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There are a lot of grubs in Pattaya (surprise surprise!). Seen it all. Even in bars with girls, you don't go grabbing private parts from behind, unless you know them well and it's okay and in good fun between the two. To do it to a stranger from behind on Walking Street is predatory. A sense of sexual self entitlement to anyone they want attitude seems to be the mindset for some. Their 'off limit' boundaries eroded by their perverted and exaggerated egos, as well as their perception of what they believe Thai women think of them. And for the posters who obviously didn't read the full article - the man was identified, his actions captured on CCTV that confirmed her version of events. He freaked out most likely at being reported to police, hence the money offer to try to stop her. But a sexual/indecent assault victim has a right to report it to police. It acts as a deterrent for most idiots. Maybe her actions saved a future rape victim? Plenty of Thai women who are actually not hookers do go clubbing in places like Walking Street. It's a fact! And clubs go to 4am. Being on the walkway at 3am doesn't automatically mean you are a hooker up for random groping. Plenty of women up for your groping - they are prostitutes and you pay them.

Would this Brit have done the same in the UK? Seems many here choose to drink drive because 'everyone' does it. But don't consider potential consequences. Running over people then driving off is the epitomy of being a complete lowlife. Drunken fool. Prison, huge fines, massive compensation claims and deportation.

The Land Traffic Act modified in 2008 prohibits drivers from using mobile phones while driving, except in cases where a supplemental accessory such as a Bluetooth headset is used. (grabbed this off a site linked to Bangkok Post). Seems laws already exist. It is an enforcement issue with police. As everyone who lives in Thailand already knows, many traffic breaches are ignored by police or just not discovered. Traffic enforcement blitzes happen but the intended message does not deliver across the community. Penalties are not too high. No demerit points or loss of licence, no serious outcomes for unlicensed driving as well. Seems we just all need to keep our heads on a swivel here when driving/riding/walking on roads and footpaths. I see drivers and riders all the time on phones in motion. Even expats do it. Is dumb and stupid but only way to learn is crash, injury, death and/or financial repercussions. Sad but true.

I'd be keeping a close eye on the abuser. The possible makings of a psychopath. Poor young kid. Probably will have PTSD as a result.

'Feel good' story but had one of the usual showoff to##ers revving his bike through the tightly packed and built up Soi Buakhaow recently. A farang desperate for his daily attention and advertising his wealth. Usual narcissist. The sound on the Harley so loud (decibel levels way above safe limits) instant pain and tinnitus in the ears. The idiots don't realise that revving it like that (especially in areas where sound reverberates) hurts ears, can cause permanent hearing loss (acoustic damage). And those with hearing loss issues, they can worsen already fragile conditions.

He'll be dead for sure. Casino hired hit men, plus possibly BIB involvement in illegal casinos too means that he won't even get protection from the law! And if imprisoned (casino won't be reporting crime, so only evidence would be him!) Only safe place would be to flee the country. And out of South East Asia.

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.