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In the Thai press, they report this family holds important positions in the Democrat Party in Pak Kred (Nonthaburi). This is where the arrested "lawyer's" registered address is.

Here is his graduation photo on a Thammasat website.

Which one is he?

Don't want to accidentally hire him, as he probably isn't in jail and won't be convicted.

The embassy confirmed that the notes were counterfeit

'Sawadee krap, is that the US embassy?'

'Well howdy, it sure is. How can I help ya'll?'

'We got some $10,000 notes here from the Nan Fransisco Bank, but we not sure if they are real krap'

''Well hold on right there officer. I'm gonna call my boss'

[shouts to his boss] 'Hey Kristie, remember those idiot police last week with the counterfeit notes from the New Pork Bank? This time it's the Nan Francisco Bank!!'

[sound of hysterical laughter in the background]

'Hey there officer. Yes they are fake. I'm gonna send you a nice map of the US of A as well'

'Oh kop khum MAK krap!'

[click as the embassy hangs up abruptly...]

Apologies for my terrible American - I am British and have only a passing knowledge of the American language.....

Simon

It was funny though, lol.

Not so Geng after all.

But don't all the bills (and passports etc) have some spelling errors as additional security features, just in case a person who does the fakes misses those?

From http://www.oldcurrencyvalues.com/10000_Dollar_Bill.html

It is currently thought that just under 60,000 $10,000 bills were printed for circulation for the 1928 and 1934 series combined. Of that 60,000, no more than 336 have survived destruction by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

What's your point ? That its a slight possibility that it was real ? I really don't understand what you are getting at.

I would say he is simply giving some information, which is much appreciated by at least me.

So thanks Oilinki.

Intentionally misspelling for security on banknotes?

I am pretty sure they do not. The also do not publicly circulate bills larger than $100.

An inconsequential comment to this travesty. His name doesn't appear to be Dutch....Looks more English to me, but never mind...Hope they catch the perps.

A shot-across-the-bow to us inveterate optimists, who think they live in a similarly safe and policed place to what they are accustomed to.

It is Thai wifey who keeps up the 'alert level' for me....Constantly telling me not to be so trusting of Thai people, which route to take home late at night, never stopping for people seeking a ride, even if they are Monks, etc,. etc.

I know this is overgeneralizing and not fair to the Thai people as a whole, who treat me with the utmost respect to which I reciprocate in kind.

If not for warnings from her, I would automatically interact with inquiring Thai's at my front gate, perhaps the same way this person did..........Like the saying goes, "But for the grace of God, there go I".

His name doesn't appear to be Dutch....Looks more English to me,

Frederik Franciscus Lelie. about as English as Robin van Persie.

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lelie_(geslacht)

Van Persie means HOOD.

I just got it, duh! Lol

Hopefully this is a warning to those thinking of retiring in Thailand. Its a violent place and not as safe as you may think. Needless to say i have personally known at least 10 people who have died unnaturally in this country.

I have lived in Thailand for 14 years have not seen as much as a fist fight since leaving Pattaya over a decade ago, seen more problems in the states on my visits, that to me indicates where the real safety is in rural Thailand away from the Farang ghetto cities that are very violent areas caused by locals, many by drunk Farangs.

May you rest in Peace!

Cheers

Agreed

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Foreigners carrying passports are usually on some kind of task unless in transit somewhere.

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to your knowledge

By law, you must carry your passport with you at all times in Thailand. Tourists have been arrested because they were unable to produce their passport

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/thailand/local-laws-and-customs

I am aware of such pronouncements but I know for a fact at any given time most tourists are NOT doing so, nor SHOULD they. It's much safer to lock up your passport at home or in a hotel. Certainly when going to the beach, carrying with your passport would be almost insane.

I carry my passport with me always, everywhere I go, even while in the U.S.

I always know where it is, never have to look for it, never without it.

I must be insane.

Lol

Fair enough! one Foreigner has been caught cheating and got arrested. So when Thais do the same thing it's perfectly acceptable to cheat?

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You should learn the immigration laws.

Besides the work permit what does any of it have to do with immigration laws?

Right, NO foreigner have a right to go for protest, this is a Native Thai Nation issue and Business. That what I exactly hate in my country or back in Europe,foreigners come to our country's and going on the street to tell us what we should do and what there rights. xxxxxyou all,if you don't like the country you visit then leave it !!!!!!

We should leave it, broke, broken and tattered, then take away the rights and assets of Thais in our countries and send them home, if they are all like you of course...

Ease of access to guns must play a role in this lunacy. Is gun control an issue ? Someone said these can be bought in flea markets. This in a bus terminal? God save us!

Ease of access? Seriously? If everyone had a gun they would not have been in a hurry to go shoot up the place. Proven again and again is that places with the most gun control have the highest rates of gun violence.

These requirements are not in place to make life difficult for foreigners, he said. They are in place to protect Thai workers. For example, if a company can pay foreigners a low salary below the legal minimum then they may prefer to hire foreigners over Thais."

A country that has a 2% unemployment rate needs laws to protect the jobs of it's citizens from foreigners? Hmmm...What is wrong with this picture?

So 'foreigners' are only Caucasian?!

Exactly, if Thailand opens its borders to Philippines workers on a massive scale the hotels, hospitals, etc will hire them in droves. better English ,more educated, and extremely hard working.

More educated? Better English? Extremely hard working? Really? Wow, they have you fooled. You haven't spent much time in the Philippines, huh?

That's not how I, or my Filipina wife would describe Filipinos.

I didn't read all the posts, but the Thai economy held up while western economies did not. I only wish I had kept my money in a Thai bank, I'M pretty sure it would've been like getting 20%+ interest compared to the losses and devaluation of the dollar back home.

Ahhhh Thailand, the only place in the world where it is harder to buy a sex toy than it is to get a hooker!

There aren't too many places in the world where a public official is happy to have his photo taken while holding a dildo.....classic!!!.

"LOOK! I finally have a dick! (official holds WMD for news crews)

Awesome. Welcome home Alex.

No crime committed. This is supposed to be a Democracy and citizens have the right to Free Speech. Pictures "imply" and may be considered "risque" but not offensive. You can not insult an inanimate object, only living people. Another "Black Mark" on the government brilliant thinking.

No crime committed. This is supposed to be a Democracy and citizens have the right to Free Speech. Pictures "imply" and may be considered "risque" but not offensive. You can not insult an inanimate object, only living people. Another "Black Mark" on the government brilliant thinking.

Thailand has no Free Speech at all. It doesn't even pretend to have it.

Whoa, whoa, whoaa, Democracy? Um, I'm pretty sure it's a Constitutional Monarchy, Free speech? Well, that was already addressed by another poster, quite well.

Those bloody spirits again....

... who was the husband of Mrs...

why "was"?

Fatfather

Sent from my phone

Good point. Clearly beacause we aren't the only ones already assuming what happened.

Maybe when you buy a property you can't put in your own name, you either rent, or get as long a lease as you legally can (30-99 years) with an automatic renewal clause, against the property.

Works other places. Maybe here too?

at my local 7-11 I have noticed serveral occations a wallet (transperent and all) with a days taking on the counter when the booze/cigs are kept.

it's marked in big number the ammount of cash in it usually 130k - 170k Baht waiting for the 'secure' cash transfer to arrive.

what's the point of having time delay cash change system under the counter so they're not to much baht in the tills.... if all the cash is left in the open...

it's made me laugh on several occations, someone a lot more desperate than me, could take it and get few years wages in couple of minutes.

Where was that 7-11 again?

Do's and Dont's when meeting a thai girls family for the first time?

Don't.

And the best answer is...ding ding ding ding ding (see above)

If you go anyway, take a couple loperamide before you go (also called Diarine) to avoid numerous trips to the bathroom to sh_t. and bang the gf real good prior also, to avoid numerous trips to the bathroom to wha--...well, you know what I mean. the walls are thin and may not have privacy even IF you are in the same room together.

Good story, except why would the rain make the sea dangerous? Did the ocean flood? lol

cool

What detergent did you use? Did all the stains come out?

Maybe it was "Cheer's"...mate.

It is amazing at the crudeness of some of the comments about Saudis, their lifestyle, women, etc. What surfaces from such comments is a lack of basic manners and civility. Regardless of the perception or verified facts of the Saudi behavior in Thailand, the descriptions by various posters are tasteless and juvenile.

arai na?

Saudis making 17,000 damsels in Soi Nana happy......are u crazy and this comment is simply outrageous. Shows you have no clue about Saudis. They actually made more than 100,000 local gay boys working in the gay bars and also the ladyboys happy.PLus there has been some unexplained shocking deaths of sheep in certain upcountry farms!

Good point AA, can we assume the upcountry sheep are known as "baa" girls?

roflmao, nicely put!

I don't care what people say, not "everyone" on Thaivisa is a complete idiot...