Bday Prang

I always wondered why they don't build the villages nearer to the water supply ? seems like common sense to me

Totally agree except i would not limit it to "poor" countries. There are way to many people on this planet already

A lot of posters have mentioned regular health checks as a benefit of revising legislation. In reality there is nothing stopping sex workers having regular health checks at present if thats is what they want. It's hardly forbidden. Likewise if a change in legislation made health checks compulsory it would not be impossible for somebody to avoid them if they so wished. The current system seems to work ok for all concerned , if it aint broke don't fix it, these lot need to be a bit careful what they wish for, none of them will be wanting to pay any tax for starters I strongly suspect that these demonstrations and demands have been whipped up by some western "woke" charity, look at the pictures in the OP why would their placard be written in english ?

Not the first such story either, There seems to be a strong tradition of "monks behaving badly " and not just in Thailand Most of these religious types prefer to lead by dictating what others should and should not do, and not by example, Bunch of hypocrites

Could not agree more The original concept of a buffet was intended to be " eat as much as you want" but it was altered by Americans to "eat as much as you can" Its quite disgusting to see people piling their plates to the absolute limit and then eating only about half, leaving the rest as waste Chinese style I am all in favour of the practise exercised in some establishments were the leftovers are weighed and the gluttons charged accordingly

I suggest you first learn to speak some Thai, then attempt to make some Thai friends, it will open your eyes!

Of course it would be protected, why would/ should it be treated any differently than any other occupation?

Adhere to Buddhist teachings ? are you having a laugh. Lying is second nature to them , and sexual misconduct is a way of life for many, and there is a huge drug and alcohol problem in all levels of society, oops I nearly forgot about how they plunge themselves into debt in order to buy things like large 4x4 vehicles, not out of necessity but as an ostentatious display of imaginary wealth and status, Hardly inline with the teachings of the Buddha

I would expect that many or even all people are hoping that their lives will improve as a result of the election, I also expect that they will all be disappointed

from what i just saw on the news it appears that the police have arrested a guy who has confessed to killing the boy but denies killing the girl , claiming he never saw her

Look at the photo in the OP not a single grey hair ! in the unlikely event that he finds himself a bit short of cash, I'm sure the guys at "grecian 2000" would employ him as a model

If he wants to come back then why does he not just do it, instead of making countless public announcements. Obviously he won't be able to quietly slip in to the country unnoticed, but why the big build up beforehand and just prior to the election ? "to raise his grandchildren" what kind of rubbish is that ? People like him don't even raise their own kids, its done by nannies and servants and boarding schools in foreign countries, The raising of grandchildren by their grandparents is a burden undertaken out of necessity normally by the poorest members of society in Issan Although maybe he is hoping that the parents of his grandchildren will be fully occupied in government as that is the only way his return will be painless for him. All the bleating about how he is "prepared to do his time" actually makes me want to puke if he thought there was any chance of incarceration he would stay exactly where he is

That is exactly what i meant, the only thing that is known about her is that she cannot be contacted, for whatever reason

sure she is still "missing", but according to the news there is currently no evidence that she has been abducted or that she was involved in the lads murder, Patience all will be revealed in time

As usual there is a lot of the usual, predictable anti Thai comments; bad parents, bad schools, useless police. One could almost be forgiven for thinking that this sort of thing has never happened and would never happen in any western country.

Some are probably reasonably sane when they first arrive here, but if there was a regular check say every 90 days, the ones who are losing it could be quickly identified and humanely repatriated,

"ranting and raving" ?? It's not me who said "you need to wind your head in" (actually the phrase you were looking for I believe is "wind your neck in") May I suggest that you calm down, before you break another keyboard.

If there was such a machine it would make sense to have them situated at immigration offices up and down the country too, as I'm sure mental health "issues" are not unique to tourists , A "mad guys out" initiative would send a shiver down the spines of a few expats

NO! I choose not to believe him because he is obviously a meth head nut job who has thrown a fridge out of the window, I would not believe anything he said ! The fact that, despite the headline and his claims, there are no reports of cannabis in his system is also a strong indication that he was not smoking cannabis, As to why he claimed he had ingested cannabis, well as you said yourself one is legal and one is not, that would be a pretty good reason for him to lie, which he did , but he got caught out by a blood test. Had cannabis been present in his system do you really think that would be overlooked ? It is you, who is trying to further your own anti cannabis agenda by completely ignoring the facts, why else would you do so I hope you are never selected for jury service , you appear to be incapable of analysing the evidence and facts as presented to you. Descending predictably into your own "reefer madness" fantasy

catapult is equally effective and much cheaper

but no cannabis was detected so it obviously was not cannabis laced with meth it was just meth ! Your belief in the words of a fridge throwing mad man is astonishing

they don't just scam non Thais

An actual, genuine, real expert and well worthy of the title,

Well it would theoretically be possible if "your friends" ladyboy knew the right people and "your friend" had enough money to pay them off with ! And your "friend" trusts the ladyboy enough to send a <deleted> load of money from France in order to bribe an official or two ( as it would not be cheap). But its all absolute rubbish isn't it? The fact is , there is no "friend" is there ? and you are the victim of blackmail from a ladyboy that you hooked up with and have somehow enraged. I don't blame you for inventing an imaginary friend I would also be highly embarrassed firstly for what you have been doing , and secondly for making such a pathetic attempt at hiding it You need to level up with us and tell the complete truth or maybe on second thoughts don't bother

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