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21 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

And what happened to the home owner who is responsible for the TM30 notification of guests?

It’s responsibility of the “house master”. Not necessarily the property owner.  If someone signs a lease he or she becomes the house master responsible for reporting TM30. 

2 hours ago, Mad mick said:

Agree lm in Vietnam cost using visa run company $127 US per month admittedly unlimited border crossing HCMC to Moc Bai lm on my last 6 month Government rumours are going to 3 monthly visa in June? ! unsure what cost visas will be  , l made up my mind go back Philippines 3 years on tourist visa without leaving renew internally local immigration office = approx $30 US per Month " End of April 2023 l'm gone from Vietnam great place food infrastructure people, language is hassle etc,.. Thailand l gave up on few years back flip flops to much ? Cambodia okay & availability to access visas  however it's become more of CCP Vasil state downside lot ???????? crime watch what ya say ! up side pension $ no limits & easy obtain multiple entry 3 x 4 etc, visas ! After weighing all up decided go back Philippines won out 7000 + Islands visit  English widely spoken , rental affordable main reason visas access easy , Very little language barrier people friendly .. Back to Philippines after living all 4 these Asian countries prior over decades on/off.

My god. For someone who wants to speak English this is unreadable.  Now that we have access to GPT, it fixed it for us all:

I have been living in Vietnam and using a visa run company that costs $127 US per month for unlimited border crossings from HCMC to Moc Bai. However, there are rumors that the government will switch to a 3-month visa system starting in June and I am unsure what the cost of visas will be. I have decided to go back to the Philippines where I can renew my tourist visa internally at the local immigration office for approximately $30 US per month. I plan to leave Vietnam at the end of April 2023. While Vietnam is a great place with good food, infrastructure, and people, the language can be a hassle. I gave up on Thailand a few years back because of the abundance of flip flops. Cambodia is okay in terms of accessibility to visas, but it has become more of a CCP Vasil state with a lot of Chinese crime. However, the upside is that there is a good pension and easy access to multiple entry visas. After weighing everything, I have decided that going back to the Philippines is the best option due to the abundance of English speakers, affordable rentals, and easy visa access with little language barrier and friendly people. This will be the end of my Asian country adventure, as I have lived in all four countries over the last few decades on and off.

Sansiri does the same.  Dare to complain…. Get sued. Not just for civil court damages but even with a private criminal complaint.  A little known fact a out the inane Thai criminal law is that any individual can directly petition the court to accept a criminal complaint for things like defamation.  No police or prosecutor will review the charges.  Takes years to get through it, cost a lot of money and it is strictly done to intimidate customers. 
 

For that reason, even a win is a loss. 

Sansiri‘s Executive and reported Prime Minsterial Hopeful Srettha Thavisin went to court again against a former VIP customer who is part of an owner group suing Sansiri PLC for a large sum in damages and forcing very expensive repairs at Sansiri Baan Maikhao Condominium in Phuket. 

Srettha and Sansiri have filed  criminal defamation suits, civil suits and sought injunctive relief against posting of any disclosures on Twitter.  BaanMaikhao has been plagued by years of intensive rectification work and investors are fed up. 
 

Nothing new in Thauland obviously, but shutting down customer complaints like this should be beneath a company espousing quality, international standards and customer service mindset.

Was driving through there and made it barely out without floating away (XC60 SUV).  Then some airhead comes the other way making and enjoying a huge wake swamping vehicles already struggling.    Thai Smiles.  

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Quarantine hotel starts legal action after man posts negative review online - even though he found a cockroach in his food!

 

 

A hotel in Chonburi has launched legal action after a man posted a negative review from his own Facebook profile.

 

The Thai man had been staying at the hotel, which Thaivisa has chosen not to name, while undergoing mandatory quarantine after returning to Thailand from San Francisco last month.

 

The man, who made the post on Feb 15, said he decided to stay at the state quarantine facility because it was free and while he didn’t expect much in the way of luxury, he regretted his decision to stay there.

 

He described the stay as “probably the most terrible 14 days of my life” and said it wasn’t quarantine but more “like being imprisoned”.

 

According to the man’s post on Facebook, the non existent Wi-Fi and broken TV sounded like the least of his complaints.

 

The man alleged that there was fungus growing on his bed and a stench that simply would not go away, despite him changing rooms on three separate occasions.

 

He said all the rooms he stayed in had problems with mosquitoes and cockroaches and he even had to pay out of his own pocket for spray to have them killed. 

 

He also said there were problems with the food and shared a photo of what appeared to be the leg of a cockroach he found in one of the meals. 

 

The man shared a total of 46 photos and videos in his Facebook post, documenting the disgusting conditions he said he had to endure during his 14 day quarantine. 

 

The post went viral and at the time of publishing had been shared 29,000 times. 

 

Lots of other people commenting on the post said they had experienced similar conditions while staying at the hotel. 

 

The hotel has since issued a statement saying it has begun legal action citing Thailand’s strict defamation laws. 

 

[The hotel] wants to notify all related agencies to stop any kind of actions that will defame [the hotel] and violate the law,” the statement said. 

 

“If not, we will need to take maximum legal action.”

 

According to Thai media, the hotel has since announced it will be closed for the next three months. 

 

Whether the hotel’s owners will press ahead with their threats  of legal action remains to be seen. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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That’s why novody complains in Thailand.  Companies like Sansiri sell <deleted> condos ... complain. ...

criminal defamation suit.  It’s ridiculous. 

Those fingerprint readers are a beautiful way to spread viruses. 

The crazy thing is that every person is welcome with those Fingerprint readers at the airport. If there were an infected individual these things make sure the infection gets picked up by all arrivals following. 
 

last week, any alcohol spray was kept behind the desk upon request only.  
 

welcome to Thailand 

A few weeks ago I took a friend from Europe to an out of the way grass hut type of beach restaurant just north of Phuket.  The prices were eyewatering.  A steamed Seabass 900 baht!   I asked for discount.  „Already discount for you“.  
 

It was served raw inside.  Didn’t look super fresh (I usually shop at the markets and cook myself).  He didn’t finish eating it. 
 

So as a tourist I would not come back.  In fact with all the environmental neglect, foreigner abuse, Safety issues and shady politics, I am surprised anyone even bothers coming to Thailand.