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Late on Tuesday Night, Khun Sanit, a Pattaya Councilor in charge of Pattaya’s emergency services department received information that a man was sleeping rough in Soi Arunothai 11, Central Pattaya after he had just been released from a local Hospital where he was treated for a lung infection. Khun Pirat aged 35 was spotted by local residents who were concerned about his well-being. He was wrapped in a blanket from the Banglamung Hospital and appeared to be severely emaciated. A bag containing medication was nearby and Khun Pirat who is infected with the AIDS virus was weak and clearly needed to be hospitalized. It was discovered that he was released from Hospital earlier in the day and the man was transported to the area and left outside a house apparently occupied by the man’s former girlfriend, who was not in the house when he was dropped off. Questions are being asked as to why this extremely sick man was left outside the house by Hospital Staff and according to the Hospital Director, Khun Prasit, the man wanted to be taken to the area and left outside the house. We can confirm that Khun Pirat is back in Hospital and receiving further treatment and the Director confirmed that he will not be released until suitable accommodation and a responsible person to take care of him is found.

http://www.pattayaone.net/news_30_07_51_2.html

On Wednesday, Police Colonel Nopadon, the Chief of Pattaya Police held a press conference at Pattaya Police Station to announce further class 1 drugs seizures and arrests. Two cases were presented to the gathered media.

The first case resulted in the arrest of a Cambodian National, Mr. Thep aged 25 as the result of information given to Police which claimed that the man was a drugs courier and was preparing to sell a large quantity of class 1 drugs to local dealers. The foreign national arrived at the Banjark Petrol Station in North Pattaya and was driving a purple Bangkok Taxi-meter as specified by the Police Informant. Police moved in and detained the suspect who was found to be hiding 1,740 Yabba Tablets inside his shoes. During questioning at the Police Station, Mr. Thep claimed he was paid 40,000 Baht to transport the drugs to Pattaya by a Thai man known only as “Jo” who had purchased the drugs from an agent in Laos. Further investigations are taking place as Police hunt for “Jo”

The second case involved the arrest of Khun Chawarit aged 40. He was caught with 2 Yabba Tablets and a gun at the North Pattaya Bus Terminal following a tip-off. He explained to Police that he had been taking Yabba for more than 10 years and the gun belonged to his younger brother. He was charged with possession of class 1 drugs and an unregistered firearm and will appear in court later this week.

http://www.pattayaone.net/news_30_07_51_3.html

Police Lieutenant Somshai, from Pattaya Police Station dealt with yet another case of suspected motorbike theft which occurred on Tuesday Afternoon. The case occurred at the Tepprasit Road junction with Soi Gopai and led to the arrest of Khun Chowarit aged 59 who allegedly stole a motorbike belonging to Khun Ganyarak aged 49 who works as a motorbike taxi driver. She left the bike for only a few moments, with the key inside the ignition, and when she returned to the bike, she found it had disappeared. The alleged thief was quickly apprehended and the bike was recovered undamaged. Khun Chowarit was found to be carrying needles and medication which is used to treat his diabetes. He explained to Police that he decided to steal the motorbike so he could raise some funds to purchase Yabba Tablets. Khun Chowarit was arrested and taken to Pattaya Police Station where he was charged with theft.

http://www.pattayaone.net/news_30_07_51_4.html

huh?

is it a western band?

But Quad Bikes are Illigal on the roads here?, maybe why police not called

That is a crazy price, when my Laptop broke, the datatransfer cost be 500THB and took them 1 day

Why doesn't Thailand have the same as Malaysia - water refill stations for large and small bottle? Then tourists could use them as well.

There are, but much too few!

Colliding Business interests I think.

The easiest way would be if the Government slaps a heavy Tax onto one way plastic containers, bags and packaging of any kind!

They are simply made to be thrown away, to fill the garbage containers, landfills, pollute our environment!

They have them all over BKK, but i have never seen them in Samui or Phuket

Great Idea, but i dont think it will work to well , as the tourists will not stick to it

so until now and for the past 2 months since you joined the forum...

1. You dismissed Samui lawyers and not knowing the law. while you were NEVER a lawyer here. its questionable by your replies if you ever were. as apart from "sounding all important" you have yet to present even one legal formulated opinion.

2. you insist to get free legal advise on a web forum and request a complete legal explanations while you present your self as "knowing the law" dismissing replies as "Horribly wrong" or as dangerous while never addressing the issue.

3. although you promised to send us a legal explanation on the 30 year lease post its been a month and still no answer!!!

so many poster are waiting for your "words of wisdom" all lined up with citation to the relevant law and explained with a well documented legal opinion.

4. you dismissed the police

5. you dismiss and discredited posters who have a different view opinion yet you never support or explain your posts.

6. you keep using the "i don't get your point" when intact its difficult to understand your points as well.

7. you ask for ADVISE and then contradict, and criticize any one who has taken the time to reply to you.

8. you correct others English spelling mistakes while your posts are full of typing and grammatical errors.

9. you hide behind your anonymity in this forum dismiss and criticize while not contributing one positive input.

have made several attempts of toning you down and even tried to use humor and assist you hoping that you tone down the rhetorics.

it ends here..

you are full of it

the last thing you friend needs is you helping him in his legal case.. you are causing him and probably will cause more damage with your behavior.

don't worry with this attitude you will get your day in court.

your lack of respect and attitude to others along with your superiority complex make you a dangerous person to your self as well as others.

you don't know and don't understand the Law and you don't understand the Phrase "system" (its not a recommendation to break the law you fool.. the "system" is all the processes and technicalities used in administrative context when filing a case in court) thus proving you have no legal expertise or understanding of legal slang in this country.

a local lawyer who is more familiar with the local administrative and process will be able to speed up and be more efficient in handling the case. it as not a recommendation to break the law but how to utilize it better.but you are to arrogant to know or understand that.

the last thing your friend needs to do is listen to you.. i for one have stopped.

well put

if she is out on bail already, gives them enough time to pay the appeal judges off

a case of no money maybe?

rent a car and drive, 1 hr 30 mins on the ferry, then a 3 hour drive from Donsak to Phuket

two options

fastest - Fly from Chaing Mai to samui, then get a boat across

or get a flight to BKK, with a bus or train to Surrathani, then to samui or donsak then get the boat

the flight way ay cost you 2K more, but better then the hassle and the 12 hour bus/train ride

tx

buisness with the Junta? well need anyone say more!

ask you secruity guard in the building to ask someone with a pick up truck to help, this is what i did last time and was suprised so many people wanted to help

BANGKOK, Jul 29 (IPS) - The pirated DVDs, fake Swiss watches and imitation designer garments are fast disappearing from the streets of Patpong, a red light strip in the Thai capital popular with tourists and bargain-hunters.

For, next week, U.S. President George W. Bush flies into Thailand for a two-day visit, on Aug. 6-7, as part of his final Asian tour before handing over office to his successor.

On Jul. 25, the Thai police launched a crackdown to rid Patpong of the vendors who line the streets in the evening with their fake goods, shouting out bargains for pirated versions of films such as ‘Sex and the City’ and ‘The Devil Wears Prada’. Another part of this sprawling city, the backpackers’ hang out of Khao San Road, saw similar raids.

The police effort brings to light a larger issue that has dogged Thai authorities: being downgraded by Washington due to continuing violations of intellectual property rights (IPR). In mid-June, a senior commerce ministry bureaucrat visited the U.S. capital to get the Bush administration to change its mind.

Washington’s charge -- that IPR is regularly violated in Thailand -- has resulted in this South-east Asian country being placed along with other violators in the ‘’priority watch list,’’ released annually by U.S. trade officials. ‘’The country’s IPR violation statistics have decreased significantly during the past few years, and hence Thailand should be upgraded from the watch list,’’ Siripol Yodmuangcharoen, commerce ministry permanent secretary, was quoted as having told ‘The Nation’ newspaper in mid-June.

Bush’s visit gives Thai authorities another chance to make a pitch in that direction, although government officials IPS spoke with say that trade issues between the two countries are not expected to feature prominently on the agenda. ‘’There may be some informal discussion on trade-related issues,’’ said one official.

But that will not stop civil society groups and activists, opposed to the planned free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries, from using the U.S. president’s visit to air their opposition to bilateral trade deals. They fear that Thai farmers, small business ventures and the sick who depend on cheaper generic drugs for pandemics such as HIV/AIDS will suffer if their concerns are not accommodated in any future Thai-U.S. FTA.

This concern has been amplified due to disclosures by the administration of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej regards the current constitution, the country’s 18th, which was approved last August in a referendum while Thailand was ruled by a military regime. The Samak government wants to amend certain clauses in the 2007 charter, including Article 190, which requires government to place any international treaty it plans to sign before parliament for scrutiny.

‘’This government has announced that Article 190 in the constitution is a problem and it needs to be changed. We are worried since this change may be used when the next talks for the Thai-U.S. FTA begin,’’ says Witoon Lianchamroon, director of Bio-Thai, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) championing the concerns of grassroots communities. ‘’Bilateral deals have become important and this government is very interested in this area. We need that article to monitor and manage the situation.’’

‘’We have already learnt our lessons from the past,’’ Witoon added in an interview, referring to the four FTAs Thailand signed in the past with China, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. ‘’They were not placed before parliament for scrutiny. There were no public hearings for us to express our worries.’’

Farmers in northern Thailand were hit badly after the Thai-China FTA was signed when former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was in power. Local garlic growers lost out to cheaper imports from China. Even flower growers suffered the same fate, with roses from China dominating the markets in Bangkok due to their lower cost.

The Thai-U.S. FTA may not be signed soon, however. Following the sixth round of talks in Thailand’s northern city of Chiang Mai in January 2006, discussions between the negotiating teams have been suspended. Washington shelved plans to ink the deal later that year after the then elected government of Thaksin was turfed out of power by the military in a September coup. Since then, the clock has run out for signing the bilateral trade deal under a ‘’fast-track’’ option.

Civil society groups prefer a ‘’new beginning altogether for these trade talks,’’ says Jacques-chai Chomthongdi, research associate at Focus on the Global South, a Bangkok-based think tank. ‘’We were not happy with the process of the previous negotiations. It was not transparent.’’

‘’We are concerned that the U.S. will put Thailand under tremendous pressure to strike deals in its favour,’’ he told IPS. ‘’The IPR issue is a major area of concern in addition to other economic concerns.’’

Thai governments since the Thaksin administration have opted to ignore such worries, arguing instead that trade relationships with the U.S. have to be strengthened, given the volume in exports. In recent years, the volume of trade between the two countries has been around 28 billion US dollars.

But the country’s farmers, who have suffered from trade deals, feel otherwise. They showed their displeasure the last time Bush visited the country in October 2003.

To protest against U.S. agriculture policy, some farmers in the north placed a curse on Bush. They did so by dropping a photograph of him inside a pot and tossing it into the Ping River amid chants and black magic mantras.

I believe the local hospital can help, there is also a westen drug and alchol counciler on the island if the speak english

Free the weed

more images at www.pattayaone.net

But i am surprised they never post the pictures here?

Hi Loubrockbank

feel free to PM, and i am happy to assist with what you are after

My Friend did this, and sent the bike in 3 parts, put it back together, but the DVLA would not register the bike

Be Careful

If you are looking for the south then there are loads of houses fro rent, and with your budget you should get a castle

PM me, i have a few down the south for rent

Cheers

BTW: its not your "advise"...its "advice"...so, ya, you are correct...why would I take it and I DO know better than you, for SURE

From this, are you a samui lawyer ??? as you seem to put down the more better lawyers on Samui but promote a few less reptable ones ?, also you are looking for an answer that has been answered for you but you keep it draged on ?

You seem that you are looking for someone to mention a lawyer for you to say YES they are great, which maybe your firm

Correct me if i am wrong

I have had the same error with my card from the UK since Wed, i have heard it maybe someting with the internet connection?........

its happen with me the last week or so using a visa from UK