30 minutes ago, Tanoshi said:

They are orders.

Rules/instructions/guidelines issued for Immigration officers to follow to ascertain if an applicant meets the set requirement for the officer to grant his application.

Orders? He has exceeded his authority!

This should be in Thai law, not just his latest idea.

Maybe Ubon Joe can tell me or one of the other experts: is a Police Directive Thai law as soon as it is declared?

If that is true, then Thailand truly is hopelessly doomed to be without democracy forever.

Laws should be introduced by government not a high ranking  "official"  unilaterally.

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I could argue that those with property worth over one million baht should be allowed to use that as collateral without the need for "dead money" in a Thai bank.

I'll be interested in any sensible replies.

Another photo opportunity for the press/Thai Immigration, which I though had been forboden!

Same same different day.

Canadian guy is an idiot.

I too was friends with Dr. Dick in the early 90s and I remember his awesome and well sorted Honda Fireblade. A really nice guy I met at Charlies' Bar.

My 1st visit to Thermae was on my 2nd night in Bangkok in the mid 80s. I was staying at Miami Hotel where you could see the car park from the swimming pool and inquired at the hotel bar what it was. "Johnny" the barman took me in and the rest is history. I think I must be one of the few to leave by the front door of the Turkish Baths upstairs when the sun was shining. I got the flyer for the opening of Jim's Bar, or whatever its name was, a few yards up the road and went for the first night, but as I suspected at the time it was soon to become Thermae II.

I got and official invite for the opening night and a free beer when I arrived, much to my surprise! When I get chance I still drop in and always get a very warm welcome from the staff.

On the question of Bangkok: there are city kids and country yokels, each to their own, whatever you prefer is fine by me.

Great stuff Rooster!

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You have to give them whatever they want so take everything you can think of, no matter if it takes a whole tree to do it.

Rules are easier these days, they changed a couple of years ago.

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Threatening a guest house or hotel with a bad review to get a cheap or free room is just blackmail.

Even if this guy had a million "followers" (sheep) there is no guarantee he tells the truth.

Staying at the Temples is okay as long as he did donate and do some chores respectfully.

"Netizens" simply cannot be trusted to tell the truth.

Dreadful disrespect and they got what they deserved.

Good that the female made some attempt at regret and remorse.

Nobody would expect that from the ignorant scouser (no capital is not a typo), maybe he should have been blacklisted for 5 years too?

Fair judgement in a Thai court otherwise.

Do they have to pay for the flights back?

1 minute ago, Russell17au said:

Why, his wife and her daughter work there so that qualifies him for a work permit to be able to work with his wife and that is quite legal, so "Big Joke" will not have fun with this at all.

I think we should wait and see...

"Big Jok[e]" (Imm Maj-Gen Rice Porridge) will have fun with this.

Should have stuck to golf and snoozing I expect.

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2 hours ago, KittenKong said:

The UK pension annual increases and the possible freezing thereof are a source of constant wonder.

 

Basically it all boils down to whether there is a reciprocal agreement between the UK and the country in question. Trouble is, there is no obvious way of working out whether such an agreement exists apart from looking at a list. Certainly being an ex-colony or part of the Commonwealth has nothing to do with it.

 

http://www.britishpensions.org.au/frozenindexed.htm

Reciprocal agreements, yes. Not something likely with UK and Thailand. Shame we bothered to stop the French colonizing the place really considering the history of SE Asia...

After decades living here I'm just sick of too many aspects of staying in Thailand.

The place remains feudal politically and hugely xenophobic.

Of course they are jealous of white skin...

I still like the weather, but the girls are getting fat.????

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On 10/31/2018 at 12:24 PM, KittenKong said:

UK pension increases paid in full.

Wow! I didn't know that.

Any reason why? RP was a US colony not British.

I have never been but it has been on the list for a while.

A friend said, "there are too many guns" but there are plenty in LOS, or the States for that matter.

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Of course, living in Thailand has an advantage: you can always spot the mafia, as they are almost always wearing uniforms (or have done).

Another book:

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4 hours ago, Kalasin Jo said:

Was thinking just the same. Yes tea money or paperwork and court? I was also thinking the goldshops will like this as gold is pawned and never reclaimed. Up in Issaan these penalties are between 2 and 5 times what people earn a month.Guess they will take that in to account and drop the fine down to what it is now!

Legal loan sharks are not just in Thailand. UK had to clamp down and almost put Wonga etc out of business with new regulations, but with name changes etc they are all still in business charging unbelievable interest rates considering the BoE base rate.

The social media companies, coffee, chicken and phone seller multinationals and other tax evaders are skinning the deluded fashionistas and posting incredible profit margins.

It is all out of control.

Here the main problem remains the basic fact that the legal system is corrupt and incompetent to its core, leaving the door open to the politicians and other civil servants to prey on the less well off and poor masses.

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1 hour ago, tropo said:

They will be doing the courts a favour. As it is the courts are overloaded and slow. They will not be able to cope with the workload if every person without a license is sent there.

Yes, all part of the normal unconsidered or thought through pronouncements made by the idiots in control. Corruption is controlled from the top, so nothing will ever change.

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Yes yes yes, same old unrealistic view of how the whole of Thai justice works - money, money and more money.

From the posts I have read everyone knows how this will work, except the jokers in charge.

More hot air, wais and lies.

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I asked almost the same question a couple of years ago and got my answer:

Why don't Thai farmers work in co-operatives?

I was told that the coops ultimately become corrupted and the savings are negated by those in charge skimming the profit for themselves.

Sounds par for the course in Thailand.

On 3/3/2018 at 6:06 AM, Justfine said:

Millions of people can genuinely love.

 

What kind of people do you associate with?

Convenience and security often are a driving force.

Free love went out some time ago.

Are you a hippy? Or maybe never been divorced?

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I have not been to Pat Pong for over 15 years, but is the night market still there? Also has Walking Street in Pattaya had all the signs removed yet?

The vendors will be moved to somewhere the powers that be can charge exorbitant rents and kill the charisma of the backpacker's dream.

Times change.

Life is cheap and TAT are still no better with a new boss.

Chinese will get the message if nothing is done and go elsewhere eventually.

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You see this everywhere and lots of people doing the same every minute of the day in Thailand.

Police are just a money making organisation, nothing to do with upholding the law.

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