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Another predator swimming in to gorge on the budget.

2 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Are the International World Class resorts losing their family charm?

You mean like the family friendly "Pattaya"

Unregistered Crocs of course, registered Crocodiles wouldn't behave like that.

 I would suggest it is now too late to take effective action. Just clean up the mess and start the blame game.

"a man from jumping off a pedestrian bride"

OK, so she was a boring woman no reason to end it all!

Any Thais arrested yet?

Part of the problem is the great reverance they are treated with, we are the wise ones, we can do no wrong. So now they find they are only human after all.

Ultimately, the changes will be driven by their major markets any failure by these countries in pushing the agenda of sustainability in fishing practices and an ending of the Human Rights abuses will see the continued drawn out response we are witnessing. The Thai government appears to want to change the culture, but time and time again they refuse to apply the full power of government when faced with the power of vested interests, Much of this power closely connected to or within the government itself. 

Only strict and ongoing sanctions by other countries will force change. 

5 hours ago, lanista said:

The media peddles garbage.  There is so much serious stuff happening round the world at the minute but what do we get??  Endless stories about irresponsible cave  kids & divers and of course women who have had sex with Trump.

The media has become a farce.

I agree, trouble is there feeding us what sells.

Have look whats on TV these days they call it reality!

And still the EU dithers on this issue.

The Thai government will drive the film makers away, the movie will be made elsewhere and no Thais will benefit. 

Will this become a Thai tourist attraction?

1 hour ago, theguyfromanotherforum said:

I am completely against this.

 

Personally I don't buy counterfeit goods, not even dvd's, but since when is a duty of American police to enforce trademarks for big corporations free of charge? Where do they get the right to invade another country to represent big corporations. Scary and world police indeed.

I guess you missed the American military and it's allies messing around in the Middle East for I don't know how long, something to do with looking after oil companies so I am told.

Is there actually a register for Crocodiles?

If you were to register your Crocodile, do you get a tag to hang from it's collar, or perhaps it's a microchip these days.

I look forward to the stories of HiSo skipping the country for possession of unregistered Crocodiles.

Did they ever catch that crocodile?

None of this is going to happen.  If it did then tourist management would become simple, as there wouldnt be any. 

If I learned one thing from my time in Thailand is as corrupt as it may be, there is not a lot of difference between them and our so called advanced and free countries.

We in the west have really been duped in the belief of our freedom and our societies are far from free of corruption just that a lot of it has been legalised.

Our politicians also travel the country handing out cash in marginal seats.

1 hour ago, tryasimight said:

Why? Most of the supermarket seafood in both Oz and Thailand is farmed produce.

You need to look deeper, the farmed fish and prawns are fed with protien made from the by catch from the vessels of the Thai fleet, no  sizes or species are spared. Theses are also the fleets accused of Human Rights abuses.