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4 years ago a farang I know accidentally killed a Thai person whilst driving. He was not drunk and the Thai person was at fault. This farang was fined 400,000 baht and blacklisted from Thailand. If you Thai people continue to treat foreigners as dogs in your land I hope they will stop coming. You do not deserve the revenue which tourist bring. How do Thai people wish to be treated when they are overseas?

This guy is going to jail. Would you preferred it if the foreigner you knew would have been sent to jail?

See post #89 above - he is NOT going to jail!:-

KORAT: -- The truck driver who killed a round-the-world Chilean cyclist on a Korat highway has been sentenced to prison but wont have to actually go to jail as the sentence was suspended.

So it looks like Farangs are worth 7500 THB, I thought it would have been less,

RIP Chilean guy,travel the world and get mowed down in Thailand.

regards Worgeordie

He was not farang( white, caucasian).

Covered before in depth - "farang" means "foreigner"

No, it does not. It means 'white person'.

My apologies, my memory isn't what it used to be, so I looked it up, and you are essentially correct. However,

"Thais do sometimes umbrella black and asian people from western countries under the farang label but generally the word is specifically used for white skinned people. Black people may be called farang dum (black farang)."

Do you laugh or do you cry??

Mr P "We are going to get serious about the road killings"

First the spoiled brat Na Ayudhya and now this...........Third world country!! ( being polite)

Does look like there is no class justice then.. both get off free.. though I find the Na Ayudhya case worse as there were more deaths.

Don't forget the two 68 year old, innocent, male tourists walking along a Phuket sidewalk that were killed. That criminal driver got away with a 2-year suspended sentence. Then there was the underage girl who killed 9 people when she knocked a van off an elevated highway and because she WAS underage (now she is 21) she has gotten off lightly. This happens time and time again. Murders get out on bail all the time. I remember one story where a CONVICTED murderer got out on bail and killed again.

The only people that seem to go to jail are drug dealers and users and innocent people who happen to be sharing or living in the same room with the drug criminal or somehow associated with them when these dealer/users are arrested even though there is no direct evidence these people are using or dealing. Then there are poor people who are found picking mushrooms in a national park getting 10+ years in jail.

Upside down justice is all you can find in Thailand.

Irrelevant really, but I think you will find the incident involving the 2 68 year olds happened on Koh Samui.

And I agree with your post!

4 years ago a farang I know accidentally killed a Thai person whilst driving. He was not drunk and the Thai person was at fault. This farang was fined 400,000 baht and blacklisted from Thailand. If you Thai people continue to treat foreigners as dogs in your land I hope they will stop coming. You do not deserve the revenue which tourist bring. How do Thai people wish to be treated when they are overseas?

The blacklisted part seems pretty unusual.

Was your acquaintance convicted of any crime in connection with the death?

If not, it's hard to see how or why he would have been blacklisted.

Perhaps there was something more going on with that case?

He was fined 400,000 baht so I presume he will have been found guilty of some crime!

Sure if you compare the penalties with other countries under similar circumstances, this penalty seems to be light.

But, if you consider the actual affects of how this will keep the driver from doing it again. I don't know if many people commenting have read more than the title of the article, but he received a 1 year sentence in prison plus the fine. Surely one year in a Thai prison will be apt punishment for a 64 year old and give him much time to regret his poor driving. But they didn't require anything to make him a better driver, such as a special driving school. And lets not forget that another party is probably just as much at fault as the driver, and that it the truck. So many of these trucks are ill-maintained and probably challenging for even the world's best drivers to drive safely.

" I don't know if many people commenting have read more than the title of the article, but he received a 1 year sentence in prison plus the fine."

Can't you read?

KORAT: -- The truck driver who killed a round-the-world Chilean cyclist on a Korat highway has been sentenced to prison but wont have to actually go to jail as the sentence was suspended.

So it looks like Farangs are worth 7500 THB, I thought it would have been less,

RIP Chilean guy,travel the world and get mowed down in Thailand.

regards Worgeordie

He was not farang( white, caucasian).

Covered before in depth - "farang" means "foreigner"

Light sentence made lighter because "he confessed"????????

GEEZEUS.

What a joke Lack of Sanctions (LOS) is.

Agree - how could he deny it?

Kill somebody and get a $200 fine.

You're leaving out the 1 year jail term because that suits you better.

KORAT: -- The truck driver who killed a round-the-world Chilean cyclist on a Korat highway has been sentenced to prison but wont have to actually go to jail as the sentence was suspended.

THE P.M. Should be more strong and effectieve. When policeman or soldiers no matter there ranking be cought in a criminal aktivity, a big or a little one, take EVEREYTHING the have, property, land, mony, cars and so on and so on.

I think that more than half the army people and half the police people should be in Yale! The P.M. Have to do something on the corruption, if he don't Thailand is lost!

Agree with your sentiments, and I can see that English is not your native language, but this made me laugh, and maybe true!

"I think that more than half the army people and half the police people should be in Yale!"

1. "Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the "Collegiate School," the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. Wikipedia"

Really! That's absolutely shocking! How did that happen?

555...yes, who would have thought he would have read the news, watched the TV, opened his email and answered his phone, all just to avoid a stealth raid of 300 troops on his house. Completely shocking! 555

I also laughed when I read that his 'assets' had been seized; i.e. a car and a van. You can be sure that the balance of his real assets, such as bank accounts and offshore stashes of cash, less, of course, payment for his 'early warning' system--were not seized.

Police impounded his assets which also included a luxury Mercedes Benz and a Toyota Fortuner van.

And today @ 16.03 :-

BANGKOK: -- The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) will examine the 100 million baht worth of assets belonging to Mr Patchubun Angchotipan, former head of Satun provincial administration organization, to determine whether any of the were illegally acquired.

The assets include two Mercedes Benz, one speed boat, a 28-room resort on Lee Peh island, three car license plates worth about two million baht, two guns and a passenger boat modified from a fishing vessel. They were impounded by police as a manhunt was launched for his arrest.

But, once again, as so many times before, the chick has flown the nest, and have the goods actually been impounded, or a warrant been issued to impound them,in the same way that a warrant has been issued for his arrest?

Could be something lost in translation here!

2 year suspended sentence Was the judge on drugs ?

How can any human brain believe this is a fair judgement ?

No he is Thai and the driver was Thai, and the victims were not Thais - nuff said?

Funny how the owner of the car (who presumably gave her permission to drive it whilst she was underage and uninsured) has never been named, far less prosecuted. Wonder why that is.

She is of the Na Ayudhya family. No further comments needed

It's not that straightforward. Consider the "Windsor" name in Britain. Nobody would rational suggest that Barbara of that ilk has the same level of privilege or social status as Brenda, Brian and the rest of the tribe. It's the same with the na ayudhaya clan.

" It's the same with the na ayudhaya clan."

I think not! I think that as soon as the judge saw the surname, the punishment, or lack of it was already a foregone conclusion.

4 years on probation..........for being responsible for the deaths of 9 people..........this should definately be in the international media..!

A most disgraceful display of the Thai justice system.........

I wonder - who's her Daddy?

Sorry - have just read some of the earlier posts - I am totally underwhelmed and unsurprised by the fact that she comes from a "hi-so" family.

Once again - I think money has been talking!

he Royal Thai Police commissioner said he was ready to keep transferring police...

Stop transferring! Start sacking, arresting, charging,, jailing!

I think I they have to have an investigation first as they would elsewhere. The OP does mention this.

Suspects are ARRESTED, not transferred, unless you are a Thai policeman. Tell me which country does arrest suspects of serious crimes?

Agree with your sentiments, but I think you missed the word "not" out of your second sentence i.e.should it not read " Tell me which country does NOT arrest suspects of serious crimes?"

Just read that 38 cops involved in it have been transferred to inactive posts.

Joke of a country.....failed state.

And in the USA, cops under investigation are suspended with pay. So they won't interfere with the investigation into their own actions. But a suspended cop has plenty of time on his hands (on our nickel and close to home, no less) to interfere.

A cop transferred to an inactive post still has to clock in... and many miles away from the investigation.

I'm not so sure they don't have it right- as long as the transfer isn't the punishment, but just a procedure to prevent interference while facts are divined and the real punishment is decided.

We are always hearing this same old story/excuse/official line - "transferred to an inactive post"

Have you EVER read an article saying " Police Sgt/ Lieutenant/Colonel/General (Insert Thai name here) who had been transferred to an inactive post on suspicion of (Insert crime here) was today sentenced to x years in jail"?

In my experience - NEVER!

Ah, that wonderful figure rears its head again as a fantastic deterrent against wrongdoing of all kinds by all manner of Thais!

"500 BAHT"! But if I get caught dropping a cigarette butt, the fine is 2000 baht. Oh, sorry, I've just read the bit that says he

was disciplined as well! "Naughty boy, now don't do that again!"?

The audacity of this man Prayuth it is unbelievable! To ask why nothing had been done about the problem by previous government's belies the fact that he has buried his head in the sand for over 2 years and done nothing! In January 2013, when Army officers were linked to Rohingya smuggling he was well aware of what was going on. A report at the time stated,

"Reportedly, army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha is also aware of the possible incrimination of army officers in people smuggling and has announced his intentions to "eradicate" the "bad army officers"."

So after 28 months, what has he done? Nothing!! How dare he blame others when he has known what has been going on for years! What a disgrace he is and probably a laughing stock throughout the world! He has failed the poor Rohingyas, and cost more lives due to his lack of action. How dare he blame others!

Thanks for that info - I, and I am sure that many here on TV were unaware of that. If true, (and I have no reason to doubt that it is not) then he should be reminded about his previous "intentions", or perhaps this is the sort of awkward question that he complains about from the media?

“The project cannot be completed [at the moment] because of a problem inside the project. I am not at liberty to say what that problem is."

"It's only words, and words are all I have ................" (With thanks to the Bee Gees)

The task of tackling human trafficking has to be jointly tackled and it should be understood that the problem did not originate in Thailand, he said, adding the Kingdom was just a transit point...

Uh-huh. Poor innocent Thais, duped into being accomplices.

What a sick twist of words.

He is absolutely correct it is not just Thailands problem and needs to be tackled by every country involved if it is ever to be stopped.

Cutting Thailand out as a link in the chain may hamper the smugglers but will not stop this insidious trade.

The transfer of the cops and officials who are apparently involved would seem an obvious move as it prevents them interfering in the investigation and getting at potential witnesses.

It is good that we now see the victims that are being found being treated as victims and witnesses rather than criminals as they were in the past when the Yingluck administration jailed then deported 60 Rohingya, straight back into the hands of the traffickers with no investigation whatsoever.

Sure some have been charged with illegal entry but the have to be detained and kept somewhere they cant just be left wandering the streets or forests and there has to be some excuse to keep them.

But then possibly some of the know it all's on here have better ideas they would like to share instead of criticism.

What a sick twist of words.!! DHUUUU where is the sick? where is the twisted? in that post? What the general has said is basically now it has been exposed we accept the problem however it is not any of our fault. Can you not see how clownish this sounds? Obviously not!!!!

The general did not say that the trafficking wasn't Thailand's fault. Hypocrisy to accuse someone else of twisting words and then do it yourself.

Currently Thailand is trying to deal with the problem which has existed for years. There are many players in the 'game' here and they've only started. No one has denied that trafficking has occurred here on a large scale.

Prayuth is absolutely correct to involve Myanmar & Malaysia as both are complicit in the treatment of the Rohingya and a Malaysian NGO has even admitted that they are not above traeting the trafficked victims as virtual slaves & Malaysia is on the same tier 3 as Thailand. Myanmar is the source of the problem as the country doesn't want them and many have to live in camps to avoid being attacked & killed by groups led by ultra-national Buddist (terrorist by some descriptions) monks.

He did not say that it was not Thailand's problem, but he did imply that Thailand was only a minor participant i.e. " adding the Kingdom was just a transit point... "

However, that is a bit like saying that the trafficking is not Thailand's fault and that the Kingdom is a bit like the "piggy in the middle" which I do not agree with, especially as now more than 50 police officers have been transferred as a result of their supposed involvement in this evil trade.

His statement would have been more acceptable if he hadn't tried to "dodge the bullet" and merely asked if people would accept the fact that it wasn't JUST Thailand's fault, and that all 3 countries should shoulder the responsibility.

53 sudden "over-night transfers"... why not 53 extra arrest warrants ??

Hopefully they've been transferred out the way so they can't interfere with the investigations which may produce evidence to charge some or all of them.

This one ain't gonna be swept under the carpet like before.

You DO sound confident! I wish I shared your optimism!

"Meanwhile a total of 53 policemen have been transferred in a sudden midnight order amid a pending probe into crimes related to the trafficking of Rohingya labourers."

First time I have seen a reference to policemen being transferred without a mention of "inactive posts".

Is it possible that the message is getting through to someone that this expression is received with incredulity by the rest of the world - especially in the West, where, as already mentioned theses officers would probably have been suspended without pay.

And I don't hold with the theory that they are "inactive". Maybe inactive as far as work is concerned, but probably not inactive in trying to find ways to cover their backsides!

Poor kid. A very hairy experience

He escaped serious injury by a hair's breadth.

All joking aside, hope a speedy recover. Kid will probably revert to a skinhead for the rest of his life. Poor little dude. We'll probably never see hide nor hair of him in the future.

Why do you say "all joking aside" and immediately take a cheap shot like " We'll probably never see hide nor hair of him in the future."?

In reply to robblok Post #39:-

"BANGKOK: -- Royal Thai Police commissioner today ordered a mass transfer of 38 police officers from Satun, Ranong and Songkhla to the Royal Thai Police Operation Centre in Bangkok"

I wouldn't imagine they'd find it all that hard to find out where in the Royal Thai Operation Centre their co-transferees were pursuing their "inactive posts" and hence be able to take an "active" part in getting their stories to tally, for instance.

One more reason to go bold

One more reason to go bold (ly where no man has been before?)

There was a large lady and her daughter facing the wrong way on downwards escalator in Bnk Airport the other year - not sure where from ,maybe Russia - I think the lady was drunk - anyway i had a gut feeling something was about to happen-and yes they fell just before the end -my instincts told me to yank them off the floor quick !(ive heard stories of trapped hair too) not even a thankyou and the husband just stood and watched ! Must have looked quite funny on the airport cameras though ,i was like a little ninja

"There was a large lady and her daughter facing the wrong way on downwards escalator in Bnk Airport"

"not even a thankyou and the husband just stood and watched !"

Yup - sounds like Russians