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"Since the 2000s, street gangs in predominantly immigrant suburbs of large cities have become more involved in organized crime including shootings and bombings, with 80% of shootings in Sweden occurring in a “criminal environment” mostly in disadvantaged immigrant neighborhoods according to the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (2022). As the financial stakes have risen, so have the disputes between gangs.[1]" so according to your source, you just confirmed his post.

your typical Thai has the " mai pen rai" mentality. as long as their personal lives aren't affected, they're usually oblivious on their surroundings.

it's always been there, but some falangs refused to say anything negative about LOS or chose to look the other way because it would ruin their glossy image of their retirement home

the timing is just impeccable! the statute of limitations has expired. nothing to see here.

If you want to do a parody on a banana republic, Thailand provides so much BS you would never run out material.

Thailand wanted quality tourists; they got their wish.

nobody in America knows who she is unless you're a female teenager (mostly Asian descent) who follows Blackpink.

the very fact that this case is reappearing a decade or more later is a travesty, but it's the Thailand justice system we're talking about here. unfortunately, this latest development with all defendants fleeing will not garner much attention from the media and the country as a whole because at its core, most Thai people remembered this tragedy as nationalistic issue. bottom line, it's a Buddhist vs Muslim battle for the control of the southern provinces. Thai will view the defendants as heroes doing their job to protect the sovereignty of their kingdom.

I truly wondered how many overstay visitors or tourists does Thailand actually have if the police and immigration did their assigned duties???

Thailand hasn't sunk rock bottom yet, but it's well on its way..

this is Thailand, he'll be back next year with an overstay visa and a new name.

it's never enough. I posted something a while back in regard to tourism and the GNP. it seems at the moment the government has hit a wall on to stimulate a stagnant economy. tourism seems to be their only golden goose at the moment so therefore all the eggs are piling up in one basket.

very true. most Thai women that hooked up with East Asian men are usually of Chinese descent or Thai /Chinese mixed. You have the occasional luk kreung type that also preferred East Asian men too. If you ever patronized Bacarra on Walking Street, you quickly noticed most of the go go dancers all have the same plastic surgery which consist of the more or less Korean style image (diamond shape head, fake enlarged eyes). The majority of the girls are white, or light skinned. Anyway, the place is a magnet for Japanese and Korean customers who are there to bar fine Thai women who looked like East Asian women. It's the best of both worlds for the two parties.

In all seriousness, whenever the topic of Indian men and Thai working women come up, the most likely response from this forum is Thai women in general do not prefer Indian or South Asian men. That stereotype is simple false. Not only do they go with them because money is money, quite a few wind up marrying them as well. Marriage between the two groups occurs with non-working girls too. So, stop with this nonsense about Thai women's preference and such. If Thai women are hitching up with questionable Nigerian and African men, all bets are off on their " selectiveness".

Really?? did you or any American citizen lose any rights or freedom when Trump was in office during those 4 years??? If he is such the dictator or tyrant as you and the poisonous left make him out to be, why isn't he in the White House at the moment since he's removed all the pillars of democracy?? If you lost your rights in any shape or form, please tell us your woes and despair! I would love to hear your pain and sorrow. I am so freaking tired of this narrative by anti-Trump people or media. they expounded so often they actually believe in their own agenda!!

Thailand needs to enforce all the illegals in the country and not just Pattaya.

"but a Disaster Is Unlikely This Year" Famous last words...🤣

The Chinese were the ones that brought organized prostitution to Viet Nam in the early 19th century along with their opium dens. Throughout SE Asia, the Chinese established brothels with women mainly from southern China catered for the Chinese diaspora.

As I stated before, the S. Korean men are catching up with the Nigerians regarding criminal activities in LOS.

The S. Korean are trying to surpass the Nigerians in criminal activities in LOS. I find most to be very rude and impolite in disposition. Most have that constipated face all day long.

Aside from the Kuwaiti disrupting the local scene with their incessant motorcycles, Iranians are a close second from the Middle East in terms of unscrupulous characters.

I flew Condor for the first time last summer to France. The first leg to Frankfurt was a new Airbus A330-900 Neo. It was nicely equipped, and the crew were wonderful. The flight back from Frankfurt to SFO was an older Airbus and it was below par in terms of amenities and latest tech etc. Other than that, the tickets for a family of 4 was reasonable for an overseas vacation. I will fly with them again if the opportunity presents itself.

What is it to know about Pattaya that hasn't been already discussed on this board and various Pattaya boards over the last 20 years?? Furthermore, YouTube has more videos and vlogs on Pattaya than pretty much any city on Earth at the moment. While I'm sure Barry is knowledgeable about Pattaya bureaucracy and politics and such, anyone who has travelled extensively or reside in Pattaya is mostly likely attune with its occurrences.

Who???

He's dangerous which means that he becomes violent if things don't go his way. He traffics women in the illicit skin trade. He is a pimp by taking a cut from their earnings. He hires illegal workers. He is a polygamous too. Deport and banned from Thailand forever.