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1 hour ago, Flustered said:

In Middle Eastern countries, the 10% off the top for the agent is a way of life going back centuries.

Agencies are a legal framework, and they don't go back centuries; they were mostly 20th century agreements with the manufacturers.

In this age of free trade, you could argue that this is protectionism, but it is not the same as backhanders.

'The buyer, Mr. Paddy O'Toole, said "Who knew the Nokia 3310 was that old?"'.

Not to mention he just got his boss to get Exxon out of having to report its bribes. Worth his Exxon remuneration right there.

10 minutes ago, HaleySabai said:

Oh, that's what it's about...mmm...I thought it was about convenience.

The old 'private' Vs. 'public' argument.... stand in line or pay to save your time (and nerves)... simple choice really, glad to have the option.

One-eye open one-eye closed...good luck with trying to change this system.

 

I won't be surprised if in the not so distant future it becomes mandatory for all visa-apps to be funneled through the hands of an agency.

Which would probably mean that the cake tin is being delivered to a much bigger office.

Swedish police have released a picture of the terrorist suspect linked with yesterdays imaginary carnage.

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3. Corruption. I knew it would be raised but what has it to do with this specific subject?  

Cognitive Bias in action.

3 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Its unusual that the "mastermind" (not really) that paid for

the hit ,gets caught before the actual hitmen,

regards Worgeordie

Not in Thailand, they almost always go and question the spouse in the first instance.

Because it's almost always either a love triangle or a business dispute, innit.

Do you think he'll add Sweden to his Immigration ban?

3 hours ago, carmine said:

I for one think there will be an upset and Arsenal will beat Sutton.  

 

 

It would go against current form.

If we do better than lose 5-1 it's a bonus.

Hmmmmm two career ending potential banana skins for Wenger. If we get past Sutton and their plastic pitch, it's Lincoln at home.

And we all know how mickey mouse the MLS is.

I suspect this will be my next upgrade unless 802.11ad takes off.

https://scotthelme.co.uk/my-ubiquiti-home-network/

4 hours ago, KhonKaenKowboy said:

Charging more than quoted price isn't something successful businesses do.

Uber has dynamic pricing. They don't hide it.

So if it takes longer you pay more. Just like a taxi.

Which is why you can change your destination, if the driver is amenable, and the price is simply altered on the fly.

Uber pricing also escalates at times of high demand.

Much like any public transport here if you are farang.

They could start with Chiang Mai.

Not much of a designer if all he can do is copy sh!t off the Interwebs.

Now where is that tiny violin......

I'm guessing the Trump family admire how the press in Dubai works in relation to the actions of the "Dear Leader"....

Why do birds suddenly appear......

Let's face it, this whole 90 day reporting thing is nothing but a nice job creation scheme, but obviously they've worked out that it can be quite lucrative to make it difficult for the customer as well.
 

If you google "Thailand Immigration Corruption" and the name of any city with an immigration office, I'm sure you will find plenty to chew over.

I don't believe The Nation is on the TV banned list, and in 2015 they opined:

 

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The report to the premier describes what some Immigration Police have been doing. They extend the stays of foreigners who bribe them; they advise foreigners how to get around the law on visa runs; they are paid to allow illegal entries; they issue their own work permits; they demand grossly inflated fees for visas on arrival from foreigners who wouldn’t pay except out of desperation or ill intent; and they intimidate foreigners, many of them probably innocent, into paying bribes.

They are aware of the problem, as they are of the rampant traffic deaths, but in both cases there is absolutely no will to do anything about it.

Trump wants to delegimitise the press so that when they criticise him, it goes unnoticed.

It has already worked with the vacuous individuals that blindly support him.

And there will be others that start believing him if the media keep repeating his message.

Straight out of the Edward Bernays playbook, only this time it's Bannon not Goebbels.

 

Nice pay day for Huddersfield, too.

Chiang Mai Uber Always.

No good deal on that, it is completely overpriced.

 

Well that was just an appalling performance.

Surely his days are numbered now.