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12 hours ago, SteveInBKKandMAUI said:

So sad to hear again.  Yea, had three wives and still good friends with all of them.  Never worth doing something like this.

 

I WONDER.   I just wonder if the guy's "intent" is too cause extreme anguish and hurt to his wife, so he does this to her.  Is he doing this for himself?   Perhaps, but I often wonder if he's so angry and upset and somewhat "humiliated" about a public divorce, that he wants to hurt the woman in the only way he can.

 

Just wondering.  Never quite understood suicide.

 

Exactly. This man had a "she'll be sorry" moment, in the brief time before he choked out forever.

The young woman needs counselling and acceptance that whatever HE did was HIS responsibility and his death is not on her, it's on him. As so many posters say (because they're alive) they went through awful moments with spouses and ex-spouses. So has pretty well everybody. It's too bad this man took his life, perhaps if he'd had some help he wouldn't have. But he did and it is NOT his girlfriend's fault, or anyone's fault but his own.

I think this is a case where many of the most popular religions have it right, by the way. They forbid suicide and it's a "mortal sin" or the equivalent. Many of them won't even allow the burial of a suicide in their official cemeteries. I wouldn't dare to argue whether it's weak or strong to commit suicide, but it's certainly wrong, and I hope very strongly that this Thai woman is strong enough to wipe every shred of blame from herself over it, and then move on.

The suicide wants her to be sorry. But she shouldn't be.

19 hours ago, Megasin1 said:

He has already declared that there was no rape and as others have pointed out he can't speak English, so this just seems like yet another PR stunt. Does he not realise that England is actually a democracy and the girl is under no obligation to speak to him whatsoever. The good news is though that he will be able to take a short stroll through a London street and solve all of those unsolved crimes we have, or at least allow the police to remove them from their lists as they won't actually have happened.

But actually he has never-ever said there was no rape. He has said (apparently correctly) there is no evidence of a rape (or drugging) as described by the woman and her mother (!) in newspaper interviews. He has clearly said that if more evidence emerges he and/or other police will investigate it. He has stated that several times. Until then, he has said several times, there is nothing to be done. Now he has found another investigative path and intends to follow it, to South London, or so he claims to the media.

Which is exactly the right response when asked if he can prove a negative. Fact is that no one has turned up evidence supporting Ms B's stories. No witnesses on Koh Tao - resident or tourist - have emerged, except for The Hive manager who says the woman told her she had been raped. The self-described victim has not produced a police report (although she supposedly made a statement to police in England), a medical report, a DNA report or any supporting evidence of any kind which she has claimed at various times she had. Everyone person who was travelling with her is silent, including most notably of all her boyfriend.

NONE of that means she wasn't drugged and raped and no one has stated she wasn't, including Big Joke. He may be all-powerful but he can't figure out how to prove a negative. But the above and more mean there is an absence of evidence for now that she was. An interview might elicit more evidence, or information to investigate.

What could possibly be better than the government NOT running prostitution?

Apparently the great majority on TV think that having the government in charge of prostitution would be way better.

Elevates "be careful what you wish for" by another magnitude. Because that is exactly and precisely what  "legalise" means and it doesn't mean anything else.

18 hours ago, z42 said:

Get your priorities right Thailand. I just hope nonces aren't eligible for pardons and good behaviour discounts as 22 years is nowhere near enough 

Under Thai law, no one can serve more than 20 years, for any crime. The judges pass sentences but once in the prison system the 20-year rule kicks in.

On 4/2/2018 at 5:47 PM, Jingthing said:

I would have more respect towards this group of sincere transgender women myself if SOME of them were fighting to be allowed to serve, as happens now in western nations. Up to them though. The culture is obviously very different than the west. I think this group could further their efforts toward civil rights here if there was that fight to be allowed to serve as they are. 

How do you know they aren't fighting to serve? You seem to be saying none are serving and that none want to serve, both of which opinions are quite wrong. Perhaps those who want to serve don't have to fight and raise a ruckus and beg for special attention to do so; please consider that possibility.

Transgender people are not ALLOWED in the draft, which is the only subject covered by this smarmy report. They are specifically barred. Until very recently they were barred because they were declared mentally deficient. This offensive ThaiVisa-approved report continues that smirking tradition, complete with the shaming photos.

That issue, however, is entirely separate from volunteering for military service, which is not covered in this "story" at all. There are most certainly people serving in the Royal Thai Armed Forces who identify as a gender not on their ID cards - which cannot be changed after birth. I know a couple of such persons personally, who were welcomed into their service branch, and didn't have to fight about it at all.

3 hours ago, mstevens said:

Sorry, with reports in the other thread and on other forums that this American was found guilty of murder in the USA in the '90s and did years in prison for this, his protestations of self-defence don't ring true to me.

He was convicted of second degree manslaughter with a gun but did not serve any time for it. Long story but it's available, although only for people lucky enough to have access to the internet.

2 hours ago, sanemax said:

I do think that her falling off the balcony , was the reason why they arrested him

No, he was arrested for leaving the scene, failure to help - the non-driving version of hit-and-run.

He could face more charges of course, but that's the reason he was arrested straightaway.

5 hours ago, RotMahKid said:

I never read : " Farangs tricked by "Thai" TukTuk con men

Really? How did you know about it then?

12 hours ago, tifino said:

 

well, Costco (Aust) costs au$55 membership just to walk in their doors...

 

 

who local thai is going to fork out over equivalent in LOS, the thb1300 - just to see the other side of a door?

Every one of the Makro members. That's like asking "what local Thai" is going to pay 3,500 baht for beef, but Villa keeps expanding just the same.

23 hours ago, davehowden said:

Along with at least another 31 dignitaries from foreign countries.

 

Why is only the USA so newsworthy.

 

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30329791

Because the other 31 had been previously announced and are known to everyone. Um, well, almost everyone.

Others will be identified for the next few days and they, too, will have their 1.5 inches of fame just like the first 32.

12 hours ago, Taco said:

I am looking to hire a young aspiring Thai chef to hire at my restaurant and have had some difficulties finding culinary schools to post my job offer.  Most google searches in English mostly show cooking classes for farang learning Thai cooking.  My Thai manager has not had much luck or my guess has not tried very hard to find information for me with Thai language searches so seeing if anyone out there has been through this experience and might have some tips.  

 

Restaurant is located in Koh Phangan so I know that reduces the amount of people willing to work far from friends and family so I want to spread the job offer as far as possible.   I am offering a large apartment near the restaurant and think that maybe a younger chef with an open mind to learn new food might be a good fit.  

Call or contact the just-completed Masterchef Thailand people (Facebook/masterchefthailand for starters). I think maybe half a dozen of their final 16 are looking for an opportunity, almost all of them are young, in their teens of 20s, and a couple or three of them are from the South.

Is Pattaya a tourist town or a mafia town?

Embrace the power of "and".

3 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

You should have written that someone you know has had problems with downloading torrents, as it is illegal to do so. Most of the time. And you never know who is reading this.... 

No, it is not against the law to use torrents to download. You may be confused between the method used to download (torrents) and the fact that some people download and in the process also upload commercial copyright files with torrents - which is illegal. There is no such thing in Thailand or any country I've heard of has a law against a *method* of downloading and/or uploading files, including bittorrent.

For example. The Internet Archive now provides files via torrent. Linux prefers use of torrents. For movies, Public Domain Torrents has more than 1,000 movies and a lot of other legal (out of copyright and Creative Commons) media. GamesUpdates.org supplies torrents of patches, demos and mods. And so on, and so on.

To be accurate...

Prachuap Khiri Khan is not in the South. The South is from Chumphon to Malaysia, and includes the other six provinces named in the OP,  but Prachuap is actually part of the Central region.

There is no martial law in Thailand. The three and a half southernmost provinces (half of Songkhla) are under Thaksin's six-month special emergency act which has been renewed every six months by every government since Thaksin. It's a pretty onerous act, but there are differences with martial law.

2 hours ago, Mickmouse1 said:

Murdered French Man did not drive his car  for 4 days but the car was moving in the  first 2 days ??RIP

No. The car company didn't check every day. It only checked when the car became overdue for return. At no time does the story quote the car renter on when the car HAD been driven, but it had NOT been driven during the two days it should have been returned.

7 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

It won't happen. Govt. cannot lose face. Sad.

I'm pretty sure the Ministry of Justice is still part of the government.

15 hours ago, MrJohnson said:

Vote with your feet if you don't like it. I've been using Grab and Uber for some time now and haven't had a problem. Nice clean cars, courteous drivers who know you are going to rate them.  Well worth the extra cost.

 

I'm a fan of Uber and Grab and the gig economy. A big fan. Having said that, there's something you should consider here: The Uber driver is picking you up because you are going the direction he wants to go at the time he wants to go. Otherwise he ignores your call and refuses to pick you up - just like Somchai Taxidriver, except that Somchai does it to your face.

Taxis and Uber are different in some ways but identical in others, such as the driver deciding if he wants your business. The Uber people can ignore or reject you anonymously; you don't even know if they've done it.

The taxis here can be and should be organised better. The single-message red light in the window corner for example, can't be turned off, I believe, except by starting the meter. The Singapore and New York City systems of having "off duty" signs is worth adopting. But throwing everything on the taxis while praising Uber is not exactly correct.

On 3/1/2017 at 7:14 AM, Briggsy said:

Bizarrely the verdict has not yet been pronounced but "Sentencing is set for April 21!" Looks like z42's post is on the money.

These were reports on the final day of the trial. The verdict is set for April 21 - poor translation. Mind, there is not a lot of doubt right now what the verdict will be and sentencing will immediately follow the verdict. But it is poor editing and runs ahead of the actual story which is that the verdict *(and possible sentencing)* will be on Aptil 21.

1 hour ago, colinneil said:

Who is a silly boy then?

Condoms are not expensive, dopey.

Be careful it is normally a scam just to get money from a farang.

Do not hand over any money under any circumstance, until you have been proved to be the father, or not.

Did you notice what this thread is about?

7 hours ago, craigt3365 said:

Not sure if translation was the problem, but this is totally wrong.  From the MORI site:

https://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/3664/perils-of-perception-2015.aspx

 

 

NO, this is wrong.The OP is about the 2016 poll, and it is accurate.

3 hours ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

Tourists warned!!!

 

How foreigners been treated here since the junta took over is mindboggling. Hopefully one day the self appointed saviors' of Thainess will be thought by rest of the world that most garbage in their country is not coming from foreigners but from their own countrymen. 

This has NOTHING to do with foreigners. Absolutely nothing.

This is an English translation of a message for Thais, who TOUR a lot in Thailand, especially around year's end.

2 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

20 million baht at 35 baht to the USD comes out to about $571,000 USD for three days.  That is a lot for a round trip flight, even first class, for him and lets' say 2 or 3 staffers or how big was the Thai delegation?  Hawaii hotels are extremely expensive but still!  And which charter service did they use?  Was it the winner of a government bid?  Wait.  Did I read in another post that the Thai delegation numbered 38!?!?  Sheesh.  You don't bring all the "experts".  You keep them online and network back to them for details or answers, etc.

Wrong. The 20 million  (actually  20.95 million) baht is ONLY for the airplane charter (including eggs Benedict, caviar and other simple Thai  food.) It does not include, say, hotels in Hawaii or per-diem pocket money to eat $1 hamburgers at McDonald's.

2 hours ago, catman20 said:

why his his face black and blue?????????  no wonder he confessed 

I suspect it's because he shot a policeman and did not put the gun down and immediately submit to arrest.

The photo was taken minutes after the shooting and arrest.

13 hours ago, lostinisaan said:

 

Doesn't the American's passport look like a fake? Human trash is sampling in Thailand these days.

 

Heaven's no, you can tell it's authentic by the French. US passports always have lots of French on them.

Captain Obvious Award.

On 9/8/2016 at 7:21 AM, jacko45k said:

I struggle to believe even Thailand would drag this crippled and injured woman to jail over defamation right now.

Of course they won't. You have to be deficient to think otherwise, to even consider otherwise.