Tropicalevo

I suspect that the issue is more a lack of revenue during Covid. ???? All of those free extensions that many people took advantage of. Immigration are having to get their revenue stream going again. ????

I wish that I had thought of an ombudsman 20 years ago but I was living in Thailand by then. Difficult to do by post?

Not a chance but NatWest happily opened a new account for me.

I wish them all good luck on this one. Legalise drugs but not sex? How dumb is that? Oh, I forgot. Anutin obviously does not make money from sex.

This is no different to what has been happening in the UK (and other countries) for years. Back in the early 2000's I had my HSBC account in Bangkok and my Nat West account in Jersey closed because of my connection to a friend who was murdered by a guy who was wanted for money laundering back in the USA. It took me six months to prove my innocence. (With banks, you are guilty until you prove your innocence.) Six months without access to my salary and savings.

If you do nothing, there will be mold. Here on Samui we run fans in every room, 24/7 and we also put one of these in every wardrobe and cupboard and leave the doors open when the villa is empty. (Cheaper running costs!!!)

Nobody gave Bangkok Airways a monopoly. It is a private airport. Paid for by BA not tax payers. Before Covid, 7 - 8 airlines flew to Samui every day or week. The problem is that the airlines are short of working planes and staff. They have got to get some planes out of mothballs, get pilots up to speed again and hire more cabin crew. That all takes time and money.

The police/immigration have been carrying out random checks here on Samui for years. Regularly, but not too frequently. They are looking for overstays, illegal workers and illegal immigrants. Last week they went into a shop and asked to see foreigner's work permits. No problem. They then checked the people against the immigration database. No TM 30 was recorded. They were taken to the IO. The landlord of the house contacted me and asked me what to do. In 20 years, he had never done a TM 30. I told get onto the online TM 30 system and get the guests on there quick. Luckily, long queue at the IO. By the time their number was called - they were in the system. ????

Medicinal use is legal. Recreational use is not but that won't stop the dope heads from saying that it is perfectly safe.

And Prayut is quoted by the Thai Enquirer as saying 'this is not violence'.

Well said. So bluudy true.

Strangely enough, brake failure does happen. I am not saying that is the case here but..... I had a new car back in the late '80's when ABS was relatively new. The car would handle a 'strange' way now and again (not often) when I was braking. I took it to the garage a number of times and every time they said 'nothing wrong with the brakes'. One morning, driving down a steep hill and I had to brake hard. The car spun round and it ended upside down in a ditch. Garage collected the car, repaired it and then phoned me up to complain. 'Why didn't you tell us that there was a problem with the brakes - we just took it for a test drive and crashed!'. Duh! They finally found the problem. One side of the car's ABS would seize up now and again. I never drove it again - changed it for a different make.

Along with other nationalities whose countries border Russia. Putin is not going to stop at Ukraine.

According to the PM, what happened to this lady is not violence. Article in the Thai Enquirer. https://www.thaienquirer.com/48604/this-is-not-violence-in-thailand/

That is a disgusting way to treat someone who is not breaking the law. Let's see how the PM's PR people spin that one around.

How well advertised were the clinics?

Well done that girl.

I cannot comment on the T's and C's of the expiry, but do remember your 90 day reporting. A few Elite Visa users have fallen foul on that one. Also, here on Samui, for 90 day reporting, they also need the TM 30 to be recorded on their database. Make sure that your landlord, wherever you stay, submits it every time that you come or stay somewhere different..

If anyone wants to see how busy the immigration police have been, this is a link recently sent to me. It is just one of their sites. Apparently there are a few. https://www.facebook.com/Suratimmigration?mibextid=LQQJ4d

Ah yes. An old article from 2002 resurrected by the famous Ian Yarwood so that he can keep his name in the press.

If you would like to meet the British Ambassador to Thailand and the British Consul for Samui Then please apply for a ticket at the link below. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reception-for-british-nationals-living-in-koh-samui-tickets-575454328387 The Blind Tiger Bar is in Bangrak.

There is such a place. It is called the immigration office. Overstays can 'hand themselves in' at any time, at any immigration office, for just a fine - within time limits. But then, they must leave Thailand. It is only when the IO's 'catch them' that they are arrested. However, none of those caught that are mentioned here, were making any attempt to be honest or to leave the country.

Definitely more bikes available now. Prices might be a bit higher than before but they are levelling off.

Only the illegal cannabis makes people forgetful. ????

Just an observation from someone who lives on Samui. Immigration are currently carrying out random checks on businesses (where foreigners work), private lets and small hotels/hostels. There are various Samui Immigration/police Facebook pages with the details but the ones that I know of today are a hostel where the owner was given 24 hours to get up to date with TM 30's. (He has done none.) A private business (shop) where the work permits were checked but there were no TM 30's recorded and the immigration people followed up with the landlord and gave him 24 hours to sort his shxtt out.