NativeBob

Organized & sponsored by CIA through that little pinoy woman who received Noble Peace Prize for "fighting against corrupt President Rudy". ROFL

There's a strict order not to open account for tourists. April 2023. Told by senior manager at Bangkok Bank Silom. Period.

Get any other visa and you might get lucky. 

Thai GF or Wife won't help

Also joint accounts are over as well. Same guy told "luck couple" (farang + decent looking thai female) - their purpose was to buy a condo but no, sorry, can not.

Saying that still agents CAN help - how I have no idea, but they do miracles! For example an agent changed guy's expired debit card without guy himself and passport to sow. Only ancient bank book. I saw the card, it was 2023 

There are more and more overstayers IMHO this days than say 10-15 years ago: draconian visa regulations, 500thb/day fines and long bans leave no option than just say "sc*ew it all, I'll stay over!" 
Plus corruption of course. 

8 years? How about one huge brit who came to LOS in 2005? and in 2016 his son arrived works as a teacher in BKK? Not  a single complain though

Make it a bit funnier:

The quiz: Name the weirdest you've pissed [drink or sober] 

1 minute ago, Dolf said:

Walked around pratunam a lot. Not dangerous.

Worked and lived opposite Pantip and saw pretty nasty accidents. Avoid at any cost

Pratunam is pretty dangerous area. This unfortunate couple should learn it somehow. It is like going for a walk at night in Bangkok slums and get robbed. Not a karma but utter carelessness. 

500 thb is very common. I've been fined twice at police station - 500 every time. 

cctv equipment is dirt cheap nowadays. Used to be some sort of luxury back in the beginning of this century, yet few funky hotel GM in Pattaya had them installed in rooms. Hidden, I don't know why. Perhaps for profit or personal entertainment? However:

it is impossible NOT TO HAVE CCTV in the tourist area shop. It is the very efficient evidence of any sort of shoplifting, damaging goods etc.

1 minute ago, Gottfrid said:

It never occurred to you, that the Russian women maybe has been yelling in English?

>>> also in Hebrew, Malay and Swahili.
What if thai "lady" was a former student of Moscow State University's faculty of Russian Literature and she used to read "War and Peace" in original?

No limits for imagination indeed.
It's getting entertaining )

May I add that generally locals at Phangan (and Samui as well) belong to some tribe called "Sea Gypsy" mixed with jungle people of Deep North. Quite explosive mixture, as my colleague told me - she run travel agency at Samui. She said they are very different from mainland Thais, very superstitious and "uber-thin skin" type.

Just accept the point that running papa-mama shop at Phangan requires certain toughness and you can imagine what happened when curious blond wondered into that shop. Obviously that woman dreamed about "shaking" some $ from dumb blond chick. Happens all the time )

PS: Hey, where is CCTV footage?

P2P crypto exchange went wrong.
Please, 4 guys from black van and 2 bikers, 112 m.baht )))

"But I only got 1.8 million" he said. 
Today's BTC price is 2,503,834 on Binance P2P so he "shared" about 0.6BTC or 50,000 USDT. 

Interesting story, ROFL

28 minutes ago, Polaky said:

Ruskies are too proud to have a thai wife, they class them lower than themselves, so doubt she was thai, there is always a first time though.

I heard that was true about 20+ years ago. Now it is pretty ugly stigma, kinda low-life, as those guys in bar told me in a bar. Not that I'm interesting, don't care. Just curious observation.

the only "common activity with thai friends" is going to driving range and few times a year to 9-holer.

nothing other than golf in common anymore. tried everything and failed.

even my cat is not from Thailand - you see how sad is it?

5 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Gazans can't defend themselves, they're at the mercy of Netanyahu, who wants them all to move out of the area. 

Gazans? I thought its about "exterminating Hamas", not about direct shots from Merkava tanks on civilian houses and hospitals. 
Although heavy armored tanks in one of the densest city is worst than an elephant in china's shop. 

there are more than a dozen of military groups in Palestine. Hamas - is just a "movement" has very little "say" over those battalions. Some are older than Oslo's accord, some light equipped - many different, each has its own sources of financing, leaders and methods. 

Hamas is not some "homogenic" army, it is not even an army. So who does he fight against?

3 minutes ago, xeniv23 said:

Drunk with a strong sense of entitlement.  A winning combination.  

No @xeniv23, the real fun is going to unleash itself a few weeks (months perhaps) later: farang to sue thai woman in Buriram - priceless! 

The funny part is that thai lawyer will strip him from last satang.
These dumb farangs "ding-dong" up North are instant flow of cash. 

ROFL, what a dumb @#%!

nice place esp. late evening

who would trust those? their parents must be insane or completely @#%ed-up.
what a weird mix of jobless foreigners.

send them to Southern Tiger for some chill-out. That will re-adjust their perception on Thailand and easy money

Yowarat is a good place to buy, but I think any gold shop has very similar designs and price per weight. 

Talking about real jewelry is different story - you'll pay premium for work (many works)

and finally gold with stones - I mean EmRuSa - most exciting part but you or your Gf won't be able to sell it even with 15% discount. 

5 minutes ago, glegolo18 said:

And many thanks for your suggestion with the VISA

Visa is not the "entry permit" for the country, and imm. officer at the border will make final decision: IN or NOT.

Also, how average lawyer can check the ban list? Go to C.Wattana and ask? Call the hot-line? 

That is exactly what OP asks - legal way to check ban-list.

I think he should begin with proper power of attorney about his properties in TH, not trying to cross the border (which looks like a good idea for me).

5 minutes ago, xylophone said:

There was also a similar "scam/ruse" whereby agents were telling prospective buyers that land could be bought on a 30+30+30 year lease. That was ruled illegal in a Thai court of law.

Yes, indeed Heard those stories (triple 30) many times from brokers.