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18 hours ago, DLock said:

310 direct flight to Vietnam per week?

 

Thats 44 flights per day.

 

That is much higher that I would have ever guessed.

 

Is BKK just a convenient hub and easier to get to Vietnam than from other countries? 

But they can't find sufficient slots for the Indian flights!!

Oh well, every cloud has a silver lining....

3 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

At least a quality tourist was helping

Yes, and how many times did he say "get an ambulance "

They will be putting ambulance points along Beach road the way it is going. 

1 hour ago, AlexRich said:

I don't know what everyone is complaining about?

 

One Irishman vs 10 Thais is what constitutes a fair fight in Thailand.

Throw in a couple of blind people and their dogs.

A few wheelchair bound tourists...

Its pretty disgusting...

Time the locals work up to what's sending the tourists elsewhere. 

No tourist police around either?

Is the CCTV system fixed yet?

3 hours ago, mok199 said:

Thunderdome spins yet further and further out of control..the good news is 17 foreigners were fined for no Thai drivers license earlier in the day....

Would read better if it was 17 thai people fined for not having a thai driving licence...

But would need a few more zeros...

16 minutes ago, fittobethaied said:

 

I finally figured out why the police always line up for a photo op behind the criminals they catch for a photo op. They remind me of the Japanese soldiers during WWII when a group of them would line up behind bodies of the dead for their photo op.

 

 

My stepdaughter just completed her booklet of accomplishments as a government English teacher to present to her superiors to plead for a pay raise. She included all the photos taken at all the various events in which she participated in the past few years, and those all serve to demonstrate her good works which might merit a promotion and pay raise. I guess the coppers have the same sort of system, so the more photos they produce with their mug in the background, the better chance they have for a nice pay raise. That, plus they use the photos/videos in an attempt to convince the public that they are actually fighting crime and not just robbing the public at police check points, extorting businesses for protection money, running drugs, massage parlors and gambling establishments....not to mention a host of other corrupt practices.   

 

 

I thought it was calculated from the number of 5% commissions they received from the DLT tickets written. 

6 hours ago, Pilotman said:

wow, finally a sensible instruction/comment from an Immigration chief.  Bet they don't take any notice. 

He will be on the next desk to Big Joke if he carries on like this....

21 hours ago, up2you2 said:

Cost.

Plus about 6 months. 

40,000 each, providing the bone is suitable. 

If not, a bone grafting is required. 

Crowns around 7,000 each. 

Can always send them to Pattaya. 

Still plenty of street corners to hang around on...

The only system that will work is hitting the hip pocket nerves. 

Combined with im pounding the vehicles. 

16 hours ago, HHTel said:

As I said, the article is a mess of contradictions.  When you've lost all 12 points, your are banned from driving for 90 days.  However, points lost will not be restored for 12 months!!  

Go figure.

So you drive with no license for 9 months.

40% of the population drive for 12 months with no license now....

And school kids 3 or 4 to a bike.

The wife's daughter has had a bike 12 months now,  and still hasn't had any time to do the driving test..

Mai bpen rai.

How can they sell a bike registered but the rider has no licence???

36 minutes ago, justin case said:

put camera's on every red light, take away a few points and make them pay or impound the car, eventually they might learn

 

who am I kidding ????

 

But that is too easy. 

These new cameras are capable of recording multiple images and things.

(Subject of a previous post)

The thai police are only capable of thinking about one thing at a time. 

Play with phone 

Tea money 

Eating 

Looking for farang to fine.

Avoiding anything that concerns paperwork and effort...

I still advocate the use of sheriffs and bailiffs to crack down on the amount of unpaid fines. 

Scan the number plates and impound the vehicle or clamp it until all fines are paid. 

Instead of complaining about the unpaid money (hospital bills too) link it to the passport and flag it on departure. 

The passport number is on the driver's license and the same is recorded by the hospital's. 

But that only takes care of the pesky farangs...

Would be interesting to see the % of each nationality. 

On 12/5/2019 at 1:43 AM, rasg said:

Quite a good way to have a visit visa refused nowadays.

 

Thai Visa Express is OISC accredited. One if the best companies out there.

Having known someone who worked for VFS, she categorically said that an agent would not have any influence on the application. 

What you pay the agent and what you pay VFS are separate amounts. 

If you're a bit naive about the process, perhaps talk to a friend about it. 

Or an agent...

Especially if you have technical issues, or legal problems. 

But why pay the mega fees they ask for? (Agents)

Current charge is £1,000 Thai Visa Express. 40,000 baht. 

Oh, a sponsorship letter is still advertised as allowed. 

As the UK sponsor you will be expected to demonstrate that you can fund the holiday, and you have adequate accommodation, and meet the cost of the onward journey (airfares).

If you have money to burn pm me lol...

On 12/4/2019 at 11:39 PM, rod40a said:

Just a point on the five visas my girlfriend had to the UK I always deposited 30000 Bt in her bank account some months before the application along with a return flight in my mind to prove if things went wrong she had the funds to return having £60 on arrival hardly gives her that independence  

But they specifically say not to book flights until the visa is granted. 

Plus it has a 12 week prior and cannot use before a certain date printed on the UK Visa. 

On 12/3/2019 at 9:56 AM, theoldgit said:

Yes, the proceedures are very different, and whilst much of your advice is helpful, I need to point out again that the UKVI specifically advise not to send photographs.

The list attached is the way I have obtained visas 4 times for the UK and Australia. 

A 3 to 5 minutes check, pay the fee, do biometric information and the package is now sent to India for final processing. 

But still happens in about 7 days.

UK is attached to the passport. 

Australia is electronic visa.

A friend in pattaya used an agent 2x times and blew 40,000 baht. 

According to the girlfriend. 

However,  we sat down together and I showed him the online site, he followed the process steps and took the paperwork to Trendy building Bangkok,  all done and back in 10 days...

But in this case perhaps someone was having a bad day?

I can only sympathize with the OP, because it is a straight forward process. 

*If the partner is not working, just say so, and no need to show her bank account information. 

22 hours ago, scotinsiam said:

You have to blame the system and the stupid teachers, Just saw a video of a male Thai teacher in Udonthani smacking a young Thai girl on the head very hard because she didn't hear what he said.

The kids have no chance with morons and bully's like this educating them.

I hope someone knocks him out very soon.

Or sending a child home with a message scribbled on their shirt,

"you have not paid your school fees".

 Which was treated first? The actress with a chest injury or the driver who has a broken leg?

Right now, turn left.

Must say that I've had a few one sided discussions with the GPS from time to time.

The worst one is getting on the motorway to pattaya coming back from Sakeao. 

The signs say keep left. 

The gps stays keep right. 

Many a u turn there.

GPS is correct. 

Keep right then go to the left. Tollway. 

3 hours ago, kevin612 said:

when an expat involves with such incidents, Thai government will charge you more. Remember last week the topless restaurant waitresses, they were charged only 6000 baht if I remember correctly.

So the fine was in line with other fines?

Or keeping abreast of them. 

About 3000 a breast. Lol. 

Meanwhile, Pol Col Phaisit Wongmeuang said there were many cases of Thailand being used as a base for copyright infringements still under investigation. 

Err.

Does this include self investigation?

Thailand is one of the biggest copyright infringement countries in the world. 

Just about everything is knock off as they call it. 

Even the official merchandise labels are knock off..