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Facebook the way to go. Sell individually, grouped or as a single sale for the lot. Just need to upload a few pics onto Facebook marketplace and be patient. That way you won't need to pay to rent a stall at a market, or pay someone commission. All depends of course how much it is all worth. Not sure about garage sales in Thailand, maybe get pinged by the BIB for selling without a license or something. But I have no idea.

After many years of seeing the fallout from heroin in Australia, all I can say that I hope the pieces of s### rot in hell. Absolute misery it causes. Drug overdoses, suicides, junkie crimes (common theft, frauds, break and enters, armed robberies, stabbings, murders). I absolutely hate drug dealers. Low lifes living the high life off the misery of others. Getting people addicted to fill their pockets with cash to enjoy in Thailand. Selfish evil scum. Good to see. I hope Thailand applies a very long sentence and they suffer. F### off out of Australia a######s.

It's not just spam calls that are a major problem, but also spam SMS messages. Often the SMS sender is only identified with a name and no number. Hence no way to block as it is not a number. And some have a method of subscribing you, forcing you to unsubscribe manually after losing credit from your phone account from their 'weekly subscription fee' (theft). Nice little earner for the scammers if they have millions of numbers to spam. The thieving criminal bas####s got a few baht from me. Telcos don't have a 2-factor identification security setup it appears to add a layer of ID confirmation to prevent auto subscriptions.

Never trust a drug dealer or even an ex-drug dealer. They are usually self-centred, extremely selfish, greedy, swindling, narcissistic sociopaths, with no empathy or sympathy for the damage they can do to others. Met a few in my time and zero respect for them. Scum. This drug dealer boyfriend threw her girlfriend under a bus (metaphorically speaking). If he had turned himself in I dare say that this stupid woman would have had a lesser sentence to deal with.

Huh? I read the expected revenue from Marijuana tourism as part of the reason! ???? There must be a Thai Minister of Contradictions office where officials get together to work out conflicting public announcements. I am confused. Maybe if I indulge in enough Hash cookies ???? it will all make sense ????

These outlaw motorcycle gangs, the so called 1%ers are all criminal thugs, bringing in their illegally made gains to spend in Thailand and most definitely so as to facilitate drug trafficking and whatever else is lucrative through Thailand. Their expensive Harleys, their properties, all through crime. They love to intimidate, hurt others and show off. Full of narcissists, socio and psychopaths. Get rid of them. Pattaya has more than enough criminal scum.

Low life smugglers. Often they go for the protected, endangered species which fetch more money overseas. Could be for a private collector, could be for Chinese medicine garbage, who knows. Poor animals at the hands of a###oles. Hope he spends time in a cage for a few years.

The Act carries 5 years prison. That penalty would apply to the most serious of cases. Like a cartel in commercial fishing in protected areas, or large scale smuggling or destroying of species and reef systems. It just allows judges that option. But usually in these cases, they would be monetary punishments. I am all for marine sanctuaries and them being strictly protected. Not a fan of killing and stabbing sea creatures, particularly the rare ones. Good there are some areas where sea life is normal safe. And is a good step in prevention of permanent ecological damage. But, wait till the Chinese tour boats return and see all the damage to the reefs that will occur like usual, with knuckle brains trampling over fan corals (takes decades to grow), snapping it off and showing it off, etc.

The National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department is the body charged with protecting marine sanctuaries, along with other responsibilities as per their Acts of law. It is not unusual for agencies like this to seek help from police to locate alleged offenders. So, now blaming the Thai police for allocating resources to this case in lieu of perhaps enforcing the new seat belt laws is silly. The RTP are acting on a request from another government agency. They technically cannot just ignore this file (and yes I know very well the lack of response to many things). True, the captain of the boat should be questioned as well and action taken. If the foreigner claims he did not know it was illegal then I suppose they need to prove he did know, should have known, or perhaps it is an offence where the only proof needed is the act of fishing in that protected area? Illegal fishing and reef destruction by Thais for sure goes on. And there should be lots of resources from whatever agencies enforce those laws. I am not privy to court case files in Thailand so no idea how many get prosecuted. The 'broken window' theory is something implemented in New York whereas police began prosecuting for small crimes that were previously overlooked and it began to act as an effective deterrent and reduced major crimes. I suggest this media 'expose' was aimed at deterring others from exploiting and damaging marine sanctuaries. The foreigner's Tick Tock posting made it viral and probably pi##ed off a lot of environmental Thais who reported it (I know sounds like an oxymoron). Xenophobia? I don't believe so. If it was a Thai posting on Tick Tok fishing in a protected marine sanctuary I am sure he/she would be targeted too.

"There she had to put a 50,000 baht deposit down before they would accept her friend for treatment. " This is a critical life threatening emergency. And this very very wealthy hospital is squabbling over 50,000 Baht. So, you need to go doctor shopping from hospital to hospital if you are poor. And if no money - the hospitals turn their backs to you and you DIE. Developed nations in a democracy have a overriding duty of care to first and foremost save life. Worry about the costs later. This poor Vietnamese lady could easily have died from delays. She also could already suffered irreversible damage and disfigurement to her from the delays in treatment. Burns don't stop once the fire is put out. Tissue damage continues for some time after. One of the most urgent situations to start immediate treatment. Truly a horrific outcome.

As the report mentions, parrot fish are not a protected species. But if there is fishing in a protected marine sanctuary then Thai citizens have every right to complain. Seeing parrot fish in the markets is hopefully outside marine sanctuary zones. But for me it is sad nonetheless that it seems nothing is off the menu for humans with such a huge toll on ocean fish stocks. I know down in Oz, we have had many incidents of tourists and other visitors to Oz fishing in protected marine sanctuaries, pulling pippi shellfish off rocks etc and there is outrage from Aussies directed towards those groups. It is a sign of disrespect, disregard of laws and greed Not their country. Thailand is not our country. For those who think parrot fish destroy reefs, that is not true. They eat algae off coral, hence maintaining a symbiotic relationship with the reef. They are an important part of the reef ecosystem. They do bite chunks of coral off and that is excreted as fine sand, which also aid in building new reefs. They don't trash their own habitat as they spawn in the same area. This article link is the source and corroborates other website articles I read. Plus, they are really cool fish if anyone here has spent time scuba diving or snorkeling and just appreciates life. https://www.scuba.com/blog/explore-the-blue/parrotfish-coral-friend-foe/

Brake failure reason not to stop? How about stopping when he/she could and then calling police to report what happened? Or are you just being sarcastic?

Despite what some think, not all medicines can be obtained from pharmacies, even Fascino, that stocks the most. I've had this problem here and the essential medicine I need is only available via hospitals and even then it is hard and ridiculously expensive (despite my specialist in Australia prescribing it there and getting it from any pharmacy there when in Oz at reasonable price). Online services may be an option. You 'may' be lucky if a pharmacy is able to obtain something off the 'grey' market for you. Otherwise you will need to head to a hospital, pay to see a doctor and pay for the script at a hospital medicine dispensary.

On face value - yes, and probably warrants a charge of murder based on the proofs of the offence being established . But not so clear cut. This is why these matters need to be nutted out in a court where all evidence is laid out. Example: There could be an argument that she used it for self defence on the back of a history of violence, threats and fears for her safety and her life. Argument by a defence lawyer along those lines as well as she pre-empted future violence so she intervened in advance to stop it. Maybe she had reported it to police before, or had no faith in the police, or she thought there was a lack of evidence to stop him. We could also argue impaired state of mind to downplay intent. There are cases like this where murder charges have been dropped or reduced to manslaughter. Other charges like possessing unregistered firearm (is that required here), carrying firearm in a public place without a permit, etc., may hold up. I recall a case in Australia whereby a police officer learnt of a relative allegedly sexually abusing his child. The officer traveled to the person's address and shot him dead. He was charged with murder and it went to trial with a full jury. He was acquitted of murder with self defence (of other) claim upheld. She may also truly be guilty without a valid defence. Murder cases usually entail a very detailed analysis of cause. Hoping there are good detectives on the case. Each case is unique. Years of being involved with court matters has taught me that.

This country never ceases to amaze me with people trying to fleece and swindle each other. So even the nurse wants to benefit! Hiding the car? Wow. Greed off the Richter scale if true. Unless she was doing it out of some sense of moral duty to ensure the GF is legitimately entitled to the car (we all know the millions of stories of scamming, swindling girlfriends). Or was the nurse involved with the deceased? If a nurse is trying to snatch property away from someone else, what else may she be capable of doing? Is it a legal loophole? Where were the car keys and how did the nurse get them and other ownership documentation? Blatantly taking a car like that is not exactly hiding the fact she took it. And being a nurse, she's likely of decent intelligence, so she surely would have thought this through? But then again TIT. Loads of questions. All just speculation.

It's the inhumane way dogs are killed that disturbs me. I've seen the dogs stuffed alive inside baskets and cages all twisted and with broken limbs panting and suffering in Vietnam. Seen the videos from China of dogs getting beaten first inside sacks, then been boiled alive, their fur and skin pulled off when they are still alive, picked up by hooks and into hot oil vats and fried alive with grinning sick twisted psycho men. A lot of dogs in countries that allow dog meat consumption are pets that are stolen - already plump and disease free. I understand the factory farming of animals and the methods of slaughter in third world places is also often very cruel, but with dogs on open market it is cultural to scare and torture them to death in order for the meat to allegedly taste sweeter from the adrenaline. Soi dog problems can be addressed with humane eradication, ongoing neutering programs. I am glad Thailand has some basic animal welfare laws that at least curb the sickos from getting off and profiting on torturing animals. Glad this place isn't China.

Freely available firearms and road rage terrible combination. Rinse and repeat worldwide. Look at the USA. This is not a Thai specific phenomena for all the Thai male bashers. There are nutjob a**h#### everywhere in this world.

That is a very broad generalization and lacking facts. I worked in law enforcement in the 'West' and there was never any preferential treatment to wealthy or connected individuals, to turn a blind eye, which is what you seem to be alluding to. Maybe decades ago this was an issue. Now so many oversight bodies, internal affairs, ombudsman, independent commissions against corruption, integrity checks, undercover anti-corruption operations, body cameras, independent officers, goes on and on and on. Systems are set up that anything so blatant as this Red Bull saga would NEVER occur in the 'West'. The public also are not gagged in the democratic west so media and public would not let it go. There would be charges for negligence, corruption etc. If the same scenario occurred where I worked and anywhere else, charges would have been laid ex-parte (if in fact he actually escaped and fled the country) and extradition warrants and INTERPOL informed. Nobody would have given a stuff how wealthy the offender was. There would be pro-active pursual of his whereabouts and if caught in a country where extradition treaties between both nations exist, then we'd be applying for extradition. Would he have high level representation in court? Yes of course, and that is where wealthy benefit with better legal defence teams. This means police briefs of evidence often need to be extremely thorough and a lot more resources and effort to secure a conviction. Other times, the evidence is so blatant that it would not matter how well represented. Corruption exists everywhere. But on the whole most developed world police forces operate by the book. A few rotten eggs don't mean a whole force is rotten. This is despite the rhetoric of some with their own grievances and agendas. Seen it all,, heard it all. Mostly from ignorant people. Developing countries like Thailand do have massive corruption issues which is very very different to the 'West'.

The casino owners don't launder the money - it's the clientele. The casinos facilitate the money laundering as there is often no need to question the source of the money. It's a win-win for all parties. Casinos are one of the best ways to 'legitimize' large sums of money. I worked in law enforcement for 20 years. I have 'thought' about it! ????

These prosthetic breast implants would be ordered in batches and recorded as such. The hospitals would have a record of these on a registry, who the recipient patient was, as well as the manufacturer. The number would likely have a certain prefix to identify the manufacturer. The manufacturer would be able to identify which hospital/clinic it was consigned to. In the past there have been implants that have leaked (potentially life threatening) and needed recalling. Patients can then be contacted and/or they can check to see if their implant is faulty. Microchipping would allow identification of implant via external reader. I believe identifying the deceased would be quite simple. Also usual forms of ID, but harder leg work- dental records, DNA, tattoo and/or other identifying features. There should be two missing persons reported somewhere. Time of death can be narrowed down by studying decomposition features. But....... this is Thailand. So nothing surprises me anymore.

Maybe Inter-Pacific Paper Company should just dump their waste into the ocean like China does with their raw human sewage outside their territory. Source: https://abcn.ws/3yMyISz All boils down to corruption, criminals, greed and disregard for others.

In a country with major systemic corruption, I fear this is going to be a nasty addition. Crime gangs and criminal individuals will love it to launder criminal proceeds, like all casinos. The main reason is to legitimize ill-gotten gains to escape authorities. Blind eyes will be turned to allow piles of crooked cash to poor into these places. Just like other casinos - flying in VIPS with private planes full of cash to pump through the casino tables. Average Thai punters will lose their dough. Gambling addictions will increase. Expats and average tourists may go in for a punt, but really won't be the main draw cards for cash flows. Illegally run casinos at least mean it's not mainstream and keeps it being commercialized into the multi billion dollar industries. Loan sharks, kidnappings, extortion, gang murders. Here we go. The bank always wins.

I find this to be quite true. It appears to be a cultural phenomena. And it has been explained to me before by a layperson to come from their style of Buddhism whereby they differ from the 'West' in that where we strive for happiness, they seek to retain it. So, perhaps this also means seeking instant gratification instead of delaying that and working towards it instead. That would explain many of the loans I see Thais have taken out, such as car loans - for a new car as a real life example, from someone devoid of sufficient assets and a job that is unstable and uncertain. Instant gratification. Of course there are instances of needs for loans out of sheer desperation, but perhaps things leading up to that point could have been avoided. Saying that, I do sometimes envy the Thai 'happiness now' mentality that I struggle with, instead worrying constantly over things spanning many years into the future and having sufficient finances.

Want to know a lot more about these visas and how easy they are able to cater for retirees, as well as at what cost? Is it a fully legit way to stay or 'something under the table' way to stay visa/s for retirees? Vietnam was a destination of choice, having resided there before (but working on a business visa). But since retirement and difficulty it seemed to stay in Vietnam retired, I chose Thailand instead. Cost of living in Vietnam was very affordable. Beers (2005-2008) were about 40 cents AUD (Beer Saigon draught) at my local corner shop. I miss the Vietnamese Bahn Mi bread rolls, pork chops, pho soup, Vietnamese coffees etc. Beautiful women of course and mostly honest and hard working.

"If the banks can offer low-interest loans without any major background checks, then many would not need to go to these loan sharks in the first place." Problem with that idea is why would the banks want to take on people with that risk? Banks are a business and make profits. Taking on people with no proper background checks means loan defaults and therefore losses. Banks are not a charity. Too many people here with poor credit history. Loan sharks can be dangerous. Borrowing off Thai mafia or other foreign loan sharks is common. Serious injury or death as well as property damage are real outcomes. Very poorly educated and a stupid culture of being desperate to impress others has led to this. I know of a dumb, greedy bar owner who borrowed money off friends and family members, never repaid, always covering up her inability to repay with lies or just not answering calls. COVID came and she became desperate. Resorted to Thai mafia loans. Next option? She then went to town swindling and fleecing naive rich and gullible farang of their cash for the mafia, but left others with nothing. Only threats worked for that vixen. Seems to be the way here. The naive farangs left with emptier bank accounts.