Did foreigners really have the idea that they could go to a country without being a citizen, knowing the language, or probably not even making an attempt to acquire a PR that they could just sign some shoddy papers to "legally" acquire land with it ever coming back to bite them?

This level of delusion is absolutely crazy.

I’m a 2nd generation Thai immigrant, both my parents are from Thailand. I’m in no way saying one country is better than another. But my lord what is it with gen Z and Millenials today just being absolute victims?

They think quality of life in America is like living in Afghanistan and think moving abroad to Thailand will solve all their problems.

I’m not saying America is perfect but there are so many opportunities/privileges I’ve gotten being born an American than if I was born in Thailand it’s so strange seeing so many people my age just being so anti-America idk if it’s social media or just people hate Trump.

In offices here it seems that everybody takes their lunch break at exactly the same time. For example, immigration is closed 12-1pm everyday. I just walked into my tessabaan to buy stickers for the rubbish and it's like the Mary Celeste in there.

I've never worked in an office but I have worked in places where we staggered our lunch so you still have a skeleton crew on hand to keep things ticking over.

I guess I'm wondering what the thinking is behind everyone downing tools at the same time? Cheers!

This is my story. Or at least a small part of it.

Generals, rebels, stock market, mafia, smugglers, kidnappers.

I left Mae Sot. Now I am in a village just next door to the people who should want to kill me.

I was involved in a traffic accident in Thailand while using a ride-hailing platform.

The important point is that I do not want to take legal action against the driver. I am considering taking action against the platform/company itself.

I have contacted the company many times regarding the accident, but they have continued to ignore the issue for several months. I have also tried other channels, but have not received any meaningful response.

So I am considering going to the police and filing a criminal complaint against the company/platform.

My questions are:

Can a foreigner file a criminal complaint against a company in Thailand?

Can I simply go to the police station with a Thai interpreter and ask to file the complaint?

Do I need a Thai lawyer, or can I file it myself?

If anyone has gone through a similar process in Thailand, what was your experience?

I am mainly trying to understand the practical process before I go to the police station.

Thank you for any advice.

I have been in bangkok for the last 5 months now and i am currently studying at a college for my undergrad and to say the least it has been an experience, thai students do not want to make internnational friends unless they are WHITE or unless they need something from you , the international students majorty burmese are always in a burmese group and i tried to make friends with them but they were just talking shit about me infront of me (ik coz they kept on saying my nickname) the education quality is mid not the worst but def not the upgrade i was looking and there is genuinly no uni/college culture of parties or hangouts or inviting eachother ect ect it all just feels really superfical and fake and I am now really considering transfering next year as this def not i was looking for ik i should i have done more research and i am at fault here but hopefully the rest of my year is better

Hello,

interesting promotion from AMEX about free flight ticket, but not clear how widespread it is in the country.

Any experience if accepted in the following shops:

-BigC

-Makro

-Lotus

-Thai Life insurance

-Bangkok Hospital

-Shopee/Lazada

thanks

So it’s my Thai finances birthday in a week. I invited her to invite a few friends to go to a Korean bbq but she said she just wants to keep it simple so I offered to cook for her and her friends and invite them over which she liked a lot more .

I suggested we make a grilled pork bbq “moo kata” at the house but she we can’t because one of her friends is Muslim

So I suggested roast beef and she said cannot because one of her friends is isaan

So I suggested a seafood platter and she looked at me funny and said you know I’m allergic to seafood

I guess it’ll be a bucket of kfc

Most of the Tuk Tuks and the Red Trucks run on diesel and have zero emission controls, and spew clouds of exhaust as they sit idling or driving slow in traffic cruising for passengers. By taking a grab, you're still supporting Thai small business, and using a vehicle that doesn't vomit streams of black fumes.

Sadly, there are a lot of Western style hyperthyroid SUVs and trucks now, that also spew diesel exhaust, and who try to wind their way through the tiny sois and backstreets, and foul things up just as bad. They're popular here because they project arrogance and disguise their tiny drivers as 'Big Men,' and are bigger and more comfortable than many Thai homes.

Hopefully, Thai cities will eventually exclude these grotesque American-style showboats from the inner city, like most of Europe does.

Edit: Apologies to all of the exhaust-lovers; it's sad that you got so triggered. How about getting the Thai government to start a 'Royal Project' to encourage the tuk tuks and song taus to convert to electric? Of course there are laws about emission control, as one learns in the Thai driver's license process, but as always they laws get evaded with a little under-the-table action. Thanks for the grab-alternative recommendation as well.

(OP’s take: well there are some comments calling the equality treatment for the zoo owner too. You got it covered.)

Thailand’s Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul signed an order on September 7, 2026, directing the deportation of French national Kevin Dimino, co-owner of Samui Exotic Park on Koh Samui. The order came two days after Anutin ordered the deportation of Israeli national Yaacov Ohayon, who had been convicted of threatening the park’s Thai co-owner, Jindarat Sattayapun.

Ministry of Interior Order No. 2354/2569 stated that Dimino had engaged in threatening, intimidating and physically assaulting others, causing public nuisance, creating serious divisions involving race and religion, and provoking conflict among groups of tourists. It also cited reckless conduct that could endanger other people or their property without regard for their safety or well-being.

The order referred to a Koh Samui Provincial Court judgment finding Dimino guilty under Sections 43(4), 43(8) and 157/1, paragraph two, of the Land Traffic Act B.E. 2522 (1979). The court initially fined him 10,000 baht. His guilty plea resulted in the penalty being reduced by half to 5,000 baht under Section 78 of the Criminal Code, and the seized evidence was ordered forfeited.

The Interior Ministry determined that his conduct was contrary to public order, good morals and public welfare. Anutin therefore exercised his authority under Section 5 of the Deportation Act B.E. 2499 (1956), together with Clause 4 of the Prime Minister’s Office Regulation on Deportation B.E. 2569 (2026), to order Dimino’s removal from Thailand.

In a subsequent clarification, the Interior Ministry provided further details concerning the conduct considered in reaching its decision. The ministry alleged that Dimino had:

1. Intimidated the owner and teachers of a language school in the area.
   
2. Physically assaulted a Bhutanese national, injuring the person’s leg, and carried a pocketknife which he used to threaten the victim.
   
3. Insulted, mocked and directed abusive language at people outside private premises in the area.
   
4. Physically assaulted a foreign tourist and threw a sign at the tourist, while also directing offensive language at the person’s family.
   
5. Posted messages inviting people who opposed or disliked nationals of a particular country to visit his privately owned zoo, while expressing mocking political and religious symbolism that brought a location in Thailand into a conflict involving race, religion and politics.
   
6. Threatened another passenger aboard a domestic flight, prompting cabin crew to alert police, who removed him from the aircraft.

These incidents were presented by the Interior Ministry as administrative grounds supporting the deportation decision. The court judgment expressly cited in the order concerned offences under the Land Traffic Act.

The ministry said Dimino’s conduct affected public order and safety, created racial and religious divisions, and risked harming Thailand’s international relations. It maintained that deportation decisions are made according to the same standard for every nationality, based on the conduct of the individual concerned.

Dimino has the right to appeal to the prime minister within seven days of acknowledging the order. As of September 8, immigration authorities were still attempting to locate him, meaning that a deportation order had been issued, while his physical removal from Thailand had yet to be completed.

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Continued timeline from the last thread:

• September 5, 2026: Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul signed a deportation order against Israeli national Yaacov Ohayon. Ohayon had been convicted of threatening the life and physical safety of Jindarat Sattayapun, the Thai co-owner of Samui Exotic Park. He received a 15-day suspended prison sentence and a fine of 5,000 baht.

• September 7: Anutin signed Ministry of Interior Order No. 2354/2569 directing that Kevin Dimino, Jindarat’s French husband and co-owner of the park, be deported. The order cited his broader conduct and a Koh Samui Provincial Court conviction under the Land Traffic Act. The only court judgment specifically identified in the order concerned traffic offences, while the other conduct was cited as the Interior Ministry’s grounds for deportation.

• September 8: The Interior Ministry issued further details alleging that Dimino had previously intimidated students and teachers at a language school, assaulted a Bhutanese national and threatened him with a knife, assaulted another foreign tourist, posted messages contributing to racial and religious divisions, and been removed from a domestic flight after allegedly threatening another passenger. These additional incidents were presented by the ministry as administrative grounds supporting deportation and were not identified in the order as convictions in the cited traffic case.

• As of September 8: Immigration authorities had not located or detained Dimino. He was reportedly seen returning briefly to Samui Exotic Park after the order was issued and subsequently disappeared from view. Authorities continued searching for him.

• Yaacov Ohayon remained in custody at Koh Samui Police Station and was reportedly preparing to appeal his deportation order. If Dimino is detained, authorities plan to hold him at a separate location to prevent another confrontation between the two men.

Both men have seven days from acknowledgement of their respective orders to appeal to the prime minister. A deportation order has therefore been issued against each party, although Dimino had not yet been physically removed from Thailand as of September 8.

Sources: Sorayuth https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Z3c8Lroguoa7xc37sn1tLXBz4GLxkYEeUPSwtsP85VpMYNYuxgWuUeCWVqx9XyGAl&id=100044308452347

An ASEAN Observer Team (AOT) comprising representatives from the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, accompanied by Thai and international journalists, visited the O’Smach–Chong Chom area along the Thai-Cambodian border in Surin province. The delegation inspected a base allegedly operated by scam networks and transnational criminal organisations. Thai forces have controlled more than 500 rai, approximately 80 hectares, of the area since two rounds of clashes along the border.

Inside the compound, the delegation found a large hall apparently used by scammers to contact and deceive victims. The facility contained prepared scripts, costumes and mock settings designed to support fraudulent impersonation schemes.

The compound also contained a hospital equipped with an operating theatre, medical instruments, an obstetrics and gynaecology room, an X-ray room and a blood-testing laboratory. Thai authorities said they had obtained information alleging that, in addition to providing ordinary medical treatment and surgery, the hospital had been used to remove organs from people considered no longer useful to the operation and sell them.

In the basement of a four-storey command building, inspectors found detention cells and 12 rooms reportedly used for torture. The sealed rooms had no ventilation and were individually monitored by CCTV cameras. An electrified chair and electric shock batons were also found, allegedly used to punish workers who failed to meet their assigned revenue targets.

After inspecting the area for almost two hours, Air Chief Marshal Prapas Sornchaidee, Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force, said the visit was conducted on behalf of the Thai government, the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Thai people. Its purpose was to present the facts to the international community. He reiterated that Thailand had no intention of seizing Cambodian territory.

Prapas said Thai authorities had been unaware that the area housed a major scam operation before taking control of it. Thai forces entered the area after it was allegedly used to launch drones, position snipers and conduct armed attacks against Thai troops and civilians. After securing the site, they discovered more than 150 buildings and what appeared to be a large-scale scam operation.

Source: ข่าวช่องวัน

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdLU-FEb0HE

https://www.khaosod.co.th/politics/news_10388665

Last August, I was on vacation in Patong and took the hotel shuttle back. The driver played this song, and I've been trying to find it using Gemini and Shazam, but no luck with the title or the band.

Can you guys help me out? I really love the singer's voice, and the style is right up my alley.

Thanks!