Suffinator

Well I'm sure the TAT can fabricate some figures for her, they are after all pretty adept to it. When will the Thais learn that you cannot attract high-end tourists to a S*** hole where scams and crime if rife? Unless this country seriously cleans up its imagine it is doomed to the massive of package tours of Chinese and Korean visitors.

If any of these clowns running the country had an iota of common sense they would clearly see the writing is not only been on wall clearly for a long time the paint is beginning to flake off.

The most sensible solution is NOT to date one in the first place, resulting in zero grief for you and your wallet.

Bring back Taskin ... free ear medication for everyone!

Thailand has the rulers that they got paid for. There's cracks in the walls and it has to come crashing down sooner or later - no doubt it will be foreign aid that rebuilds this hole and then they'll once again paint horns of the farang devil.

I write for meebal (dot com) on a regular basis and often feature news on Thai corruption. Never ceases to amaze me the gall of these people. Nice one Richard, keep up the good work, but do be careful, you know how cheap life here can be.

Obviously he hasn't spend that much time in Thailand. Has he know idea that Thailand is the hub of everything. The 'branding' has already been very well established, which include persecution, corruption, prostitution, copyright infringement and a few others.

Shocking! Especially when the shoe is on the other foot.

I live in Phuket and have a visa run coming up to Penang - I am increasingly worried about getting in one of these with a moron with a death wish at the wheel.

Why write an article than has no ending? Why? When? How? These appear to be lost on the Nation - as usual.

Sad truth is the majority of uneducated Thais, that's most of them, will fall for this line of bullshit right after they have been given the 500 baht voting buying fee. Amazing Thailand with amazing levels of bullshit.

Another clear message from the Thai Authorities... Foreigners that come here do so at their own risk, because Thai cannot do any wrong. No justice for the people kill or their families - are we in the least bit surprised?

Too many cooks spoil the broth. Or in this case way too many piggies trying to get at the trough. So basically the idea here then is to do away with a dysfunctional department and create an even bigger dysfunctional department made up of other family members who are just as inept as their relations.

Yes, sterling idea, seems like another well thought out plan... not

So are the insurgents moving their activities to other areas? Not much information. If they ever hit Phuket, Krabi or Pattaya that would be the end of tourism in Thailand for a very, very long time. Look at the damage it did to Bali's reputation - like a Ghost Town for eight years.

Let's face it where there's money there's a Thai with his nose firmly in the trough. I've just read a very honest article on meebal, that's dot com, about the Thai Touts using endangered animals, such as the Lori's to make money. Now if this had been a foreign scam the authorities would have been all over it like flies to shit.

I'm going to kick out my Thai staff and keep cockroaches, as they are a far superior species and at least they move quick.

Bring out the truth? The Truth for a Thai, especially one in authority is a puzzle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. The truth is out there but the average Thai will never see its light of day.

Up to 10 years in jail... ah so that means a 200 Baht fine and away you go to find another victim. We are all aware of how justice works in the land of the immoral and unjust.

With the number of accidents to both Thai and Foreigner each year any reasonable mind would conclude that action was needed for better training and awareness. However, we are all familiar with just how caring an effective Thai Government is; and they certainly don't care if a few tourists die here.

I've got a visa run coming up to Penang from Phuket. I know this means a minibus with a moron on a death wish behind the wheel and I'm dreading it.

His brain, if he actually has one, is floating in way too much ear medication.

If Thailand is taken off the Watch List then someone has greased a lot of palms. Surely this has to be a joke, they copy every from a DVD to Drugs - even the books used for learning are copied.

Amazing video - look at all the cops in shades, they all look like Mafia crooks and of course the biggest crook of all... Charlem.

These poor suckers certainly won't get the same treatment as Charlem's sons.

This can't be true. According to the Government there is NO prostitution in Thailand. Now you can fully realize the depths at what a Thai will sink to just for money. Death Penalty - get it over and done with and this scumbag off the streets.

I spoke to a young lady just this morning. She's 21 and has just completed a 4 year University Degree (obtained with Honors) for English International Communications. I had the entire conversation with her in Thai because she couldn't speak more than 10 words in English. Amazing Thailand - The Hub of Education.

Oh dear!

So, what's it going to cost this time after 5 billion has already been stolen? Ah that's right 7 billion, due to inflation. Looks like the cookie jar is open once again, this time to a whole new bunch of thieves. I though Ali Baba only had 40 mates - they must of fled to Thailand and started breeding like rabbits.

Somebody is in for one hell of a party!

Tarnish the image of the police force? Seriously you could make up a script funnier than this. There's is a reason that the uniforms are brown... it covers up the color of s*** although the stench clearly remains.

30 Baht Healthcare =