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1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Now I've seen everything.

Which was more than could be said of the uncle.

5 hours ago, bradiston said:

"Sittra says there is no evidence against General Surachate"

 

This from the lawyer chasing the corrupt cops. Read the whole article here. No more I hate him therefore he's guilty blah.

 

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2024/03/29/huge-crisis-for-thai-police-amid-massive-corruption-claims/

 

 

Why get worked up about corrupt cops fighting each other because one believes another has been taking bigger cuts?

How does it affect the average long-stay foreigner, ? it doesn't.

1 hour ago, Excogitator said:

 

 

Trumps appeal is mainly with angry white male racists, hicks and incels, and there just aren't enough of them... 

Well, are you sure? The USA is a big place, I am sure Trump can invent a few more!

7 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

 

Until you need them. And then you might find them polite, efficient, and professional. But maybe that is just where I live.

Outside of the poison in tourist areas, they are generally better behaved and not as greedy or mercenary.

They are a nest of vipers starting at the top Police General down to the newest recruits in 2024.

They are strangers to the truth and poorly trained with little knowledge of the law.

They garner positions by family associations, brothers and cousins already in the Police, they pay for promotions and positions and are corrupt as hell.

I don't trust or like any of them. I smile and am polite to them with the same sincerity they afford me. After that, I stay out of their way.

It just rejected me online, but I know why though, the email told me that I had applied too early and said no more than 15 days in advance, so I'll do it again around April 22nd.

The online system seems to be working.

8 hours ago, JimTripper said:

Looks like all those party huts and bungalows down by Serendipity Beach are gone. The Happy Pizza shack places likely gone as well.

 

Looks like all the dentists have moved out as well.

2 hours ago, digger70 said:

Chemical face peel

 

Why would one want to do a stupid thing like that is beyond me.

To try to look 40 when they are 60!

2 hours ago, brianthainess said:

What skin problem would warrant that ?

Severe Acne and a few other skin defects, but most people do it for the mid-life crisis to look younger, and removal of wrinkles and fine lines, which are a natural product of ageing.

A refusal by some to grow old gracefully.

6 hours ago, JimTripper said:

Sihanoukville was the worst I saw in Cambodia. They call them 'deathpats'. People who have washed up in the last place that accepts them. Maybe they have been pushed along by now with the Chinese development.

 

Saw one room with bloody swabs all over on the pillow and bed when looking to rent a room.

 

They seem to be preyed upon by other expats and maybe locals as well. They just go down hill with booze and drugs and end up in a tiny cheap room, usually close to a grungy entertainment area like Victory Hill, or one of those places near the water where there is nothing. Not the same as Pattaya and similar, it's much worse.

 

Strange things blowing in on the wind there, strange smells, especially along deserted dirt roads. Could feel something in the breeze. Felt like...lack of hope, for lack of a better word.

 

Siem Reap and PP was Ok for me if you stay in a decent place.

The Chinese ruined Sihanoukville and left it unhabitable and suffering even more lawlessness than before.

There are partially constructed buildings that have been left and will never be completed once the authorities clamped down on Casino gambling, which in turn was replaced by call centres, slave labour and racketeering.

The original Cambodians were pushed out and relocated years ago when it became unaffordable for them. Anything that Sihanoukville had to offer, which wasn't a great deal, has now gone.

Quite a large number of failed Thailand expats now trawl the streets of Phnom Penn and Siem Reap as the visa arrangements are much easier and no need for cash in the bank.

48 minutes ago, giddyup said:

I'm unclear as to why the mob were angry. Were they angry at the stabbing of the Bishop or supporting the attacker?

I am fairly confident it will be the former, not the latter.

18 hours ago, still kicking said:

No, that bishop was an a55hole he was an anti vaccer and complained about the Sydney lockdown 

What a stupid irrelevant comment.

53 minutes ago, Excogitator said:

I wonder what it is about Thailand that attracts deranged lunatics on such a scale?

 

I've been an expat in five countries now. None of those places came even close to Thailand in that department (although Bali gets an 'honorable' mention for it's everdrunk bogans and a few crazed russian and indian nationals..)

I've seen a lot of lunatics in Phnom Penn and Siem Reap also, especially these last couple of years.

Local Cambodians have noticed and commented about the foreigners who can no longer maintain the financial conditions to stay in Thailand.

It does seem by the reports that attempted murder charges would be justified.

Members have commented that this German has attacked multiple foreigners.

It seems to me he has a screw loose and seems to think he is above and beyond the law, a common misconception when they get away with extreme violence a few times.

And so much for his highly skilled martial arts which involved attacking a 63-year-old Belgian man from behind.

We have ways of dealing with these people where I come from.

I hope the Belgian chap recovers well and gets the justice he deserves, nothing warrants this type of behaviour when they say the attack was completely unprovoked.

The guy sounds psychotic.

Let's hear more of the story.

The problem with these people who fancy themselves as mafia types is it all comes home to roost.

They are trying to put themselves in one of the reserved occupations, currently occupied by the Thai police.

They'll heavily rely on AI to assist them because there isn't much real intelligence running this country.

This is just an example of his contempt towards the law and those he considers beneath him.

2 hours ago, Sig said:

Of course not. The probability is low to begin with, and in this case, nonexistent.
What does that have to do with the fact that it is completely unethical?

We know it's unethical, but it is impossible to change this system, it's in their DNA.

It is rotten to the core.

This Deputy PM, who doubles up as interior minister had decided and made his decision on the matter of the Swiss guy.

So, it's game over, and he has more or less announced that by saying ' Go home and don't waste your time on an appeal '

The Swiss guy's goose is cooked as far as ever operating that business again and whatever other restrictions are put on him depending on, and decided by the courts regarding re-entry.

I think we can be fairly certain phone calls by influential figures will be made to the Judge handling the case too, rightly or wrongly.

2 hours ago, transam said:

Rented house.....🤭

I wonder what the freight charges are for an elephant to Switzerland?

1 hour ago, YorkshireTyke said:

Does it have Catchup?

Yes