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3 hours ago, samran said:

The IO may query how the daughter exited in the first place (there would be no computer record of the Thai citizen child exiting)

There have been several reports of the e-gates letting Thai passports enter with no record of them departing prior, so if their passports are biometric, then they should use this route first.

5 minutes ago, The manic said:

Traffic flow at 2am?. Never once in 28 years have I been on motosai  taxi driving on the wrong side of the road.  This seems an odd story.

Thai's do this regardless of the time of day or traffic flow, it is habitual for them and therefore perfectly normal.

Many excuses as to why, who knows what this particular one was, maybe because the Soi he wanted to go down was near and on the opposite side of travel for him.

I've lost count of the number of times that I've seen motorbikes on the wrong side of the road, I've even nearly hit folks as I come out of my estate, they are turning right in to it and find it impossible to do this without coming in at about a 20 to 30 degree angle.

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

They certainly do not seem to be in fear for their lives.

In order to have fear, you first need to have rational thought and understanding, something that seems to get thrown out of the window once a lot of Thai's sit on a motorbike (or car).

He is completely innocent, he 'borrowed' the panther and firearms from a friend..........

4 minutes ago, BritTim said:

Most likely because she had never previously left Thailand, though other possible explanations exist.

Maybe some other explanation, as if they were dual nationality with Thai passports issued, then in theory it is unlikely that they would have been allowed to depart Thailand on their US passports in those circumstances, as the birth certificates would have to be produced and immigration would only allow a non Thai born in Thailand to depart on a non Thai passport for the first time, again in theory.

Hence my question and confusion 

31 minutes ago, BritTim said:

The most reasonable assumption from the context is that they went straight from Thailand to Hong Kong, without making any intermediate stops, and then returned directly to Thailand. Nothing in the OP suggests any side trips.

Then how (or why) did the daughters depart Thailand without using their Thai passports?

11 minutes ago, eisfeld said:

Does the ban only apply to their foreign nationality?

Yes, a Thai citizen using a Thai passport cannot be refused entry in to Thailand.

I have to admit that I am a little confused by the OP, as last year they went to Disney HK using the daughters US passport, his wife did not take the Thai ones, where did they fly to HK from originally, if it was from the US, then where are the Thai passports now and did they all fly in to Thailand directly from HK?

I ask, as it is not immediately apparent where the Thai passports are located.

Shame really, as they could have used their Thai passports to enter HK without an issue.

13 hours ago, The manic said:

Some have good inside contacts at embassies 

I'm sure they have, still no guarantees though.

The DPM has started something, any questions asked about wealth or possessions, just say xxxx is not mine, I just borrowed it / them etc.

I'm sure that the public in UK would believe the Met Police Commissioner if he said he borrowed 6.5m GBP from some rich nightclub owner, nobody would even question it!

45 minutes ago, Guitar God said:

He didn't pay it back from his salary, he paid it back from the proceeds he made from having 75M baht. 

 

There's a lot of ways you could earn 10% or more in a year on that much money. Investments, loans, buying and flipping property. 

 

At at the end of the year you still have the 75M plus a few mil profit for yourself. 

If it was that simple everybody would be doing it!!

It was stated that the loans were documented, I'm pretty sure that it would have involved interest, nobody loans out 300m THB interest free, as using your logic, they would be losing out on the 10% earnings on their money.

One would imagine that if the VS owner loaned 300m THB to the cop, then it was on the basis that the cop had some means of paying it back.

Remembering that investments can go down as well as up!

3 hours ago, webfact said:

“When I borrow money from someone, I don’t dare ask whether that person robbed someone else or if it was drug money. It was what it was – financial aid between friends, and the loaned money didn’t mysteriously disappear. It was duly repaid, with detectable transactions via the banking system.”

I do wonder why nobody has dared ask him where the money came from that he used to duly pay these loans back.

Amazing Thailand!

25 minutes ago, dinooz57 said:

I understand the ramifications of moving an injured person but just to have another human sit beside you and assure you everything will be ok and help is on its way or even to lay a blanket or jacket on her and at least show some compassion.

First of all, I am sincerely glad that she is making a good recovery.

I totally agree with your comment above, I must admit that some comments in that regard on here are amazing, from the videos that I have seen, nobody appeared to show her any compassion whatsoever and it was absolutely nothing to do with them worried about moving her, half of them wouldn't have a clue about that part.

I find that difficult to understand, as a human being.

Has anybody managed to find the English version of the Y2017 PND.91 tax return form in Fillable PDF format on the RD website?

The only ones that I can find are for the first half of the year.

http://www.rd.go.th/publish/27734.0.html

12 hours ago, Russell17au said:

But how do you educate the old drivers that are already set in their own ways.

Agreed that teaching the older generation cannot be achieved, however, it is not an excuse, the Government NEEDS to start educating the young now, it has to start sometime and it will take years to filter through, road safety has been discussed on TVF thousands of times and I think we all agree that it is a combination of a lot of things, not just one or two, that WILL eventually makes the difference, unfortunately Thailand currently doesn't do anything except let people die needlessly in incidents.

Enforcement is one of the ways, the trouble is that the open corruption and lack of enforcement has most of the population believing that they can do pretty much anything they want, they have a disdain for the law that is deeply ingrained and it is not just on the roads.

This morning I watched the full length video of this incident (not calling it an accident, coz it was totally avoidable) and this video goes a long way to showing why the young lady nurse was positioned where she was, bearing in mind Thai culture and fear of uniforms, the car that was beside her had only just pulled up at the lights and as mentioned by others, the policeman was trying to cadge cash of the young boys.

I have the link to this, not sure if it would be allowed to post on here, or fair on her Stepdad either.

I was very glad to read from the lady's stepdad that she is not too seriously hurt and do hope that her recovery is quick and full.

IMHO one of the probable reasons that the road death statistics are going up is the use of mobile devices whilst driving / riding, you will see the use of these constantly whilst traveling on the roads here, even on the motorway etc. 

3 minutes ago, catman20 said:

i know its not the bike riders fault at all but why was she not nearer the curb side ? in the uk we are taught slower moving traffic keeps to the left in Thailand all these bikes seem to want to be in the fast lanes all the time, i see them on the Sukumvite daily. being in the middle of the road is asking for trouble with these people behind the wheel. 

Quite simply you hit the nail on the head, most countries educate their people in road safety, it is non-existent here, so it would not have entered her head to stay left.

3 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

No I'm not.

 

I'm saying because it happened to a local in Thailand, there's no real use in a non-Thai getting their panties in bunch and venting about what their fellow Thai citizens did or did not do.

 

It is what it is.

OK, then I apologise, however it doesn't make the fact that no one went to her aid right at all and I am pretty sure that a fair percentage of Thai people would condemn this as well.

5 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

Once you embrace the incontrovertible reality that "Dorothy, you aint in Kansas any more," the whole thing falls into perspective, the blood-pressure subsides along with the totally wasted and fundamentally useless righteous indignation.

What a strange statement, you are basically saying that because the accident took place in Thailand makes it right that they ignore and do not check out the injured party.

In this age of smartphones, then it is good practice to take a photo of your passport photo page, TM.6 departure card and entry stamp, plus any extension of stay etc. where applicable.

At least if you do lose your passport for whatever reason, then all the info needed is easily to hand and this should make it a little less painful dealing with immigration when getting any stamps done etc.

This along with a police report would also help for checking in to hotels etc. 

8 hours ago, Air Smiles said:

The person in question as an American has, assuming all his paperwork is in order, an automatic 'right to stay' in Ukraine

The ONLY country that the person in question has an automatic right to stay in is America, as an American.

If you have legal sole custody of a child and are divorced, then you can depart Thailand with the child, no permission is required from the mother, as you have sole custody, if the ex. wife agrees to sole custody, then she is forfeiting her parental rights.

You would need to ensure that you have copies of the custody papers and divorce certificate, I would also carry a copy of the child's birth certificate as well, to tie it all together name / ID number wise.

1 minute ago, lkv said:

How about executive directors receiving remuneration in shares? ?

Actually, that would be allowed probably as a part of the compensation package, or even some other benefit in kind, housing, car etc. etc. very common practice here.

4 hours ago, lkv said:

Does a director have to get paid a salary or can it be 1 baht as jackdd stated earlier? 

You could appoint a non-executive director, who would then not actually be employed by the company and could, only if they choose, get compensated for attending board meetings etc.

Not sure, in the context of the smart visa, if they would allow this, it is very common in industry though and it is allowed within the normal framework of work permits etc.

I suspect in this instant that they would expect a director to be part of the executive team, hence the no need for a work permit perk!

US citizen visiting Ukraine will get a visa free 90 day entry upon arrival, so the assumption here is that the OP's friend stayed for 91 days and we are all thinking that they refused him entry because of the 90 days in 180 days rule, however the OP does clearly state that his friend indeed had a Ukrainian visa for the visit and if this was the case, then the only visa that would have been issued for a US citizen is the long term visa, which allows him to stay over this 90 day rule, they do warn to ensure that the date on the visa is valid.

All very strange.

ENTRY / EXIT REQUIREMENTS FOR U.S. CITIZENS

You need a valid passport to enter Ukraine. If you are a U.S. citizen, you do not need to have a Ukrainian visa as long as you will be in Ukraine for fewer than 90 days within a 180-day period. You need a visa or valid Ukrainian residency permit for all stays longer than 90 days. You cannot get a Ukrainian visa at the airport or at the border. If you need a visa, please get it in advance at a Ukrainian Embassy or Consulate.

Check your visa carefully so that you know the validity period. You are responsible for knowing the rules for the type of visa you have. Sometimes U.S. citizens try to come to Ukraine before their visa allows. Remember, in Ukraine the date is written day-month-year. If you come to Ukraine before your visa allows, you can be stopped at the border, not allowed to enter Ukraine, and required to return to your point of origin at your own expense.