George FmplesdaCosteedback

Yes, I have said for years: They would prefer you just send your holiday money but don't come yourself.

How many tourist authorities are there in Thailand that they need a federation to oversea them. Maybe if there were less or, heaven forbid, only one the 700m baht would not be spread so thinly and be more than enough for their needs. Considering this is an effort to limit tourism, while the PM is busy building an F1 circuit one minute, the World's Tallest Building the next and dishing out free visas with both hands it seems to me Adith Chairattananon isn't listening to the push for "more tourists" by the government. Tourists are already cheesed off by all the scams and legal double pricing that another 300 baht will only help to ensure they won't come back.

And you say "Most" with what proof? I would say there are few compared to other nations, and a tiny percentage of the numbers that come as tourists and workers or retired here.

"Big Joke requests time" is a great headline, he might get 20 years... We will see, but he likes to push the boundaries and he might get his wings clipped seriously this time.

Only the third ferry/tour boat to catch fire this year...

Taxi waiting, jewellery shop, I hope he got his tip for bringing them foreign tourists before they left.

Down Scooby, down boy!

It is too easy to find out who is likely to be included by asking for the information from the Immigration Dept. What they might find more difficult is checking how much you have transferred and when. The Thai authorities are notorious for not thinking things through before introducing a new policy so I would bet they are still busy trying to write the form. Of course, they will delay any announcement until 180+ days are up so the net is cast before we can find a way round it. From what I have seen so far what you will have to pay will depend on the allowances you are entitled to.

It is interesting that being the most promiscuous also seems to earn you the title of "best shaggers". Considering the birth rate has dropped this title seems a bit unwarranted but there is a logical reason: Given the number of casual encounters that go on, plus the visit to the massage parlour, seeing the latest "Kik" (girlfriend), and a night out with the Mia Noi, not forgetting the 19th hole at the golf course in the afternoon before going home to the current wife could leave one a little tired. If I had that schedule I'd be looking for an inactive post at work so I could get some rest.

That is one of the reasons the UK is now being overwhelmed by economic migrants and bogus refugees and asylum seekers.

I checked this myself and you don't even have to be paid to be arrested and charged.

In today's world of digital money it would be wise for the young and daft to be wary of fraud by or errors by AI programmes. This is just a start.

And you worked with a permit as a nightclub M/C and DJ?

Who was paying them?

Wild West, I've called Pattaya the Wild East for years.