Tatsujin

Wouldn't be an issue if the other 99.99% of inconsiderate < deleted > didn't block the hard shoulder or ignore the sirens.

If people were truly "considerate" of others, the biker wouldn't have had to do anything.

Speaking on behalf of others again, the EU is happy with the fishing industry, then they get threatened with sanctions. The world is happy with thier human trafficking record and efforts but the tier remains the same and told to act. The world is happy with the Junta but it's still not recognised as a government.

If they make comments on behalf of others then back it up with some evidence or else the words mean about as much as a bargirl saying you're handsome and I love you and only you very much.

But it's Thailand, and when a poo yai speaks, you're not supposed to question anything, merely accept their words as truth and be happy.

The days when actions and consequences actually have to accompany spoken words are far, far away still.

Ya Ba is big business and things here are not always what they seem.

I'll leave my comments at that.

Great news, I'll be able to buy pseudoephedrine over the counter again soon then ... damn sinuses!

These translations are getting terrible, here's the corrected one:

"he was willing to return to the state the land which is proven to encroach on the park in order to ( set an example for the society not to encroach on state land ) ensure he is released on bail and serve zero jail time".

Arrest warrants issued

Come fly with me lets fly fly away.

Again authorities given wrong doers time to flee.

Why do Thai authorities give wrong doers warning???

I know you are unhappy living in this country and have a go at everything Thai when given the chance but please just stop and use your brain before posting rubbish like this.

Why? Cos he isn't a foreigner who's become more Thai than the Thai's and can see the laughable aspects of officialdom, religion and rule (or lack thereof) of law here?

Buddhism: The Farce Continues

Another dog and pony show to appease the ignorant and naive.

"Residents in Sa Kaew called in soldiers to investigate an illegal orange juice factory after children and adults fell sick."

Yes, I know, in most places you'd call the police and health inspectors..

Why call them? They're most likely the ones already being paid to turn a blind eye.

Can someone enlighten me as to what a "cheer girl" is/does?

Four girls known as "cheer" girls

Is it similar to a "fluffer"?

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Can someone enlighten me as to what a "cheer girl" is/does?

Four girls known as "cheer" girls

I think it's the same thing as a fluffer ...

Typical response. Nothing to do with me. Sounds similar to the excuses used at some very famous war trials some years ago.

Once again, the police appear to be leaking critical information about an investigation in progress. And the media has no problem divulging it.

Police reform? In my lifetime?

Not even if you were -30 years old. Too bad the "PM" has spent all his energies on the all important lottery reform!

What is wrong with you? You moan and bitch about police reform, the RTA leads a raid on a well known brothel exposing corrupt police, and all you want to talk about is trivia (according to you). There is a lot more corruption being rooted out under the junta even if you prefer to deny it.

It's "one" brothel amongst hundreds, all running in the same ways, but only one raided. Much like all the other raids. Go for one, ignore the others.

The cynic in me might think these are all "targeted" only against people that are non-Junta supporters.

The even more cynic in me might think that the operation and running (and revenues) of such places is now being taken over by the military instead of the Police.

Amusement value = high.

Sympathy = zero.

So someone who enters a country illegally with no documentation is "breaking the law", but can't be arrested or incarcerated for it ... those countries instead have to play nice, give them a deportation order, and only if they then refuse to leave, can arrest and incarcerate them?

And you wonder why people want to leave the EU ...

This has been known for at least 5 or 6 years in the west and there's plenty of testing and documentation online for them to look over. Which is exactly what they've done. Otherwise they've simply wasted everyone's time and money performing experiments and making conclusions that have been done previously.

Best form of defence is attack although I do believe the followers are convinced he's done nothing wrong.

Yes, much like every member of any other CULT in the world.

Some "supporters" (suckers) need to take a long hard look at themselves and at who is doing what and how.

That place has zero to do with any known religion and is purely there to fund some very lavish lifestyles and to "clean" a few things.

Not quite correct, he legged it "before" the raids (those tipoff's remain timely as per usual), not "in the wake of" the raids.

stringent measures = say something publicly, then hope everyone forgets about it

I have told my friend about the advice that I have gathered here and he has decided not to proceed with the application as it is just a scam from the lawyer to obtain 20,000 bht for something that offers him no protection whatsoever. He is now looking into a business visa/permit instead

Thanks to all those who have offered constructive advice

JAF

Best of luck, this year particularly they have been giving myself and many other "foreign owned" businesses I know the runaround like never before to get extensions. Setting up the company/visa/work permit wasn't too hard initially, but getting it renewed each year is becoming more fraught with continual back and forth obtaining new things each time you give them the paperwork. There seems to be something more they require each time you go back and the stack of paperwork gets bigger and bigger.

If your friend is going the business route, make sure on the Work Permit it states the job description + location(s) + (if he is a signatory for the business) that also now must be stated on the WP, and submitted along with pictures of ALL the signatories standing outside the office with the sign showing. Don't smile tho, they don't like that.

What gets me is that even convicted and sentenced to prison, these crooks are walking around as if nothing happened and free as a bird. This system only allows for them to have the opportunity to flee the country. I know, if I had been sentenced to 13 years in prison and was able to bond out, I would run.

And all those farang charged and/or convicted in Farang Utopia who "slip" through the hands of authorities in Farang Land and come to Thailand for the Thai police to arrest ... is that the end result of a better system?

Certainly most big time financial criminals in the US and Europe escape being charged at all and the few who do get thrown under the bus usually are out on bail for months or years awaiting a slap on the wrist from the courts.

Amazing how many TV posters see such things so clearly here and remain blind to similar or worse situations back in the countries from which they fled.

I can't speak for others, but I live and work here and didn't "flee" anywhere. The posts on this forum are predominantly related to Thai issues therefore that's what I comment on.

I'm not blind to what goes on in my home country and others, and in other forums I post my views on those topics.

I also make no apologies or excuses for my home country, which in many different ways, is equally screwed up, but why bring that up when we're talking about a thread in Thailand, about Thailand?

Have I got this right?

He was found guilty, given 6 months, but cos he has never been in jail before given a 2 year suspended sentence?

And now, he's been found guilty again, given 6 months, but it's again been suspended for 2 years?

What's the < deleted > point of handing out jail time and then suspending it?

(rhetorical, we all know why)

and in between, he was acquitted which makes this double-jeopordy ...

Do they have double - jepody in Thailand?

How does double jepody apply in an appeals process? He found guilty and appeals, and his acquitted, to which the state appeals and he's convicted by the Supreme court. Is that a new trial or simply the considering the validity of the appeal court's judgement?

I don't know American Law but thought d-j meant you couldn't be tried for the same offence twice i,e, a new trial.

Who the hell knows? They seem to make it up as they go along here to suit whoever they're out to get at the time.

Kill multiple people and you're out on bail, say something "bad" and you get 15 years. Insanity.

Have I got this right?

He was found guilty, given 6 months, but cos he has never been in jail before given a 2 year suspended sentence?

And now, he's been found guilty again, given 6 months, but it's again been suspended for 2 years?

What's the < deleted > point of handing out jail time and then suspending it?

(rhetorical, we all know why)

Thanks to all the posters who have offered constructive advice. The family business employs 10 thai nationals already and they are going to apply to the labor department to employ my friend on a part time basis as a designer "situated in a different location" for a supposed salary of 20,000 to 30,000 per month. I did see another poster say that his salary would have to be around 60,000 bht per month but I am unaware of the reason why. If the salary was as high as this, what would be the amount of tax to be paid compared to the lower salary?

Once again, thank you

JAF

The 60k baht number was an error and confusion between obtaining a work permit and a extension based upon working. There is no minimum salary to get a work permit. There is a minimum salary to get an extension based upon working but the highest salary dependent upon nationality is 50k baht.

Since is on an extension or visa based upon marriage he does not have a minimum salary requirement.

Yes, I stand corrected.

Thanks to all the posters who have offered constructive advice. The family business employs 10 thai nationals already and they are going to apply to the labor department to employ my friend on a part time basis as a designer "situated in a different location" for a supposed salary of 20,000 to 30,000 per month. I did see another poster say that his salary would have to be around 60,000 bht per month but I am unaware of the reason why. If the salary was as high as this, what would be the amount of tax to be paid compared to the lower salary?

Once again, thank you

JAF

Depends on nationality, but for most it's a minimum of 50k/month to qualify for a Work Permit.