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Thanksin should be ashamed of what he did. I hope the government crackdown hard!

Would you call that boy looking over the tyres a human shield.I suggest you print something factual.My thioughts would have been,he is showing the boy to the soldiers to show that he is there.

NOW

If someone had said the boy should not be there i would have agreed but dont spout crap on here

Carrying a child to a barricade where you are likely to encounter violence and then showing the child IS using the child as a human shield. The child shouldn't be there and the parents should be tried for negligence! If the troops take fire from that area they are now faced with the moral quandry --- return fire knowing a child is there or accept the fire!

Mixing in non-combatants with combatants is the very definition of using human shields.

absolutely agree!!!

Oh another reason to go on demonstrate. Next reason might be that some politician choose the wrong color for his suit Zzzz...

Good move!

funny stuff lol

Nice kick

"Applauds"

It seems that some generals still support the old regime and try to give 'hardware-support'

Big brother...

Thank you Big Brother get rid of scum like this. Good work!!!

I concurr!! Lock those terrors up!

hmm never saw that 'kor apai...etc' block screen. must be from isp who get the blocked list. oh well, whatever...

I never saw any banned site, btw. Did anyone of you see one? If yes, how does it show up? The only thing I get as 'banned' is from FF when a phising or scam site is found...

EDIT: Just found this, a very interesting document which explains even how the ministry blocks websites but do it that way so that users think the website is 'just not there anymore'

That must be the reason why I never had any BLOCK SITE screen...

Read on at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Thailand

thanks for the headsup. I guess no problem for me using Proxy then =)

A quote from your link: The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Minister has said in an interview in the Bangkok Post that he has not blocked these methods because "using proxies to access illegal sites are illegal, whereas using proxies to access legal sites is legal."

I think their servers are down sometimes. If not, then they might bann websites which could be used to propagate hate speeches about government, I guess.

I use a proxy and can connect to every site, without proxy many sites do not work.

Proxies are illegal in Thailand. However, that's apparently one of the illegal activities we can discuss here, along with use of non TT&T/TOT VOIP companies...

proxies are illegal in Thailand? When I signed the contract of my ISP there were no mention of it. Please give source of your information.

Thanks

I think their servers are down sometimes. If not, then they might bann websites which could be used to propagate hate speeches about government, I guess.

I use a proxy and can connect to every site, without proxy many sites do not work.

I think their servers are down sometimes. If not, then they might bann websites which could be used to propagate hate speeches about government, I guess.

I use a proxy and can connect to every site, without proxy many sites do not work.

An antiquated regulation put on the books before anyone had ever heard of ATM, credit cards or Internet Banking.

Just wanted to write the same. Why do I have to carry cash with me anyways...

In 17 years I am in Thailand I was never asked.

They usually not even bother to look at me much or ask any questions.

Maybe the Thais can swap him for Thaksin.

Good idea!

I not want to be in his position LOL!

lets start the blame game

Charge one or two baht for plastic bag won't work in Thailand. Thai's rather go buy stuff somewhere else where they get the plastic bag free.

"Merchant of Death" - I think most countries in this world could be called that and not just 'one guy'.

Pattaya would be a good place to start. Although I've only been there once and will probably never go there again, it is one of the seediest places I've ever been. Just an observation...

Apparently you have never been to Phuket. It is a shit hole that makes Pattaya look good.

In the end it doesn't really matter 'where' because as soon as you enter or exit Thailand your done =)

Even though implementation may be years away, I'm betting there are more than a few Pattaya residences that are a little nervous about it. Maybe their past will catch-up with them after all?

The crooks have not much choice: Leave Thailand or just stop the Visa runs. Leaving Thailand won't make much sense since most of the world is connected. Stop making Visa runs just prolongs the sweet time until the date they get their passport checked. One advantage does it have: Instead rotting in Thai Jail they get a free transport to were the warrant was ordered.

Actually I think it would be very easy for the Thai Immigration to fix the problem in one day. Insist that any one coming to Thailand for more than a month provide proof from there home country that they have a clean criminal record.

Then all they need do is find jobs for all the newly unemployed girls and boys and for many of there own staff who would have nothing to do.

The Thai Immigration is not interested in criminal record history but in active warrants. There is no law which forbids people with criminal history to enter Thailand as long as they have no open warrants.

Well, this scares the shit out of me. Can anybody tell me if I have anything to worry about in the short or long term?

I am 'wanted' on a misdemeanor charge in California. I spit on somebody and they pressed charges calling it battery. I was just visiting for a wedding at the time and promptly came back to Thailand, ignoring my responsibilities to go to court etc. It is such a minor matter I figure I'll just deal with it whenever I go back to California again. The bail on it is just $2,500 (very low) and it is listed as a 'can cite' warrant - meaning that if I come in contact with law enforcement in the US they can give me a citation to appear in court, they do not have to arrest me. So if picked up in Florida, for instance, if they somehow discovered this warrant there is basically no chance they would extradite me over it and probably wouldn't even take me into custody.

If Immigration picks up on this are they likely to deny my Visa extension and/or actually deport me....?

Well what you do is quiet simple: Go back to CAL and fix your problem. Because if you get catched here you only get additional trouble and might be unable to come back to Thailand if everything goes wrong. As far as I can remember you must sit at least 6month in Thai prison to get blacklisted in Thailand. bit I am not sure if they catch you by warrant and you want to come back, how it is. I wouldn't take a chance. It could at least cause you trouble for work permit or any long stay visa in the future,

so: Fix it! =)