Udom

16 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

 

Not a care in the world... wonder if he is going to compensate the scapegoat doctors

Pretty sure he already did...
Most likely in advance, prior to his return...

8 hours ago, daveAustin said:

🥲 horrendous. Phuket surf can be pretty rough this time of year during the southwest monsoon. Tourists often don’t realise how dangerous it can be. 

absolutely right
and Karon is known to have very strong currents

every year people drown at this spot

1 hour ago, ukrules said:

 

An immediate arrest and prosecution should deter others, apparently everyone is subject to the law, that's the rumour anyway

 

Unfortunately in Thailand “rumor” is the key word…

They have laws but the only laws that really rule are “money” and “anything” to save face…

Lile there was any left to save…😔

9 hours ago, Jim Blue said:

Most parents were afraid to come forward..........?

Cowards…

When will the parents clear n that teachers are NOT GODS????

14 minutes ago, Look Chang said:

I don't know the exact numbers, but the vast majority of lonely male "tourists" come to Thailand for the huge amount of beautiful and young prostitutes at very affordable rates who can even eventually become their companions or wives. I myself had this exceptional experience!
These "sex tourists" spend a lot more money in Thailand than family tourists, and I'm not surprised that the government has created new visas that allow for longer stays for foreigners. Obviously, not to mention prostitution which brings a lot of foreign currency into Thailand's coffers while remaining a taboo.

Finally someone who speaks the truth without shame...

Well said...

6 minutes ago, madone said:

 

 

speak for yourself mate.
 

And for the others that agreed in the comments above...
Maybe YOU should speak for yourself

Pretending that Thailand does not have a reputation of beautiful and cheap girls is nonsensical...

But the apologetics always have to talk for the sake of it...

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

"...cleanse tourist-frequented areas of illicit activities that harm the country's reputation..."

You cannot be serious!!!

This is the VERY reputation tourists come to Thailand for...🤣

1 hour ago, Magictoad said:

These kind of badly written articles are BS and BRING THIS FORUM INTO DISREPUTE. 

They really are BULL s£/te. 

Very well said.

Finally someone who sees it for what it REALLY is...

10 hours ago, webfact said:

the city’s family-friendly image

Enough with this BS.

STOP writing just for the sake of it!!!

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Air India assured that a committee would evaluate whether the passenger should face a lifelong ban from the airline.

"Whether"???????

2 hours ago, lamecn said:

Cock -fighting and kick boxing makes a lot of money! So, set up an arena, sell tickets, and let the agressive guys and gals get rid of their agressions in the arena, for the entertainment of the masses! Achieving a lot of international attention/ atracting more tourists?🤔

Roma docet...

2 hours ago, wensiensheng said:

I can’t see that this has anything to do with visa policy. Look back 20 years and this type of thing has been happening regularly in Bangla road for each and every year. 
 

it has to do with services available for tourists in that road, lack of enforcement of existing laws and the resultant type of tourist that frequents the area.

 

The Thai tourist industry reaps what it sows in areas like Bangla Road.

I agree...

The difference is NOT what is happening NOW but rather the fact that 20 years ago there was much LESS exposure on social media.

Nowadays, literally every inch of the roads is covered by CCTV and wannabe reporters/paparazzi who document every second of the day.

Add this to the fact that people spend more time on their phones that actually going about their jobs and you have the overexposure and the surplus of documentation about the daily  life...

16 hours ago, Phillip9 said:

 

I think I'll stick with the dictionary definition, and not a definition one guy made up.

 

 

 

 

 

You cannot understand the difference even when you read it. Worthless trying to explain it to you…

17 hours ago, biggles45 said:

Nong Nooch has 3 shows a day where tourist interact with the elephants. Picked up by the trunk and the elephant runs, lay down and the elephant steps over them and picked up in a cradle of two elephants trunks. 

Never read about a bad incident in all my years here. 

So what? 

Just now, Udom said:

You obviously didn’t read the previous comments nor you have any ideas of what “domesticated” means. But hey, anybody has the right to speak although, the vast majority abuses this right…

17 hours ago, Phillip9 said:

 

The elephant is being ridden and controlled by a human.  Isn't that is the exact definition of domesticated?

 

 

You obviously didn’t read the comments nor you have any ideas of what “domesticated” means. But hey, anybody has the right to speak although, the vast majority abuses this right…

5 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

This operation aligns with directives from senior authorities aimed at improving the image of Pattaya as a tourist destination

It IS a tourist destination!!!

It's been since the seventies and it IS WORLDWIDE FAMOUS for THIS VERY REASON!!!

On 12/14/2024 at 8:25 AM, easydoor said:

Out of the mouth of a child comes mostly the truth.

So I would rather believe the chlld as I would belive that teacher.

Especially from a three year-old...

Hard to think he already has that kind of malice to lie about that.

He is much more likely to keep quiet as the fear (too often pretended to be "respect") for authority is instilled in Thai culture and society.

7 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

 

And maybe, just maybe, the injury happened on another way.

 

However, the hang 'em high brigade can't wait to get going on here without facts, witnesses or corroboration.

 

Lack of brains indeed!!! ..................... Idiocy comes to mind.

 

So a bit of evidence gathering is required before trashing a schoolteachers career.

 

Furthermore, it's a highly unusual place to punish a 3-year-old child.

 

Was something lost in translation with the parent running off gung ho?

 

A few more facts required

Like the innumerable times it happened in Thai schools.

The apologetic brigade is much more dangerous than the hang ‘em high brigade…

Lack of brains and idiocy really come to mind…

And lack of research and reading of all the past episodes of inane violence against kid in Thai school too…