[Visa run report Kuala Lumpur (FAILED)]

Question, if just doing a KL 30 day turnaround (fly in, fly back to Thailand,new 30 day stamp) on arrival KL do you have to clear immigration in KL or can you use just the transit exit?

You should enter and depart Malaysia. Otherwise your out and back is not legit because you have no proof you entered another country.

Not correct. You only have to prove you left Thailand (proof is your exit stamp). I live in Singapore and never get my passport stamped. There is no way Thai Immigration can see that I have "entered a new country", even though I have.

[Marriage Visa new rules- Have to take wife too?]

Well my friend was in Singapore yesterday applying for a marriage visa, without his wife. There was no objections from the embassy staff.

[Singapore permanent residency]

I am a Permanent Resident in Singapore, but not via the investor scheme. If you can afford to throw those millions on the table, you probably wouldn't worry about paying 125bht for a chicken rice at a food court or almost 3,000,000 bht for a Toyota Vios that costs 500K in Thailand (not joking).

In general, singapore has over the last couple of years become much more restrictive of issuing PR's and other types of visas. Yes, they are still quite liberal, but not quite like before. And yes, in theory permanent residency is permanent, BUT the re-entry permit is only renewable for 5 years at the time, which means that without it, you can't leave singapore without losing your PR.

One more thing, if you are a PR and you have male children who also are PRs, they will have to do two years of national service (army) in Singapore. No exceptions.

[Pol Gen Chakthip to head investigation of Rohingya case]

Track record for police is not that impressive to say it nicely. The UN needs to get involved here immediately, mr Prajuth.

The UN WILL get involved and IF this gang were protected by thai officials, then the whole thing will get nasty.

[Pol Gen Chakthip to head investigation of Rohingya case]

The thai police has zero credibility so this "investigation" has zero credibility. I am just waiting for them to conclude that 1. There is no camp or that they all had a good time in camp but a few of them died of natural causes. Just waiting for the lies and excuses to start.

[Command centre launched for crackdown on illegal fishing]

They haven't arrested AND convicted even one boat owner or captain for kidnapping, abuse etc. They haven't suggested huge fines and closure of business involved in severe violations of the law. All these measures suggested are useless, because of all the corruption in Thailand. The only thing that helps is severe punishments of ALL (yes, including the seafood barons of Thailand) for involvent in legal activities. Until that happens, the measures are a joke, and Thailand should NOT escape sanctions.

If they avoid sanctions, it will be business as usual, with human trafficking, abuse and overfishing.

[Germany foils suspected Boston-style attack, officials say]

What? They were Muslims? What a surprise....

That religion needs to be banned. It's the only way.

[Banker warns of dire effect on Thai economy if fishing ban is enforced]

Thailand's behavior has been so disgusting over the last decades when it comes to slavery and human trafficking, that I have zero sympathy for the slave owners and corrupt officials who will now take a hit. They should all be arrested, but so far none has. Until these boat owners, captains and corrupt officials faces charges for murder, kidnapping, torture, assault, trafficking, document forgery, crimes against the environment etc, Thailand should bear full sanctions BOTH from USA and EU.

The junta has the power to arrest AND convict these criminal. What are they waiting for?

[UN chief appeals to Indonesia to stop planned executions]

Why? Druggie scum gotta pay the price.

You are sick. What if they were your kids???

I have seen first hand how heroin destroys family and lives, and the Bali nine was smuggling enough to ruin thousands and lives and families, and they were NOT ignorant mules. They are scum indeed.

[Prayut says Section 44 not enough to resolve long standing fishing industry problem]

Hopefully the EU will cripple them, it the only way they will learn, even Prayut is just all mouth & the big corruption still goes on with no intention to be stopped.

the only way Thai's learn is through loss of money so bring it on EU and teach these idiots something.

Do you live in Thailand, or are you saying this because any potential bans will not effect you?

Maybe he cares about people who are slaves. Maybe he cares about human trafficking.

Do you?

Perhaps he cares about cheap seafood, regardless if it required the toil of thousands of tortured slaves.

[Which country do you think produces the best tasting Beer?]

It is amazing how much the flavour of a beer changes with changes to its temperature. That is why most people drinking cheap factory lagers like Singha, Tiger, Heineken etc, wants their beer "ice cold". They simply don't like the real taste of their favourite beer.

[NACC seizes assets of ex-DSI chief]

I wonder how much they have stashed away overseas, because they are always ALLOWED to leave the country once they are "caught". This guy has 30 days to get out and prepare his exile. What a joke. If they are serious about combating graft, then arrest him first, freeze the assets and all travel documents.

[HRW urges Thailand to drop charges against Phuket journalists]

If Thailand doesn't drop the charges in this case, than it is a very good indication that the so called effort in combating human trafficking is nothing but a sham, and Thailand should remain in tier AND be subject to severe sanctions.

So far, the junta's "campaign" against human trafficking been nothing but words. No profiteers of this disgusting trade has been prosecuted, but these whistleblowers have.

[Thailand’s economic outlook worst in 40 years]

Now your starting to see what I knew all along Unless BOT comes out with new exchange rate along the lines Of say 44 to 1 USD that would in deed give Thailand a shot in it's economic engine that is needed. It would not only create more jobs and investments inflow but exports would double Construction would reboot defaults would halt because of new jobs allowing people who owe money earn and pay it back. The rate I suggested would have to remain in place at least 2 to 3 years then slowly adjust up wards. I would also venture a guess the expats living here would go on a buying spree unseen in Thailand in years Tourism would double if not triple. Crops prices would rise to to demand of feeding all the people coming into Thailand. And the BOT would be thought of as a genius. It boils down to supply and demand, You have the supply you need to create the demand.

.....and Ferraris, gold, Gucchi bags, foreign holidays and foreign property etc will all be more expensive. How dare you suggest policies that will benefit Thailand over the elite.

[Thailand’s economic outlook worst in 40 years]

Yet the supported Baht stays strong!

But when it finally crashes, what will they say then?

Well...they will probably blame it on foreign speculators.

[Car bomb attack is a paid job by same group of perpetrators in recent Bangkok bombings]

I would imagine some Samui locals are very angry after the raids on the powerful figures there last month. How come they are not suspects or are they all in jail?

[Seven arrested in Phuket pre-Songkran anti-crime and drug campaign]

Good! I like the development in Phuket now. They are really going after some of these thugs and criminals. I hope they continue to clean the streets.

[Which country do you think produces the best tasting Beer?]

For those who love beer, checkout www.wishbeer.com, which offers about 400 different beers and shipping all over Thailand, sometimes cheaper than the supermarkets.

For british beers, Villa Market has an unparalleled variety. They offer beers from Theakston, Titanic, Wells, Young's, Courage, St Austell, Hook Norton, Wadworth, Beer Kitchen, Sambrook's and McEwans. For fullers beers, the Central Stores have them.

[Russia, Thailand sign cooperation pacts]

What a HUGE mistake! The thai people (from the elite to the poor) don't want anything to do with Russians or their products. It is a country more mismanaged than any ASEAN country. If the generals are doing this to piss USA and EU off, they risk pushing them into the hands of Thaksin, who can be their "man" in getting back into Thailand. At the same time, when Thailand is flooded with ill behaved Russians and Chinese, and further alienated from the west, the people (including the elite) will turn against this government. They need to stop flirting with the devil, because they will get burnt. This is tragic.

[Taxi drivers complain to Phuket governor over ‘eviction’]

Good riddance! They need to get rid of all these taxi cooperatives. Taxis should wait at designated taxi stands and not clog up a bus station.

[PM says there is no point to sack the Thai police chief]

The police needs to be changed at every level both in terms of organization and operations. The people needs to be cleaned out as well. In a transit period, some of them must be kept, but I can't see many in the current police force capable of doing a GOOD and HONEST job for a normal salary.

[Malaysian nabbed in Phuket with fake credit cards]

I bet his passport is fake too and that's not his real name. He looks chinese and not Malay. Also, it's the malaysian chinese syndicates that are behind these sort of activities.

[Prayut to get names of 100 corrupt officials next week]

Just 100?

They have to start somewhere. There are so many corrupt officials here that they do need introduce an amnesty followed by a new start, a year zero so to speak, where corruption is punishable by death, like in China and Vietnam.

[Thai Govt plans to use article 44 to solve human trafficking in fishery industry]

Despite the scale of the number if crimes in that industry, NOT ONE owner or operator of these boats has been arrested. Before there are large numbers of arrests, the efforts can't be taken seriously. Let's wait and see..

[Japan to revise charter flight ban on Thai airlines]

So now the Thai airlines are safe again?