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He reminds me of a throwback to the era when their were Statesmen negotiating foreign policy. The Cuban Missile Crisis sort of opened the lines of dialog when MAD almost became a reality.

Time flies and the West forgets. Seems Moscow hasn't. Dialog is good; letting the Nuclear Genie out of the bottle again isn't.

We still haven't heard from Netanyahu on who he wants. Best wait for his endorsement and opinion, GOP.

Perhaps Putin gave Bibi some suggestions last week. Lol

I'm wondering if he's having a David Cameron moment?

Opiate addicts are naturally going to retch during their withdrawals. Idiotic. Compassion. Yep.

Ahhhh, Big Corpa and friends has found another way to cull the herd.

They probably controlled it before the Trillion dollar push by the West to stabilize the region (like they didn't learn anything from Russia's experience). However, defense contractors where a happy bunch. Probably still are seeing that this will give the West cause to go back in and 'stabilize' things again. Another Catch-22 moment in history.

Ever notice how the words 'refugees' and 'immigrants' has now changed to "Migrants" - like people are a flock of birds or a pod of whales. New PC terminology.

No duhhh. I don't think that's much of a revelation.

With a $18 Trillion plus deficit. Ah-huh. Right.

Police Link Bomb Attack to Uighurs, Deep South and Thai Politics......

...the Blood Moon, Sunspots, Climate Change, and ghosts.

The 2013 number was what immigration told me in an email. But I have two problems one is the entry date and a new passport.

I think the earliest I have seen is 2009 but not sure about it.

The best way to know is try to do one. If you get the message to contact your local office and you have an old entry that is likely the reason.

I'll give it a shot. It it doesn't work, then back to mail-in.

I was verbally told the same as Joe by an IO who used to work at Suvarnabhumi, 2013.

Someone I know told me they entered Thailand 2010 and did an online report last month.

I was confused because I know he went to Savannakhet with his friend last year.

'Yes' he said ' but that was only a trip across the border........I entered Thailand 2010'

A guy from Belgium was also changing his stamp over to his new passport at Amnat.

At the same time the IO said he was entering his details on the new system, took 30 mins.

So I know they can manually put you into the new system,,,,,just takes time.

I have no idea if he tried, or was successful doing an online report later.

Ah-hah.

I see the PTB have found a new way to compensate themselves. Expect a ramp up of, hummm, 'national incidents'. Imho.

The Netenyahu/Putin visit probably was productive.

The Obama/Putin visit? Probably will be unproductively frosty.

Someone should pen a book in the fashion of A Game of Thrones in the A Song of Ice and Fire anthology

by JRR Martin

Call it:

A Game of Chess - Book 1 of the anthology: A Song of Icy Cold-war 2.0 and Thermonuclear Fire

by CFR Brzeziński

He can be judged by Thais, but he's a world leader, and like all world leaders, he's a lightening rod for opinion from both inside and outside the Thai borders.

Can't handle the heat? Don't volunteer to tend to the fire.

Considering the utter confusion that seems to accompany major crime investigations in Thailand, I can personally said that I don't have a clue.

The poll needed one other opinion.

• I don't know!

lol

I have also been told to do a border hop if I want use online reporting. My last entry was in 2008 and I have gotten a new passport since then.

I had one poster say that he used the Online system and got approved when his last entry was in 2011. Any ideas what the furthest 'last entry date' is where someone has has been approved. Might be worth a 'poll'.

Poll:

I successfully used the online system and was approved and my last entry date was in the year:

• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011
• 2010
• 2009
• 2008 Which is where you're at Ubonjoe. But wonder if anyone else was successful?

My last entry date was 2009. I'm gonna give it a shot and figure there's a 50/50 chance it will work. If so, cool, if not then back to mail-in. If the mail-in isn't processed by my expiration date, then I still have 7 days to show up in person. So I'll see what shakes.

My 90 day report was due 10 Oct 2015, so 15 days before was 25 Sept. I decided to try the On-Line report on day 14, Sat 26 Oct to be sure I was in the window. Today, Mon 28 Sept 10:45, checked the status and it as Approved. Used Windows 10; Google Chrome browser and Chrome UA Spoofer for IE 10.

You just answered another question I was going to ask: Is On-Line available on the weekends. Seems it is. My first reporting dates would fall on a Saturday.

You think they might have something better to do then bust people for a leave that you can buy pretty much anywhere else in the world. Maybe the cops should start screening the borders for terrorists or get in their cars and start clamping down on the idiotic Thai driving that puts them almost at the top of the worlds most dangerous roads list. Talk about stupid.

An illegal drug is illegal, like it or not.

How can you justify 'it was only a small amount ?

Get in the real world.

There are so many laws on the books in most countries that no matter what you do, you probably break a law (that means you personally and everyone else) - on a daily basis! So basically everyone should be throw in jail. That's the problem with governments: they just keep getting bigger and the bigger they get, they more laws the legislative bodies want to make - and there are a whole lot of stupid laws. Shopping on Sunday at one time was illegal in certain places. In your book those people should be prosecuted; in my book the legislators should be throw out of office and replaced with someone who isn't an idiot. That is the real world.

I've know people like you throughout my life dude: "All law should be strictly enforced", well, except for the ones you break! Ain't that right?

In my world, all laws should be reviewed, and 'stupid' should be thrown out. For example, the laws on possession of pot that just got tossed out in Washington State and Colorado. Kratom? What a joke. Law enforcement isn't doing its jobs by ignoring 'real' crimes that really impact society and harm people in order to bust someone on what's really a morality issue. Basically it's selective enforcement, and for that matter, selective legislation of ludicrous "laws", which really is a morality issue. Selective enforcement allows serious crime to go unsanctioned and concentrates on the trivial and is usually aimed at the most common folk in society. That is the real world.

Trust me: you and I do not live in the same 'real' world, which is fine by me. I doubt we'd get along. You'd spend you time raging about "Order" and I'd spend my time ignoring you. With that said, you're welcome to your opinion.

What is it with the online 90 day reporting page? This is my first time trying to use it and it's like they are using a 9600 baud modem. Slower than a Thai shopping in the middle of an isle at Big B while surfing her phone....

When it first came online it was really slow but now, at least for me, it loads up instantly. Are you using IE? I'm using Firefox with IE Tab v2 user agent with no performance problems. Perhaps change your DNS to Google DNS (8.8.8.8) and see if that helps.

I just want to see if I understand the online reporting timing correctly.

I can do my online exactly 15 days before my due date. Correct?

If so, then, for example, if my expiration date is October 16th, then I can file my online report on October 1st. Is that correct?

If I don't have this right, please correct me.

And thanks for the tip regarding the IE Tab v2 add-on. I'm not much of an IE fan and prefer to use just about any other browser than IE. Firefox with IE Tab v2 would be good. Not sure if this will work considering I last came into the country in 2009 after a vacation in the US, so this is like flipping a coin to see if it comes up heads of not.

You can report 15days early, but your due date is included in that count. That means that the earliest you can report is October 2nd.

Immigration has this example on their online reporting link:

90 day report online.jpg

The example is, however, a little confusing since 7 days before the due date (when including the due date in the count) would be the 21st. But I guess that linguistically "within 15 days" could mean 14days or less.

Sophon

Thanks much!. I really wasn't sure on that, so appreciate the clarification. So I'll try the online on the 2nd and see what shakes.

Full of friends ...

Sexy men? Lol

Yes, but not your average Thai. My friend's career was off-shore for a English speaking multi-national company. But other than him, all the other Thai guys I know I consider to be acquaintances. Likable enough until they get drunk, then unpredictable.

I also know a couple of Thai monks whom I would consider 'friends', but the relationship tends to be tied closely to my relationships with the wats they stay at. Really good men. Both have a lot of heart.

Women? Different story. I'm friends with some of my wife's friends and some of my own. No giks, just gals I enjoy shooting the breeze with.

What is it with the online 90 day reporting page? This is my first time trying to use it and it's like they are using a 9600 baud modem. Slower than a Thai shopping in the middle of an isle at Big B while surfing her phone....

When it first came online it was really slow but now, at least for me, it loads up instantly. Are you using IE? I'm using Firefox with IE Tab v2 user agent with no performance problems. Perhaps change your DNS to Google DNS (8.8.8.8) and see if that helps.

I just want to see if I understand the online reporting timing correctly.

I can do my online exactly 15 days before my due date. Correct?

If so, then, for example, if my expiration date is October 16th, then I can file my online report on October 1st. Is that correct?

If I don't have this right, please correct me.

And thanks for the tip regarding the IE Tab v2 add-on. I'm not much of an IE fan and prefer to use just about any other browser than IE. Firefox with IE Tab v2 would be good. Not sure if this will work considering I last came into the country in 2009 after a vacation in the US, so this is like flipping a coin to see if it comes up heads of not.

Call up Samuel L Jackson. We've got a new hit sequel for Snakes on a Plane. Now we have Tarantula.

Freaking amazing.