jamesbrock

11 minutes ago, Chrisdoc said:

She lived in Australia for years and has permanent residency. Her last 5 year resident return visa was in late 2016 but we have been in Thailand virtually since then. She doesn't want to lose Australian residency but don't really want to spend 2 out of 5 years in Australia.

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Oh ok. So that last RRV is still valid and she can return as many time during its validity.

There is no limit to the number of RRVs one can apply for; however, there are residency requirements for subsequent ones - which will affect the length of validity.

So, she will either need to spend 2 out of 5 years in Australia, or apply for the 12 month RRV - assuming she can can demonstrate substantial ties that benefit Australia.

4 minutes ago, Chrisdoc said:

She lived in Australia for years and has permanent residency. Her last 5 year resident return visa was in late 2016 but we have been in Thailand virtually since then. She doesn't want to lose Australian residency but don't really want to spend 2 out of 5 years in Australia.

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Oh ok. So that last RRV is still valid and she can return as many time during its validity.

5 hours ago, Chrisdoc said:

It just came up in my feed and didn't notice the date. Am sort of dealing with it at the moment as she wants to live most of her time in Thailand and still come to Australia easily. Must have misread so good to be corrected.
 

5 hours ago, Will27 said:

First step would be to get her permanent residence.

 

In any case, unless you have a child together, she will need to spend at least a couple of years in Australia. Once she accepts that the rest is easy(ish).

On 6/8/2019 at 12:03 AM, Chrisdoc said:

Unfortunately I believe Thailand does not allow dual citizenship. If your wife becomes an Australian citizen she will lose her Thai rights. She would then need a visa to enter Thailand like any foreigner.

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On 6/8/2019 at 12:18 AM, Will27 said:

Apart from the fact that you're addressing a post nearly 5 years old, it is also incorrect.

Yes, it is incorrect. My wife is an Aussie citizen, and has retained her Thai citizenship. She has travelled to Thailand multiple times as a Thai - simply exit Australia with her Aussie passport, and enter Thailand with her Thai passport; then exit Thailand with her Thai passport and enter Australia with her Aussie passport.

Although Chrisdoc is quite correct about the above information being outdated. When I began reading the first reply I was thinking, "well, this guy is about 5 years behind" before realising it was me and the post is 4.5 years old!

We're planing to drive from Korat to Nong Khai tomorrow, and from the looks of reports we should be fine as long as we stay on Route 2 - does anyone have any firsthand knowledge whether this assumption is correct?

3 minutes ago, brucec64 said:

Given the recent Rolls Royce and PTT corruption allegations, and that Thailand just dropped dramatically (for the worse) in the world corruption rankings, any guess as to what "brokerage fees " will be received for this purchase?

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According to http://government.defenceindex.org/countries/thailand/ the brokerage fees add a "significant increase in cost to the procurement process of up to 30-40%."

Death penalty for officials convicted of graft is very easy to say when you control the judiciary, and are likely to do so for the foreseeable future.

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He said police were investigating the possibility that the thief was an insider because a key card was required to enter the room and only one desk was ransacked. 

Glad we have these Sherlocks on the case! 

How many "outsiders" have keycards, the knowledge of which one specific desk had gold and cash, and, presumably, the access to turn off the CCTV system?

9 hours ago, SaintLouisBlues said:

I've always assumed the junta took power to stage manage a certain event and its consequences, so there would never be another election until - as we now know - October 2017 is well out of the way

A great deal of exiled Thai academics are also of that belief. There is ample evidence available outside of Thailand if one had the ability or desire to find it. Sadly due to certain laws and forum rules, links or sources to said evidence cannot be posted.

It nevertheless amazes me that posters here continue waffle on about the Article-112-approved reasons that Prayuth and his cronies were allowed/ordered to perform the coup... It's like they live in an alternate reality where the only news source is the NNT and other self-censoring Thai media!

An interesting article on the CCA in New Mandala the other day.

http://www.newmandala.org/inching-toward-orwell/

8 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Nice Porsche.

When is the auction?

What Porsche? 

Can't auction what wasn't seized... 

Perhaps if the boards of these state enterprises weren't filled with moonlighting generals and politicians—who can claim multiple salaries—and filled with actual business people, then they wouldn't be lagging?? Just a thought...

1 hour ago, DM07 said:

".a number of people...have voiced moral support...

Yeah- they are called "immoral peoplr"!


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A lot of people have voiced moral support for the soldiers who swept away democracy for their own benefit - which shows how much legitimacy voicing moral support carries.

1 hour ago, Reigntax said:

What is there to investigate.? 

Duh! The identity of the video releaser - you know, the person responsible for giving the army a bad image. 

33 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

“We have to go ahead with our plans to keep pace with the changing world,”

...by locking the country into a dangerous, overpriced technology that is, or will very soon be, outdated. Smart move.

Probably not a political agenda, but most certainly an obsessive, irrational, personal crusade against fellow criminals who have done what he can only dream of - win massive popular support.

56 minutes ago, halloween said:

Just because she is charged with dereliction doesn't mean her policy wasn't both corrupt and a scam. The overwhelming evidence is that it was both.

And yet she has not even been accused of personally benefitting from any of the corruption, let alone been charged and put on trial - despite your so-called "overwhelming evidence" (not that trials even need to be completed before demands for repayment are made in junta land...)

1 hour ago, halloween said:

Try at the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders.  There's one on trial there.

On trial... Funny, I thought they already demanded she repay a billion dollars?

I wonder what the going rate is for leaving an inactive post...

6 hours ago, candide said:

"The order also authorises the prime minister to decide the appointments and whether affected officials would be returned to their original posts."

So no judicial process. 

What will happens with the "freed" positions?  Let me guess, new appointments by the Junta? :)

That is the judicial process.

As the article says, with Article 44 Prayuth granted himself absolute legislative, executive and judicial power.

This guy is from my hometown - can't say I recall ever hearing of him, but he is certainly a piece of filth...

http://www.andrew-drummond.com/2014/05/exposed-escaped-kidnapper-lurking.html

46 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

You don't read well even highlighted. She stand trial for dereliction of duty not scam. I trust you know the difference.

Most people here don't seem to...

24 minutes ago, Wilsonandson said:

There's a lot of people there to wish her well. It took her 10 minutes to wade through the crowd to the front door of the court house.

Yep, something the general will never experience - and, perhaps, that is what drives his obsession with the Shincrims.

Wait, she's only standing trial now?? How can they demand she repay a billion dollars for dereliction of duty if she hasn't even stood trial nor been found guilty of dereliction of duty???*

*purely sarcastic question highlighting the utter stupidity of the junta and their avaricious witch hunt.

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The CDC members have said that some might have to leave office if they lacked the qualifications required under the new laws

If this applied across all agencies, nine tenths of the current, ahem, government would be out.

12 hours ago, smedly said:

Is there any corner of this very troubled country that is beyond reproach, the whole place is just rotten to the core, I have never in my life come across so many dishonest people

 

It really is time to elevate corruption to the top of the criminal tree and deal with these people in the harshest possible way..........that is the only answer, the downside is that only the military have the clout or the possible will to make it happen and I say that with some reservation

Here I was thinking that you'd finally woken up - then I read your reply to aussieinthailand...

The only downside in elevating corruption to the top of the criminal tree and dealing with these people in the harshest possible way is that no-one group—including, and especially the military—is clean enough to take action. You still choose to ignore the fact that the Thai Military—according to a wide range of reports—is one of the most deeply corrupt militaries in Asia, if not the world.
 
Let me again quote a passage (from a site that may not be accessible without a VPN) that pretty much sums up the general feelings about the Thai military:

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So what is the purpose of the Thai military?
 
The short answer is that it has two main functions.
 
The first function is to protect ruling class rule from challenges by mass movements to expand the democratic space. All the weapons, tanks and other military equipment used by the military have been used in anger against citizens. In Bangkok they shot down demonstrators in 1973, 1976, 1992 and 2010. They have waged a civil war against the communists who sought a more egalitarian society and they are currently engaged in a vicious war in the Patani to prevent Malay Muslim self-determination. They have also occasionally staged military coups in order to “hold the line” against civilian political threats. But more often than not military coups have been about military self-interest, which brings me to the military’s second purpose.
 
The second purpose of the Thai military is to satisfy the sheer greed of the officer corps. Even when not in political power, the military provides rich and corrupt pickings for those in the top ranks. Corruption from weapons purchases, excess state funds for military activities and the chance to sit on the executive boards of state enterprises, all go to lining their pockets. Add to this the illegal trade in narcotics, human trafficking and other mafia type activities. And when they are in political power like now, the opportunities for enrichment are unlimited.
 
The effect of this nasty parasitic organisation is to act as a barrier to political progress and to divert important resources from the health, education and general well-being of most citizens.

You keep pushing this false binary where everyone who, like you, doesn't think of Prayuth as a hero must support Thaksin, and it's way past tiresome...

5 hours ago, zyphodb said:

Of course it wasn't repaid, shared out between all the nameless higher ups, long gone... 

I was actually thinking the reason they were transferred was because they didn't share with the higher ups...