Immigration's BMW "Smart Cars" the latest tool to rid Thailand of illegal foreigners

[Sonyboy]

BMW's are expensive to repair,if you can get the very expensive parts,and a computer wise engineer/mechanic to do the work,and big problems with all that expensive plastic under the bonnet that just loves to break/split,you have to remove half the engine parts to do a small job,Germany must have loads of cars to spare now that America has leveled the playing filed,and the UK about to do the same,Germans now dumping their unsold cars in the far east.

[Yadon Toploy]

4 minutes ago, Sonyboy said:

BMW's are expensive to repair,if you can get the very expensive parts,and a computer wise engineer/mechanic to do the work,and big problems with all that expensive plastic under the bonnet that just loves to break/split,you have to remove half the engine parts to do a small job,Germany must have loads of cars to spare now that America has leveled the playing filed,and the UK about to do the same,Germans now dumping their unsold cars in the far east.

The models they are using are assembled in Rayong, Thailand.

[Yadon Toploy]

I saw my first operational one of these creeping about near Hat Yai airport earlier. Very sinister.

 

The problem is, once all the foreigners have been targetted and expelled, they will start to use them against the locals.

[outsider]

And the world is laughing...

[bristolgeoff]

a tablet smartphone small laptop connected to whatever dept.put the name in everything comes up.i have a parking  permit at home,the warden has a hand held device puts in the reg number comes up good or bad in secs.ticket or no ticket that is all they need now

[Grumpy John]

 I think we are all missing the point....which is that targeting Westerners who have chosen to live here and who bring with them money from outside the country is absurd.  It would be so much simpler to create a permanent residency status and make our lives simpler and allow the IO's more time to grab the border jumpers.

[metisdead]

Off topic posts and the replies have been removed. 

[Prairieboy]

On 1/18/2020 at 9:27 AM, rooster59 said:

the public to call 1178 if they had anything or anyone to report.

And I thought all the rats were hiding in the telephone boxes!

 

[Yadon Toploy]

1 hour ago, Grumpy John said:

 I think we are all missing the point....which is that targeting Westerners who have chosen to live here and who bring with them money from outside the country is absurd.  It would be so much simpler to create a permanent residency status and make our lives simpler and allow the IO's more time to grab the border jumpers.

There is a permanent residency option available, but you have to work here, pay taxes for three years and speak a modicum of Thai.

 

Men that marry into Thai families or retire here have to provide for themselves and thus there is no permanent residency option available, which IMO is sensible given the volume of non-Thai men marrying Thai women.

 

Let's be honest, it is a very small minority of non-Thai men that integrate well into Thai society, have Thai friends, speak the language, etc. and those that do, in my experience, are the ones working full time here.

 

There are exceptions to the rule of course, but most expats socialise with other expats, live in expat enclaves and are totally detached from any real interaction with the local populus.

Edited January 20, 2020 by Yadon Toploy

[ravip]

4 hours ago, Grumpy John said:

 I think we are all missing the point....which is that targeting Westerners who have chosen to live here and who bring with them money from outside the country is absurd.  It would be so much simpler to create a permanent residency status and make our lives simpler and allow the IO's more time to grab the border jumpers.

I think we are all missing the point....which is that targeting Westerners who have chosen to live here and who bring with them money from outside the country is absurd.

 

I beg to differ. Every foreigner who visits, brings in money from outside. Just for the sake of money, a country cannot keep their eyes closed to all the scum that comes in.

Its NOT all westerners (or for that matter all foreigners) that are 'targeted' - its the scum that they are on the look out. Just reading through the TVF is enough to understand that.

[Lacrimas]

5 hours ago, Yadon Toploy said:

There is a permanent residency option available, but you have to work here, pay taxes for three years and speak a modicum of Thai.

 

Men that marry into Thai families or retire here have to provide for themselves and thus there is no permanent residency option available, which IMO is sensible given the volume of non-Thai men marrying Thai women.

 

Let's be honest, it is a very small minority of non-Thai men that integrate well into Thai society, have Thai friends, speak the language, etc. and those that do, in my experience, are the ones working full time here.

 

There are exceptions to the rule of course, but most expats socialise with other expats, live in expat enclaves and are totally detached from any real interaction with the local populus.

You make it sound easy but in reality PR is almost impossible. I was working with a salary of 50.000 baht a month, I speak Thai and paid taxes for 6 years. They rejected my application because it was missing sensitive documents that my company won't provide me like (like financials that only shareholders have access too).

 

Only company owners and managers can get PR in Thailand. Not common mortals for sure.

[Yadon Toploy]

18 minutes ago, Lacrimas said:

You make it sound easy but in reality PR is almost impossible. I was working with a salary of 50.000 baht a month, I speak Thai and paid taxes for 6 years. They rejected my application because it was missing sensitive documents that my company won't provide me like (like financials that only shareholders have access too).

 

Only company owners and managers can get PR in Thailand. Not common mortals for sure.

Minimum for PR on employment is 80k for two years.

 

50k monthly is for business owners.

[CMNightRider]

1 hour ago, ravip said:

I think we are all missing the point....which is that targeting Westerners who have chosen to live here and who bring with them money from outside the country is absurd.

 

I beg to differ. Every foreigner who visits, brings in money from outside. Just for the sake of money, a country cannot keep their eyes closed to all the scum that comes in.

Its NOT all westerners (or for that matter all foreigners) that are 'targeted' - its the scum that they are on the look out. Just reading through the TVF is enough to understand that.

I have read a lot of comments like yours referring to foreigners as scum.  I see many coming from Burma who are poor looking to better themselves, Chinese tourist who tend to lack basic social skills, Japanese who are probably the politest, Americans, Canadians, and Europeans but none who look like scum.

 

As far as immigration officers, I see many of those who have very basic office skills, are void of any law enforcement skills, who are required to follow some of the most idiotic rules imposed on foreigners in the world, while their leaders buy their way up through the ranks.  I wouldn't consider any of them as scum either.  

 

These people are living in a third world country, with one of the worst education systems in the world, along with one of the more corrupt governments in the world.  However, Thai Immigration for some reason is making it as difficult as possible for westerners to continue living here. That seems to be the point many are missing here.  I think you can dispense with the scum comments.      

 

   

[Prairieboy]

On 1/18/2020 at 9:27 AM, rooster59 said:

BMW "Smart Cars" the latest tool

A tool is someone who lacks the capacity to realize they're being used by someone else. A fool. This person might have low intelligence and/or self-esteem.

[metisdead]

Posts using ALL CAPS have been removed as there is no need to SHOUT. 

[MRToMRT]

The story is probably not the story, the story is more probably why is Na Neaw constantly pushing stories related to the "biometric" system and foreigners. Reading the "big joke" current stories in the press one would have to summarize someone high up in the Police/Imm is trying to flood the media with positive stories related to "biometric" and "foreigners" to try and drown out the negative ones about its price..

[ChipButty]

6 hours ago, MRToMRT said:

The story is probably not the story, the story is more probably why is Na Neaw constantly pushing stories related to the "biometric" system and foreigners. Reading the "big joke" current stories in the press one would have to summarize someone high up in the Police/Imm is trying to flood the media with positive stories related to "biometric" and "foreigners" to try and drown out the negative ones about its price..

Say that again

[observer90210]

Hey they must stop targetting the illegals in those lovely indian restaurants....if not, getting a fine indian curry will become a nightmare...????

[Huckenfell]

On 1/19/2020 at 12:07 PM, BobbyL said:

Millions and millions of THB spent on these and other nonsensical military gear ????

Surely it has to be all about 'kickbacks'

[aboctok]

On 1/18/2020 at 2:41 PM, kiwikeith said:

will my laptop work better in a BMW?

Is it a Government Laptop? A Government Laptop in a Government BMW is so powerful you'll wet your pants. Your military-style, non-military uniform confers additional status and power. Crazy powerful.