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Anyone remember that infamous photo of Thai police and forestry officials drinking whisky surrounded by wild animals they'd just killed and smiling for the camera? Whatever happened to them do you think. String the bastards up. I'd pay to come and watch and I'm anti death penalty. Barbarians.

10 hours ago, tbthailand said:

Weapons stolen 7 years ago and still hidden away ... 

 

Sure.

 

The Junta must think that Thais are stupid and will believe any old nonsense that the Junta spits out... 

They aren't? 

Will the same authorities who oversee the regular 'cleanups' be employed to ensure tourists aren't scammed? You know, the ones with wands wings trailing fairy dust?

2 hours ago, cyberfarang said:

There are many PIs advertising their services online. All you need to do is type, private investigators Thailand, into Google search.

 

Most private investigators will not take on cases if they think clients have dubious reasons for wanting to find someone, such as, debts owed, jealous husband, wife or partner seeking revenge or from people wanting to find others to do them harm.

 

Have you tried searching, facebook or the social media?

Or, ask the other party for more money 'not to be found'.

According to Western Newspeak this kind of base crap is 'Cultural Marxism'. I personally believe that is total bullshit and most people are very easily dragged down to the lowest denominator and 'art' mirrors life. At least, theirs.

They're both whore infested corrupt shit holes anyway.

11 hours ago, darksidedog said:

"But their common aspirations are much bigger and overwhelming – to be the freest and most democratic members of Asean."

What utter hogwash? I suspect I will be dead many a year before Thailand ever becomes remotely close to a truly free and democratic country.

LOL! Only a year? You ninety?

Just when I think this country cannot possibly get any more pathetic. 

3 hours ago, phutoie2 said:

Looking at the extensive TV coverage this morning, some very sophisticated bits of kit on display, more likely coming from an Army barracks. RTP have not thought this through at all. 

I don't have a dummy box but do remember the exact same charade being played out on their tv immediately after the coup at a neighbour's house with his equally dummy wife lapping it all up. The question is, can the Thais Be Fooled Again? - (Rolling Stones) 

On 19/03/2017 at 9:37 AM, Oziex1 said:

Yes of course, the difference being the justice systems in the above mentioned countries are a little less dysfunctional than what Thailand claims as their justice system.

A little less dysfunctional? (Yes I'm aware of your implication). This is what I find galling about the 'Yes but other countries' crowd. IF someone were to forge my signature in order to steal my property, and if I reported a crime at a local Western police station, and if they happened to be of a different skin hue, the courts would meet out consequential justice, the police must follow up on any complaint with proper zeal and the forger would be prosecuted for fraud. Not so in backward tribal corrupt little LaLaLand.

How many times have we been told Phuket is an ecological disaster? Do the dimwit-there's-nothing-in-it-for-me 'authorities' care? NO. Let the bloody island sink and start again. Sans Thais.

A friend visiting from the UK today told me there's no one here, nothing to do (not a sex tourist) and is bored shitless. He won't be back.

A friend recently arrived from the UK and said if he'd known what a building site the island has become he would've gone elsewhere. So, yet another hotel. Yay.

22 hours ago, madusa said:

You mean to say in Thailand White or any other foreigners(black, yellow ) have no chance of getting justice in court of law?

Please comment because I really want to know what is going on in Thailand court of law.

I am currently reading an academic tome on SE Asia I'd chanced upon in a second hand store here. Incredibly illuminating and a must read, for those who have the patience.

Among many topics covered is the fact that the entire region being animist, had various other world religions thrust upon them around about the 18th century. However logistics being what they were way back then, these various religions were mostly practised by the various royal courts, who even then maintained their animist beliefs (hence government officials consulting fortunetellers and being regularly mocked on this forum for doing so ). Hence a Hindu in Bali is very far removed from the real McCoy in India, a Muslim from Arabia (the texts of which were exclusively related in Arabic, incomprehensible to the locals of say Java, Sumatra, Malaya etc.)  The Catholic church seized the Philippines 'out of faith and devotion' to Christianity, but only the Catholic priests were allowed to preach thus holding great sway over the populace. Conversely. Theravada Buddhism in Thailand ensured the monarchy was supported by them, and not the other way around, you can see this today here. 

The Thai judicial system was founded on aspects of predominantly English Law with bits of Swiss or whatever else appealed to the Thai Lawmakers thrown in. Before this, they were tribal counsels who deliberated in what one would consider a tribalistic manner subject to the whims, potential for benefits and vagaries of the village headman, with much emphasis placed upon 'compromise'.

The two examples I give are concomitant in that they are really just sticking to their old tribal culture whilst putting on a show of more sophisticated, Western', ideals, with a great deal of xenophobia thrown in.

Hope this goes some way to dissipate the frustration at the way things are here. East is East and all that, and always will be.  

7 hours ago, thesetat2013 said:

I forsee TV having more censorship. More biased news. If they partner with the Nation. Then surely the news will be reported with a one sided opinion. The Nation is not known for their investigative and unbiased news.

Impossible.

'Claimed'. Yawn. Time for another 'fear show' same as immediately after last coup   Must be getting antsy.

1 hour ago, kannot said:

oh  really and  the  even  huger  red vote Thais dont  count?

No, they don't. They make up the pejorative 'masses'.

The drivers probably didn't see the twig stuck in the storm drain because it was dark.

Playing Devil's advocate, many on here were cheering his efforts to oust yet another disastrous Taksin proxy on, right up until the jig was up. They really are all the same.

10 minutes ago, payttayasquirt said:

I live in lower Sukhumvit and have seen the last 2 coups. I can tell you about modern history I saw it all.

What would you like to know?

My guess is you were not there and rely on internet research. Correct?

When farang see what they don't want to see, hear what they don't want to hear they turn to conspiracy to justify their logic

Lets not forget the military placed soldiers in civilian gear to instigate riots lol that's a good one

I've seen three. So there 

4 hours ago, Reigntax said:

44 and the military should be axed and Prayuth charged in a criminal court. Then Thailand may move forward.

'Then Thailand may move forward'  Pfft, that boat sailed decades ago.

2 hours ago, sanukjim said:

Amnesty International has no idea of why the article is being used in LOS.Since the military coup,the army chief has taken on his self to right many of the wrongs that have been happening since an ex BIB colonel  was in charge.The so called "normal courts" are so involved with bribes that there is no justice with out payoffs.Article 44 is the only way to get at least some of these things corrected.Amnesty International wants everyone to be a copy of what they believe should be lawful and correct.What each country needs is not the same as others.AI should stay on the sidelines and observe and learn because you do not know what you think that you know.

Are you suggesting Magical Made Up Article 44 be used in every court in the land then? Because that is what it would take to procure any justice here.

Well, wouldn't like to inconvenience Barry's new headquarters would they https://kek.gg/i/7QzfyF.png  the judge's decision being clearly in breach of the Logan Act, you know, the one they insist on throwing around about Trump. 

Not partisan, just use the critical thinking sadly lacking here.

Dear Donald, please take a baseball bat.

On 15/03/2017 at 8:08 PM, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Wow.... didn't even know about that...previously.

 

I'm not sure I'd want some of things I might say freely here, in our relatively un-XXXXXXXXial environment, to be published in a semi-mass circulation newspaper that presumably is read by the Thai BIB and others. Especially without me even knowing about it or giving any consent to the re-publication of my comments.

 

They've been doing that with the Phuket Gazette for years now.