Bday Prang

Mines normally in the car but sometimes it isn't , not something I worry about to be honest I'll always have it if intending to fly though

Thats tough, In the UK you would just go to the post office with your DL and £5.50 By the way what's a red police book? have you been a naughty boy in the past?

The arrival of the 1st world will not stop the corruption "game" per se, it will only raise the stakes to a level that will make it impossible for all but the wealthiest to sit at the table. It will still blight the lives of everybody but the "benefits" will be restricted to the elite. Where as at present, nearly everybody can play as long as they can afford the relatively modest minimum stakes, which I think is a much fairer system

What~??? all trains like the BTS and MRT that's ridiculous although I could sort of understand it if going out of the country

in over 30 years of flying to and from here and internally, the only idiots I have encountered were on international flights , its fair to assume they were in possession of a passport . I have no idea what you are implying

They are clearly not going after anybody, at least not based on the content of the "news" article that is purely supposition, further more overstayers are not limited to visa exempt or tourist visa holders, the immigration authorities do not discriminate nor do they care if one has a pink card or a yellow book ,

Slower the better as far as i am concerned I came here to get away from the so called "first world" hopefully I'll be long dead when it finally arrives here

We are on the same wavelength

But there will still be money left, I can't accept it runs at a loss, and I would bet a weeks wages some of it is misappropriated remember where we are eh?

I actually object to the charity donations, if I wanted to give to charity I would , On the rare occasions that I play the lotto i do it to win and being a mercenary selfish type I would like to win as much as possible without sharing it. Who decides which charities should get a share anyway, ay one time lotto money was being used to refurbish the Royal opera house.. hardly a good or worthy cause in my opinion

I believe you , and there is probably little chance that you ever will, but we all know how things work here, it would be a real pain in the ass if one day you are the only one trying to use the pink card instead of a passport and you are faced with the bitch from hell having a menstrual moment . All she has to do is read the 1st line on the back of the card , take it literally, and things could become rather inconvenient, personally I wouldn't risk it

The fact that I am over 50 has no bearing on the legitimacy of my stay here I might be legal on the other hand I might not. You should leave it to the immigration authorities to concern themselves over that

No but i wish I was, but I bear no grudge against those who are, despite being envious

They are a long way from the first world But is that what you really want ? why for gods sake

just try not to forget your passport , assuming you can remember where you left it

The validities of a pink ID are neither here or there. if its accepted its valid if its not accepted its not valid, Good luck to anyone trying to argue their case as the gate closes and the plane prepares for take off. Its obviously a very subjective issue that depends on who one is dealing with A 500 baht note may be accepted as a driving licence by some police, and by others it may not . despite the omission of any writing on the back of it for guidance purposes

Why, just why, would you concern yourself with the activities of others that in no way concern you?

In theory, but let's not forget where we are, Its still Thailand and despite the wishes of some on here it hasn't yet become the carbon copy of their miserable countries of origin I recently stayed in a hotel with my mrs, she checked in with her Thai ID, I was asked for nothing

I am fully aware of that, I was asking what actually happens to the money they collect from the stupid people , I have heard various theories as to where it all ends up

Totally agree , the absence of any reference to the immigration authorities confirms that as far as I am concerned. I take little notice of any of these pathetic online publications. As regards middle names, it isn't always that clear, International flights are quite specific about it, Domestic flights seem to vary depending on which company one uses, From memory Thai and/ or Thai-smile I think, specify putting first and middle names together in the first name" box"can't remember about the space being needed or not. Air Asia don't request middle names for domestic tickets I flew to Buriram early last month and had not stated my middle name and it was never mentioned at check in. I don't really see what the fuss is about to be honest, domestic flights, in reality are no different to catching a bus. Those arguing about the validity of the Pink ID cards should read the CAAT document, What it actually says is "Those who have lost Or are unable to present their "identification documents " (by which it is clearly referring to the international travel documents given as examples in the first pic ) must present one of the following "documents" to me the omission of the word "identification" implies that whilst they don't consider those alternatives to actually be "real " ID's like the ones in the first example they are prepared to accept them for the purposes of domestic travel, a subtle difference. So both differing schools of thought are in practice correct There was no mention of a police report being required either, that is just another example of someone thinking too much, a police report may be required to obtain a temporary travel document after a passport has been stolen but after that it is superfluous. In the case of a passport being destroyed in a washing machine a police report would not be required or even issued as far as I am aware All in all nothing has changed, it is a non news article

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Another odious busybody

How on earth do you know what % of overstayers travel by air, and what has it got to do with you anyway? Likewise peoples bank accounts. you should mind your own business.

traffic checkpoints next?

if a passport indicates an overstay do airline staff have a legal authority to detain / arrest somebody, ?