3 minutes ago, Unamerican said:

21 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Mr. De Oppo 

Who????

 

21 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

An Italian tourist, Marco De Vivo

The Italian tourist 

 

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Currently, he is being looked after by international officers

Wow, secret international service! 

31 minutes ago, Unamerican said:

Who???? 

It said Oppo on his telephone

22 hours ago, SingAPorn said:

the retirees, who can.... are selling off their property in Thailand

No, they're not, where has that been credibly reported that all the retirees who can are selling up?   One or two may have done, how many to your personal knowledge have done so?

 

It appears that you may perhaps be a member of the "No Tourists Are Coming To Thailand Now Club"

17 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

De Vivo is old enough to know how to handle his liquor. No sympathy for the idiot!

Saint Gottfrid strikes again 🤡

3 hours ago, saakura said:

There are foreigners working as "Thai Tourist Police"? I thought they only used some volunteers for interpreting, but these guys look like regular policemen.

Well, they're not, they're volunteers.

1 hour ago, Unamerican said:

22 hours ago, SingAPorn said:

the retirees, who can.... are selling off their property in Thailand

Not including yourself??? 

Not including hardly anyone!

6 hours ago, wavodavo said:

No ,  the police tried the lock on every hotel room  in pattaya until they found a door where the key fitted the lock and then let him in his room.

Reminds me of Cinderella and the Glass Slipper.  Find the door that the key fits and it yours.      

23 hours ago, SingAPorn said:

The "quality tourists" Thailand loves to attract. But for the other more decent foreigners, say those who own property in Thailand and do spend a bit, the immigration chaps will fuss and harass and make all kinds of absurd rules for the visas. Not surprising the retirees, who can.... are selling off their property in Thailand and chosing other more friendly countries to set up base. 

you sound bitter

4 hours ago, saakura said:

There are foreigners working as "Thai Tourist Police"? I thought they only used some volunteers for interpreting, but these guys look like regular policemen.

They looking nothing like regular policemen. The clue is they have large letters on their fronts that say "Tourist Police". Regular cops also wear brown color uniforms.

19 hours ago, TopThai54 said:

Going out in Pattaya with his Passport...maybe another Ladyboy story he doesn't want us to tell and in the Italian Media ! Jerk ! 

I am sure quite a number of guys do....... one sees many man bags around town. Perhaps not confident of the room safe, if it even exists.

Personally I would not go on the raz with my passport on me. What I often had was a card from the hotel.... 

2 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

I am sure quite a number of guys do....... one sees quite a number of man bags around town. Perhaps not confident of the room safe, if it even exists.

Personally I would not go on the raz with my passport on me. What I often had was a card from the hotel.... 

Everytime I do my one year visa renewal I go to the same copy shop I've been going to for many years. I then put my passport in the safe so I've always got a back up if anything should happen. I'm not sure if a passport copy is allowed everywhere in Thailand, I've been told it's only in Pattaya and probaly Phuket areas where tourists get bombed and are prone to losing things.

On 10/16/2025 at 5:30 PM, SingAPorn said:

The "quality tourists" Thailand loves to attract. But for the other more decent foreigners, say those who own property in Thailand and do spend a bit, the immigration chaps will fuss and harass and make all kinds of absurd rules for the visas. Not surprising the retirees, who can.... are selling off their property in Thailand and chosing other more friendly countries to set up base. 

I totally agree but seriously how can a person get lost in Pattaya

I helped a Brit in his 70s who had been drugged and had his shoes stolen along with his other possessions.  Whatever drug was used on him almost completely wiped his memory.  Pretty scary. 

On 10/17/2025 at 11:11 AM, ujayujay said:

Did you ever hear about Tourist Police.......

 

According to Google: "Tourist police volunteers in Thailand are not real, sworn police officers (...)"

33 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

 

According to Google: "Tourist police volunteers in Thailand are not real, sworn police officers (...)"

Yeah, Joker, that's why they are called Tourist police volunteers

On 10/16/2025 at 5:12 PM, StayinThailand2much said:

 

What are "international officers"? 😆 

Tourism police 

12 hours ago, Bobthegimp said:

I helped a Brit in his 70s who had been drugged and had his shoes stolen along with his other possessions.  Whatever drug was used on him almost completely wiped his memory.  Pretty scary. 

Maybe Scopalomine. It's been used here before to rob victims.