peterbkk9

The police did a good job on this case.

You have to give credit where credit is due.

This is what they deserve. Som nam na!!!!

I can guess what happened,

She grabbed a knife and tried to stab him, he grabbed her arm and twisted to make her drop the knife.

How do I know, been there and played that game with two different Thai ladies.

(and so has a surprising number of other foreign guys I have met)

PS

Even more fun when they grab a machete!

Number of foreign guys I have seen swing a knife = ZERO

Number of Thais (male and female) I have seen swing a knife = TOO MANY

+1...From my personal experience, I would agree with that. I had a ex Thai g/f who pulled that stunt on me.

Me too

We know nothing about the exact circumstances of how it happened

When the costa concordia sunk i dont remember reading so many negative comments about Italy as a country

but about the captain.

I know some of the names. Some of them are highly competent, with absolute integrity.

And this in itself is very rare in Thailand nowadays.

I use ib and they are very good.

transfers in and out using my thai bank acount are easy and quick.

i trade only US markets.

Wouldn't it be nice if at some point the police actually apologized to the relatives of the victims for the tragic loss of life in their country, as opposed to making statements about being confident that they can get tourism back on track when the murderers are caught...

The sad truth is that since the beginning, very little / no empathy was shown because this is the last thing on their mind.

Nothing wrong with that..

I saw centurions do the same thing at the Colosseum in Rome. Except that they ask 5 Euros for a photo.

What they say mean nothing.

Think about it:

The police know they are under criticism. They know it.

=> If the Burmese were indeed the real perpetrators, the police themselves would be asking for an independent investigation and DNA testing to confirm their findings.

After more than 10 years in this country, I found that one of the best ways to know what's inside the mind of a Thai (especially when they lie), is not so much to look at what they do / say, but what they don't do / don't say.

This is pretty accurate.

"Thai research scientists at Mahidol University's Siriraj Hospital, Thursday said they developed the world's first antibody treatment for Ebola, despite not having access to the virus."

They might well have some interesting finding, to be further investigated.

But it is way too early to claim they found a "cure" for Ebola.

How can you claim to have a cure when you don't have access to the virus?

Another thing that annoys me a lot here is that in some restaurants, when you finish eating, "car park" staff spot you from one mile away, run to you to escort you to your car, help you open/close the door etc...

The essence of Thailand. They "pretend" to be nice and to help you. But they are just putting pressure on you to tip them. This is a form of extortion.

I never give them any money

Why is it that everytime there is a disagreement over money, be it 40 baht or sometimes even less, Thais systematically use violence and brute force?

For God's sake, the guy is 70 years old!

What kind of society is this???

What is it whith thai ladies?

my ex gf stabbed herself with a knife after a dispute. Hopefully nothing serious.

RIP

"Bangkok will be a Green Metropolis where 10 public parks will be added, covering an additional area of 5000 rai."

until the next government transforms these 5000 rai into shopping malls.

Disgusting frame up indeed.

And the world has to know about this.

The world has to know what Thailand is all about. Rotten to the core.

another shopping mall is the last thing we need.

why not a park? wouldn't it be better?

But again, they don't care. They themselves would rather have a mall

At the internet age, and the unbelievable stupidity that comes out of Thailand every now and then, the reputation of this country is ruined forever.

85% complete? Sounds like when you download a file. 15% remaining.

This does not make any sense.

And how come they did not catch the murderers yet? 10 days ago they said they would catch them within one week.

either you have info to substantiate this or else you shut the <deleted> up!!!!

Catch these animals quick. They deserve a slow and painful death.

Perhaps you would like to extend your thread to 10 worst driving habits in France, UK, US, Belgium, China?

I suspect the 10 worst in the UK would be far worse than Thailand!

Are you serious?

I am French, and have years of driving experience in France and Thailand.

I can compare.

I see more stupid behavior on the roads in 1 day in Thailand than in 1 month in France.

No offense but either you are new here or you are a thai.

- Not giving way to emergency vehicles, sometimes pretending not to hear/see them and acting as if nothing is happening

- Deliberately entering yellow box junctions, knowing their exit is not clear, therefore blocking the traffic (or the train)

Just another day in Pattaya! Lol i love this place!

It is discrimatory.

Would you get the job if the test was positive?

And how relevant is it to get tested for a teaching job? And how does being hiv negative make you a better teacher?

it is no different from being refused a job because you are Black.

As long a your hiv status does not represent a danger for the students, not only the hiv test doesnt make sense, it is a violation of privacy.

this is just wrong

This is discriminatory!

thais will only hear what suits them, like in every topic.

how about making hiv tests mandarory again for thai labourers in the Middle East?

no double standard!

What do you expect from these drivers? They don't give way to emergency vehicles and they block yellow box junctions. Not surprising at all they also park at disabled car park spaces.

They should not be called "VIP" or "High So". This does not make sense. They are just scumbags with money, most of the time earned illegally.

Or maybe their window tinting is so black they could not see the disabled parking sign?

As a matter of fact, there is a code of conduct even in Pattaya.

You just don't walk down Soi Buakao and offend the ladyboys (or the ladies). Why would you do that?