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4 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Just get them to show up and do their jobs.

looks like only doing the utmost talking or lip service as it is called. list down the steps taken to improve and we will have better clarity and for sure, results.

4 hours ago, ikke said:

Exactly, I was on an Asian tour last month and visited 4 countries, average waiting at immigration 5 minutes....

Thai immigration is under-educated, or even not educated at all.

I give my passport open on the right page, the stupid officer(whats in a title) closes it first. reopens on the wrong page and start searching , where i come from, we call that an idiot !

ikke please do not forget that your passport does not confirm where you are coming from.

4 hours ago, shows said:

Compared to many other countries I've visited the Thai officials take twice as long (if not longer) to process each passenger.

this question should be studied carefully to ascertain the reasons for the long period of process each passenger and then implement measures to enhance productivity.

2 hours ago, ezzra said:

To simplify immigration procedures, Thai bosses and high ranking officials

has to forgo bureaucracy that is the problem with almost every government

branch and make things lighter and quicker, but oh no, not a Thai official will allow

such things to happened,, they're fixed on the need to employ

millions of government civil workers

and still lacking the ability to move things quickly....

increase productivity by training the immigration officers to process X number of normal cases per hour and have a separate section to deal with passengers with particular requirements. monitoring the performance of the immigration officers is very important.

3 minutes ago, dunque said:

Not been to the US of A then ? https://blog.shermanstravel.com/2013/the-10-best-worst-u-s-airports-for-immigration-wait-times/

why are you comparing apples and oranges. USA is a country with unique immigration issues.

4 hours ago, colinneil said:

The simple answer is obvious, get more immigration officers on the desks.

Surely there must be some available, from the inactive post room  

do a thorough job analysis to find out the processing time for one visitor and monitor the performance of the officers to ensure productivity. award those who are efficient and censure those who cannot cope up and pull on antics to delay passengers.

who are we kidding?

6 hours ago, yellowboat said:

Thai rak Thai ?   Easier to blame those who are not in the room to defend themselves.

yellowboat you have precisely said the right thing.

6 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Perhaps people need to actually read the article rather than just the, badly written, headline. They're blaming the tour guides that take the tourists to these places, not the tourists.

 

still boils down to the fact that the shop owners who sell these products to whomsoever should be targetted.

6 hours ago, ezflip said:

Sure...turn a blind eye to all the Thais that invade Emporium Mall on petchaburi road, or the stalls across the street, or the little unnamed mall a few meters away, or...

 

Let's blame the tourist. So much easier.

you are right. hide the dirt under the carpet.

1 hour ago, losername said:

Apologies if this has been said before but I cannot read  the whole 6 pages of repetition.

 

If the goods are here and the tourists buy to take home, the answer is simple.

 

Wake up the customs officers who sit all day doing nothing and make them stop the goods coming here and stop the tourist taking the goods home.

why pass the buck to customs? get at the shops that sell. 

8 minutes ago, renaissanc said:

It's those pesky tourists who are to blame! And the foreigners! The Thais don't buy fake goods. Of course they don't. If we can ban tourists and foreigners coming to Thailand, there will be no problems here at all, in fact.

a suggestion to adopt.

5 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Actually yes!!!

it is more like passing the buck.

this is the most ludicrous thing i have heard or read.

the sellers are your own people. they are operating from fixed and defined locations. why do the authorities go after the shops that sell the fakes?

neither the visitors nor the bar owners seem to learn. the injuries to the fellow do not seem consistent with a fall down the stairs.

2 hours ago, nev said:

Looks like a case of bill padding gone wrong, I don't believe the tourist said anything about cheaper beer in a convenience store just made a made up story to justify the attack.

Better to check every chit that is put in your bin, if you find the price is excessive for the first round pay and move on.

believe you me this happens. there are many places where the pad bills.

1 hour ago, bsdthai said:

Wow, is this real. Police are starting to do something regardless of the scenario and worth or is this just a one off. Lets hope police start doing there jobs all the time.

"Make Thailand Great Again".... Or something like that...

totally endorse your views. the right way to go.

39 minutes ago, alfalfa19 said:

i agree.  certain people seem to take whatever the thai police or other thai people say at face value.   this is an error in judgement, at best. 

sure beer is cheaper in the convenience stores and no one is forcing people to go to bars for a beer. it is their choice and if so you must pay the bar prices.

37 minutes ago, alfalfa19 said:

amazing that she was actually arrested.  due solely to social media, methinks. 

let them do their job. this is the correct approach.

absolutely the right way to go as the law enforcement agencies should handle violations rather than individuals taking the law into their own hands.

i say give it a shot and tweak prices if necessary.

5 hours ago, catman20 said:

and with the prices their charging will OFFICIALLY CLOSE SOON.

maybe your suggestion for equitable prices please.

7 hours ago, DM07 said:

Those pesky foreigners, again!


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too judgemental. 

1 hour ago, farcanell said:

 One problem that springs to mind with this is that it then gives the wee guy, hiding behind the cubby holes, the chance to rat thru your bag, and steal your camera or iPhone or whatever (like the luggage pilfering  scams on buses).

 

But these shops that "cater" to tourists, though cheap, still gouge tourists, as you all know, given they will instantly give a "cheap price for you" discount, almost instantly.... and lets not forget the double pricing standard for farangs

 

that said, lol... this is piss poor, and not the idea most have of a cheap holiday in Asia. I would personally love to see them caught, and if they have already departed, I really hope that the video goes viral enough that someone from where ever they come from, sees it and shames them 

logistics possibly would not allow allow to screen and store all items especially personal bags.

5 minutes ago, SaintLouisBlues said:

Anyone who goes into the retail business without budgeting for "shrinkage" does not have a firm grasp of what's involved in running a business. That's not to condone it, merely to state it's a fact of business life

why should shoplifting be a fact of business life. there is no place for such offences. shopkeepers have enough of other issues like obsolete  inventory and competition  and overheads to worry about.