tonypattaya

The government should be ashamed of itself. It is one of the reasons that soon, Vietnam's GDP will exceed Thailand's.

Appoint an education minister with the task of substantially improving English in schools, and throughout Thailand. Bring in school inspectors to see its progress.

Pass a law that every Thai sign; name, or government instruction must show the English translation.

Like it or not, English is now the international language.

Is this the relaxation of the alcohol laws that has been discussed for yonks? 🙂

"A Malaysian academic  claiming Malaysia’s natural landscapes are “400 times more beautiful” than Thailand’s".

400 times, how did he arrive at that number? Why not twice as good, why not 1,000 times as good! How can a beauty in anything be measured by a number?
Malaysian academics 400 times worse than academics from any other country!

These low-class imbeciles tarnish Thailand’s reputation and disgrace England. They ruin nights out for families with children. This man deserves at least a year in jail, followed by deportation and a permanent ban from Thailand

Animals! Should have been put down at birth.

Not the whole story, I believe.

In 20 years in Pattaya I have never been threatened with violence in the demand for money.

In the top 5 advises in Thailand, "don't wind up them ladyboys".

One of the answers is to employ native English speaking teachers who know how to communicate in Thai, vocal and written, to teach English. 

I have yet to meet a Thai who is proficient enough to teach English.

Very sad. Condolences to his loved ones.

AGAIN! Another case of an Indian tourist trying to get a thrill for free!

All is not as it might seem. so many details and facts missing to this story.

However it may  be pertinent to note that money had been borrowed from a Thai money lender.

£34,000 the story says. Some moneylenders in Thailand charge as much as 5% a week.

With compounded interest the loan of £34,000 would mushroom to £409,000 after one year, and to £5.2 million after two years.
Thais, and for that some farangs, do not understand the power of compounded interest and are oblivious to its consequences. 

Maybe they pledged, by legal charge, the properties.

Lesson to farangs is not to put material assets in the name of their Thai partner.

Lesson to all, do NOT, NEVER, NEVER, borrow money from a Thai moneylender.

Those, without a brain, who get kicks out of dangerous, to others, acts should get long sentences.

"In a heart-wrenching interview, Marcus shared his desire to return to his family in Australia, where he hopes to live out his remaining days."

Can't be much of a family if they cannot help him with the fare!

Possibly paid for the service that he required but failed to receive the goods? Dunno!

The big takeaway from this is that America can never be trusted again. Not wishing to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, Thailand must now look for new trading partners for its exports.

1 minute ago, tonypattaya said:

Thailand should now recognise that America cannot be trusted, ever again. It should look for new customers and get economically closer to China. Maybe it should increase its prices even further on certain food products such as rice and shrimp and really let the American consumer suffer even worse, remembering that the American consumer is the American voter.

Maybe also put a high tax on revenue generated from Thailand by American tech companies such as that generated from Facebook, Google, Amazon ads, Netflix, Apple, etc.

Thailand should now recognise that America cannot be trusted, ever again. It should look for new customers and get economically closer to China. Maybe it should increase its prices even further on certain food products such as rice and shrimp and really let the American consumer suffer even worse, remembering that the American consumer is the American voter.

This illustrates the cowardice of Thai men. 10 onto 1. His gf has shown her true colours!

Why jump from one extreme to another. Some people wish to use it as a recreational drug, just as they do with cigarettes. Banning the substance is not the answer; it will only create pushers, jail more users, waste police time.

Why not make it less available:
1. restrict the number of outlets (say 2 in Pattaya, 4 in Bangkok, etc) by charging a huge licence fee, to the highest bidders. 2. charge a very high duty on the sale of the product.

Like cigarettes the product should not be flaunted to the sight if non-users and children.

OMG. What could have been a disaster beyond imagination. f

Well done, fire crews.