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I used the crappy minibus last week too, not a pleasant experience. A/c hardly working so a fan was plugged in somewhere and propped up on the back.
I have other concerns at what goes on at this crossing too. One trip last year involved a very young girl being added to the passengers just before the Burmese checkpoint, told to lie down in the back on the bus and then collected just before the Thai one.
I told a trusted Thai police friend of my concerns and he said a lot of trafficking happens through there.
Wouw! Child labor too? What would happen if the immigration had seen this? Might cost farangs in that van hours.
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its 400 baht for one person, so he got a bonus 2 for the price of 1, the last time i was there it was a pick up truck.
was the wife worried he wouldn't come back
LOL I do not think so, she might be curious.
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Tell your mate to buy a car.
Saves all that hassle.
Yes I told him, go with your own car, but it seems a lot of trouble and costs to bring your own over the border.
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For only a few bath profit, the benzene might be cheaper there, he risk the lives of 3 people including his own. Brain dead I think? It might be illegal too.
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Today I've heard a strange story about a visa run at Ban pho nam ron. The visa handling was not the issue, but the 4km van trip to the Myanmar border and back. My friend was in company of his Thai wife and the costs for that fare was 100 baht one way, so they had to pay 400 baht for only 8 km. In BKK you would see half the city for that amount! But okay, mai pen rai.
He said a very old, shabby and dirty van showed up. The driver, which was Myanmar, was paid 40 baht and he could have fuel for that money. Which he did. He let them wait for almost 20 min at the gas station. He might be talking with his friends there. Then he went on and the next stop was the mango sales shop, he wanted a mango. The next stop was the lemonade shop, to order a drink. He parked the van and went to the Myanmar border office and after 15 min he came back. Then he stopped at the lemonade shop to get his drinks, probably also for somebody else, because he had 2. What next happened made my friend very angry, he stopped again at the gas station, now to fill up a kind of very large milk cans with BENZENE, with a shabby cover. And placed those two cans in the van, next to my friend and his wife!
I said I will post this story on Thai Visa, so other farang will read this and are warned. What would happened in case of an accident???????? Old shabby van, for sure no maintenance and 20 liter benzene?
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It is really I nice country. Racism that's what I call it.
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If there was more information about "how should a tourist behave", it would save many people. But Thailand has to be The land of Smile, well if the Thai would take it more serious, the tourist would smile to.
I took a Line account on The Tourist Police. I stopped it, because ALL information they sent was in Thai. So idiot.
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Often I was treated as a dog by many Thai workers, special the young ones. It does not matter if you are at Mac or at an ice cream shop. They simply have no respect for foreigners, your not worth to be an equal customer.
Woef woef
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It is true, even with very simple tests they do. I always say that the test does not involved much with their grade. So, please do not cheat, I really would like to know how you are doing.
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Since I have know about this disease, I was afraid of it. Now, 35 years later many people died. The world needs 3 billion US more said Barak. Thailand gave rice in the order of 5 million bath. Perhaps they can sent a few teams of doctors to Africa to help.
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does Interpol really track down tax cheats? You'd think they have better things to do with their time.
Interpol's main tasks are public safety and terrorism, organized crime, drug trafficking, arms smuggling, trafficking, child pornography, economic crime and corruption..
They could open an office then.
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I do not know if this man is guilty. I only asked myself why farangs think that they can hide in Thailand. Your visible where ever you go, it easier to hide in your home country or in other European countries. As a wanted person you have zero chance.
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On no, after what this country did to tourist? They got involved with all kind of crime, was there any protection? Or does the Thai people understand what economy means, so they will thank every tourist who came to bring there money?
No, Thailand is for some time in the news in a negative way. Also the coup will not be understood as a necessary thing. For people from democratic countries is it a reason to stay away.
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Aha, the first terrorist group will attack the economy. What's next? Hua Hin or other tourist places?
In 4 years there will be no tourist left.
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Yeh,must be a immigrant worker. So what will be next terrible news? When will this stop?
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When will these people understand that you can NOT molest people (farang) for no reason???
" When the dog doesn't obey, you simply hit it with a stick "
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Give the alien a tracker, because they can't control their own people.
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It looks like a "unsolved case" to bad! Somebody has to talk, it seems that 1.2 million baht is not enough.
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Leave while you still can. Find a decent life in your own country. Usually the troubles with your "girlfriend" starts after a couple of years. (Now you say.... naaahhhh.. not this girlfriend) Well.... the relationships who were successful I know, I can count on one hand. I'm not saying those girls are bad, hell no. They are very different, even when they are well educated. (you see after a few years). Plus, being an expat over a tourist, you see many thing you really do not like, no matter how anticipating you can be.
Good luck, I really hope you have luck.
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Some Thai people are like this. They do not talk, they often don't listen to what you are telling. And if you persists they tell you that they thought you are talking in yourself. Most annoying! It is quite simple, kick them out and find a new help. I have several family members who are like this. They are only busy with themselves and have no interest what ever in other people.
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Perhaps de true boyfriend of the girl???? Nothing is reveled about relations in the press. Whit who did they travel? Mmm..... again a mystery clue.
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I also asked myself 'how the murders knew about the woman'? Did they have met somewhere? Did they followed them or was it an coincidence? Where did the ax (field tool) came from? They must have stolen it. Or did they carry it? Somebody must have seen this.
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I think the Thai police followed their own experiences at first. It is not likely that the common people of Kho Tao would do a crime like this. Perhaps we all have seen to much fbi stories on tv. It takes some time to make a profile of the murderers.
That they left the murder weapon, it very odd. Or they are plain stupid or just full of confidence. If the last is the case, the police should look into older cases, there might be a match. If this was a sexual offence, it must have occurred more often and it will happen again in the future. Perhaps those rapists are buddies (and always travel together). The police assumed they are drug abusers, are they? Was Jack the Ripper a drug abuser?
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'Might have fled' mmm... In this case the killers must have used a boat. One they have used themselves or one they have rented. Any boat missing? Stolen at Koh Tao or at other places? Perhaps there was a fishing trailer, who go for anchor? Isn't there any help from the coast guards? And if they went a shore, how did they travel further?
There is a million baht reward.... WHO knows any relative who is a drug abuser and behaves strange or suspicious during the period of the killing till today? People, simply sent his dna (can be anything) to the police, with a letter why you think this person might be involved. The police will handle your evidence with all secrecy.
I am sure, that one of the killers have told somebody that they were about to visit Koh Tao. There are not many people during that period, compare to the 68 million Thai we have. If you combine this fact with, friends, drugs and suspicious behavior, it is worth to sent a dna sample to the police.
Good luck,
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in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
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Myself I use the Friendship bridge at Mae Sot, never any problem there. You can walk over by yourself, no hassle nothing, except one time the Thai immigration stamped a wrong date in my passport, so I had to walk twice!