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Seems quite fair that someone warns those foreigners, who probably know very little about Thailand, that they are being used by the PTP. I am sure many people disagree with the details in the letter, but it doesn't really matter. What does matter is that the invited foreigners have now been warned that they may be walking into a trap. I am sure they are intelligent people, so they can judge for themselves whether to heed the warning or not.

As always the solution is simple. Check his assets and see if they match his tax records. If not, send him to jail.

My guess is the under the table money the taxis pay his "organisation" to get and to keep their license is not registered anywhere :-)

Interesting though that he describes the Phuket police as mafia. I agree with him, but I have a feeling the police bosses will be unhappy about such a statement from a public figure like mr. Prab.

"He further defended himself by insisting that the allegation that the DSI is disrespectful to the monarchy is nonsensical, because the DSI has been cracking down on those who insult the Royal Family."

Another fantastic example of thai logic

So what he is saying is that if a policeman catches say murderers, then he cannot be a murderer himself! Or if the DSI/police cracks down on drug dealers, then noone from the DSI/police can be drug dealers themselves

Why pay severance at the completion of contract?

Agreed, if the contract has a specific termination date, then no compensation is needed. However, previous court rulings have decided that an employer cannot simply continue to make new 1 year contracts or similar for the same staff, and thereby avoid paying severance for staff that has been employed for many years. I believe the courts ruled that contract employment beyond 2 years is to be considered permanent. I believe further details of these court rulings and general laws on the matter can be found elsewhere on TV. If not, then just google it.

Other news report that the THAI board are unhappy with the president because he lacks "adequate leadership skills".

How on earth does someone become the president of one of the largest companies in the country without adequate leadership skills. Well, I guess posters above me have already given the answer :-)

It will not be a failure. The PTP, the red shirts and all their friends, will have a great and positive meeting, where they will agree on a number of reconciliation issues and clap eachothers backs. They will also agree that they have the right to reconcile on behalf of the rest of the country, as they are the majority.

When I was a kid I had 2 friends. one of them got upset with me and the other friend. We then had a meeting in order to solve our differences. At the meeting we did not manage to solve our differences, so we had a vote in order to decide if we should continue being friends or not. It turned out that 2 of us voted that we should continue being friends, and the guy who was upset gave 1 vote against. We obviously von the vote, so the decision was clear that we should continue being friends. However, my friend and I never saw the upset guy again. Apparently he was an enemy of democracy and friendship!

Did anyone really expect any other finding. The whole operation was a joke, as was the reported amount of the spill.

PTT wil now probably get an award for their outstanding efforts

Question: Have you visited the damaged locations and assessed the damage?

Have you taken water samples or seabed samples? Have you checked the residues in the local fish and bird populations?

Is there a remaining oil slick? Is the beach area previously damaged still showing oil damage?

So far, I haven't seen any substantive corroborated damage reports in respect to the aftermath. Although, I am quite certain, and would expect there to be some residual damage, none of the NGOs has provided anything to counter the current reports.

I think they have done well to clean it up. They will do less well in terms of commitments and damages.

I agree, it seems they have managed to clean up extremely fast. As for compensations etc. I hope they will pay those who can prove or at least substantiate their losses, and disregard all those with invented/exaggerated losses!

First off, odds are that no one in that village can read english, so they have no idea what it says on the side of the car.

Secondly, odds are also that even if a few of them could actually read what it says on the side of the car, they would have no idea what Google is, so they would still think it is a government spy.

Third, even if he was working for the government, it does not give the villagers the right to detain him. Perhaps Yingluck should explain the red shirt villages and Mrs. Tida, that although they obviously prefer violence, mob rule and lynch mobs, they do not (yet) have the legal rights to take justice in their own hands.

Even when they found out what he was doing, the village idiot (head) issued a letter explaining he could not take pictures in the area. Again completely disregarding actual laws in Thailand.

Fourth, I urge everyone to remember, that these idiots have the right to vote, which is why democracy as we know it in the west, is completely useless in Thailand. Democracy needs a certain level of intelligence and knowledge to function properly!

Notice how the monkeys always go crazy and demand this and that AFTER a verdict. They obviously knew who the members of NHRC were prior to the release of the report, so if they are so unhappy about the background of these members, why did they not complain before the release? I guarantee, if the report had been in their favour, they would have used the report to back up all kinds of statements and demands, not once mentioning how biased they consider the members of the NHRC to be.

Based on Russians reaction, I would guess it was pickup driver's fault. When I do wrong, I am apologetic, not angry. I know I may be extending myself on this one by assuming Russian may have similar thought processes..... maybe ex KGB? Or current CIA? Maybe Russian couldn't read Thai sticker which (translated) says "As a matter of fact, I do own the whole dam_n road".

In countries like Russia and Thailand where most people do not know the actual traffic rules, there will be a lot of different perceptions reg. who is right and who is wrong.

As an example. In most countries if you brake for any reason (or even no reason at all) and someone hits you from behind, the car hitting you from behind will be wrong, as he should have kept safe distance. In Thailand however, most drivers will blame you for braking too hard and consider it your fault. (had you not braked, there would not have been an accident).

Another example. Someone flashes his lights at you in order to tell you to give way for whatever reason. He may be overtaking a car in the oncoming lane or coming out from a side road, or turning into a side road or similar. It turns out you do not give way, as by the rules he has to wait and give way to you, and you end up crashing into eachother. The Thai driver will now be upset at you, as by flashing his lights he has already informed you that he is now changing the rules for a few seconds.

Or a motorbike is driving between lanes and you open a taxi door and he crashes into it. He will argue that you should have looked before opening the door and he is therefore upset. The law however is that he is not allowed to drive between lanes, but should have driven like a car and be positioned behind you. He is therefore wrong.

The list is endless and often even the police do not know who is right and wrong. The court can and will tell you, but most people do not take matters that far.

good for him for fleeing the accident area as to avoid any danger involving gun and knife/ sword but not go home and sleep instead he should directly go to police station. now he become a victim of the driver sad story...

Going to the police probably would not have helped him. I was hit from behind at Songkran, the driver backed off and drove away, when police came i tried to give them the description and number of the vehicle, there and then at the scene and again at Chaweng police station, but they would not take any notice because i am insured. The damage cost Bht 140.000. I still see the Toyota pickup driving around still with damage to his front, he lives near to the Samui Airport, i see him parked at his shophouse as i drive by, he also has a taxi.

"he also has a taxi"

Explains a lot

Interesting how they make no effort to tell us the russian side of the story. In any case, it does not really matter. Most Thais charged with assaulting or hitting a farang are fined 500 baht, no it is not a joke, so I assume this will also apply to the Russians?

"The (12 meter) restriction leads to hotels expanding on the ground rather than skywards, and eventually harms the environment over a wider area.
A revised regulation should allow construction above 12-metres high, but only in designated areas, said Twarath."

If you own say 2 rai of land on Chaweng beach you can build 30 bungalows (a guess), or if the 12 meter regulation is removed, you can build a 30 floor hotel with say 300 rooms. Which do you guys think harms the environment more?

Mr. Twarath conveniently forgets to mention that his statement is only (maybe) true if there was an unlimited amount of cheap land to build on. Fortunately for Samui there is a very limited amount of prime land, and it is very expensive. This combined with the 12 meter regulation ensures that only relatively small hotels are built, which is good for the environment, or at least better than the 30 floor hotels we see elsewhere.

"A key requirement is to map out a zoning plan for its growth in order to keep the environment green, especially as it has been threatened by the rising number of new hotel openings. For example, it has to amend the current regulation prohibiting hotel construction to go higher than 12 metres."

I think this is what the "green push" is really about. Someone is not happy with the 12 meter regulation. Despite it being the only regulation that keeps Samui slightly "greener" than Phuket and Pattaya. Yes, Bangkok Airways also has something to do with it, but that is not really a regulation.

Hopefully someone without wested interests will protect the 12 meter regulation from this socalled "green push"

Tell your husband to get a gik (girlfriend), let her move in and ask her to invite all her friends over for free food (let them cook themselves, but pay the bill. They won't like your food unless you are a somtam master) You will now have a ton of new friends visiting daily. Problem solved :-)

I think your gf already handled the situation quite well. She hung up - the end.

If you for some mysterious reason insist on finding out if it is a scam or not, simply ask your gf to call the manager at the postoffice. Perhaps provide the mobile number. If it is a scam and the manager is not in on it, then he will most likely recognise the number as being one of his staff.

I think your gf already handled the situation quite well. She hung up - the end.

If you for some mysterious reason insist on finding out if it is a scam or not, simply ask your gf to call the manager at the postoffice. Perhaps provide the mobile number. If it is a scam and the manager is not in on it, then he will most likely recognise the number as being one of his staff.

You did not pay a fine, you paid a bribe!

It is for bring dear brother back to LOS

Not likely. The former PM has access to private aircraft, just as many other notable people do. CEOs of large corporations have private aircraft too. You might want to look at some of the air transit arrangements of Thailand's corporate world.

Corporate world planes are paid by the shareholders, not tax payers.

It is not unreasonable for the PM of a country with 70million people and a relatively strong economy, and who as part of the job visits the regions on a regular basis, to have access to an airplane. For security reasons, the PM of Thailand should not be traveling on a general carrier. Think about it. Would you want to go through the extra security necessary to ensure the PM's security if she flew on a TG flight? There is a violent insurrection in Thailand and the PM is a target.

In respect to the former PM aircraft it was effectively seized by the military and used for its own general staff. The air force has been considered to be a private taxi service for senior officers and yet none of the vociferous critics on this page has acknowledged that fact. It is essential that the leader of a country of Thailand's stature have access to dedicated private transport.

It is not unreasonable for the PM of a country with 70million people and a relatively strong economy, and who as part of the job visits the regions on a regular basis, to have access to an airplane. For security reasons, the PM of Thailand should not be traveling on a general carrier. Think about it. Would you want to go through the extra security necessary to ensure the PM's security if she flew on a TG flight? There is a violent insurrection in Thailand and the PM is a target.

In respect to the former PM aircraft it was effectively seized by the military and used for its own general staff. The air force has been considered to be a private taxi service for senior officers and yet none of the vociferous critics on this page has acknowledged that fact. It is essential that the leader of a country of Thailand's stature have access to dedicated private transport.

The PM does not fly with the public, she charters TG or army planes for her and her staff, so there are no security or schedule issues.

What stature? Thailand may have a lot of people, but the GDP is low. I think roughly the size of the tiny scandinavian countries.

And no, the danish pm does not have 3 dedicated planes as you mention in another post. She and her staff usually charter military planes, and at a much cheaper rate than the thai pm. There was recently an article about the danish pm having spent a total of 10 million baht on her latest 8 trips abroad, the price yingluck apparently pays for 1 trip.

It's a great idea. I hope they implement it. (Paying for my air ticket with my Japanese Visa credit card covers me for my entire stay in Thailand. Not to mention I've got Japanese national medical insurance that also covers everything.)

Good for you. I hope you remember your post when you have been trying to explain your Japanese visa credit card insurance or your Japanese national medical insurance for an hour to a Thai official at the airport who speaks and reads neither English nor Japanese