Big Joke crackdown on illegal foreigners extends to schools - no arrests but a big photo op!

 

 

Immigration officers went to a leading school in the north east of Thailand to check on the credentials of teachers including British and African nationals. 

 

But rather than arrest anyone on overstay or illegal entry into Thailand it appeared to be a chance for a big photo opportunity.

 

New immigration chief Maj-Gen Surachate "Big Joke" Hakparn sent in his Mukdahan chief Pol Col Komen Suphap to Mukdahan School to check up on the twenty foreigners working there. 

 

The school employs three teachers from Britain, two Germans, two Russians, an Australian, three people from Zimbabwe, two from Cameroon, one from Turkey, four Filipinos and two Chinese nationals. 

 

But all were found to be legally in Thailand with their papers in order. 

 

Thaivisa was told by one of the teachers at the school that Mukdahan School is very good when it comes to matters concerning paperwork: "Our school is very up to date on stuff like that. They don’t tend to make any mistakes".

 

Our contact said that normally checks at the school were low key affairs but this one was different.

 

Our contact added: "They loved me because I’d managed to do my 90 day check in

online".

 

Thai media reported that the Maj-Gen's crackdown was hunting out teachers in Thailand both illegally and on overstay.

 

But in Mukdahan at least immigration offers were pictured smiling with school staff at the visit last Thursday as they explained immigration procedures. 

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-11-12

"...Big Joke crackdown on illegal foreigners extends to schools - no arrests but a big photo op!..."

 

Perhaps he should change his name to "Big Photo Op"!

 

Sorry, he seems to be popular to some on TVF, but all I see is a glory-seeking publicity hound.

 

And, I have little use for glory-seeking, publicity hounds...

 

 

The 4th from the left teaches P.E. ! ????????

BJ is a self publicist of the highest order. It's really becoming quite sad

The 4th from the left teaches P.E. ! 

 

Beat me to it!  I was about to post the same comment.  Perhaps he teaches Home Economics or Cooking classes? ????

The 4th from the left is Steve Buriram piemans best customer.????

19 minutes ago, hangdonger said:

BJ is a self publicist of the highest order. It's really becoming quite sad

Would people please stop abbreviating Big Joke's name to 'BJ'.  I've been having some very disturbing dreams lately and I'd really like them to stop!

 

Thank you,

If only there were some sort of database Big Joke could enter a name into to check on visa status. Until then, you will be frog marched to the press conference if your not carrying your passport and work permit.  Maybe the database will come with the 5.0 update.

14 minutes ago, SkyNets said:

If only there were some sort of database Big Joke could enter a name into to check on visa status. Until then, you will be frog marched to the press conference if your not carrying your passport and work permit.  Maybe the database will come with the 5.0 update.

BJ wont want that database, it would mean fewer photo ops for him

29 minutes ago, Gramps said:

Would people please stop abbreviating Big Joke's name to 'BJ'.  I've been having some very disturbing dreams lately and I'd really like them to stop!

 

Thank you,

55555555

Doesn't he grow tired constant putting himself in front of cameras so he can be worshipped and adored geez talk about vanity.

6 minutes ago, Thechook said:

Doesn't he grow tired constant putting himself in front of cameras so he can be worshipped and adored geez talk about vanity.

 

As far as I can tell from the OP news report, BJ wasn't even THERE. He just sent one of his local underlings to do the check.  But of course, he still gets his name in the news anyway.

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Samui Bodoh said:

"...Big Joke crackdown on illegal foreigners extends to schools - no arrests but a big photo op!..."

 

Perhaps he should change his name to "Big Photo Op"!

 

Sorry, he seems to be popular to some on TVF, but all I see is a glory-seeking publicity hound.

 

And, I have little use for glory-seeking, publicity hounds...

 

 

Here's a little hint for the super (c)op:

    

Big Joke wasn't there. There was no photo op with him in it. Just a sensational headline.

 

BTW, just curious, through all these serial immigration raids and crackdowns....

 

Can anyone recall ONE instance where a Thai school operator has been arrested for any kind of bad stuff involving either work permits/visas for teachers or education visas for students?

 

I don't think I can think of any!!!

 

But instead, we get photos of foreign teachers in an Immigration raid who, apparently, have done nothing whatsoever wrong and who have all their papers entirely in order.

 

58 minutes ago, SkyNets said:

If only there were some sort of database Big Joke could enter a name into to check on visa status. Until then, you will be frog marched to the press conference if your not carrying your passport and work permit.  Maybe the database will come with the 5.0 update.

don't now if windows 7 could handle the sophistication ….

appears to be a good line up of native English speakers ????

28 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

BTW, just curious, through all these serial immigration raids and crackdowns....

 

Can anyone recall ONE instance where a Thai school operator has been arrested for any kind of bad stuff involving either work permits/visas for teachers or education visas for students?

 

I don't think I can think of any!!!

 

But instead, we get photos of foreign teachers in an Immigration raid who, apparently, have done nothing whatsoever wrong and who have all their papers entirely in order.

 

There pay grade is way above that sort of thing.

Only low hanging fruit is required.

Just one more Photo Op for Big Joker. 

 

48 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

BTW, just curious, through all these serial immigration raids and crackdowns....

 

Can anyone recall ONE instance where a Thai school operator has been arrested for any kind of bad stuff involving either work permits/visas for teachers or education visas for students?

 

I don't think I can think of any!!!

 

But instead, we get photos of foreign teachers in an Immigration raid who, apparently, have done nothing whatsoever wrong and who have all their papers entirely in order.

 

A friend of mine worked at a school where one of the 'farang' teachers was arrested in the school for being on overstay. A teacher who was dating the overstaying foreigner had grassed him up when he broke up with her. Immigration came in and took him away. They didn't ask to anyone else's work permits or passports. They didn't care that the school had employed someone without a work permit and on overstay. 

May come as a surprise to some of my fellow Foreigners BUT..

THE LAW, IS THE LAW in THAILAND, as it is presumably, where you come from.

 

THAI IMMIGRATION has every right to go hunt down and toss out those who FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THAI LAW.

Surely that is not too hard to understand ?

 

 

 

3 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

The 4th from the left teaches P.E. ! ????????

really??? I hope he does!!!!

20 minutes ago, Torrens54 said:

May come as a surprise to some of my fellow Foreigners BUT..

THE LAW, IS THE LAW in THAILAND, as it is presumably, where you come from.

 

THAI IMMIGRATION has every right to go hunt down and toss out those who FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THAI LAW.

Surely that is not too hard to understand ?

 

 

 

Right. But the problem in this case is, that nobody has broken the law.

3 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

The 4th from the left teaches P.E. ! ????????

Assume that stands for Pizza Eating..........................

 

1 hour ago, Artisi said:

don't now if windows 7 could handle the sophistication ….

7? they're still on pirate copies of XP, aren't they?

For at least one, big is the operative word.

3 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

The 4th from the left teaches P.E. ! ????????

They will start a new campaign soon, Crackdown Big belly... ????

Bit tight really to parade legit foreign workers who are contributing in front of the same media circus that common criminals get subjected to...that's bad.

Edited November 12, 20187 yr by Sir Dude

Cameroon, Turkey... wonder what languages they teach ? No wonder that people here have hard times speaking understandable English

2 hours ago, SkyNets said:

If only there were some sort of database Big Joke could enter a name into to check on visa status. Until then, you will be frog marched to the press conference if your not carrying your passport and work permit.  Maybe the database will come with the 5.0 update.

If only there were machines capable of holding said database where anyone could access these “machines” to look people up and check there status. 

 

Even better, the machines could alert immigration if someone didn’t renew or exit the country on time. Perhaps some sort of a digital alert could be created to do this. All immigration would have access to the same database and system so everything synced.

 

Wow. Talk about living in the future. We’ll never have such technology in our lifetime.

 

Oh well, back to reading the news paper and watching TV. 

25 minutes ago, zyphodb said:

7? they're still on pirate copies of XP, aren't they?

Yes you are correct, I always get confused with ancient history....