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Report Koh Phangan Cracks Down on Beach Nudity, Warns Tourists of Visa Revocation
I saw to many on samet please thai law do something -
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DTV Extension - DO NOT waste your time trying to extend at immigration
So your company has no rubber stamp, no office and no website, and you are surprised that they doubt that it is legit? Honestly, when they said that they want to see a stamp, you should have nodded in agreement and left - to the nearest stamp shop. Sounds like it's your own small business, so what would stop you from getting a silly little rubber stamp to make them happy? Option #2, let an agent do the extension and pay 10x the price of a rubber stamp. -
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Tourism Thailand Vows to End Dual Pricing Amid Growing Tourist Backlash
Get over it. As I said, dual pricing is not unique to Thailand. The state community college where I worked in Virginia has not just dual pricing but triple--one price for in-state students, a bigger price for out-of-state students, and a still bigger price for foreign students. With your flawed reasoning, Virginia is a RACIST state, although race has absolutely nothing to do with the pricing. Rather, it's solely based on legal residency, no matter what race you may be. The MRT in Bangkok has a lower price for senior citizens. Racist? No. Not based on race, but age. I currently have a senior MRT card so it is also not based on nationality--at least for now. Should that change, it would then be based on nationality and age. Still not racist. Examples of dual pricing with senior discounts can be found everywhere, not just Thailand. Also student discounts and discount prices for children. Should I blow my stack and cry RACIST! that a child is getting into X for a cheaper admission price than me? Or, should I say, good, that makes sense. Thailand's proposed casinos might charge a steep entrance fee for Thai citizens, while foreign passport holders would get in free. Racist? No, dual admission prices based on nationality--in this case being of Thai nationality would cost you much more, rather than less. Would this dual pricing be fair? In this case I would say no, but it's Thailand's ball so they make the rules, and I do understand the idea is to keep Thai citizens who can't afford to gamble out of the casinos. Some museums and other attractions give a cheaper rate for groups touring than to individuals. For example, the UK Parliament charges 27 pounds for a single adult admission. But, if you're an adult with a group, you pay 23 pounds. Racist? No. Admission price based on numbers. Both Disney World and Universal Amusement Park have discount rates for Florida residents. Racist? No, again based on state residency--perhaps they're getting a price break for putting up with all those tourists. One can choose to see dual pricing as discriminatory and get all hot and bothered about it but I've found there is usually, in most cases, a reason for the way the pricing has been done. Dear 'ol Dad used to say, "Don't sweat the small stuff." Good advice, and dual pricing in Thailand definitely qualifies as 'small stuff', in my book. But, feel free to wallow. -
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Trump Admin Revokes Four Thousand Student Visas Over Serious Crimes
who paid for their "education" in US? plus allowances and accommodation? USAID ? -
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NEW payment system- Tagthai
This app looks completely pointless. Why would I want convert foreign currency into some crappy card? If it worked like WeixinPay or Alipay in China where you can link it to a foreign credit card, that would be useful. Although the foreign bank tends to freak out and it requires a few phone calls to explain what is going on. -
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Report Deposit Dispute Turns Ugly: Ukrainian Renter Wrecks Thai Condo, Then Vanishes
Like it or not there are now 40M of us. Some of us remember when it was 4M. All these situations have repercussions
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