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Thanks all. Mind at rest.

As e cigarettes. Are legal in many countries, signs should be put up at every immigration booth saying so , with a picture. Let it be known to travel agents , airlines etc. This is getting more than ridiculous. Also, pay you fine , if you have one, at a 7/11 . Oh, great idea ?

A lesson , borrow money, pay it back immediately. For such a small sum , you both must be broke. Not a good way to travel.

What if you have no cash on you, or not much, and your card is in the hotel ? . I often go out with 2000B in my pocket , or less, if I know I won’t need much ? I also always carry a photocopy of my passport.

Hi , I’ll be arriving BKK 2 nd March, on Visa Exempt and leaving on the 2 nd April , 32 days . Does the 45 days allowed include April as I read that it might not be continued ? I hope I don’t need an extension for 2 days ? i assume my entry stamp will have 45 days mentioned ? Thanks.

Are you for real ? So you’re making tourists the reason why cops break’ the law ?

From the above photo he had all the tech stuff needed for a YouTuber.

« world wide » , bit of an insult that isn’t it ? Although it might correspond to the women you frequent ! Also, I think many western men should be given a wide berth, they can be just as lying , demanding , waste of space as the worst hookers in any country.

Of course, especially while « medical* ( ha ha) cannabis is flooding the streets of Thai towns, due to government promotion of its benefits !!!

Some of the most successful crooks/ fraudsters have had good backgrounds , education , careers etc. An official, secretary, nurse , bank workers can be just as crooked and thieving as a humble bar girl or shop worker , or anyone for that matter. I won’t add the positions of the worst culprits.

Any good shop in Robinson or central will have cotton. I’ve seen loads of cotton t shirts, usually Reebok or Nike etc. Never had a problem myself. Lots of people choose synthetics because either they are cheaper, or easier to wash/ iron. Cotton bermudas etc can also be found in the malls in sports shops, like The North Face. Maybe decathlon. Wash with good quality detergent too. Helps . Another option is bamboo Lyocell which is natural. Ive got three dresses in it and I can go round bangkok all day , sit in taxis, and still look great.

And they do cool keeping articles. The opposite from the thermal heat ones .

I Hope he has proof of correspondence with this official. Did he even ever meet her ??

First , you should always have printed copies of important documents, and on your phone / email address. Secondly, you are on the immigration arrivals data base . Even the Thai police are capable of checking this if they have a doubt/ or you have committed an infraction. The lady from Taiwan was accused , correctly or not, of using e Cigarettes, which are forbidden in Thailand . She accuses them of extortion.

Well, he sure was a silly billy. Who does things like that ? Although, if what he says is true, it will all be proven through bank transfers . If she took the money , there must be proof.

Chinese new Year also attracts Singaporeans , Malaysians , which are relatively good spending tourists in contrast to Chinese . Also a good few fromCambodia and Laos, they’re not all migrant workers. Quite a lot of rich ones .

And don’t forget cannabis shops all over the place !

Not at all.This story has hit international headlines everywhere.. Tourists in Thailand. Even having a e cigarette ( vaping?) or having had a few drinks is no reason for the police to come down heavy handed on tourists . Trust of the RTP flew out of the window years ago , as thousands of tourists or expats will confirm. Of course there are good ones, and ones who want to change things. .But It’s from the top down, as seen by the Chinese mafia and immigration officers headlines. That the police go to Taiwan themselves is a good move . Things should be taken seriously. Ot should the better police continue to turn a blind eye to scenes such as plastic bags over heads to extort money ?

Not interested, but the cinemas are so cold I’d appreciate a clean packed blanket .

Lots of strange things happen, I think that we unconsciously want them to. Once, when I was about 12, I had a very strong déjà -vue. It was nothing important, but it did really surprise me , and I didn’t want to tell anyone in case they thought I was loopy, or making it up.

Just get a tourist visa as advised 60: days, plus you can extend this for 30 days., Easy.

A friend from Phuket called to tell me not to come .Last year Jan FEV March spent 3 months there ,I left because I was bored stiff plus daily storms . This year it’s over run with Russians and other tourists, great problem for the restaurants who can’t cope, beaches crowded with chairs everywhere, so I won’t go back there. I’ll be in Jomtien in a quiet area, super small building and great pool , been many times in the past . And so not to spend Songkran in Thailand , will be leaving to Bali . With all my respect to Bill Heinecke, Thailand seems very busy . I don’t see why the Thais should give free vaccins tô tourists , its free in our own country. So they must be for the Chinese ?? Or are they old vaccins end of date ? This years vaccin is specially for new omicron variants .

Before Covid you had ´to pick up the next day. With the thousands of longstayers that have apparently descended on Phuket since November ( so busy you can’t get a table in a restaurant , or run on the beach , reported by friend who lives there for 30 yrs yesterday) there might be long queues . So better check.

What on earth is happening ? And being underpaid doesn’t cut it for me. Not a week goes by without some poor farmer being bankrupted / destroyed because some crazy pit bull/ dog has attacked killed his child. Chinese being police escorted to their hotels, tourists being held in the dark in frightening situation , immigration officers taking bribes from Chinese criminals , drugs added to that , photos of small kids with a bong near the beach in broad daylight ( and please do not put all that down to bad tourists !!) . It’s a breakdown of Thai society , it’s falling apart.

The police have given the best story they came up with. Hot air. Any interrogations should be carried out under camera at the police station.