bamnutsak

Jeez, I hope you feel better after that rant. Wow! Nice passive-aggressive parry. Brilliant. Am I sensing some projection? Why even go there based on the subject of this thread. Very Skeevy. Sorry, what does that have to do with the subject of this thread? For the most part (99%), the requirement for onward travel is required by the original check-in airline. Most folks have a round trip, or an onward segment so it's not an issue. But if it applies to you then you may be flagged - OLCI usually results in a "See agent" pop-up, or tag on the PNR - for details. Actual "enforcement" of this varies widely. And you probably have a good explanation (valid permission to stay with re-entry permit). But you may be Involuntarily Denied Boarding (IDB). Pending some (re-)solution. AFAIK, onward tickets are completely legal. That said I'm not a lawyer. Travel agents can book a ticket for a customer, and cancel it for a tiny transaction fee which they recoup from customers. The terms of the two transactions can span from immediate to days even weeks in the future. Onward ticket just made the whole more streamlined. Again tens of thousands of Thais use Ghost booking (via a travel agent/or visa rep) as part part of a visa application, for obvious reasons (cost control, unknown schedule vs. visa window). This not illegal.

You'd think these executives would realize that this is a bad look. And be smart enough to avoid looking like the proud owners of a shiny new "government". And I suspect many were. But not these clowns.

I'd wait, get settled here, then renew it here, between year - 2 and year -1, dovetailed into any annual extension of stay timeframe. If I were in say, year -3 and they announced a 100% increase in the fee, I might opt for an early renewal. I have to say that the NGPs are pretty nice. I might consider getting a passport card while still in the U.S. Nice RealID compliant government passport for $3 per year ($30 for 10 years). But that's said to be being updated soon so I might wait for the new version? A Passport Card in no way substitutes for a Passport. Recent reports here, first-hand, on renewals, door-to-door have been ~ 5 weeks. I think they say 5 - 6 weeks on the US EMB BKK site. That's for the $130 fee, no expediting charges offered or needed.

FWIW, tens of thousands of Thais use a similar procedure when applying for visas for travel to other countries. Maybe just get on with "banishing" them. :rolleyes Sure. What are the rules?

Yeah, Thai Immigration is not involved, and it is not a "false ticket". It is a real booking with a PNR and Customer Name available to anyone with access to a GDS. That's on a ~ 13,000 THB ticket BKK-KUL, so 15% of the purchase price. And more than a real throw-away. DMK-PNH on FD for 1,500 THB. "Banished"? Seriously? Sure, your Highness. You're a hoot. Interesting where you draw the line on "deception".

Not only do the powers-that-be retain full control, they actually got PTP to self-neuter themselves. Now all that's left is to decapitate - legally using various rules, laws, commissions, and courts - MFP. Job done, and they rule for at least another eight years.

All of them?

It's called Royal Silk Full Flexi -- 2,000 THB cancellation fee. There are very few, perhaps none, fully refundable tickets, with no fees (no show/cancellation). Maybe on a corporate contract. Then you've got the potential loss, or gain, on Fx. onwardticket.com, or a similar service is the best way to go.

So much for the PTP pledge to break up those monopolies.

Reported as a "sealed snack box". No pastry or cake boxes available presumably.

The cherry on the top of this steaming pile of poo of a "cabinet".

You can turn mobile data OFF within the handset. You can turn mobile data OFF within the network. Turn off data via USSD service by dialing *113*2 # Call or *106 # Call Receiving SMSes anywhere is free of charge. You'll need to enable international roaming, and have a handset which supports the local roaming partner's frequencies, and have coverage. Are you prepaid or postpaid. If prepaid I think you have to contact TrueMove H directly, although that option may be buried in the True i Service mobile app. https://www.true.th/support/site/mobile_devices/2781/product/189?ln=en In theory Native (not an app) VoWiFi should work.

Of course they are gone. The 2014 Coup was staged by the Judiciary, and the ultra-conservatives. And the recent slow-moving coup which began the day after the May 2023 election was staged by Parliament (Senators), EC and the Judiciary. The powers that be understand that military coups look bad, so they just pivoted to using other levers of power to make transitions appear quasi-Democratic.

Privy Council. Reward for all he's done "maintaining order".

That was from 2020, trying to defend the bloated military structure, pure BS, and a promise made by someone who is leaving office.

Which office was this?

https://www.scb.co.th/en/personal-banking/digital-banking/scb-easy-net.html

A quick search found this... https://aseannow.com/topic/1267183-chaeng-wattana-certificate-of-residence-report-27072022/

https://transparency.fb.com/reports/government-data-requests/country/TH/

+1 They close at 11 PM. http://www.palapizzabangkok.com/

More likely yaba + lao khao. Using legal intoxicants like cannabis and alcohol as an "excuse", by the parent, is not a defense. If he was consuming cannabis he would have forgotten where he placed his sword. There haven't been many scary cannabis stories in a long time. With the new government coming soon, these stories seem to be on the rise. Curious.

95% of entrepreneurial small businesses operate on FB. Most large-scale retail service and food businesses drive revenue via FB. Might as well shoot yourself in the temple rather than the foot. IMO, this "outgoing" "caretaker" MDES Minster should close his pie hole. This problem should be solved by working with FB, and not rattling his toy sabre.

Has he been saying this "all along"? His "party" has been saying the dreaded word re: the military throughout the pre- and post-election periods. End conscription, reduce the top-heavy command structure, refine the mission, reduce the budget. Srettha is on a very, very short leash. His 'masters' will pull on the leash endlessly. He's not even a puppet PM. A (tall) cardboard cut-out might be more effective.

If your credit card does NOT offer "No Foreign Transaction Fee", then you are paying that 3% fee. Check the terms of your CC. If so, pay in cash. If you have a credit card with No Foreign Transaction Fee, then pay in THB with the credit card. If you live here and do not have a credit card with No Foreign Transaction Fee, then you should probably get one. https://www.nerdwallet.com/best/credit-cards/no-foreign-transaction-fee

Interesting that someone in the leadership of a political party, albeit an ultra-Royalist one, can invoke what might "bother" the King?