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Anyone care to suggest that this is another insignificant bust?
The hauls are getting bigger and the perps are prepared to name names further up the chain.
How come this was not possible prior to the military intervention?
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...Just wait until they start talking to her about jail time and I'm sure she'll start 'singing' like a canary. My bet is that she's a mule for a political bigwig who needs to get his/her assets out before his/her personal sh1t hits the fan...!
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So he spent more then 25000 Baht per month.
Why the finger pointing? Is this a police photo...?!
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The American may be the world's biggest a*sehole and the world's worst cyclist, but that doesn't excuse the Thai guy for pulling a knife and using it on an unarmed man who apparently wasn't even attacking him.
...well said KK. I find the focus on this thread amazing, as many people seem to be implying that the American got his just desserts for being too loud...!
The two guys had a minor collision which caused no major damage or injury, and it could have been dealt with very easily by a simple apology from the person in the wrong, which in this case appeared to be the Thai motorcyclist. The American guy is clearly a bit of a dick for creating a mountain out of a molehill and should learn from this to keep his cool in any future incidents.
However, there is no reason whatsoever for the Thai guy to pull a knife on him and leave him with significant loss of blood. No one, not even a butcher, has any need to carry a knife with him on the street, and that, in itself, should warrant severe criminal penalties. For his actions against the American guy, the assailant should face severe criminal penalties and damages, with the penalties including a lengthy period in jail so as start to get the message out to everyone that this kind of behaviour will not be tolerated.
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I believe our eloquent farang friends have never been in need. So what is the problem if tax payers help poorer people to get cheaper food?????????
Some of us are just insane here.
Is that what this policy will do?
Or, are the restaurants going to have the same people in them as the day before but now paying less for their food?
I am all for lifting people out of poverty and as for people starving then of course any policy that stops that from happening is right,, I am sure everyone would agree with that. My issue with the policy is I do not see how it will work. If the government starts to subsidise materials for the restaurants then it will be everyone who benefits, it will not just be the poor. Also, it is just hiding the real cost of the food and sooner or later it will hurt the people who are struggling.
Perhaps a better option will be to issue food vouchers to those who are genuinely in need. Then the government doesn't have to subsidise all the food, it just targets the really needy which will be money better spent.
This is Thailand ... if they issued food vouchers, the country would be flooded with counterfeit versions of them within days...!!
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Contrary to those who often talk about leaving the small fry alone and going after the big fish, I would suggest that the Rule of Law cannot be selective in any way. The authorities have to enforce law and order in all aspects of life in any country.
After all, it's not too difficult to imagine that in six months from now, these windscreen wash scammers could be using their aggressive nature in a job renting out jet skis in Pattaya or Phuket. I don't think we'd be hearing too many objections to proper enforcement at that stage...!
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Satisfying to see Tarit, who together with his boss has done more to undermine the judicial system than anybody in living memory, get his come-uppance. But, this is small fry. Why can they not chase the big encroachment cases, I'm thinking of 1,000 rai stolen from a temple donation and now an elitist country club called Alpine? Come on Prayuth, this is the time to sort out Alpine before the 20 year statute of limitations expires(20 years because it is stolen temple land).
Why concentrate on the Alpine Country Club, did they turn down your application for membership? Couldn't possibly be a Thaksin connection could it?
Your recollection (if that is what it is and not just a rehash of anti Thaksin BS) of the circumstances surrounding the land that eventually became the Alpine Country Club is imaginative if nothing else. Even an anti Thaksin piece in The Nation blog provides a more accurate account of the land acquisition then your fanciful "1000 rai stolen from a temple donation" rant. ( http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/print.php?id=15288 )
If you want to rant at somebody, rant at Snoh Tienthong, who was Interior Minister at the time (under the PM, General Chatichai Choonhavan). Snoh ordered the Temple's inherited land (which the Abbot wanted to sell as it was not anywhere near the temple, Wat Thammikaramvaraviharn) to be transferred to the Mahamongkut Foundation, who were the new Inheritance Guardians appointed by Snoh.
On August 21st 1990 the Alpine Real Estate Co.Ltd. and Alpine Golf and Sports Club Co.Ltd. bought the land off the Mahamongkut Foundation, paying 142 Million Baht. They developed the land into a Country Golf Club along with prestigious housing and then 8 years later sold the land to Thaksin for 500 million baht.
What would you want the junta to investigate?
However, in 2001 — after Thaksin's party won a general election but before he took office — Thailand's Council of State, the government's legal interpretive body, ruled that the original sale of land was invalid, because it had been ceded to a Buddhist temple in a will, and therefore was legally religious land and not allowed to be sold or transferred.
And that is the whole truth of it... That land could not be sold or transfered, however it could have been rented out.. This is law in Thailand and Mr Thaksin knew that. Again he thought he is God. Fab4 ... get a life and find a new hero.. alt=whistling.gif>
And that fabby is game, set and .........match
GJ, It would be really nice to see him accepting that the game is over, but one expects that Fabbie will be back with other diversions in due course. As Bakseeda says, it really is time for him to find a new hero and, for goodness sake, get a life...!!
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Its a really nice story, one we would hear more of if Thailand would tone down some of its xenophobia. Immigrants are capable of being part of the culture if they are allowed to have the same rights and are treated as equals. Sadly I think this story may cause trouble for this guy, as the rules about forbidden occupations and work permits may come into play because of the publicity.
Still I admire they guy and wish him all the best.
So do I, and I hope no one bothers him...!
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Drugs are a cancer amongst communities, and must be eradicated at all costs...!!
Don't you think it doesn't make sense that some recreational drugs are legal and others (that may even be less harmful) are illegal? So by "eradicated at all costs" you accept the many lives and livelihoods lost and over a trillion USD of taxpayer money wasted on the global war on (some) drugs? (e.g. See War on drugs a trillion-dollar failure by Richard Branson)
clear out the garbage by aiming right at the top of the heap.
"top of the heap"? I doubt this guy is a kingpin. If he was he would never have spent any time in prison.
the good General demonstrates that he means business
The smarter way for "the good General" to demonstrate "that he means business" is to legalize all illegal drugs and get the Government Pharmaceutical Organization to manufacture recreational drugs and operate a regulated recreational drug industry. That would eradicate all illegal drugs and related criminal empires.
You have your opinion, I have mine, but as someone who has managed to reach the age of 60 without having to rely upon what you refer to as "recreational drugs", I can tell you I'd rather stick with my opinion.
Those "soft drugs" that you are alluding to are what lead on to harder drugs and severe associated problems. I would rather they went the other way and made your "recreational drugs" illegal too...!!
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Drugs are a cancer amongst communities, and must be eradicated at all costs...!! Once again, the good General demonstrates that he means business, and aims to clear out the garbage by aiming right at the top of the heap. Great work, and let's hope we can see more of these successful raids.
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Forgive me if I happen to offend ...
but shouldn't teachers have the said documents or be in the process of obtaining them....in order to legally teach.
IMHO. If you are neither of the above but teach.....get your paperwork sorted ASAP.
Consider the Inspector's words as a 'shot across the bow' and ample warning.
It shows he is aware of such practicesYou are correct in what you say, but there is another side of the story. I have had several friends who were teachers, who wished to do everything "by the book" and have the correct visa and work permits, yet the Thai schools that they taught at consistently bungled them up as far as their visas went. The schools promised visas and work permits but then did not follow through and hold up their end of the deal, or they were helpful and assisted the foreign teacher in obtaining the correct visas and wp's at first but when It came time to renew they drug their feet, the teachers were then forced to chose....do they just quit and leave or do they try to stay on and teach while using incorrect visas. (sometimes the school directors actually encourage them to "just go ahead and get a tourist visa while we work on getting the correct documents for you".
They become caught between the students and the laws in a way. Some of these teachers really love their jobs and their students and feel forced to do what they do as far as their visas go. (and no...I am not a teacher, I haven't been blessed with that ability!)
..."drug their feet" ...?
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And what about car and motorbike rentals who ask for passport deposit? Is this now illegal?
At least in my case it's always been illegal. I don't own the passport, it belongs to my native country and I'm not allowed to give it to anybody.
So when you leave you passport to a foreign consulate to get a visa you would be breaking the law ?
No, is not so. Anywaycountries do not clearly stipulate who has property of the material passport book, so we're discussing on smoke.
DrTuner is correct, apart from the point on not being allowed to "give it to anybody".
My British Passport belongs to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), and indeed, they have the right to withdraw it if I do not abide by the laws of the country. I am not permitted to pass my passport to any authority, other than to check my details, and, if necessary take a copy. The demand by a hire company for anyone to leave their passport with them as security is illegal, and indeed, this is probably the point at which most of the illegal passport copies start.
In cases where I am applying for a renewal of my passport or any visa contained within it, the relevant authority must provide me with an official receipt, and this receipt must be accepted by any official if I am stopped. The receipt is, in effect, a temporary passport.
Whichever country you are from, you will find that similar rules apply.
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Congratulations to the People's Republic of Korea, for being the last nation to resist capitalist imperialism with its proud and happy people and invicible army.
One assumes you are being satirical; however, I welcome their attempt to strike at the heart of the USA.
Their last attempt at testing their intercontinental launch equipment came straight back down to earth. With a substantial nuclear warhead coming straight back down on Pyongyang, we may see a sudden shift in the power structure in North Korea.
How anyone can ever consider this bunch of amateurs to be a threat to the West amazes me; as they say, don't take a knife to a gunfight...!! If they want to start this, I have no doubt the USA will finish it in true US style...!!
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During a child rape trial? Really?! I hope they fire him! Though that seems unlikely unfortunately.
On the contrary, the UK authorities deal quite severely with such complaints, and it is likely that, at the very least, he will receive a lengthy suspension.
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The last 2 para was totally unnecessary and was inserted for special effects. Senior police officer should know better to not speculate on something that has not been proven to the media and that the deceased can't reponse.
This was your own Red Shirt Rag, not the Nation, so there's no reason for them to add those two paragraphs unless there was some credibility to them.
I guess you are just going to have to learn to take the rough with the smooth...!!
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A criminal reunited with his puppet. Brings a tear to my eye.
I'm surprised she hugged him ... I thought she might have slapped him...!!
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Smart move by the lady, Why tell them so they will be waiting for her at the airport when she returns.
Nice attempt at putting a spin on her obvious evasion of the question.
The reason she didn't give a date is because she doesn't want to give anyone any ammunition which they can use to call her a "liar". That's the very reason why she has always evaded any questions on any subject...!!
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She is actually of the few "real" stars in Thailand amid a virtual sea of wannabees...!!
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Seems to me that a large part of the case drawn up against her is the "anonymous accusation" of her being a prostitute...!
She should demand that the identity of the person making the accusation is revealed, if necessary through a court order. If the person making the claim is unable to substantiate it, then she has the typically Thai recourse of a libel suit to replace her potential lost earnings...!!
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I can almost hear the General scribbling on his note pad invitations to various parties concerned to come and have a chat ...!!
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I think this is excellent, and the right direction for Thailand to move. By recognising the good deeds of people, it is likely to have an infectious effect on others. I also think that Thailand should allow foreigners to assist in times of need without the nonsensical requirement of a working permit. Many will recall that volunteers were turned away after the tsunami for that very reason...!!
Along the same lines, I would like to nominate a small group of Westerners for recognition by the Thai authorities.
The group gave up every available hour of their time for several weeks when the country was under flood waters, distributing food and water that they had collected from other concerned Westerners. The group was led by an Italian guy, Romeo Romei, who was supposed to be working in his family business, but he had the blessing of his father to spend his time helping local Thai people instead, even as his own home was underwater.
Romeo and his friends were even shown on CNN, which presented an extended interview with him. Here is a home-made video of their work
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This determination of guilt without trial is definitely not politically motivated.
Read the OP again.
She will be given a trial and a chance to defend herself with as many witnesses as she likes in the Supreme Court ‘s Criminal Division for Persons Holding Political Positions.
Assuming she appears.
The NACC could not pass on the information they have gathered from their investigations without coming to a conclusion, that could only be one of two things, guilty or not.
Same as the police in other countries investigating crime, they must come to a conclusion of guilt before passing a defendant on to a court for trial.
It's simply a case of semantics. The NACC is not a court, and should not be using words such as "guilty", and who knows, maybe they didn't use that actual word, but the media interpreted it that way.
What they have found is evidence of negligence on the part of Yingluck and have recommended that she faces charges in the Criminal Court where her guilt or innocence will be determined.
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there has been quite a show of police at Pattaya Beach the last few days, making sure that tourists pay the money to the jetski scammers, Im quite impressed so far
Your cynicism will fade in due course my friend; just allow your mind to free itself of the red haze that has overshadowed you in recent years...!!
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As the news of this spreads, more and more people will likely put of trips here as the confusion reigns.
I don't think so. People visiting here as "real" tourists are unlikely to be affected, particularly as they invariably arrive by air. As clearly stated in the OP, the eight people who were refused entry all had a history of border crossings and numerous Tourist Visas, so the official was clearly following orders not to allow bogus "tourists" into Thailand.
There are numerous ways that a person can arrange legal status in Thailand, and I certainly have no sympathy for anyone who uses tourist visas to carry out unlawful work in Thailand. I am of the opinion that once Thailand has rid itself of such bogus tourists, they may start to make things slightly easier for those of us who stay here legally - such as disposing of the pointless 90 day reporting ...!!
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Supreme Court rejects Sondhi’s bail request
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Chooka, if you could take off your rose-tinted glasses for just a moment, you would see that a good proportion of us who are anti-corruption (anti-Thaksin, same thing) have been calling for this all along.
This is nothing to do with whether he is a yellow shirt (which of course he predates) or one of your beloved red shirts. The reason that gen. Prayuth stepped in is to bring all of this corruption to an end, which I continue to applaud.
Now what you need to do is try to adopt a similar impartial stance and finally cast off your obvious bias...!!