jcsmith

This may be the last straw for me. Not a fan of the direction this country is heading.

Good luck Andy. Hopefully the world takes notice.

Perfect timing, right before Thailand needs to convince EU they are on the up and up.

Happy Birthday.

We, from the West, tend to think our ideas of democracy are good for all countries in the world.

So you would prefer a military ruled government who assumed power against the will of the people and refused to give it up? All the while suppressing basic human rights?

A weakened Chinese economy will lead to less Chinese tourists. Surely that will have some effect on the Thai economy.

who's the author ?

Anonymous?

They are probably scared to reveal it for fear of arrest and attitude adjustment.

I worked for years in the Alaskan fishing industry, those things should have already really been required. In Alaska you were also routinely boarded and examined by the Coast Guard to ensure that logs were not being doctored, that "observers" (scientists who were not employed by the company but intended to monitor catch and prevent overfishing) were doing their job, and that there were no illegal workers on board, and no illegal activities going on. Almost every time they came on board someone would be found to have doctored documents, outstanding warrants, etc. Thailand should (and almost certainly does) have something similar officially. The problem is that most likely those people can be bought.

Yet all of the 200 rabid nationalists led by the seemingly immune to the gathering rule mad monk go free?

Indefensible.

They are classified as " The Good People", so of course they are above the law..............

They are saying what Prayuth really thinks !!

And no doubt covered by responsible journalists.

My patience runs thin with unelected governments.

I've read most of the posts on the previous post but I am still confused. According to what I read the Thai chief forensic scientist stated they found NO DNA from either accused on the murder weapon (hoe).

My question is did they or did they not find any DNA from either accused on the condoms or the girl? Does anyone have the concrete "facts"?

According to early police reports, they did. However they were unable to provide any of this evidence in court, and the UK coroner's report says that there was no indication of rape.

Next stage, she mysteriously turns up missing, or dies in a car robbery.

Can't see this happening for a long time!......

The military simply won't allow the minions voicing their opinions!!

They certainly will.. whenever someone else is in charge and it leads back to military control.

What a farce.

The farce was especially the performance by armchair detectives say true or false without any concrete evidence.

The height of absurdity was far exceeded by the petition with tens of thousands of people all equally ignorant of the details of the case.

The evidence we read everything and anything on the net

Proof that petitions can be treated with contempt

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Shame for those who have asserted the Innocence 2 B on the core principle that they were not the heads of murderers.

The shame for all those who have sullied the Thai authorities simply because they detest this country they have chosen nevertheless.

Needless to mention their names, They will recognize.

Oh please. These two men were convicted on nothing at all but circumstantial evidence. DNA evidence which is used up and can't be submitted as evidence, and which was denied to the defense team on those terms. The only DNA actually submitted, did not match. Hundreds of CCTV cameras which apprently didn't work. Discrepencies everywhere and holes in the case. That not speculation. That is fact.

If these kids commited the crime, by all means they should be in prison for the rest of their lives. The problem is there is next to no evidence to support that they were involved. You have to take the police's word for it. The prosecution's didn't have a case. Yet here is a conviction. I'm not asserting their innocence. But I'm certainly not remotely convinced of their guilt. How could you be unless you are a blind supporter?

What a farce.

99% of educated people know this poll is bs.

He may as well be the Pheu Thai front man, he's been on their team all along.

Lets be realistic; USA neds Thailand more than Thailand needs the USA.

The USA seems to be running out of friends in the world fast.

If this is a serious statement, all I can do is shake my head.

I love how he matter of factly denies police took bribes. How could he be so sure about that?

Cue 5+ articles in the next week about how the Junta is capturing slavers and how much things have improved, and at least two polls about how people don't feel slavery is a major problem. The problem is that these actions only happen in response to negative press or threats of bans.

This is such a hypocritical statement. Anything can be achieved if we cooperate. Of course, if it is not under my specific terms you will be subject to arrest.

deputy defence minister Gen Udomdej Sitabutr 54.6 million baht

= $1.5Million

Hardly a $ multi-millionaire

He'd only have to save his entire salary for 37.5 years to reach that...

It shouldn't matter who this comes from. What should matter is whether or not it is true. Given people are fleeing the country, it likely is. Is their move politically motivated? Absolutely. It exposes the hyprocrisy of the current government. That doesn't make it any less of a scandal. And the governments efforts to cover it up only backs that up.

Human rights commisions just don't understand this government...

@steven100: Nevermind the fact that many of us have families and properties and have been here for many years before the coup and that our children have to grow up with their basic human liberties stolen from them. For that matter, let's not forget that the protests were organized by the junta's figurehead in Suthep either, who will never pay any consequence for those actions which incited everything you are saying the general is protecting you from. Create an issue so you can save people from it. It's fairly obvious at this point those two were in bed together the whole time.