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Shocking insight into how some of these door staff think / operate.

First he batters his girlfriend on suspicion she nicked the cash. Then after he was restrained, admitted he would have stabbed the girl to death.

Twisted logic there as surely him been in jail would be much more damaging for his kid than the loss of a few baht in savings.

Yes i understand he would not be the best role model for his kid (woman beater, unhinged wannabe killer), but if he did indeed save the cash for the kid that does indeed give him a tiny bit of credibility as a dad (but only if its true that it was indeed what he was saving for).

I wonder how the BIB / authorities will proceed here

 Face saving simply shouldn't be able to cut it. He obviously needs help / a severe custodial sentence.

Too much of a hot potato, and too much potential bad press will see the article 44 request be shot down. And the minister who is supporting it isn't powerful enough to force any work to commence on it. A win (albeit a temporary one) for the activists on this issue.

The water management at a state level in Thailand is beyond atrocious. There must be ways to conserve the excess they get and store / route it to areas which receive regular shortages. I am not entirely sure how this whole thing works, but for the ones who are paid to know, and implement the necessary works to make it happen, have done a bloody awful job up to now. What have they been doing for the last half a century?

I thought that should be the other way around. Any shrewd investor simply wouldn't invest their money here at the moment.

The normal people here are starting to feel the pinch, especially in BKK. In the retail sector alone i see more and more empty lots here now. These clowns running the show here are so far removed from the average person, its appalling really. 

Has the hallmarks of a very murky affair, I commend the deceased's family for calling for extra scrutiny. I am not sure if it is even possible to hang oneself with regular socks, that alone is a red flag. Hope this isn't allowed to fade away, but I dare say it will do just that

The amounts of in house testing set by the Universities themselves alongside any number of standardized national tests and other high school administered tests put an almighty burden on the students. It is simply too much.

But the article is interesting as it says the old system got higher yields of quality students who can meet the demands set. I wonder if that is all it is, a sign of the times now is that the distractions of modern living nowadays can in many ways blind students as to just what it takes to not only complete a degree course, but to attain a high degree classification.

This is going to be a very tough nut to crack, it would appear that the solution from yesteryear may not be as nearly effective if used nowadays. The only good thing I guess is that most students who can meet the requirements and deserve to get the course of their choosing, do get it.

Every credit to these people. It is incredibly difficult to be original, but these kids have nailed it. Anything that aids conservation is a great thing in my estimation. Hats off

How many times has this same nonsense been wheeled out in an ever so slightly (read negligibly) different banner?

It is seemingly a monthly thing at least. Empty rhetoric and little else

What part of the cost cutting exercise is this then I wonder. As far as I am aware they are still massively in the red and barely profitable even in a time of extremely cheap fuel costs and unprecedented numbers of air travellers. A joke of a purchase given their current circumstances

Some people just simply shouldn't be shown any leniency when it comes to trial. This sub human should never breathe free air again and should have his shackles welded on til the day he dies.

Although i would sooner see the filipino method du jour applied here

The full story says the dutchman is "unable to make a statement" at the moment.

Lets just hope the power on his life support doesn't trip out anytime soon as i am sure many would be hugely interested to know what the circumstances of his flying lesson were

Well a good place to start would be to do some serious interrogation and find out just how many Thai women were sent there by ying Kai, I would be sure they'd appreciate some help more than most

The script changes everyday, always an if or a but or a when. The constitution makes it almost impossible to remove him by normal means. He is there til he does the honorable thing, and he very seldom does any of those if my memory serves me right....

Incredibly ambiguous, a whole lot of absolutely sweet FA will happen. And i dare say the inactive post thingy will be wholly untouched. Pathetic but wholly predictable 

6 minutes ago, yogi100 said:

Britain as well as other countries has seen it's standards drop and its society has been on a downward spiral ever since marijuana was introduced and has been more or less accepted. All drugs should be outlawed like they used to be when we lived in a world based on morals, decency and the possession of a work ethic. Much more severe sentencing should be introduced to discourage the use of any drugs.

 

We've always had drunken violence but not the lazy, shiftless behaviour exhibited by those that inhabit the dream world associated with marijuana. And it DOES often lead the user on to harder drugs which often prove to be impossible to get off of and leads those who partake into a life of crime that inflicts misery upon the victims and themselves.

Utter utter nonsense, and pure baiting material. Anyways I'll have a nibble. Care to give any examples of how these millions of users have embarked on criminal careers, blighting the lives of all who they pass. I for one think its a bit of a stretch for you to do. Have a go anyways by all means pal 

In a word, no. I think some degree of decriminalization is needed though. However there needs to be some control applied to its usage and availability. Weed definitely does affect people differently, and when you have people driving and working under the influence I feel that isn't right.

It is a difficult one really. I see the merits in legalization, but also see the massive potential for some people to completely destroy themselves on it if such a move was made.

For medicinal purposes it is a no brainer that it should be allowed if doctors recommend it for use

Chewing gum for the eyes. Nothing more.

Had to laugh at how it implies that any man would switch back to dating western women while living here ?  

But seriously the writer must have their head quite a way up there by now. Frightening  

RIP, seemingly a very charming, beautiful young lady who had a really good job and everything to live for. But like many Thais, a severe lack of emotional maturity on the flipside. What a shame for her family and friends

It's a no brainer, with the cops' usefulness in issues like this being akin to the proverbial fart in a spacesuit; social media uploading in an attempt to make it go viral is the ONLY way any good will come of it, and even then there is still the risk of computer crimes violations and bogus defamation lawsuits being barreled around. Embarrassing really 

Utter, utter scum. So i wonder what the punishment for killing a Burmese guy is then?

And obviously no premeditation for violence despite turning up in vastly superior numbers with weapons.

The outcome will no doubt be pathetic. But still we'll never know as murders like this are all too frequent and never chased up by lazy journalists.

RIP the man who lost his life so horribly

Most posts above are right on the money, it is the job of the local authorities to get these dogs that are simply roaming the streets day and night off the street. This poor girl has been left traumatized and scarred physically as the authorities just say mai pen rai and don't bother to keep the streets clear.

It is another real marker of a 3rd world country to have dogs roaming around all parts, in and around schools, businesses, and even on busy roads. They're a disgrace, simple. They need to be either reunited with their owners or euthanized imho. I hope the young girl recovers and is handsomely compensated for what she has been through

School directors in Thailand are to education what grit is to snow. For the large part they aren't in it for the betterment of the students and the education environment. From many of the examples i've seen here their key focus is either on personal enrichment or on "face projects" that largely embody style over substance and any longevity.

The school director position is also essentially used as a favour mill of sorts, a place where deals can be struck with all manner of people to to help them gain some face, and the director some credibility (and no doubt cash).

The desire to learn English more often than not is driven by the individual (either internally or externally as some posters have mentioned), and is only really sought on a local company / business level if some monetary incentives are put into the mix.

Some members have also talked about the need for learning Thai, I don't see it as being essential here. Obviously being completely deaf and dumb in Thai is no good at all, but having a reasonable command of it in order to complete your daily tasks is useful (but certainly not essential).

I have made decent efforts to learn it for the sake of my kids, I want to be able to communicate with them in 2 languages. In all some interesting stuff here. I agree with the OP that the directors' attitudes are pretty disappointing if not that surprising.

Criminalizing a person who has traces of drugs in their system is as immoral as it gets, the sooner this stupid moneymaking venture stops, the better. Prohibition does far more harm than good, ridiculous that people still advocate its use 

He is apparently drunk (that is the excuse du jour for allmost anything nowadays in Thailand), but also doesn't appear to be a full shilling (for want of a better expression). It's good that he is off the streets for now at least, I wonder what the punishment is for molesting a minor, probably only a small fine.

I do feel for the young girl, I have young daughters myself, makes me shudder what it'll be like for them when they're older and need to get out into the world

After a truly farcical investigation, a strong likelihood of prisoner mistreatment, and a stronger likelihood of the real perps / masterminds being at large still you do have to feel a degree of sympathy for these guys in the dock. In such a high profile case there is an absolutely unequivocal need for the evidence to be made public.

I am sure I am not the only one who is absolutely cynical about what has been going on in this case. Another disgraceful episode for the authorities here.

Suspended sentence does not mean "got jail". A 2000 baht fine also pathetic under the circumstances.

Also i cast much doubt on the claim the tourists were throwing beer around the bathrooms if they were in fact compensated by the hotel owners.

Its good the men lost their jobs. But its not beyond the realms of possibility they'll take only a couple of days to get another similar position