MAX did promise them:

-Work Visa

-Training

but seams those teachers didn't care checking if they had one. Suppose as long their
wages got paid [most likely in cash], the rest didn't matter.

Maybe those teachers should educate themselves first about national laws before
teaching others English

Have we considered that the Taxi Driver may have had Parents or other members of his family Brutalized, possibly raped or murdered by Japs during World War Two?

Maybe he has relatives or friends in Korea who's Mother, sister, cousin was forced to work in some Filthy Jap camp as a "Comfort Woman."

Maybe his parents have told him of the Jap Atrocities, such as Beheading POWs on the Siam/Burma "Death" Railway.

Oddly enough the Jap PM still attends the odd ceremony at War Shrines in Japan where he pays honour to War Criminals who were executed after WW Two.

Well if that would be the case, that taxi driver deserves a medal.

He would probably be the only Thai in the whole country,

who remembers anything further than five days in the past.

I always wondered, how often can Thais shoot in their own feet, without falling over?

Other nationals would long be in a wheelchair.

I got lost driving in Chicago around 19h, a police car stopped me and ordered me out, "U-turn here and now sir!"

I got lost South of Atlanta airport and got out myself.

I walked over a bridge in New York and what I saw made me run to the nearest subway station and get back to civilization.

There are areas in Brussels where I used to wander when I was young (from 1960 to 2000)

I had a walk around recently and I won't be seen there no longer, I did feet like in Marrakesh though.

Needless to say Marrakesh is not an inviting place.

I would call these places ghettos.

Hey, Marrakesh is actually a fairly nice city, well, the old town.

Your "ghetto" attractes more than 10 million tourists per year but

suppose one has to have been or lived there, to appreciate it ;-)

I got lost driving in Chicago around 19h, a police car stopped me and ordered me out, "U-turn here and now sir!"

I got lost South of Atlanta airport and got out myself.

I walked over a bridge in New York and what I saw made me run to the nearest subway station and get back to civilization.

There are areas in Brussels where I used to wander when I was young (from 1960 to 2000)

I had a walk around recently and I won't be seen there no longer, I did feet like in Marrakesh though.

Needless to say Marrakesh is not an inviting place.

I would call these places ghettos.

Hey, Marrakesh is actually a fairly nice city, well, the old town.

Your "ghetto" attractes more than 10 million tourists per year but

suppose one has to have been or lived there, to appreciate it ;-)

I wonder what our wise man, Mr.Prayuth's comment would be,

if one of those kids get's sexually molested on children's day?

Children's day - Thai Style

Guns, tanks and "coyote girls".
All that's missing is gambling tents and drug freebies.

In Thai society the big problem is yaba and ice (amphetamine & crystal meth). Both are bad shit once physical addiction sets in.. And it's taken mainly by locals , not foreigners. The RTP have their grimy paws in every stage of its supply chain and it really will take a miracle to resolve. Because it's illegal however, no one really knows what is actually being mixed with it before it hits the streets. This war is never going to won! Legalize it, control it, tax it, manufacture it to international safe standards. Educate people on safe use. Get the scum off the streets. Maybe we are slowly getting there. Both North & South America are perhaps (slowly) showing the way. Simple de criminalization, as in Holland and now, to a lessor extent, the UK, is not the answer, but again might be paving the way.. This subject is getting more and more talk the world over - can only be a good thing. imo

Very nice. But please let people with class 5 drugs walk free when busted with small amount. Cannabis is not a drug!

In your dreams. Who will make money if this would be the case? No one.

It is not in the RTP's interest nor their patrons to change that law.

Mark my words, cannabis will NEVER be legalized or decriminalized in this country. NEVER.

They couldn't even bring themselves to legalize kratom.

Ever been to a Thai jungle? kratom trees are growing wild there, are they illegal trees?

They are!

The RTP is negotiating their surrender but they are still in disagreement with the terms of their surrender.

A speaker of the Office of Inactive Posts stated, those kratom trees have several addresses in the jungle

and so the arrest warrant could not be delivered.

The Inactive Post Minister concluded, it's impossible for those kratom trees to be Thai. They are most likely

from one of the neighboring countries and keep disappearing over night.