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So he got off the plane and customs decided he needed an x-ray?

Anyone ever experienced that or know anyone who has when arriving in Thailand?

Seems like they are running a tight ship down there.

Something like 95% of Thais on FB believe it is a sham too.

Looks like the hits for this thread could balloon in size.

The Jet Ski operators are happy with them.

Again?

The court case could be interesting.

Will they be representing themselves as they didn't ask for a lawyer.

If any police approached you with something like this, I would think they could stitch me up. Best to walk away if you can from the mafia

How many of these were visa runners?

How long do you stay in Thailand per year? Do you come in and out on the same day or after a few days?

I would complain to the Japanese embassy and possibly a media outlet in Japan. But, they would probably want to take a photo etc and reveal your identity, which could flag you at immigration.

Having to pay bribes to enter a country is 3rd world thinking.

Was the guy in the red shirt working for the airline?

If not, he has no right to demand an onward ticket from Thailand. It would be non of his business. Same with any visa for Thailand. Like you said, you could have entered as visa exempt, but the airline could still demand on onward flight.

Do the 'confessions' mean there will be no trial?

It's is not like these country bumpkins from Burma will have a top lawyer representing them, who would have the DNA samples independently checked.

So the DNA checks that were carried out two weeks or so ago are either flawed, or they didn't check ALL the migrant workers then?

A confession in a country like Thailand does not mean they did it.

Onward flight tickets are standard with most airlines, as it covers them not having to pay for your deportation flight or if you are refused entry into Thailand.

Get hold of all the mobile/cell phone numbers that were on the island that night.

Given the killers are Asian, those that aren't registered, will probably have made some calls to people who are registered and they will be able to find out who the unregistered people were through those people.

It is too much work for them though and they will be able to have a list of numbers - two of which will belong to the real killers, so it won't happen.

Was the only reason people had sympathy for him because of his leg?

Other foreign beggars have been ignored and will be continued to be ignored in Thailand.

Didn't many Thai donate? They are the ones who will feel duped.

Any homeless people should be given food and water rather than money. They will just piss it up the wall.

PM crack down will be on expendable foot soldiers, independent no marks working the odd scam and foreign drug takers.

The mafia will carry on regardless.

In another part of Thailand the Junta allowed the jet ski mafia to return to their normal ways after they told the Junta they would have to revert to crime to make a living (a paradox). Therefore expect the same crap people got when the previous useless politicians were at the helm.

Do they have the technology to find out using cellphone coverage who was on that island that day?

I know they can do it if they know your number, but maybe they have a system that would give you information on who was on the island with their phones or at least let you know who made calls/sent messages (which I would be sure the killers did) that day or night?????

No mention of them thinking about closing the City line ARL which caters for thousands of commuters every day.

Did he get rabies shots?

Did anyone see this?

Couldn't he have got an emergency passport and done a visa run with that?

http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/passport-wrangle-landed-lindley-chef-7775738

Surely the local gangster would have done him in in the bar. They don't stop to think about ramifications when it comes to face.

Just look at the video doing the rounds of the Thais beating up a drunk farang in Pattaya.

I've always wondered how the multinationals set up in Thailand, or say the fashion houses, what with the 51% Thai/49% non Thai.

Could someone enlighten me, or is it the same group of families with the 51%?

I do drink decaff tea - South African Rooibos.

As I don't drink alcohol, when I go to a bar it is orange or pineapple juice, but that is rare anyway.