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Would love to have heard the whole argument before the act.........

The man tried to chop off his penis? was he stopped just in time before being able to locate it.....

It figures; that had to be a hotel in Koh Tao; I won't even start..................

How every single beach and luxury hotel in Vietnam doesn't stand above Thailand is laughable. I guess all the right people in the right places are being properly paid!

21 hours, can't be much to learn about Thainess.

You can spend 50 years in Thailand, and you still will not learn about Thainess. My Thai friends don't understand Thainess....

He adds that the longer course covers a total of 42 hours, with content spanning from Thainess, to Thai laws, to Thai education concepts, to Thai educational psychology, and to educational evaluation.

I'll tell you what; when Thailand is able to figure out their own concepts and the other above mentioned.Then you can pass them on to us and the rest of the world!

Condolences and my support to the Mounties and affected family members. I am sure it will turn out to be a mental health and substance abuse problem. Automatic weapons are difficult to get in Canada, although our neighbors like to have them available.

What the bleep ??? How did your " neighbor" get drawn into what is clearly a Canadian

problem ? If you think grabbing a gun and shooting people is only an American problem,

you must not read the news...

It could be because gun-related homicides in Canada are at about the rate of 0.5/100,000 population, while to the south the rate is about 3.6/100,000...

Canada has the lowest rate of homicides in all of the Americas.................

Sad event but also shows violence happens in nearly every country including a peaceful place such as Canada.

Who said Canada was a peaceful place?

Maybe more guns on the street their than in Thailand.

Gang wars, Chinese & Indian Mafia, Bikers, Growers & and all of the other usual suspects are there and

gun battles are a common occurance.

You're joking right? You think there are more guns in Canada, then in Thailand; I think not. Canada has the lowest homicide rate in North, and South America; and problems Canada does have with guns, stem from the fact that they are are living next-door to the gun toting Americans; with almost no protected boarder. The difference here is; in Thailand this guy would still be on the run. Canada; He'll probably be caught or shot by the end of the day.........

Government in exile; is that not the same thing as a guerrilla/rebel terrorist group?

Good night tourism.

I mean how does that even work now?

Many tourists enjoy the night life of Thailand. This is a nail in the coffin for tourism if they are going to be confined to thier hotel rooms after saving all year for a holiday.

My understanding is that tourism only represents about 12% of GDP. I doubt they are not too concerned about tourists as a whole. Clearly, Pattaya etc. will be

Really; did you follow the Rayong oil spill. Believe me; Thailand is very concerned about tourists. It impacts the country in more ways than people think; international trade, investment, etc............

probably won't apply to some tourists areas, can't imagine all of them sitting in their hotel drinking beer and watching TV. They can do that back in their falang country.

So sorry, No T.V.

This is yet another step the world governments are taking to implement their NWO. "Supposed terrorist attacks" are being used as excuses to add increased measures, and speed up the whole process. With 1 airline incident a huge step forward in their agendas is implemented. Interesting how all of these governments; with their super sophisticated intelligence, and collaborated spy programs, security at airports, etc. are able to let people get on a plane with passports that have not only been stolen, but that are in the system as being reported stolen. Then they "apparently" completely loose an airliner with no way of being able to find it. I don't buy any of it for a second. And now they are even including iris scans? At what point will citizens lose complete privacy, independence and freedom. I suppose blood samples are just around the corner. These practices would have been unheard of, and completely unlawful; and probably are against the constitutions of most 1st world countries; but they're doing it anyway.........

Sorry, but I don't get the paranoid big deal. I was finger-printed when I joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police back in the 90s. I was fingerprinted again when I moved to Singapore in 1999. Happy for that. When I arrive at the airport here I just put my thumb in a scanner and I'm through immigration ... no lineup, no talking to an immigration officer, etc. I'm in my apartment in less than 45 minutes from my plane touching down. I experience that nowhere else in the world. And what exactly am I giving up. Well I guess if I rob a bank, I'll be easier to catch with those prints on file. But I don't have any such plans at the moment.

Also note that I've met a number of people from other countries (including Thailand) who get a new passport with an altered name, etc., after they have had 'a problem' here. And they're able to come into the country again because it looks like their first time. That's why the gov't is going down this road...

I guess my concern is that such personal information, falls into the hands of an organization looking for a "fall guy". Finger prints, are enough to make a innocent person guilty; and now, you'll never know who has that information...

Sorry, I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. You mean a government agency could somehow 'plant fingerprints' to make an innocent person appear guilty? Is this even possible? And if it's a foreign government using your fingerprints to frame you that you worry about... well, would they really need to go to that trouble if they wanted to frame. Sorry if I'm being thick...

Finger prints can easily be planted at the scene of a crime or for the purposes of a conspiracy. Now a world database (which we all know is not safe), will have that information along with everything else attached to it. The fear is that organizations will use information to profile individuals and find candidates. I don't think people realize, the implications of such rules longterm. Now it's finger prints at the boarders; next it's being used to place you in a category; where depending on your profile, you will be told what you can do, and where you can go. They can already use smart chips, which are in items you purchase, bank cards, etc; to track and follow your movements....

You're being thick. There isn't enough variation in fingerprints for seven billion humans to all have unique ones.

Believe there is as even twins have different, distinguishable fingerprints.

Finger prints can easily be planted at the scene of a crime or for the purposes of a conspiracy; if you have them.

This is yet another step the world governments are taking to implement their NWO. "Supposed terrorist attacks" are being used as excuses to add increased measures, and speed up the whole process. With 1 airline incident a huge step forward in their agendas is implemented. Interesting how all of these governments; with their super sophisticated intelligence, and collaborated spy programs, security at airports, etc. are able to let people get on a plane with passports that have not only been stolen, but that are in the system as being reported stolen. Then they "apparently" completely loose an airliner with no way of being able to find it. I don't buy any of it for a second. And now they are even including iris scans? At what point will citizens lose complete privacy, independence and freedom. I suppose blood samples are just around the corner. These practices would have been unheard of, and completely unlawful; and probably are against the constitutions of most 1st world countries; but they're doing it anyway.........

Sorry, but I don't get the paranoid big deal. I was finger-printed when I joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police back in the 90s. I was fingerprinted again when I moved to Singapore in 1999. Happy for that. When I arrive at the airport here I just put my thumb in a scanner and I'm through immigration ... no lineup, no talking to an immigration officer, etc. I'm in my apartment in less than 45 minutes from my plane touching down. I experience that nowhere else in the world. And what exactly am I giving up. Well I guess if I rob a bank, I'll be easier to catch with those prints on file. But I don't have any such plans at the moment.

Also note that I've met a number of people from other countries (including Thailand) who get a new passport with an altered name, etc., after they have had 'a problem' here. And they're able to come into the country again because it looks like their first time. That's why the gov't is going down this road...

I guess my concern is that such personal information, falls into the hands of an organization looking for a "fall guy". Finger prints, are enough to make a innocent person guilty; and now, you'll never know who has that information...

It is not supposed terrorists that set of the finger printing and tourist measures being implemented all over the world. Thailand is no exception. There is but one main reason why they do it. BECAUSE THEY CAN. Thanks to computers and unlimited disk space they can now store anything they want in never ending databases and they will do it. There will be more and more of this until they find that it will adversely impact tourism and then, some years down the road, they will use that database power as a plus. Then the legitimate tourist will get the best all around.

By the legitimate tourist, you mean the top 10% with the most money, and connections. Some years down the road, the other 90% will be allowed certain liberties and destinations to travel, depending on their personal status. Later, some regular guy with a past driving violation he received, for some bull$@#% reason, by a corrupt cop; will have to stay home. Interesting to note; it's a % of these people getting the best all around, who are the same people who fund these terrorist organizations. When has anyone ever heard of a blue collared worker, with the connections or training; to fund and send people into a country, and have them fly jetliners into buildings. What happens, is you end up with a % of the population, who are pissed off, and have to resort to alternative measures, just to afford themselves some simple freedoms. It's so disappointing knowing, that most of the people making these rules, are the same ones who break them. The movie "In Time" or "Elysium" come to mind, as types of possible directions this world could be heading, down the road.......

This is yet another step the world governments are taking to implement their NWO. "Supposed terrorist attacks" are being used as excuses to add increased measures, and speed up the whole process. With 1 airline incident a huge step forward in their agendas is implemented. Interesting how all of these governments; with their super sophisticated intelligence, and collaborated spy programs, security at airports, etc. are able to let people get on a plane with passports that have not only been stolen, but that are in the system as being reported stolen. Then they "apparently" completely loose an airliner with no way of being able to find it. I don't buy any of it for a second. And now they are even including iris scans? At what point will citizens lose complete privacy, independence and freedom. I suppose blood samples are just around the corner. These practices would have been unheard of, and completely unlawful; and probably are against the constitutions of most 1st world countries; but they're doing it anyway.........

I liked the way it was a week ago. This statement basically reverts everything back to the same way it was in the first place. Nothing will change; The documents that they are now asking for are very easy to obtain, and always have been. Travel agencies sell fake documentation all the time. This will stop nothing, making even more money for the ones that run illegal practices.

Lies; absolute lies. It is impossible that this amount of garbage burning away would not be harmful in the atmosphere, or that it would pass an air quality test. We have smelled the affected area from over 6 kms away, and it burns your eyes. I would like to see it made public/video as to exactly what type of testing was involved!

Someone really needs to write a animated sitcom based on the events of this city, in this exact type of setting. Come on, Seth!!!

Wow; the goose that lays the golden eggs!

What is the point of this exactly; are the authorities moving in on boarding up the city? There are going to be a lot of very unhappy sailors.......

The point was and is, an easy 5000-10000 baht, in some cases possibly more and only takes 15 mins and a step across the road.

Not to mention media coverage of safety measures for tourists, while in the mean time, 100 room maids are stealing from the guests and police could not be bothered to chase them down.

Well, I guess it's an easier way of making sure your girls pay up; and the ones who don't have an money are kicked back to the other side of the street.........

What is the point of this exactly; are the authorities moving in on bulldozing the city? " they wanted to make sure they were not connected to any crimes"; THEY'RE PROSTITUTES! There are going to be a lot of very unhappy sailors.......

Yes; we have spoken................

Who's safety standards?