News Forum - Thailand toughens visa policy to crackdown on illegal foreign businesses

[Thaiger]

Thailand is toughening its visa policies in an attempt to crackdown on illegal enterprises by foreign criminals. The move is on the back of police uncovering a number of illegal activities in the kingdom over the past few months. In particular, illicit businesses run by Chinese triads after the activities of Chaiyanat Kornchayanant, dubbed Tuhao, were brought to the attention of the Thai authorities. The Immigration Bureau yesterday revealed visa extension rules will be tightened to prevent foreign criminals from establishing businesses in Thailand. The bureau’s chief, Pol Lt Gen Pakpoompipat Sajjapan, told reporters that he was following up on […]

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[Faz]

And why are these illegal activities and illicit businesses allowed to establish themselves.
Through corruption!

[Soidog]

8 minutes ago, Faz said:

And why are these illegal activities and illicit businesses allowed to establish themselves.
Through corruption!

The only thing that motivates and allows it to continue is corruption and greed. This is why it will never stop in Thailand. BJ may be having a big focus on this now and perhaps he’s a clean cop who will remove one group of corrupt officials. If he does, the next group are waiting to take over and be just the same. 
 

The biggest problem is that there is no political will to tackle corruption. This is the number one issue. Look no further than Singapore to learn how to clean things up. They did it by establishing a full strategy and a strong political foundation against corruption. Effective laws were introduced. A genuinely independent judiciary was established along with adequately resourced enforcement and a public service that responded well to the strategy, largely helped by reducing the pay gap between private and public work. As a consequence Singapore is always in the top ten countries free from corruption.

How can you blame everyday Police and other officials for corruption when they see it going on at the highest levels in their country? Where are the people that will change it?

[Faz]

3 hours ago, Soidog said:

The only thing that motivates and allows it to continue is corruption and greed.

The opening line of this article should read;

Thailand is toughening its visa policies on corrupt Immigration officials issuing visas illegally in an attempt to crackdown on illegal enterprises by foreign criminals. 

 

[mots]

I'm sitting in a jail cell right now for a 2 day overstay. I have to spend month in jail now?? Wtf. Just let me fickung go home for Christmas thailand!!

[oldschooler]

On 12/9/2022 at 8:27 AM, Faz said:

And why are these illegal activities and illicit businesses allowed to establish themselves.
Through corruption!

and fact that there are no “laws” here at all, only culture. all written laws here are circumventable by cash -connections -culture. So logically no laws = no corruption. Circular… back to Culture. One reason I’m here….lots of “C” words ……!

[oldschooler]

5 hours ago, mots said:

I'm sitting in a jail cell right now for a 2 day overstay. I have to spend month in jail now?? Wtf. Just let me fickung go home for Christmas thailand!!

No money for the bribe ? 10k baht would have covered it maybe ? 

[oldschooler]

On 12/9/2022 at 12:30 PM, Faz said:

The opening line of this article should read;

Thailand is toughening its visa policies on corrupt Immigration officials issuing visas illegally in an attempt to crackdown on illegal enterprises by foreign criminals. 

No such thing as “illegal” visa here. Official visas are, well… official visas. How they get issued is never really checked unless to secure more payments….oh unless written law is being referred to …you know, the Immy  law / reg. that says all such rules & regs can be waived ! 

[oldschooler]

On 12/9/2022 at 8:55 AM, Soidog said:

The only thing that motivates and allows it to continue is corruption and greed. This is why it will never stop in Thailand. BJ may be having a big focus on this now and perhaps he’s a clean cop who will remove one group of corrupt officials. If he does, the next group are waiting to take over and be just the same. 
 

The biggest problem is that there is no political will to tackle corruption. This is the number one issue. Look no further than Singapore to learn how to clean things up. They did it by establishing a full strategy and a strong political foundation against corruption. Effective laws were introduced. A genuinely independent judiciary was established along with adequately resourced enforcement and a public service that responded well to the strategy, largely helped by reducing the pay gap between private and public work. As a consequence Singapore is always in the top ten countries free from corruption.

How can you blame everyday Police and other officials for corruption when they see it going on at the highest levels in their country? Where are the people that will change it?

Corruption is a western concept applicable only in a nation of Real Laws. Here if even recognized it’s included under “Culture”. 

[Soidog]

2 hours ago, oldschooler said:

Corruption is a western concept applicable only in a nation of Real Laws. Here if even recognized it’s included under “Culture”. 

A destructive and wrong  “culture” then. 

[oldschooler]

1 minute ago, Soidog said:

A destructive and wrong  “culture” then. 

Quite.Anything “ good” here imported from West.

Such as Healthcare, Schools, Hospitals, Infrastructure.