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Maybe someone well known owns the 'famous pub', like a police general? I have no evidence of such, but I would not be surprised!

Presumably, immigration want to see where the passenger is coming from, just in case they need to send them back?

He is not actually THE prime minister, but more like the proxy prime minister it seems?

Phuket again? It seems that most problems that are anything to with Taxis mostly always happens there. Is it that the tourists are 'bad' or is it the taxi drivers are?

Agreed, but maybe close for a year or two might be better?

How much longer can this farce go on? Nothing will come of any petition or even an investigation, Thaksin is far too rich and far too well connected!

Nowhere is worse than Phuket?

Correct, except in Thailand they operate on reverse logic and if sales are down they put the prices up?

Absolutely, they are hardly gonna say yes he has had special privileges and he is not actually sick, because he is so rich and famous we felt the need to treat him much better than a common criminal?

Good One.......

Worse than TB, that has killed over a billion Humans in the last 200 years?

Whilst I love your sarcasm, many Saudi's, muslims, do imbibe, when outside of KSA?

And sheep?

They also offer quite legal services, that you don't mention? All agents aren't bad, but there are a few unscrupulous ones, as this article shows!

You are not on track! I agree using a private hospital is a choice for everyone, I also agree Government hospitals are cheaper, but that is NOT what the thread is about and certainly not what my post was about! To be clear I am saying at Private Hospitals , foreigners get charged more than Thais and I think it is unfair In a nutshell that's itt

If you read my post I clearly mention Private Hospitals! The OP was also referring to private clinic.We are not talking about the NHS in the UK or hospitals in the USA, try and keep on track!

The article clearly stated that" "Chanidapha revealed that the affected tourists, who had paid approximately 32,000 baht (US$ 916) each, had approached her language school, but the school found no record of them in their system." So this was nothing to do financials and 12 month extensions, but clearly about attempting to obtain ED visas?

My original post said: "However the fact there are two separate price lists, quite legally, for medical services seems unfair at best and xenophobic at worst! " So I am not saying it is xenophobic, but in a worst case scenario it could give the impression in a certain way! Depending how a person looks at it! It is certainly unfair that hospitals charge foreigners for not being Thai, I understand that private hospitals are a business and need to make a profit etc, but just cos you look different and speak another language, we are all human after all! Now having said that it is Thailand and as we know, it is AMAZING! TIT

I think its both! If they loved foreigners would they charge them 'extra' for being a foreigner? They only love the money foreigners bring in, that's where it seems to end! It could even be called 'racist' because they think Thai's are superior to all foreigners, so we can charge them a lower amount?

The quote from the OP is sadly very sobering, but true! "The Democrat said the privileges granted to Thaksin reinforces the popular axiom that Thai prison is for poor people only. "

I don't think anyone is trying to 'play the victim' here? What you say in general is true, that is you get pretty good, fast service for a reasonable price, certainly compared to the US. However the fact there are two separate price lists, quite legally, for medical services seems unfair at best and xenophobic at worst!

Every word you say is true. You mention the word 'criminal' or criminal's several times and indeed overstayers, if caught are criminals, I wonder though if the immigration and police would be allowed to carry on their criminality in other countries as they do in Thailand?

"National crackdown underway " How many times a year do have this 'National Crackdown'? If they did their job,immigration, surely there would be no need?

You are completely missing the point!

Absolutely, its almost like it was very carefully planned out?