Swiss man arrested in Udon for embezzlement

[Galee]

No for me a grouping must have a common interest to share, such as golf or another sporting activity to be successful .

If only you knew TB. No, on the whole I agree with you, but even friends with common interest have falling's out.

I think one of the reasons clubs etc struggle to thrive here, is that the majority of people who come to live here are free thinking individuals who have their own opinions and are not afraid to express themselves. Add that to cultural differences and it's inevitable that there will be problems.

[khondiau]

As much as I can agree with your observations that clubs with diverse membership - both culturally and
educationally - and only a small common set of interests are likely to have problems in the long run, You
should then also ask the question why forums of such expats or farangs can survive and even flourish.

The politics these organizations try to achieve do count too in any rational consideration. The Udon Expat
Club became such a degenerate bunch of people, when a few of the founders decided to become a heaven for the
criminals who escaped to Thailand. Their current slogans remind me to "Udon Criminals - friendly and safe".

What reactions of normal citizens born and educated within modern democracies do You expect when a former
president wants to enforce at membership level that they would have to destroy all "documents, photos, images, and the like contained in any emails from 'Toy Bonschu' and others who were running a vendetta against this Club and Member, or any other such materials or information"?

The e-mail I cited in my post of December 26, 2011 was one of those Toy Bonschu sent out to rather many email
addresses thought to be associated with the "Udon Criminals Club". joebloger aka downunder verified the text
as well as the fact that he still has a copy of it in his files.

[Laan Yaa Mo]

Have you guys created aliases to talk on this matter? curious to know why downunder & khondiau only have posts regarding this topic.

You are right. The topic of this thread was interesting enough to create a special alias as I had some information about the Swiss man from the past. Thought it would interest other farangs in Udon what the Thai people think of them and their clubs. Now since almost everything was said and nobody is willing to take over "political responsibility" for this affair, I am done and will revert to my old nick from 2005.

khondiau, what happened to your promise of reverting to your 'true' nickname?

[khondiau]

khondiau, what happened to your promise of reverting to your 'true' nickname?

Had to be postponed as the first people came nearer to those things not yet told nor asked. I think it is an
advantage that on the internet we do not always encounter people that are cronies or have a vested interest in
certain points of view. Why should we have forums then at all?

So the floor is still open for all of your questions you have concerning the topic of this thread. Btw: I also
got some reactions from the victims of Joe good deads again. Possibly sent out to many of us in Udon, as those
poor people in Switzerland, Germany and Austria that became victims of his embezzlements do not really know
how to handle this "wall of silence" the "Udon Criminals" naturally errected.

Or did You notice any news report on their recent election of a Treasurer or the scandal about their newly elected Treasurer in the Thai media? Have a look at their site: http://www.udonexpatclub.com to prove.

[Laan Yaa Mo]

Thanks for the explanation.

[trubrit]

Funny to see both the Tourist police and City Hall are sponsors . Or should that be "were".

[Benzman2]

Funny to see both the Tourist police and City Hall are sponsors . Or should that be "were".

WHY

[khondiau]

Funny to see both the Tourist police and City Hall are sponsors.

You were misled by their site. This seal

is not the seal of the city of Udon but the seal of the province of Udon Thani.
And it is no link to a sponsor at all. It's part of their „Keeping Up Appearences“

And don't expect that their club photographer would know anything about this or would understand why symbols might be important.

[khondiau]

Good news though: "During the February 2012 Members Meeting, there was a vote of 'No Confidence' in the Board. The whole Board was dismissed". It seems to be that the majority of its shrinking membership still have a feeling of who are responsible for the decline of interest in that club. They apparently did not like that the former officials and presidents of the club tended to ignore the obvious signs that the Swiss Board Member was found guilty by the Swiss courts in early 2011.

[bigsnake]

HMMMMM! Hear tell they had four new members to join at Feb 2012 meeting??

[Khun Paul]

I had in the past often thought I would nosey along and just see what this so-called Expat club did, or did not do, BUT when I read of the criminal misdeeds and members saying the club did nothing wrong BUT that the new and old president were in fact protecting the con-man and that treasurers come and go with alacrity, then I was right in my first assumption, LEAVE WELL ALONE, also I noted TB comments, who the hell wants to meet on a Sunday at lunchtime and in an Hospital, I may be old but continually visiting a hospital does nothing for me YET, in time perhaps as the man with the sickle comes knocking but not yet, less time in one keeps me sane.

Maybe that's the reason for the state of affairs lack of sanity.

[bigsnake]

WHAT EVER happen to the Swiss man, guess he is RIP(Resting in Prison)??

[bigsnake]

Rumor has it<>cannot be confirm that this guy did die in a Bangkok Jail?

[downunder]

YES, the fact is he did die in Jail2 months ago. RIP