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As there are no independant witnesses as to where the DNA has been taken from, what is the point of all this.

A stupid as the Thai Police are, even they aren't going to make DNA taken from the victims available.

They'll make the DNA taken from the scapegoats available to one and all.

Of course the DNA from the headmans son doesn't match.

How could it?

The original samples from the victims would have been destroyed long ago.

A man implicated in a double murder and the police haven't even DNA tested him?

This case will not fade away and die as the Police expect.

There should be a campaign to raise 10m baht to offer as a reward for information leading to the true killers.

As we all know - money talks in Thailand and 10m baht would loosen a few tongues.

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Padloms and khee spring to mind.

2 days after this murder, the Chief of Police on Khoa Tao came out with the unbelievable assertion that they were not looking for anyone from Thailand as a suspect as "a Thai couldn't have committed a crime like this".

This is the typical "head-up-the-arse" approach to crime solving in Thailand.

I spent 7 years in Thailand and left because of all the troubles, the hypocracy and the corruption and I've never been back..

Thai soap opera's spew out a constant diet of ludicrous social violence that has anaesthetized the Thai public into believing that extreme violence is not only acceptable - its "normal".

Thais were responsible for this crime.

No-one from Thailand will be arrested for it as its bad publicity.

Even my Thai wife is sickened by whats happening to Thailand.

So the Thai Baht will now be allowed to float ?

Or there will still be 'smoothing' by the BoT, and the currency will remain suspiciously-fixed, for much of the time ?

Its been floated since 1997

Democracy is the will of the people.

The people have decided.

The people keep deciding.

The Democrats refuse to accept the will of the people.

The Democrats refuse to accept democracy.

The Democrats are dictators.

your avatar is well chosen.

As is your status

Not keen on democracy then?

As is blindingly evident, there is and can be no 'democracy' here in a country so polarised by the ammata versus the 'peasant' class. Where do you think you are?

Again. The ill conceived coup was a terrible mistake from which this country shows no signs of recovery this century.

What are they to do now? Allow Taksin back and take over again? Not even the increaslingly deluded 'red shirts' would allow this now, given Taksin's blowing his cover. And the democrats were shown to be feeble and 'business as usual' regarding the 'elite'.

Answers on a postcard.

Democracy is the will of the people.

The people have decided.

The people keep deciding.

The Democrats refuse to accept the will of the people.

The Democrats refuse to accept democracy.

The Democrats are dictators.

7600 (0.04%) of the population of Thailand died in the Second World War - one of the lowest losses by country in the World.

Education is clearly the problem here and its why I moved back to the UK last Feb. after 7 years in NE Thailand so that my daughter would have a proper education.

I don't know what they teach in Thai schools but clearly world defining historical events are not on the curriculum.

That Indian guy did it. Else he who on run away.

That Indian guy did it. Else he who on run away.

Nice work Sherlock.

No doubt the driver will be caught, fined, and released to kill again.

He'll absolve himself of blame and go to temple and maybe put a 100 baht note in the collection box like a good Buddhist.

So which Thai driver was responsible for the accident?

The truck or the dead taxi driver?

We have no information in the above article.

No doubt the driver will be caught, fined, and released to kill again.

He'll absolve himself of blame and go to temple and maybe put a 100 baht note in the collection box like a good Buddhist.

So which Thai driver was responsible for the accident?

The truck or the dead taxi driver?

We have no information in the above article.

Which Thai driver was responsible? ...........Hmmmmmmmmmmm - let me think - the Thai who fled the scene possibly?

I see its big headline news in the Scandinavian newspapers today .

I think it will be better for any tourists coming here to think twice before they drive on the roads here.

I would prefer to take the bus instead , at least you have a better chance to survive in an accident....

If you're not being ironic which I suspect you aren't, you need to check out the safety record of a typical Thai bus company.

No doubt the driver will be caught, fined, and released to kill again.

He'll absolve himself of blame and go to temple and maybe put a 100 baht note in the collection box like a good Buddhist.

Phuket Gazette clearly doing what it can to sell copy with that headline.

I suppose "grumpy elephant breaks womans leg" isn't quite as dramatic.

"As of Wednesday, flood waters were still affecting 411,585 people"

This figure is clearly wrong. My mother-in-law was taking a dump when they came round and did the count - it should be 411,586 people.

Soak the rice over night, then cook in the micro wave , when cooked shape the rice into burger shapes and let cool, you can put egg on when you barbecue if you want and add salt

you can also barbecue the rice straight from the micro wave and same again add egg and salt as required.

The rice can be cooked by steaming but this process is harder

I only ever make khao neow by steaming but making sticky rice is not the problem. There IS a technique involved in making khao neow cakes. Its not simply a matter of shaping the rice into burgers and throwing them on the barby. The street ones are soft and spongy - your method makes the cakes crisp/hard and solid - they're not the same.

Does anyone have a recipe to make sticky rice cakes? These are the rice cakes you see on the streets and at all the fairs in Thailand rather than the "khanum" type?

I know there's more to them than just sticky rice pressed into burger shapes, painted with butter and shoved on the grill as I've tried them many times and they always turn out like granite.

Whats the secret?

Anyone know?

(I believe coconut milk is involved but I don't know where)

Perhaps all the Thaksin haters and by implication Democrat supporters will now wake up and realize the true nature of the people they support.

No-one who support the current government support democracy.

The people in as free and fair election as you are ever going to have in Thailand have decided and they've come out in their millions to defeat the current administration.

This current Democratic Party move (Democratic? - what a joke) opens the door for a return to seeing tanks on the streets of Bangkok yet again.

I dont suppose it will be long.

Mmmm why does anyone that critisises the Red or any associated party have to be Thaksin haters??? Its peruile trash like that which casues every discussion here to fall into meaningless reguritation of recycled pamphlet propoganda - please use your own intelligence and arguements rather than jumping on the "red under the bed" type of hysterior.

"No-one who support the current government support democracy." erm do you switch sides in alternative sentences??? You DO realise that the current government is not a Democrat one??? Or was that a copy and Paste from earlier drivel?

I would hope that Thailand can muster the ability to include all voters next time and not, through incompetance and silly rules, miss out a million votes (not saying the result would be any diffwerent - just that the latest vote can hardly be called 'the most free and fair as you are ever going to have'[sic].

It is interesting to mention tanks on streets with relation to the Democrats to - I am sure they will deny that one - the coup was the last time tanks rolled through the streets and the Democrats were not in power at that point - and the Army did what the amry does - you don't think the Democrat party ordered it, surely. Or perhaps you mean the soldiers on the streets during the Bangkok riots - I wonder which country would not in such a scenario - I guaratee you Thaksin would have if it had happened to him - he certainly did order flowers to be thrown in the South.

I too believe this could be a silly move by the Democrats, but I don't think it justifies a sillier post in response. Oh, and before you accuse me of being a Thaksin hater, I am not - I have argued before in his defense (when equally silly posts were made) and have stated severalo times that many of the ideals of the Red's (though not necessarily the PTP - and certainly not all their policies) are good ideas. Political debate should be just that, a debate, not babies throwing dumbies at each other.

"Mmmm why does anyone that critisises the Red or any associated party have to be Thaksin haters???" - they dont have to be but having read all the bolox talked about Thaksin on Thaivisa for the last 7 years by people who are clueless about what Thaksin has done for the rural people of Thailand - they nearly always are.

The Democrats "right to rule" (yes - we'll have elections as long as we win) was destroyed when Thaksin won the Jan 2001 General Election by winning 248 of the 500 seats taking 40.6% of the vote. The Democrats won 128 seats with 26.6%

The February 2005 election was won by T.R.T. with the highest voter turnout in Thai history - Thaksin's party winning 375 of the 500 seats with 60.7% of the electorate voting for him.

The election of April 2006 where Thai Ruk Thai was unopposed saw Thaksin win 460 seats winning 61% of the valid votes.

Following the declaration that this election was illegal, intervention by the military, the enforced disbanding of T.R.T. and Thaksins self imposed exile the December 2007 general election with the T.R.T. now standing as the P.P.P. saw the P.P.P. win 233 of the 500 seats with the Democrats behind (again) with 165.

These results speak for themselves. The voice of the people of Thailand is NOT being heard. The current government has NO mandate from the people to govern even though their right to govern is legitimate (with coalitions).

Even now having been defeated yet again by a landslide they refuse to accept defeat.

Every word I posted was legitimate and fair.

You are clearly not mature enough to understand particularly the last reference about the Army when the head of the Army in Thailand is a sworn Democrat and even urged the People to "do the right thing" and not vote Pheu Thai.

Perhaps all the Thaksin haters and by implication Democrat supporters will now wake up and realize the true nature of the people they support.

No-one who support the current government support democracy.

The people in as free and fair election as you are ever going to have in Thailand have decided and they've come out in their millions to defeat the current administration.

This current Democratic Party move (Democratic? - what a joke) opens the door for a return to seeing tanks on the streets of Bangkok yet again.

I dont suppose it will be long.

Any

Yabba?

Surely Yabaa as in Ya Baa. Yabba makes no sense.

There are few (if any) economists who think the USD will be weaker at the end of this year than stronger. The dollar is trading at historic lows against the AUD, NZD, Swiss France and Japanese Yen.

Should better and better news come out of the US over the next quarter or two (lower unemployment rate, better non-farm payrolls, stronger GDP etc) its inevitable the baht will weaken against the USD irrespective of what the BOT does.

Regrettably as a Brit I can see the exchange rate going in one direction for GBP/THB and thats down. More so in the case of the Euro.

As a result after 7 years of living here I'm off back to the UK as I can't justify the expense of living here any more when you consider the UK has free schools, free hospitals, family allowance - non of which Thailand has. A retirement visa that used to cost me less than £12,000 now works out at nearly £18,000 and I have to have that money locked in a Thai bank for 3 months so I'd need in excess of £20,000 in effect.

This wouldn't be too bad with a rising exchange rate but its not rising - its falling with little long term prospect of change.

You only have to look at the above headline photo to realise that he may be the next victim. Alot of Brits should never be allowed to enter Thailand. Theyre way out of their depth. Why do they think that a isan girl (usually prostitutes) would want to marry some old goat from another world. he marries her for sex and phoney companionship she marries him for his assets and pension. Why are they getting involved in the Thai justice system????? Theyre way out of their depth. Go home to cold bleak blighty and join a lawn bowls club.

As my wife is from Issan this post should have me up in arms, regrettably though , this is exactly right.

I've lived in Thailand 7 years and I leave in 10 days to return to the UK with my wife and 3 year old daughter for good. There's much I wont miss about Thailand but as I don't want to go off topic I'll keep this post relevant to the subject matter.

Most Brits (and other falangs) who come out to Thailand to find a bride and to live are way out of their depth as stated. A Thai woman is not just a sexy version of a British woman with a nice smile and dark skin - they are a breed apart. All Asians are. My wifes home village had no electricity or water for the first 10 years of her life, at least no running water - they had the village pump. She got her first pair of shoes (second hand) when she was 10. Walking 15 miles to market in the middle of April and back to make 20 baht selling bananas was expected. I could go on but the point I'm making is that these women (from Issan and other poor rural areas) have a steel core that runs through them them makes that harder than a Western man bought up in a semi in pleasant Bilghty could ever be.

I've a mate who lives 5 houses away from me in Thailand.He's about 45. Its clear that after just 2 years his marriage is on the rocks (and he has an 18 month old daughter). I've had to stop seeing him because by 14:00 he's pissed on Mekong clearly drinking because he's unhappy. The last time I saw him about 5 days ago he came round to borrow 300 baht. He had a cut over his right eye that extended down half his face. His wife had hit him with a meat cleaver.

This guy needs to get out of Thailand otherwise he's a dead man. His missus is also from a poor rural village. This means she will know someone or will easily be able to find someone to have her husband rubbed out for 10,000 baht - £250 or so.

Its all too easy. She waits until he's pissed. Calls her boys in. Bag over the head. Bundled in the boot of car. Driven out to the sticks. Shallow grave. The End.

When his family eventually fly out to find out whats happened to him (which could be a couple of months), she tells them that he walked out weeks ago and that she's glad he's not here because he was abusive and an alcoholic, and as he used to buy his Mekong from the local village store, they will confirm that.

Not only that, how interested do you think the local police would be in trying to find him?................easy answer - not in the slightest.

The police (unless bribed) wouldn't give as flying <deleted> about him and why would they? - do you honestly think the Thai police care about solving crimes involving falangs out in NE Thailand - they may show more interest if it was in Phuket or Pattaya where it may affect tourism.

So she'd be left with a nice 2m baht house, baby daughter and no stress.

As Jalansanitwong says - many falangs are way out of their depth taking on a Thai woman - any falangs thinking of coming out to retire to Thailand with a beautiful Thai bride would be well served to have a rethink and stay at home.

There are real dangers out here if you pick the wrong woman.