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7 hours ago, zhounan said:

You could have just ignored it. It's not a coercive question sir. 

Thank you for that information.

4 hours ago, longball53098 said:

Going to hurt a lot of us non-liars as it was a convenient way to get the extension

Go Brent Favre!

5 hours ago, phuketrichard said:

PAY  as fast as u can, the longer u leave it, the more people involved that need to make a % of the fine.

 

BAIL to the police means  "pay us and leave"

DONT involve a lawyer!!  Price will go up

Too true: police supplement their low wages with deals like this...and lawyers, only negligibly less corrupt than the coppers, will only see this as a feeding opportunity; don't expect them to help your son in any way.

I once got in a setup for something that was slightly illegal and was told it could be solved in "other ways." When I inquired how much such a solution would cost, negotiations began.

In the end, we met at 20,000. When I told them I needed to go to an ATM to get the money, they were ever so solicitous and gave me a ride to two separate ATMs to get the money.

Rejoined my Kenyan gf who flew to Penang and to easily and quickly get her tourist visa and enter Thailand, where I have a retirement visa.

She tried getting an educational visa in Nairobi but was told by Thai consulate there it was unlikely and her best option was to go to Penang for a tourist visa.

Surprise when we went to Penang Thai consulate to be told all African visas ~ except for South Africans and Ethiopians ~ were put on hold and must be OK'd by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok....

We were told it could be 2-4 weeks before we get a decision.....which could be a NO.....They offer no explanation for this action but I surmise it's perhaps Ebola-related.

Any Africans here who have found workarounds?