Scouse123

Still do in Sakon Nakhon.

That's it then, I am taking up flour smuggling, it sounds profitable. If the country doesn't recognise foreign convictions, why does it ask expats to provide police clearance certificates showing no convictions, from their home countries when requesting visas?

It is like something from a comic strip. How can these people profess to be judges and courts, leading a country, with decisions like this. The country is a laughingstock in the wider world.

The guy is a menace and a megalomaniac. He never keeps his word and is lower than pond life. He just cannot stop interfering in politics. Furthermore, he is protected. Thailand IS to all intents and purposes a banana republic. A convicted criminal returns from abroad and doesn't spend one day in jail and leads the whole country on a merry go around with tales of mystery illnesses, which as soon as he was released, disappeared. On corruption charges, he tried to bribe the judiciary with 2 million baht, (the chocolates scam) He then convinces Srettha to employ the lawyer of Thaksin, who was embroiled in this charade, to enter the Cabinet, then through the back door, report Srettha to the Ethics committee, knowing he will be thrown out as PM. He now installs his daughter as the new PM, who is just another inexperienced airhead, whose only work experience is working in her father's hotel group. Military Generals slapping reporters in public. They disbanded the most popular party in the last elections, which won by a mile, the Move Forward party, because some dinosaurs didn't want progress or Thailand pushing towards real democracy and reform. If all else fails, have a military coup, and when you do hand it back to the pretence of civilian government, make sure the high echelons of power are stacked with Generals and former generals, to ensure you keep a grip on power. Allow cronyism in government, organise private meetings at an ex prime minister's house, who was not allowed to partake in politics as he had not finished his jail sentence and still remains a convicted felon, regardless of any Royal Pardon. They ban the former leader of the Move Forward party for 10 years from politics on the flimsiest of excuses, and a convicted felon is dabbling in politics from jail. Then allow people who are convicted drug smugglers with convictions in Australia to partake in government at the highest level, stating they hadn't committed the crime in Thailand. If that isn't the behaviour of a Banana Republic, I don't know what is.

That is what I was thinking. He won't get much of a chance in Vietnam, they can be sticklers for rules and regulations plus it can be tough to stay there when not married to a Vietnamese or a legitimate business, (of course there are ways around it) They are on the ball in Vietnam, usually. The country with the weakest government enforcement, and allows a lot of latitude, would be Cambodia, which also has plenty of elephants. I hope he doesn't head there, Cambodia doesn't need idiots like him.

That's exactly what he is pleased about. Anyone not Far Left and a big fan of Islam , the religion of peace, face his ire on AN.

Because of lack of accountability.

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They are all best friends until it comes to money. I have had government officials borrow from my partner previously and never return the money. A lot of smiles and sycophantic behaviour but no mention nor return of the money. We have a hard and fast rule in my house, and that is not to ask for money from me. If they need money, there are an ample supply of banks in the town. The laughable part is, a lot of them try to borrow money, when they have no jobs nor security to cover anything they borrow.

Your friend should give nothing, he didn't even like the guy. If she was daft enough to get involved with an overweight, selfish, drunken lush, then it's her problem, not your friends. There is no such thing as borrow to Thais, as soon as you bail them out of their predicament, they've forgotten you. If you remind them they owe you money, they get angry at you having the cheek to ask for it back, what is rightfully yours. YOUR FRIEND IS NOT THEIR BANKER. Thais will always try the easiest route to get money, and in this instance, that is your mate.

You lend money, you lose that friend.

I don't know, but we do know the sergeant has been terminated.

No, I would have done the same as you and given it back. I don't doubt, some poor Thai would have ended up having their wages docked. A possible chance it could have been detected that it went to you, although it would be difficult for them to prove.

I don't think he'll have much of a choice after the verdict. Although, without involvement from politicians, this would have been a 2,000 baht fine maximum. However, the ambulance incident and the gun waving incident, shows a guy who thinks he can do as he pleases in the country, and for sure, he will be no loss and not many will be sad to see him go, Guys like him don't stop until they are stopped. I hope he doesn't pop up in Cambodia, they deserve better than this guy.

Bull$hit

Me too.

I think I can be comfortable in the knowledge that my educational standards are a great deal higher than yours. Furthermore, I attended Grammar school, not high school.

Then you woke up and fell out of bed. Dream on!!! Make sure you take your meds today.

You are right, it was actually a SCAM, to obtain donations under the guise of charity, but in actual fact, it was to fund his lifestyle.

You don't remand a guy for such a trivial offence when he can post bail, and they have his passport. What next in your world? ..............Flogging for not wearing crash helmets?

I can agree with that, instead of backing down and wanting to be seen as politically correct as they are doing in the UK and allowing illegals to walk all over us.

I think it has had way too much publicity to disappear. I think they will make an example of him. Too many high level government ministers got involved. Incidentally, there has been fallout over this, even for me in the sticks. I had my first home visit in 28 years. The Immigration officers were pleasant and polite, but insisted on meeting my neighbours, to ensure I had been a good ' foreigner ' and not disturbed the peace of the village. Fortunately, as I have said previously, we have a compound and the only neighbours are my partner's elder sister on one side and mother on the other. However, this home visit was a direct result of negative press in the news regarding foreigners and a clampdown ordered by the government. Was it over the top, of course it was, but we can't argue. Parting words were, Everything OK, I'll see you in six months, or maybe not!

Great, Go have a beer, thirsty work is all that typing.

Now you really are talking nonsense. Early start today, was it? One thing I do know after living and working with them for 30 years, employing a great deal of them, speaking the language.....is Thais and the way they go about things. I have worked and been involved with Thais from all levels and walks of life. And your rig culture doesn't trump Thai culture, mannerisms and behavioural patterns.