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Thailand’s Destination Visa loophole that could cost you
For our sake, don't tell them and wise them up to this one. Land of copycats, they'd be straight on to it over here. -
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Rescuers Discover Body of Man Killed by Elephant in Rubber Plantation
Picture from responders. In an incident highlighting the ongoing human-wildlife conflict in rural Thailand, the body of a 40-year-old man, who had been missing for six days, was discovered in a rubber plantation. The deceased is believed to have been trampled by a wild elephant. The discovery was made by volunteers from the “Dawn Light Unit” (ชุดจุดแสงตะวัน), a local volunteer group dedicated to search and rescue operations. The victim, whose identity has not yet been released, was found in the rubber plantation near Ban Sa Luang, Moo 28, in the Thung Maha Charoen sub-district, Sa Kaeo Province. Relatives of the deceased had been searching for him since he went missing nearly a week ago. The body was located in an advanced state of decomposition, prompting immediate action from the volunteers and local authorities. The rescuers coordinated the retrieval of the body, using a spine board to transport the fragile remains wrapped in sheeting. The body was sent to Wang Nam Yen Hospital for a post-mortem examination to confirm the exact cause of death. Preliminary reports suggest that the man may have encountered a wild elephant while working in the plantation, leading to the fatal incident. This event underscores the dangers faced by communities living in close proximity to wildlife habitats, particularly in areas where human activities increasingly encroach on elephant territories. Wild elephants, while revered in Thai culture, are known to cause fatalities and property damage when they venture into human settlements in search of food. Local authorities have urged residents to remain vigilant and report any sightings of wild elephants to prevent further incidents. Efforts are also being made to raise awareness about safety measures when working or living near forested areas. -- 2025-01-30 -
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Trump Orders Migrant Detentions at Guantanamo, Sparking Cuban Backlash
President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum instructing the heads of Homeland Security and Defense to expand the migrant detention center at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The directive orders officials to bring the facility "to full capacity to provide additional detention space for high-priority criminal aliens unlawfully present in the United States, and to address attendant immigration enforcement needs identified by the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security." The announcement has drawn sharp criticism from the Cuban government, which has long opposed the presence of a U.S. naval base on the island. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel condemned the decision, calling it "an act of brutality" to place migrants next to "known prisons of torture." Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez echoed the sentiment, stating that the move "shows contempt for the human condition and international law." The Guantanamo Bay naval base has been a point of contention between the United States and Cuba since Fidel Castro came to power in 1959. While the base has primarily been known for detaining terrorism suspects since 2002, it has also been used to house migrants at the Guantánamo Migrant Operations Center under various U.S. administrations. Despite Havana’s protests, the Trump administration appears unbothered by the diplomatic fallout. With the State Department now led by Marco Rubio, the former Florida senator whose family left Cuba in the 1950s, tensions between Washington and Havana seem unlikely to ease. The move to expand detentions at Guantanamo is likely to further strain relations, yet it aligns with the administration’s broader immigration enforcement agenda. Based on a report by BBC 2025-01-30 -
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American Passport Renewal Process
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Thailand’s Destination Visa loophole that could cost you
Always a laugh when you hear about different Immigration offices having their own sets of rules and procedures, different from every other office. But if you do a border run on Day 179, "leaving" Thailand and then re-entering an hour (or less) later - does that count as not being "tax resident" ? It would look a little off if you "left" the country on 1 Feb and "entered" the country on 1 Feb and then claimed you are not "tax resident" because you were only in the country for 179 days. (Maybe why Canada uses 183 days to determine if someone is "deemed resident for tax purposes" ?)- 1
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Challenging eviction from unit
Maybe Safer and cheaper and Smarter to just Move, It also Depends on Why one is evicted . This Is Thailand one Never knows What Can happen.
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