[Phuket Hospital Appeals for Respectful Conduct from Russian Patients]

5 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Why place the onus on the hospital staff, the visitors should learn a little patience & perhaps a little Thai language, the leaflet idea is good providing they address the suitable questions and can then be easily translated into many languages with perhaps information on where to obtain additional information if required.

 

Because "profits over people" is a constant in society.  This kind of behavior obviously could be solved quickly by just refusing service to anyone that violates your policy.  But that would cost money.  

[6 Thai men arrested for attacking 2 foreigners during Songkran]

3 hours ago, rexpotter said:

Dam, honk the horn and we get stabbed or shot.

Not the worst rule I've ever heard LOL.  I think there is more to this story than "they honked so we stabbed them."  

[Heavily Injured Foreign Man Found Near Pattaya’s Walking Street, Police Investigate]

On 4/15/2024 at 7:24 AM, Freddy42OZ said:

So why did your comment make no mention of alcohol?

All you said was "Yeah , time to re-criminalize cannabis" 

I agree, they should do more to stop people drinking to excess.  Through financial education would probably be the best option, starting when kids are very young.

It's called "sarcasm" which is a form of "humor."  

[Anutin tells Swiss man Urs Fehr he should go home]

13 hours ago, bob smith said:

Swiss david doesn’t stand a chance of a fair trial.

Not that I expected anything different..

 

Nor does he deserve one.  I'm sure you are correct!  He should leave this place immediately where they are nicer to people that kick doctors.  TIT indeed.  

[Western Engineer Assaults Pattaya Bar Women In Row Over Bill]

On 4/8/2024 at 3:15 AM, eisfeld said:

Why does it matter if he is an engineer? Would it be different if he was a salesman? A pilot? An office clerk?

 

I think so.  The salesman would beat them with a better price, the pilot wouldn't be so flighty, and the office clerk would probably just file it all away under "lessons learned."  

[Foreigner Questions Thai Dowry: Netizens Respond]

A dowry is not paid by the groom, it is paid TO the groom by the bride's family, as a thank you for taking the burden of the woman from her family.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowry 

[Immigration officers told to increase screening of foreigners in Thailand]

Is there any evidence that poor airport screening has anything to do with these bad actors?  Wouldn't the rampant police corruption and bribery be a more logical place to start looking than slowing everyone down at the airport?  Smells like security theatre. 

[Swiss Man who Allegedly Assaulted Elderly Woman Banned from Leaving Thailand]

On 3/11/2024 at 3:48 AM, SAFETY FIRST said:

Why are we seeing so many foreigners in Thailand with mental illness? 

Maybe because of the lack of social fabric, whether it be families (decimated) or public programs (never adequate), to deal with their mental illness. They come here looking for an easy life and their problems come with them.  Maybe?  

[Swiss national opts for jail after assaulting Thai woman in mall]

8 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

A moments madness he will regret doing... show hi the exit door.

 

Something tell me this is not just a moment, but part of a pattern.  You don't do this kind of thing just once in a while.  As long as there is clear evidence, then let's just throw him off a fishing boat in deep water, and let the sharks have him.  

[Swiss national opts for jail after assaulting Thai woman in mall]

5 minutes ago, SpanishExpat said:

Way too much scumbags are still living here! A mix a toxic, mentally ill and depressed guys. 
 

Don’t know why Thailand attracts that special kind of human being, but that’s it. 

 

I think it's because it's cheap and easy to live here, and people of the type you mention (some are female btw) are unable to hold a job or get up in the morning or interact with their own cultures so they take refuge here.  

[Foreign man caught on CCTV stealing Thai flag in Phuket]

23 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thai netizens urged the police to take the case seriously as the Thai flag is highly respected by locals.

 

The seriousness to which this will be taken will be inversely proportional to the net worth of the foreigner.  

[Public anger boils over in protests in Phuket against Swiss man Mr Uli and private beaches]

1 hour ago, Nemises said:

Anyone know his address? I want to go and sit on the beach, one metre from his boundary. 

 

According to him, if you're rich he'll invite you to sit by his pool.  He would only kick you if you are poor.  

 

[Public anger boils over in protests in Phuket against Swiss man Mr Uli and private beaches]

55 minutes ago, Webfoot said:

I guess there would not have been any problems if the woman assaulted had been Chinese.

 

The only reason this is getting attention is that the Thai victims were themselves upper class educated Thais.  If they had been poor they also would have been ignored.  It's not about race, it's about class.  It's always about rich vs. poor, because the rich generally have little to no sympathy for poor people.  https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/rich-less-empathetic-than-poor-study-says.html

[Public anger boils over in protests in Phuket against Swiss man Mr Uli and private beaches]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

On Sunday, over 500 people attended a beach protest on the site of the incident at Yamu Beach in front of Mr Fehr’s residence in Thalang, Phuket.

 

Good for you Thai people!  Speak up.  The police will not help you, you aren't rich enough to matter, so maybe it's time to stand up for your rights.  Everywhere this guy goes he should be scorned and mocked until he learns his lesson and goes back to his own country in my opinion.  What a scumbag.  

[South Korean YouTuber sparks tuk tuk fare controversy in Thailand]

On 2/28/2024 at 9:57 AM, webfact said:

she ordered Tharangam and her colleagues operating near the Ayutthaya Railway Station to partake in an attitude adjustment session at the provincial land transport office.

 

It's funny to hear this phrase "attitude adjustment session" used unironically.  

[Power Bank Explosion Causes Panic on AirAsia Flight]

And this is why they don't allow batteries in your checked bag.  Imagine if this happened in the luggage compartment!  Some airline rules are lifesavers.  "Turn off your cell phones" and "take off your shoes" are both notable exceptions.  

[Thai wildfires rage across 10 provinces in northern Thailand]

On 2/23/2024 at 11:17 AM, webfact said:

local practices,

 

which sound a little bit like arson.  LOL

 

[Myanmar businessman killed over black money deal in Bangkok]

I'm skeptical. No true Scotsman would commit such a crime!  </IYKYK>

[Govt Wants People to Reduce Incense Burning for Chinese New Year to Stop Air Pollution]

23 minutes ago, itsari said:

Many hotel chains consider burning incense the same as smoking in the room .

Why ? because not all want the smell of incense around them.

 

Yes, and many ban Durian fruit.  Still a completely ridiculous government mandate.  

[Govt Wants People to Reduce Incense Burning for Chinese New Year to Stop Air Pollution]

8 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

If this approach to the burning problem wasn't so sad it would be funny... please address the real problem.

 

Meh, it's still funny.  TIT baby.  Can't get more "Thai government" than this sort of thing.  

[Thai abbot allegedly rapes 7 year old girl, police ignore case]

2 hours ago, bbko said:

According to the victim’s mother, the grandmother managed to capture videos of the abbot raping the girl but was threatened by him into deleting them. Despite this, she retained the evidence and handed it over to Mueang Ayutthaya Police Station.

 

If this is true, this is no abbot (head monk), but a child rapist and needs to be treated like one.

 

 

This is called the "No True Scotsman" fallacy.  The truth is that monks, even abbots, can be also child rapists.  Two things can be true at the same time.  Truly and really.  Pretending otherwise is to expose more children to assault.  

[Scottish woman’s cliff plunge in Thailand sparks insurance debacle]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

“I had to put the costs of the transfer onto my credit card before they would transfer me."

 

The young woman spoke through a medium as she rebuked her insurance company for refusing to pay her for her death.  

[13 Nabbed In Raid On Khao San Road Shops Selling Laughing Gas Balloons]

1 hour ago, thai006 said:

I trough it was legal lol. I done it so many time last time 🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

Everybody visiting Thailand thinks drugs are a joke until the popo show up.  Be smart out there.  

 

[Swiss Man Admits Killing Missing Thai Wife: Police]

20 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

so just dump her and find 2 younger ones.

 

He was probably a useless POS too lazy to fund such ventures.  Obviously he relied on her wealth and good graces.  Rot in hell I say to that guy.  Assuming the reporting is correct of course.  

[Swiss Man Admits Killing Missing Thai Wife: Police]

I hope this guy enjoys his brief life in Thai prison.