Emdog

ah those mototaxi drivers, pillars of the community. I've seen Thai motorcycle drivers pull over on Jomtien Beach road an pee on a fence or empty lot more times than I can count I guess "peeing on public area" is one of those restricted occupations

You all are being to harsh: all that expensive furniture and such was to provide samples of ways money could be corruptly spent. Train those young investigators what to look for...

"Rung Rueang Company bus, route 389-3" Pretty sure that is just bus ID number... all of them numbered 389-something. Take that bus whenever I want to go to or from Bangkok... as far as I know they only have one route from Jomtien to the airport....

All you messed up Brit, Aussie, German, etc etc can just weep at America once more showing its might by setting the bar on losers lower than whale spit.

No one was living at that uncompleted government business office.... so no one lost accomodation I've heard no reports of any condos, hotels, etc damaged so much as to be unusable. So what is this about giving rooms to 200 people (out of a population of maybe 17,000,000)?

"Authorities eventually brokered a deal requiring the foreigner to pay only 300 baht for the journey, which the driver contested, citing the initial 4,000 baht agreement given the five-hour trip. " 300 baht is way too little 4000 baht way too much Five-hour trip is off by at least 3 hours, probably more, given that it was 5:30 am. author never taken a trip from Pats to Swampy?

And the Thai girlfriend? Is there some law about 'aiding an abetting' in Thailand?

This one is ready for the court circus: time for the Big Top! (bit of a stretch, but my therapist says I should post this sort of stuff rather than let it fester inside...)

Have the police arrested accomplice Panya?

Right. Like moving a $20 bill from my left pocket to my right.... look how much I've gained!

Someone tell me with a straight face that the Republicans aren't doing the very same thing, as they should. Signs everywhere regarding Trumps senility and his physical health is no one's envy

Disney is a private company and as long as they don't violate laws, can do whatever DEI thing they want. If they want to "go broke by being woke", that is their choice. A true conservative believes gov should keep out of private businesses and private behavior as much as possible: it is none of the governments damn business. Fascists however believe the gov should be in on every sort of behavior and or thought: all are there to serve those in power. sadly many posters here think they are conservatives when they are fascists in reality

Maybe she has a "Kan do" attitude? sorry... well, not really...

Seems cops are only good at standing at attention in large groups for photos (as above) while the city goes to hell.... "...utilising the Stop, Walk, and Talk approach to strengthen community relations" upgrade from "fish or cut bait" scheme that followed "walk, don't run" crime suppression implementation

I mentally time those transactions at 7/11s and food carts. Typically takes 3X as long as I do just paying cash. Bonus of QR is you are giving away valuable info on your spending habits etc that can be sold for a pretty penny. No one would care where my money goes, but I'll be darned if I let those banking types get it for free