Can you believe it, this was top story in the Bangkok Post today:
"Today's Top Stories
Marriages to western men cause of concern
THEERAWAT KHAMTHITA
Chiang Rai _ Tying the knot with western men might be a dream come true for many local women who believe it is a ticket to lifelong financial security.
But they might be merely marriages of convenience for both bride and groom, according to Prachan Sakorn, chairman of the Maeyao tambon administration organisation (TAO) in Chiang Rai's Muang district.
He said there was growing anxiety that some westerners might make business gains through marrying local women. There was need for a close watch on possible business takeovers by ''western sons-in-law''.
He said the recent marriage of three couples _ western men and Karen women _ in the Karen-run Ruam Mitra elephant camp in Muang district was a case in point.
The wedding was not a problem, but he wanted the elephant camp's owners to make sure there was no foreign dominance of the business or unfair treatment of tourists, especially overcharging for tours on elephant back.
Isae Saewa, chairman of the Elephant Mahouts Association at the Ruam Mitra camp, said elephant-back tours had gained favour with foreign tourists.
His association had 34 elephants to cater to nature lovers who want to trek through the forest on elephant back.
Three foreign men, from France and Switzerland, had decided to marry Karen women, leave their own country and settle in Thailand.
''I don't think it is a problem if some westerners hold shares in the camp business side by side with the elephant mahouts, or marry local women and help look after the business.
''We have effective control measures to prevent any would-be foreign capitalist from taking hold of the local business, which has been run by Karen people in Ruam Mitra community for more than 20 years,'' said Mr Isae.
Meetings with the mahouts to learn of their problems and find solutions to them were held regularly. The association also sought cooperation from the Maeyao TAO to help preserve the business."
http://www.bangkokpost.com/topstories/t ... ?id=120687
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Re: Newsstories in summer
The answer is not to get married.
Afterall we are merely tolerated here.
Even the married expats have few rights if push comes to shove.
Something the new Government must be pressured to address.
Afterall we are merely tolerated here.
Even the married expats have few rights if push comes to shove.
Something the new Government must be pressured to address.
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Re: Newsstories in summer
rollie hat geschrieben:Can you believe it, this was top story in the Bangkok Post today:
I've seen the story myself, so I do believe they've published something like that as top story. Maybe an intern was given the key while the editor is at the beach.
There are no big things happening now. And there are a few murders or accidents to write about. The only topic left is the constitutional vote but that is kinda worn out now. More speculations and statistics were only good to cause problems. Nobody doubts the outcome: "managed democracy". And the bribing attempt in the TRT dissolution case. Who doubts it? As long as there were people saying they didn't notice anything etc. it was of interest. But known to have happened just gets the reaction : normal in Thailand, TIT. So we have to live with boring and unimportant sories in the news for a while.
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