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Discussion 1 : 25/07/2012 at 01:24 AM

The protesters at the airport use the English word “blasphemy”, probably without knowing the meaning of it. blasphemy = behaviour or language that insults or shows a lack of respect for God or religion

Discussion 2 : 24/07/2012 at 11:07 AM

Thailand of intolerance. I am ashamed for my country.

Discussion 3 : 23/07/2012 at 06:34 PM

Shame on them for making such a big fuss over a mentally ill person. Do they have anything else to do?

Discussion 4 : 18/07/2012 at 06:58 PM

It is unfit to arrest the mentally ill woman, but it is fit to arrest the yellow shirt protestors who caused inconvenience to public inside the airport.

Discussion 5 : 18/07/2012 at 03:36 PM

bkk1 (#7) - "...how is the lady is paying for her trip to NZ..." The first line of the report states that the lady is "New Zealand-resident" - aside from having a New Zealand husband - so the "trip" seems to have been to Thailand from New Zealand not vice versa.

Discussion 6 : 18/07/2012 at 02:57 PM

There are some things that are just completely nonsensical about this story. 1) A woman with a history of mental illness makes some sort of "gesture" to a photo. 2) She's arrested, but then moved to a mental hospital when they find out she has mental problems, which means she may not always be actually accountable for her actions. 3) How did the protesters come to know about this? 4) How did the pilot come to know about this? 5) How is this woman a potential "threat" on the airplane? I'm sorry, but BP needs to do more than just "report" a story. I know it's a novel idea, but they might try doing some actual "Investigation" into things to get the entire story before they rush to print and sensationalize something.

Discussion 7 : 18/07/2012 at 02:51 PM

Where is the compassion of the Thai people.... She has a history of mental illness for heaven's sake!

Discussion 8 : 18/07/2012 at 01:59 PM

"About 200 people had turned up at Suvarnabhumi airport to protest " I was there at the airport during this protest, and there is absolutely no way there were more than 20 protesters ...I think the Post must have counted in all the bystanders watching and photographing the small but fairly noisy group.

Discussion 9 : 18/07/2012 at 01:31 PM

'bkk1' She is paying for the trip to NZ herself. She is returning to NZ where she lives. She was in Thailand on holiday. Now she wants to go home to NZ with her NZ husband.

Discussion 10 : 18/07/2012 at 01:03 PM

Yeh, she sounds like a real dangerous criminal doesn't she! But she is unfit to leave which I suppose means criminals belong here. Odd ruling.

Discussion 11 : 18/07/2012 at 12:53 PM

Am I missing something here? She made an improper gesture to a picture. Now she is being put in a mental hospital? Her husband just left her here and went to New Zealand. Does he not care about her? Or glad to get rid of her? The other thing How did the 200 protesters know she was leaving on that flight? "A THAI source said the plane's captain had pledged to refuse to pilot the aircraft if Ms Thitinant was on board, arguing the woman could pose a security risk." Did she do something else to warrant such a fear????

Discussion 12 : 18/07/2012 at 11:11 AM

Another oddity , posters using English same as the reds two days ago - who is the audience ?

Discussion 13 : 18/07/2012 at 10:55 AM

“ringmaster” not many time I would agree with you but this time I do and have hit the Like button.

Discussion 14 : 18/07/2012 at 10:28 AM

Protesters at the airport again? Hasn't Thailand learned anything from the last invasion

Discussion 15 : 18/07/2012 at 10:22 AM

Something is not right about this story. To classify someone as being "unfit " to leave the country is a new wrinkle - unfit to stay would kind of make sense but unfit to leave. Wish I could have used that excuse to avoid those visa runs years ago.

Discussion 16 : 18/07/2012 at 09:47 AM

There are two points that BP should of followed more up on how is the lady is paying for her trip to NZ as a red shirt true colours come out and how did the PAD get into the airport any how and styed there for a few hours

Discussion 17 : 18/07/2012 at 09:22 AM

I love the compassion Our Father shows all people - and suggest these protestors study him and his teachings......

Discussion 18 : 18/07/2012 at 08:59 AM

Disc 5 - What's really crazy is charging a mentally ill person with LM no mater that they did.

Discussion 19 : 18/07/2012 at 08:19 AM

So she wants to go to a country where she won't have the police, yellow shirt vigilantes, and an airline pilot ganging up on her for something that is legal in much of the rest of the world. Doesn't sound so crazy to me.

Discussion 20 : 18/07/2012 at 07:45 AM

I'm with Discs 2 and 3: I'm wondering about another story here not addressed by the BP in as much detail as it should be, that being protesters holding posters in the air turned loose inside the main terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport.

Discussion 21 : 18/07/2012 at 06:45 AM

Along with the Preah Vihear temple story, this headline and the accompanying protests will do nothing to keep Thailand's image as a safe, secure & sane tourist destination!

Discussion 22 : 18/07/2012 at 05:41 AM

I'm surprised security let these protesters inside the airport. There doesn't seem like there's many of them so they probably weren't deemed a threat. And if they weren't deemed a threat then why would the pilot of the plane think that the woman would be such a threat that he wouldn't take off. A 63 year old lady? C'mon? Then again a frail 61 year old man about to die of cancer was a national security threat.