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1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I wrote the following before I realize the article above is only about Phuket.

But the principle is the same.

 

If they really would want to do that, then the list of influential people would include all MPs and many rich families. Because they are all influential people.

 

The more important question is which influential people use their influence to do good things, and which influential people use their influence to get more influence, more money, get out of jail, and all those things.

 

Please let us know if the Shinawatras are on the list of influential people. They should be on that list. They clearly use their influence all the time.

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

1 hour ago, cncltd1973 said:

police will need to interview the surrounding neighbors and the land office to find out who is wanting this concession the most. let's see some old fashioned detective work

1 hour ago, arick said:

I had a girlfriend at University and she ended up at the old Bailey it was a huge money case and fighting over the children

Is that “related news”.

13 hours ago, Jingthing said:

That's all very well and good (is it?) but how will all this impact me the user?

 

Change is scary!

 

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

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

Sorry to say this but that was idiotic thing to do, a little patience is needed when the water throwing is in full swing, imagine what would have happened to me if I had started honking in my village. sorry my vid won't play when I upload it. this was 16th April 2024 10pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

1 hour ago, Will B Good said:

What were the chances?

Guess it was just his lucky day

2 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

6 against 1 again. Cowardly drunken scumbags.

 

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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.

3 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

I totally understand his feelings. You can spray those who want to participate, but leave alone those who don't!

And you differentiate the two how?

Those not wearing a shirt DONT want to be sprayed? 

1 hour ago, Olmate said:

Just noticed reported happened March 18th, probably go fund me appeal on now! 

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.

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

3 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

No point in any judicial review.

He has been tried, found guilty and sentenced by the online court of public opinion.

Yeah, sometimes you are just swimming against the current. He would do better to draw a line under his time in Thailand and move somewhere where rule of law, not law of social media, prevails

37 minutes ago, Gweiloman said:

Correct me if I’m wrong but NATO was created to contain the Soviet Union. Soviet Union is no more so NATO’s raison d’etre is also no more. However the generals are greedy to continue the grift for obvious reasons. 

Soviet Union is no more but the major power within the Soviet Union (Russia) certainly is, and is on the march. NATO’s flaw is not one of grift, it is one of inaction in the face of its major (only) protagonist aggressively attacking both its and NATOs neighbor. 
 

if NATO isn’t going to use it’s power now, it will probably always find an excuse to kowtow to the Soviet Union in its current guise, ie RUSSIA.

3 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

 I do not disagree with his thinking here, but .....

 

 

Not much freedom, democracy, liberty and human rights there

To be fair, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and S Korea were his first picks. The others were after thoughts and while Singapore ranks up there with the first four, the rest are a rabble. And in the case of Thailand, Russia has its claws in already, as has China.

Clearly NATO has no business in the Asia Pacific region. Separate military Alliances are needed for what is a quite separate theatre of operation.

by the by, before reaching out beyond the Atlantic, how about weeding out some countries within the current membership that are clearly at odds with NATO interests, in fact acting in concert with NATO adversaries. Looking at you Hungary.

38 minutes ago, JGV said:

They should have made it 20,000 Baht - He wouldn't do this on a beach in UK - I am embarressed to admit that I am British - very disrespectful behaviour and I am not a prude - there is a time and a place - St Tropez probably - I was there in the mid 70s and camped on a nudist beach but kept my shorts on

Not a prude but you camped on St Tropez nudist beach in the 70’s and kept your shorts on.

Hmm……..

Been a bit of a weird old time. Last one, maybe two stories have been about Thais behaving badly, but fortunately normal service has been resumed. And the Brits have got their second wind, forging even further ahead.

Lots of Thai pervs about with phone cameras at the ready, so we have barely scratched the surface of crimes that are ready to be publicized. But please, none of that local crap, it’s foreigners behaving badly that everyone is interested in..

I’m sorry. I don’t see how this story relates to foreigners behaving badly. So why is it being reported on?