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vs the dedication to their wallet remains paramount, with officers keeping vigilant not to miss any backhander opportunity

This is the headline to an article that doesn't even remotely mention any Police involvement in the cause for road deaths. It looks like editors are shying away from criticizing the RTP. Scared much?

An open letter from the Thai government to Foreigners: Dear Foreigners, please rescue us from our household debt, which we have incurred because of our financial acumen. In return we let you buy our land, which will be held in stewardship for 99 years by the Thai government for you, because you may not own it. When you die at a zebra crossing all claims re that land revert to the State. Your generous contribution may or may not be used to reduce the household debt, depending on the findings of relevant committees and what they had for lunch. Keep in mind that any existing laws of ownership and their enforcement are subject to change by the government du jour and the whim of the police force. To sweeten the deal we are offering a coupon for a one time beach chair rental in Pattaya, use at your own risk, sun exposure may cause skin cancer. Yours insincerely, All of the Shins and a bunch of Others

Kittirat, you know your force well...

"Look guys, I'm only coming for the free lunch..."

Waiting for RTP to issue statement: There are no illegal vendors in Pattaya (there is also no prostitution, or gold chain snatches either, it's a family resort after all!)

In related news, the Iranian government has scrapped plans to open a fertilizing center for men who can not, or refuse to grow beards. The reason given was a shortage of available goat dung, as most goats have been repurposed by Iran's Headquarters for Enjoining the Good and Forbidding the Evil...

Is that a gun under your robe, or are just happy to see the police?

Well, it's Thailand..., compare with Generals: The Thai military includes over 1,700 flag officers (generals and admirals), equating to about one general for every 212 troops

What about charges for making terroristic threats?

Please note that I wrote "the new sole owner", inferring from the article I understood that before police intervention he had a partner and afterwards he had not, making him in effect the newly minted sole proprietor of the business, hence "new sole owner"

Maybe the new sole owner has already thanked the RTP.

Looks like working for the TISI has become lucrative...

They knew exactly what they were doing. "Educating" won't help, setting an example by closing the factory and forcing the owner to pay damages may do the trick.

Says Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Says Thaksin's Deputy and Minister for Thaksin's Defense

Now that's a cunning stunt.

It also sends a strong message to gold store owners not to be lazy about regular inventory.

Somyot Poompanmoung was the Police Top Cop at the time, and everything that he had his hands on is suspicious: Koh Tao murder case Erewan bombing Red Bull case He became Police Chief right after the Prayut/Prawit coup and was also appointed to the National Legislative Council, where his net worth of 355 mio baht was revealed. He never had to explain his unusual wealth from a government salary... Google his name to find his WikiPedia, it's interesting. That's him in the limelight answering questions about the bombing:

Sleeping and thinking..., there is some serious multi-tasking going on in Iran.

Lazy owner

I thought it may be a good idea to combine todays two Top Stories into one: Thailand's Transwomen Target Eight Million Clashes with Foreigners for Record 2024 Transwomen of Thailand (ToT) have set a goal of clashing with 8 million foreigners over cash for a unprecedented record in 2024. The plan centers on collaboration with Muay Thai arenas, hospitals and netizens to achieve it's target.

Did the VIPs have to take Tuk-tuk?

I see what you are doing, you are creating an image... Just like Pattaya's "Family Resort". And just like Pattaya your new image isn't credible, because you failed to clean it up prior to putting the new make-up on...

So they want to market a "little India" especially for visitors from India? What's the attraction? Experiencing a new culture and food, or Indian souvenirs? Or maybe it will be a gold chain safe zone!

Unwittingly? I think they were quite aware of what they were doing and did it intentionally.