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I think you have the wrong focus by looking only at Nana, Patpong Silom and other areas.
Start by looking at the smalltown brothels with the trafficked Lao, Burmese and hilltribe girls - that is where you could really make a difference. But of course no tourists venture there - it is only the local boys.

Or is it all about preserving face and tell the world "you take prosititution serious" but you honestly couldn't care less about the prostitutes?

As usual they get the cart before the horse.The first thing that needs to be done is do an official translation of Thai to English then everyone can teach English as it relates to Thai.

Need to have English subtitles on all T.V. programs so students can relate what they have learned back to Thai. I would think most students don't have anyone in the home who speaks English to help them learn.

There is many expats here teaching English but they are all from different countries so they teach a version which applies to them not English English!

Most important everyone needs to be singing from the same Hyme Book.

Agree with you - no dubbing but only Thai subtitles on any program is an easy start.

The difficult part is to change the dinosaur that is Thai education system.

This is from BBC (OK to quote?):

Pornpen Khongkachonkiet, Anchana Heemmina and Somchai Homlaor published a lengthy report in February based on accounts from 54 people who had allegedly been tortured while in military detention.

Amnesty International secretary general Salil Shetty said the charges made a mockery of the Thai government's pledge to introduce anti-torture legislation.

"It is a cruel paradox that they are harassing activists for exposing the abhorrent practice," he said in a statement.

Pornpen Khongkachonkiet serves as the chairperson of Amnesty International in Thailand.

"These positive assessments are based on the country’s potentials in many areas, e.g., geographical location, infrastructure, skilled workers..."

According to a World Bank survey 83.5 per cent of the workforce in Thailand is unskilled. Same survey shows that only 38.8 per cent of workers are suitable for the job they are doing.

Sorry for the pickup driver to be involved in this in stupidity. Very sad for the unborn for the unborn baby. No sympathy for the rest really

I weill repeat most what I said in the first story on this lady:

This might sound cold but that the doctors not wanting to turn off is certainly within their right as the Thai law states they might be seen committing murder. Under all circumstances it will need a competent family member to come to Thailand to sign appropriate documents. It is not clear whether any of the familiy members has been out here to talk with the hospital. The partner had to fly back as the visa ran out - why didn't any other family member then fly out here - also to discus end of life possibilities and to move to a cheaper facility?

I am sorry but this is another one travelling without adequate insurance. If you are worried about your health, then consider to stay inside Europe instead and use the EU blue card (well, at least until Brexit takes effect).

Yes and no.

Yes, the Thai Navy needs them - especially the admirals as I am sure that there is a significant "finder's fee" involved in this purchase.

Thailand as a country does not need them at all.

commemorates the Buddha's first sermon in the Deer Park in Benares, India.

This is when he talked about the Four Noble Truths, among other things that craving and clinging can be confined (the dukkha)

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With the frequent stories of Thai monks' behavior, maybe they should start by actually living and understanding this themselves before they promote their way of Buddhism.

Any Thai I have talked with - be it family, friends or co-workers have no clue on the referendum or the place they need to go for the vote.
Some even don't know the date.

They haven't seen any information, nobody has read the constitution or even know where to find it.

So if Thaksin is such a big threat that you warn people of visiting him, Why haven't you just brought him back to Thailand to serve his prison sentence? What is keeping you from doing that?

Or is it because it is mighty convenient to have a bogeyman to blame?

It is difficult to find a robot or introduce automation to replace Thai workers. No matter how efficient it might be it cannot be better at sleeping, playing Candy Crush, snacking, having sanook at work than a Thai.

An article in The Nation yesterday mentioned that 83.5 per cent of the workforce in Thailand is unskilled and only 38.8 per cent of workers are suitable for the job they are doing.

As other posters point out this kid clearly stepped over the line according to the outrage from other students - I have a feeling that justice will be served to him in the school yard or after school hours.

Funny thing no one is questioning, why there is apparently such a big business for smuggled orginal alcohol (83,5% were authentic alcohol).

Lower the import duties and the government would get extra revenue and people wouldn't risk their health (apart from drinking too much).

It seems the current "government" is desperate for some international goodwill.

I am pretty sure recent history will not be taught - however it would be nive to know what history subjects will be taught though - and then watch the students recount those stories to their academic friends abroad. I am pretty sure someone will ask interesting questions as they would have unlimited access to knowledge banned in this country.

Why specifically pointing out Surat Jongda? He is as far as I can read an expert on khon/khol dance, which probably has very little interest outside of Thailand and Cambodia.

Oh Chanosaurus you wise old man. Yes, if only women would wear "proper clothes", rapes would ever happen.

Try at least entering the 20th century (I am not expecting you to leap all the way to the 21st). A woman's clothes do not allow anyone to rape her and a "no" means "no". Try telling that to your average Thai male.

Now on the fact that people shouldn't distribute the murder pictures I completely agree with you.
That being said you were not that worried when it came to very graphic pictures from the KT murders being shared nor do you seem very worried of pictures of murder and traffic victims being splattered on the front page of any Thai newspaper?

....respect checkpoints in which good cops were just trying to do their valuable job.

What about the many checkpoints with bad cops?

Perhaps an investment in the future? If not, then this money is certainly not spent the right way.

There are much more worthy causes than the RTP - such as hilltribes, orphans, schools, animal welfare, healthcare etc. - even improving the welfare of a poor farang like me.

Innovation with blacklisted products? Can anybody explain what the man is talking about?

Good luck with your mission Dan - it cannot be easy work. However if you want to really make a change in Thailand I would suggest you consider some other areas of operation than NaNa.

Go out of Bangkok and Pattaya - go to the north, to the small cities, where underage hilltribe, Lao and Myanmar girls are serving local boys - who pays a fraction for their company than in Bangkok and Pattaya.

Or visit the hi-so mansions and rescue the maids who cannot escape and are beaten as a pastime - or accused of some imagined theft and sentenced to prison.

But why just the sex trade? Have a look at the fishing industry as well for example.

These clothes will be showcased at an exhibition at Siam Paragon from August 20 - 21 and at Plenary Shopping Mall from August 23 - 28.

I am sure that will raise global awareness significantly.

ASEAN member nations still maintain autonomy over their governance, do not use a central currency, and do not contribute money to aid less-developed member nations, as is the case with the EU.

So everybody is in it for themselves. No ambition of moving the region forward as a whole. Burmese and Lao will stay as servants to Thais as Labor Minister Sirichai Ditthaku so nicely put it.

What is the point of ASEAN?

Best of luck to you.

Who do you think wanted Kazakhstan on the security council? Why Russia of course! It pays to have friends in high places who value your company. Now what friends does Thailand really have?

And Thailand's new best friend China didn't seem to bother.

crashing through her roof smashing into a picture of a respected monk.

You might be looking for lottery numbers but the event could also be a sign from above on the state of Thai Buddhism?

I''l throw a few hundred baht in. Where do we send it?

From the Mirror article: https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/HelpBringKathrynHome