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UK has never been a member of the EU, always wanted special treatments, special tax deductions, and as always used its position to please the USA...good thing if the lapdog is going back to his master

Praise the Lord we were never completely fooled by that huge socialist edifice. Now let's vote to get out and leave them to stew in their own juice.

Absolute joke that this country got 38 points, some seriously heavy brown envelopes must have been passed to the panel.

I agree with you pattayamick. The Aussie Bogans who destroyed Kuta Beach Bali as a great, enjoyable and cheap holiday destination are now turning up in Phuket in larger numbers, due no doubt to the ever present danger of terrorism in Bali. Hopefully they won't discover Pattaya any time soon. The British chavs are enough to put up with as it is.

British and any other farang chavs are hard to find at the mo among all the Chinese and Ruskies. Maybe if there were more chavs the beer would be cheaper.

So now, in addition to having the largest number of people (in proportion to the population) in prison (behind the tiny island of The Seychelles where there has been political unrest), the USA has the fastest growing number of people in solitary confinement - said to be up to 100,000. (UK has about 40 at any one time)

Before you say, well they are probably paying the price, if you are a taxpayer in the USA, you are paying the price - greater costs of prison building, much higher costs for caring for prisoners who become mentally ill due to extended solitary. We have to remember that the majority of prisoners in the USA are in for drug offences.

Fact: this is the first legal restriction on solitary confinement in the USA. There is no national regulation in the USA that determines how long a prisoner stays in solitary

Fact: even China has a law that limits solitary as a punishment for between 7 and 15 days. And yes, there is plenty of evidence to show that this law is often circumvented. BUT AT LEAST THEY HAVE A LAW.

You don't have to be an Obama to think that this is wrong. In fact, if you are a Republican who believes in the US Constitution, you would think it is wrong. How can the USA point to cruel and degrading punishment when it dishes this out to the equivalent to the population of a mid-sized town day after day after day after day after day

There are so many worthwhile causes in this world deserving of my attention. Prison scum in solitary isn't one of them. I'll leave it to the left wing bleeding hearts.

No no no, only 0,001% of these "migrants" are problematic.

Note however that less than 100m from my Belgian home there is a very welcomed unaccompanied minors refugee center housing 22 Syrians and Afghans so far, room for 70 of them awaiting sufficient staffing to pamper them. In the meantime 80 volunteers drive in/out 7/7 to help them finding our culture. The nearest shop/ school is 4 km away. Luckily they have all been given bicycles so they can ride to the swimming pool to observe real females in bikini, and they are charged only 1 euro iso 3.5 for the locals. Way to go Belgium!

Note my house is in an isolated "moo ban" of 35 houses, we had 40 years of tranquility, that is history now. The entrance o the center is next to my house!

I will keep y'all posted on what goes on in MY asylum center.

Wouldn't expect it to be next to some left-wing politician"s house.

Pitch roofs are designed to shed snow, which as far as I know is not a problem in Thailand. Flat roofs are cheaper to build.

There does need to be enough cavity space ( preferably ventilated ) otherwise the air conditioning bills can be eye-watering.

If it wasn't for the forest of steel, I'd put a lodger or two up there!

They are talking about Poms hey? It sure looks that they are not the smartest sheep in the Paddock,,

Good to know though that no Aussies or Spams have ever lost, washed or used their pisspot as a beer mat.

This report is just ridiculous, it doesn't tell the whole story!

The mayor reason that Thailand sided with Japan was that Japan promised to get Thailand back the land France had occupied from Thailand for their colonies in Cambodia and Laos. And the Brits had taken parts of Thailand to their colonize of Burma and Malaysia. Saying that Thailand should have sided with the allies is the same as saying that France should have sided with Germany when they invaded!!!

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I believe that this is one of the reasons why we as foreigners can't buy land in Thailand today!

"....same as saying that France should have sided with Germany...."

Half of it did!

A lot of people think they're in the Med and picture themselves spending loads of time on their roof bbq-ing, sunbathing and supping chota pegs. Unfortunately they find that for 11 months of the year it's too hot and humid.

Give me a pitched roof every time in Thailand.

The OP does say that she tried to stab the guard. What's he supposed to do?

Exactly what he did. The police are trained to shoot to kill.

He was a rent a cop...and not very well trained if he couldn't disarm a 13 year old girl with a "knife."

Why should he endanger his own life to disarm someone trying to kill him? At 13 you know what you're doing and I'm sure if she'd killed him she'd have gone on to kill again.

She got what she deserved, but too bad a whole life was wasted. Blame the Palestinian terrorists for teaching children to hate from birth.

Let's keep the discussion civil.

I don't think a 13 year old deserves to die for a foolish, impulsive act after having a fight with her family.

One person is dead and a lot of people will suffer for a long time because of the grief, hurt, anger and hard feelings.

I suppose you would very politely ask her to put down the knife as she attempts to gut you?

Would you buggery, if you had a gun in your hands you'd blow her head off.

These are muslim fanatics no matter the age or sex.

What are you talking about, please? I bet you are you completely random.

Earlier you posted: 'Check how they earn money, I have a few ideas'

What are your ideas, how do you think some guys from India earn money here? Something really sinister, yes?

Or just some guys getting in a fight after 2 beers lol

A lot of the money lending rackets are run by Indians, maybe that's what he means.

<deleted>! i thought he said he would not be in power for more than a year? now he wants 20 years.... LOL

Ok well he did manage to quell the divide between reds and yellow, but if he doesnt get the hell out soon, he will start a new one...

Thailand is in recession and the blame is pointing at him now...

Some would say he helped engineer the divide between the Reds and Yellows. He'll have to be careful though that he doesn't cause a coming together of the two when they realise that there's only going to be one snout in the trough for a long long time.

I am sure this will be a loop hole in the law that Chalerm will abuse in the future.

Stab a sausage! Only you and maybe EJ could make this a "But but Thaksin!" post.

Without reading further than the biline, this looks like a pocket lining measure. Maybe you should move to "Clothes and tailoring"

Nothing could be better than to send these former prostitutes back to their villages and start building up their future once and for all, and at the same time these low income lazy doers should return back to their home countries as well.

No wonder why this place has become a stinking pig.

Aren't you just a little ray of sunshine. Your world must be a very sad place to live.

He's got the right name "Shroud". Very appropriate.

The things you'd like to see gone are what made this country a great tourist destination. As soon as the Thais admit this and stop poncing about with the Chinese tightwads the better.

Also, ban bargirls from using facebook at work, maybe then they'd start attracting more farang. Reduce the price of drinks too, goes without saying.

Bring back the pharaohs, must have been a wonderful, happy country before Islam darkened it's doorstep.

Will they be required to whistle while they work?

I cant stand that tune... Bridge on the river Kwai movie?

Greatest protest tune ever. The only way the prisoners could get back at the Japs and Koreans without losing their heads.

virgins!

Entitled rich black man and wife stage protest.

While living in a white community and living of the white moms money, loll you have to love these people, they and their like only

Reinforce peoples hatred for blacks.

Will Smith is one of the most successful/influential and richest men in Hollywood.

He worked from a very young age to get to where he is today....

He's not entitled nor hated. Except by certain obviously racial hating TV members....

Worked from a young age preaching hatred as a rapper.

Talentless twerp.

I laud Smith for his courage. He is a very highly paid superstar, and this is a gutsy decision. He has influence, and he is using it. The reality is that there was alot of talent in this years crop of actors of color. And it was nothing but racism, favoritism, and Hollywood saying how liberal they are, but when it really came down to it, not having the guts to demonstrate that. Look, something like 45% of the audience is of color. Blacks, Asians, Latinos, etc. Actors from within those groups are under represented to begin with. Those that do perform, and do so on the level of the crew of Selma, or Concussion should be recognized. To continue not doing so is just plain old ignorant. And I say this as a white male. There is alot of talent out there when it comes to people of color.

You say this as a white liberal left PC male.

Should the Oscar nominations be based on talent and content or on racial profiling to achieve diversity. With places reserved not only for Afro-Americans but Latinos, Asian, Native Americans, Arabs, Eskimos; and then some for Jews, Catholics, Atheists, Sikhs, Hindus, Buddhists, etc; men, women, homosexuals, transgenders etc etc etc.

Or do you prefer just the Afro-Americans to receive special treatment.

Stuff the idea of picking the best. And if a white person should win, omg, must be racist and require endless debate and protest.

Of course it couldn't be sour grapes from the talentless Mrs Smith that her average husband and very average son haven't been nominated somehow? Or her desire that they be elevates to one of Hollywood's leading dynasties where anyone who doesn't recognize all they do as mega talent is vilified and pilloried as racist? Notice she only mentions Afro-Americans and speaks as though she is some kind of authority higher than the academy members on deciding what's best.

Pathetic. The constant use of the race card by some every time they aren't treated specially or given the prize.

Nice to agree with you for a change Bb, even if you do talk blx most of the time.

I laud Smith for his courage. He is a very highly paid superstar, and this is a gutsy decision. He has influence, and he is using it. The reality is that there was alot of talent in this years crop of actors of color. And it was nothing but racism, favoritism, and Hollywood saying how liberal they are, but when it really came down to it, not having the guts to demonstrate that. Look, something like 45% of the audience is of color. Blacks, Asians, Latinos, etc. Actors from within those groups are under represented to begin with. Those that do perform, and do so on the level of the crew of Selma, or Concussion should be recognized. To continue not doing so is just plain old ignorant. And I say this as a white male. There is alot of talent out there when it comes to people of color.

The Oscars is a load of blx anyway, a load of lovies, black and white all well up their own backsides. Why don't you suggest segregating it, then you could have a black and a white winner. Although then, you'd probably get the Asians jumping on the bandwagon.

Stop looking for trouble where there ain't none.

I cannot believe a Judge is permitted to release a report that says a current serving world statesman "probably" gave an order to kill someone! With the potential S**t that could hit the fan over such a statement it is grossly irresponsible. I don't like Putin but in world politics you cannot go around throwing "probably" at world leaders when it concerns a very serious criminal offence. Over 80% of the Russians love Putin and there are tens of thousands of Brits that live and work in Russia. Judge Owen needs to be retired quickly.

Tells you just what nice people Russians are doesn't it. I mean you only have to check out the nice polite, unassuming, modest and gentle souls in Pattaya and Jomtien.

Doesn't surprise me in the least that 80% of them love Putin.

Wow still trying to get more blood out of this proverbial stone 10 years later ? wow must be running out of ammo or some Tory scandal about to break.

Seriously they need to give the propaganda crud a rest....or at least try not to pretend its all just one way or just the damned pesky ruskies because it suits a policy.

And risked the lives of everybody, who was in contact. Innocent people nurses doctors and the general public. Thats what kind of people these are.!

One thing to say to that... certain Anthrax laced parcels originated from where exactly ?

We are all at it, especially the US and you know it so stop talking poop about spying like we aint all in it sunk to the nuts deep too etc...

Some black pot kettle balls ya got there pub if your pretending US benignity re spying and espionage I must say

Your kind words will be a great comfort to Litvinenko's widow. I hope your death is as fast and painless as his.

Cruel so and so that Putin, it's there in his eyes. Pure evil.

Abducted and rough-up by masked soldiers than send to a police station and released by a military court decision. Looks like a very uncoordinated effort and an intimidation stunt which backfired. Human rights alerted and students more defiant. The junta keep shooting themself in the foot.

We don't know for sure if he was roughed up, i see here a budding politician making a name for himself who,after a few years at the trough, will become just as corrupt as the rest, he may have his ideals now but you cant beat the system. Yes i am a cynic.

No, not a cynic, just a junta fanboy in a big way.