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They know the rules. great to see them enforced. You only have to go and recover your bike and pay the fine once to learn.

Now they need to keep doing this, not stop in a month or things revert.

I think this post refers to a Thai Drivers License, good to drive a car in these countries.

The issuance of a ASIAN license was a post a while back on Thaivisa.

I believe you have to request it.

At least they caught it.

This is why where you are staying is so important on the TM card.

Being able to contact you in this type of situation becomes very apparent.

Also noted that no one seems to scan you for fever when you leave a country.

To check if your number is registered.

dial (on the phone with your SIM card installed) *151# , wait a message will come up with the SIM number and if it is registered the (usually) last 4 numbers of the identification used. If all Thai text following the SIM number, probably not registered.

Have a Thia read the message to you.

Register it or loose it, the number that is, if you have credit on the SIM it can be applied to your new number when you buy a new SIM card and register it.

Oh Ye of little faith, don't register and take your chances you will know AT MIDNIGHT ON 31 July, 2015.

The registration has been required for almost a year now, the grace period is ending 31/7/2015.

I get an instant sms or e mail from my Thai Bank, and my U.S. Banks as soon as my cards are used any where in the world.

Also never let your card out of your site, the only time I had a problem was 15 years ago in Malaysia, the clerk ducked under the counter to swipe my CC. within 4 hours charges began appearing on that card.

For King and Country.

I would like to Congratulate All of the Thai Athletes.

Thai Athletes Made Thailand proud at the S.E.A. games in Singapore.

Congratulations on your accomplishments in representing your country.

You won the Most GOLD and respect of many with your accomplishments.

All of you deserve a warm reception on your return home from Singapore.

I know I speak for everyone and a Job Well Done

"reporters" need to do their research first.

Most questions have been answered time and again.

"due diligence" check the facts before asking the same question over and over.

Pool your questions, OH! that would require cooperation among "reporters".

search thaivisa and you will find that some Thai's were caught registering SIM cards for other than them selves, it is against the law.

Q&A 6 on the Thai website in nebula's at best it says on August 1, 2015 non registered SIM cards can not make calls, send SMS's only make Emergency calls (obviously to registered emergency numbers), receive calls, receive SMS.

it says this is to perverse any credit that may still be on the number. Unregistered numbers are receiving SMS messages to register. You can dial a number to check if the number is registered.(don't remember it right now)

In what I have been told, register or loose the number, source seriousness of the situation with unregistered SIM-Phone There were 48,000,000 unregistered numbers the last time i checked

Please remember it against the law to register a SIM card in some one else name.

Yes they are very serious, yes they will now know who made the call or used the number.

If you don't do anything wrong, why worry!

Privacy, sorry that doesn't exist anymore, so get over it and comply.

Tourists just need to register to get a SIM card, they must show a passport the number will be registered to it. Thai's their ID Cards.

For you conspiracy theory people out there. They already have a copy of your passport it was scanned and is in the data base at immigration.

Sounds like the master of propaganda Joseph Gorbles, tell a lie (half truth) often enough and it becomes the truth.

you can call your provider and for 2 baht a month extend the time the number will stay active. I put 48 baht on my DTAC standby sim and it is now good for 2 years. Yes still need to top up as / if needed to make calls.

yes it is registered.

If you do not register your SIM card by 31 July, the number will be cancelled and can not be recovered.

Some good info, thanks guys.

Pay Thai S.S., 1,500 a month 50/50 with company, have had for over 30 years. never a problem at any Gov. Hospital, if they don't have the facilities they send you to a Gov. Hospital they does.

Some requested things you pay a small fee for now, but over all I have never paid, I patiently wait with the Thais until my turn comes up. Easy

No problem last month, out-in-out, no problem. need copy of W.P. last page and mail page.

Always carry your W.P. just put it down with your passport, usually they don't even look, just smile and you are on your way.

My Fiber Optic has been up and down since they fixed the broken line.

TOT has only one staff that knows Fiber Optic here on Samui.

I have called and never get a call back, waiting for 3bb to come.

Take a look, the meters they use also turn with air, like when the pipes are empty.

Asked the water company to check, ????.

That much water would have been noticed by some one!

It seems in all processes it says used tires, so that means the rubber is vulcanize already, but would sure get rid of a big problem of used Tire Disposal.

Follow the money!

Agian, write the rules down, make uniform for all of "The Kingdom" than no question as to what is required.

"let them eat cake" intrested, who put them up to this enchrocement, seem like they were inticed by "some one" for future gains at the farmer expense.

is there a copy of the "proposed New Constitution" avaliable on line?

Vehicle thefts are low on Samui, difficult to get the vehicle off the island, good check, now they need to do this for passengers also.

Agian to difficult, I just call and e mail a cancelation e mail, and don't pay the bill any longer.

So what is the standard requirement? It seems each Fifedom make up it's own rules, sepecially here in the "Country of Samui".

It seems that each ministry should come up with a standard set of rules, requirements and "set them in stone".

Each person has thier own idea of "what they want", write it down and enforce it according to the rules.

90 day reporting is a perfect example, in this day and age how difficult can this simple operation be. Log on to a web site, like your bank, (example) log in name, password, verification code sent, fill in the form on line, have a receipt for the transaction sent to your phone. Siplified explanation but such a simple thing occupies a lot of time and resources, forget to do it, that why there is a calendar and reminder application on your phone.

Why does it have to be so difficult, the less you see the Immigration faces the better.

Why isn't this guy in jail? and for a long time?

Ah, The "Republican Platform" makes a reapperance. My Grand fathers name for our spreader on the farm when I was a boy.