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It’s a good point. Any chance the cops will follow up on who is supplying firearms illegally? Nope, didn’t think so.

Why call him a business man. So he owns a restaurant, he’s still clearly just another Russian gangster.

I hope that there won’t subsequently be any whining from the Thai populace about badly behaved Russians. Thai people reap what their government sows.

A lot of things were ok 50 years ago. They aren’t now. Or do you intend to own slaves because that was ok in the past? jeez, get a grip won’t you.

Kick someone in the back and you become a national figure of hate, rather than just an arrogant idiot. Threaten a taxi driver with a knife…..nothing happens. is there a disconnect here?

To be fair, how many of these people would have been unable to afford, or would have been refused, a visa? I think they would all have got a visa and would be here even if there were no free visa scheme. of course, had the Thai government decided to reduce the number of Russians by making a visa very hard to obtain, that would be a different matter.

In some respects, they already do.

“and occasional reports of scams or incidents targeting foreigners. “ how do they define “occasional”? A daily occurrence?

I think you misread the article, as I did at first. he was not talking about apprehending “influential people” in the sense of hiso thai people. He is talking about, well, criminals in the conventional sense. Although he termed it as people of bad influence who habitually offend. He goes on to list a number of crimes but focuses on drug crime. bad headline really. The article, as far as I can see, is simply talking about crime in general

“Policeannounced their intention to summon Mai’s parents and relativesfor questioning at a later time.” first things first. They will interview the poor girls family…….when they get round to it. Sad state of affairs, no one is going to care about a 10 year old girl because she comes from a poor family. Why aren’t netizens up in arms? Because there is no video to drool over and the victim is a nobody. SMH. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

Is that “related news”.

Why is it scary? It’s an internet news site and chat forum. It’s not like it’s an integral part of anyone’s life

And so it’s ok to beat them up because they honked their horn? Stop being a Thai apologist, it is totally out of order to beat up people, much less stab them, who honk their horn at you, whether the honk is warranted or not. As the journalist wryly pointed out, although the assailants claimed they could not move in the traffic, they were able to make a getaway. But, as I just said, able to move in traffic or not, physical assault with a deadly weapon because of a horn honk, is unacceptable.

Guess it was just his lucky day

Technically 6 vs 2. Phi and Shi.

Poor guy. Casually enjoying a walk while in retirement and a junkie muscle guy comes along out of nowhere and ruins his life. so sad.

And you differentiate the two how? Those not wearing a shirt DONT want to be sprayed?

Funding for what? He has died, not lying in a hospital bed waiting for repatriation.

Died March 18th. And being reported April 14th. Any good reason for the information being suppressed for nearly a month? Other than protecting the image of Koh Tao and Thai tourism generally.

And so it continues ad nausium. So little respect for the law, so many high ranking officials

It will be pretty hard to instill any confidence in me, whether Anutin weighs in or not. Since he has, My personal needle now moves from 99.9% no confidence, to 100%. Not a lot of change

Although ultimately, his recommendation that people wear masks was generally accepted to be a sensible health precaution by virtually every health authority in the developed world. the photos that I saw of him at the time, he was wearing a mask. he’s a jerk and a racist, but it doesn’t change the facts of what occurred.

Can’t say that I have noticed any difference in attitude toward farang in Phuket. I suppose it’s a popular bandwagon to hitch to, but the reality is there has always been far worse cases than this Swiss guy and if he would just leave the country as he will inevitably be forced to do, the whole thing will blow over.

I think it’s hard to argue Thailand has been neutral. Russians get 90 days automatic visa, Ukrainians get ? Right, a lot less. More accurate to say that Thailand has milked every cent that it can from the conflict. Primarily by sucking up to Russians and ignoring Ukraine. I guess it IS a strategy…….if you have no morals

Maybe the seller of raw foods in the current heat should also consider their product offering. Buyer beware, but seller be aware of the damage your product can cause