2 hours ago, chuang said:

Not intentional what a cock and bull excuse...

It's about as good as...if you hadn't been here on holiday it wouldn't have happened 

UNNAMED bank 

But when its comes to westerner there will be full name, and photo of passport. 

1 hour ago, rankric said:

Seems odd. Have visited many foreclosed properties and normally the residents are still there whist the house is being sold from under them. Grim and awkward 

The house they went to wasn't the foreclosed property. That is the whole point of the article. So your comment is irrelevant.

3 hours ago, 2baht said:

Rule # 1...Never admit your wrong

You're wrong, grammatically. 

4 minutes ago, JeffersLos said:

You're wrong, grammatically. 

No I'm not, someone else typed that. ???? ???? Khup!

3 hours ago, 2baht said:

Thailand

Rule # 1...Never admit your wrong

Rule # 2...Blame someone else

Rule # 3...Vacant smile

Rule # 4...???? Khup

 

 

4 rules for life. Any country.

1 hour ago, Gknrd said:

Happens in the US. Think reverse mortgage.  Biggest rip off in decades and government sponsored.  Elderly are displaced daily.. 

Only difference is in the US it is done legally and with fast talking salesmen. And is not done in error, it is done on purpose.

Nobody is forced to do it.

2 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

4 rules for life. Any country.

What other country do they ???? and say Khup?

Just now, 2baht said:

What other country do they ???? and say Khup?

They say it with their eyes and handshakes

2 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

They say it with their eyes and handshakes

You'll have to try harder than that, Sparky! No mention of eyes, hand shakes or other countries! Stay on topic!

Just now, 2baht said:

You'll have to try harder than that, Sparky! No mention of eyes, hand shakes or other countries! Stay on topic!

Wai is thai handshake

Kor tort Khrup is sorry we ripped you off

 

Same thing

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Mr. Ronnarong Kaewpetch, chairman of the Network to Reclaim Justice, said the couple who own this wrongfully seized house had met this bank’s officials in front of the police and demanded 2 million baht compensation which they refused to pay, saying the error was not intentional.

Pay up you idiots. 

In the west an out of court settlement would take place for an undisclosed amount.

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

Now, if this 'unintentional law' is indeed a thing and a law in this country, than they will have a fight on their hands, if not, the bank don'd have a leg to stand on, but TIT, and bizarre laws and rules are not unheard of in this country...

 

Could you explain what "TIT"means, thanks.

I heard there was no number or name on the house. Isn't that a legal requirement so that police/emergency services can find it? If they didn't display a number, it will not help their legal case.

Unless the bank gave the wrong address to the contractor, it's not really the bank's fault, but said contractor.

 

But. As others have said. Most banks in the west would be jumping over themselves to recompense the offended parties, along with a profuse apology and probably an investigation to try and prevent it happening again.

 

Perhaps the bank's official is worried that any compensatioon would be taken out of his salary.

5 hours ago, frankie machine said:

incredible.  and they refuse to pay because it was "not intentional"???

Not my fault is the go to default answer.

"Administrative error"

 

Kwam pit plod tang turagon

7 hours ago, webfact said:

met this bank’s officials in front of the police and demanded 2 million baht compensation which they refused to pay, saying the error was not intentional.

Maybe not intentional but it is what materialised from their mistake...

compensation is due.

1 hour ago, isanviking said:

UNNAMED bank 

But when its comes to westerner there will be full name, and photo of passport. 

Defamation laws suck but there are ways around them like the original article took... No, we're not telling you which bank, figure it out yourself...

 

 

Wonder which one might look like that...

 

Edited October 4, 20223 yr by tomazbodner

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

If they can find the correct house?

I see. So no apology + fat compensation to avert a PR disaster? Was hoping to read about a happy end with smiles and wais.

 

 

Since " saving face and defamation is very strong"" in Thailand can you imagine how home owners would feel being labelled broke and being wrongfully locked out of own home with neighbours looking down on them go defamation route against the bank 

1 hour ago, JeffersLos said:

You're wrong, grammatically. 

53 minutes ago, 2baht said:

No I'm not, someone else typed that. ???? ???? Khup!

"Rule # 2...Blame someone else"

 

Quite.

23 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

Could you explain what "TIT"means, thanks.

It’s a  Trinkism for explain anything weird and wonderful that happens here...”This Is Thailand”

 What, you don’t know what a Trinkism is ?

 You don’t know who Bernard Trink was ?

A lot of Thai bashers here. 

Banks and bankers all over the world are liars and crooks. 

39 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

In the west an out of court settlement would take place for an undisclosed amount.

Get $50k in the west. Maybe more with a good lawyer. $100k i would aim for.

6 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

A lot of Thai bashers here. 

Banks and bankers all over the world are liars and crooks. 

Certainly agree with you about Banks and bankers, but it seems to me that people are not bashing Thailand or Thais per se.

They are commenting, quite rightly, on the ridiculous defamation laws in Thailand.

4 hours ago, Dukeleto said:

Fabulous so if I cause an accident, which was unintentional as most are I don’t need to pay? Good luck with that one. The bank in question should be named and appropriately shamed! Undoubtedly when they are and there is a public outcry there will be loads of Wai-Ing and flower bouquets and fruit baskets all around.

1) Would the bank care at all?

2) Under the Thai law....defamation springs to mind

a) Bank would cue for 4 million baht, which they would get.

b) On top of it, t o make an example surely they would be granted the right. to seize the property

3( What is it you do not understand: It was not intentional

 

????????

15 minutes ago, MikeN said:

It’s a  Trinkism for explain anything weird and wonderful that happens here...”This Is Thailand”

 What, you don’t know what a Trinkism is ?

 You don’t know who Bernard Trink was ?

Thanks, I appreciate it. I looked up Bernard Trink and now understand!

7 hours ago, webfact said:

... others had been destroyed, such as clothes, old books, pictures and collectables ...

Oh no! My collection of priceless signed 1st editions (and all the receipts) have been incinerated ????