Foreigners/ Thai owner fined for not reporting change of address within 24 hours

[webfact]

Foreigners/ Thai owner fined for not reporting change of address within 24 hours

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported that a Thai property owner and two Chinese nationals were all fined for contravening regulations that state foreigners' whereabouts must be reported within 24 hours when they have changed addresses. 

 

Naew Na used a vague term to refer to "property" so it was impossible to say if this was a case of a private dwelling or hotel being used. 

 

The Thai was named as Aphisit Minghiran while the Chinese were not named. 

 

The fines were paid at the Chanthaburi Immigration Operation Center under the command of Pol Col Chalermchon Laemthong. 

 

Naew Na said that articles 37 and 38 of the immigration code had been violated. 

 

Source: Naew Na

 

 

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[RotBenz8888]

So rare that it's big news?

[Yeahbutwhytho]

Lock them up

[DeeMak9]

23 minutes ago, Yeahbutwhytho said:

Lock them up

Criminals!

[Myran]

Give 'em the chair!

[bannork]

44 minutes ago, Myran said:

Give 'em the chair!

Fined for not reporting a move to accommodation that wasn't even furnished. The poor s.ds

[Youlike]

Is the website for registering foreigners working now?

[stanleycoin]

1 hour ago, Myran said:

Give 'em the chair!

And that's,  no more Chang for you today.  

 

 

[DrTuner]

They should change 24h to 15mins to drive home the message: you're on parole, every movement, including bowel movements, must be reported to the authoritaaah immediately!

[ramr]

37 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

They should change 24h to 15mins to drive home the message: you're on parole, every movement, including bowel movements, must be reported to the authoritaaah immediately!

Do not question Thai authoritaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. 

 

God, they really are a bunch of Cartmans, aren't they?

 

The logical endpoint of all this is us all  wearing gimp masks with shock collars and tracking ankle bracelets.  Not that the current regime has the brains to successfully pull it off, but I swear sometimes, if they could, they would.

 

I'm referring to the government, not the Thai people as a whole, who would just really--deep down--rather not have to think about us or interact with us too much.

[Syduan]

2 hours ago, Myran said:

Give 'em the chair!

Hanging's to good for them.

[gunderhill]

Is  that  the official Prize  you get once you have committed this vile  offence? The  T  shirt?

[MRToMRT]

Another reason to quit this place

[jaiyen]

When entering Thailand, do we get any notification of this rule ? Or any rules ??  Its all a big secret till someone gets busted for it.

[Bill Miller]

6 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

So rare that it's big news?

I think because both parties were fined., or in this case apparently all three.

[DrTuner]

1 hour ago, jaiyen said:

When entering Thailand, do we get any notification of this rule ? Or any rules ??  Its all a big secret till someone gets busted for it.

It's much more profitable to keep the rules secret.

[Happy Grumpy]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

reported that a Thai property owner and two Chinese nationals were all fined

Why were the 2 Chinese fined? 

[BuckBee]

^

for failing to report while owner for failing to complete tm30 (smaller fine)

 

They going love easy income and busting our balls from this so here to stay I think, also good way get rid of foreigner they don't want process as they kow it total ballache doing tm30 if property owner not responding .

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, Youlike said:

Is the website for registering foreigners working now?

No but the office is always open... ignorance is no defense, neither is a web-site that doesn't work.

[Tradewind777]

The one thing this is meant to do is remind everyone that the dictatorship rules and you better obey: or else!

[nong38]

They are all very naughty boys and should be made to stand in the corner! I always give my address as Government House, Bangkok, want to make anything out of it?

[marcusarelus]

3 minutes ago, Tradewind777 said:

The one thing this is meant to do is remind everyone that the dictatorship rules and you better obey: or else!

Do democracies not have laws that people have to obey? 

[aussie11950]

Immigration was closed when i got my new address written down. I reported to the police station which is policy. 

They were a bit confused about doing it but after 2 hours it was done and i was covered. 

[Maestro]

Removed an off-topic post and the replies to it.

 

The news article in the OP is not about the so-called 90-day report, ie it is not about the notification of staying in the Kingdom longer than 90 days.

[fxe1200]

Upon the request of our Immigration office I did my first TM 30 last year after living here for 15 years. Nobody at the immigration even bothered about it, until last year.

[attrayant]

Couldn’t I just wear an ankle bracelet?

[sunnyboy2018]

9 hours ago, ramr said:

Do not question Thai authoritaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. 

 

God, they really are a bunch of Cartmans, aren't they?

 

The logical endpoint of all this is us all  wearing gimp masks with shock collars and tracking ankle bracelets.  Not that the current regime has the brains to successfully pull it off, but I swear sometimes, if they could, they would.

 

I'm referring to the government, not the Thai people as a whole, who would just really--deep down--rather not have to think about us or interact with us too much.

All countries require or use address registration,  the USA  Europe, The UK, Australia. The hurdles are enormous. Same but different. Here, illegal landlords, play the system, using anti social Air BnB and unlicensed untaxed unregulated fire risk dumps so the authorities are gradually, very gradually, regulating the system. There are two sides to every story. We had to ban some R#####ns because they treated our quiet community as though it was their porn, noisy, hip fantasy for two weeks..After two warnings, their electric keys were cancelled, water and electricity turned off. I have not changed my address for years but I travel around Thailand and come ago to and from countries but this issue has never arisen for me. If anybody has this problem they are breaking protocol and not wetting the right beaks.

[LongTang]

6 hours ago, hotchilli said:

No but the office is always open... ignorance is no defense, neither is a web-site that doesn't work.

I 100% Agree, Ignorance is no defense for enforcing regulations with the sole purpose of extracting more money out of foreigners and further damaging the image of this once Magnificent place.

[LongTang]

1 hour ago, sunnyboy2018 said:

All countries require or use address registration,  the USA  Europe, The UK, Australia. The hurdles are enormous. Same but different. Here, illegal landlords, play the system, using anti social Air BnB and unlicensed untaxed unregulated fire risk dumps so the authorities are gradually, very gradually, regulating the system. There are two sides to every story. We had to ban some R#####ns because they treated our quiet community as though it was their porn, noisy, hip fantasy for two weeks..After two warnings, their electric keys were cancelled, water and electricity turned off. I have not changed my address for years but I travel around Thailand and come ago to and from countries but this issue has never arisen for me. If anybody has this problem they are breaking protocol and not wetting the right beaks.

1 - We already register our address by using the TM6 and the 90days reporting.

2 - Why the foreigners are fined when the fault lies with the unlicensed operators?

3 - What the Russians got to do with this topic?? They make trouble, you call the police, end of story.

 

The only thing this kind of news does is further put off potential visitors to this Beautiful place.

 

[DaRoadrunner]

Can anyone explain to me why the Govt are so paranoid about foreigners? What are they afraid of? How long before they require us all to have microchips implanted? When I do the 90 day report or TM 30 I already feel like I am reporting to my parole officer.