Popular Post webfact Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 Tourists walk on a beach on the Thai island of Phuket last year. Photo: AFP Vijitra Duangdee in Bangkok ● For decades, criminals of all stripes have felt the pull of Thailand, from drug traffickers and Russian arms dealers to Chinese and Korean scam artists ● Pandemic-era restrictions made it easier for the authorities to catch wrongdoers, but will that all change as virus curbs ease and tourists start to return? The killing of an Indian gangster on Phuket island has highlighted Thailand’s reputation as a hideout for foreign criminals, even amid a pandemic that has restricted global travel and heightened scrutiny of people’s movements. Jimi “Slice” Sandhu, 32, was gunned down as he left his car on the night of February 4 by two hooded suspects lying in wait outside his rented villa. Sandhu was widely believed to have links to the criminal underworld of Vancouver, having been deported from Canada several years ago. Days after the killing, Interpol in Thailand issued a “red notice” for two Canadians suspected of carrying out the hit. They were allegedly on the island for several weeks and tracked their victim by using a GPS device attached to his car, among other methods. Full story: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3168888/gangsters-paradise-killing-spotlights-thailands -- © Copyright South China Morning Post 2022-03-02 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RandiRona Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 "The pandemic has also made criminals’ lives more difficult, as the number of flights in and out of the country fell and multiple pre-departure document checks were introduced, with the authorities tracking new arrivals" Well, there you have your reason Thai govt using to justify tracking and Thai pass BS forever....because ...Why not?? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 When I lived on Samui many years back, it was well known that there was an entire subculture there, that were wanted by the law, all over the world, and they were able to stay in Thailand legally, without any repercussions. That is likely the case all over Thailand. Does immigration turn a blind eye? Are they bought and paid for? Are the Thai databases inadequate? Or are they simply indifferent? 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RafPinto Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 I have the solution. Upgrade your semaart cars. 3 series BMW is not working for the sophisticated criminals. A new GLS Benz semaart would be better or even a Labojii Countass would be fine. 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Whale Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 It always seemed strange to me that those who retire on a an O-A and all the hoops that entails have to have a clean police record certified by their home country police. Yet the O route requires nada. Do other long stay visas require anything from the police? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dan747 Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 Makes you wonder that the RTP have ID'ed the criminals very quickly, but have a very hard time IDing where the Red Bull (Boss) heir is! 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Will B Good Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 (edited) There are about 200,000 of these gangsters, all wandering about in brown suits, in broad daylight. Edited March 2, 2022 by Will B Good 6 1 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JingerBen Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 Somerset Maugham first said it about the French Riviera in the 1920s. It applies even more to the Thailand that I've known and loved since first coming here in the late '70s. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Dan747 said: Makes you wonder that the RTP have ID'ed the criminals very quickly, but have a very hard time IDing where the Red Bull (Boss) heir is! What makes you think that the RTP, or any other forces, do not know Vorayuth's whereabouts? Just knowing where he is, outside Thailand, doesn't help them much. The Canadians were arrested by the Canadian authorities because they had issued arrest warrants for them. No country, apart from Thailand, has issued arrest warrants for Vorayuth. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TropicalGuy Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 This has Nothing to do with Me as I live here Well Away from the Violent Crime Subculture. Part of my “ Protect Yourself at all Times” style. SAFE being my top reason for living here.Compared to unsafe U.K. / London where anyone can be Knifed on the street without Cause. Go Looking for Trouble here & you WILL find it & quite fast…… 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RafPinto Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 Poor guys at the rear didn't pay enough to get a chair. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RafPinto Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 Must be my laptop. Resolution? It seems that some of them have a head out of proportions. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wensiensheng Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 When this assassination hit the news, it did make me wonder how, with all the hoops that foreigners have to jump through, a publicly denounced gangland figure in Canada who was deported for that reason, simply waltzed into Thailand. By all accounts, he was hardly unknown to police authorities around the world. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHuaHin Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 1 hour ago, spidermike007 said: When I lived on Samui many years back, it was well known that there was an entire subculture there, that were wanted by the law, all over the world, and they were able to stay in Thailand legally, without any repercussions. That is likely the case all over Thailand. Does immigration turn a blind eye? Are they bought and paid for? Are the Thai databases inadequate? Or are they simply indifferent? I was told decades ago by a farang friend who worked at a foreign embassy in Bangkok that wealthy foreign criminals could pay certain Thai government officials to get permission to stay in Thailand, and even buying Thai cirizenship and passport was possible. 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TimBKK Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 32 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said: What makes you think that the RTP, or any other forces, do not know Vorayuth's whereabouts? Just knowing where he is, outside Thailand, doesn't help them much. Of course it does, presuming extradition is possible between whatever county the cop killer is in and Thailand. It is a simple matter of picking up the proverbial diplomatic phone - but it is also clear that Thailand willingly chooses not to do this. Because Thailand chooses not to pursue the cop killer while he is abroad, in some sense where he is doesn’t help much, as you state, but that is by Thailand’s clear choice. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JonnyF Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 Somewhere as corrupt as Thailand is a dream come true for criminals with plenty of cash to bribe officials. All you have to do is make sure you don't commit a crime here that attracts media attention and you can stay under the radar for many years, paying bribes that are basically peanuts for any criminal who has made decent money. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsiaCheese Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Whale said: It always seemed strange to me that those who retire on a an O-A and all the hoops that entails have to have a clean police record certified by their home country police. Yet the O route requires nada. Do other long stay visas require anything from the police? Non-Immi O requires a police record as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 3 hours ago, spidermike007 said: Does immigration turn a blind eye? Are they bought and paid for? Are the Thai databases inadequate? Or are they simply indifferent? Yes yes yes yes 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithson Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 3 hours ago, spidermike007 said: When I lived on Samui many years back, it was well known that there was an entire subculture there, that were wanted by the law, all over the world, and they were able to stay in Thailand legally, without any repercussions. That is likely the case all over Thailand. Does immigration turn a blind eye? Are they bought and paid for? Are the Thai databases inadequate? Or are they simply indifferent? It's been said some countries are happy when wanted criminals leave, because if they're locked up it will only be for a short time, then they will be out and up to no good again. Whereas if they leave it's likely they won't come back unless forced to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whale Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 46 minutes ago, AsiaCheese said: Non-Immi O requires a police record as well. Which Category? I ask as all the ones I read on the website do not mention that as a requirement? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerandDog Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 4 hours ago, spidermike007 said: When I lived on Samui many years back, it was well known that there was an entire subculture there, that were wanted by the law, all over the world, and they were able to stay in Thailand legally, without any repercussions. That is likely the case all over Thailand. Does immigration turn a blind eye? Are they bought and paid for? Are the Thai databases inadequate? Or are they simply indifferent? the answer to all of your questions is YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab5BKK Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 1 hour ago, AsiaCheese said: Non-Immi O requires a police record as well. Since when??? Could you please show us some evidence ??? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack61 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 4 hours ago, spidermike007 said: When I lived on Samui many years back, it was well known that there was an entire subculture there, that were wanted by the law, all over the world, and they were able to stay in Thailand legally, without any repercussions. That is likely the case all over Thailand. Does immigration turn a blind eye? Are they bought and paid for? Are the Thai databases inadequate? Or are they simply indifferent? I think they are here because it’s so easy to buy their way in. Money talk$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shocked farang Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 There's even a movie on Netflix about this subject (paradise Island). I started to watch but couldn't finish due to the sickening violence. The gangsters are mostly Arab-French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millcx Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Well Putin knows where he can hide and feel safe “;0) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokReady Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 5 hours ago, webfact said: Pandemic-era restrictions made it easier for the authorities to catch wrongdoers, but will that all change as virus curbs ease and tourists start to return? Well, if two hit men were able to come to Thailand, acquire two pistols, stalk and kill a known criminal, then escape, the facts don't really support this claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 You can tell a lot from tattoo's there are enough people I have seen here with prison tattoo's. They are fairly noticeable, crude and representative then those from a commercial shop. Or specific tattoo's representing their place in a criminal hierarchy or past misdeeds. Russians in particular are well known and proud of this type identification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoDinosaw Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 5 hours ago, Whale said: It always seemed strange to me that those who retire on a an O-A and all the hoops that entails have to have a clean police record certified by their home country police. Yet the O route requires nada. Do other long stay visas require anything from the police? Good question ! The cost of the Police certificate in UK is not cheap ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitkof Island Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 This has been known for years old news. Hundreds perhaps thousands of foreigner criminals have been hiding here for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertson468 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 6 hours ago, spidermike007 said: When I lived on Samui many years back, it was well known that there was an entire subculture there, that were wanted by the law, all over the world, and they were able to stay in Thailand legally, without any repercussions. That is likely the case all over Thailand. Does immigration turn a blind eye? Are they bought and paid for? Are the Thai databases inadequate? Or are they simply indifferent? I think the home gown "gangsters" far out weigh the imported ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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