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3 hours ago, Puchaiyank said:

They are now completing details which will allow the passengers to fly without their pants...????

...some of these budget airlines, you fly on the seat of your pants for sure.

29 minutes ago, 55Jay said:

Penalties for non-compliance is an eminently fair question.  

 

One would think a government body drafting and implementing enforceable policy on a National level, would also include penalties.  The fact nobody in Immigration seems able or willing to answer the question, is revealing.  

 

My opinion only, I think the 400k low limit is a bluff, intended to smoke out the farangs who employ dodgy agents and their fake accounts/deposits to get around the rules.  BJ mentioned this specifically and then presto - out they came with this post-extension seasoning and the arbitrary 400k threshold. 

 

By not announcing a strict penalty policy, Immigration is leaving themselves flexibility to make case by case decisions as they arise.  The same kind of flexibility they exercise at air/land/sea border entry points.

 

For 800k in the bank method, my guess is a person who dips below the 400k but tops up again to 800k in time for the next extension, and otherwise presents a consistent financial pattern here over time, will be fine.  They aren't the fish Immigration is trying to catch. 

 

IMO, every single agent assisted extension should be flagged for deeper scrutiny.

...well if they (Immigration) have been so concerned about 'where the money comes from' (and Agents have been suspected); how then will they react to where you get the 400k to top up again..doesn't that make the whole thing farcical..(I suppose we will have to prove where that came from).

3 hours ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

Was that the one leaked online that showed all foreigners living in the South and included sensitive information such as DoB, passport number etc?

..why not put a chip under our forearm skin as we enter the country and be done with it.

On 3/27/2019 at 4:13 PM, cornishcarlos said:

You could get a much better, up to date model for half the price. Most have high mileage though !! 

..wack in a new set of rings and big ends and should be good for another 4 husbands.

9 hours ago, zhangxifu said:

It's quite normal. Usually without a shave for days too. And they do give a chase. I have never been truncheoned though. If you ever imagined what a highway bandit might look like?

..bring him to me.

On 3/25/2019 at 9:08 AM, BritManToo said:

And Cambodia, and Burma, and Laos.

..i don't really think that any of the aforementioned countries and big China give a toss about air quality and standards when it comes to crop production.

12 hours ago, z42 said:

I understand the need for border security, but treating all foreign visitors as potential criminals whose whereabouts need to be confirmed under threat of arrest simply isn't the way forward.

 

This initiative is hardly likely to be welcomed by any side, be it the tourists or the tourism operators / hoteliers.

 

Thailand needs less buraecracy, not more

...well, we can all thank Osama bin Laden.

3 hours ago, ShortTimed said:

 

OK, last visit here about 9:00 at night, I witness a taxi cut to the outside lane and slam on the brakes right in front of a motorbike who then smashed into the trunk.

 

Mid-20’s female riding pillion gets slammed to ground and is unconscious.

 

Maybe 30-year old Male motorbike operator immediately goes up to unconscious female and starts shaking her to “wake her up” and as she continues unresponsive, he starts dragging her around by her arms.

 

Being an EMT, finding an unresponsive subject on hard pavement after a vehicle collision, the first concern after making sure no cars may run us over, is to stabilize the neck and assume C-Spine injury and avoid moving the patient except to roll them on their back and to look for additional trauma such as bleeding or compound fracture.

 

So I don’t attempt to touch the female but do talk to a 3rd party Thai male to communicate to the motorbike operator that its not good to move her like he is.

 

Next thing I know the motorbike operator decides its time to fight the nosy farang...ME.

 

Fortunately, a couple Aussies saw the whole thing and moved quick enough to encourage my hasty retreat.

 

In Canada, I am an EMT first responder trained to help others.

In Thailand I am a guy who has learned to mind my own business at a safe distance...Lol

..all i can say is you should continue to assist regardless.

5 hours ago, Oziex1 said:

Is anyone surprised. 

..the vinyl banner and frame makers hopefully came out clear winners.

19 hours ago, Trujillo said:

Uh, the air quality is a passing thing, which you'd know if you did a modicum of research. 

What next? Too rainy in the rainy season? 

..too sore after a massage.

15 hours ago, PoorSucker said:

Thipadee Paweenasathean, 50.

Future forward candidate for Lampang. 

Yes, she's 50. ????

Lovely honest looking woman, good luck to her...the ole geezer needs some medications.

17 hours ago, Psimbo said:

You may want to actually READ the story. ????

 

This is one of the people who FOUND the body.

i did read and yes Mr. Hill is not Mr. Armitage.

38 minutes ago, pegman said:

What a joke. Those Keystone Brit cops had a dead asian lady and an asian lady disappear 25 miles apart. Yet couldn't connect the dots. Was it 2004 or 1804? No doubt family and/or friends had it figured out. They lived with the husbend's family for bloody sake. A bit of foot work by the Keystones would have flushed that out. 

..no mention of Hindus.

55 minutes ago, GoodieAfterDark said:

This is a huge misunderstanding. This bubala is a very, very good man, good man as teacher, good man as a murder?

right.

4 hours ago, balo said:

 

Ok so now we also have a witness who talked to the woman on the phone before she was killed.  This just strengthen the evidence against the husband.

 

The police really need to interrogate him about his movements in 2004.   

..those rock pools behind him in the photo would be the first place to look..hmm.

23 hours ago, newnative said:

     Great post and I totally agree with everything you said.  The OP might be far happier in a city like Pattaya with people from everywhere.  I started in Rayong and always felt like the local Thais were staring at me--usually I was the only farang at Home Pro or Index.  When my partner and I moved to Pattaya suddenly I was no longer a curiosity.  Lots of support services, great hospitals, wide range of condos to either rent or buy, restaurants galore, great shopping choices, movies, recreation...  Maybe give it some consideration.

...i find as i get older i forget to zip up my fly sometimes..maybe that's why i get stares occasionally.

6 hours ago, Chelseafan said:

I suppose the truth will lay somewhere between their version of events and the soon-to-come Thai version

 

..snakes never lie.

17 hours ago, j8k said:

Thais hate foreigners, always have, always will. I am getting out before its too late.

..gives me more reason to stay...paranoia is not in my vocabulary.

3 hours ago, Bob12345 said:

My wife is a doctor and she was 1 baht "cheaper" (999.999 baht - lucky number BS).
Plus the family returned the money the same day.

 

You did well, and be glad you found out "quickly" how the family sees you.

..would Chinese burning money suffice..as it's only symbolic.

5 minutes ago, ParadiseLost said:

But this would fly in the face of the new 'Social Media' driven world - no rules!

 

How do you think the likes of that waste of space geek Zuckerburg would have become a f'ing billionaire if proper controls and identification protocols were required from day one? For instance journalists having to be accredited, news only being reported from reliable sources.

 

Right wing scum, perverts and stalkers have benefited way more then the common person who show photos of their ugly kitten to their 'friends'. Look how effective the yellow shirt movement in France became - without social media it would have been a non starter.

..yes i understand where your coming from, but the general public and media users don't have to view/partake in any of that, they can regulate themselves..if FB/Twitter/Instagram/UTube etc etc are so good at what they do then as images/video is uploaded to the web site, the content should be immediately vetted and rejected/accepted, not allowing immediate view until passed..would this work?...i sincerely think so.

After all Zuckerberg created his FB to communicate between two colleges, did he not...hardly his fault..we're in need of more serious regulating and analysis of content.

57 minutes ago, farcanell said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_New_Zealand

 

they were “tightened” in 1996, or rather, further tightened in 1996, as the un zud government had previously tightened gun laws following earlier mass shootings.

 

this latest horror, will see yet further tightening of the laws, in line with your last comment about constantly adjusting, which is demonstrably what the kiwis have been doing all along

...well that's a reassuring read..thanks for that...let's hope other countries follow suit..after the PortArthurMassacre the federal govt had two amnesties and a gun buy back, however a fair per cent hid their already illegal weapons.

6 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

"...I can tell you one thing right now, our gun laws will change..."

 

THIS is a proper response by a government in response to a mass shooting; try to enact new, better laws which might prevent atrocities like this from occurring again.

 

Anyone listening?

 

Anyone?

 

 

...agreed..if the PM has made that statement; why weren't the gun laws tightened as they were in Australia, post 1996 (Port Arthur Massacre).

Any PM/Premier/President/Leader must have a 'finger on the pulse' regarding world terrorism and be constantly adjusting/updating relevant laws accordingly...IMHO.

13 hours ago, Henrik Andersen said:

No it isn't 

It is your addiction to drugs 

 

..maybe he meant he rode his famous racing motor cycle to the area where he stole the necklace..is that him seated on the ground (must have had an uncle stand in for him).