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25 minutes ago, helpisgood said:

 

His evasiveness and resistance to directly answer a couple of questions does not help with his credibility.  

19 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

When will this "Soap Opera" end???

Wars seem a good way to get people's minds off domestic problems.

23 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

No thanks earned.

Flake could have saved the American citizens by NOT providing the decisive vote. A nay from Flake would have ended Kavanaugh's candidacy. Instead this nomination circus will continue.

True. If he had doubts enough to call for an FBI investigation, he should have voted "Nay" or ,at the very least, deferred voting until after the FBI investigation.

50 minutes ago, Russell17au said:

He is doing more in the eyes of the Thai people for getting rid of a lot of illegal falangs than the other senior officers and the more that he gets rid of the higher his standing will be when it comes time for the elections plus the higher the standing will be with the Thai people for the power and leadership of the country to remain in the same hands that it is in now even though it will no longer be a Junta but a legally elected democratic government. They can use him and his reputation for getting rid of many falangs by pointing out to the people that they appointed him to this position to clean up the immigration and get rid of all those falangs that do not meet the requirements for their visa extensions and also getting rid of the corrupt immigration officers and thus make Thailand a much safer place for Thai people without those trouble make falangs that abuse the immigration system. Remember the election is listed for February 2019 which is only 5 months away which is just the right amount of time for a big shake up of immigration and the deportation of many falang that it will be fresh in the memories of the Thai people.

The average Thai probably doesn't give a rats about whether the falang is legal or not. Only the self-righteous falang on TV seem to get upset about them. In fact, it's usually the legal ones who get into the tiffs that we read about on ThaiVisa. Agencies have been around for a long time and are a source of income for Thais. They won't kill the goose much to the sadness of some posters here.

5 minutes ago, Deli said:

He never dared to put his hands on the Phuket Taxi / Tuk Tuk Mafia...

Still running the same

He's RTP not law enforcement.

15 minutes ago, Russell17au said:

Why must he speak "English"? He is the head of Immigration in Thailand and he does not need to speak English because he will not be dealing with the lower class immigrants, he will be dealing with his immigration team which are all Thai's and it is them that are dealing with the immigrants that should be able to speak several languages as there are not only English speaking immigrants in Thailand. I would be very careful about this man because nothing would be better for him than to get rid of a lot of these illegal immigrants who have used agents to pay IO's a brown envelope under the counter because they do not have the required finances to remain in Thailand legally. How many of you have used agents with false documents to get your extensions? I think you should be worried because you could be a big feather in Big Jokes cap as you are led to your aircraft when you are deported out of Thailand. There is something for you to think about.

And promotions in thr RTP do not involve brown envelopes?

1 hour ago, webfact said:

“When I left the party to join the reform council I was serious about washing my hands of politics. But..."

Sounds familiar. And like the other one, it's all about loving Thailand and serving the people?????

21 hours ago, webfact said:

“It’s natural that it may rain a little or rain hard. It may rain here and not there, etc. As we cannot avoid natural phenomena, we must try to cope with it,” he said. 

In other words, "we don't have a water management plan even though we have lots of committees and deptartments. Get used to it."

1 hour ago, geriatrickid said:

Not imploding. On the contrary, I see this as a sign of vitality and health. 13 years of poor leadership, of one failed strategy after another and of electoral loss. Abhisit's position should have been reviewed  after his first defeat at the polls and then at a regular interval as is done elsewhwere. 

 

Is Abhisit any different than the military rulers? He is unchallenged and not accountable to anyone in the party. He is weak and pliable, which is probably what the generals prefer.

Nah! This is all about revenge. Abhisit never really supported Suthep during the 2013/14 demonstrations and the lattter has a memory like an elephant. If this bloke wins, he'll take the Democrats to team up with Suthep and his ACT party to support the junta leader as future PM.  Not being a junta supporter, Abhisit will be thrown to the wolves while the wicked warlock of Surat Thani will once again rise up in power.

On 9/23/2018 at 8:05 AM, Esso49 said:

Currently May has zero political future so she should put hers hands up, admit they have made mistakes, and immediately call another referendum.   Bet it would be more like 70/30 to stay in the EU. 

For all the people who want a 2nd referendum, let there be one STRICT condition. Those who didn't vote in the 2016 referendum CANNOT  vote in the 2nd referendum.

If you were too bloody lazy or couldn't be bloody bothered last time, then stiff cheddar. You're not going to get a say this time. That's the trouble: a lot of these Remain whingers now, didn't go and vote on that crucial day. 

There it is: A 2nd referendum with the same voters and accept the result.

On 9/22/2018 at 8:51 PM, sanemax said:

Both . A Policeman that also plays football

A footballer who played at being a policeman.

I found this on the Internet. I went looking because of this topic and the other one "Many rape cases stalled.."

It is an interesting read; put together by the Maryland Police Dept [I think].

it opened my eyes and I learnt a lot;

Interview_of_Sexual_Assault_Victims (1).pptx

7 hours ago, webfact said:

ignoring prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha

Oh NO! God forbid. Where's the nearest attitude adjustment camp?

12 hours ago, frank83628 said:

He was not going to arrest her... as far as i can tell he woulf have been following up on her claim and would take a statement from her, exactly what would have happened if she had made the report in thailand...nothing to do with jurisdiction.

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The problem is that he was going with his own pre-conceived ideas formed after his tour of Koh Tao. So, instead of being a policeman investigating an alleged offence, he would have been more like a defence lawyer trying to prove the girl a liar. 

So, assistant teacher who is new at her job makes a mistake in marking homework. What will we do?

Lets go and talk with the teacher to check.

NO NO NO!! That's too logical. Lets go to Facebook. Lets mock the teacher! [of course, we'll tell others that we just want to be sure that our answers were right]. 

And we'll make certain it goes into the BP as well as the Nation newspapers. 

Of course, my sister and I and our niece have never made a mistake. We're perfection personified!!

Vanity, Vanity. All is vanity.

2 hours ago, swanny321 said:

 

  Did he? 'Cos to any intelligent person, a multi-multi-billionaire is a walking insult and offensive to society at large; just as the robber barons of old.For one to pop-up out of the blue 'sticking his oar' into an already fraught situation is enough to try the patience of a saint.

Very plebeian of you. 

1 minute ago, Prometheus33 said:

That's right, just US$ 75 000/= PLUS AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT AS "DAMAGES" !!

Hopefully $1.00. No one believes Unsworth is a pedophile. It's only posters on TVF who believe that others think we are pedos or sexpats for living in Thailand. His reputation hasn't been hurt. In fact, how many posters really knew him before this incident at the cave. And if he hadn't opened his arrogant big mouth on CNN, this wouldn't have happened and life would have just gone on.

So because they are both stupid men who should have kept their mouth shut, they can both pay their own legal fees, too.

Now lets get back to discussing another non-issue "Was Knight's cartoon sexist / racist?"

38 minutes ago, marcusarelus said:

I posted it a number of times from a number of reputable Australians but I'll do it again since you don't seem to be able to understand it.

 

The depiction of Serena Williams was clearly drawn, consciously or unconsciously, from hackneyed and mocking images of African Americans and Africans - deeply offensive and with no place in social and political commentary. - Alex Byrne, Glebe

Please enlighten me! I don't know! Who is Alex Byrne [besides being a person who writes into The Sydney Morning Herald]? Why is he so reputable?  Why do you hold him and his opinion up so high? 

20 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

Bring us a box of tea bags back, 160 or 240, and a couple of kgs of cheese please.

Sort you out when you get back.

Ta velly much.

Love,

  TG.

And some Hobnobs, please.

5 hours ago, sebastion said:

No not at all. I never said that.
It's just that there is so many good coffee shops around but people choose this crap.
The food is a disgrace.

Apart from air conditioning and soft seats it offers nothing of value.

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Actually, their apple turnovers and cinnamon rolls are very enjoyable. I haven't found anything comparable in Ayutthaya.