MarcelV

People reap what they sow. Everybody can still remember my words about "rivers of blood of the martyrs".

If they do not heed it, then so be it. Som nam naa.

Just as a reminder: Eid al-Fitr is what muslims celebrate the day after the month of Ramadan, and it literally translates as "celebration of breaking of the fast". In SEA it is commonly referred to as Hari Raya/Rayo. In the deep south (Pattani etc.) nearly everything is closed on that particular day, including all convenience stores, and people dress in colorful, shiny robes, often bought on the final day of Ramadan.

I am not a muslim, but have lived in deep southern Thai-Malay territory for many years. All my friends here are Malay muslims and so are my colleagues and students. I pretty much know what I'm talking about when it comes to Islam in Thailand and the Malay culture in particular.

1 hour ago, sidneybear said:

Do you seriously think that Europe is a better place to be than Thailand?

That's not what spidermike said. You are reaching for a strawman.

4 hours ago, Guderian said:

Blimey, the pickings in the girly bars are poor enough these days (I was going to say 'slim enough', but that's clearly not the case, lol), I wouldn't want to be a Gogo Bar owner in 2085.

Don't worry about that.

First of all, you won't be around to see the carnage. And second, by then there won't be any more of these establishments. Only places where dudes like you and me strutt our stuff on stage in front of obese feminists.

9 hours ago, Lee65 said:

Can always import Africans.  No sign of population decline over there.

Don't worry. They'll be finding their way soon enough when they hear about our paradise and its ladies. Together with a flock of single male muslims.

And Jews.

Thailand will be fine. Nothing to worry about.😉

I know many people are worried how they will be perceived after these "incidents" with these lovely Swiss gentlemen, but I for one have yet to experience any kind of adverse reaction from the Thai people around me.

Most, if not all of them, have been very gentle until now. Unlike the man from Trang I am not a wife-beating scumbag, and most Thais seem to realize that, fortunately.

Pains me to see so many of you TV members defending a wife-beater.

Thailand would be much better off without a lot of you expats.

1 hour ago, blazes said:

Clearly he's not a banker....can't imagine one of the gnomes of Zurich choosing Trang as his retirement spot.

Yup dude, that's a real s-hole of a town/province.

Normal falangs like us go to Pattaya. Why for gosh's sake was her there in the first place?

3 hours ago, Tarteso said:

A coward Macho man with “HIS” wife;

 

 

 

Yeah. Truly disgusting to beat up your own wife like this. And now she even wants to bail him out. What's wrong with these people?

1 hour ago, HammerMan said:

 

Still here..  The Blue Dolphin shifted to Bangkok.

Is it easier to depart/arrive from BKK than Sattahip?

I have lived in one of the three restive provinces since 2016 and can assure anyone that the situation has much improved. Nowadays, the number of yearly incidents is in the double digits and the number of casualties in the single to low double digits. All in all, there's no reason for anyone to avoid the area regarding safety. It's as safe as anywhere else in Thailand. Since the majority of people don't drink, the number of alcohol-related incidents is much lower than in the rest of the country, so it's probably even safer all around.

On 2/26/2024 at 11:38 AM, khunjeff said:

Does the airport currently have any scheduled flights at all?

None. Only private jets for the rich Chinese businessmen who fly there.

Farangs never go there anyway, scared as they are to have their heads lopped off by long-bearded Arabs screaming "allahu akbar". 🙃

1 hour ago, Stocky said:

Same visa as me!

 

No one's ever asked me, but I live in an unfashionable provincial backwater, on the fringes of a war zone.

So do I.

In my province people have more urgent things to worry about than a farang's visa status.

Hammerman, Hammerman, where are you?

What about his visa status? Did someone check if Mr. Russell is perhaps on overstay after 50 days of running?

I've been there multiple times, but don't live there, nor do I know any foreigner who does.

Would I live there? Probably not, as it's so far from anywhere else in Thailand and the airport is not being used at all commercially.

33 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

Sounds like a good plan, as they also drive on the left and their drivers would be a lot better, so hopefully won't kill or injure people on a weekly basis. 

Don't get your hopes up.

39 minutes ago, Stocky said:

Belt & braces - print it out - you never know

No need to print. In fact, many people don't fill in the form until they're asked to at the border.

10 hours ago, proton said:

 

Not enough force

Easy to say if you don't even know who the insurgents are. They are indistinguishable from the regular population, some of whom support and/or house the actual insurgents.

There is simply no solution to the situation except peace talks.

2 hours ago, proton said:

Calling it an 'insurgency' is not honest, it's an Islamist jihad terror campaign similar to ones in several other countries. Of course the apologists will cite historical reasons other than intolerant supremacist Islam. Forget negotiations only force will resolve this, concessions will only be seen as weakness. These terrorists have killed over 6k innocent Thais, they are not freedom fighters or oppressed, they are cold blooded butchers.  

How well has force worked so far?

You can kill 10 insurgents, but 100 new ones will take their place.

21 hours ago, Kinok Farang said:

Not all Muslims are terrorists but all terrorists are

All together now 

 

Wut?