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2 hours ago, kotsak said:

I assume this is totally legal on the expressway.. ????

It is when the 'good guys' do it. This applies to any law here in Thailand. 

As mentioned before, "farangs" can be very territorial. Especially in areas where there aren't many and they feel like King Farang. The best way to deal with idiots like this is exactly how you should deal with any other kind of person - just ignore them. Life's a lot easier when you just don't care what people think of you. 

Most foreigners I meet are fine. Some might be nuts, but they're typically nice enough. Some can be rude and short tempered, but they're either new to Thailand or they live in their own little world. It's always nice when you see another foreigner in a less farang populated area and they say hello or give you the nod like, "hey, another foreigner!". Kind of like how if you drive a Prius you wave at other Prius drivers. 

The kind of foreigners that can be the worst are the expat ones with very cushy jobs. Dear lord, do they compete with each other and talk about work all the time. Bragging about which country they had a meeting in or how they met khun Poo Yai who said they could do this for them or get them this. I've had to remind my friends a few times that I don't care about their work or money related stuff. It's bad enough I have to pretend to be interested while listening to their unemployed wives talk about all the overpriced s*** they bought (with their husband's money) like they're the cream of society. 

Also, foreigners who get rinsed by their other half and their family. They ask for advice and then continue the same pattern of behaviour. Had a mate whose missus kept nagging him to buy her a car. He gave her 5,000 baht as a deposit to reserve the car and she spent it on clothes. His mother-in-law also sold his TV and fridge, etc, from his second house to feed her gambling addiction. As he said, "What can you do?". The answer is stop being around people like him. They're as toxic as the people they enable. 

1 minute ago, JonnyF said:

The trouble with opening up for all these previously undesirable "types" is that most people are aware that as soon as Thailand is doing well again the hubris will return, goalposts will move and they will be made unwelcome again.

 

You can't just turn on the tap when you need people and turn it off again when you don't. People learn from that and lose interest in the place.

 

Exactly. Who wants one of these ‘special visas’ when the biggest perk is for the government and their right to cancel it for any reason or at any time. 
 

Thai bureaucracy: if it ain’t broke, break it.  

Wasn't expecting to see this news on thaivisa 'til next week.

Someone should be very careful in how they deal with the protesters. Otherwise they may not be allowed back home. 

34 minutes ago, steven100 said:

Always thinking about support and helping the less fortunate and needy. Keep creating jobs and Thailand will be up and running in no time ....  but without tourists of course. 

Good work from Gen Khun Prayut Chan O Cha and his government. 

 

Yes, keep barking orders like some mad dog chasing his tail. 

Meanwhile inequality has never been worse and poverty grows at an alarming rate: 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/19535/for-prayut-the-growing-poverty-level-remains-his-greatest-weakness/

14 minutes ago, webfact said:

Royal Thai Police spokesman Pol Maj-Gen Yingyot Thepjamnong said this was news to him

I imagine most things in life are news to him. 

On 10/10/2020 at 2:00 PM, Baerboxer said:

 

Yes, another billionaire owner of a political party. Just the ticket! 

Would you feel better if Thanatorn had far more money and had political dissidents murdered for expressing their opinions?

Is that the sort of validation you look for when wondering if a leader has only good intentions for their country?

15 minutes ago, Kaopad999 said:

That is total nonsense and you know it. 
it was NOT just 'a bad review'
It was a series of trolling comments and attacks towards the hotel to try and destroy their business. 
I would have done exactly the same thing if it were my business.
He got exactly what he deserved.

Som Nam Na!

Again, you're not reading what I'm writing.

I said, and I quote, "What could one take away from this?". Meaning people who read the story. 

I don't think anyone should be put in jail for writing a/several bad reviews online. Especially in a country where you can kill a cop while drunk and coked up and spend zero time in jail. But that's a separate argument for another day. 

In the West, we don't lock people up for bad reviews online. No matter how false, inaccurate or fictitious they are. Like it not - most people would find this notion abhorrent. And that's all that matters in terms of attracting tourists from the West. Many people will see the headlines and they won't want to come. They especially wouldn't wanna stay in this particular hotel. 

If the idea of all of this was "som nam na" or to save face for the hotel, they've completely s*** the bed on this one. They've lost face and they look like immature spoilt brats. 

1 minute ago, DualSportBiker said:

The law here, in the UK and Australia agree with me. As for that expression, do I want to have standards and ethics, or be rich? That is a false dichotomy. I am successful, very comfortable and make an effort to be ethical in what I do and say.

That's a lovely insight into your personal life, but most businesses can't afford to be as moral as you. 

They filed a case in order to have comments removed. This was done in order to preserve their image and maintain healthy profits. What they have achieved is seemingly the opposite. Anyone with half a brain could have told them that involving police could mean he spends time in jail. If that kind of story gets out, then it'll just make it far worse.

Sometimes all you need is a little bit of foresight. 

1 minute ago, NanLaew said:

Trolling is what people do on internet forums and I doubt any country has a specific 'anti-trolling' law.

 

If that's all that "many tourists or potential tourists" take from it, they need to educate themselves a bit more and be aware that Thailand has laws and as draconian and inappropriate as some may be, they are still Thailand's laws.

 

The bud nipping initiated by the hotel in Thailand was ignored by the guy repeatedly posting defamatory comments in Thailand.

 

Som nam-nah

They do need to be aware.

How about a disclaimer on all travel sites where it states you can be imprisoned for negative reviews of hotels in Thailand. Good idea? 

1 minute ago, DualSportBiker said:

Obviously not. You are proof that reading the headline, the story and understanding it are separate by slovenliness and intelligence.

Thanks.

But reality and idealism are rarely the same thing.

People will read the headlines. People will be shocked. That will factor in massively whether or not people will chose to come or not. Having someone sent to jail for comments made online isn't right or just. It's ridiculous and people will quite rightly not like it.

The idea was to save the hotel's reputation. They made it a hundred times worse. This is what the kids would call an 'epic fail'.