mikebell

Obviously he's never been in the army.

My maths isn't very good but 30 baht on a 100 baht price is a 30% jump which sounds like soaring to me.

There, that's another thing fixed. Pollution eradicated - tick. Corruption gone - tick. Next up the daily road kill.

The context is I live here & have done for nearly 20 years. This is now my home & on such a forum as this anyone & everyone should be allowed to express an opinion without some brainless contributor saying go home. So here's my constructive reply to the questions I raised which you could answer: 1 Thai police are lazy, corrupt & self-entitled. The force should be dismantled and only the worthy allowed to make their way up the ladder; not by being a family member or buying a position. 2 Soi dogs (including those with owners) should be euthanised not allowed to dwell in restaurants/7-11s. Thais pretend to care about hygiene lording it over dirty farangs all the while allowing their pets to defecate/urinate & cause accidents on EVERY soi in the land. 3 Thais roads are the 2nd most dangerous in the world; the daily road kill is shameful yet NOTHING has been done about it in my lifetime here apart from paying police overtime during 14 days a year. 4 Even someone wearing your rose-coloured spectacles can see there is little evidence of Health & Safety rules being adhered to; little signs of checks and service of machinery. The Inspectorate must be bling, shameless and/or bribable. All of the above suggestions are meant to save (Thai) lives. I feel entitled to express them without some apologist telling me I can't express them but must tear up my roots and return to England.

So despite living here for 20 years; putting two abandoned Thai children through University; buying property/cars for millions; forming friendships; we are not allowed to say: Thai police are corrupt? Street dogs spread disease? Thai roads are dangerous? Thai Safety First practices are non-existent? And saying this on a public forum is childish? I think you need a re-think; a brain transplant wouldn't go amiss either.

After this, Soi Six will be open.

A real surprise, that after 20 years this has been resurrected, in view of the new political power calling the tune.

Absolutely useless against unarmed students but generous inducements.

They won't dare introduce this for the Chinese, the original source of the pandemic.

Flip Flop.

By the police!

True. Arrests are always as a result of 'information received', never as a result of police action/investigation.

I know you're being ironic but my point is you need to get someone to glance at the footage occasionally.

Because they are allowed to live undisturbed until Thai police are called on to do something.

Nearly.

How many hands had s(he) got? Is this a prime example of multi-tasking?

And murder is suspected?

The first time a Thai citizen sees corruption in action is at the local cop level. It grows upwards and outward from there and permeates every facet of Thai life.

All for the lack of WD 40.

'Youth gang violence in Pattaya escalates all over' - there, fixed the headline.

Luxury hotel? There's only one charging more than 2000 baht.

No such problem on Finnair; There's no free booze for passengers and the pilots can't afford the cost of a G & T on board.

It's not his vision - it's Thaksin's who was whispering about making the Ambassador Hotel Na Jomtien the 1st casino 15 years ago. Now Thaksin is back so is this idea; Tax Sin.

The lawyer is committing suicide by police fire.