GeorgeO

Attention getter..

Looked like he had gone to sleep.

Wake up you still haven't finished answering the questions.

Wonder at what point in the questioning the slap was delivered ?

If it was after he had told them how he had raped the girl and chucked her out the window then it would be quite understandable for the cop to be disgusted enough to give him a whack, particularly if the cop had girls of his own.

Don't look like it did the rapist any harm.

I've seen worse by Thai teachers, in Thai classrooms.. this is nothing.

Edit: A video of them cropping off his tosser would well be worth distribution.

i understand the feelings of the police officer and the cyber lynch mob, but in many court systems in the western world such treatment and a video to prove it on the internet could lead to this guy walking.

... however, given the current outrage, one feels that he wouldn't manage to walk very far, and those would probably be his very last steps...!!

And how was he responsible for that gruesome act?

I thought they already caught the guy responsible?

From the news it appears the killer was employed by the railways. Any safety related incidents, whether it be a train crash or a methed up rail-worker killer rapist is ultimately the responsibility of the man at the top in the normal world. Perhaps the next SRT leader might better install procedures to vet their employees and install safe passenger environments to travel in - but i doubt it.

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... but actions like this clearly increase the likelihood of such vetting being put in place, as opposed to what has gone on for the past several decades under the likes of that vile KhunT. It all adds up to Gen. Prayuth making Thailand a better place for everyone, even farangs (as long as they are staying here legally)...!!

"You want to crap on my yard, then I'm gonna crap on yours!"

... but does she have the kind of "close protection" that she is likely to need if it comes to court proceedings and she is called as a witness...?!

Gate closed --horse gone.

As in every situation the boss carries the responsibility for actions of his/her staff.

Please go to all the topics on rice and tell that to the Yingluck supporters.

I have mixed feeling about this, sure it sends a message to all those at the top that they must ensure good governance and take responsibility.

But in this case where an employee hid or falsified documents so a relative could get the job the boss would have had no knowledge of this and every boss must put a measure of trust in their employees so there was really nothing he could have done to prevent it.

Obviously in this case the trust was betrayed by the one who approved the appointment.

So where does this stop ? The immediate superior of the one who made the appointment, are they also responsible and so on right up the line ?

There will be a big shake up over this but will anyone else be able to do it better than the now previous governor ?

SRT was in a complete mess before the gruesome events of last Sunday, so the Governor was already under the spotlight.

How many (almost weekly) derailments and deaths did we comment on over the past two years...?! This was essentially the final straw...!!

Buddhist holidays are an inconvenience for tourists , but on the other hand little or no effect and guaranteed more business for the "mom and pop" shops.

Surely not?

I thought one of the biggest attractions for tourists coming to Thailand was to traipse endlessly around temples before popping off down to the beach for a swim in the clear aquamarine sea and then enjoying a delicious freshly caught Thai seafood lunch at one of those cheap family run beachside restaurants that ever so slightly dip their supports onto the pristine sand. Then it's back to the temples for some more Buddhist culture before dinner and an early night.

... and then, after a couple of hours sleep, get up and enjoy the seedy night life...!!

Thanks for the reminder, just called the local shop and got them to drop round 10 slabs of their finest ale.

... you do realise it's just two days, don't you...?!

This should be taken as something of a wake up call to the US that their uninvited intervention is an affront to any country.

I am not a fan of what's happening in Bahrain with regard to Sharia Law, but Thailand should take a note out of the Bahraini book and make it very clear to the US that any further condemnation from the uneducated lounge lizards in Washington will receive a similar response.

For starters, Ambassador Kenney should be advised to cease and desist from her particular style of Facebook diplomacy and maintain a much lower profile in future...!!

Thank you for opinion. I am sure the U.S.State Department will take your view into account. If there are issues in a country, especially if allied to the U.S., how do you propose we try to understand the issues? I favor diplomatic meetings with all parties to try to come to some understanding of the issues rather than trying to send in undercover spies. Any country forbidding meetings with the opposition is trying to control information and that cannot get us to a point of trying to comprehend the issues.

... and what exactly are your views on Kenney's conduct of her political opinion on Facebook? As the Ambassador to Thailand, she should be hauled over the coals in Washington and told to adhere to diplomatic principles, as opposed to inciting opposition to the current administration in Thailand...!!

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This should be taken as something of a wake up call to the US that their uninvited intervention is an affront to any country.

I am not a fan of what's happening in Bahrain with regard to Sharia Law, but Thailand should take a note out of the Bahraini book and make it very clear to the US that any further condemnation from the uneducated lounge lizards in Washington will receive a similar response.

For starters, Ambassador Kenney should be advised to cease and desist from her particular style of Facebook diplomacy and maintain a much lower profile in future...!!

For posters above - this is not the ambassador.

Malinowski was on a 3 day visit, per-arranged and coordinated with the Bahrain authorities.

Seems like meeting with opposition Shia groups was quite routine until now, so not quite

sure what this is about.

Kicking out a foreign representative in the midst of a short visit it a bit extreme, wonder

if there's more to it.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/bahrain-us-diplomat-asked-leave-24453907

Pre-arranged the visit might have been, but I would suggest that he probably arranged meetings with people who are considered to be against any peaceful resolution of the current political differences, i.e. the ones whose latest victim was a policeman blown up by an IED early Saturday morning.

"considered to be against any peaceful resolution of the current political differences"

Yes, it would be political. The reference to Sharia law in the first post cited above is somewhat mystifying & ironic, especially when it's coupled with the comment about condemnation from the uneducated.

"I am not a fan of what's happening in Bahrain with regard to Sharia Law"

"lounge lizards in Washington"

Trying to connect this incident (with a reference to Sharia Law & lounge lizards) to the American Ambassador to Thailand is a bit of a stretch even for a typically garbled TV bar stool pundit-rant.

Wow, have I touched a nerve here...?

My reference to Sharia Law is of significant relevance in the context of Bahrain's current development; furthermore, the comment on the uneducated refers to those who make their decisions to condemn Thailand from their cosy offices in Washington without making any effort to see what's actually happening on the ground in Thailand.

I don't do bar stool rants, as I prefer to quaff a good quality Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc in my back garden; however, even though I am not in a position of authority and responsibility, I refrain from spouting political rhetoric on Facebook. This is something that the good lady from the US should consider practicing...!!

failing to see the point. one would assume that employees were already required to remain sober while working.

Perhaps a review of SRT's employment policies would be more in order than this knee jerk reaction.

Segregation seems like an excellent idea though. very forward thinking indeed.

personally i cant see how anyone could tolerate the train sober

Well said ... and perhaps they haven't thought through the possibility that people will look for alternative means of transport if they are going to be subjected to further limitations after the non-sensical introduction under KhunT of the 11:00-2:00 and 5:00-11:00 purchases.

They should examine how they can prevent such occurrences from happening again, as opposed to punishing everyone..!! What's next? Determine that he originated from, let's say, Surin, and then declare that Surinites will not be allowed to use SRT transportation...?

Im not sure why someone would bother trying to overstay anyway. In ANY country in the world it's illegal and courting disaster. I actually hope that all these recent shakedowns will help rid the country of some of the scurvy bilge that is found clinging to the vestiges of their sorry lives in this beautiful land.

I agree; if the outcome is that those of us who stay here within the confines of the law end up with less hoops to jump through, then I'll raise my glass (from afar) to those who made it so through their deportation...!!

Why are many things so expensive in Thailand? Wages are lower, costs are lower, VAT is lower, many vendors sit around all day doing little and selling less yet prices are often higher. It's magical.

As for vehicles, many people seem to be saying that resale prices have taken a hit since the ill-conceived new car tax break. I dont know if that is true or not, or what effect it really has on pick-ups when the tax break was only for small cars for first-timers.

I do think that the more middle-men you can avoid in Thailand the better off you will be. They all like to take a big cut and there can be more than one of them involved in a transaction.

Despite the fact that the 'first time buyer' scam scheme was aimed at small car buyers, it has drastically hit the second-hand car market for all models. Just two weeks ago, I asked for a valuation on my three-year-old Camry Extremo and was given a price of THB 600,000, despite the fact that it had cost me THB 1,350,000.

Having bought, and subsequently traded in, a Honda Civis prior to the first-time-buyer fiasco, I was able to get over 80% of the original cost back after 24 months. In the absence of the destruction of the second-hand car market, I would have expected around THB 750,000-800,000 for my Camry.

So, in answer to the OP, second-hand cars are now nowhere near as expensive as they used to be; indeed, I am now looking out for a low mileage 'repo' from the first-time-buyer scheme.

Dude looks like Christopher from the Sopranos

Spot on ... I was about to post something about Christopher Moltisanti but you beat me to it.

I think we all know what to expect since most posters have been raising the issues of theft and deterioration of the rice since the very beginning of the rice scam scheme which was so transparent as to its real corrupt intention that a child could see it.

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Unfortunately most "children" didn't see it coming and would probably vote for the party that offered something similar again . . . long term thinking, cause and effect, critical analysis etc are not their strong suits.

Yup.... and if they do vote a Shit Shin government back to power, then I will give it 2 to 3 years again and all hell will break loose once again and next time I would think there is a very real chance of a civil war, because something has to give, this cycle will not be put up with much longer.

I really do hope you're wrong, and from the popular support that Gen. Prayuth has gained since stepping in, it would seem that the people now have a new hero, so the chances of them ever switching back to the Shin clan would seem to be very remote.

Interesting to note that that so reliable media medium Khaosod has used an archived image the depicts the yellow shirts occupation of the airport

I wonder why they should do that, surely not an attempt to distort the truth is it?

Oh and another question who owns the greater majority of the land surrounding Suvarnabhumi Airport ?

Now there regarding the land ownership question being clarified we may well be able to understand why the proposed expansion is being halted.

My thoughts exactly ... what the hell does the occupation of the airport six years ago have to do with current expansion plans...?!

American women are all like that. I have to beat them off with my own cane.

...sounds like she was wanting to beat him off...!

Very very interesting . . . given Thaksin's close relations with Cambodia/Hun Sen, I don't know why he couldn't have pulled this off a while back.

I don't think Thaksin had any desire whatsoever to see Veera released...!!

However, immediately upon arrival on Thai soil, the activist was charged with criminal and terrorism offences for his role in protests against the then-Thaksin Shinawatra government and the seizure of the capital's two airports the yellow-shirt protests in 2008.

Hopefully this action indicates an impartial judicial system where those accused will be brought to trial irrespective of position or power or political beliefs.

Meanwhile, in Bangkok, Veera refused to acknowledge the charges levied against him, saying he would only testify during court proceedings.

Whoa whoa. ,

I refuse to acknowledge the charges yet I will testify in court proceedings.

By that statement and his future proposed action Vera has accepted the charges against him.

I agree, the red shirt apologists, turned sore losers, have consistently tried to argue that the good General will inevitably show favour towards one group over another. This provides further evidence of his impartiality and should result in quietening the likes of fabbie and Co.

“In the criminal case, police officers already have proved their findings to the prosecutor. Now the investigation file is in the hands of the public prosecutor. As of now, they [the couple] are not present and not arrested, and there is no criminal lawsuit against them,” Preeda said.

It remains unclear why the Thai prosecutor has not yet opened a criminal case to prosecute those responsible for the horrific abuse of the child, but her status as an unregistered migrant from Burma could have affected the case as Thai authorities are sometimes loath to act in defense of migrants.

This sums it all nice up for Thailand.

Thailand, the Land of Smiles where nobody is allowed to smile on any official document.

Hey Prayudth, what do you have to say about this?

You seem to do so much for the country but nothing for a case that is biting you in the ar.....

Confused scum, shut the f... up.

I think that you perhaps never suffered at the hands of a vindictive person, in which case, you should not come on here spouting off as if you have something valuable to contribute.

I was beaten up, not brought up, and I have the marks to back this up...!! So my sympathies are with the terrible pain that this poor young girl has endured. My suffering was over 45 years ago, and it still haunts my dreams. Sadly, I feel that she will endure the same pains when she is 60 years old.

This has nothing to do with General Prayuth. If you want to blame anyone, then blame the police force and judicial system that existed under the Shin "government" (and I use the term very loosely) who conveniently turned a blind eye to what was going on here...!!

If you are incapable of reading such a story and finding compassion in your heart, as opposed to condemnation for someone who wasn't even involved, then you should get the f*** out of this forum...!!

What a totally preposterous and idiotic move. Malaysia should respond by closing all crossings to Singapore, and imposing a ten-fold increase on all Singaporean vehicles crossing into Malaysia. Let's see how long their ridiculous racist policy lasts...!!

... "It could possibly disrupt the Earth’s orbit around the sun".

What utter bolleaux...??!!

SIR Rolph Harris if you do not mind.......

It won't take them long to cancel that, as in the posthumous removal of the same from plain "Jim Saville"...!!

Does anyone know if Methee's first name is Crystal....?!

Is that even possible to defame Jatuporn ????? One of the most reprehensible members

of the UDD rogues gallery. Happy days when they are all swept aside....

....exactly my thoughts...!! Surely if you took away all that he is famed for, you would actually be raising his status in society...?!