BestBitterPhuket

If they are concerned about the quality of foreign residents Thailand they should not allow indefinite visa runs at all. Do like singapore and allow only 90 days in Thailand and if you want to stay longer, get a proper job, marry or get a retirement visa. And needless to say, a background check including police records should be compulsory.

Even if the NACC is biased and only go after the red side and their" collaborators", it is still good as long as individuals guilty of corruption are crushed and destroyed. Whether he is guilty of corruption, cronyism or other abuse, I don't know but EVERY single mid to top level thai civil servant, army or police officer and politician should be investigated.

From the book "Examples of what an army chief in a civilized and democratic country should say nothing about"

This is Thailand, not a western "civilized and democratic country". Military has ruled the country as long as it's been called Thailand, including the current constitution. It's good that the ones in power speak up.

Prayuth seems to be the only one with brains in this circus act called "Thai democracy".

Yes, Thailand has been ruled by the military forever, and look what that "rule" has lead too. A backward, underdeveloped country with no proper rule of law, failed education system, poverty, huge political problems and massive corruption. "Great" rule, I must say.

Oh dear, the classic "INJURED BUT ALIVE". Could she be injured, but dead?

Of course she could, are you seriously suggesting that dead people never have injuries to their bodies? Or did you just want to attempt an ignorant dig at Thai journalists?

Calm down, ignoramus.

Constable Marlow: "Your daughter has been has involved in a traffic accident. She is INJURED."

Parent: "Oh thank God she is alive!"

Constable Marlow: "But she is dead."

Mainly disgusting lagers drunk in Thailand. Than god it's become easier to get good ales from UK and USA, and some from Japan and Belgium as well.

Oh dear, the classic "INJURED BUT ALIVE". Could she be injured, but dead?

I feel for you! Not an easy situation, and I agree with others who says that your wife can go there in the weekends while you stay in the city, unless she is planning for you to work full time as a care taker.

I am in a similar situation myself, even though I don't think I will generate much sympathy in this forum. I actually don't like staying in Thailand. I really like "civilized" Asian countries like Japan, Singapore, Korea and Hong Kong, but I met a thai woman while living in one of them and we had a child (our first) and I decided to follow her when she moved back. We stay in Phuket, which I don't like too much. Too me, Bangkok is the only tolerable (slightly) place in Thailand, but my wife refused it since she don't have family there. That's understandable. After a year here now, I am plotting to move back to either singapore or Hong Kong and become a weekend dad instead.

Isn't it blatantly obvious that Phuket is an island inhabited by foreign criminals and run by local criminals.

I think it is time for the Malaysian government to take some responsibility for what is going on.

That's true. The current and previous thai governments have been cowards not confronting Malaysia for their role in the aggression in the south. Malaysia has everything to gain and Thailand everything to lose on a split.

The EC, courts, NACC etc are all probing only one side of the equation. Do they think that their bias go unnoticed?

The army is as neutral as Alex Ferguson when Man United played the Champions League final.

As much as I dislike the rice scheme, what the so called "independent" courts are doing, is sabotaging an elected government. The rule of law means nothing if the courts don't follow the law, and democracy means nothing if an UNELECTED organ (courts) places itself above parliament.

Democracy in motion. Killing corruption one step at a time.

Protest to stir them up to stop/delay their schemes.

Kill off their "one man one vote for corruption" election fraud.

Raise the curtains and expose the rice scheme for the farmers to see.

Now starve them out by killing the super corruption bill.

And when they say they don't like to looks of armed soldiers protecting protesters?

Let'm wear pink!

Nice to watch. Maybe Thailand has a chance after all.

Democracy in motion? When 9 unelected men prevents the will of the majority of Thais, then it's democracy? It is as anti-democratic as it gets.

If he had ANY concrete and serious suggestions, and was taking responsibility for his former (and current) misdeeds, I would support him, but there is nothing but abstract nonsense coming from him. In other words, he is bluffing. He pretends to be a saint, brushing aside his former misdeeds, and thus is reduced to propagating hollow lies and empty promises. He has not told us how "he" is going to reduce the influence of the army, improve education, reduce ALL corruption, nepotism and patronage, how to deal with the situation in the south, how to tackle drugs and prostitution, how to improve Thailand's image and standing abroad etc etc. The protests are useless and futile for Thailand, because nothing would get better. There would only be a new set of hands plundering the country through corruption and mismanagement. Same same but different, as the cliché goes.

I hope the taxi driver recovers from his injury with no lasting damage, and is able to return to driving his taxi soon.

These are the inevitable consequences of taking to the streets and demanding what is basically revolution, overthrow of a political system and kidnap of high level state persons etc. There are people out there who are quick to lose their cool when they feel they are part of some great historic moment and that they are the only true representatives of righteousness and justice. This is always the danger of taking politics away from the debating-floor and discussion-table, and onto the streets. It is a magnet for some very unstable violent extremist types who feel that "might is right" and words are superfluous. This of course applies to both sides of this directionless and grim factional squabble.

Well what you say should hold true but if you have been following this government from the time it took power you would know that there was no opposition allowed in Parliament.

The Opposition was powerless because the sitting government had the majority with out the support of any one else. Remember it was the grass roots people who started this it was not a company or another political party. The unity came after there was several groups out there protesting without a leader. Suthep came along and took the reins and brought them all together. The PTP now listen but it is to late. They have painted themselves into a corner from which they can not escape.

Lets face it when we have a PRIME MINISTER who does not condemn groups that support her for suggesting openly separation of the country and when she finally does it is done on Facebook only after the Army has taken steps to deal with this obviously illegal action. We have a government that is completely ineffective. They can not even pay their bills.

As for the shooting well as you can see there is another side to the story. Is it true will we ever know who knows.

The one thing that is consistent is the anti opposition leaders have had to hire their own guards as has been shown time and again the police will not protect them.

Who tells the police what to do? I am not talking about public ordering them I am talking about the real orders that they follow.

Grassroots? Hahaha! That's a good one. Since when did filthy rich ex-generals and businessmen evoke "grassroots".

Ah yes. Private armies run by criminal tycoons. Just what we need!

That is Thailand for you. The Thailand the army and the Dems have been fighting to preserve. A feudal non-progressive society.

QUOTE:

"... it (the hospital) also treated other patients who have different ideology with the PDRC equally without bias.

The 400-bed hospital director was seen on many occasions trying to persuade police from using force against the protesters when they came to evacuate protesters led by Luang. Poo Buddha-issara blockading the Government Center Complex on Chaengwattana road."

Without bias... ???

Can anybody expect a hospital run by a director who is publicly advocating in favor of protesters to treat anyone, regardless of obvious political affiliation, without bias?

Of course that the Abhisittards and Suthepistas will flame me on the basis of "principles". Please, cite facts without taking the issue ad hominem or using Sophistry.

The truth is more obvious that the denial of facts: Doctors, lawyers, judges, and other "educated" people in Bangkok are, or want to be, part of the Ammart (Bangkok elite).

All one needs to do to earn their support and graces is to show willingness to want revenge oppose the Thaksin regime.

However, the 63 million plus of Thais in the country are not part of the educated Ammart in Bangkok. Those uneducated Thais are the backbone of Thailand's economy.

Why have the Democrats failed to connect for the better part of 20 years with the vast majority of the uneducated in the country?

Why after the 2006 coup the Democrats did not promote better health care and education for all (in special to farmers and peasants), open public libraries to anyone seeking more knowledge and thus educate the farmers, the humble people in the hinterlands?

Because an Ammart is an Ammart and to them, Bangkok IS Thailand.

Well said. Thailand is underdeveloped largely because the elite does not want to Thailand to change. Why would they want Thailand to change? They make fortunes and have access to cheap labour and servants, and heck, they can even get away with murder, literally. They have monopolized wealth and restricted social mobility upwards. If you are a smart and talented Isaan boy (or southern boy) you can NEVER make it to the elite unless you win the lottery.

I have noticed that many of our thai visa "friends" are also supporting the elite for a status quo, but I suspect the motives are different. These guys want to remain in a Thailand where there is cheap booze and cheap hookers are still worshipping the fat, aged, western failures residing on bars tools around Thailand.

Until I see this PAD-Dem guy and his accomplices, under whatever diversionary group name they choose, in shackles behind bars, everything is just so much hot air.

And spare me this non-enforcement notion of "Acknowledging charges" when they catch up to this guy.

For UDD/RS's under AV's unelected tenure as PM, it was jail in shackles. For all PAD-Dem's, including the airporters, it has been "Acknowledging charges" ad-infinitum and then nothing.

Double standards all over the place.

AV was unelected? Funny. From what I recall the vote was 235-198 in his favor on 15-12-2008.

The court's double standards are no longer accepted and that trick is too old. Thailand will move on, and the days of judicial and military coups are gone, and if attempted it will only trigger a dangerous uprising and split of the country. A peaceful political solution will only work if it benefits ALL Thais by a government not lead by the old elite.

A thai guy who dears to stand up against the mighty! Not many of them.

This upper class girl is learning the hard way to deal with her arrogance.

How come he's not in custody yet?

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Freedom of speech?

Why is PDRC so busy supporting this foreigner? Thailand and Thais refuse foreigners involvement in anything here, but why is this guy treated differently?