winstonc

to be fair to the poor chap ..when growing up his school teacher told him thailand is the center of the world ..and countries that surround us are mere provincies that we own ...thus giving him an instant superiority ego rush..so guys b4 you castigate the poor guy remember it was his superior education that made him thus...

whats the chances they let a few friends slip through the net by giving them ample time to get away after announcing this..

"The report also criticized Hamas, saying that its rocket attacks toward Israel "caused immense distress and disruption to the lives of Israeli civilians, especially those living in the southern regions.""

Oh dear...distress and disruption. Not quite as much of an impact as death and injury, but it is something to consider. Poor things, they got distressed. At least they didn't die like 2000 Palestinians at the hands of Israel.

Israel is fond of accusing the UNHRC of "disproportionate attention". Well, Israel, if you don't like disproportionality, don't be disproportionate yourself...it is, after all one of your potential war crimes that you're being investigated for.

Oh dear how dare anyone critique Arabs national sport of firing rockets,wearing suicide jackets and just thirsting for blood

Totally unacceptable

try living in there conditions and come back on here ......nothing to see in kansas.eh...

Why? Have you tried?

well thought out answer well done..

this is soooo funny these greedy bstards will not stop..the boycott will last until the next tide..spineless

Putin is running this show.

He owes the EU a black eye.

Greece WILL be out of both the Euro and the EU by September.... tops. The remaining 7.2 Bn will not even last till half way through July and Tsipras will say 'thanks for that' then will default after.

He knows that if he cuts pensions any more and adds more VAT, the people who voted Sriza into power will turn on him and he also knows they will likely be out on their ears by the end of the year and that will be the very last time any of them ever taste power in Greece.

It will be political suicide, and if there is one thing that is certain in this life, a politician puts his career before everything else, no matter what the cost.

Athens will be getting into bed with Moscow.... I guarantee that. They will return to the Drachma and devaslue it to stimulate their economy. 5 years of troika controlled austerity has not worked and will not work in the future.

I disagree completely:

The whole point of the EU is so that Germany and France can strut around on the world stage under the banner 'Europe' and feel like they are as powerful as the other major players.

Greece will not be allowed to exit : it might start a chain reaction. The EU is nothing about the people : it is about centralising power.

excellent point.very true but rust bucket is also very valid on this too.but we all agree it was never about the average person in the street or rue or strasse

The whole WESTERN world have been brainwashed by the anti-semitic progressive liberal mainstream media..... Well the stupid ones have been anyway.

There are plenty of reports from Palestinians who say their life is HELL under Hamas, and they are much more afraid of THEM than the Israelis.

I suggest you put down the New York Times or the Washington Post and turn off your Fox News and go to youtube and get yourself educated.

If the Palestinians laid down their weapons, they could have peace tomorrow, if Israel laid down its arms, they would be slaughtered.

The Palestinians do not want peace, they want EVERY Jew dead..... Not Israelis..... JEWS. They have said it countless times.

Theres one on you tube on how the Israelis carried out ethnic cleansing in the towns when the British were evacuating in 1948, miss that one, did we?

dont start him off we havent had the 6 million chest nut bandied about yet..that usually rears its predictable head..

she must be up for re- election... i must admit removing the flag will 100% remove peoples thought about the black population there.

Some body at the UN didn't get the memo, or were sick and delirious when they wrote the report

saying that the Palestinians are guilty too, how can it be? the whole world knows that the

Palestinians are innocent and blameless and Israel is the blood thirsty wolves that preys on

the lost lambs of Gaza...

Or could it be that finally, the truth has to be told, and no matter how much bias one can be,

and that no amount of cover ups, favorable medias campaigns, marches and flotillas to Gaza,

if there were to be peace one day there, both have to take responsibility for their actions....

5555 you slag off the arabs then your last sentence they....both..got to take responsibility...very good ezzra..

"The report also criticized Hamas, saying that its rocket attacks toward Israel "caused immense distress and disruption to the lives of Israeli civilians, especially those living in the southern regions.""

Oh dear...distress and disruption. Not quite as much of an impact as death and injury, but it is something to consider. Poor things, they got distressed. At least they didn't die like 2000 Palestinians at the hands of Israel.

Israel is fond of accusing the UNHRC of "disproportionate attention". Well, Israel, if you don't like disproportionality, don't be disproportionate yourself...it is, after all one of your potential war crimes that you're being investigated for.

Oh dear how dare anyone critique Arabs national sport of firing rockets,wearing suicide jackets and just thirsting for blood

Totally unacceptable

try living in there conditions and come back on here ......nothing to see in kansas.eh...

they enforce this in some european countries which i think is great ..integrate or go

Great initiative, that's gonna really endear the southern states to the rest of Thailand.

Why not enforce pork sandwich Tuesdays in every school too. While you are at it, why not go the whole hog and proclaim Mohamed a false prophet, unlike those reincarnated monks who fly around in private jets, who are the real deal BTW.

you couldnt wait..you even got the wrong country who are you george bush jnr

there is no good news for greece in all this...just for the germans/french to save face with the european dream.

The people that really should work hard to stay in the Euro zone are the Greeks, and so far they're voting with their daily trips to the ATM to withdraw their money and hide in under the mattresses.

So if the Greek themselves don't trust their government, how can the rest of the Euro zone will? and until the Greek will understand the beggars can't be choosers, and they have to get up from their cushy government pensions and afternoon siestas, things will only get worse...

Just kick them out, they are the most untrustworthy bunch of people alive. There was an agreement but they new government did not want to honor it. Who says this won't happen again or that the Greeks will really do as promised. Just dump them and make sure they suffer so people know what happens with untrustworthy people.

they are what they are rob..but remember they defaulted 5 times in history ..you need to blame goldman sachs etal for insisting they were a competent economy before allowing them to enter the euro.club,and germany and france for wanting a huge european project that they can call there own and dominate the lesser states im voting to get out of the eu when the referendum comes to the uk..its a corrupt club

This guy is close to the manufacturer.

Possibly next step down, more probably second step down.

Shame they couldn't turn him. He's not far away from the lab.

hahahaha hes at the bottom of the ladder..sherlock..

just wait till these guys start coming by the thousands. They are going to give Thais a lesson on how to steal money. Makes me giggle

I suppose you'll also giggle when your ATM card no longer works because banks decided ATM's are too risky to have? Do you have enough wits to know that at some point thieves are stealing money from banks' depositors - meaning all of us? Do you realize that if there were no thieves the rest of us would have life a lot easier?

and did you realize that banks have the means to stop the fraud but its cheaper than it is to impliment......

If Americans want to become fixated on a symbol of suffering, there's one that symbolizes a million times more human and environmental suffering* than the Confederate flag: The crucifix. Perhaps if the flag could kill vampires, then it would be ok to see it waving everywhere.

*If anyone is wondering how the crucifix can symbolize a lot of 'environmental suffering,' consider that a basic tenent of Christianity is to make as many babies as possible, and each new person contributes to environmental destruction.

I forgot to mention, this small group of haters on Thai Visa hates God as well. Thanks for reminding me. Personally, I would give a little more thought to the idea that the crucifix is a symbol of hatred. However, if you want to live in darkness it is up to you.

The Confederate flag has nothing to do with vampires or environmental destruction.

people on here dont hate god..there is no such thing you know like father christmas..most people with a brain new all these things when they were about 6...so dont go down that road your onto a loser there my son..

fly the flag no problem in the uk if you fly the english flag you are a racist...thats how sad the country has become..oh plus you need planning permission to do so

well if you have a backward country saying ..its my right to bear arms or what ever what do you expect..only losers need guns..oh and the police/military..

If a black person posed as white to get a job, no one would care.

If a black woman got a job for a schoolarship fund to help children of Asian refugees while claiming to be the daughter of an Asian refugee herself, sure it would be news if it was discovered that she's not Asian at all. If a black man got a job as the director of an Irish-American summer camp claiming to be Irish, it would hit the news if they found out that he's not Irish. I agree that it wouldn't be as big as this story, but it would be in the news.

But we can argue that's just about misrepresenting yourself.

This story is interesting because it raises questions about how society defines race. That is, a black person can't really pass as white unless they look 100% white. This isn't news to you, I'm sure. But because society thinks that any tiny bit of black anscestory makes you black, this woman can pass as black, even though she looks white.

In contrast to the examples above, if the black woman trying to pass as Asian with 0% Asian roots, or if the black man trying to pass as Irish with 0% Irish roots were in the positions of the examples I gave, they would be questioned constantly. "But that person is black? Is he/she really Asian/Irish?"

I agree with many of the people posting here and elsehwere that I don't find what this woman did to be all that interesting itself, but I certainly find people's reaction to this interesting (including those who don't really care about it). It shows society's attitude about being black, and about how race is defined.

Many people don't like it when a white person adopts any characteristics associated with any level of black culture in the U.S.: accent, dress, etc. I think people's hostility towards her also has to do with that. It's interesting to see people's reaction in that way.

no its only news because she,s been outed as a proven liar...shes white end of..utterly stupid lady..

Greece should have been cast off ages ago.

Anyone who has Greek relatives knows what they are like in general.

Their demanded working conditions and pay were always unsustainable.

Now the Euro block are in too deep to cast off Greece and

Watch Out World!

its there lifestyle whats the problem..remember how they got in goldman sachs....germany and france new all along they had an awful economy.but hey its the euro dream..

fantastic news for eu sceptics..hope its the start of many..

waiting for the collapse of the eu..bring it on...the bankers were not compaining before greed thats all it is..

yep no condoms we need more catholics before the muslims overtake us

better get a bodygaurd sir speaking out like this gets you in trouble with the corrupt

The west saw it coming. Why didn't they bomb the bastards?

Even now if their spy satellites see them damaging the old sites, can't they send in the drones and bomb them all.

Is the West, like somewhere nearer to home just all talk?

Historical evidence demonstrates again and again that bombing alone does not win wars; that requires a comprehensive strategy, of which bombing plays a part, but not a crucial part.

your right gut theyv hardly started that have they sir..maybe the west is happy to have all arabs dead then its free oil time bonanza..