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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.

Can't have the Shin kids mixing with the locals!

Not British?

Popular Post Posted 17 hours ago Photo via TikTok/ @tumroychannal A foreign woman visiting Phuket was arrested over the weekend following her failure to settle a bill at a local bar. Not British then as the nationality is not mentioned! 🙂

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.

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

The "Income Letter" is being stopped by the Norwegian Embassy.

And:- "The suspect, identified as Mr. Peerapol or “Bank” aged 30, initially fled the scene but was later apprehended by police after being located hiding in nearby undergrowth." One would have thought that he would have wanted to get as far away from the scene as possible!

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!

Yeah - money talking again!

You didn't read the article to the end did you" He's long gone.

"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!!!

AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Agreed - I believe it started with the need for medical certificates! (P.S "TIAN"?)

"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!

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!!!

".........but was unable to communicate effectively due to the language barrier and his level of intoxication." 'Nuff said (actually not said!) On overstay - major criminal - banned for life!

"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!

Yes - as from a couple of years ago (At our Imm Ofice)

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!

"Now you are trying to talk common sense....... stop it, you won't get far doing that 🙂" (I knew that "Copy & Paste trick would come in handy sometime!)

They could always nick people for buying booze in between 2pm and 5pm from..... Shhh - hush my mouth!

Would more stringent checks before they let them in not go some way towards solving that problem? Oh, sorry, that would affect TAT's figures - can't have that!