Bill999

Another close-up. All tires appear fully inflated here.

Perhaps it was the driver's brain that was deflated?

More likely your brain is deflated.

None of these tyres have any weight on them so of course they appear inflated. Have you ever seen unmounted tyres in a tyre shop? Do those tyres on display before they're bought look deflated or punctured? Of course they don't. Every one of those tyres in the photo could have 0 psi, no-one could tell without a proper examination which doesn't mean looking at a media photograph.

Nowadays you can see a lot of f.....g bus drivers who i think high on drugs.

This ashole drivers drive very dangerously, just like what i meet just now,

on the way to sutatthani airport, the bus was heading to bkk, driving dangerously and in hurry.

The other day, i meet another bus, who drive the same way, fuk...g dangerously,

when i honk at the bus , challange me to pull over, wanted to find trouble with me,

what i do, i did not stop and at a traffic light i stop, and wave my hand at the driver,

tell him to follow me, i wanted to take this bastard to the police station.

But he dare not come. THE DRIVERS ARE REALLY HIGH ON DRUGS OR DRUNK DRIVERS.

For buses bound for bkk especially.

One more rational comment.

The closure of many services of the British Foreign Office were proposed by Rt. Hon.Wiiliam Hauge, First Secretary of State, and Foreign Minister who was once leader of the Tory Party and Prime Minister of England, that is until it was discovered he was not suitable for the job. Now he is near the top of the heap again and equally unaware of the issues and problems British workers and retirees overseas.His immediate boss is David Cameron another Thatcherite that never quite grasped anything. The sooner we can get David Cameron, our failing Prime Minister and William Hague, our previously failed Prime Minister out of office the better.

We British Expats have suffered cuts to benefits, Frozen Pensions, wrecked private pension plans and the ignorance of our Government in respect to the most basic of support expected by ex patriots.WE NEED PROFESSIONAL COLONIAL STYLE CONSULAR SERVICES not the wimpish 2nd Degree pen pushers that struggle to understand our needs.

Now the British Government own the Royal Bank which have cancelled the forwarding our Credit cards and document services to Thailand because of security risks. They tell us that from now on we have to go to our Branch Office in the UK to collect such documents in person.

Where do you get your information from?

England does not have a Prime Minister. Great Britain does.

William Hague has never been Prime Minister of anywhere.

What is the "Royal Bank"? You are complaining that a bank is concerned about the security issues of it's customers?

Smells of Thai Immigration - the more they can frustrate, obstruct and hinder farangs the happier they are.

Idiotic remark.

The so called Golden Traingle is the confluence of the rivers known locally in Lanna Tai as Mae Nam Kong and Mae Sai approx 6km NNW of Chiang Saen.It is known to tourists as an area but is little more than a geo point,surrounded by drab souvenirs ,gangsters a museum of Opium with no opium, horrid new casinos cheap Chinese crap and gawpers with iPhones fresh of the bs to the delight of the l WHORES ,DRUG DEALERS AND PEDDLARS.

A second point where Lao,Myanmar/Burma and China meet is c100 miles upstream where Bokeo abuts Xishuangbanna prefecture of Yu'NAN Province PRChina

Oh, really. Interesting.

Look at that picture of them all.

A big water slide would bring on

countless heart attacks for those

coffin-dodgers! The developer has

saved them a few years.

(Just kidding)

Why isn't the developer named?

Offensive idiot.

"Later we discovered we did not have a huge pool or a big water slide," said Sherry Watson

Oh, diddums!

Being serious, it's good to see people standing up for themselves. I remember trying to buy a new car and the amount of lies I was told was unbelievable, It's very frustrating when you tell people and they just seem to accept it.

"Oh, diddums!". Moronic comment.

This is news worthy? It's business as usual here in Isaan.

Don't really understand what you mean...d'you mean that it is normal practice in your part of Isan for 14 year olds to run prostitution rings?

I don't wish to draw attention away from this serious crime but I am wondering where a Thai schoolteacher out in the sticks get 2 million baht from. The few that I know are heavily in debt. That said I hope that the villains are apprehended soon and the lady is found safe and well.

So what are you implying about her estate?

Maybe she had some savings from when she was able to work? Maybe owned a bit of land and a house in Kanchanaburi? Maybe she had life insurance or life assurance? An estate doesn't necessarily comprise cash alone.

It's not too difficult to build up an estate of that value over a few years, particularly if you perhaps don't have family financial obligations and you're reasonably careful.

Would be interesting to know if Nissan intend to actually manufacture anything, or to just assemble the imported parts here. I believe Ford were very clear in stating that their intended new plant in Thailand would only assemble and not actually manufacture anything.

There's the first one!... desperately trying to put a negative slant on a positive report.

What?

That was just inquisitive! Where does it attempt to put a negative slant on 'anything'?

What's your problem with TV posters?

And lastly, who are you anyway?

Give me strength....

-mel.

What? Try re-reading the first 12 words of Catmac's comment to a positive report, there's a negative tone to it.

I have no problem with TV posters but it's a forum where I'm entitled to leave comments, isn't it? If you or anyone else doesn't like what I contribute then that's just tough.

Who am I? What's that got to do with you? I'm certainly not someone trying to pass themself off as an 8 year old girl.

And lastly, I hope you find the strength you need.

This man feels very confident that he will go spot free, due to his family- and other political connections in the present government.

Spot free? Must use a special cream.

YES, IT WAS INSIDE ASSISTANCE...THEN HE TURNED HIS FRIEND IN FOR 100K REWARD !!

How do you know that?

so is it legal for a farang to be a money lender? surely not?

Of course not, Marshbags talked of his stepson!

...who worked as a collector for a farang businessman who lends money!

BILL 999, ARTSI, DRAGONS70,LOOPING.

I think that all of you have relevant points and they have been well made. I would add that the contensious issue appears to be with regard to a "honest days work". Mr RB junior would in my opinion have put in some effort in supporting his position.

Perhaps we can close this by just agreeing that to drop the word "honest" as it is at contra taunt with everything about this case and flies in the face of all we know about elitism in this country. With regard to "Mia Nois" perhaps a little filpant but accepted part of Thai culture at all levels which gives it some relevance owing to the fact that it does require capital to fund your mia noi regieme. However, in this case it may well be irrelevant as he is probably gay.

Thought this was a serious response for a moment, then I read the last sentence.

As you say "a little filpant".

Tell you what, we'll close it when it suits us, Halion.

I have written a letter to Ferrari HQ and copied several articles on this case suggesting that they may wish to reconsider their allocation of their sole distributorship to this deviant family.

Sadly Ferrari have been on the sharp end of several cases of the over priveledged sons of the rich and famous wraping their cars round people and inanimate objects.

The very fact that this little pricks father who is also the chairman of the Ferrari consession in Thailand was also colusive in trying to deflect his sons role in this issue by giving the police a false account.

I for one would not wish to have an international brand sullied by such actions and would distance myself and my brand name from such deception in the blink of an eye. I refer not to the actual accident but to the despicable deviance of the father and Chairman of Ferrari in Thailand following the accident. I also think that is is highly questionable and a further obstruction of justice that Ferrari Thailand claimed that they had no one compotent to retrieve the data from the vehicle black box. I would also suggest that Red Bull Austria should have a shareholder review as to how they should position themselves in this scenario. I

What is this "black box" that is referred to occasionally here? Is it a reference to the computerised ECU/ECM that controls various systems in all cars these days, or a reference to a data recorder that most car manufacturers don't fit.

If it's the former then of course nobody could retrieve the data because there wouldn't be any. The ECU's job is to control fuelling, ignition etc to ensure the car runs as it is designed to.

If it's the latter then you won't find it fitted as standard to any Ferrari or most other makes. So there's no data to be recovered unless the owner fitted an aftermarket EDR which is unlikely unless the car was being optimised for track use.

Much easier if we accept the reality that he has never or probably will never do an honest days work in his life, and will get away with murder, as many times as he commits it, as well as having several Mia-nois, lots of houses, numerous luxury cars, a private jet and as much coke as he can stuff up his nose. But I'm sure he has his problems, apart from the ongoing investigation.

Isn't he the Managing Director of Red Bull Thailand? Think that falls into the category of doing "an honest days work". Which murder has he committed and got away with? What have mia nois got to do with this? If he can afford houses, cars, etc., then why shouldn't he have them? I'm sure you own something that someone, somewhere, not as fortunate as you can't afford?

Is the green-eyed monster rearing it's ugly head here?

Agree that if he is the managing director of Red Bull he probably does work very hard, but only he and those in his organisation can confirm this. I wouldnt imagine too many hard working MDs of large companies can afford the time lost to drinking until 5am in the morning though?? Further, as the MD of RB he was most probably involved in arranging for Mark Webber to demonstrate with his Formula 1 car a couple of years ago here in Bangkok. A birthday present for HRH. Friends in high places indeed. Good luck to him if he has many houses, cars, girlfriends etc, although the policeman he killed probably earnt less in a year than what this guy spends on a night out. The fact that this guy is extremely rich, and from a powerful family, is not a reason for jealousy. Instead I choose to hold him in contempt, disrespect and disgust for the selfish, irresponsible actions that have taken away a human life. This was not a cop who was sleeping or drunk on the job, but one who was trying to do his duty and protect the innocents ( ie. us ) from idiots like Mr RB.....many times Ive stumbled home drunk along Sukhumvit road, never expecting to get cleaned up by a drunken, coked up moron in a speeding Ferrari...probably because despite the many corrupt and lazy thai cops, there are also many who do a good job and manage to keep total chaos from overtaking the roads of Bangkok...the utter contempt that Mr.RB has shown for the grieving family and legal process through the whole affair thus far is disgusting.

Yes its true that the green eyed monster mocks the meat on which it feeds, so I dont give this sub-human Mr RB the acknowledgement required to be jealous of him, my comments here aside. But his actions do make me very, very angry. From what I see there is only one monster ivolved here, and he is mocking the fallen, the Thai people and the laws around which any civilised society must be structured. Cases such as this are part of the reason why Thailand still remains very much a third world country.

If this "man" does get away with this crime, the only way the little people can protest against him is with a boycott of red bull products and those events/organisations which are sponsored by Red Bull. I for one have stopped drinking red bull (lipo taste better anyhow) and threw away my red bull racing cap. I know my own personal boycott won't impact Mr Red Bull, but I feel better for it...No need to be jealous, but if we don't show discontent, nothing will ever change...

10/10

No further comment needed.

Well actually more comment is needed, Artisi.

Dragons70, I was not commenting on morals, ethics or the case, I was commenting on the ridiculous statement that he'd never done a day's work in his life and the other mention of mia nois etc.

Fundamentally, I agree with what you say although your comment to me, with all due respect, had no relevance to my comment on Looping's "honest day's work statement".

Much easier if we accept the reality that he has never or probably will never do an honest days work in his life, and will get away with murder, as many times as he commits it, as well as having several Mia-nois, lots of houses, numerous luxury cars, a private jet and as much coke as he can stuff up his nose. But I'm sure he has his problems, apart from the ongoing investigation.

Isn't he the Managing Director of Red Bull Thailand? Think that falls into the category of doing "an honest days work". Which murder has he committed and got away with? What have mia nois got to do with this? If he can afford houses, cars, etc., then why shouldn't he have them? I'm sure you own something that someone, somewhere, not as fortunate as you can't afford?

Is the green-eyed monster rearing it's ugly head here?

You are blind to stuff.

Enlighten me then. Without speculation or irrelevancies.

Would be interesting to know if Nissan intend to actually manufacture anything, or to just assemble the imported parts here. I believe Ford were very clear in stating that their intended new plant in Thailand would only assemble and not actually manufacture anything.

There's the first one!... desperately trying to put a negative slant on a positive report.

What a sham. Santika owners should have been held accountable and be in jail.

The owner was held accountable; he got three years, as it said in the report. He's only on bail while his appeal is being heard.

I Hate to say this and I will probably get suspened for using this word, but the Thai courts are real Pussies when it comes to applying the Law.

And especially for a corrupt Police Officer...The U.S. Courts would throw the Book at him.

Whether anyone on here approves of the sentence or not, at least he was convicted. And he got a 6.5 million baht fine.

He was a police officer? Where did it say that? The offence was committed in Thailand, wasn't it?...the US courts would have no jurisdiction over this case.

LOL.

What's the humourous aspect of this report?

In the 70's a lot of my friends were found dead in their hotel rooms here in the far east due to overdoses of heroin from the triangle, analized by the R.C.M.P. in Canada at a later date to be 96% pure. The cop who had his team on the streets scoring from dealers, to test the quality on the street to see why people were dying stated in court that in his 20 years he had never seen heroin of this quality in Canada.

All related to the deaths of these Canadians here and in Mumbai hotel rooms were due to this purity and he testified in court in Montreal "Mr. ____________ must be at the top of an organization to be able to import this quality uncut."

What? That's a very serious allegation to make.

Once again, a completely horrible; crappy article. This kind of writing might fly in a 9th grade English class, but for a newspaper it is simply ridiculous and embarrassing.

Both in content and form

Just get native speakers who are journalists to write your articles, or edit them, for god's sake

Your choice of a semi-colon in your first sentence and the word "crappy" is interesting considering your criticism of the standard of the English in the article.

Maybe you would like to point out to the less well-informed of us why it was so bad? Apart from the slight misspelling of Savile's name I could only spot one out-of-place "that". But then perhaps my understanding of English is "...horrible; crappy".