Destination Thailand visa 'successful', Danish man points gun at locals - Nov 4

Thailand news - New flood mitigation pipes installed in Pattaya, a trafficable amounts of cannabis seized at Bangkok Airport, Phuket property boom, success of the new Destination Thailand Visa (DTV), new survey shows new Thai PM is popular with voters, foreign investment booms in 2024, a Danish man behaving badly in Koh Samui.

Tim Newton Today is daily news commentary about Thai and the region, including issues of interest to expats and travellers to Thailand.

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[MisterMitchMM]

What people fail to realise is Pattaya is essentially at sea level. It doesn't matter if you bury 4 meter diameter pipes. The water can only flow into the gulf so fast.

[Moonam]

I thought the voters elected Pita Limjaroenrat from Move Forward Party last year ? 🤔

[williamhartz]

I’m no engineer but a 2 meter diameter pipe doesn’t seem to be large enough to handle the volume of water when the downpours hit. And I hope the engineer in charge is qualified to handle this project. ( Many hired project “supervisors” in Pattaya are not ( my observation after 16 years living there before I moved).

[hassaman]

Just completed my yearly retirement visa extension, process took an hour, cost 1, 900 THB. Cheaper and easier for some instead of DTV.

[williamm]

The ease of the DTV made me change from the Philippines and Cambodia. It was much easier than the PI SRRV and has more length than the Cambodia visa. The was a great move for Thailand.

[twofaceone]

DTV, we wont know if its a success until they have to renew the visa, at the moment it hasn't been going 6 months and at 6 months thats the first renewal so we wait and see.

[Aslowfade]

What happens in Pattaya is a contractor is hired to install drainage pipes which they do over the course of a year or two. Then when the rains come they find out the pipe isn't big enough so they go back to the official who hired them and say we can install bigger pipes and the official says ok Nephew here is some more money, and over the course of a year or two they install slightly bigger pipes . Repeat . By the way it is my understanding Nephew is a very common nick name for Thai's particular in the road construction industry .

[jackdurner]

Same thing with Samui regarding infrastructure. So much construction going on striping the land of its vegetation. If there's a good rain, there will be landslides. Also, the island is choking with trash. Really sad.

[johnnyhansen]

cannabis law is no wake in Thailand it is legal even do you dont like it tim

[bullruncrypto]

It would be nice if you could wear a brighter shirt.

[michaelweldon]

Brandishing a weapon is illegal in most countries. However, a BB Gun is not a weapon. Why is it that people don't handle their own quarrels without bringing in police (who typically interfere rather than resolve)

[qnzhpwm]

As long as foreigners are treated with kid gloves this crazy BS will keep happening.

[CA-]

The DTV could be a loophole in getting into Thailand the govt should find out who are the major applicants of this visa, my bet is the Russians and Chinese.

[georgealfredcordeiro]

Hi Tim, is the link for the property article available?
Sorry, I don't see it

[albertmaynard]

70kg worth in 4 bags, when the bags usually are a max of 23kg. Not a lot else going in those bags ...

[petermartyn]

2m is not large enough, it needs to be at least 6m ++ diameter

[SeppoVarkoi-qtkk]

I think drug smuggling death penalty in TH has not been deleted but has not been used for Many years??

[peterking]

Good luck Asger 😂 what did you learn in school sumnumnae fool others have a great day ☕️

[josephsonoftheuniverse]

In the thai cave there was one stateless christian boy who was later given a passport
It was kind of biblical if you look closely, and now 600, 000 passports to be given to stateless people many waiting since 1984
40 years
Kinda biblical right ?
40:years in the desert before entering the promised land
Or have i totally flew away with the cuckoo's ?

Joseph had a dream of his brothers bowing down, they lost their mind and put him in the pit and sold him
In the thai cave another pit
The thai bow is a sign of respect to the fellow human
Is it all a message for humanity that few can see or am i reading btoo much into it ?

[shauncooke]

I see nothing on YouTube about the marriage or family visa multiple entry. Embassies are only giving 90 days and no more multiple entries why is that