fareastguy

She's right, Bangkok Post dicriminate her as Transgender. And I wonder about some respectless posts here, Thailand have a lot Transgenders, make it more colorful...

She has the right to address herself as she pleases, as does anyone in their private life.

However the Bangkok Post is not discriminating against her or her gender, they are being "politically correct" by addressing her as a Mr.

If in one year alone they saved over a thousand people, probably more got themselves out of trouble eventually, then maybe the stretch of beach they say is "the deadliest in Phuket" should be closed to the public as being too dangerous to swim in!!

You can't beat nature....

End of story!!

Aussies can't pass up an excuse for having a B-B-Q

Throw on a "Yabby" for me & open another Tinny!!

Is there anyone on here who can think of a good solution to this ?

As I wrote already in another thread some days ago, the best solution is:

1) Out of the games ALL politicians that ruined this country. The Shin clan, Suthep and same specie...

2) A person above all (neutral and who loves His country), who will install a government formed by technical eminent and neutral personalities.

They must been out from the previous government, if possible young (not teenager huh - lol) and passionate minds, with open mind and open to foreign influences (of course positive ones!), not connected to the Elite and to the influential politicians.

3) Delete corruption, reform democracy, army, police and stress on law enforcement. Reform the disastrous education system. I'd start from here.

Leave this government work for 4 years, after that new elections could be called, but all the old crap politics/elite class must be excluded from that call.

I think this could be a solution, but in Thailand I'm afraid it's pure utopia.

Nice idea but ain't gonna happen in a million years!!

Can't blame them for believing so.

First she says she'll resign and dissolve parliament and not she insists she won't. How can you believe anything that comes out of her mouth?

Sure her words today did not help the cause...

Her mouth maybe moving but the words are from another source!!

I'd like to see the actual evidence of exactly what damage was done to cause such an estimate for repair.

300 million Baht seems to be the going rate for most things these day's,

unless you're name starts with a "T" or "Y" and you're going for the grand prize of course, then it's "Trillions"

Can I ask what this "Mr." thing is about?

Until the age of majority, in English language, a young male is a 'Master'.

Thank you.

In English language you may well be quite correct..

But you are in Thailand!!

After the "Trillion baht" scam gets pushed through without "transparency" on where it ends up Thailand will no doubt drop a few more places next year too!!

The "Shin clan" should be so proud of themselves!!! .

Unfortunately true democracy dictates an open vote for a new government, and as always the Shin's can count on the faithful illiterate to always support them.

Thailand has no hope of a future until education takes over greed, but successive governments have destroyed the education available to the masses & installed greed at the highest levels!!

Thailand as a whole has no hope of a future, just an ever widening divide between the rich and the poor!!

Mr Surapong, now appointed as the director of the Centre for the Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO), stated that the government has exercised the utmost restraint to avoid casualties.

He said the Thai government adheres to dialogue to solve the crisis and wants the demonstrations to be under the legal boundary.

The time for "dialogue" surely was in the government offices during the "so called" debate of the amnesty bill.

But the PTP cut short the oppositions time for "dialogue" and forced through the vote.

Now they are paying a higher price for their "democratic actions"

While I don't agree with all of Suthep's actions or indeed condone the actions of a few mindless thugs who want to see blood,

I totally agree it's time for the "Shin" clan to bow out of politics for the sake of Thailand's domestic & intrenational future..

Two puppets together!!

Enough said...

Make it mandatory for all to drive/ride a vehicle with a valid driving license

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Owning a valid driving license is not the issue or the answer, they can easily be bought by drivers from so called "instructors/testers (which is what most Thais do now).

It's the actual driving skills which are needed!!

She now offers "dialogue" after this amount of time in power.. but she will only listen if you speak in PTP language!!!

I wonder what that ugly looking bulkhead in his airplane is made of? It looks like copper foil.

Most bulkhead panels in "executive" aircraft are made from wood, veneered/solid, soft/hard wood depending on the depth of your pocket.

If this victim is farang, was suicide, not queston at all.

Are you serious, Loles? Seventeen stab wounds and throat cut.

Please try to keep it sensible.

Maybe he was a very determined farang??

(now that's what I call satire)

I've sailed all my life all over the world,, you look out the window and it's a bright sunny slight breeze blowing kind of day, you look at the official weather report and it says a bad storm is heading our way, who would you believe, i've seen a calm sea that looks like a pond turn into a raging washing machine, i have great respect for the sea and wouldn't go out if there's a warning of bad weather,,, the government should fine the boats that go out in bad weather, money or lives, i know who i would put first.

"Money or lives??

This is Thailand where lives are expendable, injury or death to tourists is daily news and quickly brushed under the carpet almost as a fact of life.

The land of smiles where injury/death statistics are never highlighted for the world to see.

Quickly clean up the mess before the next batch of tourists fly in!!

The answer to your question is very easy MONEY!!

Walking alone on a street at 4:30am would make you a target even to an opportunist thief, almost anywhere in the world.

I suggest that if this gentleman likes to stay out late & party then he should get a taxi home to his front door!

Usual story of valuables in your pocket but brains elsewhere!

Pay when you arrive, scammed to death while your here and pay when you exit.

Welcome to the Land of Smiles!!

(please come back next year)

Then the present government should lead from the front and set an example to the people.

Instead it has used the "Red" population to get into power, then rewarded those in favour with positions instead of those with the ability to do the required job of running a country.

Over the last two years it has time and again abused it's power to reward itself, used the disharmony of the people for it's own purposes, even stoked the divide to ensure peace does not return.

At every opportunity it has tried to deal a mortal blow to the opposition to guarantee it's own future instead of governing the country.

It has used populist policies to keep the votes in it's back pocket, even when the policies fly in the face of what is really needed.

It has cost Thailand billions in the rice pledging scheme, and failed flood defense scheme, and now as a last ditch effort to fill the coffers again it is trying desperately to push through a "mega infrastructure" scheme without the appropriate transparency & accountability.

But all the time it has tried every way possible to push through any which way it can an amnesty bill to get Thaksin back home and into power again, as a last twist it had to make a veiled concession to give amnesty to all, but this wasn't what the "Reds" wanted and scored an own goal by dividing it's own loyal supporters who have been holding out for all or nothing.

The Shin dynasty has done what all dynasties do eventually, shown it's true colours for all to see, it has stepped over the line & even the most ardent follower is now considering just what will the Shin's do next.

The country is in the hands of the government and it is the only party that can determine where it will all end, the opposition can only highlight what they are trying to do and try to show the common people that it's time the corruption & false leadership should go.

This government will never step down, as that would be a fatal mistake, it would lose it's foothold on power & the people, but most of all it will lose face.

If it won't step down then the people may well have to rise up in the streets to oust the Shins & her corrupt followers one way or another.

But whether it's push or shove will depend on the Shin dynasty!

I got bored half way through No1.. can anyone give me a brief idea what the others all added up to..

Well have to wait and see what the T.A.T response is, they will probably say they are looking into it immediately and make the necessary changes.

But if they do nothing (which we can pretty much guarantee) and the accidents continue (which we can also pretty much guarantee) will the Russian tourism group follow through with it's travel ban or is it just a hollow threat?

Time will tell, but I for one would love any country to do it, maybe the "Ruskies" have the balls to actually do it!!

Hope the man in red wasn't the "designated getaway driver" ??

When your in a hole it pays to stop digging!!

I'n defense of the Thai's they obviously don't know much about the history of the French... they have always been yellow, ask anyone in Europe or USA!!