British Tourist Warned Over Criticism of Thailand Online

[Thingamabob]

No idea what Thomas has been saying however, if he is booted out, he can say it again, in spades, from outside Thailand. It will be interesting to see how this develops.

[Chris Daley]

2 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Is Britain perfect, no it has lots of issues, more issues than Thailand. 

 

Why doesn't this clown go back to Britain and fix things there or better still go to Australia it's going downhill quickly. 

 

I like Thailand and all its quirks and features that why I choose to live here. 

 

You say positive outcomes, there's nothing negative about Thailand, leave it alone. 

 

Thailand has made too many changes over the many years I've been living here, making changes, giving in to these moaners. 

 

We have clean drinking water.

[susanlea]

Maybe he should get a job instead. 

[actonion]

5 hours ago, ukrules said:

 

Did you just damage the nation there?

 

Careful as you go there......

 

Having said that, I  know this youtube channel - it's named 'Esoteric Entrepreneur' and the guy is a bit of a nut 🤣

 

He's started posting videos again, if they boot out this idiot then we had better all get ready to lick boots for the rest of our lives or risk his inevitable fate - I reckon he will almost certainly get kicked out.

 

Just wondering, if you get kicked out of Thailand do they pay the  Air fare. ?.. it may suit some if so....

[RandolphGB]

Thais are the most infantile nation of people on the planet. There is quite simply no comparison. Overgrown child, the lot of them. From the very top to the bottom. Sue me. 

[RobU]

8 minutes ago, actonion said:

Just wondering, if you get kicked out of Thailand do they pay the  Air fare. ?.. it may suit some if so....

Apparently not, and neither does your embassy. You languish in detention until you get funds to pay the air fare

[ChipButty]

Lets hope for his sake he has got a return ticket, 

[Kinok Farang]

28 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

Would it happen in the west? Rather childish if you ask me.

Last time i looked we were in the east and nobody asked you.

[ujayujay]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

 

The Tourist Police in Thailand have warned a British tourist identified as Mr. Thomas, against posting videos criticising the country on social media, citing the potential harm to the nation's image and security.

 

The deputy inspector of Mae Hong Son Tourist Police, Pol. Lt. Col. Suwit Boonyaphen, stated that Mr. Thomas's videos were critical of Thai public and private agencies.

 

Mr. Thomas was tracked down at his residence in Pai district where police urged him to understand the potential consequences of his actions. He was ordered to delete all his videos hosted on YouTube and other social media platforms and was taken to the police station for recording the incident.

 

Mr. Thomas was informed that if he continues posting potentially harmful material about Thailand online, he could face prosecution under Thai law.

 

Nevertheless, a senior officer from the national Tourist Police headquarters stated the existing evidence would be forwarded to the Immigration Police for further action, implying that Mr. Thomas has already violated Thai law.

 

Mr Thomas has now apologized on YouTube:

 

 

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-- 2024-05-02

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Hey dude, check your drug use

[ChipButty]

31 minutes ago, baipaibkk said:

i read this about Tourist Visa, How he can working in Thailand with a Tourist Visa

Many do, watch this space

[brewsterbudgen]

"This country!"

[NorthernRyland]

5 hours ago, mstevens said:

So what is his YouTube channel so we can check it out and see what he has been saying and make up our own minds about it?

 

I was watching his videos over the last few months. There's lots of questionable stuff on there but he was never ranting against Thailand. I would say his criticism of Thailand is 1% of the usual banter found on this forum. The only questionable things were related to his homosexuality and one outburst with a nurse at a local hospital. 

 

I think he came charging into Pai full speed, pissed off the wrong people in power and paid for it.

[IvorBiggun2]

36 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

We'd all be deported if they read this forum.

'Teak door' forum seems to get away with it and have been doing so for many a year.

[roo860]

https://youtu.be/2fSh2jAZTHI?si=ODRmSiKcJkJV8Eal

[roo860]

 

[ikke1959]

How much damage is Thailand doing Thailand by itself/?... This is just another example.. never criticize.... everything is perfect   

[john donson]

does the police not make a fool of themselves on a regular basis when someone goes complain about a serious crime like rape of a minor and the police decide to do nothing at all as not profitable

 

or mister teflon faking illness after 2 hours in a prison and helicoptered out to a private room and then now a free man roaming the streets and plotting to take over

 

or a rich cop killer evading justice and waiting for the statue of limitation to end , but meanwhile enjoying trips around the world..

[NorthernRyland]

3 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

It baffles me why people come to Thailand and enjoy all that it has to offer then post negativity. 

 

are  you kidding? That may be true the first year then you start having problems with bad behavior of the Thai people themselves. Driving? run over crossing the road at crosswalk? Attacked by dogs? Burning trash? disrespectful loud music? etc... etc... In this guys case he was trying to hire Thai people. Have you tried to hire them? This is a whole other set of problems to be negative about.

[george]

1 minute ago, roo860 said:

 

 ....

So now he's on it AGAIN.... Yikes.. During investigation. He should keep quite now!

[proton]

2 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Thanks, I just looked it up and he has a very apologetic video on his frontpage.

It seems he realized what he has to do to keep on staying here.

Seems a bit over the top, could be construed as sarcastic. He's seen smoking a large joint, and showing his ignorance about a great king, just dumb all round.

[IvorBiggun2]

5 minutes ago, proton said:

Seems a bit over the top, could be construed as sarcastic. He's seen smoking a large joint, and showing his ignorance about a great king, just dumb all round.

Nothing like a little bit of a*** licking. Hey?

[john donson]

the videos still exist... not deleted... he  'unlist' them

 

but easy to find...

 

 

[proton]

3 minutes ago, john donson said:

the videos still exist... not deleted... he  'unlist' them

 

but easy to find...

 

 

 

I wonder if yaba might be a problem?

[Cabradelmar]

What a <deleted>. Now he makes a public mea culpa 😂 admitted he only makes negative YT videos because that get more traffic. Another loser wannabe social influencer.

[Smokey and the Bandit]

Thailand is far from perfect as are all countries, so does this mean that any criticism of Thailand and posting it online is illegal?

[mstevens]

15 minutes ago, george said:

 ....

So now he's on it AGAIN.... Yikes.. During investigation. He should keep quite now!

 

I thought it was interesting to hear his take on what happened. In summary, someone went through his videos, took out all the negative comments, perhaps took some of it out of context, re-edited them all in to a new video with these excerpts and then sent it to the Thai media! Sounds like someone doesn't like him. That's not a nice thing to happen and potentially makes him look a whole lot worse.

 

I think most of us would be mortified if someone went back through all of our posts, pulled out all the negative stuff, compiled them, identified us and then sent them all to mainstream media!

[NorthernRyland]

42 minutes ago, RandolphGB said:

Thais are the most infantile nation of people on the planet. There is quite simply no comparison. Overgrown child, the lot of them. From the very top to the bottom. Sue me. 

 

Imagine a country so childish that they feel the need to have a continuous water fight go on for 72 straight hours. Welcome to Thailand.

[NorthernRyland]

 

13 minutes ago, john donson said:

the videos still exist... not deleted... he  'unlist' them

 

but easy to find...

 

 

 

Everyone who's ever hired Thai people will tell you this. Every single person who does house build videos on YouTube will allude to the fact Thai people won't work if they feel like it and just not show up. This is Thailand 101 stuff.

[mstevens]

12 minutes ago, john donson said:

the videos still exist... not deleted... he  'unlist' them

 

but easy to find...

 

 

 

Just watched this video and save for a few profanities, he is simply making many of the same complaints you read everyday on this forum. He even says he loves in living in Thailand....it's simply the frustrations of it all coming out. It's a bit silly to post to YouTube with your face there for the world to see, but if you just take the issue of what he is saying, it really is no worse than all the stuff many of us have complained about many times!

[NorthernRyland]

22 minutes ago, george said:

So now he's on it AGAIN.... Yikes.. During investigation. He should keep quite now!

Does anyone have this video? I tried to find it on https://www.youtube.com/@PPTVHD36 but I don't see it. I'd like to see what the Thai media thinks about this.