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One thing that seems to be a problem with the reitrement and married person's visas is the statement that they are "...to extend a non-immigrant visa for up to 12 months from the date of the last entry into Thailand."

So that would mean that if somebody were to enter Thailand on (say) January 1, and apply for a visa extension on December 30, they would get only a two day extension????

It seems as though there is a problem with the wording of the article. Agreed?

WELL WHAT THE U.S., ENGLAND and AUSTRALIA NEED TO DO IS TO MAKE IT EQUALLY HARD ON THAI PEOPLE IN THE ABOVE REFERENCED COUNTRIES. IN THE U.S. WHEN THAI PEOPLE ARE OVER-STAYED, THEY NO DOUBT GET TREATED TO A STEAK AND LOBSTER DINNER WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS ON THE BACK OF AMERICAN TAX PAYER CITIZENS. THE COUNTRIES IN THE WEST NEED TO TIGHTEN UP THE RULES FOR THAIS. BUT MY GUESS IS THAT AFTER A WHILE THINGS

WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL...THAT MEANS FRAUD, CORRUPTION, AND EXTORTION BEING THE MAIN STAY; THE ECONOMIC BASE.

I TRULY HOPE THEY GO BROKE....MOST AIRPORTS THAT I HAVE TRAVELED TO WI-FI IS FREE.

THE THAIS STILL DON'T HAVE A CLUE. IT WILL BE A COLD DAY IN hel_l BEFORE I SHELL OUT

500 BAHT TO THE TOT/NEW AIRPORT TO USE THEIR INTERNET SERVICES..

Most young mums still schoolgirls

BANGKOK: -- Almost 78 per cent of young mothers in Bangkok became pregnant while they were school students, research has found.

Passanant Assawarak, of King Mongkut's University of Technology Thon Buri, carried out an in-depth study subsidised by the National Culture Commission of mothers in several emergency homes for girls in the capital.

It found 43 per cent were aged between 14 and 20 and got pregnant after sex with high-school boyfriends. A further 34.7 per cent were under 14 and in primary education, while others were

vocational students, university students, or uneducated.

Some 70 per cent were first-time mothers, while 14 per cent were victims of sexual assault.

Prisana Pongthadsirikul, secretary-general of the Commission, told a press conference yesterday that 34.7 per cent of their partners were high-school boys, 24 per cent were in primary education, 10 per cent were vocational students.

Most of the mothers said they did not dare to have an abortion, but 21 per cent admitted they had attempted to abort the babies but failed.

The poll also found 3,200 out of 10,373 people calling a Child Protection Foundation hotline were pregnant students. Some said they wanted to commit suicide.

-- The Nation 2006-08-31

NOW THE QUESTION IS: WHO IS GOING TO CRACK DOWN ON THE POLICE???