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"I know Farangs have to show money and keep it there to get one - is it the same for Thais .? " This has more to do with risk, and in other countries where you are on a temporary visa (like the Thai Non-O is still a temporary 1 year visa) you would be in the same situation - only eligible for secured credit cards. If you were a permanement resident they know that since you are here permanently - there is little risk of you leaving the country and avoiding paying off your debts. If you are on a work permit (renewable), there is less of a risk since you would have more to lose than someone on a temporary visa -- you might be eligible for a credit card after a number of years. I think you will find that you would have a hard time getting a non-secured credit card in many western countries if you were on a 1 year temporary visa (more akin to a longer tourist visa) and thus lacked both a credit history in that country and some form of permanence. (permanent residence, work visa with an indication of permanence).

If they do a show-me order (however unlikely given my balance exceeds the amount by a significant amount)... I am going to go show them. The normal renewal process has been uneventful and an extremely quick process where all they have ever bothed 'needing' was the last 6 month statement (year statement you have to ask for it to be mailed)... I doubt if you ignore it the next renewal would be as quick or as easy and it is highly unlikely they would accept anything but a full years history.

The use of 'alien' in legislation is a normal and appropriate use for it. In law, an alien is any person (including organizations) who is not a citizen or national of a specific country. Thailand is just using the English terms used by English speaking countries.

Someone underage (18 by international UN Convention ratified by around 200 countries) cannot legally sell sex, and since they cannot... it is by default non-consensual - which means trafficking is applicable. [same logic behind statutory rape - no defence of it 'was consensual']. Widely publicized nabbing of them, makes it more difficult to let it slide for money... even if it was possible - most western countries laws on this subject extend to their citizens travelling in other countries. I can pretty much guarantee that someone from each of those embassies are in contact with Thai police requesting to be kept abreast of all the legal evidence as well.

Umm, slashing someones tires, putting sugar in the gas tank, etc. are dick moves.... stabbing someone.... that is a wee bit beyond being a 'dick move'