Quote Originally Posted by zubber
Passports are likely to be returned in future and people charged with minor offences will be able to travel home - provided they mediate a quick settlement, or deposit a substantial bail sum to ensure their return.
Mediate a quick settlement = Agree to the outrageous sum asked for by the cops and court appointed thief..

Quote Originally Posted by zubber
swiftly and efficiently.

After living over here for over 6yrs...those are two words I know Thai's don't understand or if do understand are unable to do...just try getting them to build you a house...for a Thai 3-6mths for a Westerner 6mths - a million years..

Quote Originally Posted by zubber
Her plan for providing help to tourists through court officials with special training should end the heartache for tourists who stray while on holiday.
here's your court official with special training...

Quote Originally Posted by zubber
But there would still be limits. People caught with a small quantity of an illegal drug might be allowed to fly home, she said. Those caught selling drugs to others would not.
can I smoke this in the Temple????

Quote Originally Posted by zubber
Rather than have a winner and a loser in a dispute that had festered within the family for 15 years, Chief Justice Varangkana sat down with both parties. Within three hours, the land had been amicably divided.
between her and the relatives...

Quote Originally Posted by zubber
Given a little more time, perhaps the chief justice will improve that settlement statistic, too.
If word gets out too much, I may have to start taking less...

Quote Originally Posted by dirtydog
So, on a long drawn out case how many times are you expected to fly to Thailand and if you win who pays for those flights?
Certainly not the Thai's.....

Quote Originally Posted by dirtydog
Did they execute the missing 20?
No they 'disappeared' you should know that DD