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A "distraught" Russian tourist was arrested on Wednesday morning, October 18th, in Soi Buakhao, Pattaya, after allegedly causing a disturbance in the area. That's a new word for it! And "allegedly"? Surely that word is not necessary as there seem to be plenty of witnesses?

"........some Russian individuals might exploit the visa-free program to come to Thailand in order to work illegally as guides or drivers in the tourism industry." Or even open hotels and restaurants and ......................?

It was blatantly obvious from Day One of this charade about Thaksin coming home to "face the music" and serve his time "because he wanted to come home and look after his grandchildren" that it was an absolute farce, and anyone who believed any different is very naïve! We, as "farangs", can only shake our heads in disbelief as to what passes for justice and democracy in this country, and there are those that would say that things are no better in Western countries, but at least in the West, the public do not swallow such propaganda as truth! I have quoted it before, but an outstanding example is "The Watchman" who expected people to believe that he borrowed millions of baht's worth of watches from a friend, couldn't give them back because the friend was dead ,and anyway he had forgotten about them? I mean, come on, does he take his countrymen as fools? Erm? YES! And the saddest thing about it is that there does not appear to be a solution to this attitude of riding roughshod over the people. 😞

POLICE CHIEF Pol.Gen. Torsak Sukwimon today (Oct.17) ordered executive officials of Police Hospital to find out about the current condition of the “sickly” de facto Pheu Thai boss/convicted inmate Thaksin Shinawatra and whether he could possibly have feigned his way to hospital only to stay away from jail as alleged." Good luck with that! The newly-named police chief said he does not know much about the event in which the deposed prime minister has been staying at Police Hospital .............." Erm? Why not?

"Tea Break"?

"..........a one-month stay abroad, such as in Thailand, may not be enough." Does the Thai Government have any idea how much annual leave/holiday the people in other countries in the World get? The UK gets 20 days per year, the US gets 10 days after 1 years service, and Russia appears to be one of the best with 20 - 37 days. So how can they justify a 90 days extension - obviously a lot of Russians have a lot of money and don't need to work? Or are they "absconding from their patriotic duties"?

"...................the Corrections Department is considering the possibility of granting him parole should his treatment surpass the 60-day mark,.........." Wow! What a surprise!

"This unfortunate incident has tarnished the reputation of Pattaya, a cherished tourist destination" ???? The writer should copy this ready for pasting next week (if not before!) As some of my countrymen would put it "Gawd luv a duck - do me a favour, mate!"

They have to be seen to be doing something! Apparently, the "Siam shooting" could affect the tourist trade! ????

I NEVER believe any figures rom TAT! They are usually shrouded in "hope for", "wish for", "expects" etc etc etc.

The mind boggles!

300 baht tourist tax?

Will the cost of these "Amazing Thailand" SIM cards be paid for by the 300 baht tourist tax, or is that all earmarked for paying the hospital bills of "absconders"?

Lots of TT posters on here think that that is behaving badly!

Haven't seen any reports of Swedes misbehaving in the last few days? And why should it matter whether your Thai missus agrees with you or not?

Didn't want to make more of them cancel their holidays here!

Obviously he has upset an even bigger bigwig - maybe bought his job on an instalment/brown bag system and stopped paying?

One or two have already anticipated this excuse - please try to keep up!

Today an American behaving badly, yesterday it was an Israeli, a Dane and an Indian making the news for being naughty,- c'mon Brits where are ya?

"...................during transit, the Russian tourists suddenly became agitated for unknown reasons. They vehemently signaled the team to pull over, shouting and pounding on the ambulance door." Maybe found out that they were being taken to a Private Hospital, and would get charged horrendous prices for medical treatment!

I am from the UK, and recently had a "dispute" with RBS about my tax affairs, as they wanted my Thai Tax Code Number. I am retired in Thailand, married to a Thai, do not work in Thailand, do not own any property in Thailand, and consequently do not have a Thai Tax Code Number. I pay tax on part of my company pension in the UK as combining my State Pension and Company pension takes me over the Personal Allowances limit. I finally got an apology from them for "harassment", but do these latest proposals from the Thai Government mean that I will have to pay tax on money that has already been taxed?

State pensions maybe exempt, but private, company, disability can be taxed at 25% State pensions should be taxed at the countries tax rate, which in Thailand is 5% of any income over 150,000 per year. I am confused - first of all you say 'State Pensions should be exempt', then you say "State Pensions should be taxed at the countries tax rate,.............."?????????

"Approx. 90% of the Expats in Thailand are losers, hippies, child molesters, LGBTQ or whatsoever." Link? Proof? Or just your biased opinion?

Isn't it nice that all the latest negative news regarding farangs seems to not include "Brits Behaving Badly"? We have Israelis causing chaos, Danish men possessing illegal firearms, and even Indian men on 3168 days overstay - and that's just today's news! The reason? The kids in the UK are back at school again?!!! ????

Why don't you say "Where he came from" instead of trying to use posh words that you can't spell?