mikebell

Why, given their supposed wealth, would they risk it?

I came to live near my son. I am not wealthy - (UK State pension.) The topic is about enticing wealthy tourists. If I were one I certainly wouldn't live here.

The Sattahip police station is a den of iniquity full of lazy incompetents; no wonder another force entered the fray.

Why not start a police force in Pattaya that has a shift system ensuring cops work nights AND weekends? A force that brings down accident figures by active policing; one where fat sergeants don't get to decide whether a crime has been committed if the price is right.

Curfew rules are being ignored by all and sundry in view of the fact that Pattaya Plod never go out in the dark.

The Plod are getting more & more desperate for alternative revenue streams now that they can no longer strangle lots of local businesses which have given up the ghost.

Elementary - but first you need a police force. Thai police cannot even enforce something as visible as helmets on motorbike drivers.

Yet another reason why Thailand will NEVER attract wealthy investors; the police have cornered the market.

Any one promising and young are automatically disbarred by trumped up charges levied immediately whilst the normal Thai justice system takes nine years to rumble into action - see the futsal scam being resurrected now.

They are trotting out this hoary old chestnut more and more frequently now as desperation sets in. The wealthy will not come to live in a place where there is no rule of law; no police force; dangerous roads AND a pandemic of corruption from the local cop up to the very highest in the land. Droughts and floods alternate regularly and then there are the dogs!

'to “teach his wife a lesson.” Most Thai males are brought up by mothers/grannies to believe they are the centre of the Universe. They are unused to anyone saying 'No' to them. The wife is lucky he didn't kill or batter her as is the usual 'punishment' for non-compliance.

The police set the tone for road safety. Do as I say not as I do. The law is an ass.

All Thai police work at this speed; 1st year is spent exploring if it's worth it to the police to proceed. 2nd year is spent racking up overtime on non-existent useless tasks. Finally 3rd year is all about maximising publicity to justify their existence.

I got that immediately. 84% of Covid deaths have not been vaccinated. About 84% of all Thais have not been vaccinated. Shameful figures for any Government.

Totally agree. Despite Pattaya being empty, there are numerous developments still ongoing because they daren't put the money in the bank. Look at Joe Ferrari.

Another junket where the self-important get to talk incessant nonsense before collecting their travel expenses and after eating their free lunch.

As are the Insurance Agents. 'Loud explosions' caused by party poppers?

' It was unclear why so many vehicles and people were still out during the curfew period'. It's as clear as daylight - Pattaya has the least effective police force in a land of ineffective police forces coupled with a population who learn to break safety laws from an early age.

I live on a supposed Hi-so estate; a Juristic entity. I am surrounded by baying or yapping dogs. I go out for a daily walk and find dog excrement on the main soi where lots of children play. In the UK there are 12 cases annually of blindness caused by toxicara canis. This is in a civilised country with strict controls. The accident rate caused by strays on the roads is well documented but is there an agency counting the spread of such diseases; not just rabies cases? The sentence in the article 'Pattaya Police have been informed of the incident and are “looking into” the situation,' made me smile.

Why is it necessary to reassure this to the public - unless there is some doubt?

Gen Prawit orders more pies.

So it's the white car driver's fault.

You can't educate pork.

Anyone who has driven near a hospital twice in a month is immune.

New beach in Pattaya three times this last week.