NativeBob

there are many chins in that area. like "alot"! 2.5m / 11 is about 220,000 per "gangster" >>> I don't think thai kidnapping is that cheap. obviously something is missing for sure - more likely chins screwed thai businessmen, they applied to police and than things went "banana"

and the rest - to each other.

That "unwavering support" is to supply junk at inflated prices. Who wouldn't come up with better idea? Somehow UA will pay back, that "unwavering support" has a monetary value and for "unwavering supporters of freedom and democracy" is a win-win situation. FYI Javelin wonder-stick used to be less than $80K, now more than $450K. Cute?

there's an american "veteran" living in BKK on PTSD-pension. I think more than 10 years. Clever dude ) Eternal holidays he arranged

That makes policemen antisemitic, right?

This stats were wrong from the begining: should measure "per capita" not by volume. I think Poland has way more ^^^ of those than Thailand

depends on what nationality and gender were entrapped.

Oki-doki then please may we see that "online means"? Just think it as some sort of google forms >>> can send few thousands "reports" per day. How would those nice guys act?

Youtube means Google Ads. Google Ads bring $$$ only when "viewers" click But first they have to come visit that "Youtube channel" and watch it. But who wants to watch videos about "Amazing Thailand" and other positive content? Not much, but lure "viewers" to watch something shocking is much easier. That smart <deleted> makes money, and he gives flying banana about all that stuff at all. One of thousands.

2015 at Krabi small portion of rice and 2 fried eggs were sold at 90 thb. thai street food got worse while prices went over the top

Yep. few years ago there was a case of another russian hanged himself at Rama VI bridge, but was too heavy so he decapitated himself. Police found "sorry Natasha!" note in his pocket. About decade ago there were 2 similar suicides - unlucky ones thought both can turn into Spider-man and jumped from high rise condo. One into the pool another one hit parking. Same year and quite close sukhumvit area of Bangkok. However ...

it is hard to slice that much money between friends, wifes, their drivers and mothers in law. Too many hairy palms and hungry landlords.

and again: Vachira Hospital. #ROFL

shouldn't sell CZ as diamonds

this is over-exaggerated story. tuk-tuk pilots got bitten daily - its normal reaction from thais. but once some sad dude got feisty - everyone scream "crucify deport him!" max is 200THB or nothing is better solution IMO

Never (almost) used tuk-tuk tricycles. Just never.

Abdulloh - sounds like uzbekistani, no? did police check his workpermit, license etc? I reckon Rahmatulloh dude working at JTC, Silom Bangkok. He sold semi-precious stones back then.

nobody is. if you ask any "please define being anti-semitic without wikipedia or such" in modern times the closest thought will be something like neo-nazis, skinheads and similar pretty ugly groups. My point is that is very wrong position to say that anyone who condemns massive slaughter of civilians automatically becomes "anti-semite".

if shooting from tank's cannon on the crowd of people queuing for basic meal makes you kinda uncomfortable than you are antisemite. if murdering 5 days old kid with air-to-surface missile from the copter makes you sad - you just don't get it: they started it first!

@MJCM I'm sortof busy and away from desktop. There are 3 "portrait photo" shops, 2 are fine and friendly. They also do some touchup to you image to look younger and fresher.

let me try snap from Google Earth. Basically it is under flyover from Central Lardprao - cross the street and there it is. But ... do you speak thai? Can you show them so-called "sample"? I always carry few photos in a wallet.

strange, never had an issue like this. Use shop opp. Central Lardprao since last century.

2 Kingdoms in the same basket? Sounds like a oxymoron. However cases like this quite easy to judge: if he entered Thailand with thai passport - than he's khun thai, otherwise - brit. He's not some deity to be one-in-two or one-in-three emanations.

german musims is even funnier than thai christians (see 'em at Bang Rak near Assumption cathedral). #ROFL

el guitarista (please don't look @ U-tube >>> my cat vomitted)