riverhigh

Simple solution, change perception from "tourist-friendly Phuket" to "testosterone-friendly Phuket". Come on Aseannow forum members let's show some love and understanding. From the famous Cindy Lauper song, "Boys just want to have fun".

This site falsely poses as a goverment approved website. This website was designed for the sole purpose of fraudulently extracting funds from unsuspecting travellers. This website is illegal and the website developers should be jailed. End of story.

Most probably he rushed ahead of his wife to get to his hotel room to take a piss or throw up. In his drunkard state he either tripped or slipped on the stairway and, as fate would have it, he died an untimely death. Although plausible, this is pure speculation on my behalf.

We will have to agree to disagree on that one (smile).

It's all relative. Yes things are getting more expensive in Thailand but compared to my home country, and neighboring countries, people can only dream of paying so little for accomodation, dining out, taxi services,etc. Cost of airflights is a universal problem not a problem specific to Thailand. For what it's worth, travellers need to reduce their expectations of travelling to Thailand to meet the new world realities. While prices are going through the roof in the traveller's home country, there is this "fantasy" expectation that Thailand should reduce the value of the Thai baht and keep prices low just for them (smile).

Narcissistic youth! Typical bullies picking on smaller people and taking advantage of the situation. I despise these people. IMHO, the 35,000 baht fine and no legal action was far too lenient. Jail time and lifetime ban should have been added to the fine. Hope this video goes viral in their home country ... showing their families, freinds and potential employers what are bunch of losers they are. I doubt these losers have girlfriends but if they did they did they would be dumped shortly after seeing this video.

"Yet, the couple's exhibitionist antics continued shortly after, as they lounged naked on Ban Kai Beach, astonishing families enjoying the sunshine. Authorities swiftly instructed them to cover up, arresting the individuals under Thai law forbidding public indecency." From the article it appears that the couple had already been warned when they were on the road but shortly after took off their clothes when they were on the beach. Sorry to say, these young foreigners suffer from a combination of arrogrance, lack of awareness, and dumbness! Most people of average intelligence woud keep thier clothes on after being told by a group of armed policemen in a foreign country. I konw I would and I'm no Einstein!

As correctly pointed out by many on this forum, this has nothing to do with the safety of living in Thailand. This appers to be the case of two uneducated foreign thugs of which one decides to take the law into his own hands. Do I care about the 34 year old injured foriegner? Not really ... if he was back in his home country earning an honest living this would never have happened. Unfortunately this reflects very poorly on us law abiding long term expats who are living off their savings from hard work. Would not surprise me if these two thugs are living off some kind of social assistance scam.

RIP. Further investigation required for mechaniclal malfunctions and autopsies for drugs and alcohol. A few years back, police officers killed themselves trying to drive themselves out of the Pattaya police parking lot on beach road.

In my home country its not allowed for someone to come in on holiday and do a kitchen renovation instead. Thailand is doing what most other countries are doing ... job protection.

Yeah, there are always two sides to the story. Walking around Bangkok there are lots of storefronts that have been unrented for months or even years. An arguement can be made that all the Thai bureaucratic restrictions and regulations are cost prohibitive. Work illegal or go bust.

"This alarming trend points to a broader societal issue that spans beyond the military, highlighting the urgent need for comprehensive drug rehabilitation programs across the country." Recently I was at a relativley posh restaurant with a bunch of expats, a generation or two after me. Did I feel old! They talked about cocaine (crack) as if it was a candy bar you can purchase at you local 7-11. No stigma attached to purchasing or snorting crack. Just a part of modern life that I really don't want to participate in. I guess I will have to live in my dinasour-bubble.

28 years old? Is it just me but when I saw his photo I thought he was in hes fifties. A warn out drug addict with no constructive goals in life. A real no-hoper!

Same, same. Doesn't matter what kind of visa is issued there will always be some kind of abuse. IMHO, if they intend maintian all these different types of visas, the only real deterrent is life time bans and heavy fines. At least 25% of the people I know on the DTV are not using it for what it was intended for.

Now if it was a sexy nude girl, I wonder how much outrage would be displayed on this forum. Very little I bet, other than the pixled photo of the nude girl which would not allow us wise ones to make an objective opinioin. Just saying for a friend.