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"email: [email protected]" this firm sounds like they are on the up and up with a hotmail add.????

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My thoughts exactly when I first read it.... sounds like an attorney that has a second-hand briefcase for his "office"....

Want to try estimating the costs of the mobilization of a carrier group etc in addition to this?

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Carrier task force?? Are they planning an invasion?

I dare say this face saving measure is all in response to being called on the carpet for the puny initial contribution. It needn't have taken 5 days for the "American assessment teams on the ground" to realize the extent of devastation.

It's not all Dubya's fault!

The Buck Stops On His Desk

Has he gotten used to Malaysian food yet?

As for 'harder job,' sriracha, if making decorations for Happy Fluffy Dance Day, going to a few more meetings, and teaching (usually) half the class load of the average farang English teacher is more difficult, then yes, their job is more difficult. 

I would continue to stand by my assessment after seeing both groups at work and considering such factors as student load, hours in classroom, and classroom conditions. There is certainly a tremendous diversity of situations both of these groups teach in, so I can see that others may have formed a different opinion based upon their individual observations.

The likely result would be the same as the last two English-language franchise mills that opened and then promptly closed within the last six months in town. Perhaps the local Thais have finally begin to realize they are nothing more than expensive scams.

Mailing Address:

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra

Office of the Prime Minister

Government House, Dusit

Bangkok 10300

Thailand

The families press on:

TOURIST MURDERS: ‘It made no sense at all’

Published on Dec 17 , 2004

Relatives of slain couple seek justice, question why suspect was freed on bail

Tears rolling down her cheeks, 20-year-old Alyssa Arscott laid a wreath of remembrance to her elder sister by the River Kwai on Thursday and sought justice for the alleged killer.

Accompanied by her father Graham, Alyssa, a medic in the Royal Navy Reserve, laid two wreaths by the roadside in Kanchanaburi - 450 metres from the River Kwai bridge.

“I came safely back last year after being sent to Basra in Iraq, but Vanessa came to Thailand and this happened. It makes no sense, “ she said, leaving the wreath on the rubble surrounding an electricity pylon.

Seventy metres down the road Brian Lloyd and his son Chris laid similar wreaths on chairs outside a bicycle repair shop in memory of Adam Lloyd, Vanessa Arscott’s boyfriend.

A Buddhist monk blessed all the wreaths as a police “protective escort” stood by.

Thai and foreign onlookers crowded around the ceremonies.

The families travelled to Thailand to call for swift justice for Police Sergeant Somchai Wisetsingh, who has been charged with murder. Somchai has been released on bail, even though he was on the run for a month before finally surrendering to police.

“How can this man stay free?” shouted one Dutch bystander.

Adam, 24, and Vanessa, 23, were killed in September after visiting Somchai’s S & S restaurant. A fight started between Somchai and Adam. It has been alleged that Adam hit Somchai, who then went for his gun and shot him twice.

Vanessa went to hide behind Somchai’s car. He got in and ran her over, dragging her body down the road. He then got out and fired three times at her, hitting her in the head, neck and chest.

Addressing the crowd, Graham Arscott, who works for a pharmaceutical company, said: “I want to thank many Thais today. You have been kind and considerate and have shown a lot of warmth and sympathy. I know you are not the same as the person who committed these unspeakable acts on our children.”

The Arscotts and Lloyds have called on Justice Minister Pongthep Thepkanjana, Kanchanaburi police chief Maj-General Chaichan Kitichan, and prosecutors to deal with the case transparently.

They said they feared a miscarriage of justice because Somchai was given bail despite running away for more than a month and despite the fact that he allegedly killed Vanessa because she was a witness to the murder of Adam.

Somchai has admitted publicly to the murders, but he claims Adam hit and spat at him and Vanessa only died because she “got in the way” of the bullets.

Seems to me, the Thai government thinks the only foreigners who contribute to Thailand are the rich tourists who stay in the five star hotels whose profits benefit the corporation, e.g. Hilton. Marriot, Sofitel.

Us English teachers, who actually contribute to the long term benefit of Thailand by teaching the under educated Thai youth, suffer with the ridiculously low wages these kikos pay, and have to kiss ass while we make 25,000 baht as our Thai counterparts ride home in cars and log-in on their 80,000 baht laptops.

It's long past time these exploiters admited their exploitation and started treating us foreign teachers with the kreng jai they profess to hold for teachers.

######, Vietnam pays their teachers almost twice what us Thai counterparts are paid.

And please, you Thailand lovers, don't bore us with your "love it or leave it" bullshit. Thailand has the money to start paying a fair wage and treating those who are, in reality, contributing to the future of Thailand much more substantially than the few premium card holders every could or will.

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I do not see why in any country parents should entrust their childrens education to someone who writes in such a slovenly manner as yourself, or "us teachers" to borrow your own illiterate usage.I frankly doubt, given the sullen tone and the dubious literacy whether you are even worth Bt 25,000 a month. and your self-pitying bitter tirade insults the many expatriate teachers in Thailand who are doing a decent job.

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as well as the Thai teachers doing a harder job for 1/4th the salary...

but no one at the Pattaya Office knows anything about it. I mentioned the name of the colonel quoted in the article and they never heard of him either!!

AHHHHH.... well, there you go... it was a nice dream while it lasted....

hmmm... then read George's post that he is the boss there..... ROFL, they never heard of their boss.... gotta luv thailand

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I like speedos, have for years. They were the style of the 60's and I still wear them. Shove a potato down the front and you are on a winner.

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Yuck!

I'd be most interested in finding out specifically what the Government recommends in their handbook. What parenting strategies are advocated? Where to obtain a copy of it for translation?

I'm pretty sure the government is recommending that parents buy a mobile phone with an expensive monthly service plan for each of their offspring, or perhaps even two phones per child!

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My cynical side would add that along with the governmental recommendation for subscribing to AIS... "as communication is important in dealing with a teen-ager". "Also, as importantly, is to expose your son/daughter to the educational benefits of watching the ITV channel."

My hopeful side simply wants the government to deal with the issue in an open and honest manner.

He can't type?

tell that to the average civil servant who by retirement can only expect to earn pehaps 20,000 per month (starting wage is 8000 if you have a masters).

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or the 6,000 per month Thai government school teacher with 45 students in a classroom....

Lots of readers this morning: "104 User(s) are reading this topic"

This, if true, is a miracle. It's in step with the rest of the world. A practical and workable solution for hundreds of people affected.

BANGKOK: -- Police will introduce laser technology from the US to help catch speeding motorists

Costing over Bt1 million per machine, the laser equipment automatically assesses

Holy smokes... US$25,000 for each?!? Someone is making a very tidy profit along the way. They don't cost anywhere near that much.

Not mentioned was funding, but I'm guessing the hapless Thai taxpayer is footing the bill once again.

Based on the very limited information provided, I doubt the cause of death is truly hypothermia. Too many inconsistencies with that, such as the only 2 hours before going to bed and death. Another being that having a "fit" is not symptomatic of hypothermia. Far more likely is her underlying medical condition, which has been noted, but not expounded on.

I'd be most interested in finding out specifically what the Government recommends in their handbook. What parenting strategies are advocated? Where to obtain a copy of it for translation?

Actually, it's certainly a step in the right direction, provided, of course, that their recommendations are sound. It's also a practical method of disseminating information via a booklet as well as their dedicated call center service phone line.

Certainly it's no easy task as teen-ager rearing is EXTREMELY difficult and complicated, no matter what the cultural upbringing. Certainly, Western societies are no better off in this regard. Juvenile delinquency is an international problem. I applaude any effort, by any government, to at least face it.

I'm the first to oppose any Draconian laws. Good grief Thailand has enough of those, but far too many to list here. Having said that, sending the kids out of the computer shops at 10pm is reasonable. As a former Internet Cafe devotee, I've been dismayed to see youngsters still sitting in front of monitors at midnight on a school night. If they were doing research for a school project on the Net, I'd say, "go for it", but they're not. They're doing nothing constructive enough to justify the late hours.

I have to chuckle with fourbaht's assessment. Anyone who reads my posts must know my feelings about the current government. I would add to his line that we're still waiting out the expired 30 day deadline to eliminate bird flu. I certainly hope that this topic reaches a better degree of success than that one as it's an important one.

I'm actually sorry I'm right. As a Dad myself, I hope you don't judge him too harshly.... but irregardless, best of luck to you.

The latest:

Parents of victim ask for justice

Published on Dec 15 , 2004

relatives of British backpackers gunned down in September yesterday sought assurances from Justice Minister Pongthep Thepkanjana that the trial for the policeman accused of their murder would be transparent.

Accompanied by the British Ambassador, David Fall, Graham and Alyssa Arscott, father and sister of Vanessa Arscott, and Brian and Chris Lloyd, father and brother of Adam Lloyd, said they were concerned that Sergeant Somchai Wisetsingh had been given bail.

Somchai, 36, is accused of murdering Lloyd in Kanchanaburi and killing Arscott to cover up his crime.

He was on the run for a month before being arrested in Sangkhla Buri, near the Burmese border.

He is accused of gunning down Lloyd after the Englishman hit him in the face. Then he allegedly ran over Arscott in his car, dragging her under the vehicle for 150 metres, and then shooting her three times.

Somchai confessed to the killings in front of Thai and foreign journalists. He said Lloyd had hit and spat at him and that Arscott’s death was accidental. “She got in the way of the bullets,” he said.

He was released by the court in Kanchanaburi last month after being granted Bt1 million bail, and is now pleading not guilty.

Pongthep said he had appointed Charnchao Chaiyanukit, head of the ministry’s Rights and Liberties Protection Department, to oversee the case.

LOSE = Land of Suspicious Endings...

except that these two certainly have the potential for having been murdered... but then, that's not unknown in Seattle either.

Any TAT numbers/views on tourism in the South? What others have said on the subject:

Narathiwat Chamber of Commerce Chairman Panya Hongtrakul said the Royal Princess Hotel in Narathiwat's capital will close on Jan. 1. It was not immediately clear if or when the hotel will reopen.

Another southern hotel closed last month due to lack of business, Panya said.

Narathiwat's roughly 50 small and medium-size hotels have suffered heavy losses in the past six months, with less than 20 percent occupancy rates, said Sompoje Janepanich, owner of the Kenting Hotel in Sungai Kolok town on the Malaysian border.

"Sungai Kolok is like ghost town now, and I think all hotels and other businesses will close soon because we cannot stand the losses," Sompoje said. "More than 3,000 people will lose their jobs."

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How many work here at this beautiful, empty place?:

http://www.dusit.com/hotel/pnn/index.html

Not wanting to rain on anyone's parade, but given he has PR status, he sounds like he's just milking you for some money....