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An open letter from the Thai government to Foreigners: Dear Foreigners, please rescue us from our household debt, which we have incurred because of our financial acumen. In return we let you buy our land, which will be held in stewardship for 99 years by the Thai government for you, because you may not own it. When you die at a zebra crossing all claims re that land revert to the State. Your generous contribution may or may not be used to reduce the household debt, depending on the findings of relevant committees and what they had for lunch. Keep in mind that any existing laws of ownership and their enforcement are subject to change by the government du jour and the whim of the police force. To sweeten the deal we are offering a coupon for a one time beach chair rental in Pattaya, use at your own risk, sun exposure may cause skin cancer. Yours insincerely, All of the Shins and a bunch of Others

Kittirat, you know your force well...

"Look guys, I'm only coming for the free lunch..."

Waiting for RTP to issue statement: There are no illegal vendors in Pattaya (there is also no prostitution, or gold chain snatches either, it's a family resort after all!)

In related news, the Iranian government has scrapped plans to open a fertilizing center for men who can not, or refuse to grow beards. The reason given was a shortage of available goat dung, as most goats have been repurposed by Iran's Headquarters for Enjoining the Good and Forbidding the Evil...

Is that a gun under your robe, or are just happy to see the police?

Well, it's Thailand..., compare with Generals: The Thai military includes over 1,700 flag officers (generals and admirals), equating to about one general for every 212 troops

What about charges for making terroristic threats?

Please note that I wrote "the new sole owner", inferring from the article I understood that before police intervention he had a partner and afterwards he had not, making him in effect the newly minted sole proprietor of the business, hence "new sole owner"

Maybe the new sole owner has already thanked the RTP.

Looks like working for the TISI has become lucrative...

They knew exactly what they were doing. "Educating" won't help, setting an example by closing the factory and forcing the owner to pay damages may do the trick.

Says Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Says Thaksin's Deputy and Minister for Thaksin's Defense

Now that's a cunning stunt.

It also sends a strong message to gold store owners not to be lazy about regular inventory.