2 hours ago, Artisi said:

It's the dealers / suppliers that need removing from the gene pool, but unfortunately they seem to survive.

And the dealers and suppliers would have a lot of work if there were no users? Did you really think that through?

5 hours ago, Nemises said:

That’s not really how the word tragedy works. It describes the outcome — an early, preventable death — not a moral judgement on whether you approve of the person’s actions.

I don´t need your approval! You are kin of my Nemesis.

8 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

I don´t need your approval! You are kin of my Nemesis.

“Kin of my Nemesis” sounds like a rejected line from a medieval role-playing game 😂

8 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

And the dealers and suppliers would have a lot of work if there were no users? Did you really think that through?

Did you think through the problem of dealer / user?

14 hours ago, Nemises said:

If a 27-year-old dying overseas doesn’t qualify as tragic to you, that probably says more about you than him.

Some just don't have sympathy or empathy in their makeup, as it wasn't learned while young.

11 hours ago, simon43 said:

Rubbish! The more druggies that are removed from the gene pool, the better the human race will evolve. If someone wants to take illegal drugs that can be fatal, then that's their choice. Sensible humans don't dabble in white powder.....

Some might feel that way, but the biggest killer is a legal white powder. Sugar. Many people get addicted while young, trying things out with their peers to fit in. Some can't walk away from that early encounter and it becomes part of their lives.

Just as sugar , alcohol and cigarettes addict many millions who's will power to give bad things up isn't strong, illegal drugs are also one of them.

It might not also be sensible to use anything that hurts our bodies, but looking at the amount of over prescribed legal drugs by doctors that also have many addicted and kill thousands yearly, it isn't just about being sensible but believing in what others tell you. Some of whom have PHD's.

I'm sure most if not all of us has lost a family member or close friend to drugs , alcohol, cigarettes or prescribed drugs, and it's a loss no matter what it looks like to others. My best friend now has Dementia from falling and hitting his head, while drunk, and the damage came from decades of daily drinking. Now he's in an assisted living facility where before he walked everywhere, including the Appalachian Trail.

My dad died from smoking 3 packs a day until passing at 79 from lung cancer. His addiction likely prevented him from living a lot more years. The problem isn't in those who should never try harmful things because of that addictive nature, but the people who supply them, besides weed, as it isn't the problem many think it is.

17 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Not to worry. Reverting to 30-day visa-exempt entries will stop this sort of stuff.

The devil is in the detail.... some nationalities will now need Visas, when previously they did not.

17 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Not to worry. Reverting to 30-day visa-exempt entries will stop this sort of stuff.

People will be staying indoors readying for the 29 days assault, where farangs let it all go on the eve of their departuture. If that's stupid then so is the law.

58 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

The devil is in the detail.... some nationalities will now need Visas, when previously they did not.

My point in a nutshell. Some nationalities will see the need to get a Thai visa as an inconvenience that's not worth the hassle, and take their unhappy, social media addicted, drug craving and otherwise needy arses somewhere else instead.

1 hour ago, fredwiggy said:

Some just don't have sympathy or empathy in their makeup, as it wasn't learned while young.

That stands out like dogs b#lls when they get older.

15 hours ago, bannork said:

Posters could perhaps be quibbling over semantics,

I would describe this young man's death as sad, if he did indeed die of an overdose.

Somewhere there will be relatives grieving, no one should die at 27 even if it was caused by poor lifestyle choices.

Ask the relatives of Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse etc.

For me the word tragic encompasses a wider field, a tragedy, more people involved, the tragedy of the Middle East, for example, so much endless suffering.

Good points well made, thanks.

If only they could take their hopelessly sad lives somewhere else in the first place.

15 hours ago, Deserted said:

Probably Heroin.

Heroin or Ketamine. Chinese seem to keep Fentanyl precursor out of SEA

Sad for his family.

Never understood people doing hard drugs overseas. Such a risk even for possession.

Could have enjoyed a good time on pristine beaches, diving snorkeling, wildlife in parks even with a pretty lady or two. Instead, it's hard drugs. At 27 the drugs phase of life should be kinda over imo.

Feel about as sorry for him as farang hospitalized for scooter accident tbh

Lets hope the dealer wasn't condo staff,

1 hour ago, Rams86 said:

People will be staying indoors readying for the 29 days assault, where farangs let it all go on the eve of their departuture. If that's stupid then so is the law.

No. That's simply stupid.

21 hours ago, redwood1 said:

It takes quite a lot to kill a healthy 27-year-old....That white powder must have been very potent...

Or planted there

1 minute ago, Bruce Aussie said:

Or planted there

Let us wait and see what the powder turns out to be, although I thought police would have the test kits for most drugs. My first thought was a Pulp Fiction type incident.

3 hours ago, Artisi said:

Did you think through the problem of dealer / user?

Yeah, blame the outlets selling tobacco and alcohol as well for creating alcoholics and nicotine dependent people. The truth is, that it´s every individual's own choice that create the behavior pattern.

18 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Very avoidable, indeed, but tragic?... I don't think so. Self-imposed damage does not constitute a tragedy..

And if it was your child would you still not think it tragic?

20 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

This is what we need, more members who think outside the box.

Is that box from Dunkin Donuts?

18 hours ago, Nemises said:

A 27-year-old dying in a foreign country while on holiday is tragic to most normal people, regardless of how it happened.

My thoughts as well

A sad early end to a young life

Condolences to all his family and friends affected

RIP

23 hours ago, redwood1 said:

It takes quite a lot to kill a healthy 27-year-old....That white powder must have been very potent...

Cocaine cut with fentanyl, exported from China throughout Asia?

Fentanyl is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine.

4 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

Just as sugar , alcohol and cigarettes addict many millions who's will power to give bad things up isn't strong, illegal drugs are also one of them.

I've got plenty of will power, it's the won't power that I struggle with.

16 minutes ago, emptypockets said:

I've got plenty of will power, it's the won't power that I struggle with.

I'm happy I had it all my life, besides trying some things a few times like my friends did. Working out kept me away from most, and cigarettes made me sick smoking one after another one day at 16 so it stopped then and there. The rest was easy although it took awhile to stop a few.

On 5/21/2026 at 10:29 AM, Georgealbert said:

Initial checks at the scene found a plate containing white powder placed on a table close to the body. Police said there were no signs of a struggle or any physical assault.

Amarin reported that the case remains under investigation, with authorities expected to await toxicology and forensic results before determining the circumstances surrounding the incident.

To me the tidiness of the room may give an indication of a setup. I think any investigation should be proceeding (CCTV, interviews, others in the room, tracing movements, etc), without awaiting toxicology and forensic results.

If foul play is found to exist after results emerge, the perpetrators and witnesses will be long gone.

Personally, I believe a tragedy is a blameless death by accident such as vehicular, zip line or parasailing. Not this, if it is self-harm. It's tragic for an individual's loved ones, but my sympathies lie with the innocents.

3 hours ago, wmorris61 said:

21 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Very avoidable, indeed, but tragic?... I don't think so. Self-imposed damage does not constitute a tragedy..

And if it was your child would you still not think it tragic

Absolutely, but then, none of my children have been so foolish as to get voluntarily involved in a stupid habit that would likely kill them in their 20s.

12 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Absolutely, but then, none of my children have been so foolish as to get voluntarily involved in a stupid habit that would likely kill them in their 20s.

Unless your kids are wearing a GoPro 24/7, you probably don’t know every decision they made in their 20s either. Most parents only know the edited highlights reel 😄

4 minutes ago, Nemises said:

Unless your kids are wearing a GoPro 24/7, you probably don’t know every decision they made in their 20s either. Most parents only know the edited highlights reel 😄

I do know, as you do not know, that they did not get involved in deadly drugs and I don't need a GoPro to know that.

20 hours ago, Deserted said:

Probably Heroin.

Smack sold as coke was certainly common back in the 90's, quite possible in a region that produces opium but not coca.

15 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

I do know, as you do not know, that they did not get involved in deadly drugs and I don't need a GoPro to know that.

You know what they chose to tell you. Don’t kid yourself into believing any parent knows every single thing their adult kids did in their 20s.

1 minute ago, Nemises said:

17 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

I do know, as you do not know, that they did not get involved in deadly drugs and I don't need a GoPro to know that.

You know what they chose to tell you. Don’t kid yourself into believing any parent knows every single thing their adult kids did in their 20s

I'm not kidding myself, all my Thai children are in their 20s and none of them are using drugs. Don't kid yourself that you know what's going on in my family.