bradiston

More AI hyperbole.

I'm not sure how the officials managed to return a day before they left. They raided on September 3rd and returned on September 2nd. A year later? Good going guys. Look at the size of the brown envelope the nervous cop is holding. This story has been doing the rounds for a long time. Seems never ending. Paetongtarn, do something for heaven's sake!

Pheu Thai are not the ruling party. The coalition formed the government.

Sure, but to escape with only minor injuries? That's truly remarkable, looking at the photo!

It was part of a promotion to attract shoppers. Like stamps or whatever. But when I came to cashing mine in, it was just "Cannot". So all my hard earned points were rubbish.

You were shy of coming up with any answers to my questions about his identity. If I choose not to believe a word of the rubbish you write, that's my privilege. You can dismiss my Makro card story in the same manner. Do I care? No.

Jesus. They're not working class immigrants. Are you unable to read?

In the old days they gave you a temporary card which you handed over at check out..I used to have several Makro cards. I accumulated a lot of points. When I requested cashing in they said I couldn't as I didn't have a company. The whole thing was a total scam.

I still don't get your point.

Regular expats from where? How many "regular expats" have you ever met from Thailand's neighbouring countries? If there are any, they won't qualify for citizenship as they already have their own. And they're certainly not the majority. What's your point?

Like Australia then

Why don't you just leave the UK?

The article makes no mention of expats.

Yeah ok, I don't want to suggest Thailand acted for any reason apart from genuine concern for these people. But the nature of things, eg the fishing industry, and seafood processing industry, and human trafficking, suggests that sometimes Thailand will only take action when threatened with serious sanctions.

Mass what? Molestation? Better lock up their kids then.

Oh, not because the people it affects are stateless, and have been for decades? Or that Thailand has probably been told no more FTAs with the West until they clear up this mess? Or that, as the Thais admit, it would take 44 years to actually process each and every application. Or that amongst those added are able bodied people willing and able to work in Thailand, at a time when populations world wide are shrinking at an alarming rate? No. They were "chosen" because they look like Thais, and they're submissive (only one translation of เกรงใจ)? That's a great one. Western expats too educated? Another bullseye.

Aussie rules, eh? What are you, an ex cop? Your money's no good here. Find someone else to annoy.

A truly nasty piece of work.

There were refugee camps all down Thailand's Eastern border with Cambodia when the Khmer Rouge were in power. I guess similar to the border with Myanmar right now. I'm sure there were countless refugees from Laos when the communist Pratet Lao took over. But Issan is almost 100% Lao, is it not? Anyway, I think this new law is aimed at stateless people. And I imagine the Thai government is doing it to meet the requirements or demands of maybe the UNHCR, the White House, or some other western agency, prior to Thailand's accession to some FTA or whatever.

Well, I added "settle" as I realised a lot of foreigners living in Thailand are not retirees. And i don't think this new law is aimed at migrant workers at all. It's the stateless hill tribes and refugees from civil strife and war. The Tai people from northern Vietnam lost all their land. "Essentially, the stateless population in Thailand are often members of typical hill tribes, such as the Akha, Lahu, Hmong, Lisu, Yao etc". https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8920272/#:~:text=In 2020%2C 479%2C943 people were,is very difficult [14]. Yes, seems I'm thinking of someone else. He had a moniker similar to yours.

I'd give you 10 likes for that @NanLaewa if I could. Didn't you get Thai citizenship a while back? I'm sure it was you who posted about it.

Citizens of Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia are stateless? How so and since when?

Someone who's chosen to retire, or settle, outside their own country, voluntarily, with the means to do so. Now you enlighten me. Are you a refugee, an expat, or a Thai citizen? And I don't mean you don't like the Labour Party so you left the UK, therefore you're a political refugee.

You said "Thailand does not want farang citizens, we remember their BS, we discuss their BS, we do not believe most things they say, we would not vote the way the power brokers/military wants us to.... we bring our western idea of democracy, that Thailand certainly does not accept." So what are you referring to, "their BS" ? And "we do not believe most things they say", we wouldn't vote the way they do, and they don't accept "our western idea of democracy". Not very complimentary, is it, to say the least. Theyre full of BS, they lie, and they don't follow western voting patterns! And you suggest I have some form of mental illness and that noone here supports antything I've said. You're wrong mister. In every respect. About me, about Thais and about Thailand.

You can apply. You just have to meet the requirements. Being married to a Thai isnt all that's required. I'm not even sure if it is required.