Bday Prang

just how far from a school does a shop like this need to be situated?? is there even a regulation ? Or is it up to Chuwit to decide?

He's certainly been "born again" but what is the prime objective of this latest reincarnation? I doubt it is for the benefit others

And long may it continue, Conversely when they do become proactive about some matters , alcohol sales times or immigration matters the whingeing on this forum is deafening

"Anonymous concerned parents" ? If there really were any they would have contacted the authorities themselves or demonstrated outside the shop, Why contact this nobody ? Why did the school itself not complain? One of his cronies spotted this shop close to "shock horror" a catholic girls school and he just thought it was too good an opportunity to miss Who on earth does this clown think he is ? making inspections , issuing seven day deadlines ? all somewhat well above his non existent paygrade, Of course the shop did not contact him , why would they? He is just a troublemaker with his own agenda. His new found moral compass didn't bother him when he employed prostitutes Age limit for sales is 20 years old as "Madmick" said , its a non issue

Morality is absolutely defined by culture / religion, If not then by who ? It is very subjective, as is the concept of "morally corrupt"

Its not news at all , think of it more as a promotional video I don't think it was meant for our eyes at least certainly not as a warning. I was Surprised that the OP has only translated a small part of the article, the rest of it probably about 80% was a further self congratulating report about their "successes " but in dealing with chinese call center gangs( which is actually a serious issue with millions of Baht having been stolen) Why this more serious case was not included in the op and the op fixated on the lesser victimless offence of overstaying is anybody's guess Is this part of their "public information " campaign do you think ? I doubt it, they won't have thought of posting on here ...would they ? ? Although I could see a confidential hotline with a £5000 baht reward being very popular with some people on here "TVF bounty hunters". "Grassed up abroad" They could make a sad reality TV show about it I'm a bit weary of those who continually try to lecture others,, whingeing on about "being a guest", being a guest in that context implies that one is staying for free (as in a guest a close friends house for example) a bit of a burden possibly and expected to be somewhat compliant, submissive and grateful The other context of "guest" would be as a hotel resident (paying guest) which is a more accurate description, as we do not stay here for free, we are in effect "customers" . A totally different arrangement or at least it should be Why are you plugging the Elite visa scam (surprised they allowed that too) do you work for them ?or are you a customer (Still in denial) I do agree with your comments on our home countries immigration failings however, the Thai model seems to work just fine compared to the UK although they do have their own way of doing things, but why not ?

The vast majority will have been Burmese , Cambodians and Laotions working illegally on mainly construction sites or fishing boats, Possibly redundant and surplus to requirements, so the employer either informs immigration or just stops paying them off. Its a well organized operation

Just like there is no reason to worry about the police or the courts unless one is truly guilty ? Recently many of "those up to no good " were found to have been aided and abetted by immigration! There is always a good reason for everybody to worry about corrupt officials , especially those wearing uniforms, whether guilty or not.

There is no actual "crackdown" this is just the results of the normal execution of their duties, The whole charade was just a mutual back patting exercise and an opportunity to blow their own trumpets, after all there is no praise like self praise

From what I have read there are two people on here with a fundamental misunderstanding of ME tourist visas and you are one of them People like the OP are confused enough already without people like you inventing your own regulations. Why would you even do that ?

it also works "great" for back to back stays of upto 90 days How could you possibly know what it is designed for?

Look at all the "Top Brass" involved, Always impressive to see a well disciplined and solid chain of command, and very reassuring to know that they can cope with one off incidents like this at the drop of a hat. How very exciting, yet predictably selfless, to see four of the most senior officers of the various divisions not hesitating to get involved at the highest level. it must have been awe-inspiring watching these seasoned professionals put down their mobile phones, and swing into action, like a well oiled decision making machine It's only right that they get some well earned recognition for the brilliant solution to a problem that was obviously a logistical nightmare, that would have confounded and possibly overwhelmed more junior officers Sending the female officer around the island to visit a few hospitals, is the stuff of genius absolutely brilliant, on several counts: she could do it on her motorbike so no need to risk letting her loose in the BMW. She may well discover a few Victims who are not really badly injured, and who knows, might even be the odd overstayer amongst them Meanwhile the four senior officers involved can sit back and bask in well deserved glory and admiration from tourists and locals alike not to mention fellow professionals from the comfort and safety of their air conditioned offices

Other than immigration / tourist police and the TVF "visa compliance brigade" I doubt anybody else gets so worked up about overstayers, not really anyone's business

Plenty on here whose Thai is far less than rudimentary, non existent in many cases, they also seem get by !

I couldn't agree more, although I would, maybe, replace No 2 on your list , the electric bill, with the exchange rate value of the Baht. I find it sadly amusing, all these uninformed foreigners crying outrage and deciding what should and should not happen , based on their "moral compasses" or on how they think things would be done in their home countries, ( which they have chosen to leave) So many living here seem to want to turn Thailand into a carbon copy of their own miserable country of origin, Have they forgotten why came here in the first place ? It's a bit bizarre that foreigners living here on what is effectively a temporary permission to stay would waste so much time and effort expressing their opinions and stressing out on something over which they have absolutely no control, and very little understanding Should their "righteous" fantasies of Thailand becoming a fully paid up member of the "democratic first world" ever come to fruition, most of them would be on the first plane out of here. No doubt to Cambodia or Laos where they can try to start their campaign for social change all over again It is what it is, and its better to just enjoy the show

So are you going to provide a link to back up your ridiculous statement ?

not in supermarkets and not whilst alone in their cars

Every time a new variant emerges , it is claimed to be more infectious than previous variants, but with milder symptoms ? Just how infectious can something be ?? Surely after all these mutations we must be approaching the absolute upper limit limit of "infectiousness", and the absolute lower limit of unpleasant symptoms. So what is the logical eventual outcome? presumably a virus that everybody catches but nobody realises they have caught it, Bit like chlamydia

That is probably the biggest load of rubbish I have ever read in my life, Any way most thai cooking "establishments" our house included, have a very sustainable waste management system that works at almost 100% efficiency, I'll let you in to the secret, it's called......some dogs

oops well spotted ! stupid mistake, especially as I had just spent what seemed like an eternity trying to explain to the mrs that it is spelt and pronounced "pub" and not "pap" despite what it said in her Thai-english Phrase book lol ????

Too expensive now price of beans almost trebled during covid lol

Would you consider a steak a uniquely British dish ? I'm not so sure, A steak and kidney pudding maybe, but i started feeling nauseous just typing that, (a flash back to my school days when we used to call them "baby's heads") The concept of "pub food" may be a british invention I'm not sure, I suppose it must be as we invented the "Pub" but a lot of the dishes offered . Burgers, Lasagne, Pizza, Chilli con carne, etc are not themselves British, The Britishness starts and ends with the word "pup" That's our gift to the world, not really the food offered within! It hasn't always been that way, In the UK. Pub food is also a relatively recent thing, Its not that long ago when the only offering in most pubs was a cold pie or a soggy sausage roll and only up to 2pm after that it was pickled eggs or pork scratchings if you were lucky

I think you are right, pub food is one thing, but actual british restaurants are like rocking horse $hit They don't exist in the UK unless you count fish and chip shops with an "eat in" facility! One would expect with "Britain" consisting of 4 different countries there would be a huge array of delicious offerings but that is not really the case, England probably heads the UK's offerings to the world with " The Full English " (breakfast) Often advertised with an "all day" option though few would consider eating it after lunch time. Not quite sure if "The sunday roast" is considered uniquely British, so that leaves Fish and chips (but only chip shop style would be unique to the UK) And I can't really imagine anybody booking a table for 2 and ordering Pie and chips , beans on toast or jam sandwiches Irish food, not much different, although their culturally unique "boiling bacon and cabbage" is particularly bland Scotland could uniquely offer " haggis" I suppose, but it's a bit of an acquired taste, for those unfamiliar with that "delight" believe me ignorance is bliss. I believe the other unique scottish staple of "deep fried battered mars bars" has now been banned by most civilised countries No Idea what unique food the welsh eat if any , maybe something including leeks ? even the "welsh rarebit" is only cheese on toast I don't think there is even a "National dish" same as there is no really traditional english clothes. The reason probably being is that we were to busy building an empire and ruling the world and as such had no spare time to waste on developing edible food of our own, We should therefore, theoretically, have plenty of time on our hands these days to embrace our "culture" (what's left of it ) and conjure up some sort of national dish, There is no shortage of TV "celebrity" chefs for gods sake, but the ever present possibility of offending a minority group or two means this would never be allowed to happen I can honestly say that I have never even thought of looking for a british restaurant and I can't imagine why anybody would bother, especially in Asia

No problem really they probably share the necklace between them like they share their drink, so if six of them club together to buy a new one it won't work out too expensive for each of them

Bet that turned out well probably looked like the result of a serious industrial accident