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Unfortunately another crazy young Thai boy driving way too fast and loosing control at the expense of someone elses life. I see these young Thai boys driving motorbikes or cars/trucks way, way too fast and dangerous all the time. It is just a matter of time before they kill themselves or someone else, you always have to watch out for them.

I asked a conman once how he justified doing what he was doing his response was: "If you are stupid enough to believe me then it is your fault."  I had never thought about it that way but he was actually right. 

Popular attractions greet tourist: "They also gave urine tests to some tourists but had not yet found any drug addicts." Amazing Thailand, come and get your urine tested for drugs!

I think they meant to say Pattaya is boom boom town not boomtown..

9 hours ago, stevenl said:

Agree with you.

 

His tweet was a president unbecoming, sexist it was not IMO.

The part where he said she would do anything for the donation, I think we know what he meant by that.

Trump is really not that popular with the American people besides a minority of his hard core supporters.  First of all he did not win the popular vote he actually lost by almost 3 million votes! Secondly in most polls he is only getting at the most 30% support and those numbers keep dropping. So actually the vast majority of American do not support him. And I predict he will get his but kicked by a woman like Senator Warren in the next Presidential election. 

On 12/1/2017 at 12:07 PM, Aussieroaming said:

Proving that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 

Yeah in the Thai eye as long as she is white!

So people are defending and justifying someone who got violent because someone turned off their motorbike?? This is not only childish but insanity. If the guy wants to get angry and yell at him or curse him out for doing that okay. But there is no justification for getting violent over this and I hope they catch the guy and throw him in jail.

Of course she is as white as a ghost, as a brown skinned woman in Thaland would never win the contest! Even though I have seen some brown skinned civil servants who are much more beautiful.

The 90 day check in is somewhat of a joke to begin with and the worse thing that could happen is you get fined 2,000 baht if you have a visa that you try to renew. I once missed a 90 day check in and had one more to do before my visa expired.The immigration official told me not to bother to do the next 90 day check in as I had missed this one. I left the country before my visa expired and nothing ever happened even when I later applied for a new visa after I returned. Like I said it is somewhat of a joke.

8 hours ago, watcharacters said:

 

 

 

 

First of all the problem's not the number of vans,   It's how the  idiots DRIVE!

So true! New Years eve I was on a van in which the crazy van driver was driving on a major highway while trying to type  something with a  cell phone in each one of his hands while using only his wrist to control the steering wheel! He did not just do this for a minute but at least 5 minutes, I was the only farang in the van and the only one to say out loud how crazy and dangerous this was. All the Thais sat there quietly like it was no big deal.

All they need to do it talk to the United States and see how much money has been wasted on this crap . They tried back in the 80's and now trying again.

Does the company Solindra ring a bell ? I think I misspelled it. Took the tax payers for 9 billion dollars.

9 billion dollars?? Where did you dream up that number? The loss was not even close to 9 billion dollars. Plus that department of energy loan program has now become successful with only a 2% default rate on 30 billion dollars in green energy loans. A 2% default rate on any type of loan is consider extremely low and successful so the money has not been wasted on what you consider to be crap. Also the solyndra story, by the way both your spelling and numbers were not right, is an old story that the republicans just hounded on to make Obama look bad. Because the loan program has become successful now you do not hear them saying anything about it anymore.

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Thai police diligently checking the yellow tape and crime scene.

If this is criticism, I don't get it! They have located and marked the location of the shell casings. They have identified it with a number marker. They have placed a scale (ruler) in the photo for perspective, and are now photographing each piece. True, it may not take three, but in my experience (23 years in law enforcement) one person usually takes the photos while another takes notes and collects the item. What is wrong with this?

Yes and like the rest of the crime scenes from all the recent throwing of grenades in broad daylight and shooting no one will be arrested and same thing will happen with this crime scene and the next. Unless like up in Udon Thani when a red shirt leader is shot at and then they make an arrest within days, makes you wonder huh?

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Anand supported the 2006 military coup that abrogated the People's Constitution and overthrew the government of Thaksin Shinawatra. Anand had been a sharp critic of Thaksin for several years prior to the coup, and he blamed the coup on Thaksin. He also stated fears that the military junta would fail and that Thaksin could make a comeback. "When the [Chatichai] government disappeared from the scene [after the 1991 coup] there was no fear it could make a comeback. But over the past five years Thaksin and his party have become too powerful. They have consolidated their hold over the government machinery and certain sectors of the armed forces and parliament. So I think it's a more precarious situation." Anand claimed that the coup was well received by the people and that the military junta's ban against opposition or political activity would not last long. He also noted surprise at the international community's condemnation to the coup.

He is my Man.

who cares what YOU think?

are you Thai? no - so shut up and let Thais decide

It amazes me how so many Thais do not realize part of democracy is freedom of speech for everyone even if you do not like what they say!!

Red shirt guard? Sounds like and starting to act like the red guard during the time of Mao.

And they can take the rice pledging scam multi-billion baht debt with them to!

Two letters can describe all this BS!

It says it is based on people of drinking age so if they include people who are not of drinking age Thailand would move up a few notches. And if they include all the drunk tourist they would probably be number one, amazing Thailand!

I am not going to take any chances so I just pulled all my money out of Krung Thai Bank and put it into my Kasikorn Bank account as who the hell knows what is really going to end up happening and better to be safe then sorry!

I think the only way corruption can change in Thailand is if the two most highly respected institutions in Thailand, the Royal family and the Buddhist institution, start a massive anti-corruption campaign and program. Until then it will only get worse and become even more socially acceptable which is why it will not get any better as long as people believe corruption is okay especially if I or my family benefit from it. And believing the politicians will really do anything about corruption is like the problem solving the problem it just will not happen.

Many seem to be shouting war and trying to ignite one. All caused by one single person for greed and desire of greatness. 64 years old and gathered billions. Still it's not enough. How does he think he can return to Thailand and live? Become president of the north? It will not happen.

One really has to be a blind fool to write such rubbish. So you are against democracy?! Go back to your home country, Thailand does not need your kinds of expats!

May I remind you part of democracy is freedom of speech which applies to everyone even expats and even if you do not agree with what a person says. Remarks like yours just shows you do not want true democracy or do not really understand what true democracy is which unfortunately seems to be very common with both the red and yellow shirts but of course what do us foreigners know.