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Report Pattaya Police's Heroic Bike Push Thrills Stranded Tourists
mikebell replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
Was it a Police Taxi cab? -
I know I face criticism from those more blessed/smart than I. Before I went on holiday to Spain, I did a dry run and photographed & printed it out. Then I attempted the real thing! It took at least 30 attempts to progress not helped by doing it on my phone with the hotel's slow internet. The site is not kind towards ex-pats. All these years of being carefully to avoid using the 'Retirement Visa' phrase, I now find TDAC asking for my 'Visa number'. I had to check and for the 1st time in 20 years, the number had been printed in pen and legibly. Then came more false starts over my (Thai) telephone number - 'Insufficient Data' times 10. In the end I made up an English one and moved forward. Many have said it's a piece of cake to fill it in; I disagree - I was lucky enough to have my TGF with me to photo my eventual success. When I got to Malaga airport yesterday for the return journey, the authorities asked for it (As I don't have a satellite phone package and relied on her 'Gallery' photo! They've not got it quite sorted as they also asked for my companion's Digital card & I pointed out as a Thai, she did not need one. (Meanwhile Vietnam tourism keeps it simple to visit whilst Thailand's numbers are circling the plughole.)
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Crime Axe Attack in Chon Buri: Road Dispute Escalates Violently
mikebell replied to snoop1130's topic in Pattaya News
Or she is a trans. -
Report Pattaya Beach: Locals Unite for Massive Shoreline Cleanup
mikebell replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
Next, every soi in the land. -
Traffic Pattaya Police Crack Down on Roadside Vendors Amid Traffic Chaos
mikebell replied to snoop1130's topic in Pattaya News
Now that would be a 1st. It's because the foreigners pay the police more than the locals. -
'National Security Concerns' This is the lot that ban you from taking photos when landing/taking off from Utapao Airport in case you highlight the aircraft carrier that has never moved. (They've never heard of Google Earth.) It's also the same people that allowed a tanker of contraband fuel to escape at breakneck speed AFTER being arrested!
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Report Thailand's Legal Wrangle with Hun Sen over Audio Leak Escalates
mikebell replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
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Crime Indian Workers Illegally Operating Tour Services in Pattaya
mikebell replied to Georgealbert's topic in Pattaya News
Unlike Thais who don't learn sufficient English in school so are useless at being tour guides.- 37 replies
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Did you have to go back the following day to pick up your passport? I was baffled by the fact that after all documents are checked the IO doesn't grant the visa there and then. I assume it's so Immigration can collect a share of the 40 baht car parking fee for the two minutes it takes to collect your passport the next day.
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Report Pattaya Outrage: Taxi Driver Assaults Bolt Passenger
mikebell replied to snoop1130's topic in Pattaya News
The only way to get Pattaya's invisible police to work. -
Thank you.
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Tried to find it but TPB seems to have stopped working for me. Anyone give me a new favourite address?
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I thought four-letter words were censored on this site?
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Report Major Child Trafficking Crackdown in Pattaya: Nine Minors Rescued
mikebell replied to snoop1130's topic in Pattaya News
I thought Walking Street was a RTP sub-station with a permanent police presence? Does the rest of the invisible force wander round in the dark with its eyes shut? -
It's so startling when a Thai accepts responsibility for his wrong doing that it has to be commented on by the media.
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Accident Tragic Hit-and-Run Claims Life of Young Mother in Chon Buri
mikebell replied to snoop1130's topic in Pattaya News
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Report Police Raid Uncovers Illegal Activities in Pattaya
mikebell replied to snoop1130's topic in Pattaya News
No other country would accept 50 Thai police officers.