Reasonableman

Useless to buy a hand gun here because you can not own a hand gun in Australia.

This is incorrect. Handguns are tightly controlled in Australia, but it is possible to own one (or more) legally. Go through the process and purchase in Australia. Buying here makes no sense.

Hub of mental health... please go elsewhere...

This guy looks like a reak "Prick"; Defined as Sever of Emotional Pain & Physical Pain-not to be confused with the other popular definition concerning anatomy!

Just to clairify everything for the monitors here. There is Graft written all over his face.

Relevance?

Anyway, where is it written? Is it written in Thai, Pali, or Sanskrit? Have you see it written on other faces, as well? You must have amazing eyesight... or something...

Oooppsss we have a Damwrong Fan ....!!

You have a fertile imagination. I am neither fan nor foe, just someone interested in protecting national parks and reserves. The attempted smear by association is childish, thoughtless, and plain wrong. You really should read the posts before jumping to conclusions like this. Please publish your photo so I can make a character judgement on you, as well, thanks. Too silly.

And the compromises?

I believe, due to the proximity of the national park and the restriction due to the land titles, some code of conduct can be imposed and accepted by the resort owners. Specifically I'm thinking of the ratio of land that can be built and land that should be used for either agricultural purpose or just growing trees. Also noise level, karaoke are a real nuisance. There are also some specific problems that are linked to water management.

Are these not policy matters that exceed the powers of a park manager to negotiate independently on a case-by-case basis?

We can probably speculate endlessly about why he did what he did. He may possibly have become disillusioned about the delays inherent in the appeal process. Lot Anyway, it is rumored he is being moved, TBC.

You seem to know quite a lot about this area and this guy. Do you live in the area?

Everybody who follows the local news knows about this creep ... just go back and check

Your two comments added nothing whatsoever to the information base, but thanks for wasting my time reading them.

Eloquently put.

And the compromises?

I believe, due to the proximity of the national park and the restriction due to the land titles, some code of conduct can be imposed and accepted by the resort owners. Specifically I'm thinking of the ratio of land that can be built and land that should be used for either agricultural purpose or just growing trees. Also noise level, karaoke are a real nuisance. There are also some specific problems that are linked to water management.

Are these not policy matters that exceed the powers of a park manager to negotiate independently on a case-by-case basis?

We can probably speculate endlessly about why he did what he did. He may possibly have become disillusioned about the delays inherent in the appeal process. Lot Anyway, it is rumored he is being moved, TBC.

You seem to know quite a lot about this area and this guy. Do you live in the area?

Not yet but we go there quite frequently. We stay in a place that a friend bought 10 years ago before moving back home. He left us the keys and asked us to keep an eye on his property, what we do with great pleasure. We seriously consider buying a place in the area for our retirement, that's why we have great interest in the evolution of the situation.

Interesting to get the local perspective, thanks.

And the compromises?

I believe, due to the proximity of the national park and the restriction due to the land titles, some code of conduct can be imposed and accepted by the resort owners. Specifically I'm thinking of the ratio of land that can be built and land that should be used for either agricultural purpose or just growing trees. Also noise level, karaoke are a real nuisance. There are also some specific problems that are linked to water management.

Are these not policy matters that exceed the powers of a park manager to negotiate independently on a case-by-case basis?

We can probably speculate endlessly about why he did what he did. He may possibly have become disillusioned about the delays inherent in the appeal process. Lot Anyway, it is rumored he is being moved, TBC.

You seem to know quite a lot about this area and this guy. Do you live in the area?

Bangkok is the epic center of ASEAN.

So Bangkok should be ASEAN capital, and its financial and logistic hub.

Very logical.

Gotta agree with you there!

And the compromises?

#5

"I'm sure compromises could have been found that would have bring satisfaction to all parties involved".

Good to know. What would those be, specifically?

- Clear definition of the borders of the National Park. Believe it or not, you can meet five well informed people with map of the borders of the National Park and you will have five different maps. Even the different local authorities, including the national park, are unable to provide such map.

- Clear definition of the criteria from the agents of the National Park used to define if someone is in infraction or not. According to who you're talking to, it goes from "only the rich outsiders are targeted" to "everybody out", which honestly doesn't look like a strong legal base to terrorize people.

-Clear vision of the future of the area. According to some plans that have been published, in this forum too, the goal of the Forest Department is to run its own resorts to finance the protection of national parks. Basically it can be resumed by : we kick out the private investors and we take away their business for the "profit" of the National Park. People are not stupid, they all know for the profit of who these resorts will be ran. But it can also been understood that the National park needs the profit of the resorts for running the parks. And also there is the aspect of protecting the wild life. So why not setting up clear rules for the resorts operating in the vicinities of the national park and maybe some special taxes to support the national park, but letting the private sector in charge because experience has proved again and again that it is the best way to operate.

Here are only a few suggestions. But the head of the national park never offered any explanation, never discussed any of his objectives with the local population. He just sent his goons to terrorize the villagers. And now the backhoes to demolish the resort despite the current appeals.

This guy is a liability for all those who honestly try to defend the national parks and the wild life in Thailand. He should have been transferred long ago.

The efforts of those honestly trying to defend national parks and reserves are praiseworthy. Most confront powerful vested interests, as you correctly imply, and successes are limited. Many "conservationists" have been disposed of in various ways. Read up on the case of Seub Nakhasathien, for example; there are more. I fail to see how one can place the blame squarely on this guy for the various deficiencies listed above, and for the failure to negotiate solutions. If anything, I would wonder who played what roles in the lack of action to prevent these places from being built in the first place. Only the naive would believe that all those who built resorts were totally innocent of wrongdoing because they were "confused". Historically, IMO, encroachment upon other parks and reserves has not been due to "uncertainty" or "confusion" by the encroachers acting with integrity and good faith, hoping for the best.

On another issue, IMO the concept of anyone's resorts _inside_ national parks to "finance" them is anathematic to wilderness preservation values. These values are almost unknown here in Thailand, unfortunately, and are under attack globally. As a result, wilderness areas are shrinking all over the world. It's probably too late for most of Thailand now, which is very sad indeed. Let's hope Myanmar does a better job, and resists insatiable greed and the glittering false god called "Develop At All Costs".

This guy looks like a reak "Prick"; Defined as Sever of Emotional Pain & Physical Pain-not to be confused with the other popular definition concerning anatomy!

Just to clairify everything for the monitors here. There is Graft written all over his face.

Relevance?

Anyway, where is it written? Is it written in Thai, Pali, or Sanskrit? Have you see it written on other faces, as well? You must have amazing eyesight... or something...

#5

"I'm sure compromises could have been found that would have bring satisfaction to all parties involved".

Good to know. What would those be, specifically?

"There were more than 20 murders allegedly linked to this police group," Sunai said."

So give them bail... the correct decision is obvious

Another step closer to a failed state...

The only way it will happen is if the Chinese build it and pay for it as a neighbourly gesture, then closely oversee whoever runs it. Still cannot see it as being any priority for Thailand with so much basic national infrastructure still needing to be developed, repaired, updated and maintained. Insatiable egos may have to postpone photo-ops with their shiny new toy train... For quite a while longer, all being well. Perhaps a meccano set in the interim?

So are Dirty Harry and Judge Dredd.

The reporting seems accurate enough. But the sentence structure is woeful. You'll work it out eventually, Tom.

Great ... a Thai company doing a research on Thailand

and saying that Thailand has potential ...

What else are they suppose to say?

More studies are needed to confirm the pilot study and they're gonna cost ya bigtime.

In the US system of jurisprudence, politicians and judges are beyond the reach of libel and defamation laws. As public officials, they are regarded as fair game and the slander gets pretty vicious. Even where slander and libel laws can be applied, a person must show damages. No harm, no foul.

Let's face it, libel and defamation laws in Thailand and many other countries are used to stifle dissent and political discourse. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

Very true, particularly paragraph 2. Exactly why I referred to Ahbist as a sissy for resorting to Defamation. One should not be in politics if they cannot handle public scrutiny.

Equally, one should not tell deliberate lies for political gain. That is not the same as public scrutiny. Far from it. It is an attempt to substitute a lie for the truth.

You must be referring to the Suthep case as well, right? All equal before the law. That is the law, everyone knows it is the law, and everyone is expected to adhere to it in a civilised society. Parliamentary privilege is another.

It may mean he wishes to appeal/negotiate the severity of the penalty, but accepts the correctness of the ruling.... and it might not.

What will be will be, regardless of PPD and Babcock's (welcome to the Dream Team, BC!) frothing.

phiphidon, on Yesterday, 19:18 , said:

Buchholz, on Yesterday, 19:01 , said:

Thai police get death penalty in drug war killing

BANGKOK -- A court has sentenced three police officers to death for killing a teenager during a much-criticized drug crackdown by Thailand's government eight years ago. The officers were found guilty Monday of killing a 17-year-old student in Kalasin province in the northeast and moving his body to conceal the cause of death.

The killing took place under former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's government, which declared a crackdown on the drug trade to stem an influx of methamphetamine. Rights activists allege it resulted in more than 2,000 extrajudicial killings.

The Criminal Court also sentenced a former deputy police district commander to life in prison for the boy's murder. The former district commander was given a seven-year jail term for abuse of authority. One police officer was acquitted.

Read more here:

http://www.kansascit...l#storylink=cpy

Associated Press

Obviously a quiet news day in the Kansas City Star. Seriously, why is an american paper interested in a thai drug death story from 8 years ago? And then I saw the AP tag - it was a slow news day in the Kansas City Star. I eagerly look forward to their take on the "transnational dog trader caught in Nakhon Phanom". Do post the link when you see it Buchholz............

"Balanced viewpoint", right. Apparently there is no problem when you try to bury the story completely...

A 6-7 yr old living next door to us spends his entire life out of school playing one particular game on the computer. From his arrival home in the afternoon he is straight on and doesn't stop until dragged away screaming at bed time. They even spoon feed him whilst he stares at the screen

A 60 - 70 yr old living next door to us spends his entire life on ThaiVisa.

Most TV members are blind when they turn 70.

If the don't die from a heart attack at night beside their under-age local girlfriend first.

That comment is based on your personal experience as a TV member?