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I doubt if the kick in the back was more than a nudge with a foot. It wasn't like to kicked a football. The doctor may be milking the incident for malicious reasons. She obviously wasn't injured. I think that the man should not be removed from the country. Watch the Thai News every day - thieves, robbers, murderers, hit-and-run drivers, drunk drivers, etc. They do far worse than this man, but we don't see the same outrage.

I wonder how the Elites will bring Yingluck back. They won't use the same ruse of illness ... surely.

For Thais: Anyone caught setting fires - 10 years in prison with no parole. Land that is being cleared by burning the crop - 10 years in prison for the landowner with no parole. Anything less and the situation will not change.

I wonder how many life jackets the boat had and if they were easily available. I will not be surprised if we hear that they were locked up in case they were stolen.

A dowry never played a role in my marriage because my wife's an orphan who was working in a noisy factory on the outskirts of Bangkok. Because she has no parents and because she was happy to have a new life a dowry was never even mentioned. But I expect that foreigners will be required to pay quite a lot of money nowadays, especially if a lot of gold is expected. One Baht is around 40,000 Baht now.

The driver is either Russian or Chinese, in my opinion.

I think that the restaurant should have reported the couple because of the dire potential consequences for the Waitress. Also, I doubt if this was the first time they had cheated a shop or restaurant.

It's easy to say: "Kick him out of the country!" and suchlike. But the man is clearly going through a lot of stress and worry to behave like that.

Looking at Bob's posts he comes across as someone who can't find a direction in life that will make him happy.

I asked Google question 2 just now and looked at the general disadvantages of hybrid cars. Based on what came up, I wouldn't want one. Out of interest: 1) Are you buying the car for your (presumably) Thai girlfriend ... while you're not married? If you are, have you recently moved to Thailand? 2) If you're going to get married, you could buy a 4-door pick-up truck for around that price, and that would be more useful for a family. 3) If you buy the Nissan with cash, make sure you get a copy of the ID cards of the employee(s) you deal with. If you've lived in Thailand for a long time, you'll know why.

I think you'll be all right. Whatever the cause is, it can be solved by being apologetic at the Immigration Office. The officials aren't monsters and they try to help people here legally. The very worst that can happen is that you have to go to another country to get a 3-month visa (whatever it's called) and then you change it to the annual visa on returning to Thailand. But this is unlikely if you're kind and polite to the official. In my 40 years here I once accidentally let my marriage visa expire while working abroad and that is what I had to do maybe 17 years ago. If the official solves the problem for you, before you go home, get him something to eat or drink as a "thank you".

Before foreigners steal, sell drugs, and so on, they should ask themselves: "Can I tolerate living in a cramped, hot, noisy, and smelly prison cell and sleeping on a hard floor in a very small space for (1-20) years?

In view of all the misbehaving foreigners, I hope that Immigration will not think: "We must increase the documents that tourists and resident foreigners must show to get a visa (extension)." Perhaps they will require a certificate as proof showing that you have attended classes on moral education and ethical behaviour.

I don't have such land. Having said that, I didn't know that the practice is illegal.

I hope this doesn't mean MORE documents to renew the Marriage Visa. Will Immigration now require proof that you have no criminal record anywhere in the world? It takes an officer 50+ minutes at least to go through the 2 piles of documents as it is, including typing the same information provided each year and which they don't save. The whole process can be done online and followed up by a visit to Immigration to sign whatever. However, the coffee at Immigration in my province is nice, and the drive there and back is through lovely countryside, so it's not so bad.

105th Job Interviewer in New Zealand: Can you explain this 5-year gap in your resume? NZ Tourist: I spent 5 years in a Thai prison after breaking multiple laws and attacking a policeman to get his gun, which fired as we struggled, but the bullet didn't hit anyone. 105th Job Interviewer in New Zealand: Why should I hire you in view of this? NZ Tourist: Because I'm a good person. 105th Job Interviewer in New Zealand: Thank you for coming. We'll let you know our decision soon. Good luck finding a job!

Giving them 5 years in a Thai jail would be suitable I think.

If I were in your situation I would ask a car repair mechanic whom I know to inspect the car. Pay him for the service and his time.

Maybe it's true.

The son is the Big Idiot in this story. You don't take a pitbull home for your mother to look after unless you want her dead or mauled one day.

This crazy Swiss man should be jailed for attempted murder for 10+ years perhaps. His attack was unprovoked and violent. As for the other Swiss man on the beach, I think it's too much to kick him out of Thailand. Jail him for a couple of months maybe instead.

Why do some European men feel the need to hit a woman? If someone bumped into me, I'd apologize because it was probably my fault. If it wasn't, the apology will smooth things over. The man shouldn't despair though because he will lose his fat stomach while in jail.

I disagree with the idea of kicking him out of the country. He made a silly mistake. If you watch the daily news at midday, the incident is minuscule compared to what Thais are doing to each other. I mean extremely miniscule in comparison. He regrets what he did. In a month everyone will have forgotten what happened anyway. Leave him be to look after the elephants.

I think that is all you need. At Nakhon Pathom that's all I needed back in the days before I started to use the online system. But it would be safe to phone up the IO and ask if you speak Thai.

I recommend you use the online Thai Immigration website for the 90 days matter. It's an excellent service and they remind you 2 to 3 weeks in advance when you need to do the renewal.