Popular Post webfact Posted May 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2022 by Natthaphon Sangpolsit BANGKOK (NNT) - With Thailand set to join the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT), it has urged that the United States remove the kingdom from its trade watchlist. The request was made by Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit during bilateral talks with United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai at this year’s APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) meeting in Bangkok. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe The deputy premier specifically cited significant progress made in strengthening the protection of intellectual property as grounds for removing Thailand from the watchlist. The U.S. recently recommended in its annual Special 301 Report that the Thai authorities continue stepping up enforcement while ensuring that amendments to its Copyright Act addressed concerns expressed by Washington and others. -- © Copyright NNT 2022-05-23 - Cigna 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. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted May 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) I request to be removed from having to do 90 day reports to immigration because I apply every year for an extension of stay, have two vehicles and my address has not changed. Will that happen, no way in Hell, so Deputy Prime minister nice try but no way in hell will your request be approved. Too many fake items sold in the Kingdom, music copyrights violated daily and much more... Just because you promise and sign up does not mean it's the truth. Edited May 22, 2022 by ThailandRyan 13 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post garyk Posted May 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2022 Talk , talk, talk. if your hear their BS long enough they are hoping some will believe them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted May 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2022 Keep them on it. The first thing I see when going into Central Pattaya - a main tourist shopping centre - are fake or copied items. If counterfeit items are in their main shopping areas then the problem is rife elsewhere 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thailand49 Posted May 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2022 Remove Im urging the U. S. to continue to exclude them like China any joining or help given they will not honor. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said: I request to be removed from having to do 90 day reports to immigration because I apply every year for an extension of stay, have two vehicles and my address has not changed. Will that happen, no way in Hell I have heard rumour this requirement was to be rescinded at least 3 times, but it never actually happens does it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mikebell Posted May 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2022 I'll bet he has a pirate version of Windows 7 on his computer. 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ozz1 Posted May 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2022 Yes go to most markets and you will find counterfeit items but please take us off the list trust us we are thai 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted May 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2022 I have my eye on a Rolex I seen a few days back for 799 baht. Lol 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Excel Posted May 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2022 1 hour ago, RichardColeman said: Keep them on it. The first thing I see when going into Central Pattaya - a main tourist shopping centre - are fake or copied items. If counterfeit items are in their main shopping areas then the problem is rife elsewhere Just take a look at the Thais selling fake stuff, in Thailand, on Lazada. Surely that should be sufficient to elevate Thailand to 1st place in the rankings on the Trade Watch List. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzian Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Those boxes of Cialis sitting out in the sun on card tables, for sale on Sukhumvit Road, those are all real, right? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Enzian said: Those boxes of Cialis sitting out in the sun on card tables, for sale on Sukhumvit Road, those are all real, right? Are you concerned that those boxes contain or don't contain tadalafil or that they are not manufactured by Eli Lilly? Many drugs are available from local pharmacies that are chemically correct but have a different coloured wrapper. Edited May 23, 2022 by VocalNeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Excel Posted May 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2022 1 minute ago, VocalNeal said: Many drugs are available from local pharmacies that are chemically correct but have a different coloured wrapper. So you spend your time investigating local pharmacies and the products they have for sale so you can post statements like that ? Interesting pastime that ???? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Excel said: So you spend your time investigating local pharmacies and the products they have for sale so you can post statements like that ? Interesting pastime that ???? No. Just pointing out that people from certain nations are fascinated ,nay, obsessed with common manufactured items that they have been indoctrinated to believe are fake simply because they are not over priced and only available from government controlled outlets. Edited May 23, 2022 by VocalNeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 4 hours ago, webfact said: The U.S. recently recommended in its annual Special 301 Report that the Thai authorities continue stepping up enforcement while ensuring that amendments to its Copyright Act addressed concerns expressed by Washington and others. Must try harder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 1 hour ago, jacko45k said: I have heard rumour this requirement was to be rescinded at least 3 times, but it never actually happens does it? I think it's now 56 times I've told them I'm still at the same address.. You'd think they'd believe me by now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Excel said: Just take a look at the Thais selling fake stuff, in Thailand, on Lazada. Maybe a definition of "fake" is needed here. On a motorcycle forum there is a guy in the USA worried that a motorbike engine cylinder he bought is fake????. It is simply an engineered metal part. If it were made out of plastic then yes, fake, but if it is still aluminum and steel then no. Asia, incl. Thailand and China places no value on thought. I.e. intellectual property. They only place value on physical products. Edited May 23, 2022 by VocalNeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) I respectfully request that several people transfer 10 million baht each into my bank account today. I request that from now on, I am referred to as Lord Mike. I request that I be made a Thai citizen, and given a passport, without any qualifications or effort on my part. Failing the fulfillment of that request, I request that I be given a 20 year, multiple entry visa, today. I request that I never have to work again. These nitwits can request anything they want. However, in this life we need to back up our requests, or actions, with something real. Do some real work guys. Stop blabbing, and start acting. Real men act. Boys blad, and blab. What have they really done lately, to implement something tangible, other than confiscate some DVD's? Edited May 23, 2022 by spidermike007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orinoco Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Excel said: Just take a look at the Thais selling fake stuff, in Thailand, on Lazada. Surely that should be sufficient to elevate Thailand to 1st place in the rankings on the Trade Watch List. Exactly, Thailand is two faced on many issues. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 2 hours ago, VocalNeal said: Are you concerned that those boxes contain or don't contain tadalafil or that they are not manufactured by Eli Lilly? Many drugs are available from local pharmacies that are chemically correct but have a different coloured wrapper. Is the card table sitting on the sidewalk a local pharmacy in your view? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyExpat57 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 You can't buy a laptop or pc in Thailand with a legit copy of Windows and they're LOADED with pirated software. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 4 hours ago, hotchilli said: I think it's now 56 times I've told them I'm still at the same address.. You'd think they'd believe me by now. Imagine if you had a marriage extension... they come round for cuppa once a year and still don't believe you! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 11 minutes ago, jacko45k said: Imagine if you had a marriage extension... they come round for cuppa once a year and still don't believe you! Exactly, many times visited, many cups of coffee and cakes yet, they still need to check on you and have you show your pretty face every 90 days, but now with the online program you could have moved and yet they still don't know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mran66 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 8 hours ago, Orinoco said: Exactly, Thailand is two faced on many issues. ... Three or even more in quite a few as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CartagenaWarlock Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 12 hours ago, thailand49 said: Remove Im urging the U. S. to continue to exclude them like China any joining or help given they will not honor. I don't think China is in the list. Here is the list On the Watch List this year are Algeria, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Guatemala, Mexico, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam (Kuwait, Lebanon, and Romania being removed from the list this year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailand49 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, CartagenaWarlock said: I don't think China is in the list. Here is the list On the Watch List this year are Algeria, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Guatemala, Mexico, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam (Kuwait, Lebanon, and Romania being removed from the list this year). Correction in reference to China meant not on the list but Thailand can't be trusted like China Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Picture says it all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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