Scouse123

16 minutes ago, placnx said:

Maybe Thailand should go to the ICJ with a very good law firm this time, and hopefully the opposing party will not have a retired US foreign minister as its legal counsel. Remember that 1962 was in the Cold War era.

 

Also, now the 1907 map can be forensically investigated. It makes no sense that Cambodia would have one bit of territory on the top of an escarpment that delineates the dividing line between the countries.

I’ve been following this border dispute for years, and from where I sit, Cambodia’s position has always leaned more on the side of international law than nationalist cartography.

The ICJ ruled back in 1962 that Preah Vihear is on Cambodian soil, based largely on the French-era Annex I map — and, crucially, Thailand didn’t object to that map at the time. Isn’t that kind of acceptance meaningful in legal terms?

You can’t just ignore 50+ years of tacit agreement because new maps were drawn later by one side.

The Thai maps like L7017 and L7018 might be more modern, sure, but they were created unilaterally.

Cambodia never signed off on them. How can one country redraw the border and expect the other to go along with it? That’s not negotiation — it’s redefinition.

Also worth noting: Cambodia has actually asked to go back to the ICJ, which to me signals confidence in its legal standing. Thailand, on the other hand, has been more hesitant about third-party adjudication. That says something too, doesn’t it?

At the end of the day, Cambodia's sticking to treaties and previous rulings — while Thailand keeps pushing newer lines. If everyone in ASEAN did that, borders would be in chaos.

Thailand and their Chinese neighbour are very good at drawing up unilateral maps.

Thailand on its land maps and China on its sea maps.

Thailand doesn't want to go to the ICJ because it felt humiliated in 1962, and it fears a similar outcome if Cambodia were to go to the ICJ again.

There are 230,000 of them in the RTP that could be out enforcing the laws, but they only want the money from fines.

Just like Immigration, they don't want to stand up for foreigners who obey the law regarding visas; they want dodgy foreigners who will pay an agent to get a ' rogue ' visa, for which they get a cut of the fees paid.

On 6/11/2025 at 8:16 AM, Mark17AA said:

I'm somewhat disappointed that there is no mention of a Hub.

or a crackdown, whilst they are ' mulling over ' the situation.

8 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

And he got a life sentence then committed suicide in jail.

Only because somebody had the brains to videotape him and upload it to youtube and make the case against him irrefutable.

OItherwise, he would have walked free.

And that slogan is the reason why there will never be justice in Thailand, either from the Police or in the courts.

They are a well-organised group with little to no desire for change.

The sum up what, in essence, is the meaning of Mafia.

It seems, especially with the Phea Thai party, that they are all jockeying for positions within and are more concerned with outing their bedfellows from other parties in positions of power than they are in addressing the real issues the country is facing.

I sent a passport application on May 27th by normal Thailand Post with tracking.

I tracked it, and it arrived at HMPO on June 6th 2025.

Both EMS and Thailand Post has tracking right up to delivery in the country it is posted to.

25 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Incorrect,

My ttb card gives free withdrawals at any ATM from any bank in any region.

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I've never had a single problem with QR code payments.

Ttb and bkb.

 

UK banks are living in the past, and the Thai banking system is so much more modern the UK should be ashamed.

 

UK idea of security, is to have your activated card delivered by post. Thai security is to hand your card to you in the branch, and have you activate it with a new pin.

The UK hardly has any branches left to go to, to activate a card, that's why they come by post.

However, I disagree on security, Barclays bank is way ahead of Thailand's bank on banking and card security, as in you must verify via the app on your phone immediately for any medium or large transactions.

A Barclays app can operate on multiple devices securely, whereas in Thailand, only one.

With online banking we are issued with secure card readers, Thailand is forcing us to do everything by phone now, and that can be inconvenient,

I like using a desktop, and it is often a lot better and clearer way of doing transactions.

UK banks do free no fee withdrawals, even with foreign cards, unheard of in Thailand.

Thai banks struggle with facial recognition for foreigners in the banking app, well KTB definitely does! 

He's not back in the RTP, though, or is he?

9 minutes ago, FlorC said:

Like your bargirl wife ?

 

In the OP it did not say forced.

So what , people do al lot for money.

A weak response from a weaker individual.

Obviously these types of movies appeal to the depraved, enjoy yourself.

30 minutes ago, FlorC said:

Was it in public ?

Was it in front of children ?

NO.

And how about people forced into doing this because they are in poverty and need the money and then a friend, or even worse, a family member seeing it on the internet?

It wouldn't be very nice if it was your daughter or a relative, would it?

1 hour ago, FlorC said:

Archaic Laws.

 

Common decency laws???

On 6/9/2025 at 3:40 PM, Badrabbit said:

I don't choose to fight anyone, he looked like an ordinary no tattoos farang.

Ah,

He might have friends in high places, though.

Like the 30th floor of a condo block....😁

47 minutes ago, thpitsch said:

Is this how you try to avoid your tax responsibilities? You can't. All stays in one year are combined.

Not at all.

My tax has already been submitted by the due date, it has nothing to do with tax.

The DTV visa states you must leave the country before 180 days, for one or two days and when you re-enter the clock starts again for a further 180 days.

The alternative is to submit a great deal of additional papers to immigration to extend the 180 days.

I have no wish to extend, provide a load of documents to immigration or to see them unless necessary.

18 minutes ago, Briggsy said:

@Scouse123

 

Technically, if you stay 178 days per time or any other amount over 90 days, you should do it. However, when/if you do it, they will check for a TM30. If no TM30, then you receive a fine. 

 

So, you will need to make 2 trips to Immigration, one for a TM30 slip in your passport and one for a 90-day report. You will almost certainly not be able to do the 90-day online. That is a couple of days wasted as each of those (at Jomtien) involves coming back in 1 or 2 hours to pick up the passport.

 

Or you could simply not do either and there will be no repercussions provided you have no interaction with an Immigration Office.

Thank you.

I have always skipped the TM30 as I was told if I was returning to my permanent address (20 plus years) then there was no need, unless I have been doing it wrong.

I have never been pulled up on extension renewals.

Likewise, I recently returned from the UK and just did the TDAC with my usual address and no questions were asked, but I am still on retirement extension until next month.

I have only ever interacted with immigration on one home visit in all that time, and then once a year on retirement renewals.

On 6/10/2025 at 8:55 AM, Briggsy said:

I am on a DTV which allows for up to 180 days stay at a time.

 

I consider when I enter whether it is likely if I will have any reason to interact with an Immigration Office. If not, I skip the TM30 and the 90-day report. If it is likely, I do them. 

I was wondering that, too, as next month I switch from retirement extension to an already granted DTV.

There hasn't been any mention of 90 day reporting.

I will leave for a few days every 178 days, I always do, sometimes more often, but do I need to do the 90-day report on the DTV?

It isn't difficult for me, I just would avoid it if I could, but I don't want to leave myself open to a fine.

If I do the report on the new DTV, is it a case of reporting in person the first time or every time?

Well,

It looks like others have noticed my observations.

Swathes of England are being left behind - it's like they're in a different century

14 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Valid points... But to see that you have 'two down thumbs' indicates the mentality of some of the audience who wish to be vocal but perhaps lack the words to articate their bigotry in a non-bigotted manner...  so thumbs down it is.

 

As you wrote - Thailand is great for many...   but many complain.

The UK is also great for many... but many complain.

 

As the Op wrote - head out of the cities and the UK is a lovely place...   I'm not interested in the cities in the UK, not interested in the slightest, many area's of many cities have been turned into absolute shyat-holes, perhaps due to changes in culture due to immigration, a lack of local pride, an absolute lack of enforcement, disempowerment of the policeforces etc...    The unaffluent area's of many cities and major towns have been taken over what seems to be 'people who are for some reason 'un-policeable'...      and who would be a policeman, when they can get fired for taking a knife of a 15 year-old in a manner some consider excessive (it was not a butter knife !)... 

 

That said,... the UK countryside area's are stunning.... I hope they stay that way, it will be devastating to see them 'evolve' in the same manner cities have, with fly-tipping, the unruly, gangs of lawless youths and police too scared to respond to anything...  but right now, thats not so.

 

So... UK Countryside - amazing !!...   Cities not so.

 

Immigration - who care's what 'race' meets me at boarder-force entry - they are usually polite enough to both myself and my wife... 

 

 

 

 

I agree with every point you make above.

Just to let you and any posters from North West England and Cumbria know that work has begun, and they are building a £ 2.5 million super mosque on the edge of the Lake District.

Now that will blend in with the stunning countryside..........NOT!

They believe there is a need for one, as there are approximately 100 Muslim families in or around that area.

https://thedavidvance.substack.com/p/the-lake-district-super-mosque

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2029550/construction-lake-district-first-mosque