paul1804

So a Police General who is obviously a receiver of "brown envelopes" is the newly appointed education minister!

That doesnt sound like a very inviting scenario for new long term residents & retirees to me!!

Its just another reality check on the level of corruption in Thailand which is not just in the RTP and its probably going to get worse!

You are correct but Thailand and its neighbouring countries have and will always be like that unless the people demand change which would mean confronting the corruption from most leaders past & present including the military and the RTP & enforcing reforms. If Taksin had no money we all know where he would be but he may be genuinely sick. He was a man for the people and he didnt knowingly or intentionally kill anyone like a number of other high profile people with money who are not behind bars!!!

No, just castrate him, there is no excuse for that type of behaviour so without testicles he will not be able to repeat that act. Probably she is not his first victim, the guy has to be sick in the head given her age!

It sounds like the Russian mafia are handing out brown envelopes in Phuket !!

Thailand continues its love affair with China, the only foreigners happy about this is the Chinese tour operators in China & the Chinese partnered Thailand businesses here in Thailand. This will increase the number of the "cheap Charlie" Chinese tour groups which is exactly the tourists Thailand says they want to discourage. The wealthy Chinese will just pay some agent to expedite their visa process and come anyway which in my view is who they should be targeting.

Start by cancelling the order for Chinese subs that are not needed and will serve no benefit for Thailand.

So how did he become PM???

Dont you think this maybe intentional from a global control prospective?

There is no integrity, no honesty, no morals, just corruption & lies! From what I have read Thakisin did a lot of good for the people of Thailand and probably committed less crimes than the more recent mob, he certainly has a much bigger following than any other Thai leader in this century and the latter part of the previous!!!

Lieutenant General Thitsit Sangsawan, commander of the Crime Suppression Division (CSD), ordered the arrest operation led by Deputy Commissioner Lieutenant General Piyarat Wesakanok, along with the assistance of the police investigative team from the Khlong Tan Police Station. Usual Thai BS laws and police seeking glory, she is over the age of consent so who's to say he had forced her to be separated from her parents against her will? But a teacher shouldn't be intimate with his students so he deserves to be terminated!

In Thailand, ha ha ha!!!

Obviously you believe what these guys print! Maybe you are a recent arrival in the LOS!

Maybe you are not familiar with historical tourist arrivals between now and mid December but this is LOW SEASON & soon to be WET SEASON. Currently many countries are experiencing economic downturns including China & Japan which will have a spill over effect on Thai visitor numbers!

What do you mean, "the high season is yet to come" Its been & gone unless you are talking about the last 10 days of December???

your guess is as good as mine!

Well its only a couple of weeks ago TAT were bragging that LOS had already received 15M arrivals this year which is absolute BS! When will these clowns stop wishful thinking and start implementing changes that attracts more tourists. They know the issues but dont want to face up to the truth because they may loose face or their cut of the ripoffs that exist in Thailand. The current political debacle is a perfect example!

"Thaksin’s petition, if granted, would be unjust and emphasise legal and social inequality in the country, he said, and would confirm the axiom that, in Thailand, prison is just for the poor" Who are they trying to kid, how many wealthy Thais that have broken the law, committed severe crimes or even killed people end up in jail ???? Of course Thai prisons are only for the poor, thats been very evident in the short time I have lived here!

He wouldn't have come back to Thailand knowing he would be imprisioned so obviously he had the green light prior to his return. All this publicity is just a charade, the deal was done and soon he will be leading a normal life back in his home country. Never under estimate the power of the "Brown envelope" remember "he who has the gold makes the rules"

Given the stance you have taken against the Junta across the border you should be hanging your heads in shame and the protesters should be applauded, not jailed. This is a disgusting outcome and those judges involved should be held accountable for their actions by United Nations! I once believed LOS to be a just & humane country but living here for 4 years has given me a different prospective!

Not that much difference between Thailand, the recent Cambodian sham & even Laos when it comes to politics and the military. Then of course you have Myanmar to the west, an extreme version of the above which Thailand does not condemn! So the region is governed by the military and rogue politicians who are in the game for personal financial gains & power at the expense of the people and what they voted for is irrelevant.

So ironic, no flu during the BS covid pandemic yet now thats behind us it seems we may have a pending influenza pandemic! If the DDC had any common sense they would be issuing advise on how to keep ones immune system prepped but that would mean they were displaying a sense of responsibility. Too much to expect from government agencies in this day and age!!!

I would say send the message immediately followed by a phone call of explanation!! But as said here by many we dont know all the facts, she may have a reputation for taking time off or the Hotel supervisor could be a thoughtless person!!

That's what happens when the brown envelopes dont get to all those in places of authority!!