Coolmen

Cambodians are very peaceful and wise because they (the ultra nationalists) make their small stuff in Phnom Penh.

The Thais are crazy because they (the ultra nationalists, Yellow Shirts) make their provocation at the border TO CREATE A WAR.

Cambodian police should prevent incident to arise. Thai army obviously helps, sometimes, the Yellow to CREATE A WAR.

Yeah well how peaceful have the Pol Phot years shown, and you definetly one of the red Terrorists who believe all the hate speach, sure your mind is a stupid one way road to hel_l.

Ok some facts which should be recognized. When did all this BS start? Answer: When the now run away EX Prime started it. And even with him ousted it continous, because in the power centers are still his installed Switch board selectors are working. Because the run away never accepted like all the ousted Primes before reality, like they did, stay out of trouble and after a few years then come back, and all will be cool.

Right now it is in no way cool within Thailand, and when Investors and Foreign Business People are gone and the Country then goes even faster down. The run away will come back and save the Country the way he likes it.

That the stupid ones will look up to him like a hero and they will even increase in numbers, then there will come the part of cleaning he will do with all of them who where involved of getting him busted out while he was in NY, he did not forget that and the insult done to him has made him dangerous like a wounded Leopard.

What we think we see and know about Thailand is nothing to that what is realy going on within its centers of power, and the site streams within the populace. There is fear and uncertain within and the have nots the red are feed by the Run away Prime, so he has the right background to return to his Country, because he believes that he ownes it.

Lets talk about it within the next 6 months and lets see how it has developed. Seher vom Stein

While a good choice right now are Manila for the Foreigner who wants peace of mind. of course do you have to be careful there as well. Its not the paradise but at least you can work and stay without hassle and visa trouble and do business fast and easy as well, if you do it right. No BS every 90 days, changes in work permit etc. Just if you need to leave the country you have to get a clearance from the NBI that you are not on the wanted list and allowed to leave. Its fair this way they have a bit control over it to be cheated by foreigners, the Girls are great as well, highly catholic and as well you get the family to take care of, nothing new.

about the rest, simple no matter in what Country you go as long as you play within the rules, you can do anything within the rules. If you do things outside them then you take the risk for being punished. Take it or leave it.

My guess are that the Machiavelli Mind of the leader is loosing his stamina. Maybe slowly he understands the fact, that going against the establisment will lead him to nowhere! Would be cool to see what comes out of it. Credit where Credit is due, the runaway Former did one thing well. He created a rift within the haves and have nots, somethings unthinkable bevor. and possible out of this rift a Thailand emerges which can be proud of it self. Now it can not be proud of its doing and ongoing. Parlament debates are just first grade kindergarden from the opposition. All I can say as an Observer. Instead of spending hours over hours to block usefull actions by fabricate false evidence. Proof that you can do it better by just doing it. That would prove that you are right, but instead you go on and support financed unrest against the country. While the possible mastermind travels the world and visits with what politicans? Shame on you, but there is no shame because the face is long lost ready.

Remember the wise Words? We the Thais are on the brink to destroy our beloved Country. And only we the Thai People to blame for it. Take a turn please or you will get turned by the Tide. Say to yourself.

Purk Rao Tham Daii - Yes we can, either destroy or build up the choice is ours. That is democracy.

Oh Yeah stilll NZ is worse? Made my experience with them back in 1989 which has lead to an Striptease in the middle of the Immigration section, I am throw around my cloths, until I was just on removing my last piece of cloth when they finally stopped the stupid action.

Was great entertainment for the other arrivals and as well for me, shouting on them Nazis and tell them about the IATA Rules on how to treat suspects, or do an Body and Baggage search, but not like they did in the middle of all the other arrivals.

Imi here in Thailand where never a problem in all the Years I am been and going from here to Jobs all over the World. The Scams, and Taxis I just avoid, using it just as a gateway, as Suvanap is not a great Airport to relaxe and enjoy. Putting all in account for the last 4 years gone on in Thailand, in November 09 I change Place moving to Israel and get the spiritual and physical freedom to do my work, and not being hasseled with stupid and senseless laws implemented against Foreigners. The Thais have changed and not to the better, going against themselves, holding a convicted Criminal in high esteem, asking even for a royal pardon. Then all what can be said. My dear Thai fellows, the awakening will be very cruel and unpleasant, but the time is near that you have to take responsibility for your actions and doings. Face gehock will not help anymore.

I wish you good luck in your endevaour, I just relax as good as possible for the last few weeks I am here, and will watch then from the outside where the beloved Country is heading.

Simple just respect the facts in being in Thailand means you have to change your attitude and life is easy, just do not expect anything and you will get more then you are asking for.

If we are gonna get into making comparisons, NZ would have to be one of the the most unfriendly immigration / customs / security people in the world. I believe that they must all be Nazi descendants.

I gotta a lot of negative things I could say about the realm but visit NZ "for a real airport experience"

Who is guilty? Simply it is the USA and there agents who create such a mess by asking for weapons and Drugs and build up that way criminal organisations who then again have to be get rid of, so more Law Enforcement and more unjust laws are again created. What he is guilty of needs to be presented first. Funny by the way are the fact, that the biggest Arms dealer the USA is asking for his extradiction. Of course it was the government under the former Bush regime who was asking for it, while even fabricate it, like they did it all over the 8 years when Bush where in power. Hijacking people, tortur them in secret prisons all over the world, deny them any rights either guilty or not guilty. We should come to terms with reality that this US government was the most faschist one in Western History since WW2.

And that one has created all the trouble and wars we are facing on a global scale.

If he has dealed in Weapons has to be evidenced on the first hand, till now all of that is missing! So Thai Justice has made a decision which may be of importance in the future, to show there is justice available in Thailand! Maybe there is hope!

Of course Thailand has so many gangster , illegal activities within its own borders. Usually by those with Political or economic power. Bout maybe can be used to front an operation.

PS All the Anti American Jerks on here. They just like to see these sort of court decisions , Simply because of the Failure to uphold a US extradition application, . Why we surprised , Thai Courts are the nearest thing to gambling there is. (Thai Law can never be sure to be upheld)

Any court is gambling !!!!

It is a roll of the dice .. guilty or not guilty ... ya just never know

Maybe OJ was innocent

Mybe Spector did not blow her head off

and I guess Gerrard did not bash that guy silly on Camera

In my opinion .. all three guilty ... but found innocent

So it does not only happen in Thailand

If you do not like the way Thailand operates and how it is run ... GO HOME

Yet another story to encourage tourists to return to Thailand.

If this is the full story - pathetic over reaction by the Thai police in the first place and then they totally ignore the confession of the real culprit.

Radio interview with Mrs Smoel and others here...

http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-breakfast-...90519-bd48.html

Yet more discouragement for people to visit Thailand. If I wait long enough I'll have the place all to myself.

Another fact of Amazing Thailand and you could be right that you will have the place all for yourself soonest. After 19 Years I am leaving on the 1.June to Malaysia, where I am welcome and wanted. Theft or no theft neither of us know what is the real action and how it was done, but the handling of the case is just business as usual on Police work. Thailand is in terms of Corruption on par with Indonesia and the filipines. Which says it all.

Simple fact is, the Thais don't want us here and this was introduced by the fugitive thaksin who open admits that's he hates Foreigners. With this message and his Money he won the support of the poor and has separated the Country to an point where a eruption will occur in the not so far future so maybe they just want to get the Foreigners out before they go on each others Troath? Who knows and I even dont want to know it anymore,it is just enough hssle and stupid useless action, like the crap to report every 90 days to Immigration, or if they came check your Business that all your Staff has to be there, no matter if they get a Job at Chiang Mai or elsewhere outside of Bangkok. It just makes no sense at all anymore so better to leave to a place where I am welcome, can own a Business, a parcel of Land to build on it, and where the People know you can not just fold the Land and take it with you. Where I get a Taxbreak for the first 5 years starting up my business. All the components I need they can do in Malaysia as well so why living with the daily down falls implemented here?

"Something women drank" "food poisoning"..."I guessed something they consumed caused them to die but I cannot say clearly until we receive the lab results," he (the doctor) said.

This is tragic, and I want to offer my absolute sympathy for the families and loved ones of the deceased. I hope they (the families) can get to the truth of the matter soon.

Yes it is tragic, but it looks for me more like an Virus or Bacteria within the Air system at the Hotel where they did stay. How I can make such a statement? For the simple fact, that I am a certified Air and water purification Specialist and know what else can be within the airconditioning system, I am still wondering that with the existing ai systems not more dead are occur. Another factor is the mention of the Air and the retention time each Person was having within the room or rooms, plays an important rule of contamination either by Virus or Bacteria within the human body.

A real mess are the Hotels in the Cambodian Thai Border area, Gambling rooms, cold Air blown in to it and polluted air sucked in from outside. No wonder they do not get any more tablets against vomiting in the Shops. Different kind but the same source of it, the Air intake system for the cooling towers, and the inlets are loved by the bad things. Bacteria and Virus will find the optimum conditions and will thrive on it with great numbers of multiplications, and then not to forget in any room a sick person his virus and bacteria are carried in to the aircon system.

I am waiting to hear what the exhumination shows, and hope they state the truth.

May they rest in Peace.

Hi It is high time I get back again for a couple of days to Ubon and see what has changed there, maybe open up a Bakery would be a either cool Idea reading the posts here.

The fact are that the ouster of T. has not been worked out to the fullest extend. Remove him when he are out of the Country and then do nothing. And give him and his lakais the time to set up a political Party who of course will win the vote. And the make Samak to his consul and he laughs all the way over from London about it.

Of course give him back fastest his diplomatic passport and then let him fly together with wife to Peking and from there to England, how much more BS will go on in this our beloved Country?

Still waiting for some way or another that T will get as well blamed on the Falangs. What no ousted government in the past has done, T and his Cronies have done it. For the First Time they have divided the Thai people and within that lies a time bombe ticking and sooner or later it will explode.

Exactly what that Dad discribes about his Son is the reality what comes out of the illegal use of drugs. WOuld that Drug have been legal his son in the first hand may not even would be addicted, because he was getting addicted to make for another puser the money for his own addiction, a deadly cycle - while all those DEA Freaks laughing and of course sometimes even fake Drug purchases to get a better standing of records.

About Heroin does not kill! Everything consumed to much will kill and alcohol kills more People then Heroin has done so fare. What is killing are the stuff the drug users mix to it to make from 1 gramm 2 or 3 grams, that mixed under stuff is it what kills.

Hitler vs Bush! - Guantanamo, does a Bell ring? Take a look on what is going on in the world and ask your President about all the S... he has created.

This was a sting operation going on for a couple of months from Belgium. So they go back to there home country anyway.

The fact about Drugs - Drugs are as old as mankind and Drugs should be legalized, that would help the poor countries who produce the drug, eliminate plenty of crime, create new jobs and would increase humanity. That it does not get legalized stays simply with the fact that there would be no more need for the DEA so it is opposed, more drugs more DEA like enforcement needed, not for the purpose to get rid of drugs, but for the purpose to build up more power and surprese the people even more.

I say that out of 7 years work with an NGO who was helping Drug edicts to get out of it or at least use clean material.

As long as it stays illegal there will be a demand, created by the Drug users who need to finance their on addiction. How to finance it best? Find new addicts so they need to buy from you then, that is the cycle and no law enforcement will allow to break that cycle, because there would be no more need for them. The user goes to jail and the big fish living free - ok now they catched a few out of that sharkpool, but others are waiting to take their role on, as long as that amount of money can be made nothing will stop that business.

Like it or not it is just fact.

A life taken by murder is the lowest form of humanity, but very common especially in Thailand and not only within Farang and Tha Wife but as well between Thai and Thai.

The main reason for it are that one of the partners believes that She / He has lost Face, a major issue especially in the bar scene.

Think about it and as long timer you should know what I am up too. Farang buys house with First wife, after a while life is not what it should be so a divorce or separation goes on, Thai wife has lost all of her face, at least that is it what she are told and mooked within the scene where she where belongs before, and as well she has lost face in terms of her family. Drive to Surin and watch each Girl returning from Pattaya with her rich Farang out builds the former one, if you can not build it as the girls dream about it, you have lost face, that to often the Brother is actually the husband or lover Farang never or seldom gets to know, or latest when she has all she wants, if he does not leave he may get poisened and they know some real fancy stuff to do it that it looks natural.

But rest asured Farang, things like that happen in Thai families as well, only most of the time we did not read about it because Bangkok Post or Nation do not report that or only in cases when it goes really Highclass, like the case with that Doctor who was put by the family in mental facility.

All of it are just in terms of Face, then working in Pattaya and having Farang they have lost within Thai community all their Face. Or do you see Thais walking with Bar girls the Road, or even marry them??

For us Westerners that will sound strange but Face is the most important factor in Asia, you can be the biggest criminal as long as you know how to save face even about the one you have ripped of all is cool.

That tragic action happen with Mr. Friedrich makes full sense that it was the First Wife, seeing an intruder living within her premises while whole Pattaya is laughing about her this can result only in one action, kill herself or get the husband killed with that action face is restored to some extend one of the reasons why they do not mind getting catched which is further evidence to show that the one who has stolen my Face I have taken revenge for it. A situation very difficult to understand for an Farang but common practice in thai life the Face is important.

And what I read out of the news about that case it tells me all, simple fact is to find a good and decent woman to live with the Bars are the most stupid place to look for, as it is possible to get the Girls out of the Bar, but never getting the Bar out of the Girls.

To own property is under certain circumstances possible or better yet going for a condo which can be fully owned by an Farang, but of course if you go and look for property with your thai girlfriend she will not let you own it in your name.

Things like this will happen as long as Farangs comming to Thailand and think at the first evening they have found the love of their life, if for a split second the wisdom come through that it is only the money they love, maybe a few such cruel actions may be avoided.

But it is a open invitation to live with another woman in the House which is in thai legal terms the House of the first wife. All it needs is just time until the ongoing damage of the face can not be any longer tolerated.

Will be definetly my last visa run I am doing on 28.6.07 and then I am leave for Manila. Friend of mine married there, has now Citizen ship and lives happy without all the BS implemented since TRT has come to power, and the present ones are not much different from the former.

With 40000$ invested in the Filipines you get Resident status through an Investors Visa, very easy very convinient and very human from the Government there. So lets move all the crap going on here makes no more sense at all.

Interesting reading here, that Lady with her Boyfriend is an ongoing trouble within Chinese origin, for a daughter are less trouble, Friend of mine married 10 years ago in to a Chinese Thai family, that way it rises the status of the Family, of course does he have a good education, a few safed bucks and fits perfectly in to the Family business.

In my opinion mixed marriages are longer lasting, for the simple reason that both sides are more open minded and flexible, the Future lies in the mixed races, simply a fact of genetic advantage, the problems we are right facing on a global scale are the growing reality that whatever hatred, violence, especially the so called faith terrorists we implement there is no winner and just loses, mixed marriages and partnerships are binding points within different cultural history and shaping more and more a global understanding. A lasting partnership has nothing to do which race we are, a partnership needs to be founded on mutual understanding and asks for a lot of tolerance and perseverance. Go on get the family situation first dealed with your boyfriend and then if you want it make cool send a present to them who lets them know you understand a bit of the old Chinese way. Good Luck and love to both of you.

In some way very amusing to read with a sad and dark reality behind it. That stabbing would have been solved with a payment, that the Police does not look out for the real facts is common fact in Thailand, and if you are a Foreigner against a Thai you are mostly doomed.

Stealing is a crime no matter where, In Africa People kill you if you even steal a Chicken and Police will watch, seen it with my own Eyes, as a Guy was killed and the Police Car with 4 Officers where watching it.

I am here in Thailand for 19 Years most of the time only out for Jobs and never where running in to trouble. As in most cases we get in trouble if we make it and most of it are created when drunk.

Get your passport in order, which may be a problem if you are facing problems in your home country, make the right visa trips, the times are gone when you just handed your passport to an agent and 4 days later you got the passport back with tourist visa and stamped in ready.

As well the times are gone where everyone could work as english teacher and make Money, the best years where the years from 1988 till TRT boss has taken over the Country. Since then quality of Life her are much less and the Future looks dark. Esspecially with the Corruption Airport at Samut Phrakan. But still with the right attitude and a smile Thailand and his People will give you back a lot, just look out for it.

Thanks, jingthing, I forgot to mention tolerance in my wish list.

And the things you mention are the benefits which often seem to be overlooked.

Not an easy decission right now with all that visa hassle better place to be Makati - Manila go in to the country and extend your visa for as long as you want it.

Of course it is not perfect but so it is with all the places, just things need to be in balance, and that balance is not there anymore in Thailand.

The next few months will show how it comes out, now I am back to Europe for a few weeks.

Yeah well that makes sense so the industry can sale more plasters and the hospitals gets more jobs as well.

That Airport is a mess and build by the corrupt former government and the best thing to do close it down and make a funpark out of it, the only problem the very few toilets there, another sample of mai pen rai - returning from a trip to KL the difference are fantastic. KL my passport stamped within 15 seconds - with a 90 Day stay - effective Train to the City while his neighbors going forward the land of smile going backwards. Sad to say it but it looks like to retire to either Malaysia or Manila are the better option.