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On 11/1/2024 at 9:48 PM, treetops said:

That's not quite correct.  Facial scanners have also been installed at the boarding gates (at least the one I used earlier this week).

They've been installed, but it will be up to each airline as to whether to use them, since the system may or may not mesh with their systems and procedures. I've actually seen FR readers at gates at many airports around the world for several years now, but only used them for boarding once. 

But you're quite correct that in theory FR could be used for immigration and boarding as well as security - those functions just aren't under the full control of AoT.

On 11/2/2024 at 1:31 AM, Espanol said:

In the Bolt -> Taxi service, regardless of the rate offered, and despite having already paid for it, the taxi driver will turn on the taximeter and at the end of the service the payment made will be cancelled and I will be billed for what the taximeter shows.

This is how Grab Taxi works as well. They provide a fare estimate at the beginning, but what you eventually pay is the metered fare plus the Grab service charge. If you use cars rather than taxis on either app, there's a set fare.

On 11/2/2024 at 1:31 AM, Espanol said:

For that I don't need to hire Bolt's services, I just have to get into any taxi, pay whatever the taximeter says and that's it.

You're paying Bolt to send a taxi to your door to pick you up, so that you don't have to go out on the street and find a cab (and possibly argue about the destination).

On 10/30/2024 at 5:45 PM, SingAPorn said:

Why did they not make check-in counters, immigration booths and luggage claims directly inside the SAT 1 terminal to make life more simple for passengers ?

Because it isn't a terminal, it's a midfield satellite concourse. Its purpose is to add more gates, not to function as a new terminal. The actual new terminals at BKK - which will have the facilities you mention - are still in the planning and arguing stage, and won't be built for years. 

On 10/31/2024 at 12:05 AM, HauptmannUK said:

I've used it twice. Once when flying with Austrian Airlines and once with Turkish Airlines.  Added only a few minutes to overall arrival/departure times. Just wasn't an issue for me....

That was also my experience. SAT-1 itself is much nicer and more comfortable than the legacy concourses, and any extra time to get to and from the gates there is negligible.

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

BEM is focused on procuring systems for the eastern section from the Thailand Cultural Centre to Min Buri. This segment, taking three-and-a-half years to build, is set to open by late 2027 or early 2028.

The civil engineering for this section is essentially completely finished, and yet the utterly shambolic contracting process has left the tunnels and stations empty for another three years. A really grotesque dereliction of duty to the local people who tolerated years of very disruptive construction and are still waiting for train service.

I'm glad they're taking this action, but it's striking how different their attitude is when the trafficking victims are in another country versus in Thailand (where they end up being arrested as illegal aliens rather than given aid or assistance).

7 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

All the notes...bore the word “COPY” on the watermark area on the reverse side. The police seized the counterfeit currency

If they literally have the word "copy" printed on them, they're not "counterfeit" at all - they're novelty or replica notes.

4 hours ago, Kerryd said:

And their food is not that spicy. LOOK at the chilies they are using.

Those same dehydrated (or "sun dried") hard chilies that have almost no flavour at all.

The dish that the restaurant calls Dragon Balls is larb tord (ลาบทอด), which even in Thailand can be quite spicy or not spicy at all depending on the individual cook. Those roasted chilis are an accompaniment to eat with the dish, not one of the ingredients.

3 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

There's a solution stop giving this guy media attention.   I swear most of these nuts just do it to see their name I'm print.

Yeah, I don't know why they keep reporting on this clown's antics.

On 10/12/2024 at 10:29 PM, john donson said:

my question is, how did people survive for tens of thousands of year without all these shots ?

They didn't - they died. Millions and millions of them died of diseases that are now easily prevented. 

3 minutes ago, SingAPorn said:

Surprising that a corrupt cop gets busted in Thailand. What happened ? He refused to split with his bosses ?

He wasn't a police officer, he was an accountant or bookkeeper for the Corrections Department. Still surprised that he was arrested, but it's a very different scenario from busting a corrupt cop.

21 hours ago, John Drake said:

Is this for US Citizen Services? It says "visa scheduling" on the website. That's for non-citizens.

This is only for visa services. There has been no announcement of any changes to US passport application procedures.

On 9/27/2024 at 8:14 AM, renaissanc said:

I am guessing, but I expect that Thailand does not have jurisdiction over what happens on a Vietnamese plane.

Thai VietJet is a Thai airline with Thai crews, and the incident apparently took place in Thai airspace.

17 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Tax dollars at work. 

There are no tax dollars involved - the costs are all paid by applicants.

3 hours ago, Jerry777 said:

Another broken government website on the way.

The call centers, appointment systems, and online support systems are designed and run by contractors (not that that's necessarily any better).

2 hours ago, Ben Zioner said:

Nope, neither "remitted" nor "brought in Thailand" can be read in the english version of RD 743. 

 

Actually the more I read this document the mor I get the feeling is compatible with WWIT. The only thing is that HSPs could be taxed IMHO.

Section 5 of the decree refers to "income under section 40 of the Revenue Code derived in the previous tax year from 
an employment, or from business carried on abroad, or from a property situated abroad, and 
brought into Thailand."

7 minutes ago, watchcat said:

And let them roam the streets like soi dogs?

3 hours ago, Presnock said:

I think that the DIR GEN according to the royal decree exemption for the LTR could drop that exemption

Could you tell me where you're reading that? The decree states that certain remitted income is exempt from taxation for some LTR holders, and that the DIRGEN of the Revenue Dept can set rules and conditions for that exemption. It would seem bizarre if one of those rules for exemption could be "sorry, there aren't any exemptions." It's up to the Department and the Ministry of Finance to implement the decree, but I don't see that they have the authority to simply overrule it. Am I missing something?

16 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

Because it's interesting to me and I think to many others.

 

You still didn't answer the question. What if I have a connecting international flight in Bangkok (same airport) - do I need to clear immigration?

No, you do not. You'll follow the signs to one of the transit screening areas, go through security, and proceed upstairs to the departures level where you can go to the gate for your next flight.