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22 hours ago, MrMojoRisin said:

What do you call someone who has broken the law and not been caught or convicted?

Connected !!    Red Bull Brat,  numerous monks and abbots to name a few. If you have money and are not a political threat to anyone you will be immune from the law so long as you pay the piper. 

On 5/13/2023 at 6:00 AM, hotchilli said:

Stop this utter rubbish, he ain't coming back.

Unless Pheu Thai win convincingly and they win a Royal pardon before he sets foot back here.

Thaksin will never get a royal pardon so long as Prayut has a certain person's ear. 

I don't think Thaksin's supporters will stand quietly by if he goes to prison. Maybe protests and riots, then of course the military would have a perfect excuse to stage yet another coup and return Prayut to power, to restore law and order ....NOT!!

Lovely story but I am sure I read this story a few years ago.

9 hours ago, webfact said:

His motorcycle was on its side at the scene crushing a police helmet.

So presumably the police officer did not fasten his helmet and just let the strap hang loose as they do. Not that that would have protected him from being shot in the face. 

3 hours ago, IamNoone88 said:

The RTP will pull out all the stops to find this guy - I hope they are successful.

I doubt it. They didn't bother to arrest the Red Bull killer when he killed a police officer.

3 hours ago, Enoon said:

The fact that her insurance company paid the £20,000 (try reading the article) indicates that she had a licence to ride such a vehicle in the UK, because most policies issued in the UK stipulate that one must have a UK licence for the type of vehicle they are operating on holiday.

In the UK anyone over the age of 16 can get a motorcycle licence ( provisional )  and never take a test or even have ridden a motorcycle previously. It depends on if Thailand accepts provisional licences ( no test or experience required ) as a qualification to ride a motorcycle in Thailand.

Haven't been for years but when I did I walked from the harbour then nipped into the 711 next to the entrance, bought a drink and some snacks then just strolled past the ticket booth. If challenged I just said I am staying at the resort and just came to shop at 711. Never paid for an entrance fee in all that time. The park officials go for the tourists riding on the songtows, so it is easy to slip past them as they are too busy going for the groups. 

I doubt it was intentional vandalism, it sounds like it was just high spirits that went too far. In other words an unfortunate accident, but the offenders  should be made to pay for the damages. Thais are definately over re-acting as this statement shows

On 1/9/2023 at 11:01 AM, webfact said:

The buffalo is being kept in a crumpled heap for a few days so people can say goodbye. 

Surprised they haven't got monks there to do the funeral chanting. 

I doubt it was intentional vandalism, it sounds like it was just high spirits that went too far. In other words an unfortunate accident, but the offenders  should be made to pay for the damages. Thais are definately over re-acting as this statement shows

On 1/9/2023 at 11:01 AM, webfact said:

The buffalo is being kept in a crumpled heap for a few days so people can say goodbye. 

Surprised they haven't got monks there to do the funeral chanting. 

The British police will get no cooperation from the Thai police. The Koh Tao murders proved us that. The Thai authorities would not allow the British Police to reveal their findings from their investigation  which were strictly controlled by the Thai police.

Suspicious backpack? Bullsh** !!!   It was probably because the police were tipped off he was flashing a gun around trying to look big. 

Most crimes are only solved because of police tip offs, not because of efficient policework

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Why dangerous? Often they use a yellow or white plastic pipe/conduit which is of a thinner material  than the water pipes. The absence of  elbows, tees, reducers, unions, couplings. junction boxes etc and glue seems to be the issue... the wires coming out and being joined in the open like that, where water can get to it  is terrible work. Of course there being no grounding/earth or fault protection allows  a pole to become live. In this instance the problem happened near a metal fence and power pole..... There was an example on 2nd Rd one time that was simply a puddle of water, .One need not look far to see plenty examples like this around town.

Pipes are colour coded for a reason, Blue for water pipes and drainage is normal for Thailand. It is dangerous because some unsuspecting  person could cut into a blue pvc water pipe to make a water connection thinking it did in fact carry water. 

" He said that he has had enough of looking after the dogs and would get them another home. "

Get them another home where they can kill again?  

In the UK this dog would have been put down straight away, with or without the owners consent.  But this is Thailand where life is cheap and safety is non existent. 

23 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

From the picture. What's blue PVC water pipe got to do with electricity?

The blue PVC water pipe was used as an electrcal conduit with the cable inside. A common but very dangerous practice in Thailand. 

Caught cheating !  They can write ? I thought the police always needed pictures and theatrical photo ops and charades. 

The moving finger writes but not with the police, the moving finger points.  

On 12/10/2022 at 11:03 AM, Phnom Penh Trader said:

So the old woman tried to attack the dog and the dog defended itself then,having been alerted by raised voices possibly thinking it was a burglary?

No such thing as a bad dog just a bad owner?

So does that mean you will be offering to take it home to play with your family ?

In the UK the dog would have been put down immediatly. with or without the owners consent.

2 hours ago, blackshadow said:

the big problem is getting money from a thai.....most are poor....and probably have NO job......or insurance !!!

I had an accident years ago, where a motorcyclist decided to overtake me on the inside as I was indicating and turning left. Although he hit me and fell off his bike he only had minor injuries. Although it was not my fault I had to pay for his emergency treatment at the local hospital (  only a few hundred baht for cream and a bandaid ) But the police told me I had to pay  500 Baht fine even though it was not my fault. I protested and asked them why. They agreed it was not my fault but said most motorcyclists are poor so they always fine the car / truck driver

He was told to surrender after the police caught up with him at his house. " Methanus apologized to Palmer, saying he was unaware that the victim was a foreign tourist until police officers showed up at his house to tell him to surrender. "  ( The Pattaya News ) 

What has the fact that he was unaware he was a foreign tourist got to do with anything?  

He should be made to pay compensation and all hospital bills, that is the law here. Whether he ran away or not, he still broke the law and went through a red light. Has he played the get out of jail free card and  offered to become a monk for 24 hours which is the norm here? 

This is news ?  I thought it was an every day occurrence in Pattaya. The family friendly city.

" He'd arrived in Nong Khai on January 5th 2014 " Unusual to arrive in Nong Khai, unless he had been to Vientiane to get a new visa. ( possibly a marriage visa ). No mention of a wife or ex wife plus he was possibly living in rented accomodation. Which could mean he lost everything due to a bad marriage, as many farangs do. 

Even the country areas are noisy. Tannoy speakers blasting out Molam music ( ???? ) at 5.30 a.m. before the village head gives his morning gossip chat. And when they have village activities they hire a speaker bus,  a brightly painted bus that has been converted into a giant loud speaker. The heavy bass beat shakes every door and window in the houses. But all these people are getting their just desserts because it is making them deaf, as they have to shout at each other now.