emptypockets Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 48 minutes ago, josephbloggs said: Of course they will be scanned before the carousel - that's what the article says. And they have ordered 23 machines. There are 23 carousels. The article say the machines will be installed above the carousels not before. Perhaps a slight mistranslation? I was last in arrivals 4 weeks ago and did not see any signs of installation works. I'll be there again Sunday week and be sure to have a look around then. If they were going to be scanned before the carousel why the need for 23 scanners? They could easily just use three or four machines further upstream in the baggage handling facility and track suspect bags using the bar codes. As I said previously about Myanmar. You take your bags, including carry on, and get them scanned then you leave. You get busted on the spot red-handed so to speak if you have anything you shouldn't have. Maybe they will rearrange the arrivals hall in a similar way and do away with the existing green/red exit. That would be an improvement on the current bottleneck. I think its a little premature to claim to know exactly what the arrangement will be at the moment. Personally I don't care what they do. I bring in 200 smokes and a 1 litre bottle of Johnnie Walker Double Black (which I buy for about 800 baht) quite legally every time I come to Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merijn Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 5 hours ago, masuk said: On a brief visit to China last year, I stayed at a small hotel, and the first thing I had to do was place my luggage onto an x-ray machine, opposite the check-in desk. That's a first for me. Never had a hotel do this before. Having passed the test, I was then allowed to check in. ???? The Shangri-la hotel in Bangkok also screens all bags before entering the hotel, same as some other Bangkok hotels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabarin Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Shoot me if I am wrong but didn't they announce this like 2 times in the past 7 years already too? How difficult can it be to buy freaking machines and get the job done. Oh sorry, TIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newatthis Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 OK. So how many jars of Vegemite am I restricted to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emptypockets Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 35 minutes ago, elaxjt said: Well I have been stopped every time I come through Suvarnabhumi. Whether it is alone or with my Thai wife. Regardless of this it still states that the x-rays will be installed on the baggage carousels so unless the Thai government introduce customs forms along with the TM6 on arrival there is no way to declare that you have more than the allowance allowed I guess you are unlucky then or somehow attract attention. Either way it will add a whole one minute to your busy schedule. They may well introduce a custom declaration form, who knows. Didn't they use to have one years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion58 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Quote Krisada noted that with the x-ray machines, customs officials can see what is in the luggage and immediately prompt the passengers to pay the Customs duty before leaving the airport. Land Of Shakedowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabhand Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 55 minutes ago, rech said: Do they fear that foreigners bring their brain with them ? You should be OK then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caine Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 22 hours ago, overherebc said: TSA have lots of reports saying it's safe etc and also reports saying that it can cause problems as they may not be able to stand still long enough etc. They can do the walk through of the metal detectors but don't need to remove shoes for it. You can opt for a pat down instead but then people are posting about kids suffering trauma when patted down by a 6 foot 6 inch scowling officer and some have gone as far as to say it could be used for grooming kids by sexual predators. So lots of reasons. Six foot six Thai man no such animal, three foot six more like it. Haven’t you notice they’re all little <deleted>s with little willy complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumarianson Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Another way to rob the farang. Looks like they have too many tourists and they want yo cut back. I believe this will work. I can already see and hear the arguements at customs. Thailand "the"destination for the gullible, uninformed and soon to be robbed. If not by customs then the police will have you for some invented infringement of their right under the law to take money from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 lucky that woman on the News the other day, doesn't try it with the kid at swampy! - one irrational woman + one irradiated kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Fixit Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 1 hour ago, oldhippy said: OMG! You did not forget the baked beans for putting on your toast, did you? And let me guess, that so called cheese was actually cheddar? Mild, medium or tasty? Sorry, Old Hippy, I forgot to mention the 14 large packs of a particular tea that I like, which my aged mother used to send me but as she died aged 101 and one day during my trip, I won't be getting those sent out any more. I had to take as many back with me as I could and will have to ration myself from now on. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elaxjt Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 13 minutes ago, newatthis said: OK. So how many jars of Vegemite am I restricted to? Vegemite none Marmite as many as you like???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onekoolguy Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 5 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: Because on the incoming luggage end of things, they're not really concerned about security issues. They're concerned about MONEY issues, as in, increasing the customs duty/tax that they can extract from arriving passengers bringing home retail goods purchased abroad. Wow! This is going to save me a bunch of money! Sorry honey, can't bring anymore gifts for you from overseas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elaxjt Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Just now, onekoolguy said: Wow! This is going to save me a bunch of money! Sorry honey, can't bring anymore gifts for you from overseas! LOL Didn't think about that, gonna save a fortune that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elaxjt Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 20 minutes ago, emptypockets said: I guess you are unlucky then or somehow attract attention. Either way it will add a whole one minute to your busy schedule. They may well introduce a custom declaration form, who knows. Didn't they use to have one years ago? In the 10 years since I started coming here I have never had to fill a custom form in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somnumna Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 23 hours ago, 4675636b596f75 said: Welcome to friendly Thailand. How will they bring sex toys now? Same way as i always do. Internally hate having my bags opened and my Double enders exposed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Fixit Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 37 minutes ago, newatthis said: OK. So how many jars of Vegemite am I restricted to? Vegemite ???????????? Marmite all the way! <ducks and scurries out> ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candide Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 I wish them good luck with Chinese tourists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homburg Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, elaxjt said: If they are going to install these above the carousel (possibly on the belt before the luggage drops to the carousel itself), are they also going to install luggage tag readers? Or have someone standing where the bags drop down with labels denoting which bags have to pay extra duties? The carousel is the moving belt from which the bags are collected as pictured and so X-Ray machines "above the carousel" will no doubt ensure that all travellers waiting for their bags will get more radiation than from a month on the beach at Fukushima. Anyone working in the baggage hall won't live long. It's more important to catch smugglers than to worry about giving the tourists cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Swampy is getting really nasty. Hope lives they'll actually manage to get a connecting flight from u-tapao to Singapore so could use SG airlines and pass that hellhole of an airport completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Mister Fixit said: Sorry, Old Hippy, I forgot to mention the 14 large packs of a particular tea that I like, which my aged mother used to send me but as she died aged 101 and one day during my trip, I won't be getting those sent out any more. I had to take as many back with me as I could and will have to ration myself from now on. ???? I get Barry's tea from Ireland, with 80 bags costing me 7 Euros including postage. Each bag is so strong I can use it twice. Far, far cheaper than the tea here, even Liptons which is the tea equivalent of McDonalds - universally available but not very good. Now, cue comments of "If you're so poor you use a teabag twice go back where you came from." ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttrd Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 On 9/6/2019 at 9:35 AM, overherebc said: Palm oil in your suitcase? Rather palm oil than durian … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Homburg said: The carousel is the moving belt from which the bags are collected as pictured and so X-Ray machines "above the carousel" will no doubt ensure that all travellers waiting for their bags will get more radiation than from a month on the beach at Fukushima. Anyone working in the baggage hall won't live long. It's more important to catch smugglers than to worry about giving the tourists cancer. Course they will. Just like all baggage handlers and security staff keep dropping dead in airports around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Homburg said: The carousel is the moving belt from which the bags are collected as pictured and so X-Ray machines "above the carousel" will no doubt ensure that all travellers waiting for their bags will get more radiation than from a month on the beach at Fukushima. Anyone working in the baggage hall won't live long. It's more important to catch smugglers than to worry about giving the tourists cancer. Have you ever checked how much radiation you get during a twelve hour flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttrd Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 14 minutes ago, overherebc said: Have you ever checked how much radiation you get during a twelve hour flight. I did - have you ... ???? Question - We plan to bring our 15-month-old grandson to Sicily for vacation, flying a commercial airline from the Philippines. Will the radiation while flying during our 12-hour trip plus the return flight be dangerous to his health? Answer - There is no evidence to indicate that the low-level exposure that will be received on the single round-trip flight you have described will pose any harm to your grandson. The total dose from such a trip is only a few percent of the naturally occurring differences in background radiation that exist from one place to another on the Earth. People live healthy lives in areas where exposures over their entire lifetimes are differentially much greater than the in-flight exposure you have described. Source - Radiation Exposure During Commercial Airline Flights https://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/faqs/commercialflights.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin case Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 so whatever you bring in will be slight radioactive ... you know what is efficient x-ray? go to singapore ... there is an x-ray machine for every GATE ... no long waiting at one point as in good old thai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Homburg said: The carousel is the moving belt from which the bags are collected as pictured and so X-Ray machines "above the carousel" will no doubt ensure that all travellers waiting for their bags will get more radiation than from a month on the beach at Fukushima. Anyone working in the baggage hall won't live long. It's more important to catch smugglers than to worry about giving the tourists cancer. Most airports have xrays of incoming luggage on the carousel, I doubt the radiation will be of any consequence for those waiting to collect luggage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaifriends Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Keeping in view the Brexiters potential to smuggle goods into Thailand, these screening machines are bought from Belgium. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttrd Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Homburg said: The carousel is the moving belt from which the bags are collected as pictured and so X-Ray machines "above the carousel" will no doubt ensure that all travellers waiting for their bags will get more radiation than from a month on the beach at Fukushima. Anyone working in the baggage hall won't live long. It's more important to catch smugglers than to worry about giving the tourists cancer. There is no doubt that ignorance itself is the biggest threat ... A chest X-ray exposes patients to roughly 1,000 times the radiation of an airport scanner. The Health Physics Society estimates that airport X-ray scanners deliver 0.1 microsieverts of radiation per scan https://www.livescience.com/65671-are-airport-xrays-harmful.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac98 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 If I declare excess tobacco am I allowed to pay the duty and keep it for my 5-month stay, or is it automatically confiscated? I think the declaration would keep me from being fined, but I would really like to keep my quality pipe tobacco, which is something not attainable in Thailand. No, neither Captain Black nor Borkum Riff at the Bangkok malls are what I consider 'quality'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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