Suffinator

The Thais really don't understand foreign investment via property ownership. They honestly think they are losing land and property to foreigners or that foreigners will somehow take over Thailand.

The amount of money they lose annually is vast and as property changes hands the amount of money being invested in the country grows.

I doubt Thailand will ever allow foreigners to own property as the are ignorant to the real benefits and see it as merely losing something to a foreigner. I know a few Thais in the UK who own property and none are subjected to the 49% rule and why should they be ... their money is as good as anyone else's and it adds funds to the treasury.

Not a nice way to go; let's hope the other side provide more. RIP

EIA's mean SFA when officials are happy to turn a blind eye after enrichment from the usual back-hander.

When I was in Phuket last the environment had effectively been raped by greed and corruption and I hear from friends they are now planning on building Fly-overs Bangkok style. Yes there's nothing quite like taking a tropical paradise and turning it into a complete shit bucket just like BKK.

They don't give a damn about the environment providing the money keeps on flowing. As regards to Phuket ... if it wasn't a whore house I doubt any foreigner would bother visiting; unless you like swimming in other people's piss and shit that it.

National police chief, Pol Gen Somyot Poompanmoung, said today that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha had attached great importance to the Rohinya case and demanded a probe to find out whether any officials or influential figures were involved in the trafficking of the Rohingya people.

Do you laugh or cry? What Prayut needs to do is to call upon the UN to bring in an investigation team independent from ANY Thai officials, police, army etc.

Long overdue is the need for the UN to step in and issue sanctions against Thailand and all other nations responsible for what is nothing short of mass murder.

"Anyone found involved will be punished. If they are state officials, they will get severe penalties, both criminal and disciplinary. Bad people and crooks who exploit other humans should have no place to stand in Thai society," the spokesman quoted the prime minister as saying.

A) you would have to get rid of a lot of Thais and; you would need to do far more than moving those guilty to inactive posts.

He said the government was strongly determined to get rid of all forms of human trade and would not allow the country to be used by human traffickers.

That statement sounds as if no Thai would engage in such atrocities ... but of course history says otherwise; the fact of the Gov orders to disable engines on boats and push them back out to sea. How that didn't result in sanctions is beyond comprehension.

There have been accusations that government officials, police and Navy officers are involved in the lucrative trade in humans fleeing poverty and persecution.

There's been enough sent to inactive posts to waylay the idea of 'accusations' and it's common knowledge among those being trafficked that army, police and state officials have or are involved.

The New York-based Human Rights Watch yesterday called on the Thai authorities to authorise an independent, United Nations-assisted investigation, commit to publishing its findings, and bring those responsible to justice, including any government officials involved.

That won't happen. The Thai Gov are not about to let independent investigators sniffing around because they know that what they will find will almost certain lead to many facing the ICJ and the country being subjected to UN sanctions.

It's time Thailand and the likes of Malaysia were brought to book but of course the UN, US, UK, EU and other member state really couldn't give a crap about these people ... if they did action would have been taken decades ago.

Prayut Chan-o-cha, the Prime Minister of Thailand, is urging members of the Asean to work closely together to develop an Asean Brand. The prime minister states that cooperation will help strengthen the region, and will boost trade and investment.

So not happy dictating in his own country he's trying it with other Asean members .... but the real message comes in the second line ...

The prime minister states that each country in Asean should view other members as partners and not competitors. Sharing markets and not reducing prices is another recommendation for countries and businesses that have expertise in producing a certain good.

Is he admitting that Thailand cannot compete? Sounds like he's begging for the dog to be throw some scraps or at least a bone.

Considering what's coming from the EU and other nations Prayut will need to suck up heavily to Asean members because frankly their exports could take a nose dive and these are the only ones left to trade with; apart from China.

This guy is becoming more delusional by the day for each member state will be ultimately watching out for its own economic benefits and won't give a crap about Thailand or its problems. Consider the severe lack of education, skills and high levels of corruption Thailand is at a distinct disadvantage compared to many of the Asean members.

As usual we're looking at the 'me, me, me' scenario ... if Prayut is serious then start dumping some of the FBA to allow open, free and fair competition ... nah, that ain't going to happen because they can't compete.

Thailand has now been on the list for nine years in a row. And SFA has every been done about it because everyone from the vendor to the police are in on it. How many times has a vendor complained that police raided their stores and that they were unhappy because they paid the tea money every month?

The report states that Thailand has a desire to bolster its intellectual property rights protection, but that the country does not view the matter as a top priority.

No because; A) there's the looming EU ban on their fisheries exports, flight bans from ICAO and; C) with all the news of the victims of human trafficking who are being uncovered in Southern Thailand it's now almost certain that the US will yet again impose T3 and the Human Right Groups are going to be calling on the UN to start piling on sanctions.

Thai Navy starts briefing fishing operators of IUU fishing regulationThai Navy starts briefing fishing operators of IUU fishing regulationThai Navy starts briefing fishing operators of IUU fishing regulation.

Briefing .... Look boys those f***er's in the EU are going to ban our imports if we don't show some signs of improvement. Let's all rally together and agree for the next 6 months to curb slavery and stealing fish stocks from other country's waters ... or at least that's what we'll tell the EU; we'll draft up some worthless MOU and they'll swallow it.

Once they lift the Yellow Card all will be back to normal because our shitty wages needs a top up so we'll expect those brown envelops to keep coming in. Don't worry with all those slaves on board you'll still make vast sums of cash so everything is rosy.

or something along those lines.

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha today promised to improve the quality of life among workers and ensured that no worker will be left unemployed.

More BS

The Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) has confirmed that Thailand continuously strives to address violations of intellectual property rights despite being kept on the US priority watch list.

Yes it must be disappointing to keep having to tell the US that serious attempts are being made but unfortunately the US and the rest of the world are fully aware of how Thailand operates ... All BS and no real action because greed and corruption prevents any violations being dealt with in the proper manner.

Spoke to a friend of mine this morning who lives in Phuket. According to him you can walk into almost any shop in Patong and pick up goods that violate IP and yet the police and officials are all in on it ... taking backhanders to turn a blind eye to the theft.

Instead of expressing disappointment why not take measurable action ... the best way to get something done is to do it ... however Thailand's attitude is the best way to get something done is to cry about it and hope the kick-backs work up the line in the appropriate percentages.

So the start a petition ... this simply goes to show they are NOT capable of enforcing the law.

Certainly things and the law should change. They should ensure that no child under the age of 10 is permitted to ride pillion and no person under the age of 17 should be permitted to operate a vehicle and that should only be permitted after extensive training and a written test.

And yet another murder that is successfully swept under the carpet.

Seriously did anyone ever think that the truth would come out and individuals arrested, tried and imprisoned.

Once again the world witnesses the true face of Thailand, it's corruption, ineptness and ultimately it's willingness to scupper any type of justice to protect certain individuals. Truly a despicable place.

They can come up with any system they like; that's not the issue. The issue relating to all the problems this country has is corruption and until they put a stop to corrupt officials their systems will lack any substance.

Note how all the officials keep stating in press releases just what a great job they are doing and how effective they are. It's all BS.

Bring on the EU ban!

The project was part of the plan to help strengthen democracy in Thailand through the democratic youth workshop.

​How on earth can you strengthen something that no long exists? Obviously they don't have the slightest idea to the differences between a legitimately elected government by a public vote (democracy) and an act of treason that results in a military takeover (coup / junta / dictatorship).

Must be a Thainess thing I'm missing or something far more insidious as brainwashing kids into thinking that a military dictatorship is a form of democracy.

The suspect who fired three times at the police officer claimed that he saw Montra trying to draw his handgun and decided to fire at him for self defence.

Darwin ... but not in Thailand

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday denied being involved with the broadcasting regulator's decision to revoke the licence for Peace TV, but said no one should be afraid if they have not done anything wrong.

I wonder if Prayut would clarify the term 'doing anything wrong'. Is there a list of do's and don't's and if so how does such fit in with a transparent democracy society .... oh yeah that's right you don't have one. Carry of oppressing regardless!

A TOTAL of 292 people have come forward to file police complaints, saying they suffered losses worth Bt110 million from UFUN Store's alleged pyramid scheme, assistant national police chief Pol Lt-General Suwira Songmeta said yesterday.

And no doubt the list will grow as greedy and stupid people come out of the woodwork.

Let's be honest here ... this is not about creating laws; in fact laws already exist. This is about enforcement of the law which those in power will ignore when it has the attribute of adding millions to their bank balance.

All that has been reported on the subject has centered around how bad a ban would be for Thailand's economy ... on one of these low-life's has once mentioned the fact that a change and enforcement of the laws would finally help prevent human trafficking and slavery. Yes we see the true face of Thailand every time a minister opens their mouths.

Frankly they despicable track record on human rights abuses should have moved all nations to ostracized Thailand decades ago. Let's hope that a ban ensues and they learn the hard way that it is not acceptable practice to profit from slavery and human suffering.

The first issue of the Prayut government's tabloid newsletter was published yesterday. A total of 60,000 copies of "Government Newsletter for the People" will be distributed across the country.

So 63 million people have to share 60,000 copies; that 1 copy for ever 1,050 people ... must be hard wearing paper to take that kind of abuse.

What worries me is that the PM is determined to see peace and prosperity ... the question is for whom? Maybe the newsletter is just aimed at their elitist buddies?

Prayut appears to be stuck with nothing tangible to report and so keeps repeating his own rhetoric but who is he trying to convince?

This might now be the case if ....

A) The EU imposes a ban on the fishing industry ... that would release up a few workers. Ops, sorry just realised they are not Thai workers but rather people who have been trafficked and enslaved.

The baht continues to rise which pushes out foreign investment. You'll see the likes of Toyota, Honda etc along with electronics manufacturers heading across the border ... that will certainly put a lot of people in the market for a job.

The meeting acknowledged that it was necessary to recruit more foreign workers if domestic workforce was insufficient.

Foreigners meaning Burmese, Loas and Cambodians. Eventually these people will also come to a point where their treatment here is no longer accepted or needed if major manufacturers open up in their home countries. The Thai superiority stance is going to come back and bite them in the backside and it's coming real soon.

This country reminds me of a fabled ship where the owners claimed it was unsinkable .... funny name ... Titanic .... THAITANIC