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Did they file their tm30? And they better report every 90 days!

All the Thais are saying it was the rich family’s son who did it. Probably because he lost face or some dumb reason where he didn’t get what he wanted from her. Lots of witnesses but no one came forward. Too scared. That island is run by mafia Thais from what everyone is saying. The family or families own the cops, the govt officials, the land, everything. But farangs don’t know this so they keep going for the nice beaches. And then some get drugged and raped, even killed. All the Thais and long time expats know the stories about koh tao.

This is a case where the truth will not matter. A farang has a Thai cop in a headlock. They cannot lose face like that. Once they avoided the police checkpoint and the cop chased them, it was bad enough. That picture will seal their fate, regardless of circumstances. Pictures of tourists with the cop in a headlock is very bad.

The only logical step for the Thai govt to take is to legalize gambling. This will keep the masses entertained and hopeful while the rich get richer. The destruction of families and meager savings of regular people has never been something to stop the rich from accumulating more wealth. That has never been a concern, so of course gambling will be legalized in Thailand. The right people will get rich off of it.

Why should the authorities do anything about the pollution if they are receiving tons of money from the polluters? The common peasants don’t pay them anything, but the rich families and companies give them so much to look the other way while they pollute. This allows them to buy nice things like houses and watches. Oh, and nice cars too.

At least the Chinese men are letting the female fetuses live by abandoning the mothers, instead of aborting. So that is a step in the right direction for Chinese society.

They want tourists spending more per day because that means they are spending on higher end stuff. The stuff them and their cronies own and run. When tourists spend less per day, that means more going to regular working Thais with no connections. Can’t have the less wealthy Thais making more money than them and their buddies.

Why did China have to make an announcement? They could have easily got their way by just paying off people who can do this. They would have gladly taken the money and do what they were told. They love money.

Somebody higher up with lots of money always lets it be known that their interests will be affected if they stop the burning in certain areas, so the authorities let it go and crack down on some poor farmer. And so we breathe the same polluted air every year so some billionaire families can make their profits and the cops get their picture taken with a lowly farmer with the headline of cracking down on pollution.

Might be a Thai thing, of course not all of them, but I would say maybe more than you would like. It was like a disdain for my appearance. Like that is more important than a kids life, because now I look ridiculous with all the wet clothes. It was not a look of relief on his face. It wasn’t his kid, it was someone else’s. Made me realize what a certain segment of the population places their values. Sad really.

I was once at a house get together for kids both Thai and farang with a pool. All the kids were excited to go swimming. One little Thai girl jumped in without any floaties and just started sinking. None of the other adults were paying attention. I couldn’t reach her so I had to jump in with my clothes on, phone, keys, to save her. I got out soaking wet, stuff ruined, but saved the little girl from definite drowning. One of the Thai fathers looked at me like I was disgusting since I was soaking wet. Like I was embarrassing myself. I’ll never forget that look on his face. And he knew I just saved the kid from drowning.

Putin can come to Thailand and meet with all the draft dodgers. He can hear their concerns and address their fears. Or he might just poison them all.

Do these captured or killed Thais have any money or high status? If not, why would Thai authorities care about them?

Just let him go and stop wasting everyone’s time.

Oh my god! Never expected this pardon. Everyone must be so surprised! This came out of left field. Wow, who would have thought this would happen?

Whos getting better treatment, Thaksin or the Red Bull heir? What kind of prisoner gets to fly on a private helicopter when they don’t feel well in prison. Lucky guy.

You don’t have to say anything. Just give the general public information on the businesses owned by certain people and government officials. There is no need to comment, then you don’t get in trouble. It’s actually a benefit to the owners that their businesses are given free advertising. Everyone will know their business acumen is great!

Why would anyone in the police bother looking for a missing baby? Will the baby give them money? Will anyone give the police money? If not, then don’t expect them to look for a baby. That’s not their job as a policeman in Thailand.

It is highly likely the guys investigating these high ranking bribe takers from underworld gambling interests will soon become the next high ranking bribe takers from underworld gambling interests.

How exactly will they stop this? It’s in their blood. It’s part of the culture. It’s like trying to take rice out of their diet, no one will know how to live. Every single higher up has done this or seen this happen, they know how it works, it’s a requirement to get the job in the first place. Everyone has to get their hands dirty to gain trust and get promoted. What normal countries require you to pay millions of baht to get the top police job in provinces? This is next level corruption, where will they even start?

Have you tried the three eyed fish they sell in pattaya? It is so delicious! I wonder why some Thai fish have three eyes?

19 day overstay? She couldn’t even make it to 1,000 days. What an amateur!

The government should spend more money on people to pick up trash. But then the bosses like to keep the money for themselves to buy stuff and make others envious of their wealth. Also, if regular people see that people are paid to pick up trash, they will throw more trash on the ground because they expect it to be picked up. That is the way it is here.

The funny thing is the wife said her husband asked the two French guys if they needed help. In my head I can hear the Thai guy asking “do you guys have a problem?” That question can mean a lot of different things.

Anyone who has lived in Thailand long enough knows exactly why they voted the way they did, regardless of whether you agree or disagree.