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I see the point about making sure it's not a pic of someone else's visa stamp. I hadn't thought of that. But, my local friends are only warning me about not carrying my passport because of the possibility that it is taken and I need to pay money to get it back. That's all they say on that. I don't understand it.


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It is a controversial subject, as to whether a tourist/ex-pat should be expected to carry their actual passport, especially on a night out. After Thailand received a bloody nose after the missing 777 with the two passengers travelling on stolen passports from Thailand, I half expected to see changes to the rules, to reduce the possibility of these documents being lost/stolen, under the logic of prevention is better than cure.

Personally, I always carry a reduced laminated image (business card size) showing the detail page of the passport with the current extension of stay on the reverse side. Never had problems with this. However, if I am travelling out of province, I always have my passport with me so that it is available at short notice but never carry it out with me.

But as has been mentioned earlier, at the end of the day it will be up to the individual official's interpretation of what is expected.

Rock and hard place.......................

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Assuming nothing - Why did he come to Thailand if he is a refugee? If he is a refugee why didn't he apply for refugee status? Why did he choose to be smuggled over the border? How did he get here ... by a refugee boat? Gotta have a passport to get on an airplane.

Very suspicious.

I would guess at some stage he did have a passport. Just that he doesn't have one now.

But that would be assumption.

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I haven't met all the sisters but I have met the one lady and although clearly an ex bar girl she is very pleasant..

The guy the mother is married to is a monstrosity (he is really, sorry to say that) and it would be impossible to imagine she was in it for the guy...he is about 70 and pretty unclean looking and if you saw him in a playground in UK you would probably call the police.

I would honestly find it all extremely off putting and would find it hard not to dwell on it.

To be fair, I would need to know who introduced who to who.

I have lost count of the number of falangs that have visited Thailand and got into relationships. On return to their home countries, likely through tales of triumph, they make the next visit with "Bob" from the local pub with promises of "fixing him up". Before you know it, they have their own "village" and increasing yearly.

May not be this particular case, but just sayin'.......................

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I jumped to this thread because I am currently dealing with the soi dog issue. I run a number of kilometers every day and generally have no problems. Yet 3 times in the past week I was nearly attacked. What I have learned in life and here in Bkk is generally what the guy in the first video advises- never turn your back, never run, and don't let them get in behind you. So I notice they often let me pass as if they are tricking me, then slide in behind me and close the distance. Wow! Requires constant vigilance. I've noticed a bunch do this. As I am going down a street, where I see a number ahead, I began rolling my arms during my jog, in circle, making myself appear large. As I close (but not too close in case it doesn't work) I let out a loud scream! Yea, i know, but it works each time- Hrmm, except once.

I decided to try those ultrasonic dog repellers. I ordered from Aliexpress (cheaper than DHGate) and since they were so cheap I got 4 for slightly more than one would cost on DHGate- enroute. I figure I will try them all and use the best for running, and keep others around house and in car. (My father in law is terrified of soi dogs; perhaps I'll give him the one I don't want to use :-)).

Warning, it is reported that not all dogs respond to this. Perhaps the older dogs have decreased hearing like the old geezers on TV. Wish me luck because shortly I am going to be a soi dog zapping mofo!

Remember, a pack of dogs can kill a man without much effort.

How many men killed by dogs in Thailand in the past 10 years?

Mother Nature Network article on the internet, the most likely animals to kill you, are 1) mosquitoes, 2) hippos, 3) deer, 4) bees, 5) dogs, 6) ants, 7) jellyfish, 8) cows, 9) horses, 10) spiders, and 11) rattlesnakes.

Thailand doesn't have rattle snakes.

Not that many hippos either.

But they might just be hiding, you never know.

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I'd be really curious to know how many TVers ride around town with hot dogs, sausages and dog biscuits in their pockets, not to mention stun guns / tasers and high frequency whistles. It would certainly keep those intent on visiting the new Thaivisa Lounge Bar on their toes.

Just worried that people arriving at the new bar on the 4th July will be searched at the door.

In case they came by bike........................

Edit: Everyone would need to be searched as nobody is going to admit arriving by bicycle..............

You have to remember that these guys (and girls) are in a really stressful job. When they are on their downtime, the more childish antics they get up to the better.

As long as they switch to professionalism when needed. They could be the difference between life and death while rescuing/stabilizing and administering initial first aid.

Lot of respect for them, IMHO of course........................

IMHO it all depends where you are and more importantly who's company you are in. In the tourist areas it is not that common for Thais to be in the same bars as falangs, so along that line any confrontations will be with the falangs.

As you come out of the commercial/tourist areas, the bar clientele changes and also the ratio of falang/Thai customers. In my experience (12 years running a bar up-country) it is very rare for a Thai, regardless of age, to start any trouble with falangs without provocation. It also has to do with what company you are keeping.

Thailand, like every other country in this world, can be a great place to socialize. However, if you go looking for trouble then you most certainly will find it. Sometimes innocent people do get caught up in it, but again, in my experience that is very rare.

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Statistics tells us that a man can shower for 1 minute in cold water and 1 minute in hot water and on average he had 2 minutes of very nice shower.

Ah Mr Yang no statistical education eh? OK. No they don't. Now digest the attached photos and decide which you have said.

1 pint, two pints, 3 pints.

At least that's the way my darts went............................

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What the hell has the headline got to do with the story'robbed of his wit's',how exactly?

It might have been a typo.

The phrase "I'm freezing my tits off" comes to mind...........................

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The war on "Drugs" is a cosmic hoax. Never worked, never will. People are going to do what they do. Alcohol, Cigarettes far more destructive.

Complete waste of resources and money. Legalize.

Whereas I would agree that the war on drugs is never going to eradicate the problem, alcohol and cigarettes by definition come under the same banner.

Only difference is that they are legally sold over the counter to support every government's coffers in tax.

You suggest legalizing Meth/Ya-Ba? As what, a recreational drug?

What is wrong with having methamphetamine available as a legal recreational drug? Tobacco and ethanol have been available as legal recreational drugs for decades despite all the various problems they cause.

Don't blindly believe all the scare-mongering stories and anecdotes. Instead stick with science and statistics. Where are all the damning statistics of deaths and crime that have been caused by people who have consumed illegal drugs?

Amphetamines have been available as prescription drugs for ADHD treatment (i.e. have medicinal value) yet in Thailand they are listed in Category 1 (the most dangerous drugs) of the Thai Narcotics Act. (See Table of controlled Narcotic Drugs under the Thai Narcotics Act B.E. 2522 (1979) (substances updated as of 22/05/2012)).

Why should drugs only ever be consumed to treat ailments? Some drugs can be used for enhancement of one's life experience. Silenafil ("Viagra") is one example of a drug that is used recreationally or for enhancement without much problem, and is produced in Thailand by the Government Pharmaceutical Organization and sold as "Sidegra".

Where Meth is concerned, I'm not talking about statistics, I'm talking about personal experience.

With statistics, you have control with what you want the numbers to say. Get the Meth coursing through the system, the numbers say what they want.

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The war on "Drugs" is a cosmic hoax. Never worked, never will. People are going to do what they do. Alcohol, Cigarettes far more destructive.

Complete waste of resources and money. Legalize.

Whereas I would agree that the war on drugs is never going to eradicate the problem, alcohol and cigarettes by definition come under the same banner.

Only difference is that they are legally sold over the counter to support every government's coffers in tax.

You suggest legalizing Meth/Ya-Ba? As what, a recreational drug?

Might want to think that one out again...............

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Purchased from the family, sick, just sick. The family and the guy involved. $51 for a child ! How could they? I bet the family buffalo is still at home !

Without condoning what the families have allegedly done Lee, perhaps you, I, or the majority of members of TV could never envisage the circumstances these families are in and what they would be prepared to do to survive.

This is a completely different world to what most of us are used to in the civilized world.

To me personally, it is wrong, so wrong, that this can happen and everyone involved in profiting from this should be punished to the maximum extent of the law. Unfortunately in that statement it would include the families involved as well, so the children will remain a lost cause.

Realistically speaking, a rock and a hard place.

I can imagine the OP's next thread will be about this Thai girl who has moved in and won't leave him alone.

"What's the best Thai soap to watch in the evenings" would do it.............................

Stay Lucky!

Staying in the Phetchabun area, though on the rice plains, you could try Phitsanulok. From what you describe in the OP it would cover everything you mention. Just to break it down a bit (in no particular order):

Schools:

50+ schools, about a dozen colleges and 3 x universities.

Housing & Land:

Lots of new moo baans going up everywhere, ranging from 1 to 15+ million baht. Land prices are going up and I reckon the land prices are on par with the Ban Chang area at the minute. Building your own and living on the outskirts is very do-able.

Shopping:

Makro, Big-C, Tesco, Central. Name it, we have it.

Internet Connections:

I have just changed packages (yesterday) and the attached was taken 2 minutes ago. OK, it is only a speedtest, but better than any I have experienced on the Eastern seaboard. 900 baht ADSL package.............

30Mbps & 60Mbps optic connections available (1,200 & 5,400 respectively) if needed.

Certainly worse places to live, I reckon about 350-ish expats living in Phits and surrounding areas.

Edit: As CharlieH mentioned earlier, it is certainly hot up here and being on the plains doesn't have a lot of protection.

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Not sure why they consider this such a big deal, i imagine 3 million is a small fraction of the amount thais scam from foreigners on a daily basis and it never makes the news.

I would also imagine that if he has been scamming for 14 years, 3 million baht isn't a lot, that would be about 18,000 baht a month if you broke it down over that period.

They don't say that the 3 million came just from the I-phone scam which I would imagine it would be. Blurry facts in the article.

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He married 3 women, in the course of a 14 year overstay. Really ?

That would mean at least 2 divorces as well.

All of that contact with the amphur, and they never once checked his visa ?

And if he was married, who not get a non O ?

I would suspect that he has done the village ceremonies as opposed to getting the paperwork reference the marriages. Media blowing it up again.

IMHO of course.................

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Never talk to a stranger!lol!

I think there are no strict guidelines that someone have to follow! Everyone will find his own island here! It's not nesarsary to read a complete library to be a better person!
The idiology in some books could be bad for your mind, and then you have to clear out , in a meditation carouse of the text temple !

I notice your English is getting a lot better Sandy..........................

Some big words in there that I didn't need the Sandmanese translation for.

Don't lose the script...........................

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Wow living here and finding poor girl that needs money what a nice guy. His last comment about SoI 6 pity full

Still, it could be Soi 6 in Nakhon Werdafukisdat as he wasn't specific about location.

They may be into knitting, have bridge clubs and that in the afternoons instead of the activities in Soi Yotsak..........................

i was actually believing this was going to be a good thread reading the OP.

Up until the line:

"My friends have had a great deal of luck in Soi 6".

Looks like just another windup.............................

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This is Pattaya why the suprise? its been like this for DECADES:cheesy:

I think you are exaggerating a little here. I remember in the late 80's early 90's Pattaya was not even close
to the way it is now. I would say it's been like this for maybe a decade.

I remember it the same. But, (and this scared me as well) the early 90's was two decades ago..............................

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I have been "working online" in Thailand for 10 years. There are 2 kinds of working online: selling stuff, which require offline work too (source goods, visit manufacturers, package and ship), and selling digital products/services (ebooks, SEO services, affiliate marketing, build websites) which only require a good internet connection. Either way, you can make money without paying any taxes, without bothering about a work permit. You will be breaking the law but who will ever find out? It's not a crime to ship parcel from post office and to buy stuff at shops, Chatuchak etc. When you start shipping containers things change, but there are ways around everything. The manufacturers will help you sort things out if you don't have a company. Your only concern will be the visa, that' why many people opted for ED or repeated Tourist visas. Now to answer your final question: to set up a company to do what is called work-from-home is IMHO plain stupid, but if you really have to do it, it can be an export company, as I assume you will be selling stuff made in Thailand. You'll need an office or at least a sign outside your house, accounting, fake employees, deposited capital, pay taxes etc etc and a good lawyer to set up everything. here on thaivisa all these info are available for free. If you sell IM services, like SEO, then you could register your company as a consultancy firm and you'd be an adviser on everything about IT. Or something like that. I hope this helps. Like I said, I've been doing this for 10 years and at the beginning I wanted to open a company, get a work permit, do the right thing. Then money started pouring in, so I concentrated on online marketing to get customers and forgot about the all open-a-company thing, enjoying my tourist visa. Now, with the new regulations, the easiest/best thing to do is to leave Thailand and start all over in Cambodia, Philippines or Indonesia. I hope this helps...

So you have been living here for 10 years working online, by your own admission making bucket loads of money working, plus you have never paid a single satang in tax whilst living in Thailand on Tourist (maybe Visa Exempt) Visas and what's more you seem to be proud of it.

People 'working under the radar' (not just answering a few emails whilst on holiday) who have been cheating the system (and the Thai People) for years have now made it more difficult for a lot of expats who want to stay and don't want to break the law here but don't for various reasons meet the current visa criteriae.

The current crack down is aimed primarily at flushing out a certain category of ex pats who are cheating Thailand by working 'under the radar'; I note that you recognize that this particular party may be over.

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Whereas I do agree with you in principle, as any work done in Thailand requires a work permit by law, the entire issue with online business does fall through the cracks and will continue to do so until global regulations are placed on internet usage for business which I don't think is going to happen anytime soon.

The problem with the argument of people working under the radar, cheating the system (and the Thai people) is that this needs to be expanded upon. If an individual's online activities concern buying from or selling to, people living in Thailand, then yes, they should be contributing to the Thai tax system.

If however the individual's business is concerning say, online trade between the UK and Europe/US/South America/Australia, etc, without involvement with Thailand (with the exception of the use of the ISP which they are paying for anyway) then, IMHO, that presents another argument entirely.

The other matter would be regulating online trading. Unless an individual has gone to the lengths of getting a static IP address, then they will appear invisible in the system unless they have been specifically targeted (important line). The normal internet connection here in Thailand is based on dynamic IP address allocation, which means the IP address will be changed every time the computer is switched off, or changed at the end of the IP lease period which is normally 96 hours. Very difficult to follow a target under these circumstances. Compromise this with the use of proxy servers, then it becomes near impossible unless the individual has been a very naughty boy or girl and have been specifically targeted.

It is, and remains a contentious issue, and again IMHO, has more to do with internet regulation than it does to working.

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Well guys the question is sill going in circles round and round.

What category or criteria do u come under if you wanted to work online in Thailand. Surely this angle of working online has to be covered under some thai regulation in a country that has made laws for all kinds of things.

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It appears that it is you who is spinning your question around. Several people have alerted you to the fact that to work in Thailand you need a work permit.

The work permit is not issued by immigration, they deal with visas, the department of labor deal with work permits.

You also seem to be misguided as to "entitlement" as you have mentioned in quite a few of your posts; because you may have a job, this does not entitle you to a visa.

If the intention is to work online in Thailand, don't advertise it on an open forum. That's about the best advice you will get...............

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Over 40 years experience with Thailand and still don't know everything.

Humm ... 40 years ... any chance you can explain Thai Lassies to me?
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You could be born here and never figure that one out David.

Yep, I don't think you will ever understand us (women) anywhere. Have you ever heard of mood swings? That is what women have .

Mood swings? I knew it! My boss is a woman.

Need to have a serious word tomorrow with him..........................

IMHO, cgphuket got it right (in my personal experience as well) in post #10 with his observation that some people won't listen to advice and raise barriers to ensure it stays that way.

To be honest, the only time I would even consider helping a complete stranger, without being asked, is if someone was about to be ambushed and likely to sustain life threatening injuries. But I would do that for anyone regardless of colour, race or religion.

That would apply in my home country as well, to complete strangers. Family & friends are different...............