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Report Thai Police Launch Helmet Crackdown to Boost Road Safety
sambum replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Happens periodically! Also periodical statements regarding overstayers:- Friday, 7 July 2023, 14:16"Within the next three months, the number of overstayers should be reduced to zero, as they are more likely to engage in criminal activities, which can adversely affect Thailand’s tourism industry, Pol. Lt. Gen. Pakphumpipat said." (Note the date!!!) -
"The People’s Party, regarded by some conservatives as a threat to the monarchy and other traditional institutions, has seen its past incarnations, Move Forward and Future Forward, dissolved by court orders. Move Forward was disbanded for its stance on amending the lese majeste law, while Future Forward faced dissolution due to illegal financial contributions." Don't worry, if the People's party makes enough waves they will be disbanded too for some trivial reason.
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Politics Thai PM Paetongtarn Faces Dilemma Over Compensation Order
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Can't have the Shin kids mixing with the locals! -
Report Thai Police Launch Helmet Crackdown to Boost Road Safety
sambum replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Should they not have been doing this, like, for EVER??? -
"It would appear at every turn these days another lady assaulted or worse in the media" Also, there seems to be an alarming increase in the reports of people being attacked/mugged by "transgender females", and "turf war" type fights between groups of these "individuals". (We still call them "ladyboys", but I suppose in this PC world, that's not allowed any more in the media - MODS on here can probably explain) What happens to these "individuals"? Fined 500 baht tea money, and then let back on the street to carry on as before I suppose.
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Report Tax-Free Wine Boom in Thailand Spurs Costs and Controversy
sambum replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
I've never noticed any difference in prices at all - I thought that as per usual the idea had been swept under the carpet! So where have all the expected price reductions for the customer gone? Sorry - stupid question -
Wrong! As in any nationality - some of them are - for instance, look at some of the cases you read about where the Thais do awful things to their children.Or the cases where Thais team up to beat the s**t out of some foreigner for some slight demeanour. Or the myriads of cases where "ladyboys" assault and steal from foreigners in the "family friendly resort" which seeems to be anything but. Personally, I have never come across any of these "horrible, evil, disgusting awful people", but as the posts in AN and other media show - they do exist!
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"Reports indicate the defendant has fled the country despite the court's arrest warrant." And don't come back - seems a nasty piece of work who thinks he can get away with treating people like a picw of trash on his front doorstep! One month in jail - "som nam na!" His money didn't buy him out if that one!!!
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Report Thailand to Require Medical Certificates for Cannabis Use Within 40 Days
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Agreed - I believe it started with the need for medical certificates! (P.S "TIAN"?) -
Report Thailand to Require Medical Certificates for Cannabis Use Within 40 Days
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
"This policy shift was part of a broader initiative led by then-Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who advocated for the economic and medicinal benefits of cannabis. The decriminalization aimed to reduce prison overcrowding from drug-related offenses and to promote cannabis as a cash crop for rural communities ." And we all know why he did that - nothing at all to do with prison overcrowding, more to do with promoting cannabis as a cash crop to increase his own bank balance! -
Report Thailand to Require Medical Certificates for Cannabis Use Within 40 Days
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Why? That is the least of the problems - try the problems getting a Visa based on marriage to a Thai national! For example, why would the Imm officer require a copy of the house book that my wife lived in 16 years ago!!! -
Report Deadline Set for Missing Documents in Thaksin Medical Case
sambum replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
"Minister Somsak, as honorary chairman of the council, will receive all opinions expressed at the meeting. He holds the power to either accept or reject the council’s proposal for disciplinary action." Hmm! I would suspect that all bets are off on that one! -
Report Thailand to Require Medical Certificates for Cannabis Use Within 40 Days
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Yes - as from a couple of years ago (At our Imm Ofice) -
Report Thailand to Require Medical Certificates for Cannabis Use Within 40 Days
sambum replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
One of those Immigration requirements that changes from Office to Office I guess! Our Office (as from a couple of years ago) also require a photo of you outside your house showing the house number!