Chalerm: Immigration Bureau Needs To Implement Tougher Screening On Foreign Arrivals

[Locationthailand]

Considering most insurgents seem to materialise across land borders, do bot hold a passport or ID, why would this moronic request be implemented. Perhaps if he had taken the time to be part of the non entity negotiations in Malaysia he may have known this. But obviously someone is Yanking (pun intended) his chain.

[kevvy]

Yeah this will piss the tourists off even more, and lets face it for the land of smiles i dont think ive ever seen one at thai immigration !!

no , it is the land of scams and i have seen plenty at the airport

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[kevvy]

the people involved will just offer cash and they will be helped through .

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[tragickingdom]

I would argue that it makes much more sense to implement tougher controls o murder suspects leaving the country to Cambodia and on the appointment of ministers who were instrumental in letting murder suspects escape, hence on Chalerm and sons.

[Crazy chef 1]

What origin(religious background) got 99% of the terrorists?....actually not difficult to answer,should be a point to start with and not only in Thailand .but we have our so called political correctness and need the oil- shame.

[upena]

But, Chalerm told us that there were no terrorists in Thailand.

[bigbamboo]

What are you people talking about. The topic is about a more thorough screening process upon arrival. This is the same guy who said terrorism is under control last month. Nothing is going to change except the guy with the ex-fugitive, acquitted killer son will get more resources at the expense of the Thai people.

A hint for the police captain. Look to the south for the terrorists that are murdering men, women, children, police and military personnel.

Exactly.

Chalerm has grabbed the wrong end of stick, possibly because there was no money attached to it (?) The terrorist threats Thailand are being warned about are already here in the LOS not waiting to stand endlessly in line at Swampy.

[Mamboking]

Vetted Visas for Russians might reduce the Mafia effect...or not?

Reading of artickles about Russian Mafia impacted some persons brains.

Edited April 4, 2013 by Mamboking

[VINCENT2012]

Just returned to thailand from an eight day visit to Cambodia, what a joy pleased to see you anxious to grant on arrival visa ASAP welcomed by immigration oh so different, return to thailand with proper marriage visa extension and greeted like we really are not welcome hvae to renew later this year expect again more hasstle, I support about ten people in thailand and still not welcome not complaining because if you do not like it leave as I was told by one immigration official, I choose to live here and most of the time so long as I satay away from immigration I am very happy

this immigration officer is right ....you dont like it here man ..then go ! and thats exactly what we all should do....but also with our money

[aguy30]

Considering most insurgents seem to materialise across land borders, do bot hold a passport or ID, why would this moronic request be implemented. Perhaps if he had taken the time to be part of the non entity negotiations in Malaysia he may have known this. But obviously someone is Yanking (pun intended) his chain.

"Police Captain Chalerm who oversees national security said the Immigration Bureau needs to implement tougher screening on foreign arrivals as the country’s lax immigration policies and relative freedom has permitted regional terrorist movements to steadily build up influence." Nothing in the OP report in anyway excludes improving land border procedures.

Just curious if you and Westaurel are blood relatives? It is always amazing how some readers can be so opinionated and prejudice, never mind having facts to back their positions.

[lemonjelly]

Has Thailand ben placed on the list due to the southern insurgency ? If so, checking arrivals into the country seems a bit irrelevant.

[aguy30]

If you listen to the FBI, there is a boogieman around every corner. They ought to know since the FBI, CIA, NSA, etc are the top terror organizations on the planet.

Fear mongers, the lot of them. Just more BS to instill fear into people to maintain control.

What fantasy land do you live in? The real world is an evil place filled with many evil people and countries that want to destroy you and your way of life.

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[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Terrorists in Thailand??? What terrorists???

Awhile back, amid the failed BKK bomb and assassination plots, the government very clearly told us all that there are NO terrorists in Thailand.

Middle Eastern types with bombs, yes. ME guys aiming to assassinate others, yes. ME guys stockpiling amonium nitrate and other explosive making materials, yes.

But PLEASE don't call them TERRORISTS, certainly not in Thailand.

[55Jay]

Who do the United States think they are ?

Deal with the internal problems of a foreign nation. Thailand has always been proud to be the only nation in Southeast Asia which has not been colionalized.

But they just doing as the USA require. Because of these imperialists Americans, we will have to be subjected to a body search on arrival. A reason why I don't go to America, but impose that there, it's a scandal !

They should rather clean the mess at their home with all the xxxx, rifle massacres there before interfere in things that are none their business !

2 things. The US often complies reports on terrorist activity and vulnerabilities around the world. Second, I didn't read anywhere that the US, specifically the FBI, told Thailand to do anything, not that they could. As you said, proud of never being colonised and in more recent times, Thailand has said, "thanks but no thanks" to the US, not as the US "requires".

Perhaps you just have a pre-disposition to make things up to fit your rants, but I wouldn't be so quick to jump to conclusions. Rather, ask yourself, why would Chalerm apparently be so willing to jump all over this?

[SteeleJoe]

Considering most insurgents seem to materialise across land borders, do bot hold a passport or ID...

It happens that you are completely wrong. Do some reading and try again.

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[ianf]

belg, on 04 Apr 2013 - 16:40, said:

yes for those who live here and contribute and support & pay taxes, the yearly hassle to beg for an extention for the right to stay with your own wife and family + the 90 day report hassle...

and before i tought i was an international human right, to stay with your family, wife and children... but hey, we are only guests here, i mean, we are treathed like guests and not residents

al007, on 04 Apr 2013 - 16:31, said:

Just returned to thailand from an eight day visit to Cambodia, what a joy pleased to see you anxious to grant on arrival visa ASAP welcomed by immigration oh so different, return to thailand with proper marriage visa extension and greeted like we really are not welcome hvae to renew later this year expect again more hasstle, I support about ten people in thailand and still not welcome not complaining because if you do not like it leave as I was told by one immigration official, I choose to live here and most of the time so long as I satay away from immigration I am very happy

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="belg" data-cid="6270340" data-time="1365068832">belg, on 04 Apr 2013 - 16:40, said:

yes for those who live here and contribute and support & pay taxes, the yearly hassle to beg for an extention for the right to stay with your own wife and family + the 90 day report hassle...

<p>and before i tought i was an international human right, to sta

[Teddy3943]

Not only terrorist are relatively safe in Thailand but much more all kinds of wanted criminals find a safe haven here. LOS is developing to the most important criminal hub of SE-Asia. The immigration office would make a wise move to try to connect to the police and intelligence data bases on an international level. It cost only a few seconds at the immigration booths to scan and check passports. This implementation would reduce criminality by foreigners in Thailand.

[lostinisaan]

You like to make bombs?

No, I like Somtham.

Have you ever heard of 9/11?

No, I usually buy my stuff at 7-11.

Welcome to Thailand, Sir.

Jindee Dhonn Lhaap............

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[rubl]

I think this is Dept. PM Pol. Captain Chalerm's interpretation and reaction on PM Yingluck's remark on focussing on high-end tourists and not necessarily on huge numbers of lesser beings. The (re-)introduction of the Gold Elite Card with a suitable price would surely help to filter out any riff-raff or terrorists :-)

[lostinisaan]

Not only terrorist are relatively safe in Thailand but much more all kinds of wanted criminals find a safe haven here. LOS is developing to the most important criminal hub of SE-Asia. The immigration office would make a wise move to try to connect to the police and intelligence data bases on an international level. It cost only a few seconds at the immigration booths to scan and check passports. This implementation would reduce criminality by foreigners in Thailand.

And loads of child molesters wouldn't have the chance continuing to do what they're known for.

[lemoncake]

Reading some of the posts here, i can not help but wonder if people making them actually taking a piss or serious

What is wrong with having tough screening?

What is wrong with being safe?

What is wrong with trying to keep the riff raff out?

What is wrong with checking background of people?

Most countries have had these measures in for years, and if they simply do not like how you look, can question you for hours.

Thailand does not have any measures in place at all. Not even a question about criminal past or convictions.

Bali bombing, Bulgaria bombing, the latest attempt in BKK, is it not enough for some of you?

[technologybytes]

yes for those who live here and contribute and support & pay taxes, the yearly hassle to beg for an extention for the right to stay with your own wife and family + the 90 day report hassle...

and before i tought i was an international human right, to stay with your family, wife and children... but hey, we are only guests here, i mean, we are treathed like guests and not residents

That's because presumably you are a GUEST and NOT a resident. If you were a resident you would NOT have to apply for an extension every year, nor would you do 90 day reporting.

[radiogeneris]

Everybody is a potential terrorist. Welcome to new world order folks.

[khunken]

Chalerm shooting his mouth off again? Does that really warrant so much opinion?

He's put in charge of 'resolving' whatever the latest 'news' byte says. Always fails.

This will quickly die a death when it becomes virtually impossible to screen every visitor requiring a visa on arrival. PTP doesn't want any more publicity about horrendous queues at Swampy and visitor numbers, not quality, mean a lot more to the country.

[metisdead]

Off topic posts and replies have been removed. Stay on the topic of the OP.

[moe666]

and how K. Chalerm thinks he will do that ? by keeping tourists longer for police interrogation ? so instead of 45 minutes queuing that will make one and half hour ? what a great move .......

Its already here it took my friend 1hr and 20 min a few days ago but mostly due to chinese tourist

[bigbamboo]

Terrorists in Thailand??? What terrorists???

Awhile back, amid the failed BKK bomb and assassination plots, the government very clearly told us all that there are NO terrorists in Thailand.

Middle Eastern types with bombs, yes. ME guys aiming to assassinate others, yes. ME guys stockpiling amonium nitrate and other explosive making materials, yes.

But PLEASE don't call them TERRORISTS, certainly not in Thailand.

Here they prefer to call them arsonists.

[rbrooks]

Who do the United States think they are ?

Deal with the internal problems of a foreign nation. Thailand has always been proud to be the only nation in Southeast Asia which has not been colionalized.

But they just doing as the USA require. Because of these imperialists Americans, we will have to be subjected to a body search on arrival. A reason why I don't go to America, but impose that there, it's a scandal !

They should rather clean the mess at their home with all the xxxx, rifle massacres there before interfere in things that are none their business !

You are wrong. I do not think any nation in the world has been colionalized. You must mean colonized. Frankly what does that have to do with their lax policy of allowing major thugs/killers entering their country? Here we go again blaming USA of course. Since when did Thailand follow any requirements or recommendations from most countries? These body searches you are referring to I think at airport arrivals, are done in every country in the world including Thailand to keep their citizens safe from terrorists, drug dealers, etc. Ever heard of body searches at Thailand's airports resulting in the arrest of drug mules? Rifle massacres? Statistical rates of countries with the most murders with firearms Thailand comes in at a whopping 3rd place right after Columbia with the good old USA following Thailand's lead at number 4. Read it and weep by following this link http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur_wit_fir-crime-murders-with-firearms. Next time check your facts and please brush up on your English before you attempt to bash my country again.

[LarryBird]

Do any of the rants here actually address what the guy is saying? Maybe, just maybe there is a problem with terrorists? Maybe there needs to be some screening done? I'm not saying what's right or wrong, but.........

[starkey_rich]

They should employ a few bar girls to do the interrogation.They are very good at it.

Hello,what your name? where you come from?What you do?You come holiday or you stay long time?