Popular Post webfact Posted March 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2021 Marital infidelity a hard (and illegal) habit to give up in Thailand By Thai PBS World’s General Desk (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) Hands up if you know someone who is having an extramarital affair. In fact, most people reading this will know of someone who is “playing away from home”, given surveys that show infidelity is still a commonplace practice in Thailand. However, if you believe cheating on your spouse carries no penalties, think again. Thai law protects the sanctity of wedding vows, and adulterers can face a hefty fine and other, even stricter penalties. Threat to career prospects Both the Royal Thai Army (RTA) and the Royal Thai Police recently announced that any of its members found to be unfaithful to their spouse would face disciplinary action. Harsher penalties apply if the offence is repeated or if there are signs of domestic violence. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/marital-infidelity-a-hard-and-illegal-habit-to-give-up-in-thailand/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-03-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted March 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2021 Some "members" will always be found to be unfaithful mine only points in one direction if I want to keep it attached ???? 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Taboo2 Posted March 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2021 No one cheats in Pattaya.... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crossy Posted March 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2021 1 hour ago, webfact said: ... adulterers can face a hefty fine and other, even stricter penalties. Often involving ducks 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post colinneil Posted March 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2021 1 hour ago, webfact said: Royal Thai Police recently announced that any of its members found to be unfaithful to their spouse would face disciplinary action. That must be the joke of the year, any plod found unfaithful to their spouse would face disciplinary action. 4 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post daveAustin Posted March 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2021 Wt? Satire? April 1? If no, 80% of Thai males (and females) should receive disciplinary action... preferable a spanking, for the women that is! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Boomer6969 Posted March 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) Mankind thrives on hypocrisy. That's probably why Thais like to think they are top dogs. Edited March 3, 2021 by Boomer6969 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Samui Bodoh Posted March 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) I'll leave aside the moral arguments for being faithful to one's spouse; every relationship is different and I don't really want to judge another person's arrangement(s). That said, I think this is emblematic of a moral/ethical vacuum among Thailand's leadership class. A quick glance back at life in the Kingdom over the last...70 years shows a series of coups demonstrating disregard for the 'Rule of Law'. A quick glance back at life in the Kingdom over the last...70 years shows a lack of personal responsibility on the part of Leaders, especially in regards to any legal or criminal processes. A quick glance back at life in the Kingdom over the last...70 years shows that 'Societal Rules' for the Leadership class are ever changeable and based on situational ethics. A quick glance back at life in the Kingdom over the last...70 years shows if you got cash and/or connections, then you can do whatever the hell you want with near absolute certainty of not paying any price. In light of the above, is anyone surprised that Thais are unfaithful to their spouses? Is the unfaithfulness of Public Life a reflection of previous unfaithfulness of one's private life or the other way around? Is this all a bad thing? As above, I try to avoid moral judgments, but I have to wonder what Thailand would be like if the Leadership class had a sense of personal responsibility, faithfulness or accountability. Would it still be the Thailand we all know and love? Hmm... Edited March 3, 2021 by Samui Bodoh Lack of Coffee 7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RJRS1301 Posted March 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2021 1 hour ago, webfact said: Both the Royal Thai Army (RTA) and the Royal Thai Police recently announced that any of its members found to be unfaithful to their spouse would face disciplinary action. Harsher penalties apply if the offence is repeated or if there are signs of domestic violence. Under what powers will this occur, legislation required? Who will provide evidence for such action? Reads like a crock of bs to me. When did they become the "moral" police and army, ? Is it a reason for purging some upper personnel? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post faraday Posted March 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2021 Good news, great idea... I mean, if one is being unfaithful & a third party finds out, then they might try blackmail & all sorts of horrid things. Yup, keep corruption outa da police. (for the deaf & hard of hearing, this post may contain nuts) 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChipButty Posted March 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2021 I thought it was all part of the job to have a Mia Noi or 2 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted March 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Samui Bodoh said: is anyone surprised that Thais are unfaithful to their spouses? Not really, because 'being faithful' is a Christian concept, and Thailand isn't a Christian country. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Not really, because 'being faithful' is a Christian concept, and Thailand isn't a Christian country. Perhaps a more accurate concept for you would be "faith based" as Muslims, Jews, and other "faiths. also have the concept of fidelity to ones spouse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said: Perhaps a more accurate concept for you would be "faith based" as Muslims, Jews, and other "faiths. also have the concept of fidelity to ones spouse Maybe I should have said 'Abrahamic religious concept', although when you're allowed more than one wife that doesn't quite work ......... I have four wives and I'm totally faithful to them ......... and the concept of fidelity was from a time when your wife had no right to refuse you sex. Edited March 4, 2021 by BritManToo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumak Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Look, when I asked each of my giks what they thought about this matter they all concurred : "Mai Pen Rai ! " 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natai Beach Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I suspect this article was written by a farang, or a woman. Legally Thai blokes are allowed to have a bit of casual on the side as long as it not serious and the female is not married. Bangin another blokes wife isn’t good, but if she is not married then no legal problems. Of course wives aren’t not allowed to slut around. I assume because the wife might end up carrying a SOCK. (Some Other C... Kid) Section 1516, Title I of the Civil and Commercial Code of Thailand provides that “Grounds for divorce” are as follows: The husband has given maintenance to or honored such other woman as his wife, or the wife has committed adultery, the other spouse may enter a claim for divorce. *See the law above differs between men and women. The man can ditch his wife if she merely cheats (adultery). That isn’t the case if the man merely gets drunk one night and slips up. Makes sense. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, Natai Beach said: Of course wives aren’t not allowed to slut around. I assume the same term is used when referring to males who have a " bit on the side", sounds less demeaning than "slut" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Seeing quite a few of these type of articles now that there's been such a public display of back-sliding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Taboo2 said: No one cheats in Pattaya.... Except the police and taxi drivers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 3 hours ago, webfact said: Marital infidelity a hard (and illegal) habit to give up in Thailand But is'nt it one of the marks of Thai "manhood" ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrunchWrapSupreme Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 The prime reason for this is that Thailand is a majority female country, by far. Everywhere you look, more ladies than men. After first landing here and hitting up a bar, I discussed this with a wonderful bar lady. I asked her, why so many ladies? Her answer: 1) Thai men have to join the army, go to South Thailand to fight the Muslims, and die. 2) They drink or do drugs and die. 3) They go to the monkey house. 4) They become ladyboys. ???? Thus, more ladies than available men. And thus, the mia noi situation, as explained in that article posted here a couple of weeks ago, with the guy proudly sitting with his “wives” at either side. The ladies don’t like it, yet tolerate it as there’s simply not enough guys to go around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 33 minutes ago, rumak said: Look, when I asked each of my giks what they thought about this matter they all concurred : "Mai Pen Rai ! " Just pay farang, evy thing ok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 4 hours ago, webfact said: Marital infidelity a hard (and illegal) habit to give up in Thailand Men always get the blame.. but there's always another women involved. Men are always willing to help a hungry lady... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 It can all be summed up with this simple saying: "Monkey see, monkey do.' ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 A post has been removed also a reply: 1) You will not express disrespect of the King of Thailand or any one member of the Thai royal family, whether living or deceased, nor to criticize the monarchy as an institution. By law, the Thai Royal Family are above politics. Speculation, comments and discussion of either a political or personal nature are not allowed when discussing HM The King or the Royal family. To breach these rules will result in an immediate ban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 a great number of thai men think with their little heads, no surprise at all with this news as it is the way they are raised. It may be a law but its rarely policed/enforced like every other law in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The BiB Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 4 hours ago, Taboo2 said: No one cheats in Pattaya.... That s right! I have also heard that Pattaya have no prostitution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 2 hours ago, BritManToo said: I have four wives and I'm totally faithful to them From Eric Andersen - Faithful They said loving you and leaving you'sThe hardest thing to doTo give my foot another chanceTo try another shoeYeah, but every time I see someoneI'm always seeing youThough I have not always been faithfulI always have been trueWell, I'm sometimes seen at partiesJust sitting by the phoneWondering if I called youWould you be aloneWhen I see the looks of loversMy heart sinks like a stoneWishing I could be there with them'Stead of going back alone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobobo Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 4 hours ago, colinneil said: That must be the joke of the year, any plod found unfaithful to their spouse would face disciplinary action. Like being transferred to an inactive post,, to give them more time for extra-marital activities? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alexth Posted March 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2021 So they're planning to discipline 99% of the police force? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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