This Thai boy have the ball of steel!!

[RonRon]

http://www.facebook.com/pages/น้องใหม่หัดด่าเจ้า/285193244838329

 

[RonRon]

 

[RonRon]

Fifteen years behind bars is the price you could pay for “liking” some Facebook pages in Thailand. Outrageous? Unfortunately, it is just a part of a global trend as Big Brother’s hand is increasingly extended to social networks.
Thailand’s information minister has warned that people “liking” or “sharing” Facebook pages considered derogatory to the King and the royal family will be charged with violating the country’s lèse majesté laws, a crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
He advised them to “unlike” the pages and to remove any comments posted or risk harsh penalties, The Bangkok Post reports.
Thailand is notorious for strictly enforcing its laws protecting the dignity of the sovereign, regardless of the perpetrator’s nationality. In 2007, a Swiss man was arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison for spray-painting posters with the King’s image. Luckily for him, the subject of his portraits pardoned him after four months.
In 2009, an Australian writer was sentenced to three years in prison for writing a novel which contained a passage considered offensive to the royal family. Once again, he got lucky after the King pardoned him too.
The Thai authorities are now turning their attention to cyberspace in the quest to clamp down on offenders. This year, US citizen Joe Gordon was arrested for posting excerpts from a banned biography of the King on his website and is currently waiting for the court’s ruling after he pleaded guilty to insulting the royal family.
Although all these episodes portray a quirky but harmless national law, the reality is that nobody is immune from being arrested for their internet activities, even (and perhaps especially) in the Western world.
The British police arrested some Facebook users for allegedly inciting disorder, looting and burglary during this summer’s riots in the country. They were eventually sentenced to four years in prison. In the United States, six teenage girls were detained after they used Facebook to send invitations to participate in a so-called “Attack a Teacher Day.” The punishments they received were not as severe, however: they were released into the custody of their parents and were suspended from school for several days.
Although prosecuting people for their online activities is nothing new, the number of activities that could get you in jail has been on the rise.
And although Thailand has its own eccentric legislation regarding freedom of speech, there is also an alarming trend in the West: the internet, once a bastion of free speech, is now monitored by the authorities who seek to interpret what they read as evidence of a crime.

 

[drifter]

thai ppl are very delusion ...they treat their king like a god ...stupid thais .

 

[mojito]

Drifter, they have some lese-majeste law that allows the state to put people behind bars for 'insulting' the king, I think that's why they usually don't say anything nasty about him. It's like PAP defamation suits plus jail time.

 

[drifter]

Drifter, they have some lese-majeste law that allows the state to put people behind bars for 'insulting' the king, I think that's why they usually don't say anything nasty about him. It's like PAP defamation suits plus jail time.

no mojito ..most thais i know treat their kings like god ..thats why you can find every house or business have their king photo ..they love their king tooooo much

 

[singveld]

ball of steel? more like brain of jelly

 

[johnny333]

no mojito ..most thais i know treat their kings like god ..thats why you can find every house or business have their king photo ..they love their king tooooo much

When I was in Batam I asked this shop owner why he had a picture of the PM of Indonesia so prominently displayed? He told me it was good politics to show support for the establishment

Same thing in Spore, why would people buy the old windbags books We already know about the myth of the fishing village

So I have to wonder if all those posters of the king is just for convenience?

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

so any updates on this guy? Did he get arrested already? FYI all the posts are in thai so cannot read the comments and all.

 

[drifter]

When I was in Batam I asked this shop owner why he had a picture of the PM of Indonesia so prominently displayed? He told me it was good politics to show support for the establishment

Same thing in Spore, why would people buy the old windbags books We already know about the myth of the fishing village

So I have to wonder if all those posters of the king is just for convenience?

if you think that those posters of thai king is for convenience try insulting their king infront of them and see what happen

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Expect more of these after current king passes and the crown prince is king.

 

[GoldenDragon]

When I was in Batam I asked this shop owner why he had a picture of the PM of Indonesia so prominently displayed? He told me it was good politics to show support for the establishment

Same thing in Spore, why would people buy the old windbags books We already know about the myth of the fishing village:

Similarly, I have a few friends who hang photographs taken with LKY, LHL, GCT or some other ministers in their office to impress their friends and biz associates. These are the porlumpar Sinkies we have.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

Similarly, I have a few friends who hang photographs taken with LKY, LHL, GCT or some other ministers in their office to impress their friends and biz associates. These are the porlumpar Sinkies we have.

Well ppl do want to associate with those with fame, fortune and power. It's human nature.

 

[johnny333]

Similarly, I have a few friends who hang photographs taken with LKY, LHL, GCT or some other ministers in their office to impress their friends and biz associates. These are the porlumpar Sinkies we have.

We might call it polumpar, but your friends may just call it good PR

If you are a businessman in Spore you have to have a thick skin. Smile at people & carry a sharp knife to back stab. Honesty will only get you into trouble in Spore.

 

[johnny333]

if you think that those posters of thai king is for convenience try insulting their king infront of them and see what happen

When I'm overseas I try not to get involved in the politics of another country. Opening one's eyes & keeping the mouth shut is a good way to learn about our neighbours. I might talk to "local friends" to get a better understanding of the background but in a polite manner.

I'm not as well travelled & schooled as LKY, giving out his "hard truths"

 

[no_faith]

Similarly, I have a few friends who hang photographs taken with LKY, LHL, GCT or some other ministers in their office to impress their friends and biz associates. These are the porlumpar Sinkies we have.

these ppl thinking that one day if sinkapore flooded, they have the first ticket to board the PAP Noah's Ark.

 

[drifter]

When I'm overseas I try not to get involved in the politics of another country. Opening one's eyes & keeping the mouth shut is a good way to learn about our neighbours. I might talk to "local friends" to get a better understanding of the background but in a polite manner.

I'm not as well travelled & schooled as LKY, giving out his "hard truths"

my point is ..thais still treat their king as god and not for political reasons .

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

the brits don't do that anymore. do the japs worship their king?

 

[drifter]

the brits don't do that anymore. do the japs worship their king?

japanese dont even care about their emperor