Thai Police: IS militants not found in Thailand

[Nemesis7]

Ofcourse thailand authority will deny unless they are sure about it. who wants to destroy its tourism industry?

[steveru]

The authorities should be more careful in making such statements. Those of us who have been here for many years remember well government officials stating categorically that SARS was not present in Thailand, that Al Qaeda militants were not in Thailand and that bird flu had not surfaced in Thailand and that all three of these statements had to be walked back when found to be untrue.

[phycokiller]

great, lets not worry about it then, let put our effert into catching the real criminals, the ones who released the documents

[jollyhangmon]

No daeshies found here, well obviously they didn't turn themselves in as expected, following old Thai tradition, nasty foreigners.

What, they also didn't report themselves per TM30-form as requested, or maybe - just maybe - under fake address, but no, can't be ...? However, fine them!

Nut, nutter, LaLa-land!

[emilymat]

They also have not found any of the cat burglers who intend to rob the local bank next week. Phew! my money is safe then.

[dageurreotype]

great, lets not worry about it then, let put our effert into catching the real criminals, the ones who released the documents

There really is no 'catching of real criminals' here. It really isn't that much of a stretch to be fully aware, unless deaf dumb an stupid, that Thailand is indeed many criminals' favourite hide out, give anyone can buy their way into this country at all of it's national portals' immigration points up to and including Suwanabhumi.

The 'real' criminals are the bent govt agencies, of all and any stripe. The occasional 'bust' is a very effective diversionary ploy. DUH

Edited December 5, 2015 by dageurreotype

[Travelman868]

Unlike most Thia's, terrorists are not very good at giving themselves up, so you will have to investigate. OR more likely wait for the next attack. THEN say it was not IS it was another Muslim group.

HERE IS THE NEWS :- Message for RTP There is no race or country called IS, it is a made up name and the only commonality is the they are ALL Muslims. Some of Thailand's home grown Islamists could now be affiliated to IS. They only have one roll and that is to kill in the name of their God. Then they would have us believe their God is picky so they are allowed to kill fellow Muslims especially if they are children.

I cannot understand why Muslim women do not rise up and take back their God given rights. If we are supposed to believe the Old Testament (called the book in the Qur-an) we are told that God made man and woman. It is unlikely that HE

made man and then as an after thought made an inferior version and called it a woman.

There WILL be other attacks and sooner or later we will have deal with the threats. Putin has the right idea, if they wish to live under Sharia Law then move to a Muslim country that has that. If they want to change the way we live and our

values then go back to a Muslim country.

It is worth noting that if the continuous attacks were coming from 1 country, war would be declared and that country would be exterminated, because the attacks are coming from a number of different directions it makes life more difficult

but patience is wearing thin and something will happen.

Islam needs to learn to live in harmony with other faiths if they cannot do this them go back and make their own rules in their own country. Of course that country would be ruled be a Dictator who at times would be cruel and do nasty things,

but in the main there would be peace. Hang on, Muslims had that system in Egypt Libya Tunisia, then came the Arab Spring and democracy ruled. Well it did for about 5 minutes, then fighting started, then along come IS and we know where

we are now

[emilymat]

Unlike most Thia's, terrorists are not very good at giving themselves up, so you will have to investigate. OR more likely wait for the next attack. THEN say it was not IS it was another Muslim group.

HERE IS THE NEWS :- Message for RTP There is no race or country called IS, it is a made up name and the only commonality is the they are ALL Muslims. Some of Thailand's home grown Islamists could now be affiliated to IS. They only have one roll and that is to kill in the name of their God. Then they would have us believe their God is picky so they are allowed to kill fellow Muslims especially if they are children.

I cannot understand why Muslim women do not rise up and take back their God given rights. If we are supposed to believe the Old Testament (called the book in the Qur-an) we are told that God made man and woman. It is unlikely that HE

made man and then as an after thought made an inferior version and called it a woman.

There WILL be other attacks and sooner or later we will have deal with the threats. Putin has the right idea, if they wish to live under Sharia Law then move to a Muslim country that has that. If they want to change the way we live and our

values then go back to a Muslim country.

It is worth noting that if the continuous attacks were coming from 1 country, war would be declared and that country would be exterminated, because the attacks are coming from a number of different directions it makes life more difficult

but patience is wearing thin and something will happen.

Islam needs to learn to live in harmony with other faiths if they cannot do this them go back and make their own rules in their own country. Of course that country would be ruled be a Dictator who at times would be cruel and do nasty things,

but in the main there would be peace. Hang on, Muslims had that system in Egypt Libya Tunisia, then came the Arab Spring and democracy ruled. Well it did for about 5 minutes, then fighting started, then along come IS and we know where

we are now

An interesting post.

I would add that what also saddens me is that - to my knowledge - there has not been a single march or demonstration in any wetern (or other country) by Muslims showing placards saying simply 'Not in my name'. I do remember a small demo after 9/11 along these lines in the US, but not since.

I can only conclude it must be fear, which makes the situation even worse,given we are constantly reminded that the majority of Muslims would not support terrorist acts. I actually believe that, but for heavens sake why can't they be more pro-active in demonstrating this.

I agree with you that the subservience of women seems a major priority for these dreadful men.

[Surasak]

Will they still be saying there are no Deash/ISIS/ ISIL/IS in Thailand when the Shooting starts or the bombs go off? The Police need to get their act together, peoples lives are on the line here!

[DDbkh]

The extraordinary thing is that these people seem to think that these statements have a purpose - I presume it's meant to be reassuring but nobody, Thai or Farang believes anything the police say. In this case it may be true that they haven't found any Islamic Scumbags lurking around but then that's not very comforting. If the Islamic Scumbags are stupid enough to commit a Paris style atrocity here, I hope the gentle Buddhists will express their displeasure quite forcefully.

[Lupatria]

Well, if this would be the first time the RTP could not find what they are looking for, I would probably believe the message.

• No imminent threat: Russian ambassador
• Security boosted after 'terror threat'
• Must read Malaysians travelling to Thailand urged to be wary of terror attacks

I think one needs to be Thai to understand that these 3 news make perfect sense

Edited December 5, 2015 by Lupatria

[Basil B]

He is saying they have not found... Not there is no IS in Thailand...

Did they actually look???

Do Immigration read the landing cards?

[Gandtee]

As has just been discovered in Baltimore, terrorists don't have to enter a country, they are homegrown, they could be here already and develop.

[AZBill]

That doesn't give much comfort! There were "no credible threats" reported by authorities in Paris and California right before the recent attacks. You don't know what you don't know!

[AlQaholic]

1. He must be really thirsty, look at all that water!

2 Talking of water - well out of their depth aren't they.

1. I notice that the water bottles in the picture are adorned with the RTP insignia, someone is making a buck here......

2. Yes If they are not found they do not exist, very clear and easy case!

[cockatoowho]

Although it is pretty clear that this is a complete farce, another diversion tactic, let us all be prepared for a nasty incident in the very near future in an attempt to make the claims justifiable and credible.

[MZurf]

The RTP need to notify Phuket police that there is no reason to be on "high alert". They have determined with absolute certainty that there are no terrorists in Thailand. Relax...go back to sleep.

The IS terrorists probably got scammed by the jet ski mafia and left in disgust.

[Thailand101]

So, there is credible evidence from a reputable source saying that there are ISIS murderous terrorists in Thailand planning a terrorist act. And what does this clown do? Put together a team to find out who leaked the document......

[metisdead]

An off topic post has been removed, this topic is not about the death rate on Thailand's roads.

[Time Traveller]

That's cute. Thai police always the last to know whats under their nose.

[stickylies]

We can see on his face, it was only a Thai joke..

Well, he is laughing and we all know what this means in this part of the world: No problèm or ... big problèm!

[soistalker]

Their uniforms are so tight that it is cutting off circulation to the brain.

Uniforms so tight, Jon and Ponch are like, "Damn!"

[torpedo1970]

Thailand does not have terrorists..........

We have been told

[GeckosDiving]

If there are ISIS douchebags here don't you think they would wait til Xmas or New Years to get the best Bang for their Buck ?

[crankshaft]

absolutely no clue whatsoever.......

[uptheos]

Of course they've not been found......that's the danger!!

[uptheos]

If there are ISIS douchebags here don't you think they would wait til Xmas or New Years to get the best Bang for their Buck ?

Maybe they are.

[NongKhaiKid]

hard to know what the biggest danger to the Thai public is, terrorists, potential terrorists or Thai officialdom.

[Friendly Stranger]

Bangkok bombing fiasco again?

Yesterday yes, today no, and tomorrow?

Maybe they should speak to their own colleagues as others seem to think otherwise.

[NongKhaiKid]

There's a story somewhere that Phuket is on ' High Alert ' for IS terrorists which could be a sensible precaution depending on what high alert actually means here and the other problem is the BIB assures there is no IS presence in the country which is a dangerous thing to say.