DaveinAsia

Not sure how immigration would know she was at the airport to say bye. I guess you could call her and hand the phone to the officer asking for the letter.

Makes sense. To avoid any questions/complications it's best to have this letter of consent from the mother signed/stamped by the Amphoe.

Thanks Joe

Sorry to open up this topic again but I wanted to know if I will need a letter of consent written by our child's mother to travel if I am married to the mother and the child is legit, I'm the father on the birth certificate.

Thanks for any help.

You could be asked for the letter. Best to have it in case they do ask for it.

Immigration could suspect you have separated from your wife and was taking the child out of the country without her consent.

Thanks Ubonjoe. Is this also the case if the mother will be at the airport to say goodbye?

Sorry to open up this topic again but I wanted to know if I will need a letter of consent written by our child's mother to travel if I am married to the mother and the child is legit, I'm the father on the birth certificate.

Thanks for any help.

Thanks a lot! Yes, it's a 30 day visa exempt entry, not a tourist visa

when did you make this border run ?

10-09-2015 Is that ok?

yeah sure , just want too know if you make before the crackdown

No worries buddy, thanks for the help

Thanks a lot! Yes, it's a 30 day visa exempt entry, not a tourist visa

when did you make this border run ?

10-09-2015 Is that ok?

Thanks a lot! Yes, it's a 30 day visa exempt entry, not a tourist visa

I've been looking for days now for certain information but can't find it. Tried calling several numbers at Bangkok Immigration too without success.

I have quite a simple question;

Holding 'new' UK passport

Have 1 triple tourist visa from UK and have 1 double tourist visa from Savannakhet.

Also have 30 day border run(x2).

My last visa was a border run to Poipet and got 30 days on arrival.

Due this Friday to renew.

My question; can I go to the immigration office and get a 30 day extension on that 30 day tourist visa on arrival? If not; can I do another border run?

Thanks a lot for any help!

Cheers

Dave

Saying all that. Yeah, cheap, bla bla bla. It's Thailand innit? Are taxis supposed to be priced like in Belfast or London? Catch yourselves on a bit.

Taxis in this city are in general no good. About 50% will not turn on their meter once they see a white face and that's why this rating site put them 3rd.

A 'gf' once had to fight her way out of the taxi or else she would've been raped and maybe murdered. I was robbed once in the middle of the night and many times had almost fights with the b'tards.

They agree to put on their meter but once you reach your destination their opportunistic minds kick in again and they try to chance a few 100 extra.

The ones that drive around the center 'hunting' for tourist meat will never turn their meters on.

Many times they will not take you where you want to go and just say mai pai.

That they are cheap, yes, I agree, but that's all you can say about them that is positive.

It's funny though how many of you have jumped on the wagon and are protecting them.

If it would've said Bangkok taxis are the best in the world the same crowd would've slagged them off.

Strange bunch, really

I have a suggestion for you. I tell all the females I know to do this trick, also. As soon as they get in the taxi, call, or pretend to call, a friend and loudly give them the number of the taxi and then tell the friend they will call back in 'X' minutes when they reach their destination. Once the driver knows he has been identified to a third party, they are very less likely to try any 'funny' stuff. You can use the same trick yourself to prevent a robbery.

When you get in, try to give them a big smile, greet them in Thai, and inquire if they are well; their culture demands they respond in kind. At least it's worked for me these last 16 years. I wish you better taxi luck in the future.

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LOL. Thanks for the patronizing reply mate! You think I don't know this? I have been here since 98 too, that's 17 years Those stories are from a while ago. These days I drive a car and don't use taxis too much anymore, thank goodness. You keep giving them your big smiles and asking how they feel mate. Do you wai them too? Hahaha... Enjoy your taxi rides

Ps; One more thing before I stop; if one has to be so careful and aware to outsmart the taxi drivers from raping or robbing them is that not by itself evidence that they are no good? Of course I'm only generalizing about the bad ones and not talking about the friendly ones who will even open the door and put your Tesco bags in the boot. Praise and respect to them for being 'real' taxi drivers

Saying all that. Yeah, cheap, bla bla bla. It's Thailand innit? Are taxis supposed to be priced like in Belfast or London? Catch yourselves on a bit.

Taxis in this city are in general no good. About 50% will not turn on their meter once they see a white face and that's why this rating site put them 3rd.

A 'gf' once had to fight her way out of the taxi or else she would've been raped and maybe murdered. I was robbed once in the middle of the night and many times had almost fights with the b'tards.

They agree to put on their meter but once you reach your destination their opportunistic minds kick in again and they try to chance a few 100 extra.

The ones that drive around the center 'hunting' for tourist meat will never turn their meters on.

Many times they will not take you where you want to go and just say mai pai.

That they are cheap, yes, I agree, but that's all you can say about them that is positive.

It's funny though how many of you have jumped on the wagon and are protecting them.

If it would've said Bangkok taxis are the best in the world the same crowd would've slagged them off.

Strange bunch, really

Wait a minute. What's all the commotion about? Aha, a HiSO was murdered. Suddenly the Obermaster himself is involved in finding the culprits(read; keeping up appearances), not that they ever will, but still, a few waves are being made. Amazing isn't it? Class society at its best. RIP night-entertainment tycoon

And why does Thailand need 3 subs? To protect themselves from snorkeling Rohingya who are entering Thailand illegally? What a joke.

I'd love to wake up one morning and read a news headline like this;

Thai Government to spend 36 Billion Baht on eradicating poverty and inequality and improving education.

If there is any hope of this event ever being free of drugs, all of the police on the island must be removed, and replaced, with reliable and honest policemen. The police on KPG have been making a fortune for year, by arresting unsuspecting party goers, for smoking weed, and extorting 100,000 bribes in exchange for letting them go. Has the big man done anything about this practice yet? I do not think so. Has anyone done anything? Perhaps too much money at stake? Will anything change? Why would anything change, when the only deterrent is corrupt cops to contend with?

The only hope there is mate is to hire a team of professional killers from say Columbia, ship them to Phangan and get them to knock off these corrupt cops one by one. Perhaps then the big man will listen but the chance that something like this is ever going to happen is as likely as the island being burnt to the ground by a flock of dragons.

How is it possible that these scumbag cops make millions of baht every year by extorting gormless tourists? It's unreal when you think about it. The tourists should know that if they don't pay the bribe they will have to wait a few days and then they will be sent to Samui court where the judge will give them a fine of 5-10.000 baht and a suspended sentence, so no real jail time. That's if they are caught with a few joints or just a few yaba or xtc pills. Their method of squeezing large amounts of cash out of unaware youngsters only works through their fear tactics. Unless you are caught dealing(hardly ever happens as many dealers work together with the cops or it's the cops dealing themselves) you don't have to worry too much. I've seen plenty of guys on the island being caught. You sit a few days and then Samui and pay 6000 baht and bye bye.

Note to oneself: Start a Facebook page with this information to help unaware tourists

'Firefighters put out flames in police's forensic evidence center' - The guy holding the hose looks a real firefighter indeed, lol.

Seems like someone paid some copper to put a light to discriminating evidence....money always talks here

Right opposite my condo. The grubby shark fin restaurant is always busy with dodgy looking characters...not that it implies the victim was one.

I guess only dodgy <deleted> will eat shark fins these days, especially after it was made public how they catch the sharks, cut off their fins and throw them back alive to die a very painful death. Besides that they are becoming extinct. Watch Sharkwater by Rod Stewart(not the terrible singer ) https://vimeo.com/88724551

These guys have been in this city as long as I can remember, selling charlie, so the big big boss must be Thai(perhaps a copper?) or a large amount of money is being paid under the table by the Nigerian kingpin, very simple

This is an extremely low estimate of their wealth. As if they are going to be transparent about ex-cops/government officials wealth. I had my coffee already.

That's what Yingluck would make on interest alone.

A gambling problem is an addiction (sickness, disease) just like alcoholism, drugs, eating. etc., not a "free will" choice. Let he who has , for instance, cured himself of cancer by his "free will" be the first to cast the stones.

I disagree. Gambling, overeating even alcoholism is first of all a behavior choice. Eating too much? Put the fork down. Drinking too much? Don't bend your elbow with a tall cool one. Don't want to gamble? Don't go where you can make bets. Don't want brain cancer.... umm... oh that not under your control.

I guess winning just wasn't in the cards... would they have gotten help in Thailand if they were destitute?

A behaviour choice? You obviously haven't got a clue what you are talking about. Perhaps it was still a behaviour choice in 1980 but in 2015 the scientific community unanimously know that gambling is like any other disease; not a free choice

But the cancer analogy is absolute <deleted> bull shit... so nobody as ever stopped gambling, stop being so <deleted> weak. Flame on...

I stopped gambling after being addicted for about 7/8 years when I was teenager(in the 80's) and I am not a weak person as you make out. I was doing my A-levels back then. Can you imagine how difficult it must be to stop for people who are not as strong willed or maybe even challenged or simple minded? Must be a hell. People like you who put addictions down to being weak instead of an illness or perhaps an error in the DNA are also challenged in a way. You can't seem to understand that not everybody is as wonderful and strong as you

Strong people take it on the chin, hold their hands up and say "I'm responsible for......"

Weak people blame everything and everybody else.

"It's not my fault, it's in my DNA" or "it's not my fault, it's an illness". Pathetic.

And being "strong" is not superior intellect or physical prowess.

Let's move on from the strong and weak debate and talk logic.

What's logical about gambling all your money away? Not being able to pay bills or buy food. Cheating and lying to cover your illogical behaviour.

With your A level education it took 7/8 years to realise that gambling (as an addiction) is a fools game?

Difficult to explain to people like yourself Sean. You remind me of my dad. Because you are a strong person you look down on weak people. You just can't understand why they are weak.

Let me try to explain again.

Some people can fight off addictions easier than others. There is no logic to it. Why are some guys billionaires while others work their behinds off all their days? You could say that the billionaire is stronger than the weak worker, but this is not the case. It also has nothing to do with choices. It has to do with luck, connections and determination.

Gamblers know that gambling is a fools game but the attraction to it overpowers their mind and makes them forget about all the consequences.

The attraction is too strong. No different than a junkie to booze or drugs.

Yes, they are weak and most have poor discipline records but it doesn't mean they are less than you.

Any addiction has a powerful hold on the weak willed. More and more doctors are now saying that gambling is an impulse control disorder that the compulsive gambler has no control over, but still you know better than them. Please give us some evidence or credentials to support your logic.

It's because of people like you who automatically always compare people to each other and condemn them if they are not the same that this planet is in dire straits mate.

Chill out a bit and allow some people to be different, even weaker. Remember Hitler's logic mate? He also believed that his ubermensch society had no place for the weak. Is that what you mean when you call ill and weak people pathetic?

I haven't gambled for decades now and don't even miss it, so somehow I did find the power within myself to stop. Without help that was.

I was 12 when I started gambling and yet you judge me for not being 'smart' enough and pathetic. Nuff said

A gambling problem is an addiction (sickness, disease) just like alcoholism, drugs, eating. etc., not a "free will" choice. Let he who has , for instance, cured himself of cancer by his "free will" be the first to cast the stones.

I disagree. Gambling, overeating even alcoholism is first of all a behavior choice. Eating too much? Put the fork down. Drinking too much? Don't bend your elbow with a tall cool one. Don't want to gamble? Don't go where you can make bets. Don't want brain cancer.... umm... oh that not under your control.

I guess winning just wasn't in the cards... would they have gotten help in Thailand if they were destitute?

A behaviour choice? You obviously haven't got a clue what you are talking about. Perhaps it was still a behaviour choice in 1980 but in 2015 the scientific community unanimously know that gambling is like any other disease; not a free choice

But the cancer analogy is absolute <deleted> bull shit... so nobody as ever stopped gambling, stop being so <deleted> weak. Flame on...

I stopped gambling after being addicted for about 7/8 years when I was teenager(in the 80's) and I am not a weak person as you make out. I was doing my A-levels back then. Can you imagine how difficult it must be to stop for people who are not as strong willed or maybe even challenged or simple minded? Must be a hell. People like you who put addictions down to being weak instead of an illness or perhaps an error in the DNA are also challenged in a way. You can't seem to understand that not everybody is as wonderful and strong as you

A gambling problem is an addiction (sickness, disease) just like alcoholism, drugs, eating. etc., not a "free will" choice. Let he who has , for instance, cured himself of cancer by his "free will" be the first to cast the stones.

I disagree. Gambling, overeating even alcoholism is first of all a behavior choice. Eating too much? Put the fork down. Drinking too much? Don't bend your elbow with a tall cool one. Don't want to gamble? Don't go where you can make bets. Don't want brain cancer.... umm... oh that not under your control.

I guess winning just wasn't in the cards... would they have gotten help in Thailand if they were destitute?

A behaviour choice? You obviously haven't got a clue what you are talking about. Perhaps it was still a behaviour choice in 1980 but in 2015 the scientific community unanimously know that gambling is like any other disease; not a free choice

Its crazy.

Does their culture lack a history of craftsmanship or something? Don't take pride in their work? What exactly is it that leads to this...

It's a combination of laziness, carelessness, not giving a f and stupidity

The Full Moon Party without drugs is like going to McDonalds for a salad

Glad the kid is ok!

I'm surprised though that there are not more electrical 'accidents'/deaths here

These b'tards don't care about anything. They are responsible for a lot of pollution along Thailand's coast, slave labor, decimating all fish and wildlife. Let's hope they all go bust

Double post

Did I read that correctly? They got a 500 baht fine? LOL .....It's just another day in paradise