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Ah, the plot thickens. Possible scenario - real owner gives wife/gik (use of) BMW, sneakily arranges sale w/out telling said wife/gik (for whatever reason but one can guess a few), ignorant wife/gik up in arms, innocent manageress tells police "yeah, we sold the car (as instructed)", "yeah, we have the (real owner's) money"; real owner gets grief from wife/gik and obfuscates.

Nowhere near complicated enough!

47 million baht per kfc store?  what am i missing here?

Does seem like a big number. But they must have done their sums. The investment calculated over 10 years? 20 years?

Even Thai girls who drive a car drink far too much and drive home.
 
In Places like Tawan Daeng they have beerdrinking contests on stage for girls. the one who can drink a huge glass of beer the fastest wins something. It's fun to watch but real ladies don't do such thing.
 
 

"It's fun to watch but real ladies don't do such thing".
I know which type I'd rather spend time with. And it wouldn't be the type I'd take home to meet Mum.

The foreigner didn't get the memo, thai's never fight fair so just walk away if you can.

There's a lot of rubbish here about fighting fair or not etc. Thai culture is not the same as farang culture. You want to live here then accept that "fair" in farang is not "fair" in Thai. It's different!
And talking of "fair". What will those people talking "fair" be saying the about the US (pop 325m) in relation to a fight with N.Korea (pop 24m)? (Not that I support that idiot, he should be exterminated).

More poor people lose their houses so the rich can walk along the river. Complete _______n _______s (fill in the banks) running the show. Disgraceful.

So the rich *and the poor* can walk along the river.
River banks should never be owned by anyone, same with the sea shore.

Gotta larf. "Fair skin" - a relative term. These women undoubtedly come from Isan, are "dark" skinned according to Thais.

Uh-huh....
He is very good at what he does, ain't he? 

Presumably he's speaking of his own experience - he gets through in 5 seconds cos he's who he is and his staff get through in 5 minutes cos they are who they are.
The rest of us, who cares?

This is a very good move and a constructive commencement from the current Thai government.
 
Wonder nevertheless, how and if, the law will be enforced?
 
And for the cops currently involved in such business ventures,  what steps will be taken?

Ah yes, enforcement. We'll get the police to enforce it. That should work.

Is an eyesore and only advertising prostitution.  It's  a step towards cleaning up Thailands seedy international reputation.  Still a long way to go before they can replace sex tourism with quality tourism.

You obviously don't get it.
If there was no sex available then no tourists would come!

From the article, if you bothered to read : Police said a CCTV surveillance camera recorded Winij and Ladda in what appeared to be a close relationship. Winij’s mobile phone showed that he contacted the woman often.

I did read the article but stand by what I wrote. What you quoted in no way clears up my doubts.

Am I right in assuming the current govt will publish a list of all monies taken and where it ended up?

So Vorayuth just boarded a private jet to a country that does not have an extradition treaty with Thailand, as there is only about 12 that do that leaves plenty to choose from !!

Absolutely. And then what reaction from Thai police?
Oh, I know, confusion reigns (again).

Illicit relationship gone sour. Pity the innocent child who has to live with this trauma all his life.

Yes undoubtedly.
But with whom? The mother or the child?

The reason is that when the mains water goes off, which it will from time to time for various reasons, your tank will tide you over.
Simple as that.

Can't tell a lot from the pic but it doesn't appear to be a high speed impact. Lucky he had his amulet because engineering, crash testing etc obviously didn't play a part. Remember this rubbish is drilled into them from day one. The truly brainwashed will swear that black is white and visa versa.

Hard to say if the vehicle had air bags fitted, or if he/they were wearing seat belts (unlikely I know) but yes, as you say, plenty of engineering and testing went into that vehicle, just to keep idiots like him safe.

Incompetent, corrupt or a little bit of both?
 
Perfectly representative of Thai society as a whole. 

Often what is viewed as incompetence is in fact a savviness about how to conduct a case in a way to get maximum advantage (monetary) for all concerned.
So, corrupt - yes indeed, but incompetence - in the eye of the beholder (farang).

OK, so what do we do now ? Hold our collective breath ?

Not advisable. You'd be dead way before anything happens in this case.

Gotta love that one: "is it legal for foreigners to beg in Thailand?".
A work permit required? Is begging a Thai job only?
OMG.

What idiot would go with it is my opinion. 
I have been in the hospital there several times. Private room in a Thai hospital 600-800 baht a night. 
Total cost to me was about 1500-2500 baht a day?
Less than a top end hotel!

Oh man. Such a risk taker. I hope you don't have real trauma one day 'cos you'll be eating your words . . .

Thailand cannot afford all these expensive road bases, and rebar
 
I guess you haven't been in Thailand long enough to know the reality, but to say Thailand cannot afford is ludicrous. Thailand is very rich, but for reasons those of us that have been here for a bit longer than you know they won't spend it on infrastructure.

Quite so. Thailand is not poor. Just keep your eyes open while walking around to see wealth.
It's a matter of Thai priorities as to where and how money is spent. Different thinking to a farang.
Also it's the 'big man' system. Money allocated to infrastructure is handled in such a way to as ensure all the hands it passes through on the way get a share and by the time it gets to actually build the road there is not enough left to do a good job.
Get out in the sticks and you see even major through roads built this way - red dirt, pack it down a bit, then bitumen straight on top. Within 2 weeks it's got holes. I've seen this many times.

But but every governments past and current have rice subsidies scheme. 

And all the other price support schemes current - rubber, oil, corn etc.

Tears or no tears? A sad song could do the trick; no twerking though.

Give the lady a chance!
3 twerks is the regulated number . . .
At least she would keep the big boss happy, if not the judges.

This would be an epic mistake.
 
While I understand from a Thai point of view the desire to keep things in the family (That's how Thais do things), I cannot imagine a scenario whereby the military and the Powers That Be would allow another Shinawatra to attain power.
 
It would be great for Thailand if a non Shinawtra were to lead the party, then perhaps things might quiet politically.
 
 

If/when the military does get around to allowing a free vote, their new rules and constitution will prevent anyone having power to govern independantly.
They'll be smart enough not to try to stop this family member from obtaining office - that could potentially cause the filthy masses to actually rise up.
They are busy going after the family cash currently - eg. trying to squeeze Yingluck for 35 billion, as well as nibbling away at anyone seen to be supporters of the Shins.
We'll all be watching with baited breath . . .

9 month timeframe.
Sounds achievable, talkfest, report, job done.
Now for implementing the recommendations.
. . . . Yawn.

"Strictly followed" is not a normal That trait. It's more like "crackdown" mentality in Thailand. What they need to learn is to strictly follow the guidelines in the weeks, months, and years to come.
If they had strictly followed the guidelines in the past then they wouldn't be in the current crisis.