Smokey and the Bandit

Agreed. They still have foreign/farang tourist police, go to walking street and you can see them, but they are more like liaison and have very limited powers.

I have never been in bar in Thailand where they refused to serve a person, because he or she was drunk!

"The Chinese Embassy in Bangkok has warned Thai media outlets about coverage of Taiwan, saying it could damage the friendship between the people of China and Thailand." So its not a request its a warning? "On Saturday, the Chinese Embassy in Bangkok issued an extraordinary statement criticising a Thai media outlet for carrying an interview with Taiwan’s Foreign Minister, Mr Joseph Wu Jaushieh. " So will Thailand criticize China over the criticism and 'warning' and tell them mind their own business just say nothing? I wonder??

So racial profiling?

Well....... You really shouldn't give them ideas?

Surely by now the Thai male assailant wearing a full face motorcycle helmet would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to find This looks more like a photo op??

Another who has no sense of humor.....sad!!

If he had been sober he might have hurt himself worse, there again he probably wouldn't have fallen in the first place?

The check in staff normally only check the data page, on the passport, to ensure the name and picture on the passport is the same as the person flying, also expiry of the passport. I have never seen them flick thru the pages! Sometimes they need to check for a valid visa for your destination.

Can you blame him? I bet the carers or nurses in the UK are fat and ugly compared to those in Thailand?🤣

Fair point, but some of the Indians in this case were on Elite visas and I thought a condition of getting one is a police check in the home country? So doesn't always work?

Whilst I love the sarcasm, you may not be far from the truth. Before Covid is used to take around 15-20 minutes for a 30 day extension, depending on how many people were waiting! As soon as you paid the cash, 1900, the woman updated the computer data base and stamped the passport!

Most hotels have CCTV, surely they could get videos and check?

Probably correct, like everything else in Thailand, if you got the money you can do it?

I don't think they, Thai Immigration, can destroy any foreigners passport!

The Thai cops have guns?

Agreed, but is he gonna kill someone else first, or at least cause a major accident?

How many times has this happened? Too Many?

Almost everyone can speak English, that is a benefit!

Are you serious???????

You are correct, but is does not negate the point!

The fact that 'someone' has to report it at all, is the point!

Yes it appears so. Just seen a headline in the Telegraph: "Iran said it will intervene if the Israeli operation in Gaza continues, two diplomatic sources told the Axios news agency." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/14/israel-palestine-latest-news-updates-hamas-gaza-day-8-live/

So you don't know!!????

Thanks! Simple question, simple answer.!