Emster23

Science teacher? Inert? As in "inert gases"? Meet the most common inert gases: helium (He), argon (Ar), neon (Ne), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), and radon (Rn). Should add to the list "police and administration indifference to crime" perhaps?

He is young and stupid. Could have hired real killers to get job done at half the price or less.

I hope this story engenders some respect for Nigerians that is often lacking on this forum.

"urge fellow police officers to mobilize their forces to reduce and hopefully prevent student brawls."

Does this mean "leave the police station and go on patrol"?

Horrible, but not all that unexpected. Seems mental health system was not factored in when deciding to open borders. Imagine coming from home country where crap fest war been raging, what once was peaceful looks like set from Full Metal Jacket, forced to live hand to mouth at refugee camp, and then..... doors open and can go to Europe! But no "happily ever after" scenario awaits. Still have mental and emotional trauma, things not as nice as you dreamed, etc. Disappointment, anger, frustration.... and outcomes like we've seen recently. I am surprised there has not been more of this. More to dealing with refugees than just opening doors. Intense PTSD care needed.

Who voted this guy in? Oh yeah, oops.... missed that one.

"Choice" is similar to "Do you want to be shot or hung?"

"Thaksins red terrorists were taking about sedition and had set up military style training camps in the north and were arming people." Perhaps you missed part where Suthep's people prevented election, registration to vote or run, police were told to stand down by army and not enforce laws. Seems a bit of a stretch to claim party in power wanted to revolt against party in power....

"The campaign is aimed at preventing cancer caused by foam food containers and promoting healthy lifestyles."

Eh? Just how long does food have to sit in container to be a health hazard? Interesting spin, to say the least. Foam containers are banned in my hometown of Portland Oregon, but that is due to massive amount of garbage foam creates.

I guess they didn't know giving public BJs is a "protected profession- Thai only".

Six thousand baht?!?

That's cheaper than - legally - renewing mine at the embassy.

Well, duh...

Fake Ray bans, Rolex watches, Gucci bags, etc always cheaper than real thing.

Real passport more expensive because (drum roll) it's real!

Of course criminal types don't want to be real... as would ID them for who they actually are

"The car which lost control then rammed into the people crowded the Erawan Shrine," Correction: the driver lost control. The car went where driven.

Difficult in Thailand to separate typical driving from terrorist acts... if Nice were in Thailand could have claimed brake failure.... 500 baht fine.

If Trump is elected it will give good benchmark date for some not so distant future Chinese historian writing "Decline and Fall of the American Empire"

"..claiming that they have been engaged in religious activities and could not attend the session."

When you worship money, that is a 24/7 job. I wish this were unbelievable, but I have been here too long to think that.

Not defending the controller but it struck me as entertaining that a group of people come forward to complain that they have been bribing a public official to allow them to get around the rules and then want the authorities to get the other party to adhere to his part of the corrupt deal. Shouldn't the whole lot of them be arrested.

And just what are the rules? When cops and military are the mafia, who do you complain to? The other mafia? And what do the van drivers get from "controller"? Insurance, training, etc? No, it is simple extortion.

Serious money here being spread about.... you can only squeeze so much blood from a turnip. Admire drivers optimism, but also realistically think nothing will happen as this whole enterprise seems to be cash cow for the savior army.

Asked the GF if she could tell me about what is in draft charter. She didn't have the faintest idea.

Open debate? BTW have they caught that group that dared to wear tee shirts (and post) "Vote No" printed on them?

Guess you have to open cell door.... before you slam it shut

Typical

Which brought to mind: What's become of the guy charged with Erawan bombing? Another item fall off the map?

Truth is not a defense in cases of defamation here, which folks from countries with laws find unbelievable.

Perhaps in future reports like these need to be written with touch of sarcasm (which seems beyond most Thais):

"The temple, being strong supporters of self sufficient economy, developed international markets in indigenous wildlife to aid in returning happiness to both those of the holy order and selfless volunteers who spent countless hours processing the product to the highest standards. The display jars of young felines were kept to show the close attention to animal husbandry shown by staff in order to ensure sustainable economy"

Or something like that....

The wind cries Mary

Purple Haze.................

I don't live today

Or maybe even better "If Six was Nine" for all you I Ching fans

Send your lawyer down to the cop shop to chat them up. Get a sore throat. Go to Singapore. That seems to work.

OMG! I'd better pack my bags and move off to peaceful place, maybe Aleppo or Mosul.

I wonder how much of that "decade on the run" was spent in Thailand. Seems a boat rental business might take more than a weekend to sort out. Were these folks on interpol list? What sort of visas do they have, if any? In other words, how protected were they while in Thailand?

Gosh I thought dissent was to be tolerated if honest and factual.... Students of mine in US often wore shirts with "What part of "No" don't you understand"?

OMG a Frenchman.... on reflection, that seems logical. Frenchmen are not Cambodians..... I would guess Cambodian are not usually immigrants in Cambodia. I need a drink.... and I don't drink....

It's called a reverse mortgage in the US. It wouldn't work for our house up country. Who wants a house in a village in nowhere surrounded by people from the same family that used to own it.

The title is off: "Government pushes new program to help the elderly till the rest of their lives" It should have 'for' instead of 'till' unless 'till' means until the banks kick them out of their home? Maybe they have mixed up words and it should be ' Government pushes new program to help the elderly till they are reincarnated'?

Hmmm my take was that government would have them working rice paddies, raising crops, "till the soil" until they "buy the farm" so to speak....

On the plus side, at least got them coming and not going....

Gee is there an oral component to Scrabble? Must be a version I am not familiar with. It does not matter if he can or can't speak English. Game is about making words with tiles last I saw. Saying he can't speak English so must not be qualified is like saying Ronaldo can't play football because of inability to sing opera.