Australia's Channel 9 goes undercover at the Full Moon Party to produce a damning report

[Alwyn]

That has to be the most rubbish article I've ever read. The Fitzsimons woman saying there's not even any parents on the beach? Jeez loise.. I went to a full mooner the one time and I'm a parent! But other than that it's a load of codswallop. There are far more full on parties in Europe - every weekend during the high season - in Ibiza and Rhodes for example. I went the one time in 2001 to a full moon party and thought it was let's say.. Not my cup of tea. People trying to hard to show how much fun they're having really

[gigman]

Chanel 9 or any other brainwashing media does not interest me .

At my (over 60 ) age I must say I am happy to see all those young and beautiful people having finaly some news (probably ears dropped news from us oldies) that still they can taste a freedom somewhere else then own country.

What did we do for them to have normal and worry free life ??? in our shrinking freedom world ???

Did we have currage to fight for better living for them.(???)

Our "ruling "GODS" who made us brainwashed did not and not even have any plans for those young people not to mention others ...

I see in faces of those young people happiness which I still remeber just a little part of it (from my young years)... and I feel very sorry for others who still fighting in western world by trying study or find the work to finaly find that no one care about them even own parrents who are to scare to say NO to "GODS"

Someone wrote in song of "Pink Floyd" song ......"Leave us kids alone" !!!!!! ....if you have no better solutions for us....leave us alone

I love those young people even if they treat me as old fart ...because my generation did not say NO to those who divided me from my normal rights to how I should guide my kids for they future!

"GODS" gave those young people illusion of better life if they will listen to them not us!

Now our kids do not have even vision of normal life .....just nobody from the " top" want to talk about this problem.

^{Hey chanel 9 and others like you !!!!!!!}

Why did you act under cover??? are you affaraid of questions from those young ones??? ....you always can cut it off on your edited and broadcasted bull... news?

YOU ARE PART OF THIS PROBLEM WITH YOU TRASH NEWS those young ones was fed everyday in they country.

Young people are our future and what kind of "solid " base they received from us oldies?? or our governments we have had trust and hope whole our life.

WHY TO BLAME THOSE BEAUTIFUL YOUNG PEOPLE FOR SEARCHING FOR FREEDOM IF WE ARE OLDIES ARE DOING THE SAME IN tHAILAND AND OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE WE STILL CAN HAVE MORE DECENT LIFE AND MUCH HAPPIER THEN IN OUR HOME COUNTRIES WHERE IS HARD TO LIVE .??????

THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE OUR ONLY HOPE FOR THE BETTER FUTURE FOR US AND FOR THEM.

Please do not blame them .....we should only blame our selfs

We were young too..............and we had better future that them now and what did we do for those young generation ?

IF WE CAN NOT HELP THEM ......LEAVE OUR KIDS ALONE .....chanel........123456789,10,11 and so on

P.S I am very sorry for my style ..but never had enough time to learn English properly.....my work and money always was a priority in my stupid life.

[Spock]

As if the Thais would stick uppers and downers into the drinks! For what purpose? Are they going to spend money on the pills just to get the foreigners wasted? Reminds me of the days in Australia when it used to be claimed that marijuana was laced with heroin. The fact that heroin importation attracted a far worse penalty than marijuana in itself would have ensured this did not occur.

I would have liked the reporter to follow up one of his drug offers and find himself part of a police trap. Thailand is not the drug paradise it was 20-30 years ago. Even then drugs weren't that easy to buy or safe to consume. Seems to me that booze in buckets with mixers is the main intoxicant in this day and age in Thailand. Police raids and on the spot urine tests for all patrons in entertainment establishments have been occurring for years in Bangkok. Thaksin famously set up a squad of police with a licence to kill to wipe out drug dealers. Foreigners no longer travel to Thailand for drugs. Laos and Cambodia are much safer destinations for those seeking marijuana and ecstasy.

I emailed A Current Affair after watching their story and told them that their story and show are a crock of shit. Gave me some sense of satisfaction though I am sure their target audience were suitably shocked and appalled by the report.

[lazygourmet]

How dare they can make Thailand responsible for a bunch of bogans on a two weeks break?!?

By the way, I've seen that same kind of reportage about Kuta, back to the nineties when I was living in Bali...

[anon022]

This is amazing journalism, what an expose. I also heard heart disease is the leading cause of death in men aged 55-70.

There's quite a few dangerous things tourists do in Thailand, but riding a mocy is probably the most dangerous activity by far, especially when tipsy or drunk.

A close second might be getting really drunk at a girlie bar in Pattaya, or jumping of a balcony. Takes years of your life!

[ggt]

Like all bad press about Thailand...it will be swept under the rug as just a bunch of fat old white men who can not get it up anymore trying to spoil the fun for the rest of the foreigners...This is Thailand and her apologists and defenders excuse for ignoring the real and present dangers of Thailand...

[mikecat]

Ha ha Ch 9 the comedy channel. Australia must be pretty dead if they are over here looking to beat up a story. They will probably be the next media outlet to be blocked here, not that anyone would miss them.

[Africanteacher]

Here's a hyperbole for you: One Aussie dies in Thailand EVERY FOUR days!

[Africanteacher]

Who needs a hidden camera during a FullMoon Party?

Eh!

[Boatfreak]

Maybe Australian should just educate their children instead of blaming Thailand for entertaining them.

[anto]

Did anyone here see >>The Embassy << another show by Channel 9 ,about Aussie people getting into trouble in Thailand ,and the Aussie Embassy Bangkok having to help them .A friend downloaded it on torrents .Its an eye opener to how stupid and sub human ,some young Aussie people are ,especially when they go abroad .By the way i have many Aussie friends here in Chiang Mai .

[Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere]

You mean Live and let die

[kalbz]

I would rather the news article have been about a group of Scandahooligans beating the crap out of a channel nine undercover news reporter, for catching him/her secretly videoing young people having fun.

Actually i'd be happy if beatings applied to all do-gooder &lt;deleted&gt; who try to impose their so called righteous morals upon others. The way the western world is headed the more George Orwell's book looks like becoming a reality, he just got the year wrong.

[foxteen]

But be fair please!

These Aussy youths come here about drink and drug @ party. I have seen this by my own eyes, many times.

No different then others ..is up to them to get drugs and drink and die

[PoorSucker]

Why do Thai laws not work on these Islands?? In Udon Thani a boy caught with 6 Ya Ba tablets jailed for a year. Ride a scooter with no helmet fine 200/400baht.

makes me wonder about the truth behind the the murders on Koh Toa

Police is distributed according to number of residents (according to house book).

On Samui, it means we get money from the provincial government for 53.000 citizens.

They do not count, migrant workers from other parts of Thailand or Burma and expats/tourists.

[Rooo]

deleted a post with a link containing swear words in title.

[kalbz]

Don't go thinking it's over yet.

The Do-Gooder Aussies have been going international to impose their moralistic views for many years now. NGOs (non government organisations) have now become thriving businesses seeking out people harmlessly enjoying themselves. Have no doubt that it was NGOs who put channel 9 up to it.

They have already destroyed the Philippines as a tourist destination. Bringing their hidden cameras to bars and venues & exposing people for having fun. Bangkok & Pattaya will be next on the hit list.

I thought of buying a condo in Pattaya but i know Pattaya will eventually go the same way as Angeles. Bars in Angeles can now be raided if prostitution is suspected, scooping up customers sitting & having a drink at the bar. The police make a nice income from it.

Yes, i am an Aussie, a self exiled one due to the Orwellian behaviour of the country. But as i have found, there are not many places left in the world to be out of reach of it's imposing tentacles.

Gee, i thought the 70s was the beginning of a new freedom, &lt;deleted&gt; went wrong !!!!

[davemos]

perhaps its a colonial concept imposing rules via media and making the Thai people adhere to the Rules

[thailiketoo]

Wouldn't happen if the kids had a decent education system. What they need down under is a completely revamped education system that teaches critical thinking skills.

[mikemac]

its about time all forigners were banned from thailand ..how dare they make the thais do these things like selling drugs etc

Sarcasm can be dangerous if not handled correctly !

[waza46]

Don't go thinking it's over yet.

The Do-Gooder Aussies have been going international to impose their moralistic views for many years now. NGOs (non government organisations) have now become thriving businesses seeking out people harmlessly enjoying themselves. Have no doubt that it was NGOs who put channel 9 up to it.

They have already destroyed the Philippines as a tourist destination. Bringing their hidden cameras to bars and venues & exposing people for having fun. Bangkok & Pattaya will be next on the hit list.

I thought of buying a condo in Pattaya but i know Pattaya will eventually go the same way as Angeles. Bars in Angeles can now be raided if prostitution is suspected, scooping up customers sitting & having a drink at the bar. The police make a nice income from it.

Yes, i am an Aussie, a self exiled one due to the Orwellian behaviour of the country. But as i have found, there are not many places left in the world to be out of reach of it's imposing tentacles.

Gee, i thought the 70s was the beginning of a new freedom, <deleted> went wrong !!!!

You are so right there. Anybody who belives anything on ACA is braindead, don't even get me started on 4 Corners and the ronald mcdonald PM we had. Heard more sense on the Muppet show.

[pchansmorn]

I think that if the children don't have common sense to stay away from these kind of events, and the parents are stupid enough to let them go, then you can't blame the Thai people for not controlling the partys. As everyone knows there are no Safety Nets in thailand, people take 1 day at a time, never look to the future. Everything you do in Thailand can be Dangerous you have to take care of yourself. Just walking down the sidewalks is Dangerous, big holes, giant cracks, dog shit, food waste, electric lines, food venders, cars, motor scooters, raw sewage, and on and on. So if you can't take care of yourself you have no business visiting Thailand. And if your children are out of control in your own country then coming to Thailand would be Population Control. Or Suicide.

[carmine]

Don't go thinking it's over yet.

The Do-Gooder Aussies have been going international to impose their moralistic views for many years now. NGOs (non government organisations) have now become thriving businesses seeking out people harmlessly enjoying themselves. Have no doubt that it was NGOs who put channel 9 up to it.

They have already destroyed the Philippines as a tourist destination. Bringing their hidden cameras to bars and venues & exposing people for having fun. Bangkok & Pattaya will be next on the hit list.

I thought of buying a condo in Pattaya but i know Pattaya will eventually go the same way as Angeles. Bars in Angeles can now be raided if prostitution is suspected, scooping up customers sitting & having a drink at the bar. The police make a nice income from it.

Yes, i am an Aussie, a self exiled one due to the Orwellian behaviour of the country. But as i have found, there are not many places left in the world to be out of reach of it's imposing tentacles.

Gee, i thought the 70s was the beginning of a new freedom, <deleted> went wrong !!!!

A note to the wise........tourism in the Philippines is flourishing.

[thailiketoo]

A note to the wise........tourism in the Philippines is flourishing.

Especially for typhoon lovers, storm chasers and people who like disasters and flooding and accidental death and destruction.

[carmine]

A note to the wise........tourism in the Philippines is flourishing.

Especially for typhoon lovers, storm chasers and people who like disasters and flooding and accidental death and destruction.

But of course when the typhoon blows away theres the beautiful beaches, friendly locals and the food and drinks at half the price as here..........but lets just ignore all that. Funny, you don't advise against going to Thailand because there might be a tsunami!!

Sorry, off topic but frankly more interesting discussion than that ridiculous Channel 9 article!

[ericjt]

Must have been a slow news month at Channel 9.

Let's see, kids coming to a party, paying to get there, getting drunk, stoned, dancing, sc*ewing and having fun. That's the story?

I guess some people can't stand it when other people have a good time.

Or maybe they get off on watching?

Either way, IMO Channel 9 can take their "report" and shove it.

[Tropicalevo]

There has never been a Tsunami on Samui (nor KT or KPN). But there are always typhoons on the Philippines. Every year.

[hanssna]

Parties ? Drugs ? Moto riding without a helmet ? tattoos ? Nothing really new here, been doing that in Amsterdam a long time ago already.

[carmine]

There has never been a Tsunami on Samui (nor KT or KPN). But there are always typhoons on the Philippines. Every year.

And yet its tourist trade is going through the roof in the Philippines and Thailand's is down, hugely. Go figure.......you may love it here but it seems an ever growing number don't.

Perhaps if there was the remotest concern for the welfare of foreigners visiting or living here, aside of the greed for their money it would be a start.

[The manic]

I'd like to see these brave voyeurs do an article about fun in pakistan or Afghanistan and see what happens when you film people without permission.