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1 hour ago, Humpy said:

So if you have the Baht 800,000 then these monthly income proofs are not required ?!

Correct - it is "either" "or".

9 minutes ago, Petchou said:

Very good news.  At least it allows to avoid Thai Banks to get Chunk of our money charging fees and giving very bad exchange rates.   Thanks for your reply.

As long as you are one of the lucky ones whose Embassy is still issuing letters!

If your Embassy no longer issues a "Proof of Income" letter and if your pension is insufficient to cover the 40,000 baht a month requirement (I would suspect that would mean a lot of people), the way I read it is that the 40,000 baht a month (or possibly the difference between your pension and 40,000 baht - this is not clear) has to be paid into a Thai bank account.

23 hours ago, Vacuum said:

This is all good, but what about the meaningless 90 day reports?

Different issue altogether!

5 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Come on...drop a 170,000B watch in a cab ????it just doesn't happen.

But we were about due for the first "Honest cabbie" post of the year - had to make it a good one!

5 hours ago, SammyT said:

 

Fair call. However, I don't think I've ever seen a westerner afforded the facemask treatment. Not that I care of course - you commit the crime you take whatever punishment comes at you - often in the form of media and people pointing at you

"I don't think I've ever seen a westerner afforded the facemask treatment"

How about "The Swiss in the Hat" only yesterday?

5 hours ago, SammyT said:

"I don't get why the Thai thief gets to cover his face, yet any westerner who commits even the smallest crime is paraded in front of the media sans-facemask"

Quote

"gets to cover his face" ??? And you got 3 "Likes"!!!

6 hours ago, geriatrickid said:

Uhhm, is anyone  else wondering how the chap had such easy access into the condominium buildings?  What about the security in the lobby?

He probably just had to show them the key to the room?

"Pattaya police arrest thief who stole from foreign tourists while they were swimming"

So why not say "Thai thief"? Yesterday's headline reads "Swiss man accused of theft and overstaying visa faces deportation"

Why not let him have a nice hat like the Swiss guy?

Why does it take 7 coppers to arrest one little Thai guy? (OK - the other 3 were on tea break!)

Ah well - some things never change - the pointing finger is still in evidence (pardon the pun!) 

51 minutes ago, puukao said:

 

You are learning that farangs in Thailand posting are not your "cup of tea," and maybe, just maybe that means you should be somewhere else.  It's like going to a city and hating everyone because everyone seems dumb.  Well, they won't change, but you can go somewhere better for yourself.   Remember, having friends is critical in life.  if these "friends" of yours are posting garbage all day, every day and driving you mad.......... but when 99% of people are sex tourists, come on, what do you really expect?  of course nobody on this site knows anything about girls in thailand....only here for the clean air, good traffic, quiet dogs, and 20 baht noodle soup.  

 "The trouble with going abroad is that it's full of bloody foreigners" (Alf Garnett!)

4 hours ago, uktony said:

I am sure about a year or two ago I read here that these "Perp Walk" photo ops were to be band and Police etc were not to do them, but they seem to continue.

Yep! Like there's no one left in Thailand on "overstay"?

And like there is no prostitution in Pattaya?

And like there are no more illegal "check points"?

And like .........................?

Fill in the blanks yourself!

2 hours ago, lensta said:

Couldn't they fit a few more in for the Photo op lol

The hat took up too much room!

No wonder there are so many real criminals in Thailand if this is how they utilise the manpower of the RTP!!!  

10 coppers to arrest a cowboy hat? And no pointing fingers? what is the RTP coming to?

6 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

Happens all the time as well as canning. Nothing new and it will never change.

"canning." ? As in putting in a can? Or "caning"? (Sorry - couldn't resist!)

23 hours ago, ttrd said:

Average tourist spend about 2 weeks so you can split your calculation in half meaning approx 1/12 of what a retired expat spends each year so yes it seems like someone have made a calculation and not only an assumption this time - may it last...

I was erring on the TAT side!

"With this in mind Dr Patraphon Jeungsomjetphaisan and Thong Lor police were out investigating massage shops in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok yesterday."

"Gizza job - I could do that" (Yosser Hughes) 

2 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Indeed. The devil is always, and will be, in the detail.

 

90 day reporting, whilst a pain traveling over to the office, used to be a 2 minute max friendly experience. Last couple of time was 20-30 mins. All the officers seem to be wary of mistakes much more now.

 

Let's hope all the changes are positive anyway.

When I did my first 90 day report (a few years ago now!) the IO gave me a lollipop from a jar on her desk! 

"Proposed changes include abolishing 90-day reports and introducing 10-year visas for foreign retirees, Surachate said. ................

The amendment process will take probably about two or three months,”

I'll just make a note in my diary for April 1st then. Oh, hang on! ????

6 hours ago, akirasan said:

Just ignore the motorcyclist with no helmet doing the same thing

Honestly, that happens so often that it is almost the "norm" in my neck of the woods - not surprised at all!

"The Customs Department told the panel that it was ready to levy higher taxes if the import of e-cigarettes is permitted."

No surprise there then! 

On 1/15/2019 at 9:04 AM, colinneil said:

If and i say if the man is guilty he needs jailed for a long time.

Yet once again the Big joke is opening his mouth before any proper investigation, court case to prove his guilt.

Personally i find it difficult to believe a man who has lived here so long, has family here, would suddenly turn into a rapist.

I'm afraid that rapists come from all walks of life and backgrounds, and sometimes even from within the victim's own family, so just because someone has lived here for a long time and has family here doesn't make him innocent.

Indeed, from the post "Sanook reported that the police have evidence of multiple crimes committed by the suspect", so it appears that he is not "of previous good character"

However, as stated in previous posts, guilty until proven innocent seems to be the norm here.

13 hours ago, colinneil said:

Prayut most suitable to be next PM

What a load of bol+++s, who were the people polled?

Where did they find them? In the loonie bin perhaps, because no rational sane person would ever vote for a control freak.

Where did they find them?

In the Army barracks possibly?

20 hours ago, tifino said:

yes it does make it hard to comment if only skimming the cream at the top

 

 find the helpful; Link courtesy of Post@Tony125 #161  

 

having to repeat a reference shows this is where it is really helpful to get the whole storyline from the OP onwards.

If one simply starts reading from the beginning.

 

 

otherwise there's waste answering other Posts, daisychained from the latter entries only, unless one actually reads everything from the beginning. #161 was only on the previous page from when i reference  mention the Link within #161

 

 

She ran from 'home' 

No need for the the condescending claptrap - there was no need to quote Tony125's post number #161 THREE times - once would have been enough! That's all I asked for as you seem to think that my post was a plagiarism of his.

And actually my post was all my own work - any reference to her prospects of getting a job or going to Uni was in Canada - not if she had got an education and seeking employment in Saudi!

But thanks for the link - if I had done as you said it would have taken me a long time to find it!