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3 hours ago, Classic Ray said:

Very difficult to prove “knowingly” will depend on him either confessing or credible evidence from a witness that Pita admitted that he knew he was in the wrong.

I still can't figure why MFP, with all the legal brains at their disposal, failed to insist that Pita dump his shares before the election. They must've known that it was illegal and that Prayuth, the EC and Senate would jump on it. If I, with my small knowledge of Thai politics had know this before the vote, I'd have been screaming at him to get rid.

I feel sorry for my poor missus who naively still thinks he's going to be PM.

I loathe military rule in any country, but I can't help wondering why Pita didn't bin these shares before the election. Surely he knew that the pro-Prayuth EC and Senate would use this to keep him out of power. The mob must've been rubbing their hands in glee when they discovered this little nugget. Reckon they thought they'd have to be much more devious.

4 hours ago, daveAustin said:

I baulk at this term for Thailand (because it ain’t), but instances such as this, dogs on streets etc, have it erring that way. The rip off transport situation on Phuket is a disgrace. Mafia is not the right word for these people; they are greedy grubby little scoundrels enabled by the system there. As above, hopefully a mature, non self-serving government can put paid to this carry-on. 

"I baulk at this term for Thailand (because it ain’t)"

Oh I don't know. Military coups, rigged elections, chaotic roads, corruption, lack of common sense, stray dogs, inept police, noise pollution from bass-heavy speakers. I could go on. Saying that, I love it here. Never a dull moment and certainly never bored. Have to get that in before some no-all tells me to go back to my own country.

Anyone who's been here several years and didn't see this coming, has been walking around blinkered since their arrival. Since Gen Prayut re-wrote the constitution and loaded the Senate and EC with his cronies, there's never been the possibility of anyone other than the military holding the reins of power. Calling it a civilian govt is just like applying lipstick to a pig.

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Oh yes they do. When they do not have alot of money, and are being pursued by the Thai police. I know people who have been locked up here, for next to nothing, because they could not come up with a million baht, to buy their way out. Whether he is guilty or innocent, the Swedish police are 100x more competent than the Thai police, and infinitely less corrupt.

 

 

Have to give you a downvote on this one spider, you talk sense normally. I agree that the Norwegian police are bound to be more competent than the Thais, but it's thousands of miles away from the scene of the crime and any possible witnesses. He also fled the country, which I should imagine is a crime in itself. There's also the fact that the courts could be subconsciously sympathetic to a fellow countryman, which I suspect is why the guy legged it back there. I hope they take into account that the guy is a martial arts expert, therefore his body is a weapon (supposedly), not to mention breaking into the other guy's room which also contained the other guy's wife and young child.

I'm slightly biased on this I admit because I too suffered from noise in the early hours during my condo-staying days and had a couple of brushes with those responsible. The Norwegian ought to be jailed for life just for being inconsiderate in my opinion, along with all those like him. They drive people demented.

11 hours ago, Chicksaw said:

Moral of the story: Rent, don't buy. At least not anything bigger than a washing machine.

If I had my time here over again I'd do exactly that.

On 5/28/2023 at 7:21 AM, scubascuba3 said:

it's true that many people think that but Pattaya has so much more to offer incl really nice countryside and beaches just outside, but many just stay in the bar area

I agree. When you say Pattaya, people think you must live halfway along Walking Street. I live a 20 minute drive towards Sattahip and it's stunning. Lovely countryside with golf courses, the beach is a five minute drive and not a girly bar in sight. The beauty of it is if you do fancy a bit of excitement, the city is just down the road.

Be advised, "A friend of mine", "Someone I know", "A neighbour", "The guy next door" all mean "Me" on TVF.

16 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Going by the perpetrators logic every loudspeaker clad pickup driver in the land should be hacked to death ????Rip

Hmmmm. I did consider giving it a like.