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What is considered as proof of sufficient money?

What works for me OP is my best friend; who is Thai and his contacts.

40 minutes ago, DGS1244 said:

You say you have been 'done' before, maybe you should learn a lesson, don't drink and drive simple. You did, take your punishment.

Yup DGS1244 'Zero Tolerance' IMHO is by far the simplest and easiest solution.

On 9/26/2017 at 3:39 PM, 007 RED said:

OP.... You were fined and deported for BASKING..... laying in the sun and enjoying yourself... Watch out folks immigration have found a new excuse to send us back to our country of origin .

 

I joke... I think you meant BUSKING  ....... play music for money.

If the quality of the music provided by the OP wasn't all that good though 007 RED, I guess it's conceivable that there could be a Thai law on the statute books that penalizes 'Baskin' Robbins'?

2 minutes ago, kalidescopemind said:

I wonder, how many other countries charge to $15/day for overstaying your visa?  Most just kick you out and won't let you back in.   Thailand is such a shakedown, it gets irritating.

Thailand is an 'amateur' when it comes to 'tourist fees'. Bhutan charges $200 per day during low season and $250 per day during high season - just to be there!

4 minutes ago, The Girl said:

I have already raised 30k from family and friends. I used it to purchase a plane ticket and now I have less than 10k for the fine.  Thanks.

Well; most, unfortunately, The Girl - as "charity begins at home", I feel that your only solution is to ask your family and friends to cough-up a little bit more money.

17 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

Boring, just get married, then you can stay, but marry one that let's you eat your cake too, and when you turn 50, if its not working, change from Marriage to Retirement, as for me, I will just keep eating my cake.

With great respect to you 4MyEgo but writing as a gay man living here and ever thankful to the people of Thailand for welcoming me here for the past 13-years, isn't what you've written somewhat condescending and misogynistic krub?

17 hours ago, giddyup said:

You don't really seem to understand the system. I came here 8 years ago applied for an OA visa (retirement) and have been here ever since, never returned home.

Yep! Same, same for me too giddyup. I came here 13-years ago yesterday and have never returned "home" either. 

Thank you eskatonia for detailing this fact.

I will certainly make sure I mark my calendar from now on too.

The police should pull their heads up so we can see their faces. This business of covering the face in photos has to stop!

There should be no pictures. Innocent until proven guilty!

Thank you prakhonchai nick for making this valid point. This obvious denial of due process rights by the authorities - is a disgrace.

he confessed!

If this is correct as an American citizen, go after him under Thai law. Lock him up and do what is needed.

I totally agree with you stkyricesf and if I may send a brief nota bene to the American Embassy who will no doubt try to have this murderer repatriated. In the Thai justice system your Steven Timothy Rowe will not be denied due process but be treated with respect - as is his entitlement under basic human rights.

While detained in Thailand waiting for his day in court, he will not be subjected to any kind of physical, psychological and/or sexual abuses performed by Thai prison staff either. Unlike back in the United States.

You (the U.S. Department of Justice) therefore need to take a leaf out of the Thai justice system's book and not interfere with this matter any further than you already have.

Another meaningless exercise with numbers!!

As I key this, TAT is preparing their prognosis for 2014, concluding the numbers will go up with 87.9845%

And they will all spend 5.869.09 baht average/day.

The Japanese will be replaced with Montenegrians!!

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..absolutely and very well put Soi41.

C'mon thaivisa.com, I would expect schadenfreude.com to be disseminating this kind of meaningless drivel - oh and for what it's worth Montenegrins will be replaced by Djiboutians <yawn>

One side says "Do Not Disturb", the other "Please Clean My Room" (in 5-languages) however, I am unable to use the door hangars I have created because I cannot find a device or place here in Pattaya that can punch a 65mm diameter hole into said door hangars.

Does anyone have any idea whether or not a die cutting service exists in Pattaya to achieve a professional finish please?

Grateful for any answers as "Plan B" isn't as pretty as what I have right now. :-)

Isn't this this same schlemiel who "doesn't respect farangs?"

And his criticism of the cruise line is ludicrous. The tuk-tuk drivers have about as much right to scam cruise ship passengers as I do. *Libelous statement edited out*

When the passengers do get scammed, they blame the cruise line (and could easily sue them - and win) and then guess what? The cruise line avoids Phuket next time.

His comments about foreigners scamming foreigners and Thais and foreigners scamming foreigners is pandering to the Thais listening who might bristle on the notion that they are anything but a nation of honest, hard-working, racist licentious hypocrites.

At least the leadership is maintaining the standards of ineptitude.

Very well spotted and remembered TimeBandit2

I was wondering how long it would take before he'd have to kind of 'flip-flop' and demonstrate some kind of appeasement; albeit lip-service, for his crass remark on March 24th "'I don't respect 'farangs'. We do not have to surrender to them", which I personally felt was extremely disrespectful - if not somewhat racist.

It's all getting a bit Oxbridge aint it ?

The point is, Thais are being prevented by the authorities from free access to material

and from the free expression of their views, end of.

Having now watched the video, IMHO there's nothing there that warrants any further comment other than to say that personally, I was the one who felt ashamed to have trespassed onto something that was very private - and (again IMHO) should have remained private. I am also somewhat disappointed by Wikileaks who comment Re: The Crown Princess wrote that Her Royal Highness "appears to be expected to act in a sycophantic manner". Well FWIW, I certainly didn't get that impression at all. If anything, I was left with thought I've already written about above and additionally, that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess look like any other couple who still respect and love one another. End of story.

The real story and role for Wikileaks I feel involves disseminating the truth from all the bullsh*t and lies we were fed by the US and (not so) Great Britain - to regime change Iraq as they now try the same, tired old strategy on Iran.

However; "Yes" I agree totally that the point raised here by crazydrummerpauly is the "be all & end all"; and should be the "bottom line".

I have a friend who is looking to rent karaoke equipment for use at his birthday bash (on January 25th) and was wondering please, are there places or is there a place within the Pattaya/Chonburi area he can go pick-up the necessary hardware he wants to borrow?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

It looks like and tastes a bit like Fairy Liquid washing up soap.

Yep! That was my first impression too.

I shalln't be buying a second bottle.

The Sunbelt translation does confirm that the new order replaces the old one...

To cancel and replace Point number 3 of the National Police Order Number 608/2549 (2006) dated

September 8th, 2549 (2006) with the following

That was not clear, or stated, in the link to the Thai site,

hence the 90 day rule has gone.

Hmmm...very interestin'. I'm wondering how many of the month-to-month crowd will now revert back to now doing a visa run every 15-days? Until October, 2006 I must confess that I had been doing the 30-day trip but now I've had a taste of Laos, I must say that I actually enjoy the day I'm forced to take in Vientiane, even though the travelling can sometimes be a bit of a pain.

It's great to have a decent curry and the bread; wow, not to mention Beer Lao of course - is absolutely; well, "c'est formidable!"

Of course, if I were living in Southern Thailand, I think the idea of going to Malaysia every 15-days and stocking-up, then xxxx duty free, would be a good enough incentive not to get another visa - until (of course) the rules change again. Anywayz...

Finally, thanks Lite Beer and ubonjoe for answering my inquiry.

If she had made off with 50 billion dollars she would have been out on bail whilst investigation was carried out. Even if she had confessed freely under no duress, before going into incarceration where reported confession is always suspect.

And if she had been a convicted criminal of the magnitude of Ken Lay of Enron, she would have been out on bail even after conviction.

There's on rule of law for the poor (whether guilty or not), and an entirely different one for the rich (whether guilty or not).

You raise some good points Martin and it's worth remembering too that these laws are not exclusive to just theft (like Bernard Madoff, Ken Lay, etc.,), you've even got wealthy alleged murderers (like Phil Spector) and whole countries (mainly the US and UK) able to flout the law and basically get away with murder.

Meanwhile, you've got this poor old lady and a very believable problem because, I dunno - someone overreacted?

Seems strange to me, I've been catching Bkk taxis for about mmm 20 years....never been chopped up and put into landfill yet. Perhaps you chumps need to learn to communicate with these people a bit.

Naturally if there was a farang being chopped up everyday, thats 365 per year going missing, don't you think that it would of drawn a bit more attention by now?

You blokes are

JUNKOFDAVID, perhaps you & syd could get together and knock up a survivors guide for stupid travellers....after all the pair of you would have a phd in that? As for your wife....she actually has to be looking for you to find you

Kind of in agreement with you here neverdie. I've only been here going-on 5-years and had my share of scenic rides around town. I think what keeps me from seeing red is simply remebering that 50 baht represents a mere pound and a pound won't even get me on public transport in cold, grey blighty.

FWIW, I think being a staunch believer in karma too that if the taxi driver rigs a 200 baht journey by say 10, 20 per cent (and I know when he has) then he automatically loses the tip I would have given and puts himself in the direct path of "karma's komeuppance [sic]"; which I think we all know - can be a real bitch!

This is the Sunbelt Translation of the rule. Comparing the old rule with the new one.

Having just read Sunbelt's translation of the new ruling dated November 25th (thank you for posting btw), can somebody please tell me when land borders actually began enacting this change down to 15-days?

You see, when I crossed the Ban Laem land border on November 30th I got 30-days, so I'm curious to know exactly when this ruling started being enforced.

...that's just over 240ft² (imperial). Would be most appreciative if perhaps someone could advise a 'cheap 'n cheerful' place here in Bangkok who will install/fit a small quantity such as this and an idea of price too please?

Many thanks!

You could try colour copying the picture page of your passport and reducing it to a credit card size and then on the reverse copying your current visa and then laminating this. Big C North Pattaya do this for a think ฿100 on the second floor near the phone shops.

Together with as 'Bengt' suggest if you have your driving license with you this has your passport number on also. I have never encountered any problems. On a risk reward ratio I feel much more comfortable doing this than lugging my passport everywhere.

Good idea Chopper! I do something similar; just scan the relevant pages in passport, reduce in size then arrange in (Adobe) Photoshop and print.

FWIW even without laminating but neatly filed within its own plastic (credit card sized) pocket in my wallet, I too feel comfortable with just this measure when moving around LOS.

* NEVER EVER give cooked, BBQ-ed steamed or in any other way bones that have undergone a heating process, whether the bone is whole or grounded. The heating process changes the chemical composition of the bones. The bones harden, and then when it breaks the pieces can become very sharp, like splinters. This can do (fatal) harm to the stomach, intestines etc.

Wow! I never knew that about bones Nienke! Thank you!!

I came on the forum today to simply ask if anyone knew the cheapest place to purchase a 20kg bag of Alpo?

I have two dogs, one a Labrador mix and the other a poodle. I currently feed them 420g of Alpo mixed with 260g (dry weight) of canned tuna each day. The Lab gets three-quarters and the poodle a quarter of this quantity, which is served half in the morning (around 7-ish) and half at about 6pm.

When the dogs get 'bored' with their food; which usually happens about once a week, I pop down the Soi and buy a whole chicken from 5-star. Your report about not feeding cooked bones though now has me wondering about whether or not I should be doing this in future???

Btw...I've also read forum articles about there being no cheap way to feed dogs well, so that's why I pretty much want to stay with Alpo but would be interested to hear other forum member's dogs' experience with other dried food biscuit mixes. FWIW both dogs absolutely detest Pedigree; don't know why and neither dog will give me a specific answer too!

Any feedback btw will be gratefully received.

From reports we have seen they are not keen to issue any visas.

Thanks for the heads-up lopburi3. I guess for insurance (so they at least talk to me) I'll make sure that I am super polite, have a letter from my Thai partner requesting they give me assistance and ensure that my Japanese host accompanies me when I go to apply - for if they do ignore my application (because I am neither Japanese or Thai), I'll ask my (Japanese) friend to apply for a single tourist visa and see what they issue.