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Looks like Somchia has been giving his pigs a little loving.

Can't really blame them, they know nothing of the outside world.

What action actually has been taken against these officers? A transfer isn't action for such an offence. I recall the government media release saying officers had been arrested but no names or photo ops with these mysterious villains. We have seen a few photos of Somchia and burmese smiling with officers. Small time people hired to drive a vehicle. We have seen people arrested for speaking out against human trafficking. Giving people a voice to speak out will be a powerful tool to fighting human trafficking. Keeping everything silent and having people afraid to mention it isn't going to help progress.

Not legally recognised, just like the military junta outside Thailand except by a couple of dictatorships and a communist country.

Must not go against the referendum law or members will be arrested. I guess that means if they identify or mention any junta members or supporters being corrupt they will be in a huge pile of poop.

Great job by the city engineers, planning and permits office. Surely they knew what the land was like before granting a building permit and what did the inspectors do during the construction inspections? Isn't a hotel or business required to have public liability insurance? If they did have insurance how on earth did they get it if the building didn't comply with building codes?

I needed a good laugh. Do you call before of after you check out?

It would be best if the handed out pamphlets at travel agencies before you booked a holiday. Maybe when you arrive and before check in you can call ad say stuff this dive wasn't on the brochure

The abbot will be summoned for questioning. So they know where he is ? Other prominent Thais have been summoned but have never appeared. I would like to see leading naturalists from around the world get together and demand answers and make this story front page news in all countries for as long as it takes....

The only offence he is facing is encroaching on state land. Yes it's a minor offence compared to trafficking in endangered and protected animals but if they went for the more serious charges that may tarnish Thailand's reputation and the tourist dollar is at stake. Water it down and keep the international community it in the dark

Oh this again. Is it that time of the month again? Meanwhile tourists are dying and being beaten in droves, can't wait for the July media release stating stringent measures being rolled out to protect tourist dollars.

Love the bitter foriegners, dying and beaten in droves.. Ahahaha, beating tourist hmm come to Australia and see

Australia sounds like a very nasty place for tourists if it's worse than Thailand. Maybe they should take a leaf out of Thailand's book and adopt the Thai model of civilisation. Just out of curiosity how many more tourists have died,been beaten, robbed or scammed in Australia this year compared to Thailand?

Two this week and a woman eaten by a Croc in Queensland.

Australia is probably the deadliest place on the planet when it comes to wildlife. If it walks, crawls, flies or swims it can kill you

Take that and let it be a lesson to you, oh would you like to buy and axe?

So no human trafficking on the 6th of June. What a nice guy allowing the cargo to have a sleep in, a day off and an extra spoon of rice. Now everyone line up for the photo and receive your reward.

Oh this again. Is it that time of the month again? Meanwhile tourists are dying and being beaten in droves, can't wait for the July media release stating stringent measures being rolled out to protect tourist dollars.

So this is all about land encroachment and not about animal abuse and trafficking. Well talk about watering the problem down for the international community

Maybe they should now be looking at other places that use tigers as tourist bait like the chiangmai night safari where they breed tigers to be hugged and have thier photos taken with tourists. The temple isn't the only place into the tiger business. I doubt that others will be fully investigated as this would be extremely bad for the Thai face. I bet prayuth has already told all the other places to lay low until this dies down on the international stage.

Does he mean endemic cheating and the No Fail policy ?

Maybe he can order all Thai University students to increase their IQs to minimum 148 and become self motivated academics to international standards. That would be useful.....

Students that think and question are arrested under sect 44.

Hey Boss PM, my ministry can't solve the problem therefore I need you to issue a Sec 44 to make us look good and powerful.

They are the self appointed judicial hub of ASEAN so I don't see why they need a sect 44 in the 1st place.

When are they going to round up the monks and put them in cages

Milk in Thailand doesn't even taste like milk and is very watery

Well that was magic....i pressed something for it to post....No foot in mouth predictions this week, i keeping quite, and i see that post of yours above mr Chooks....hey the Saints stole it from me, i been saying for years the model we have stinks...

We should be creating many winners and that means $$$$ the American system of conferences does that, to lesser degree so does the round ball game, we sooooo back wards here we still have steak and 3 veggies for dinner.

Any new rules this week i may have missed since any AFL news i automatically tune out of....

current poll shows the majority are in favour of leaving the system as it is.

Watch "Herald Sun AFL draft lottery" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/c9b7982l-5c

St Kilda submitted proposal to divide AFL teams into three conferences. ST KILDA urged the AFL to split the competition into three NFL-style conferences as part of a bold fixture revamp.

The Herald Sun can reveal the Saints made the radical submission in 2013, one year after the AFL expanded to 18 clubs, to help kill tanking debate and grow supporter interest.

The AFL acknowledged they presented some interesting points and remain open to an Americanised model.

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE WHAT AFL CONFERENCES COULD LOOK LIKE

The idea formed part of a written submission on the future of the competition and was sent to league heavyweights in 2013,

The Saints plan eliminated the major sticking point in the 17-5 model an unknown fixture for the final five rounds but was not detailed beyond the framework.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/st-kilda-submitted-proposal-to-divide-afl-teams-into-three-conferences/news-story/e1775442d54f16aa93dd062c9da91da5

Lots of negative comments on facebook about thailand. reading it and commenting the thread was shut down halfway through.

Wonder who did this. Take a guess.

It has just been on the Al Jazeera news channel and it wasn't very complimentary either

was on Australian ABC News also and again not complementary either. A lot of disgust at Thai in the news media and social media.

What's with the photo opportunity? It not as if they investigated and tracked the guy down. The were asked to pop around and collect the guy not take credit and pose before the media.

Fought to the death. Why release dead animals back into the wild