Mystery deaths on Koh Tao: Billionaire hotel and factory owners found dead in hotel pool

[suckadave]

1 hour ago, Moonlover said:

So you're able to establish the size (and the depth maybe?) of the pool from a photo showing one small section. How astute of you.

Its a deep pool. You can drown in it. Ive stayed there several times

[DavisH]

1 hour ago, WineOh said:

Why would anyone go to Koh Tao?

 

We all know which family runs that place.

However, if you like a garden hoe put to your head after a meal then maybe this is the place for you! 

I, and I suspect many, don't know which family runs this island. As you seem to know, why don't you enlighten us. 

[WineOh]

Just now, DavisH said:

I, and I suspect many, don't know which family runs this island. As you seem to know, why don't you enlighten us. 

Do your own research buddy.

 

It's very easy.

[Mr International Travrler]

Does not that island have another nick name? 

[LivinLOS]

2 hours ago, colinneil said:

Pathetic isnt it? Police determined it was a tragic accident.

Of course they did, anything else would mean the lazy sods would have to do some work.

Surely there were some Burmese in the near vicinity ?? 

[khunPer]

2 hours ago, Shuya said:

That pool looks so small, nearly impossible to drown. Maybe some sloppy electric work?

We might only see a corner of the pool on the photo.

[The Hammer2021]

13 minutes ago, Excel said:

 

so if as you say "you stay there all the time", what exactly happened as you would have been there ?

Visits frequently..don't be a pedantic  literalist..we use idiom on this English Language  Forum.

[RichardColeman]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

He had gone for a walk on the beach and his mother and father had gone to the hotel pool. When he returned he found them floating.

And it just happened during the minutes he was away ? 

[Excel]

3 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

And it just happened during the minutes he was away ? 

And  how much does he inherit, less 30 % deduction for expenses ?

[The Hammer2021]

47 minutes ago, xylophone said:

This might be of interest to you, reported in a Thai National Newspaper..............

 

 Chief Ombudsman Panit Nitithanprapas noted that her office had handled nearly 25,000 cases during the period and observed that the Royal Thai Police had been found to be "the most corrupt agency in Thailand".

Corrupt does not mean ineffective

[The Hammer2021]

11 minutes ago, Mr International Travrler said:

Does not that island have another nick name? 

Turtle Island....

[The Hammer2021]

2 hours ago, colinneil said:

Please stop posting comments like that, especially to me.

Had 2 occasions being involved with the corrupt police here, first time a senior policeman accepted money and got me jailed, second time serious road accident, police involved lied about how it happened.

How did you get involved with the police? How long did you serve? Why didn't  you pay? It sounds a fascinating  story and it has obviously  coloured your view of the police here.

[The Hammer2021]

2 hours ago, darksidedog said:

That "Island of Death" label is going to be even harder to get rid of now then.

I have only heard it called that on this forum and in a British  newspaper  called the Daily  Mail

[Excel]

1 minute ago, The Hammer2021 said:

I have only heard it called that on this forum and in a British  newspaper  called the Daily  Mail

So you heard it on a written forum and heard  it in a British newspaper. I think that say it all ????????????????????

[The Hammer2021]

3 minutes ago, Excel said:

So you heard it on a written forum and heard  it in a British newspaper. I think that say it all ????????????????????

It indicates  no one really calls it by that name. The nomenclature  is a media  construct created for purposes of sensationalisation. Non of the hundreds of thousands  of visitors  who love  the place call it that. That says it all!

[FarFlungFalang]

57 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

So he couldn't swim? or maybe too occupied thinking about his inheritance. 

Maybe there was still electricity live running through the pool so he didn't jump in and join his parents in being dead.

[BritManToo]

TaT headline ......... "See Koh Tao and die!"

[Rimmer]

A speculative troll post also a misleading post and replies have been removed 

[richard_smith237]

2 hours ago, chmeatloaf said:

you are lucky enough to be staying legally in Thailand. Police we have come in contact have been extremely helpful and dedicated in their jobs and responsibility. Perhaps, the police in your home country have sowed doubts into you long before you came here.

 

I initially laughed at the obvious sarcasm and humour in this post until I realised that perhaps chmeatloaf was serious.... 

 

In which case it’s one of the most comically ill-informed posts I have ever read on ThaiVisa.com

 

 

[The Hammer2021]

2 hours ago, WineOh said:

Why would anyone go to Koh Tao?

 

We all know which family runs that place.

However, if you like a garden hoe put to your head after a meal then maybe this is the place for you! 

Hundreds of thousands of people visit Koh Tao. I have talked  to my friends who stay there often and they  just laugh  at the  stupid death island nonsense. They think it's really stupid. A South London suburb is more dangerous  than Kao Tao. Even my wimpy, woke, snowflake  friends consider Koh Tao to be a friendly , fun, relaxing safe space. But what would they know? They only visit the place and live  there  for long periods  of time.  I bet most people who come up with the 'Death Island' rubbish have never been there.

[jacknorman]

a 35 year old go for a walk on the beach???   2 drown same time ???

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, colinneil said:

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Police have initially determined it was a tragic accident

Pathetic isnt it? Police determined it was a tragic accident.

Of course they did, anything else would mean the lazy sods would have to do some work.

"Police have initially determined it was a tragic accident....Investigations continue".

 

Why twist what was actually reported?   

[Neeranam]

4 minutes ago, jacknorman said:

a 35 year old go for a walk on the beach???   2 drown same time ???

What age should you be to walk on the beach?

[Rampant Rabbit]

Just now, Neeranam said:

What age should you be to walk on the beach?

between 10-12  months I reckon

[Ireland32]

Enough of this <deleted> , The Mafia runs that island and all the Farang business owners support it , We need Justice on that Island , Farang business owners  always want to hush it , let’s publicize it , instead Death Island how many videos on YouTube about this place 

[Rampant Rabbit]

3 hours ago, colinneil said:

Please stop posting comments like that, especially to me.

Had 2 occasions being involved with the corrupt police here, first time a senior policeman accepted money and got me jailed, second time serious road accident, police involved lied about how it happened.

Colin most of them don't  have a clue  how the Police  farce  really works  here.

[pizzachang]

3 hours ago, Shuya said:

That pool looks so small, nearly impossible to drown. Maybe some sloppy electric work?

A toxicology report and determine who benefits the most.

 

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

I would be interested to hear how deep this pool was. Was it even too deep to stand up in? It looks very small from the photo. Many pools are not more than 1.4 meters. 

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, WineOh said:

3 hours ago, colinneil said:

Pathetic isnt it? Police determined it was a tragic accident.

Of course they did, anything else would mean the lazy sods would have to do some work.

spot on Colin! 

...only "spot on" if you're unable to read what was actually reported in the (translated) story about the ongoing investigation and you don't bother to quote what was really stated by the police that their "determination"  was an "initial" one.

[animalmagic]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Police have initially determined it was a tragic accident.

Typo amendment - Police are determined it was a tragic accident.