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7 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:
Awww boo hoo, is Thailand tricky for you? Maybe change your name to ChipButtyOn Your Shoulder.
The BOI has made things easier for farang, from investing, to tax incentives, to foreign business ownership. One Stop Service Centre has made things easier, Digital Work Permits made stuff much much easier for us. I just renewed my visa and WP and was literally in and out in under ten minutes. That has been made much simpler over the years and it is only for farang.
More countries now get visa exempt entries than before. That has made it easier for millions of tourists (farang}.
We get preferential treatment in so many places. I go to the bank as a farang and someone immediately comes over to help me and I am usually taken to a desk in the back rather than the big queue - that is purely because I am farang.
Sorry, you just made a very silly, bitter, "ooooh look at me I'm a victim" post. You are not a victim, Thailand does not hate foreigners (maybe they just hate you}.Someone immediately comes over to you in the bank and let’s you push ahead of everyone else - why?
Every time I go to the bank I get a ticket and wait in line like everyone else. Same when going to pay my credit card or going to True to sort out an internet issue.
I don’t want special treatment. Just fair.
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7 minutes ago, webfact said:It can all be done online.
I renewed my passport from Thailand completely online. The process took less than 10 mins and I received the passport in less than 3 weeks.
It’s as if, and that’s a big if because there needs to be the will, that pretty much everything involving documents, etc, can be done online. Meanwhile, when I last renewed my extension here I had to take a new passport-style photo. Apparently it has to be less than 6 months old. I think that was officially the millionth passport photo I’ve given them.
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Even the mafia have some code of ethics.
These lot are shameless.
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Having a car and living right next to a BTS station can be heaven. I very rarely use taxis anymore (only when out downtown and need to get home late). I feel this will make using taxi an even more stressful experience.
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Aren't a lot of these senators former army and police? Real tough guys, huh?
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12 hours ago, adammike said:
Why are they not saying that he wrote reviews under different names? It wasn't about one review.Its clear that the reviews on trip advisor are not to be trusted
Reviews should always be met with a healthy dose of skepticism. Anyone can write anything. This is why we apply logic and don’t overthink too much.
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1 minute ago, ChouDoufu said:do you have any information to show that individual outbound travel is banned on pain of, umm, genocide?
or is it safe to assume a CDC recommendation is simply a recommendation?
Question 1 - what on god’s green earth are you talking about?
Question 2 - I was praising the CCP and their “recommendations”. Everyone knows the CCP just has their citizens best interests at heart. Something Jack Ma just learnt the hard way.
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59 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:
..................and how many people have been prosecuted in Thailand for making honest reviews ?
Even , how many have been prosecuted for making fake reviews ?
Section 330. Truth as a Defense
In case of defamation, if the person prosecuted for defamation can prove that the imputation made by him is true, he shall not be punished. But he shall not be allowed to prove if such imputation concerns personal matters, and such proof will not be benefit to the public.
Hmm. I wonder if the wealth of an Individual or individuals would be a factor in whether or not law enforcement or a judge, etc, would decide if something was a personal matter or if it wasn’t knowledge beneficial to the public. I guess it would be a huge factor in a country that’s inherently corrupt. Thailand isn’t inherently corrupt, is it?
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16 minutes ago, ChouDoufu said:hi! i read the news from china.
inbound group tours are currently suspended due to the risk of bringing the virus back into the country. outbound group tours are also suspended, cause, like, you know, they'd have to come back as well, and risk bringing new infections.
outbound individual travel is not restricted by the ceeceepee, but rather by the embassies of foreign countries not granting visas for tourism.
https://www.traveloffpath.com/china-reopening-borders-for-international-flights-from-8-countries/
https://www.traveloffpath.com/asia-reopening-for-tourism-everything-you-need-to-know/
edit: china CDC did issue a statement last month recommending residents avoid unnecessary trips abroad.
The good old CCP and their ‘recommendations’.
And people say genocidal regimes are evil.
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44 minutes ago, rooster59 said:He highlighted the significant role of technology and innovation
Right........but didn’t he just say that schools here are “too academic” and kids should be learning more about history, loyalty and patriotism? I did a subject at school called “systems and technology” where we learnt about technology and innovation. Don’t remember ever learning about the UK’s hierarchal structure or Queen Elizabeth the second, etc. In fact, I was often left to think for myself which is pretty important when it comes to nurturing innovation.
More wanting to have your cake and eat it from this lot. Buzzwords a plenty.
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7 minutes ago, BobBKK said:They have got this wrong. The reason he was sued was he kept posting reviews with racist overtones and would not reply to emails etc. What was the business supposed to do? this guy stayed there ONE night and was angry about being asked to pay a corkage fee for his bottle of gin he brought into the restaurant. Trip Advisor are hypocrites as they renegaded on the agreement to end all this.
Trip Advisor are merely stating what happened in regards to this hotel and the guest. What people choose to do with this information is up to them. Maybe the hotel should proudly state what happened on their website so people read it and go, “yea, I think I’ll give that place a miss”.
As a person who reads reviews for products and services online, you often see the most insane and stupid things written. You learn that if most of the reviews are good, the product or service is good. I’ve read reviews here that were praising a service or product to the point where you know they were blatantly fake reviews. This to me is a telltale sign that this company isn’t to be trusted.
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2 hours ago, Bobobirdiebuddy said:From what I have read, it was the police who pushed this - the hotel was trying to deal with the disgruntled guest. And one got the feeling the disgruntled guest was being difficult to deal with. It seemed the hotel was being unfairly targeted by this lad.
Yes, I heard the hotel didn’t even ask the police to file charges against the guest. The police read the reviews online and decided to do this of their own volition. Once the hotel got wind of this they pleaded with the police and the disgruntled guest to make peace and stop this madness.
For the love for god, people. Do you not care about this hotel and its feelings?
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Yes, they need some outside-the-box thinking. How can they not give a single inch but appear like they’re giving something of significance to people who are smarter than them.
Oh, well - another coup it is, then.
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2 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:
Two days......................which would mean one night
'Barnes, who says he has lost his job teaching English in Thailand, was arrested earlier this month and taken back to Koh Chang by authorities. Since he arrived on Saturday, Sept. 12, he wasn’t able to post the 100,000 baht (about $3,164 USD) bail until Monday, and spent two nights in jail'
https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/wesley-barnes-thailand-hotel-review-defamation
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1 minute ago, CorpusChristie said:
Yes, but before the Oct 6 court hearing , he got released without charge after making a settlement with the hotel
You said he wasn't bailed -
You can stop now.
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1 minute ago, CorpusChristie said:
He wasnt bailed , he was released without charge , released without charge from the police station when he had spent the previous night
"In an earlier statement for the media, he said he has lost his teaching job and fears going to prison. He was arrested earlier this month and freed on 100,000 baht ($3,160) bail after being jailed for two nights. His next court date is Oct. 6"
Yeesh! You're having a shocker.
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1 minute ago, CorpusChristie said:
No, he was held at a police station , and then released without charge , he didnt get a jail term sentance , he didnt receive any punishment because the case didnt go to Court , he got released without charge
After he made bail he was released from jail, yes.
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2 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:He didnt get sent to jail .
He didnt receive a jail sentance for his review
He was held at a police station for two days and then released without charge , he didnt go anywhere near a jail
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/world/asia/thailand-hotel-tripadvisor-jail.html
https://www.foxnews.com/travel/tripadvisor-warns-thai-hotel-american-jailed-critical-review
https://nypost.com/2020/11/11/tripadvisor-puts-warning-on-thai-hotel-that-had-guest-jailed/
https://skift.com/2020/11/11/tripadvisor-struck-back-at-thailand-hotel-that-had-reviewer-jailed/
The recurring word that stands out in the first 5 searches on Google is the word 'jail'. That's because he was jailed.
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2 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:Only if you regard a police station cell as a jail .
Jails and police stations are two separate places
Only a Judge can send a person to jail , the police cannot take a person to jail and this guy didnt even get prosecuted and he will not have a criminal record stating he spent two days in jail .
Jail and prison are often used interchangeably as places of confinement. If you want to be specific jail can be used to describe a place for those awaiting trial or held for minor crimes, whereas prison describes a place for convicted criminals of serious crimes.
”held for minor crimes”
You’re arguing with dictionary definitions. That’s special.
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3 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:No, he was held in a police station for two days , he didnt receive a jail term punishment for this crime , he was held during the investigation in a police cell
That’s what jail is. You get arrested and sometimes you’re thrown in jail ‘til you make bail or until you can see a judge.
In the UK we’d say the person was held in custody, in the US they’d say in jail. Both are true and saying jail is a more effective headline.
He was in jail for 2 days. This is a fact.
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2 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:No, the Trip advisor is wrong , he spent two days in a police cell , he didnt get sent to jail .
The case didnt even make it to Court, so, how could the court have jailed him ?
Oh, you’re a painful poster.
He was jailed for two days.
Definition of jail
(Entry 1 of 2)
1: a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody-
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13 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:
Do your own research as they are now removed by him.
So you don’t know exactly what was said, then.
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8 minutes ago, alstaxi said:
Plenty of hotels in Koh Chang , why choose this one, I certainly will avoid it, trip advisor took the over the top review down, good for them, the other review was not something that should result in the writer being thrown in jail and threatened with 2 years in prison, period.
Especially in a country where you can pay the same bail bond (100k) for a fatal hit and run.
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6 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:
They were posted in another thread .
Should still be there , if you want to take a look
Where? You have the link?
Foreigners working in Thailand: New Revenue Dept link to Immigration set to make life easier
in Thailand News
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Ah, but you inferred it was because you’re farang.
And that’s why anecdotal evidence is often just nonsense.