kerm99

we all know there will be no honest fights at the ballot box, we all know village votes are bought by politicians or secured by intimidation.

the vote buying is supported and regulated by local police, mafia types and village headmen who all have their nose in the trough

whoever pays most or scares the most, gets the block vote.

if you want to be different, you better get ready to leave town.

that's how Thaksin got into power and it is how his cohorts in the Phua Thai party stay in power in red territory.

if you live in a Thai village you do not have a choice of who to vote for, if the village is red, so are you.

if there was an election the democrats would simply not be allowed to campaign in red territory, they would likely be beaten or worse killed.

PM Abhisit wanted to visit Chang Mai in the north last year to discuss allocating extra funding for the region, he was warned by the reds and the local governor that if he came, he would be targetted for assassination.

he still wanted to come to the meeting but the locals could not stand up to the red menace locally and instead withdrew the invitation

Thailand is corrupt to the core, at all levels, its all about money, its not about democracy at all.

Abhisit has brought something new to the table, a commodity called honesty and no-one likes it.

the headmen know if Abhisit has his way, they are about to lose their control over the village funds and they are about to lose some big money that they normally ''allocate '' to their own families projects.

honesty does not pay in Thailand. its a capital offense in some cases......

Sorry, i have to disagree that Abhisit has brought honesty to the table. He the same as everyone else. Are the Democrat not facing a court judgment for some kind of money laundry?

Same same, but different face

Abhisit and Korn are both holders of a masters degree in economics from Oxford

Abhisit scored the second best result ever

Korn was voted best banker in Asia a few weeks ago

do you really think that these boys could not launder money and cover up a suspect donation without being caught out?

its a trumped up charge, everyone knows it but the reds.

the EC commission handed it off early after being threatened by Arisaman in their lobby

dissolution of the Dems will never happen by this route

its just nonsense, as is the charges

I am always surprised by people that are blinded by their view. How can you say that the charge are trumped. We simply don't know for a fact.

Do you think that the charge against Takhsin were trumped? We both don't know, my opinion is that they were. Important note here, it's my opinion, not a fact. Do i think Takhsin is a crook, Oh yeah, 100% i do not trust the guy.

The same goes for Abhisit. Are the charge trumped, i don't know. My opinion is that they are not as he has the backing of the elite. Again, read opinion, not a fact. Do i think Abhisit is a crook. Though one to answer, i do not trust the guy, but he is definitively better than Takhsin.

What i am trying to say is that we can't be blinded by our opinion simply because we believe one side or the other. Point of the matter, both Takhsin and Abhisit are not to be trusted as they both have their own agenda. Trusted is the important word here.

Finally, just to make everyone understand a very point before the bashing begin. I would rather see Abhisit run this country than Takhsin

Kerm

It's getting to the stage that reading let alone posting on this site is a waste of time due to all the BS that is appearing daily, however there is still a bit of worthwhile news here and there and I will have one more go at a post.

For those of you who insist that parliament must be dissolved and elections held please think for a bit.

In the climate of fear, intimidation and yes terrorism that exists with the red machine in action there can never be a free and fair election. Candidates unsuitable to the reds would be prevented from campaigning and voters would be intimidated, there would be no need for paying voters or policies which is probably why PTP (the reds party) don't have any. The reds have shown repeatedly that they have no consideration for anyone or anything but themselves and their own goals and there is no doubt they would influence an election in any way they could even if it meant killing people.

The reds have built up a machine by recruiting thugs, crims, and yes the mafia, whether these people are paid or are just in it for what they can get for themselves the fact is they are there and hay a rifle or bag of grenades as a bonus at the end would be very useful for their normal activities.

Before there can be a fair democratic election this red machine must be dismantled and most people will know (certainly the PM does) that any machine can't be taken to bits from the inside first you must remove the "nuts" from around the outside. It would appear that this process has now started, a little late perhaps but I can't say that as I don't have the information the PM and his advisors have and I would hazard a guess that no one else on this site has that information either.

When the outside bits have all or mostly been removed the guts of the machine will be left confined behind their barricade and granny and grandchild human shields. By this time most of the outside intimidation will have been removed and people will be free to voice their opposition to a movement that is surely destroying this country.

Think how much money and effort is and has been expended on combating the reds then think what good for the country and the people could have been achieved if that money and effort had not been tied up and yes wasted.

More and more people are seeing this and are even now 'threats not withstanding' are coming out against what the reds are doing and surely this number will continue to increase.

I have to admit Abhisit would not be real welcome campaigning door to door on the dirt roads in small villages in rural NE Thailand. But when did he ever do this before.

we all know there will be no honest fights at the ballot box, we all know village votes are bought by politicians or secured by intimidation.

the vote buying is supported and regulated by local police, mafia types and village headmen who all have their nose in the trough

whoever pays most or scares the most, gets the block vote.

if you want to be different, you better get ready to leave town.

that's how Thaksin got into power and it is how his cohorts in the Phua Thai party stay in power in red territory.

if you live in a Thai village you do not have a choice of who to vote for, if the village is red, so are you.

if there was an election the democrats would simply not be allowed to campaign in red territory, they would likely be beaten or worse killed.

PM Abhisit wanted to visit Chang Mai in the north last year to discuss allocating extra funding for the region, he was warned by the reds and the local governor that if he came, he would be targetted for assassination.

he still wanted to come to the meeting but the locals could not stand up to the red menace locally and instead withdrew the invitation

Thailand is corrupt to the core, at all levels, its all about money, its not about democracy at all.

Abhisit has brought something new to the table, a commodity called honesty and no-one likes it.

the headmen know if Abhisit has his way, they are about to lose their control over the village funds and they are about to lose some big money that they normally ''allocate '' to their own families projects.

honesty does not pay in Thailand. its a capital offense in some cases......

Sorry, i have to disagree that Abhisit has brought honesty to the table. He the same as everyone else. Are the Democrat not facing a court judgment for some kind of money laundry?

Same same, but different face

It's getting to the stage that reading let alone posting on this site is a waste of time due to all the BS that is appearing daily, however there is still a bit of worthwhile news here and there and I will have one more go at a post.

For those of you who insist that parliament must be dissolved and elections held please think for a bit.

In the climate of fear, intimidation and yes terrorism that exists with the red machine in action there can never be a free and fair election. Candidates unsuitable to the reds would be prevented from campaigning and voters would be intimidated, there would be no need for paying voters or policies which is probably why PTP (the reds party) don't have any. The reds have shown repeatedly that they have no consideration for anyone or anything but themselves and their own goals and there is no doubt they would influence an election in any way they could even if it meant killing people.

The reds have built up a machine by recruiting thugs, crims, and yes the mafia, whether these people are paid or are just in it for what they can get for themselves the fact is they are there and hay a rifle or bag of grenades as a bonus at the end would be very useful for their normal activities.

Before there can be a fair democratic election this red machine must be dismantled and most people will know (certainly the PM does) that any machine can't be taken to bits from the inside first you must remove the "nuts" from around the outside. It would appear that this process has now started, a little late perhaps but I can't say that as I don't have the information the PM and his advisors have and I would hazard a guess that no one else on this site has that information either.

When the outside bits have all or mostly been removed the guts of the machine will be left confined behind their barricade and granny and grandchild human shields. By this time most of the outside intimidation will have been removed and people will be free to voice their opposition to a movement that is surely destroying this country.

Think how much money and effort is and has been expended on combating the reds then think what good for the country and the people could have been achieved if that money and effort had not been tied up and yes wasted.

More and more people are seeing this and are even now 'threats not withstanding' are coming out against what the reds are doing and surely this number will continue to increase.

Now you're talking. While i don't agree with all of your view, i like that you took the time to post your view in a nice manner. this forum should all be like this. No bitching simply because someone don't like the view of someone else

On the topics of disagreeing, you forgot one point. The nuts need to be remove from the yellow as well. Without this, its a one side win all and the red will surely come back

Kerm

Abhisit needs to resign immediately and let Thailand heal.

you are right!

Any of the "foreigners" who think that "abhisit should resign and let Thailand heal", You've got some serious screws loose.

Great argument there Bigbore!!

My original post was about never having had a bad experience. Yes, the officer are rarely smiling and i never received a "welcome back" message. But there are people on the forum who seems to have a tremendous hard time getting through immigration. That was the point of my post.

The officer are seeing thousands of person every shift they work, i don't expect them to be very friendly. I'm sure they have to deal with a lot of bullshit. So, when i arrive, i smile, do as i'm told and everything goes very well (every single time).

I just came back from Taipei and it was exactly the same. I simply don't understand why people bash Suvarnabhumi every single chance they get.

Kerm

I have arrived in Suvarnabhumi about 20 times in the last two year. I never had a bad experience. A good attitude (smile) when you are the desk and proper documentation is key.

I don't understand all these people that complaint about immigration at Suvarnabhumi. I think they actually bring that onto themselves

SC Hotel in the heart of the CBD might have good rates at the moment.

Priceless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This one made me laugh. Thanks

I find it veru interesting that when the red blockade the street and upset the live of so many, the governement do nothing. But, when the red take over parliement and some MP have to climb the fence or be evacuate by helicopter, then it's State of Emergency.

It does not affect them personally, it's ok. It affect them personally, then let's do something.

Governement will be governement i guess....

Kerm

The most beautiful thing about this article is taht you could to a Find/replace and change all reds to yellow and it would probably pretty much work for when the yellow took the airport last year

Kerm

When the intention behind the event is violent, i consider it to be violent

Jeez!!!!!!!!

A coup is a violent evetn, even if there is no fighting. There were tank in the street. I don't care if no one was fighting, i would stay home.

An airport takover (or blockade, whatever you want to call it) is a violent event. Just ask my mother, who is 65 year old and was stuck here because of this.

Taking over government building is a violent event.

Spilling blood in the street is a violent event.

All these amount to terror in Thailand

All of you, stop waering shirt and see the reality for what it is

Your last sentence says it all....

No violence during coup or airport takeover. When two events like this happen, their is nothing peacuful

Open your eyes to reality and stop supporting PAD

This guy has been reading and posting on TV hasn't he. I'm sure I've seen most of those comments before.

This one was my favorite though.

The mainstream media is quick to characterise the red-shirt protesters as being violence prone, though funnily enough it said very little about the violence generated by the 2006 coup that ousted Thaksin or the shutting down of the Suvarnabhumi Airport in 2008.

I don't remember ANY violence during the coup or the airport takover.

Thanks everyone for all the advice

Cheers

Thanks for the info.

You are right, everything is booked on the better airlines. Neverthelss, i got seat on Air Asia for 13000Baht, its all good

Cheers,

Hi,

I am planning my Songkran vacation in Taiwan.

Anyone ever been there? Any advice? Suggestion?

I am also looking for cheap airline ticket. I already look at the usual (thai, air aisa) and at Kayak. Does anyone knows of any cheaper airline company flying to Taipei

I appreciate any kind of info

Cheers,

Three words for Abhisit government

LET IT GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stop worrying about Taksin, start running the country. You tried the guy, you found him guilty, its over

If Abhisit wants to win the next election, he needs to start governing, all he can do now is Taksin bashing.

I am not a pro-taksin or a pro-abhisit, i just want this country to move, enough of this statu quo

Kerm

He said female officers would carry no weapons, while male officers would carry batons and shields

Only in Thailand!!!!!!!

Also On Friday, Red People are meeting at Lumpini.

I would avoid that area on Friday for sure

Hey Froggy,

You are travelling at the end of the month, i highly doubt this will still be going on by then. I would not worry at all.

Cheers,

Ps. Vivre le Quebec Libre (hehehe)

Wow!!!

Some great answer here (sarcastic). I think the Op was looking for information, not for bashing.

A little respect goes a long way

There is a bookstore called Dasa on Sukhumvit (pass the Emporium going towards Thong Lo, same side of Emporium). He will buy or exchange your English for more than 20 baht and he has a very good selection of book.

By far my favorite bookstore in Bangkok

Cheers

Contact another moving company to verify the actual rule.

i recommend Santa Fe. They are well establish and i would trust them

Good luck

I once walked into our office where a Thai girl was talking with other coworker. At that time, i understood absolutely no Thai. But, from what i heard, it sounds she was imitating a Donkey e-Ah e-Ah. Stupid me, just repeat the donkey call.

unfortunately, the girl in question was named Aor, so when i did the donkey thing, everyone in the entire office stop talking, mouth open starring at me. I later found out that putting the e- in front of a girl name is a very rude thing you can do.

Afterward, they all had a pretty good laugh at me.

Kerm

Just like Brian Wilson did.....

Penalty Spot on Sukhumvit will surely play them. The guy who run it is German and he absolutely loves hockey. He actually sponsor our Hockey League.

We watch the Stanley cup final there last year at 6 in the morning.

Also, ASN on the cable show hockey game, not sure if they are going to show the Olympic though

Cheers,