Excuse me, but how in the world did someone steal that much money from her? Was it sitting on a table? Was it in a drawer? Is she sure groceries are all she was selling there?
"Stimulate the economy" translated means the liquor and nightclub lobbies are paying the politicians off to pass these laws. It won't stimulate the economy. It will stimulate crime and carnage.
It will create all kinds of issues, all because of greed.
More muggings, more murders, more accidents, etc.
Nothing good happens when you mix alcohol and those late hours.
Is this really something that should be a focal point for the police? These should be legal. They are being used everywhere anyway.
I'm not a smoker, but they are less harmful than smoking cigarettes.
There are so many other things the police should be doing. There is a ton of crime hiding in plain sight.
Do your job!
What a joke. It's the wild wild west out there. Instruct the police to do their jobs, hand out tickets and while you're at it, give out a few parking tickets as well. Pattaya for one is a freaking mess.
What's funny is they openly sell ketamine on the beach in Jomtien alongside the road. There are multiple cars and motorbikes there with people selling it. The police really need to do a better job of policing the beach in the late night and early morning hours. All these kids are high as a kite on drugs, driving their motorbikes at unsafe speeds and causing a hazard by double and triple parking on the road.
Here's the real link to the story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/pattaya-police-explain-alleged-bribery-in-child-prostitution-case/
And we all know that if someone has posted bond, there's no way they would get out of the country legally.
I guess it's possible the guy took a van across the border and left from another country, but it's highly doubtful. If I'm not mistaken there are exit stations at the border too and his passport would have been checked.