Jackbenimble

any successful coup would render the PM powerless wouldn't it? They wouldn't be having anyone arrested.

its a matter of personal choice I think...you chose not to repatriate the body. There is no right or wrong choice though. It's up to the surving family members to decide.

repatriating a corpse is expensive.

its a given the Thai will win.

"maybe" she was just a normal girl and wasn't for hire & had tried to tell him to go away but he was too drunk to realise or notice? "Maybe" she was his g/f and was acting like she wasn't and attracting as much attention as she possibly could to sate her desires? Maybe........................it was a storm in a t-cup and nothing really happened lol.

that the term "foreigner" is used without mentioning his nationality would suggest he is Asian and probably Chinese. If he is why not say Chinese man? If he had been a "farang" we would have been informed which country he was from.....why the special treatment? Its never a good idea to hit a woman - better to just walk away and leave her if she's playing up. If he is just a bully though then he's likely done it b4 and he needs teaching a lesson.

whether you like or not or agree or not if you hire domestic staff in your home they are entitled to at least 13 of the Public Holidays. These are given to all workers by the Government - you do not have the authority to overule Thai law. My advice would be to sit down and simply discuss which 13 of the holiday she wants - bear in mind Songkran is a 3 day Public Holiday. The workers are entitled to be paid for these days too. Stop being a tightarse and think about the well-being of your helper for a change instead of your pocket. If you dont know the law then find out, there is plenty of info on Google to keep you on the right side of it.

yeah right.............that old saying. ????

with percentages like that I'm surprised this "crime wave" hasn't been re-labelled a Pandemic.

that's exactly how things work here and how the RTP make any money. They wouldn't be able to survive on the salary the government pays.

where there's blame..............................

Nothing funny about drunk foreigners shooting their mouths off but to then start whining when it goes pear-shaped is a joke. It doesn't matter that t was a ladyboy, shoot your mouth off because you're drunk and you shouldn't be surprised if someone pulls you up about it. You being an Aussie (I presume) will know what I'm talking about. You guys dont tolerate having the p*ss taken out of you so why do you think a ladyboy should let it go? Or are there different rules regarding ladyboys, are they "fair game"?

Has it "gone"? it was a nice soi before the lock down.

exactly......the LGBQT community shout from the rooftops about their sexuality. They bring traffic to a standstill with their rallies all over the world and att axpayers expense. Just be gay if you're gay ffs. Shoving it down peoples throats is the wrong way to curry support. Those people who come knocking on your door to sell God are irritating too but at least they dont get aggressive/defensive/abusive if you have a different opinion to theirs. I have no issue with gays or trans or bi's or whatever.......genuinely! But dont push it in my face or you might see my opinion change. I think if yoo that with anything you will encounter resistance - not appreciation and support.

you need to get that chip off your shoulder, yopu'll feel a lot better for it. Just be gay and be saitisfied, is that too difficult to do? If you encounter someone who is not gay-friendly so what? Plenty of gays these days are not particularly straight- friendly either but we dont make a song and dance about it. You have your Gay pride rallies all over the world, can you imagine the hell that would be unleashed if someone organised a Straight & Proud rally? Through the middle of one of the major cities and affected traffic? Just get on with being whatever you are for christs sake. Others dont have to approve, it isn't compulsory to approve it you know! Grow up.

Its posts like this that do more harm than good the the LBGTQ community. Stoking up anti LBGTQ feeling by telling people who have a different opinion that there opnion is wrong and is bigoted. Telling people what they can/can't do is only going to fuel animosity. Why shove this down peoples throats? Be gay if your gay and just be happy..........but don't think you can tell me how to live my life just cause because I'm straight.

Great news plus the value of the pink dollar/baht will strengthen 10 fold if it passes Senate.

Just Nigerians? You'd let everyone else waltz in would you?

This has obviously been posted and worded to illicit a negative and mocking response. Why is it such a big deal if he takes a holiday in UK? He's entitled to holiday leave isn't he? He's been under a lot of scrutiny and pressure for quite some time now and could have gone anytime but chose to stay. I dont see where the story is here.

have to agree, arrived in 2009 on a full time basis and it has changed - a lot. It's still a great place to live providing you have disposable income to enjoy it. But, there are genuine alternative options now whereas there didn't used to be

to do that tells me they're police officers or ex-military. Either way, the PO was more than likely behaving like a kingpin and when he pulled his gun (for a traffic violation?) these lads probably knew there was a chance he would also use it. They're gonna be in heaps of trouble now.........better than being dead though I suppose.

he was already pardoned wasn't he?

1 ring for each IQ.

Its life seems to have passed without incident when owned by her son who has now passed - apparently. So I would summise the owner had the dog under control and it wasn't a menace to anyone. Sadly, the new owners dont seem to have wanted it from the get-go as they have been trying to off-load it. Probably mistreated it too if the owners b/f was attacked recently. These dogs are loyal and loving but if mistreated (or kicked as Thais tend to do with dogs) then dont be surprised if they're not best pleased. And that goes for all dogs, not just Pitbulls. Treat them badly and threaten them and they might bite back.

Grow up. If the farang had kept his big, drunken mouth shut and resisted the urge to insult them/mock them this wouldn't have happened. These "incidents" are usually fuelled by foreigners who have drunk too much - then it just needs a foreigner with his Dutch courage to join the party and the fireworks begin. They seem to think they're still at home and can shoot their mouths off at anyone they see fit. Ladyboys take the brunt most of the time. They dont do it to motrocycle taxi guys so why do it a) to ladyboys b) to anyone? Tourists come here and seem to think there are no rules or laws and they can behave like morons. They cause problems and then when they get a good hiding they cry to the law and play the victim.