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Off topic post removed, there are plenty topics about Samui garbage problem, use them.
The headline says "Koh Samui" and "garbage", so the topic is related.
After the garbage is collected from the beach where does it end up?
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The murder and rape is horrendous...
And so to is their lame excuse for doing it...
Hear, hear! All too often the cause for the most horrendous of crimes is to use the old excuse that the perpetrators were under the influence of drugs/alcohol at the time, and that "they should not be punished for their crimes - they need help." To this I say B**l S**t!
Maybe I'm being a bit old fashioned, but nobody forced THEM to stick a needle in their arm, or forced them to smoke whatever it is that turns them into monsters. They don't need help - they need a bit of attitude adjustment of the most severe kind that would leave other drug addicts in no doubt what the consequences will be for rape and murder.
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Now this is without a doubt, a very just and propositional damages award to someone who was fired
from her job.... but why only 31 millions? what's wrong with 310 millions? the latter is as ludicrous
as much the former.....
a smaller amount would had being peanuts for Walmart and more profitable to keep doing what they were doing, for the action to be punitive it would have to be substantial .
anyway , Walmart will appeal, if any award is ever collected it will be years from now.
I agree with it needing to be a large amount to be punitive, but 31M awarded to the woman is ridiculous. Give her a mill and let the rest be a fine that the state gets.
Are damage costs in the US tax deductible by the way?
It is unfortunate that there is such disproportionate distribution of wealth in our society now days, but 31m is not really a lot of money Walmart posted $130,24 Billion gross profits for 2015 , This award , that is not final by the way, is a very small percentage of an annual gross profit. if their behavior increased their profit margin by only 2% even with this award it would be far more profitable to continue doing what they were doing. and as you said it tax delectable, As I said this award is not final, it will be tied in the courts for many many years and make many lawyers rich..
"31m is not really a lot of money" Wouldn't mind it in my bank account! I agree with the poster who said that the woman should get 1m and the rest go the state, or if not the state, then to some deserving cause or charity. These outrageous awards are one reason why there IS "such disproportionate distribution of wealth in our society", and I am not a "Yank basher", but the States is probably one of the prime offenders where common sense goes out of the window when money starts talking.
And P.S. - I love that expression "tax delectable"
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What? They "asked" them to bend the rules, and they didn't "order" them to? What is the world coming to?
"“We would like Google to expedite the process of website removal once it is requested by qualified authorities to save from the possible damage of time, as it will not correct the situation if we wait for the court process,” (Didn't take the courts long to try and convict the lady boy who threw his flatmate's cat out of the window!)
So they want Google to become subservient to the junta ("qualified authorities") and remove anything that is considered critical of the PM or his decisions? That is a bit like the UK government asking Google not to publish any articles that are critical of fox hunting! Perhaps they would also like the BBC to air "Bringing happiness back to (99%) of the people" every Friday night, preferably just after "The 6 o'clock News" and then again by ITV just after "News at Ten"!
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Is anybody else getting fed up of seeing these "so as not to offend" decisions, usually in reference to people from a particular religious denomination?
And I have yet to see any decision taken "so as not to offend Christians"
P.S. I'm an atheist!
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If he doesn't want to see the exhibits in the museum, then don't force him to visit the museum.
If he doesn't want to see people drinking wine at a dinner, then don't force him to attend a dinner.
I would prefer that the word "ask" be substituted for "force", but I did give your post a "Like"!
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No different to having a ghost exorcised from a Government building!
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Ah, the racist bigot jumps in with their nonsensical BS.Count me in. Im happy to pay the $10 each time I enter. In fact <deleted> it charge $100.
I'd rather give Thailand $10 than give the UK it to support all those <deleted> sponging oxygen thief immigrants.
Took a while but you can always rely on the bigots to puke up their hate.
Spell check seems to have improved their spelling as well.
Pity their is no rational thinking check on devices.
Would certainly cut down on the number of hate posts we see.
Took a while?
22 Jan it was posted not 2 days later like you belster
Well what's wrong with not wanting to support freeloaders, Bluespunk?
I think the vast majority of Europeans disapprove of giving fake refugees everything while their citizens get kicked out of their own homes. Altruism has to have it's limits. Europe and the west in general is not the savior of the entire developing world. They should look after themselves and we should stop allowing them into our societies to feed off the taxes paid by hard working natural born citizens.
Also it's "there" not "their". Seems like grammar isn't your strong point is it there, mr Bluespunk?
I disagree with this tax, but I suppose it's just another way (if it ever gets implemented) of Thailand supporting it's own citizens first and foreigners second. In the west, foreigners seem to come first and locals second. I wonder why there is still even a visa system in place in Europe. Now with "refugees" coming freely, I think they should just abandon the whole visa and passport thing for all given they have already abandoned it for refugees. If you ask me, it's an insult that Thais require a visa to go to Europe, while Europeans don't need one to come to Thailand, not to mention refugees who don't have any documentation at all who can just criss-cross Europe freely.
The way things are going in Europe, there will soon be an exodus of Europeans coming to Thailand and other similar countries like Vietnam and Cambodia.
"Spell check seems to have improved their spelling as well."
"Pity their is no rational thinking check on devices"
"Also it's "there" not "their". Seems like grammar isn't your strong point is it there, mr Bluespunk?"
See #Post 338
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Always starts as being well meaning but its where it may lead and if add ons appear in the future that are the cause for concern. Its crime here and terrorism in other places that justify the action.
Every one was spooked when they started putting up cameras around Melbourne town for a coming international meeting of dignitaries 20 odd years ago, all doom and gloom merchants preaching 1984.
These cameras were never taken down of course and since have caught wanna be rapists, a few killers quite a few beatings and the list goes on...nearly all were caught and prosecuted.
What about footage that was captured in the Boston Bombings?
Its obvious in the wrong hands stuff like this is dangerous but over all monitoring is likely to do more good than bad, if your doing nothing wrong you got nothing to worry about now have you?
The crux of the matter lies within your last sentence :-
" if your doing nothing wrong you got nothing to worry about now have you?" It all depends on the interpretation of "nothing wrong"!
If you post that you disagree with the single internet gateway - that is something that in a modern country would be accepted as fair criticism, ("nothing wrong") and you would have a healthy debate on the matter (before it was introduced by the powers that be/government anyway!) You would also not run the risk of being taken away for attitude adjustment!
However, a "Social Media Surveillance System" is exactly what it says. "They" will use this system to check for any anti government/junta posts on social media websites such as Facebook, and remove the offending comment before it gets posted in Thailand, as it will be monitored as it goes through the Single Internet Gateway. (As a previous poster said - a huge task, and "they" will probably be looking out for certain "keywords" which will trigger off a stop an a particular article until it is checked. (As on Thai Visa if someone is found to be in violation of the rules e.g. personal attacks rather than sticking to the thread, a Moderator removes the offending post, and explains which rule has been infringed upon)
So the "Single Internet Gateway" which was only being discussed as a possibility has now suddenly been given the go ahead despite a multitude of objections and warnings of financial disaster from the business world, and "Joe Public" fearing a slow down in their Internet speed. So the "Social Media Surveillance System" working hand in hand with the "Single Internet Gateway" will be there to "to suppress increasing online crime." And what crime would that be? Disagreeing with the Single Internet Gateway, and the Social Media Surveillance System possibly? (probably?)
Doubling the prices of visas, having to pay up to 10 times what locals pay for entry to their "tourist" attractions, now a proposed "Maintenance Charge" for tourists - these 3 recent items alone have brought much criticism, but the "Social Media Surveillance System" will put paid to that!
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I thought the daul pricing at these so called tourist attractions were used to cover security costs. charging an entrance fee to visit and spend your money here will do way more harm than good. Then TAT will be forced to makeup more lies of why tourist number are low.
"I thought the daul pricing at these so called tourist attractions were used to cover security costs. charging an entrance fee to visit and spend your money here will do way more harm than good"
Sorry, I don't understand what you're getting at - "dual pricing" to me means that tourists are paying more in entrance fees than Thais, so an entrance fee is already being charged, no?
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Ah, the racist bigot jumps in with their nonsensical BS.Count me in. Im happy to pay the $10 each time I enter. In fact <deleted> it charge $100.
I'd rather give Thailand $10 than give the UK it to support all those <deleted> sponging oxygen thief immigrants.
Took a while but you can always rely on the bigots to puke up their hate.
Spell check seems to have improved their spelling as well.
Pity their is no rational thinking check on devices.
Would certainly cut down on the number of hate posts we see.
"Pity their is no rational thinking check on devices." Pun intended?
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Its not the 10 dollars its the constant fee's the constant wrong and silly law changes. I actually dont have a big problem with the tax except that it states its for maintaining attractions, entrance fee's are already in place for this. If it was to maintain and fix road and electricity, to improve the tourist experience like adding rubbish bins, benches for sitting etc I would be fully for it but its not. Im apart of the Tourist industry here and anyone that thinks the tourist industry is doing ok is the crazy one. I love this country and want to see it prosper, and before you say anything, not for me but for itself and its people. Tourists ( and they are needed here ) are fickle they go where they are comfortable, they go where its fun, they go where they get the best value for their money and every new fee takes from that, so its not just $10 its another $10 ... Thats the thing
Yes, I'm waiting with bated breath for the next "brainwave" for milking the tourists - maybe "Compulsory Service Charge" on everything? And how about charging VAT on the "Compulsory Service Charge"?
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it's fatal that the existing dengue fever vaccine is not available here in Thailand....!
From Wikipedia:- "As there is no commercially available vaccine, prevention is sought by reducing the habitat and the number of mosquitoes and limiting exposure to bites.
From WebMD:- "There is no vaccine to prevent dengue fever."
From Mayo Clinic:- "Researchers are working on dengue fever vaccines".
So what existing dengue fever vaccine do you know about that these sources don't?
Take moment, open the link and learn
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/44751/title/First-Dengue-Vax-Approved/
Point taken - so will you be notifying Wikipedia, WebMD, Mayo Clinic or will you leave it up to "The Scientist.com"?
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it's fatal that the existing dengue fever vaccine is not available here in Thailand....!
From Wikipedia:- "As there is no commercially available vaccine, prevention is sought by reducing the habitat and the number of mosquitoes and limiting exposure to bites.
From WebMD:- "There is no vaccine to prevent dengue fever."
From Mayo Clinic:- "Researchers are working on dengue fever vaccines".
So what existing dengue fever vaccine do you know about that these sources don't?
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After that celebrity Por passed away from that disease, it's suddenly big news, though this disease has been in South East Asia for ages aka unreported for the sake of Thailand's image.....
Are you sure it's not that you just noticed what I have since I got here 5 years ago and never heard of it before?
You've been here for 5 years and never heard of dengue fever? Unbelievable!
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MMS cures dengue in about 4 hours. [done it myself -works !!!]
So does Vitamin C and lots of water.
Problem is: It's all too cheap and there is no profit in cheap stuff.
That's why cheap solutions are always rejected from the health-business-professionals ... bad for the people but good for business.
It's an insane system we live in.
"That's why cheap solutions are always rejected from the health-business-professionals ... bad for the people but good for business." You've got that the wrong way round, surely?
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I lived and worked for 11 years in Saudi and know exactly what a SINGLE gateway means. Monitoring you and blocking what they (gov) dont want you to see. There are always ways around this, a bit troublism, but there are and will be ways around.
Businesss will not like it, as it will slow down business. All the traffic going through a funnel, it will be slow.
Let us pray that this does not happen.
You want to make Thailand the digital hub of Southeast Asia, have the government put incentives in place for providers to make it faster and more secure, then will we be the hub.
"All the traffic going through a funnel, it will be slow." Perfectly put!
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Why are they "prosecuting" - the girl is not even in Thailand! Is this some sort of face saving activity? Waste of time and resources for the happiness of some Thai authorities. Perhaps some authorative people believe that by patting themselves on the back they will go forward? Sheesh! I thought this was Thailand NOT la la land
Same, same?
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another nail in the coffin for tourism doubling the visa fee on arrival is another reason tourists will decrease .
Why all the knashing of teeth about this possibility...do you guys all own beer-bars, restaurants, or guesthouses/hotels? Me personally, I would welcome such a development but don't think it will happen.
Huh? "doubling the visa fee on arrival is another reason tourists will decrease"
"I would welcome such a development but don't think it will happen"
Excuse me, but is that not precisely what they have just done?
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Just stop to criticize Thailand all the time! Its a commom sense allways to know it better! If someone is not happy with the things going on here,why not just leave?Nobody has to stay here its not a must.....we are all guests here and if we dont like the way it is, then just go back to your country.
And when back in your country then shure you start to criticize the goverment there and so it goes on and on?....
Let the Thai Police do there Job and enjoy the beautiful country here!
Unfortunately the dead cannot leave, and if we who criticized the laughable RTP 'investigation' and the farcical judicial process left nothing would change would it. The Thai Police and judiciary would still be corrupt and incompetent and visitors to mafia run dumps like Kho Tao would still be dying in mysterious ways that never seem to involve the Thais responsible. Thailand will always be a third world banana state if people do not challenge gross miscarriages of justice, corruption the need above all else to maintain the childishness of face. Thais need to wake up and see what is going on in their name, and do something about it.
Hear, hear! I am p*&^%d off with the same old line "if you don't like it here, go back to your own country" and as for "Let the Thai Police do there Job" - I will let that comment speak for itself!
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One guard at the front gate and 100 youths try to break out! And out of those 100 "Corrections officials said that several of the escapees were transferred from a remand home in Songkhla province where they started making trouble in a failed attempt to break out."
Shouldn't have come as much of a surprise then!
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Funny how this post which at least, sets out to show that Thailand is serious about tackling corruption has only attracted 9 replies, yet the post about the threat to prosecute Hannah Witheridges' sister has attracted more than 10 pages (232 replies!)
Don't be silly. Laura is one of us and that story is astoundingly sickening in its entirety.
Furthermore, have you learned nothing about Thailand's ways? This sure does "set out to show" because 'show' is the modus operandi of the Thai elite in order to divert attention from the true content. How naive you are, unless you're a shill propagandist.
You obviously didn't read the edited version of my post, or have no appreciation of sarcasm! :-
IMHO, as far as the level of "non - interest" in this post is concerned shows a certain level of (deserved?) cynicism from TV readers/posters, whereas the level of interest and opinion shown in the latter post shows that there is more chance of the "Glee Club" adding their support to the B2 Koh Tao appeal than the RTP/Government have of prosecuting someone in the UK for criticising Thailand and its justice system!!
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Funny how this post which at least, sets out to show that Thailand is serious about tackling corruption has only attracted 9 replies, yet the post about the threat to prosecute Hannah Witheridges' sister has attracted more than 10 pages (232 replies!)
IMHO, as far as the level of "non - interest" in this post is concerned shows a certain level of (deserved?) cynicism from TV readers/posters, whereas the level of interest and opinion shown in the latter post shows that there is more chance of the "Glee Club" adding their support to the B2 Koh Tao appeal than the RTP/Government have of prosecuting someone in the UK for criticising Thailand and its justice system!!
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20k is not a lot to be carrying espically when you don't have a Thai atm card. Due to arm fees I would always withdraw large lots.
Only difference between me and him is when I was living there is I was about 10 years older and would have been more likely to have the latest Samsung as I preferred a larger screen on my phone.
Sorry mate but you do not need a THAI ATM card.I was using my New Zealand card when I came here for a long time-----no problems
When you were using your NZ card were you being charged a fee by the ATM machine? I think you will find that most ATM's now charge 150 baht for any size of withdrawal if you are using a non Thai Debit/Credit card - zero if it is from a Thai bank account
Two Thai teenagers arrested for murder following horrific gang attack in Phatthalung
in Southern Thailand
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Also agree. I know of one individual who is an exremely affable person when sober, and the same when drinking beer, but give him one glass of spirits and stand clear and wait for the explosion!