Nip

13 hours ago, Jackin1960 said:

They could at least lie by using a figure that is plausible. 

Maybe they are mixing it up with the ,% increase in tourism?

When I first came here to live 16 years ago I met this old German guy down Soi 20 Sukhumvit. After berating a taxi driver and almost removing the taxi door from its hinges he said he'd had enough of the $hit and was heading to the Philippine. He spent some time with me shredding the system and I gave the stock Thai Visa retort at that time ie If you don't like it so much why dont you bugger off then. Now I have become that German man and I want out of here for all the same readons and more but today I think the vast majority might just agree with me. I've given it my best and I'm off as are most of my friends. It's gonna get a lot worse F Troop are tightening the screw.

3 minutes ago, AGareth2 said:

is there a Thai police bank?

There is actually the KTB and AMLO the Anti Money Laundering Office is also run by the Police as is the entire Ministry for Justice.

15 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

One step closer.

Really worrying.

They must be so anxious that the "whole thing" might collapse.

It's already a police state. The police control everything from the charities to the football association to all the foreign embassies. 

15 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Yeah, right.

That's foreign nationals knackered cos we are guilty until proven guilty.

Clearly not One but Two Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest.... History details clearly whats coming next and it ain't gonna be pretty. Last out turn off the lights.

It's welcoming to see that Thai Visa members without exception realise that this proposed 99 year lease is as fake and feckless as the 30 year lease with another 30 year extension option. There is no legal obligation for the 30 year lease to be extended 30 more years and those who have fought it in court have lost it unless large brown envelopes were involved. Also if the owner of the property leased dies or the company folds the new owner has no obligation to the renter. The general consensus in the legal process here is any purchase (lease) is considered to be a circumvention of Thai law. As others have noted this 99 year lease is only being muted because the property market in Thailand and in particular Phuket is dead. 

An outsider might easily believe this well orchestrated charade! Why doesn't the Governor inspect the hub of corruption and drug dealing on the island?  Chalong police station. 

5 hours ago, timewilltell said:

They need to get down to the land office in Phuket and check all the sale with right of redemption cases - used to skirt the law for money laundering and theft transfer of stolen property. The courts do nothing and I think we all have a good idea why money lenders always seem to get the benefit of any 'I didn't know anything about it' doubt

I seem to recall one of the many opportunist roving Governors making a commitment to the feckless Phuket Honorary Consules that an office would be set up to help deal with matters such as this. No surprise ... No Office ... Silent Obedient Consuls and No more monthly meetings. Shameful how our Embassies and Consulates become Thai conspirators.

2 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Maybe just a desire to give something back to the local community.  

I've never seen them help give back the money scammed by the police. 

“Thais believe too easily. Don’t trust anything before checking otherwise you will be cheated,” he said. 

Is this by chance 'Defamation' against Thai people?

This tactic is used throughout government agencies here ie before the $hit sticks move them on. A Phuket Bank manager stole my house and when the banks head office were confronted they replied ..." Nothing we can do he does not work here anymore!" Rubbish statement to make but the police accepted it. 

4 minutes ago, Morch said:

 

Copy pasting an list of propaganda arguments doing the runs on social media is not much of an argument.

Better argument than yours. Facts are Facts copy and pasting makes no difference.

Something .... Indeed nothing adds up here. America is not against taking military action or creating situations by which they get involved in money making conflicts. Tonkan, WMD,s Pearl Harbor, Lusitania etc. It's hard to believe that Assad would take such an action knowing how the world would react. He surely ain't that dumb.

The 2nd 30 year lease indeed is not legal but worse still should the Thai or company die or fold the new owner it seems is not tied to the original lease and need only pay a small percentage of the value of what remains on the lease.

I have a Thai friend ( female ) she works for the Thai social services and says for the past 10 years she has faced similar cruelty and brutality. That she is ashamed of her fellow countrymen. That when she brings these abusers to the judicial system that nothing happens. because those who police and adjudicate are devoid of normal human compassion. Recently after numerous self threats to quit she finally gave up because she realised she could do nothing. That certain public do gooders were only looking to publicise themselves and taking advantage of abused women and children. For 10 years she gave her all and achieved nothing because nobody really cares.

17 hours ago, rkidlad said:

'Her mother - who was not named in the Thai Rath story - told police yesterday that she is convinced that her daughter is missing because of an accident while diving'

 

This doesn't sound good. It may very well be the case, but we should be open minded to all possibilities. 

Perhaps this is more likely what the police want the mother to say than what she actually said?

Chalong Police Station? By all accounts it's still a top location to buy mind altering substance. The former tourist Police volunteer dealer was was based here has moved to Phuket prison where he is well known to the local users and pushers.

5 minutes ago, chrisyork said:

I do agree with that, Nip.

Westerners, property and Thailand have been a scandalous combination for deacades.

I'm afraid I've always taken the view that the victims tend to be the ones who've brought their assumptions, culture and wealth with them and not modified any of it in the light of the society they find themselves in.....

But I don't see any particular relevance to what is happening to JH....

I read the facts.....

But I also "get" the context.......

My understanding is the BBC were advised to remove the meat from the Jonathan Head story and left the veggies thinking well what can happen if the lawyer has admitted to his crime?  They were wrong of course. I know of another even more shocking story about to break that will drive nails even deeper into the system. 

The full extent if what's going on and what has been going on in Phuket over the years has never been reported in the media least of all by the BBC. Lets suffice to say that the most interesting and shocking aspects of the BBC documentary ended up on the cutting room floor.

8 hours ago, off road pat said:

It's a old scam,...while he can not leave the country he can not do any visa runs, and will be overstaying....!?!?!? and hey will charge him accordingly !!!

The court issues a directive to Phuket immigration to provide him with a court visa for the duration of the trial and he is black listed so even if he has his passport he is not permitted to leave Thailand... legally that is.

4 hours ago, tracker1 said:

All over a coffee ! only one thing for this bloke and I think we all know what that is !!!

Promotion?  

I've lived here 16 years and now there are many many more reasons why not to come here than there are to come here. It's taken a while to accept that in the eyes of most Thais we are lesser beings and they really don't want us here. Anybody who invests time or money in Thailand  is crazy. As the song goes ...."This party's over I'm going home."

5 hours ago, DaveE13 said:

Well done hope she gets a good compensation.

And what about the Police who bungled the case? 

Promoted of course. 

Maybe I'm missing something? Forgive me if I am but icould the message just as easily be a letter informing her he's moving on ie the relationship is over?