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In the photo the agreement appears to be getting signed/stamped by a colonel of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force.

Well done "The Thaiger".

9 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

If they are not open for business they can't really blame him, can they. Which is why they would ignore the overstay.

They certainly can, given that the advice given so often here is to get the extension a week to 10 days before VE permissions expire.

The fault lies entirely with the person who has not bothered to plan properly.

However that is not to say that the IO will make life uncomfortable for the individual concerned.

20 hours ago, ChaiyaTH said:

Rules are for peasants

But you, by your own admission, complied with the rule that compelled you to leave the country every 90 days:

"I refused to ever do 90 day reporting, I would just leave the country....."

I do not believe for one moment that the scientists were "spooked".

3 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Normally they do not write it like this is consent was not given. Even if it sounds very bad, some parents actually give their consent just because the need of money.

 

However, the American is a sick individual that should be locked up and thrown out of Thailand never to return.

 

Far too many crazy foreigners in Thailand at the moment.

It's nothing to do with parental consent.

Age of consent in Thailand (the age of the person engaging in the sexual activity) is 15.  They are the person who gives the consent.

However the law provides for the individual to withdraw their consent after the activity, parents often pressuring them to do so.

That is what gets people in trouble.

This is advice for teenagers who may think that because they are over 15 they are not liable to prosecution even though both consenting partners are over 15:

"In Thailand sexual encounters with a minor under the age of 18 may be classed as a compoundable offence, even if this was with a person over 15 and with their explicit consent.

To clarify (I hope!), what this means is that a young person having sex with another person aged 15, 16, or 17 may be prosecuted for this “compoundable offence” if one participant (normally the girl), or their parent, were to file charges against the other side when they later decided they regretted what they had done. In effect, this makes the unfettered Thai age of consent to sex to be 18 years of age."

https://www.lannaist.ac.th/keeping-our-teenage-children-safe/

2 hours ago, bob smith said:

I've started to notice a pattern emerging.

 

I usually go out to eat and drink quite a lot in various places around Thailand.

Whenever I go somewhere new for the first time they are always all smiles, greeting me and lavishing me with their service.

 

However, I have noticed that once I return to the same establishment and they recognize my face the servers arent nearly as friendly.

Now if i get chatting with them and I have had a few I will sometimes let my guard down and start speaking with them in Thai.

This is when things become critical.

They either warm to this, or as is in the case of the woman the other day - they get offended by it.

 

I am a pretty well dressed guy and I usually dine alone.

So naturally the girls/waitresses want to get to know me a bit more.

sometimes they even sit at my table. they ask questions like ‘how long you stay here?’ ‘you have thai girlfriend?’..

sometimes I give them a cover story, depending on how I gauge the atmosphere in the place (are they scammy, etc)

but other times I let my guard down and tell all.

 

I have definitely noticed a pattern emerging:

The places were I play the dumb farang on holiday welcome me with open arms every time,

the places that know the real me start to become more aloof and even (i think) dislike me after my 4 or 5th visit.

The truth is, I am a wealthy farang who has done good here,

I think many of them don’t like that and are envious of me.

or is it just a classic case of familiarity breeding contempt? 

do I just need to find a new place to eat?

 

This has happened on multiple occasions in different parts of the country.

I decided to start this a while back as kind of a social experiment.

What I found was the dumb farang fresh off the boat gets more respect and better service than the average Thai speaking expat does.

 

Make of that what you will.

 

bob.

When you speak in Thai they gain an insight into your character that they would not get if you only spoke English......because they do not speak English so well and are unable to read you very well.

Because you speak Thai you reveal yourself to them in the same way that you reveal yourself on AseanNow.

I find you to be a typically tiresome, alcoholic bore.

It seems that many people, perhaps the majority, who respond to you on AN think you to be a complete ****...............why should Thai people think otherwise?

Do you get it?........people treat you as they find you.

That's all the "attention" you'll be getting from me today........carry on.

"Several social media platforms have posted images of the Russian, taken from the shop’s CCTV system."

Any of them show the crime in commission?

I would also very much like to have seen what was/wasn't being worn under those tables in the background:

Open season now on foreigners......plenty of unscrupulous, greedy Thais willing to attempt to capitalise on that.

52 minutes ago, Sydebolle said:

Head to court AFTER the visa were revoked? Interesting indeed! 

There must be a flip side of the coin; complete nutters or the copper got out of hands and started to brandish his gun around. I had nasty experiences driving a van between Saraburi and Korat up a hill. The engine was not a V8 7'000cm3 and hence not racing material. I overtook a truck and all of a sudden a sedan pulled up and kept honking. I managed to get back onto the left lane, the sedan car passed me and shot two bullets in the air. I kept the car registration which named a police officer living in Ekamai.

I opted a Thai-style reaction; had a letter written in Thai referring to the incident and closed by saying, that if it would ever happen again, I would shoot him dead on site. It might have scared him as not everybody can find out a vehicle owner's details and address. 

Anyway, lets wait and see - most likely the boys will have to cramp a "Wai" in front of the assembled media, pay a fine and then get thrown out to rid Thailand of such farang elements! 

"There must be a flip side of the coin; complete nutters or the copper got out of hands and started to brandish his gun around"

In between "complete nutters" and "copper got out of hands" one might insert "cop attempted to extort a bribe to let them go and they told him to **** off".

That would give the story an interesting "spin".

Illegal entries and "ulterior motives"

 A bit too late to start screening people after  they have entered illegally.......and pointless.   Just throw them out and ban them if you like.

Potentially every visitor may have an "ulterior motive".

How do you screen them........scapolomine/lie detector test, on entry, at the airport for VE visitors?

"All crimes committed by foreigners to be investigated and prosecuted, including violations of the Immigration Act, the Alien Employment Act, the Entertainment Places Act, illegal business operations, nominee arrangements where Thai nationals own shares or real estate on behalf of foreigners to avoid legal compliance."

Previous policy was to ignore crimes by foreigners?

It would be a better idea for Thailand to clean up its act and desist from being a magnet for crooks, scum and lowlife.

Have your leaders, authorities and state employees stop blatantly acting like crooks, scum and lowlife (in doing so passing on that example to the rest of the population) and you might get that "better class" of visitors that remain your eternal wet-dream.

It is your reality, not your absurd, hubristic, deluded self-image, that brings the worst possible types....don't blame the flies for swarming to the sewer.

14 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

Minister Launches Royal Rainmaking Operation to Tackle Chiang Mai’s PM 2.5 Crisis

 

I thought storms were predicted for the next couple of days according to AI weather report ........................LOL 🤣😂😎

However the potentially rain producing clouds may not dump their load.......not unusual.

The object of cloud seeding (introducing a chemical catalyst into cloud) is to try and ensure that they do.

That is what will be happening.

Unfortunately there is little evidence to show that cloud seeding significantly affects precipitation.