trainman34014

With age comes skills called multi-tasking. I can now laugh, cough, fart, sneeze and piss all at the same time.

66 years and still waiting !

New Cabinet members perhaps?

Hope that this scum losses his appeal and end s up in jail with some other inmates finishing him off.....this guy was once selling girls including underaged girls from neighbouring countries and yet Thais voted him in. I also hope that someday somebody would send his kids to work in a brothel. Simply filth along with the media and people who support him.

Running brothels and facing criminal charges he must of had one magnificent P.R machine behind him to get elected.

Not at all. Sadly the masses here look up to this type of scum for being so 'clever'.

There is simply no way the job could have been done properly in three days. This is a bodge job for sure and the whole lot will most probably be falling away again after serious rain. No Western railway inspectorate would pass this job as fit for purpose but hey; this is Thailand where inspectors turn up, take their envelope and sign the all is well paperwork. No point in going into details but a proper job would have taken at least a month.

I find it ever more peculiar that Farang come here and go to live in village, then expect to find the same practices they would see where they come from. If you wish to live in the Boonies with these folk then you have to accept their way of doing things, and getting angry with wifey won't help or change anything at all. Anyone who thinks they can 'Westernise' the locals may just as well start packing their bags !

It's almost as if it's illegal to die a natural death in Thailand.......

Only foreigners can die a natural death, e.g. gunshot to head whilst hands tied behind back.

Or 'falling' from a Hotel balcony on the 6th floor whilst girlfriend/wife is standing right behind them !

According to Thai Law:

Homicide in the Penal Code of Thailand is defined as an act of putting an end to another human being's life. Homicide is divided into three subcategories: murder, negligent murder, and manslaughter. Murder is defined as causing death to another person purposely. (The Penal Code of Thailand, § 288). A person acts purposely when he conducts with consciousness to cause a result or he is aware that his conduct will practically cause such a result. (The Penal Code of Thailand, § 59 paragraph 2). Negligent murder is butting and to another person's life by negligence. (The Penal Code of Thailand, §, 291). A person acts negligently when he conducts with a failure to exercise sufficient standard of care that a reasonable person would observe in the actor's situation. (The Penal Code of Thailand, § 59 paragraph 4). A person is guilty of Manslaughter if he, without purpose of causing death, causes bodily injury to another person leading to the death of such person. (The Penal Code of Thailand, § 290).

The entire article points out other insight.

Reference: http://www.thailawfo...cide-kanok.html

It sure looks like he acted with "malice aforethought" and also the drunk driving seriously raises the bar to a murder conviction. An "impartial court" in a fair and just system, could build a prosecution case on the basis that he had no real knowledge of the officer's state on impact (dead or alive), but that his fleeing the scene would clearly demonstrate "intent" to finish the job. Therefore, turning "negligent homicide" into premeditated murder. We really don't even know if the officer in fact was flagging him down for speeding and he decided to ram the motorcycle and take the human being out.

Follow on civil action for the plaintiff (the officer's family) would win a huge "wrongful death" litigation. This crime was especially heinous in that he was drunk, at high speed, he fled the scene after impact (premeditation), he dragged the human being to certain death (premeditation again) or he "intended" to kill him, and lastly the victim was a police officer on duty. In other words, he didn't accidentally hit him while alcohol and drug free and stop 10 yards later to try to help. But rather consciously decided to flee the scene compounded by the dragging of the motorcycle and the human being through two or more football fields of Bangkok streets. Then secretly parking in a private secluded residence, while household staff "bargained" with police to obstruct justice and attempt to "get him off the hook."

Fleeing after the fact is not "premeditation". "Pre" means before. Premeditated would imply that he got into his car with the intention to kill someone. It might have been likely that he would kill someone, given the speed and the drinking, but that doesn't jump to "intended" or "premeditated".

Even dragging him along after the accident wouldn't be "premeditated". Being in shock, or so drunk, he didn't realise what he was doing. Fleeing the scene would mean that he didn't want to know about what he did. I don't know how you go from that to "intent to finish the job".

Manslaughter. Yes. Premeditated murder. Not even close.

But didn't another court case say it was murder if the driver didn't stop and dragged the body. Don't forget that the laws in Thailand are different to UK, USA, etc.

In Europe this would never be classed as 'Murder'. The driver would be charged with' Causing death by dangerous driving', 'drunk driving', 'leaving the scene of an accident', 'failing to report an accident'....and that would be just the driving charges, which would get him 10 years in the slammer. Wouldn't matter who he was or what he was, in he would go. Apart from that he would also be up for 'Perverting the course of justice', as would other members of the family, the bent Copper and , of course, the Butler. The afflicted family would also have the personal right to sue all these parties in the Civil Courts, and the Courts have the power to relieve the offenders of personal possessions like House's, Car's, Boat's etc etc.

Its a constant worry for me. I have lived in Thailand for 9 years. I came here with around 2 million baht at age 30, just to have a crack and then go home. Two years later, broke, I couldnt face the prospect of going back and got a job through a friend working on-line for a small firm back in England. It paid around 100K a month but some months I got severely messed around and only recieved half. Sometimes I would have to wait two months to get paid and then it would come in drips.

In my 5th year the job eventualy imploded and I was left with no option other than to replicate the job I was doing for myself. So I set up on my own. Again, I was broke for the first 6 months or so but gradualy started picking up more customers and after a couple years, I was flying. Im into my 4th year at this now and business is great.

My concern is that my business has a shelf life. I would be suprised if 5 years from now I am still doing this as the technology is becoming obsolete and will not be replaced by anything that I can jump on. I am earning well now, but its a constant worry for me that possibly 5 years from now, in my mid 40's, I could very possibly be without any form of income and no revenue stream from England.

Thats a sobering thought. When I first came here at aged 30, I could have gone back after a couple of years and started again no problem. Could I do that at 45? Very unlikely. How to you embark on a new career at 45 after living in Thailand for 15 years? Its the stuff that breakdowns are made of....

I need to get my act together and start saving. I earn easily enough money to save at least 150K a month but I am so useless with money.... It burns a hole in my pocket. I cant have a night out without spending less than 10 to 15K and whilst I should be buying new clothes at Robinsons, I but everything at Hugo Boss. Its iresponsible and sloppy but I cant seem to snap out of it and be more responsible.

I need to though. otherwise there is a very strong chance that I will be in my mid 40's, broke, staring at wardrobes full of Boss clothes, selling my bikes and car and pondering a new career at one tenth of my usual income....

Mid-Life crisis springs to mind. Budgeting is easy, stop trying to live like a High So when you're not one ! As someone else has already said, live well within your budget and if that means being a cheap charlie then so be it. Your future depends on you having enough common sense to build one. You need to start saving big time right now because you will have to have enough dosh later for retirement visa, health protection etc etc. It will be too late in 15 years time when your arse is hanging out of your grubby shorts as you board the plane back 'home' .

Some years back I would stay there every time I came as it's a reasonable price and standard and the breakfast buffet is very good imo. After staying a few times I found out that my then girlfriend, now wife, being a Nurse, could flash her ID and get me a 25% discount every time I checked in....bonus ! I also liked the fact that you had the shopping plaza attached but that's become a bit of a bung hole in recent years.

Wonderful stuff Gonzo, and thanks for sharing. Fancy a 57 hour flight these days? People now moan if they take 24 hours via here or there door to door.

Apart from repairing bomb craters and replacing Steam with Diesel in the 70's/80's, not much seems to have changed for the railway system. Despite all the hypo about High Speed systems, I don't see much change on the horizon in our lifetime.

I've always wanted to own a British or American classic car but never got around to it. With the amount of old cars running around Chiang Mai maybe the dream will still be realised one day, if I can find the oomph !

Sadly, a lot of what Beetlejuice says is true and we do seem to have more than our fair share of miserable old gits. I've been retired here for almost five years now and have a lot more Thai friends than Farang, but I have to say that the Farang friend's I do have are good friends and we tend to meet more in our homes than in Bars etc.

You don't say exactly what area of the Province you are in? Who knows; we could be almost neighbours !

Ah sorry; just noticed the Saraphee bit, wrong side of the City for me. I hope you meet some nice folks soon,

As Bangkok slowly sinks the Master Plan will be implemented.....'Abandon Ship' !

FYI:

I paid £530 return from LHR (via Mumbai) to Bangkok in October with JET airlines. I never heard of them before but been told they are good, we'll have to see!

I've used Jet Airways LHR-BKK via Mumbai and no complaints about the Airline as good service, modern aircraft and great if you like Indian food. Mumbai Airport is a bit of a dump but in my case it was a pretty quick exit so not long to suffer it.

Indeed a lot of the oldie ads look good received one the other day that said most Doctors preferred Camel cigarettes.

Gonzo were you able to tell which end of the 1946 Studebaker was photographed. LOL

Actually in the mid 50s they had some darn nice looking cars.

Reminds me of walking into my Doctors surgery when I was a British kid in the 50's and you needed a Machete to hack your way through the smoke filled waiting room. You then needed it again when you went in to see the Doctor as he chain smoked untipped Players Navy Cut, which were real cancer sticks. He would light one from the end of the last all day long, but he still made it into his 70's before falling off his perch. As for the old cars, well, I sadly miss all those individual shapes we had on the Planet and I love to see the occasional oldie around Chiang Mai. Shame we are now surrounded by ugly looking 4x4 monsters and aerodynamic bubbles with little or no style whatsoever.

Coincidentally, I'm sure that I recall seeing a photo in National-Geographic about road-building in Thailand in the late-60s/early-70s, the American (US-Aid ?) bulldozer-driver had a bottle of Coke while the Thai worker had a plastic-bag filled with crushed-ice & liquid.

I remember being intrigued by this (then exotic) picture, and wondering where the country might be, little knowing that I'd end up happily living here many years later !

And IME the Thais found the better way, to serve a soft-drink, too !

This is all very well but, did that road ever get finished and have either of those workers died of a chronic disease yet caused by those sugar filled drinks ?

I know of at least three drive through fast food dives

Excellent, you've found three drive through fast food outlets in Thailand. And their customers are obese 'cause they're not getting out of their vehicles.

I think you've got a winner here, pal. Publish your own diet book, "The Get Out Of Your Vehicle And Walk 25 Meters Weight Loss Plan."

Sure to be a best seller! But wouldn't the walk just make them hungrier? No matter.

Activity and exercise don't have much at all to do w/ the problem at hand as I noted in an earlier post. It's all about diet.

Make that 4; they are building a new Mc D's drive thru in Chiang Mai right now !

I think this is a BXXShhiX sorty,

"I have also checked with the airline who confirmed that she had checked in for her flight but was then stopped at Thai immigration ( as per airline computer records)"

No airline will part with this information, epsecially from a 3rd part!

Complete lies.

I suspect the OP knew exactly was was occuring.

No trouboe with his "wife" for 7 years, this has obvoiously cost teh OP plenty over the years.

Again, I hope she rots in jail( If this is a true story)

Wise up kiddo; the airline doesn't need to give away any personal information as we all have to check in BEFORE we go through immigration, at which point the Lady was arrested. The airline is not giving away anything that is not already known. The OP obviously wanted to check that the story had some credibility and and that the Lady had actually checked in prior to her alleged arrest.

That's much, much more than just a sinkhole, and if repaired properly will stop the trains running for quite some time as the infrastructure will have to be strengthened considerably to make sure it doesn't just collapse again within days of reopening.

You have to have a giggle when you think about the possibilities of this country ever building a High Speed Railway network when they can't even maintain the old system in any decent manner. One shudders to think of the possibilities of riding at 300 kph on a system not maintained to the highest possible standards.

IMO it's all a show and a waste of time. The real test will come when the floods come, then we will find out how satisfied people are !

They can eat what they like; in sensible moderation. Problem here seems to be that they never stop eating day and night. Everywhere you look they are munching something or drinking fizzy drinks.

We can wish for the right outcome for the result of improving Thailand's reputation, but I think if we are realistic we all know what the outcome will be....lots of dosh paid to the afflicted family, a large fine and a three year suspended sentence, five year driving ban, and that will be the end of it.

The Copper who tried to set up the Patsy will be sent to some area of the Boonies where he will be forgotten (I hope it's not my area ) and normal life for the rich will continue without further ado.

Speaking of which, I just watched the movie 'Marley and Me' ... fun movie and the dog was great.

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Book is ok, movie is complete dross.

Hachiko is much better.

Agree for Marley

Haven't seen Hachiko , but for a movie about a dog story, my favorite is Quill.

What I personally hate is people highjacking a thread to start a personal conversation totally unrelated to the OP subject.

So rude !

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+1 These people are such legends in their own minds !