Three arrested in Songkran action - Laotian woman on 3,440 day overstay

[webfact]

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reported on action over the Songkran holidays by immigration in the north eastern province of Loei.

 

Arrested at the Chiang Khan border post was a 36 year old Thai woman called Ketsuda who was charged with harboring illegal immigrants and conspiracy.

 

Wan, 38, a Laotian national was charged with illegal entry into Thailand.

 

Somsamay S., 38, also from Laos, was arrested on an overstay of 3,440 days.

 

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[KhunBENQ]

What a happy country where such singular events are worth reporting.

[PleaseTypeSlow4me]

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

was arrested on an overstay of 3,440 days

You couldn't get to 10 years, slacker!!!!   20,000 is a good price for a 10 year "visa," and I hope she can pay the 20,000 and be on her way.   I gotta imagine people cross that river back-and-forth.  Back home you can't even live a week on 20,000 baht.  I'll be paying about 20,000 soon based on staying in Thailand.  7-day stamp, 1900.  Traveling expenses.  5000.  another 1900 for 30-days or like 6000 or 7000 to get Non B including all expenses.  then another 1900 for work permit and blah blah blah blah......yea, school pays some of this.  

[markclover]

How can you overstay if you entered illegally?  It's from the point of the last stamp.  She technically didn't overstay stay all.

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

What a happy country where such singular events are worth reporting.

And commenting on?

[Srikcir]

3 hours ago, markclover said:

How can you overstay if you entered illegally?  It's from the point of the last stamp.  She technically didn't overstay stay all.

Likely much more to this story. That might explain the odd charge of overstay.

For example. If a person has political "conflicts" with say a Communist government, they would be denied a passport to leave the country. Thus to avoid possible  detention by such government, they must flee the country illegally and thus enter another country illegally if that country does not respect political assylum, ie., without a passport in accordance with the UNHRC. 

[RichardColeman]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Somsamay S., 38, also from Laos, was arrested on an overstay of 3,440 days.

Let's all congratulate the Thai immigration officials on there quick 10 year capture 

[keysersoze276]

Fake news. Big Joke announced several times that he eliminated all overstayers with a BMW and an iPad. AKA the immigrtin “smart car”. Uet every few days the news reported on 1+year overstayers getting busted in one way or another. 
 

I would vote for that guy as the next PM if ir was possible, aside from the fact he used probably 3 sqare km of non biodegradable km every year to show off his “busts”, publicly singled out people of color (Africans) , and a lot of other things. 
 

He is a force to be reconed with, howerever and I have become a fan of his. 
 

[RandiRona]

The biggest crime committed here is 4 people not wearing masks!!! 

[StayinThailand2much]

11 hours ago, markclover said:

How can you overstay if you entered illegally?  It's from the point of the last stamp.  She technically didn't overstay stay all.

There was mention of two Laotian women... Unless it is the same one; both 38, one of them is mentioned only with her nickname, the other with her first name. Hmmm...

[Pmbkk]

32 minutes ago, RandiRona said:

The biggest crime committed here is 4 people not wearing masks!!! 

 

I don't know about that - the three in the middle have Zoro masks ! :-)

[RandiRona]

11 minutes ago, Pmbkk said:

 

I don't know about that - the three in the middle have Zoro masks ! ????

It’s funny they want us to look in women eyes and now we are left with no option  ????

[it is what it is]

13 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

What a happy country where such singular events are worth reporting.

yea, good point, could you imagine such a story appearing anywhere in the media in your home country? is it news? are people on this site really interested? really, who cares?!

[KhunBENQ]

9 hours ago, it is what it is said:

yea, good point, could you imagine such a story appearing anywhere in the media in your home country? is it news? are people on this site really interested? really, who cares?!

In my last country it's "x thousand 'refugees' saved".