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why is anyone surprised?

its obvious to me that there are plenty of busy body judgmental thais out there waiting to bash any nationality bar their own.

not that its a thai only trait, but it does seem more pronounced here and when EVERYTHING is about appearances its no wonder.

Let me guess, this Indo guy life's is expendable and not worth the chair he sits on, he's a smuggler's

fodder who couldn't give a toss what will happened to him, as he's only the mule here....

yes and expect a rash of smaller busts across thailand as the main load gets distributed.

again we have to ask, why not keep it quiet, track a dummy package till it gets to its final

destination, then make a bust?

standard procedure for western countries

dumbasses or dont want to upset someone? take your pick.

thinking about it schools like that should be reported to the MOE

and there should be a standard base contract (maybe there is?) that you work from there UP.

but its sadly stupid wishful thinking that they would act in favor of some farang teachers

Unless the pay is well above standard then tell them to take a flying leap

No one should sign a 6 mth contract other than a short term high pay fill in position

BTW for those that dont know, many unis are now running ASEAN terms and are about to go on holidays till August (?)

so April is not the big mth it once was for finding work at unis.

@Coaster11, well that good news, there is progress in this country no matter how slow or inept it seems sometimes.

The bigger question is why they were allowed to encroach in the first place,

there is too much after the fact in Thailand.

regards worgeordie

Why?

obviously money

money to be made by someone and money for someone to look the other way

money money money

I've think i've seen an area encroached on, im guessing someone bought land backing onto forest and just kept going further in, right up the side of a quite steep hill and across the top

There are public tracks and signs about a certain native tree that has medicinal properties in the middle of this rubber plantation! The tracks are blocked off at the main road, I was on a MTB so could get around them and go deep into that area.

Though it seems someone said enough is enough and the trees on the side of the hill have been left untapped

Quite a large plot it was too.

you can see it here

and cost 250 mill

probably just meant "save"

Sounds like one of the Bkk "come meet my family, my daughter is studying in your country" scammers has moved on.

I dont personally want to have money on me before i buy, but i do offer keys, wallet, passport and phone as security.

Reading some of the stories from the usa, in some parts if you meet up, they not only take the bike but your car and clothes at gun point

guess he should be posting here, with photos of the bike etc

just in case

In the normal course of events, the pursuit of those who have accumulated 'unusual wealth' ( some kind of euphemism for corruption) would be a good thing. However when it is one side pursuing the other and ignoring their own who have accumulated wealth through similar means, it is very dangerous indeed.

yes exactly, it will make the divide worse not better

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How refreshing. Obviously a win-win situation. Listen up dear leader, this is the way all schools should be run. Any teacher who does not allow students to ask questions should be fired. alt=coffee1.gif width=32 height=24> alt=thumbsup.gif>

hehe it is usually us who are fired for doing this kind of method... Thais don't like to be showed up when someone breaks the shell..

aint that the truth, i've seen it in so many facets of life, when a farang does something much better than them.

they dont react with "oh how did you do that?" or the like, you often just see petty jealousy,

btw "shown up" is better usage

The scope of corruption is simply staggering : so many companies complicit in a scam organised by the Thai government itself !!!.

An absolute disgrace which Thailand accepts in it's stride and carries on as normal. People who defend that last crowd on here have no shame.

So you think prosecuting the reds and leaving the others, and there are plenty, will help heal the divide?

if so you are sorely deluded.

Some here that revel in martial law or section 44 should look at the bigger picture,

the reds are not finished, never will be taksins or not.

Just cause you dont like it doesnt mean its not true.

I wonder, do some here still get told what time to go to bed?

wow the secretary generals have been replaced with the general secretaries

why cant they just sack the most corrupt and incompetent, note i said "the most"

Bali Hai pier is a bastard to get to now with all the foot traffic to and from ferries to Koh Larn. Why not use a Naval port like Sattahip that surely has decent berthing and loading facilities.

theres a good idea and and and just use the permanently docked no aircraft aircraft carrier as the vehicle transporter

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damm beaten to the punch

Ok, I understand that.....now, when will the baht drop against other currencies? I am talking a significant drop, not half a point!

Hear! Hear! or is it Here! Here!?

Why 'they' let the Baht seemingly be manipulated I have no idea

so this is the slap on the wrist for last year horrific crimes?,

now those families wont collect so much

some one else will

pattaya and soakedkran no thanks, went up country, lasts only 3 days, 10 till 7 quite reasonable time frame imo

but copped a big dose of swimmers ear the day before, so sadly been holed up the whole time

(hardly need more water in my infected ear atm)

most likely fully clothed.

rip

are they saying it is safe to drink water laced with shit with a certain degree/level ?

anyone drinking tap water in bangkok ???

yes, there are also % of dead cockroach and rat poo in just about all processed food.

This is not the issue of how much the Thai worker is worth, this is really about the quality work of the local labor, which is quite crappy, Thai workers in general are not productive as their counterpart in China and VN, in most cases, they're lazy, irresponsible, dishonest and all around disloyal and uninspiring people to work with, hence the law remunerations they get for their mi pen rai attitude, I ought to know, I have employed hundreds of them in my factories both in Bkk and in up country....

Well the Japanese companies seem to be able to produce export quality products with Thai labor,

I've seen inside some of those companies and know Thais working in them also I have Thai friends who run successful quality product business, so I'm not pulling stuff from my axx.

So I have a question, what are you doing wrong?

For anyone interested in how increasing the min wage is good for the economy, have a look here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/n3csw9ml

street wars

coups

floods

major drops in tourists

same with exports

gdp drops

serious household debts

banks carrying books of defaulted property

baht holds

cant see it as anything but serious manipulation.

and yet when china farts, australia has amoebic dysentery

You say the banks carrying books of defaulted property ,well the other day i rang regarding a house they had a board on ,and was informed it had just been reduced from 32 million to 27 million , i estimate it was worth ,between 10 and 12 million and even then would take time to sell , remember 1997?

From what i was told, (i dont know firsthand, so grain of salt stuff) banks here cant sell a defaulted mortgage property for less than what is owed.

This is why, and i assume, you see so many properties sitting and deteriorating for ever.

I once spoke to a senior dental surgeon (Thai) about this issue, his estimate was 50 years for people to stop littering.

As i cycle back roads you see lots of construction and household waste dumped where ever its easiest, often on private land

or next to rivers and waterways and this becomes THE spot where others dump ............>

Thais love Thailand? Many just in thought not action.

Good on the guy.