Thailand worries mass tourism is bringing terrorism troubles

[Grumpy John]

So let me get this straight.  Retirees such as I are,  in the eyes of the Thai authorities,  just as likely to commit terrorist acts as those nasty Middle Eastern maggots that do terrible things in London or Paris.  Yer, right!  Shows how little though has gone into the whole business!  

[PatOngo]

6 hours ago, DannyCarlton said:

With price rises in Thailand and the falling £, it's only a matter of time.

 

Seriously considered petrol bombing my local bar last week. 90 baht for a large Leo? They don't know who they're dealing with.

Danny Rambo?

[DannyCarlton]

5 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

Danny Rambo?

I wouldn't be seen dead in a bandana.

[DannyCarlton]

19 minutes ago, Petchou said:

Farang specialty is criminal rings, drug trafficking and pedophilia.   No one is competing with them.  

The local Thais beat them into a cocked hat on all counts.

[londonthai]

thai government is the biggest treat to it's population and also to tourists.

 

the last terrorist attack against tourists was in 2015 at erewan shrine, where 20 died, including 14 chenese. This attack was in response to sending by thai government back to china 100 uyghur refugees, where they were executed. A month later the grey wolfs from turkey retaliated with bombing. Court procedures are still pending, that after 4 years, after some scapegoats were arrested. 

 

the present thai government is scared of foreigners because of their own nationalist, xenophobic and racist ideology, which they believe to, and want the rest of population to follow. They are stepping back into past, when there was possible to survive without any connection with an outside world. They prefer to live under a coconut shell, in an oyster, in a country called Kalaland. That's going back to North Korea or Albania experience

[Traubert]

2 hours ago, Isaan sailor said:

Keep killing off western currencies from ChiCom hot money inflows--and guaranteed you'll have more terrorism.

How in the name of Mickey Finnegan does that work?

 

We all know you have 'ChiCom' tattooed on the inside of both eyelids but as a 'crowbar of the week award' this one falls somewhat short.

[BobbyL]

5 hours ago, PatOngo said:

It's becoming more surreal and farcical by the day!

Bang on. Their stance literally changes day to day. 

[geoffrobbo]

"rapidly rising inflow of tourists"? Where are they all going? Most businesses in Pattaya that rely on tourism are struggling or closing.
And, of course, continuous monitoring of the whereabouts of these tourists is certain to reduce domestic terrorism!

 

[faraday]

4 hours ago, Prairieboy said:

An ankle bracelet on arrival!  That failing, a dog collar and leash controlled by an army general!

Fantastic idea, then the dog collar could be activated remotely to deliver a shock, whenever 'the dirty foreigners' misbehave.

 

Still, some of the more progressive amongst us might enjoy it.....

 

 

[Traubert]

12 minutes ago, londonthai said:

thai government is the biggest treat to it's population and also to tourists.

 

the last terrorist attack against tourists was in 2015 at erewan shrine, where 20 died, including 14 chenese. This attack was in response to sending by thai government back to china 100 refugees, where they were executed. A month later the grey wolfs from turkey retaliated with bombing. Court procedures are still pending, that after 4 years, after some scapegoats were arrested. 

 

 

They weren't refugees. They were Uighur extremists with fake Turkish passports on their way to Syria. Neither were they executed' but granted, you'd have a hard time finding them now.

[KKr]

6 hours ago, cyril sneer said:

Islam is coming

do you mean due to VoA for Chinese or Indian Nationals,
or are you just confused ?

[madmen]

5 hours ago, jonclark said:

WUtter claptrap. Thailand's terrorism is entirely domestic. The bombs and murders in the southern three provinces are not carried out by a family of 4 from Dorset upset with the price of pad thai. 

 

Thailand needs to monitor its own people first before it points accusing fingers at foreigners. 

Try reading the article. Prayjth is concerned Thailand is a meeting place for terrorists to plan attacks ELSEWHERE

 

Its fact that the 911 terrorists Where in bangkok before flying to LA.

 

The concern is real

[Dogmatix]

Tourism is the only economic sector that has been growing for the last few years.  Without it GDP growth would have been negligible or negative. It is also the main source of foreign exchange earnings.  Now tourism is in decline too dragged down by Trump's trade war, the strong baht and the declining yuan, which is directly related to the trade war.  

 

In view of the importance tourism to the economy and the fact that it is now in trouble the new government's vision for managing it will probably include shackling tourists to their bedsteads at 10.00 pm and releasing them in the morning in time to dress politely, eat some rice gruel, salute the national flag at 08.00 am and go about a fitting schedule of activities that reflect Thai values, such as visiting Buddhist temples, paying 20 times the going rate to visit national monuments and national parks, buying OTOP handicrafts and sample super spicy dishes made of raw pigs blood, raw field crab and fermented uncooked mud fish at local markets.

 

Those on NON-B visas and retirement and marriage extensions can be excused the shackles as long as they agree to pay through the nose to have ankle bracelets fitted that will report their coordinates to Immigration (and to their significant others) on a continuous basis.

 

That is Thailand 4.00.

[CharlieH]

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[DannyCarlton]

25 minutes ago, Traubert said:

They weren't refugees. They were Uighur extremists with fake Turkish passports on their way to Syria. Neither were they executed' but granted, you'd have a hard time finding them now.

They're on remand awaiting trial. Haven't been convicted. Both are pleading not guilty.

[clim124]

good lawd.. 11 million chinese tourists ?!

[Golden Triangle]

3 hours ago, dallen52 said:

Coming?

Its here already. 

My last area Nern plub wan is predominantly Muslim and the call to prayer is publicly broadcast several times a day. 

And populus wise, they don't have the 0.7 children like the western world. 

They have them by the litter.

Radicalization is quite possibly already festering away. 

I stated on here a year or 2 back back that that particular part of Pattaya could be a hotbed for nefarious goings on, who knows what's going on in the schools & Mosques ?

[Advocate]

They want the tourist's money but not the people.

 

Thailand will never handle foreign tourism professionally.

[Chazar]

7 hours ago, daveAustin said:

They wants the money, statistics and prestige associated with big tourism but not the hassle of actual people. Perhaps everyone should just send money and stay home. Would that help? ????

 

Any threat to Thailand is already there or close by.

Thailand's biggest threat is........THAILAND

[holy cow cm]

4 hours ago, Skallywag said:

"can travel free"  5555

Glad your kids enjoy a good walk to Mexico or Canada, or maybe a swim to Cuba 

Nothing in Life is Free, unless you run a church and people give you money for nothing  

That's right daddy pays the bill for them and are no where near poor.

[holy cow cm]

4 hours ago, emptypockets said:

With a visa.

???? SE Asia they can travel on their Thai passports which have no visa necessary. Everywhere else they can go on their US passport. Best of both worlds.

[sawadee1947]

7 hours ago, davehowden said:

"But it must also keep its own house in order by adopting an effective and efficient system to manage the influx."

 

And therein lies the problem , nothing much in Thailand is effective and efficient.

Maybe not for you but definitely for the pockets of Prayut and cronies ????

[Caldera]

Boo-hoo, terrorism. Thailand is such a funny little country on the global stage, the only real and credible threat is domestic terrorism.

 

As far as tourists are concerned, and mass tourism in particular, I'd be much more worried about pollution, garbage, the destruction of what little is left of "nature" and overcrowding.

[Mattd]

4 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

it was. the camera is right in front of you on the desk. 

Yes, I know, what I was saying is I cannot recall them taking a picture, normally they tell you to look at the camera.

[NoshowJones]

9 hours ago, helloagain said:

Falsely known as land of smiles 

LOS. Land of Stupidity.

[Mattd]

3 hours ago, madmen said:

Try reading the article. Prayjth is concerned Thailand is a meeting place for terrorists to plan attacks ELSEWHERE

 

Its fact that the 911 terrorists Where in bangkok before flying to LA.

 

The concern is real

The ONLY way to try to combat this would be International collaboration, which I am sure must happen, otherwise none of the barriers they introduce will help.

I am sure that most countries have unwittingly harboured potential terrorists before they actually committed the act, as it is doubtful their bio-metrics such as fingerprints are on file yet, if they are on a watch list of one of the major intelligence organisations then it is possible, perhaps even probable, that facial recognition could play a part in their identification upon entering another country, but this would only work if this info is shared with other countries and entered in to the appropriate database, the issue then becomes who do you share it with, the more countries and therefore people that know, the more likely the potential terrorist will as well!

Personally I have no issues with the use of Bio-metrics for entering a country, most normal people wouldn't.

[Beggar]

Best would be to kick out all the many good guys. Then the bad guys would be easier to spot. 

[manta]

Sorry but what tourists??

[geisha]

I have the solution. Send every tourist into a portable intérieur body scan when they arrive at the airport. 

[bizboi]

I still find it amazing that western left wing Governments so keen to force their own people into political correctness and acceptance of foreigners into their countries have NOTHING to say to countries like China and Thailand that practice racism so freely. The left places no emphasis on the need for the rest of the world to accept liberal ideology only the section it wants to make unequal!!