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Just look at that poor lady's face she is absolutely, devastated.

Yup, poor woman looks totally, totally gutted. As any parent would be. So very sad for those parents.

And so shocking the attitudes of officialdom in this country. The words from a cop come to mind, in the infamous case of the two English people and the two Burmese guys - what was it he said, "what's the fuss about? Just make another one!". As in "I couldn't give a stuff that your child died".

Indeed what a crock. She did all right with it didn,t she ! The difficult part is for her partner, who will at some point in time realize he is shacked up with a hooker

The partner - is he her pimp now?

10 against 1. Tough guys.

If it was only one-on-one, there would probably not have been any trouble. Thais generally prefer 10 to one. One Thai is a limp-dick. Ten Thais are suddenly all King Naruesans who can attack a single person, especially if they are disabled, a Laos girl or tourist pensioners from Europe.

Thai society is breaking down, as predicted variously since the illegal coup. This is just one more example. Far from 'returning happiness to the people' many Thais are now extremely unhappy, the economy is collapsing and Thailand is fast becoming a pariah nation. Many Thais now understand that the army only wants (and only ever wanted) to be in power when a certain event takes place, so they can influence the outcome in favour of the so-called 'amaat' - the hyper-wealthy ruling class and their supporters. Many Thais are very unhappy about this political meddling, largely thanks to the incompetence of the dynamic duo, Dumpy and Grumpy.

In my view, social cohesion in Thailand will continue to fragment until open conflict between political camps breaks out and the matter is resolved once and for all - violently.

I believe this is now less than a year away according to the 'road-map' It will happen shortly before or shortly after the time promised for elections to take place (which I do not believe will ever take place under the current management).

Interesting times for Thailand. Nobody else in the world cares - Thailand is already an almost-pariah-nation.

Winnie

You are possibly correct, but the onset of open conflict will take place after an imminent event (not connected to elections). After all, that's what the whole coup thing is about - the army wants to be in control when that event happens. So that they can control what happens in the aftermath.

Local administration chief Sompong Damrongorntrakun said that about ten tourists were helping to clear up and that this was most impressive. He said that his department was not sitting idly by - there are regular weekly collections of rubbish by his men too helping to keep the beach as clean as possible.

Oh please, spare me.

First, create a Thai word for 'Integrity'.

Then, promote this value top down.

Also required is a resolve for people at the top to stop being hypocrits.

What is there to look up to currently? Duplicity, corruption, lies and deception - all these are typical of those at the top in

Thailand.

So what values is this guy talking about? Thailand is a 'top down' system - people look up to and take direction from those on a higher plane.

Until those on that higher plane show examples of the values this bloke is talking about then nothing will change.

I always said that Koh Samui is "A huge mountain of accumulated garbage"

And now it has been confirmed.

Lets hope next time it floods it won't bring a nasty plague upon the place

Ground water with leached chemicals is the real hazard and it's all over Thailand. Interesting theory about bisphenol A (BPA) from plastics in the environment and the disproportionate number of trans-gendered males.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/11/18/research-proves-genderbending-chemicals-affect-reproduction.aspx

Just a question but are the complainers on this thread recycling as much as possible? Buying only refillable beverages, separating organic waste for composting, etc etc ? I know I am. I throw out one small bag mostly chicken bones and bathroom tissue waste a week. I'd compost the bones, too but the cat gets into them.

Thailand certainly is set upon killing the golden goose in her tourist dependent regions.

The obvious answer is to kill the cat, dispose of it's carcase thoughtfully, and live happily ever after.

Actually I agree with your comments, people have themselves to blame, in every country. It's just that here in Thailand no Thai will take the blame, Thais don't see the need to. And the very nature of tourism means that excess waste is generated.

Anyway, first and foremost, fix the <deleted> incinerators!!

Easy, get the taxation office to sit and talk to the man and let him explain his wealth away,

judging from the price we pay for a lousy mandarins and crappy oranges here in Thailand, maybe

there's gold and millions to be made in them oranges, who knows, the taxation office will know........

Nup, it's a cash operation. the tax office will know nothing . . .

Tickets are being booked to Laos, Myanmar and Singapore as I type.

When did the raid happen? Two weeks ago?

So tickets were bought, and used, at least a week ago . . .

She may be a lot smarter than given credit for on this forum.

After all she managed to make a protest about government mind control, get it on the front page, and not get arrested.

Well done!

She may be a lot smarter than given credit for in this forum.

After all she managed to make a protest about government efforts to control people's minds, have it on the front page, and not get arrested!

Well done!

As always long gone

Across a border? I'd have thought the immigration border control would have been notified just as the raid was taking place.

The cops would do that wouldn't they?

Going on past performances, maybe not in this case either. . .

"Mr. Socheatvong accused the land activists of being hired for political gain."

Ummm, just a little hypocritical aren't we?

How did you get to the top of the heap?

Very sad indeed for someone to leave this world in that way.

I hope some buddhists pray for her soul.

Does this mean that the next time I get into a van I will find the seat belts on the seat and available to use?

Normally they are tied in a knot so tight that it's impossible to untie it.

Nup. I don't think so.

Public transport is the way to go , however the only winners in this system of transport, is the cement company , bearing in mind that when the thaitanic of 1997 happened the world bank intervened and it was discovered the relevant Minister at the time not only had shares in the concrete company, also the family , relations and friends and enough above ground rail projects to last 100 years, all projects were cancelled , that must have been a disappointment for some.........................

Ahh, interesting. That explains the unused concrete 'bridges' scattered around Bangkok one sees when on the roads and trains.

And they wonder why non-Thais think the country 3rd world??

One of the most stupid things I have ever seen!!

That's it for Monday's entertainment, nothing will top that!

They won't find out where the payments to third parties went. Brown envelopes are anonymous.

No shirt.

He'll be able to walk around nude with no dick to offend anyone. . .

The amazing thing to me is the fact that the family - at least two of them present, the mother of the child and the grandmother of the child, actually allowed a very drunk person (and therefore obvious to them that he was drunk) to exit the house with their child.

I know Thais can be reluctant to interfere, and especially with monks, but this is ridiculous. Were they afraid that if they interfered they might actually physically touch the monk?

"He said that the nutrients in milk such as protein and calcium are vital for the growth of teeth and bones, especially fresh milk is more nutritious than flavoured milk because it contains more calcium."

What he should be stressing is that flavoured milk has lots of added sugar. Therefore don't drink it!

Maybe the Thais have form here and figure they can win with the TPP.

Looking at the FTA deal they did with Australia, they are well in front.

Australia got screwed in that one. Look, I like Aussies, I am one even, but when it comes to international agreements on trade, we are absolute suckers.

Eight people using their phones to take pics - no problem, I presume (Yes, I know, dangerous to presume anything in SE Asia).

But using good cameras - problem.

It's a wedding for chrisake.

OK, if the cops actually saw money changing hands then they have some validity.

Against the law or not, seems plenty of motorcyclists use the tunnel.

Could it be that the police are to blame for this death?

After all, they obviously don't enforce that law (or any other for that matter).

RIP the bloke, he had zero chance of staying alive.

"Jasmine Dearden said: "The bride is so white."

Jesus...

Gawd, showcases the crazy "white" thing. Not only Thailand of course, all of SE Asia, and China, etc etc.

Farang snakeheads go for the 'tan' variety. Much more beautiful . . .

It's almost certainly going to end in tears. This despotic outfit just don't know when to stop. The veneer of order will slip as almost every section of society are having their buttons pushed. I am certain that once a campaign against kicks off the backtracking will start. But they haven't learned from the single gateway feedback obviously

The backtracking may start, in public, but we can be sure that behind-the-scenes the program will not stop. This mob is obviously DETERMINED to squash even the most benign errant thought. It will end in tears, yes, for the Thai public, but the despots will be all smiles. We Gotcha!!

It's a parallel with the Thai education system - think what we tell you, that's all. We don't allow any other type of thinking.