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They should have instituted this policy long time ago. Wifi customers at other countries are given a one hour pass word.

Please people, what the heck is going on here? yes, will send you an email saturday, that means it is not the end of the world as we know it.

you are correct about tax evasion and tax avoidance for sure. We need not report what is best for the country but try to avoid all the taxes.

50 kilos is nothing compared to "1.2 tonnes in 2011." It's a step forward in a marathon against criminals.

I am not afraid of snooping. I am of viruses etc that can kill my computer. Oh, and Thailand is ranked number three in the world for such crimes!!

Seems the 2nd amendment is more important than school children...

Man, the second amendment has nothing to do with this. If someone really wants a gun he can get one regardless if guns are illegal for the general public in that country or not. And that's true for any country on this planet.

I agree with you. But it should be made difficult for ownership of fire arms.

No money to look at insane people.

Wow. Every member here seems to be posting. Nothing new. And will continue until drastic measures are taken. USA has to amend the constitution since the .u.s Supreme Court gave the NRA a huge victory not too long ago. The second amendment controls all laws and the Supremes agree, Scalia said so and that is that.

Do they really think that people will start buying the real ones now that the fake ones have been destroyed? Do they really think that they haven't already gone back into business? I understand trying to protect intellectual property but the vast majority of the people buying these items are people that would not buy the original anyways and going a little further will just find the fakes somewhere else. The only people they are hurting are the local vendors....

I think if the fake ones are no longer around and people want the products they will buy the real ones. It's good the Thai government did this. They need to do it all over Thailand.

The people who buy knock-offs will not buy the real items. They make 300-500 baht per day! Also, 29M baht is nothing at all compare to the illegal activity the counterfeits make. A drop in the bucket sort of speak.

Thailand is on its way to deserving the "developing country" classification. Soon it will spend about US$14 billion to built train system from BKK to two northern cities. It is doing well overall. It needs to do better of course. Like a better infrastructure e.g., garbage collection, clean water supply, etc.

Above the following was posted:

"of course, it's getting harder and harder even for many western countries to maintain/reach a Triple-A rating, especially when they overspend to fund populist policies...no need to mention specific countries...we know who they are. "

Please mention the countries, are they in Europe of in continental America?

This is a serious issue for any nation. Some countries banned all gun possession (yet, we know people have them). Some allow it. Some get stuck in the middle. Let every country decide what law will prevail.

I would not leave the country without filing an extension. Just do it early. I would also get a new passport now.

I am also not going to give all my credit card info. it is not secured. I will go to the office and file the documents and pay cash. If and when they force us to pay electronically I will get the answer about having to file the documents in person or not for the one year extension.

TheOldGit above has a point about having to go to the immigration office after all because you still have to FILE the documents. He states:

Am I missing something here? You still have go to the Immigration Office, so you still have to spend time and have hassle of traffic, there is an ATM outside the office, so what are the benefits to us? I'm not bothered about the fee though.

So, I am or maybe was, a newbie but I have a valid point on having to copy and file documents with them----- at least in some cases! We must be careful were we thread guys. Don't be blinded, narrow minded.

Oh, I stand corrected. Maybe another thread may be required to answer this question or I just go to the information the embassies provide on the net.

If I have to submit the forms and copies to renew my yearly visa as always then that means I have to go to the immigration office, which makes no sense. They, most likely, want me to submit the info as if it was a quarterly reporting. But I am only a newbie.

Will somebody tell me how we submit the forms and the copies of passport etc?