Brit and Singapore pensioners rounded up in Bangkok on long overstays "to protect Thailand and stop losses"

[webfact]

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported on the latest work by officers of Region 1 immigration in the Thai capital Bangkok.

 

Immigration had been told by secret informers that two old foreigners were living in Sukhumvit Soi 42/1 in the Phrakhanong area and Pracha Uthit Soi 37 in Bang Mot, Thung Khru.

 

They were both thought to be on overstay. There was a British pensioner and a 62 year old man from Singapore.

 

The officers went to the areas and fanned out so there was no escape when they came out of their apartments.

 

When the British man appeared he resembled the person that the informant had told them about and was accosted.

 

Officers showed their ID and explained why they were there.

 

The first man arrested was 76 year old British pensioner Joseph Taylor whose passport showed he had permission to stay until November 26th 2011.

 

There was absolutely no evidence of any extension to that.

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

He was thus on well over a decade of overstay in the kingdom - 4,142 days to be exact.

 

He was read his rights and taken to the Klong Tan police station.

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

The media had a picture of him being led out of a Thai street restaurant.

 

The other man arrested was Singaporean Ng Wing Oon, 62.

 

He was on overstay of 1,373 days, nearly four years.

 

In standard rhetoric in such stories immigration said they were following through on policies of Thai PM Prayuth and DPM Prawit and RTP chief Pol Gen Damrongsak and deputy Pol Gen Roy to stop Thais and foreigners causing trouble in Thailand, maintain the safety of the public and stop losses to the country.

 

People were advised to call 1178 or contact the www.immigration.go.th site to inform the authorities of wrong doing.

 

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[EVENKEEL]

Good news, that 76 yr old brit looks like trouble. Thailand is now safe.

[me4175]

Stop what losses, please? I'm sure they spent more of their pension money here than their visa fees would have been.

[nigelforbes]

14 minutes ago, me4175 said:

Stop what losses, please? I'm sure they spent more of their pension money here than their visa fees would have been.

Presumably (potential future) medical costs that he likely can't afford.

[keith101]

31 minutes ago, webfact said:

stop losses to the country

The only losses would be to Immigration by not paying for extensions otherwise they are bringing money into Thailand

[Lemsta69]

40 minutes ago, webfact said:

He was thus on well over a decade of overstay in the kingdom - 4,142 days to be exact.

Good work son! ????

[BangkokReady]

44 minutes ago, me4175 said:

Stop what losses, please? I'm sure they spent more of their pension money here than their visa fees would have been.

Simply more racist rhetoric in the anti-foreigner campaign that has been underway since tourism returned to Thailand.

[swerve]

Two proper overstays.  Hats off to the Brit.

[Celsius]

Who's not posting today?

[humbug]

Men in green backed by the Chinese nationalists, have been doing this for years, only the virus suspended it 

 

I don't even believe 90% of the story spins put out in these articles, you never ever get the foreigners version of events, it's just scare tactics as other posters have said, and promotion of locals to be snitches

 

Even if this regime loses power, that's if it can't greatly cheat, we looking at another 3-6 months of this craziness, until  the new regime is in place, no way will the non-men in green regime continue this path, of beauracracy treating non-Chinese foreigners as scum criminals, and brainwash the local population daily with lies, lies and more damn lies

 

but then again, seeing as Thaksin had opened up on his passion for Chinese  nationalism, even though his party are promoting fairness, fairer society and far less authoritism, maybe the dream of a new regime being fairer to foreigners will be a lie

[Mike Teavee]

I can’t help but feel sorry for the Brit, he’ll be deported back to the UK that he’s not visited in over a decade with likely no where to stay & hardly a pot to p155 in.  
 

The UK is No Country For Old Men 

[spidermike007]

I understand every nation has its laws. I am fine with immigration backing up those laws. A ten year overstay is quite an accomplishment. 

 

However, I consider integrity and honesty to be important. Saying this is about stopping some kind of loss to the nation is disengenuous. The average Thai earns around 20,000 baht per month. The average pensioner gets how much? 35,000 baht? 50,000 baht? Plus potential income from other sources. So, I just don't see any loss taking place. It is so typical of Prayuth to be dishonest. 

[Phuketshrew]

Good to see the 90 day reporting working well .....

[brianthainess]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Immigration had been told by secret informers that two old foreigners

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

stop Thais and foreigners causing trouble in Thailand, maintain the safety of the public and stop losses to the country.

I feel soo much safer now. 

[Lemsta69]

19 minutes ago, Mike Teavee said:

The UK is No Country For Old Men

Old Big Ears is doing alright!

[Mickeymaus]

5 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

I understand every nation has its laws. I am fine with immigration backing up those laws. A ten year overstay is quite an accomplishment. 

 

However, I consider integrity and honesty to be important. Saying this is about stopping some kind of loss to the nation is disengenuous. The average Thai earns around 20,000 baht per month. The average pensioner gets how much? 35,000 baht? 50,000 baht? Plus potential income from other sources. So, I just don't see any loss taking place. It is so typical of Prayuth to be dishonest. 

There could be different reasons for his overstay. Perhaps a criminal hiding in Thailand? We don't know. Also these people need to finance their stay here. Perhaps not this old guy but others start to work illegally or commit crimes to get money. In any case these people don't care much about laws and regulations. No need to have them here. And for this old guy - there are other countries with warm weather. So there are still options left if he doesn't want to stay in the UK. And don't blame Thailand for their fate. These people are to blame. 

[Grumpy one]

8 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

Old Big Ears is doing alright!

With or without the 1 bedroom apartment  ????

[roo860]

Well done the Brit guy, you showed em!!!

[brianthainess]

25 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

Old Big Ears is doing alright!

A fast black with the doors open. ref; a fast black=London taxi. 

[Chivas]

The way to cut this down or even stop it altogether is to scrap the maximum daily fine limit

 

Make it the 500 Baht a day indefinately and when you're caught you stay banged up into immigration detention until the full whack is paid off.......no payment then you stay there on rice and water to the day you drop off your mortal coil

 

Over 2 Million Baht......if you cant pay then your children inherit the debt then your cousins and if all else fails the Mia Noi cops the lot

 

Thats the way to do it......

 

Next....????

[brianthainess]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

 

The other man arrested was Singaporean Ng Wing Oon, 62

Just saying it was not until Nov 22 they made gay sex legal in Singapore. 

[Henryford]

Surely the Thai immigration computer can spit out a list of names/addresses of those who have not extended their official stay. Why would it take 12 years to find him (based on a tip off).

[Rimmer]

A troll post has been removed

[Will B Good]

Can you even begin to imagine what it going to be like in Phuket over the coming months?.......If anyone decides to do anything about the Russians that is.

[BangkokReady]

28 minutes ago, Chivas said:

The way to cut this down or even stop it altogether is to scrap the maximum daily fine limit

 

Make it the 500 Baht a day indefinately and when you're caught you stay banged up into immigration detention until the full whack is paid off.......no payment then you stay there on rice and water to the day you drop off your mortal coil

 

Over 2 Million Baht......if you cant pay then your children inherit the debt then your cousins and if all else fails the Mia Noi cops the lot

 

Thats the way to do it......

 

Next....????

If the 76 year old can't afford an agent, I doubt he's going to be able to get £50,000 together.

 

Likely they'd just be taking him on until he dies and then paying for a funeral.

[Chivas]

11 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

If the 76 year old can't afford an agent, I doubt he's going to be able to get £50,000 together.

 

Likely they'd just be taking him on until he dies and then paying for a funeral.

lol its hard to believe that anyone took what I said as being overly serious

 

Where there no clues at all.........????

[foreverlomsak]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The first man arrested was 76 year old British pensioner Joseph Taylor whose passport showed he had permission to stay until November 26th 2011.

Quite possibly also means he does not have a valid passport either Nov 2011 + 10 years gets you too Nov 2021, if that is the case where are they going to return him too

[kidneyw]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The officers went to the areas and fanned out so there was no escape when they came out of their apartments.

Jesus, how fast do they think a 76 year old can run?

[ChipButty]

Now what are they going to do with a 76 year old man? Lock him up in the IDC until he dies? 

[Longwood50]

1 hour ago, Mickeymaus said:

And don't blame Thailand for their fate. These people are to blame. 

You would never make it in the USA.  The sentiment there is that somehow the USA is to blame for having any sort of laws governing who is allowed to enter.