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"Big Oud said that Region 2 immigration were investigating if any of his officers were involved in the scandal."

That's the convenient thing about being police. If anything looks suspicious, they can simply investigate themselves. That guarantees a near complete lack of impartiality and transparency, obviously.

As long as it's perfectly okay to drive around on at motorcycle, with a child lacking a helmet sandwiched between their parents, banning smoking at home to protect children has a funny taste to it. Thailand, the hub of ridiculously selective laws and enforcement thereof. How have I missed you.

6 hours ago, pizzachang said:

So I must have US dollars to do the Savannakhet visa run? How about for hotels & eats?

You can pay for the Lao VOA in Thai baht, but it will be more expensive than paying in US dollars. As for hotels and eats, prices are usually quoted in Lao kip. You can pay in Thai baht or US dollars, with varying mark-ups.

"All items must be under 100 milliliters or they cannot come into passenger areas or be carried on planes."

Huh? I've been organizing my carry-on stuff like that since many years already. There have also been signs saying this at Thai airports since many years. How on Earth is this news?

3 hours ago, cowbee said:

And what spotlight it is?

I don't know, but he'd make a great clown in the spotlight of a circus. Now he can even do a convincing sad face.

Wasn't the last jumper (who jumped inside the mall, just last month I think) also Italian?

A sad way to go. Unfortunately also a danger to others walking below, who most likely don't have a death wish.

I always pay for the Lao VOA in USD as that's much cheaper. In my case (depends on nationality), $30 vs. 1500 baht. The VOA people have always been friendly enough, I just ask them politely if I can pay in USD.

OP, how long did it ultimately take?

11 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

They are franchisees. Not law enforcement. 

You're being generous. I'd have written something less favorable, but I like it.

11 hours ago, ThomasThBKK said:

But as already said - india is a once done never again experience for me

I wholeheartedly agree. While that visa in itself is certainly great, nothing and nobody could convince me to spend more time there.

13 minutes ago, sawadee1947 said:

Wow, you seem to be very smart 

I'll bite. How do I use their app with Edge or Chrome, in your expert opinion?

16 minutes ago, Cryingdick said:

Do you care more about his age than having a real chance to beat Trump? 

I want Trump beaten, and in his case not primarily because he's also too old for the job. Surely the Democrats can nominate a credible candidate who hasn't reached retirement age yet.

Off with his head, same as they deal with many other criminals in his "lovely" home country.

He's too old for the job. I don't even care what he has to say.

2 hours ago, sawadee1947 said:

It might work with "edge" . Try Chrome too

This thread is about their app, not about their website.

3 hours ago, MRToMRT said:

I used the TM30 app, worked a charm registering. Just nothing from Imm on login and password for last 3 weeks though.

It worked like a charm, except for the minor little detail that you still cannot use it after waiting for 3 weeks? Did I understand you correctly?

12 hours ago, Locoloco said:

Me and girlfriend applied at thai embassy in phnom penh for 2 Thailand tourist visas... Applied last Thursday and picked up Monday... I'd probably use an agent next time cuz not the friendliest place... Agents still say they can do it and we did it so it's possible.. Probably a must you have paporwork in order

Did you have previous Thai tourist visa in your passport when you applied there, or was it your first application? Apparently that can make a big difference in Phnom Penh.

Denouncing Israel's government's toxic policies and track record of crimes against humanity isn't at all anti-Semitic, although they (again, the government) love to promote the idea that it's just anti-Semitism disguised as criticism.

As for that quote, no matter if it comes from Voltaire or from a neo-Nazi, I cannot find any fault with it at face value. There are things and groups that you cannot criticize pretty much all over the world, it's just that what those things and who those groups are differs wildly.

"One of their scams included the sale of fake Rolex watches online. Rather than sending the luxury watches, the couple would often send boxes containing salt to unsuspecting customers."

So they didn't sell fake Rolex watches, then. They sold Rolex watches and sent the customers a pack of salt instead.

What a mess, just as expected of course.

19 hours ago, WTProduction said:

Well it seems that Savannakhet remain with the walk in system but, obviously, lots more of traffic is going there.

 

I remember Savannakhet when it was nice and quiet.

If you avoid applying on Mondays and Thursdays (when the visa run vans ship tons of people there), Savannakhet should still be fine. You'll need some documents not needed in Vientiane though, a bank statement and a ticket out of Thailand.

Can't they just visit that place, find that there's no prostitution going on whatsoever and report that? If it works for Pattaya's Walking Street, of all places, it should work like a charm for Chiang Mai's massage parlors.

On a personal note, the one and only time I visited a "traditional massage parlor" in Chiang Mai, extra services were being offered. Let's just say that I wasn't surprised.