jonclark

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

He'll get deported she'll get what.... 500 baht fine?

Was hoping she would be deported too. You know just for fun. Maybe just callita long stay Nigeria holiday. 

So 5'800 baht per day...a shade under $200 a day. That is quite a lot per person, that puts a family of 4 at about $800 a day. I am wondering if this includes the hotel rather than just eating and shopping? 

33 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

I thought TVF is the peer review.

Love the sarcasm.. 

1 hour ago, Fex Bluse said:

Not a troll. 

 

Just someone who deeply hates incompetent, arrogant culture and is deeply pleased when maintainers of such a culture finally must pay the price. 

I am sure that part of you 'loving the wheels fall off' will be watching the human cost of this.  To say that Thai culture is arrogant is just plain untrue.

31 minutes ago, Fex Bluse said:

I too am loving watching the "wheels fall off" in all areas of the economy. 

 

Rice down 

Rubber down 

EEC flailing 

Tourism down 

National Flag carrier near bankruptcy 

Currency manipulation watchlist 

Chinese buddies can't help now

Education system a massive problem 

Household debt too high 

SRT no money to pay Hopewell 

 

Lovely, and well-deserved 

Beautifully written..... For a troll. 

1 hour ago, jackdd said:

This is not correct. Over the years i've seen multiple news where the permission to stay of a person was cancelled even though the person was just charged and not convicted. So even if the person would be found to be not guilty they would be deported and banned for being on overstay.

Here the first example which i could find:

 

It wouldn't matter if you had an Elite visa or any other visa, if they cancel your permission to stay and you are still in the country after this you will be banned, even if you are later found to be not guilty.

Not sure of the details of the case you posted. But it did appear on the surface that the person was wanted on charges in his own country. So canceling his visa and returning him to his own country was the standard procedure. 

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<removed>  Only if you are convicted will there be a possibility of the visa either being canceled or expiring if you were imprisioned. If you are accused in a civil or criminal case your visa will not be canceled. 

If you are convicted of a crime.. Say 5 years for drug dealing, your visa whatever it is will be allowed to expire. You cannot renew once imprisioned as you do not satisfy the extension conditions for obvious reasons. When released you will be deported, probably pay 20k for being on overstay, and blacklisted. 

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

You are the legal mother of your child from birth. Foreign fathers of a child have to legalize their parenthood to be the legal father of their child.

You can get a single or multiple entry non-o visa at embassies and consulates. You will need their birth certificate and a copy of their house book registry to apply.

Out of interest would the procedure be similar if you were the legal adoptive parent of a Thai Child? Would the adoption give you (and I use the term loosely) the right to reside in Thailand on an appropriate visa

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Foreigners were marvelling at the fish that had come to say hello. 

Nice bit of journalistic license there. 

11 minutes ago, MadMuhammad said:

The unfortunate cost of being legit living in a country where money talks. I agree the system is broken but they’re trying to move in the right direction. 

 I am glad that you that they are moving in the right direction. I am slightly less positive about what exactly it is they are trying to do.  I feel the current system is based on inefficiencies, complacency and money (fees, fines, other costs - call it what you will).IMHO the whole system needs to be scrapped and a new modern system that includes longer stay visas - 5, 10 20 years, -  criminal checks for visa applications, and longer processing times would allow people to be more effectively screened and once screened they can get on with their lives and that ultimately benefits the Thailand. If Thai residents are secure and can put down roots, they will invest in property, businesses and people and that is a positive.  The utter waste of manpower at immigration constantly processing visas/re entry permits / TM (choose a number) cards is mind boggling. Reallocating that manpower to the ports of entry and proactively searching for unwanted people makes Thailand safer - like in the OP. 

Sorry...off on a tangent there. 

15 hours ago, MadMuhammad said:

Gives a different slant to the government crackdowns on immigration and why it’s getting more and more strict now. 

I’d much rather a few more difficulties than have criminals and terrorists running around easily 

Only problem is there is a rather significant number of ahem 'dark influences' that exist within the immigration and law enforcement agencies in Thailand that means criminals and terrorists can still run around freely if they are willing to pay for the privilege. But an 80 yr old retiree from Devon will still be subject to the expectation that he continually self reports his location.  

"Thailand has millions of foreign visitors every year, and they could perceive the religion in a negative light due to these paintings, he said."

I think the foreign visitors are more likely to perceive Thailand in a bad light due to the lack of freedom of expression, than these paintings, as freedom of expression and the creativity which it inspires is culturally embedded in many foreign countries. 

I never thought an opinion or assumption was any legal basis for laying charges against someone. Do the people making these charges have any evidence of this assertion or do they just think that as they feel the same - millions of people who they have never even met, must feel the same too? 

20 minutes ago, newatthis said:

A by-election. That'll be interesting.

PPRP won by a landslide there with nearly double the votes of PTP in 2019.  Think the most likely outcome is another win, but a low turnout might affect the number of votes the micro parties get and their party listings. 

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

gone missing including a Bt2.3 million Patek Philippe watch

Prawit wasn't the taxi driver by any chance was he?