mokwit

I don't share your confidence, all they have to do is push the responsibility onto us by making a tax return a requisite on anyone filing for an extension after more than 180 days in country and past filing date for that year. Also increased data capture will make it a lot easier for them. I think one year extensions probably attract a lot more scrutiny than 60 day ones. There is no way you would have got away with that at CW with a one year extension.

So when are they going to go after all the Liberals/Democrats who it seems availed themselves of the facilities Epstein offered. There is one who flew 26 times on the Lolita Express. maybe start there?

Yes, but you can't do an extension without a TM47 and the TM30 filed. It may be that non filing of TM47 in your record becomes a big deal e.g just as you can't get an Elite with post amnesty overstays, you may find difficulties if you have a record of fines for non filing TM47.

That was how it was for me when I got stopped - I had photos of my data page and visa on my 'phone and they were OK with that. They were, in fairness, friendly and polite. The trouble with this sort of thing is if it goes wrong it goes very wrong - what if I didn't have my 'phone and was taken to IDC and was now stuck in IDC with no way to contact someone from the outside.

It was enforced first time in late 99 I think and then they stopped around 2001 (I turned up to do it and they gave me this why have you come look). They then didn't enforce it for a number of years before enforcing it again. I got fined Bt2000 for being a day late. they sent me round to the office of the IDC and made a great show of recording it in a ledger and issuing a receipt. The IO on the next desk was fiddling with a pair of leg irons*. I don't know what message they were trying to send but i was a professional on a priority visa. I suspect some subjected to that would have phoned their wife, told her to fetch the kids out from school and meet me at the airport, we're leaving. *two "U"'s on an iron bar type.

Yep, if you arrived during the Prayuth Government you don't know ho much freer and easier it was before. That said, it started with Thaksin in the early 2000's and basically continued regardless of which Govt was in power and then took off again under the people who spent their whole lives on an army base and though that qualified them to run a country.

Nope. TM47 wasn't enforced in the nineties ( I was here then, were you?), neither was TM30. TM30 enforcement dates to a few years ago, TM47 rather longer than that. I didn't sign up for this because it wasn't a thing when I arrived. There was no talk of "hunting down" foreigners, either. Street level Thai people have never been friendlier.

I feel like I am living in a police state. TM30, TM47, stopped in the street by IOs, daily news of rounding up of foreigners. Spot unannounced home visits will be the last straw. It wasn't me who let in half the third world and now finds they don't want to go back.

He doesn't say what he means by inspections. Does he mean come 'round your house (maybe out of the blue)? If it means increased document scrutiny/requirements he doesn't say, other than to mention bank records.

So lets hear it from the Libs.

The Navy said that the reason they should have one is because all other countries in the region have them. I would have thought that if that were the case they should be buying an anti submarine destroyer.

You are forgetting that Bangkok is going to be underwater in a few years.

I think they mean by not coming to Thailand.

I did and turned down a lecturing job at a public university renowned for racy uniform interpretations. Why torment yourself? The rule is as: Phraaa wat mai gin gai wat.

Are you perhaps confusing civility with servility?

It's not that simple if you want to be able to be sure answers mean the same thing. See my post above, and I reiterate it is open to abuse. You literally have to make a judgement on the questions, which in many cases are not reported in the PR release. This applies in general to ALL surveys.

How would you then draw conclusions from that data i.e. how would you compare answers - they might not say "school" and is e.g. "from a book" a school text book or a book from somewhere else? Prompting for answers distorts the data.. Survey questions have suggested answers allow for better conclusions from the data, but are of course are open to abuse by answer choices given.

big·ot /ˈbiɡət/ noun noun: bigot; plural noun: bigots a person who is obstinately or unreasonably attached to a belief, opinion, or faction, especially one who is prejudiced against or antagonistic toward a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular group. How is Islam to Jews, Christians and Non Believers? No hatred or bigotry there?

Thai university students used to interpret their uniform as a 12 inch miniskirt and a blouse two sizes too small. Prayuth Govt put a stop to that.

Disagree, especially as the mandating of religious teachings is seemingly in reaction to the teaching of "woke ideology" and "radical leftists". Accordingly I think it is appropriate to broaden the discussion to include imposing political teachings, as the subject is REALLY indoctrination in schools. If you have an opposing Ideology and theology then it is appropriate to discuss both as one is pushing against the teachings of the other, rather than just discuss the one that suits one sides agenda. You are free to interpret the subject as you see it, but others are free to interpret it as they see it and not be forced to accept your interpretation, especially as it is wrong. Accordingly, I will post according to my interpretation, not yours.

I think you misunderstood me, I was saying just as schools should not force religion on pupils, likewise they should not force the teaching of woke progressiveism, Critical Race Theory and that Socialism is viable on pupils.

It is probably Jokes recommendations he is perusing. Joke said he would make recommendations, including for the "too easy" retirement extension and forward it to Chief of Police for consideration by the next (now current) Government.

He is probably going to do us more damage as Interior Minister overseeing proposed changes to Non Imm visas than as PM.

Hmmmmm. Many might disagree.

It might make you safe from Indian Rolex sellers as they will see you already have one.