Mr Meeseeks

Back in 2005, I remember walking back up Sukhumvit with a mate, from Soi Cowboy to Soi 71, after a drinking session. We started to count rat sightings but gave up quickly as they were so numerous. My local bar on Soi 22 had such a bad rat problem that they would run the gauntlet of customers drinking even in daylight hours. When it rained heavily, and the corner of the Soi flooded, you could see hundreds of rats swimming for their lives as the water in the drains forced them out. I love Bangkok but it is still a flithy place.

Democracy is a threat to them because it means they would lose their income streams, or at the very least there would be significant impact on them, i.e. stopping the alcohol duopoly etc. It's all down to money as with everything else in Thailand.

Yep. She'll not be back until they can engineer a way for her to come back and not serve any time. I get the impression that she is not too bothered about coming back to Thailand ever. Time will tell I guess.

If you know Thais in business, all of them would have done the same or similar, given the chance.

Wouldn't want people to see that he's actually ok now would we?

That's weird. Last night I was driving on the 36 towards Soi Siam Country Club and some nutter on a grey Vespa was trying to overtake me at over 100kmh. Maybe it was the same guy. ????‍♂️

Lol. They will never do anything unless money is involved. It's possible his time may come as a Thai politician. He's got all the required attributes.

Paid off the IMF loan two years early. Universal healthcare. Infrastructure projects. High speed internet. Micro loans to farmers. I could keep going and going, but nah, he closed the pubs at 2am and made visas for sexpats more difficult to get is what is important. He did a lot of decent stuff while in office. Not that I have to like the man in any way shape or form.

Being here since '91 I can say unequivocally that Thailand was most stable from 2001 to 2005. Most development happened in the early 2000's, when Thaksin was PM. A real democracy? Transition? Don't even try to tell me that under the military or since the coup in 2006 there has been anything of the sort.

And so it begins...

Nothing says sorry quite like a basket of chicken essence.

I have no doubt that Anutin will be PM at some point in the future.

They don't care how many tourists end up in hospital.

Correct. If it was all about safety they would not be allowed to continue with an on the spot fine. But we all know it's not really about safety.

I would go further. They are nothing more than a gang of organized criminals in uniform (in my opinion). Many years ago the UN expressed a similar opinion about them. Having spent over 30 years here, and socialized with coppers from the two most corrupt nicks in Bangkok, you'll find it near impossible to change my mind on this issue.

They were on a money collection exercise and got rumbled. Now they have spat the dummy and are attacking the whistleblower. Children.

Anutin's daughter owns a very large cannabis farm, so I am told. That will no doubt be feeding the bank accounts. Transport Ministry is the most lucrative for kickbacks.

Well he was at the meeting at Leicester City, last game of the season in the EPL, where a lot of what is happening was no doubt discussed... ????

The bum only had 1,000 posts and copped a ban for posting articles from the Bangkok Post.

Shades of Kamnan Po here. Does a bunk, gets caught, straight to the prison hospital, too old or too ill to do proper time, has a suite in the hospital for a while, dies or released/pardoned. Justice should not depend on age or medical condition.

Indeed. They typically get what they deserve in governance here. Anyone with half a brain can rob them blind while in a position of power and authority. It's changing, slowly, but it will be a long time before they do what is necessary to make the fundamental changes that are so evidently required.

Correct. Most Thais of his ilk will never do anything that doesn't directly benefit themselves. Thais with sociopathic personalities and money tend not to do that well overseas. Bar girls, internet brides, masseuses, and berry pickers do fine. Funny old World.

Stabbed them in the back to bring him back.

CR-V is not a sedan it is an SUV.

A turncoat, snake and a liar. For right-minded folks, no other explanation necessary.