Phuket’s Crime-Free Project Nabs Over 1,000 Foreigners for Visa Overstay

[Drumbuie]

"The implementation of a new database played a crucial role in the success of this initiative" is perhaps the most significant sentence here. 

 

 

 

[wwest5829]

28 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

Looking deeper into the numbers, just 15 people were “nabbed” for overstay.

 

the rest were not at their reported accommodation, or had already left, or had visa applications pending, and, 109 had died! So no nabbing those 109 unfortunate souls.

 

the headline is just ridiculous and bears no correlation to the actual facts reported.

My first thought ... hmm, new math.

[Mike Galley]

I believe that the dark figure is much higher . Especially Russians and Ukranians may be involved...and in some way I can even understand them.

[Frankie baby]

One hundred & nine had already croaked, seems like a pretty big percentage. Wonder what they were eating? 

[Purdey]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

228 had already departed Thailand

Meaning, they still showed on the database as being in Thailand? 

[crazykopite]

It would be interesting to find out how many were Russians escaping Putins military call up !

[Chongalulu]

45 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

109 overstayed dead???

No mercy! They must ALL be fined and deported! ????

[brewsterbudgen]

1 minute ago, nchuckle said:

No mercy! They must ALL be fined and deported! ????

And banned for life ????

[Seeall]

49 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

Looking deeper into the numbers, just 15 people were “nabbed” for overstay.

 

the rest were not at their reported accommodation, or had already left, or had visa applications pending, and, 109 had died! So no nabbing those 109 unfortunate souls.

 

the headline is just ridiculous and bears no correlation to the actual facts reported.

not for the want of trying, a squad turned up 5 years after a 86 yo's death ready to nab him... yes death was reported, so the amazing databases are working so well.... well one was.... must be one entry only...

[Seeall]

9 minutes ago, Purdey said:

Meaning, they still showed on the database as being in Thailand? 

ohhh , thats what that column is for?

[Chongalulu]

1 minute ago, brewsterbudgen said:

And banned for life ????

AND  all subsequent lives including reincarnation!

[Chongalulu]

They don't wanna be too conscientious, who's gonna pay for all those 40k baht wing mirrors?

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, Denim said:

Gonna be standing room only in IDC.

3 deep I heard.

[PETERTHEEATER]

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

Where are they keeping them all?

The way I read it, 228 had already left Thailand before they were found to be overstayers.

[youngster30uk]

56 minutes ago, bogs smith said:

Phuket = little China.

Didnt think the Chinese were coming as much as before, I thought Phuket was more like little Russia nowadays?

 

[PETERTHEEATER]

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

Where are they keeping them all?

The way I read it, 228 had already left Thailand before they were found to be overstayers.

[youngster30uk]

15 minutes ago, crazykopite said:

It would be interesting to find out how many were Russians escaping Putins military call up !

Only 11 Arrested. so even if it is all of them, its not many

[2baht]

1 hour ago, JustThisOnePostOnly said:

They say that sitting is the new smoking.

Yes, I sat for 5 minutes and nearly coughed my lungs out!

[PETERTHEEATER]

I can deduce only that this report was written by a former TAT statistician now employed by Phuket immigration.

[HappyExpat57]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

From May 1 to May 25, Immigration Police conducted raids on 1,550 targeted locations across Phuket . . . while 109 were reported to have passed away.

They're saying 109 foreigners died in Phuket in 25 days of May in Phuket?

 

Sorry, I'm just not buying that. Perhaps they're inflating ALL those numbers to justify their existence?

[DjSilver]

It is more important to nab all these corrupted cops in Thailand ????

[CM Dad]

1 hour ago, ikke1959 said:

109 overstayed dead???

These 109 need to be immediately blacklisted.  Coming here and dying gives Thailand a bad name.

[scorecard]

2 hours ago, Denim said:

Gonna be standing room only in IDC.

Maybe a domino effect - going down one by one.

[ChipButty]

Has anybody made any sense of this article yet? This was in a Thai news outlet last week even my wife couldn't make sense of it, 

[ChipButty]

15 minutes ago, CM Dad said:

These 109 need to be immediately blacklisted.  Coming here and dying gives Thailand a bad name.

They need to pay their 500 baht a day, 

[soalbundy]

A 109 died ? these are Ukraine numbers.

[geisha]

Their database is not functioning, ridiculous story. 

[skorp13]

1 hour ago, Spock said:

Surely these corpses wouldn't have overstayed unnoticed?

I'm guessing they weren't at their reported address when found and will be subsequently fines and deported as well as black listed 555

[xtrnuno41]

Shouldnt be that difficult to check.

You have database people coming in Thailand and on what visa.

You have database people checking out Thailand

You have database people working on visa

You have database TM30

You have database 90 day report

You have database TM28

You have database TM6?

And probably some more additional databases.

So software (put an AI in it) could spit out all the over stayers and or questionable stayers every day any day, if so.. 

[Phil1964]

1 hour ago, Purdey said:

Meaning, they still showed on the database as being in Thailand? 

Looks like those who are using the database don't have a clue what they are meant to do with the data, or more likely, they don't know what the **** they're doing!

Would guess most the overstayers who have left the country are from Myanmar, migrant workers. Then a chunk of Soviets and Chinese.