Buriram Expats
Buriram Province - General Category => Isaan Thai Visa => Topic started by: Admin on July 07, 2008, 02:57:43 PM
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Just got this form from a farang in Buriram. Does anyone knows something about it?
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Hi
The fact that it is in English I assume that it is aimed at farangs helping farangs.
Not sure what to think and must admit I was unaware that Buriram had any tourist police. But I suppose with the increasing farang population it is logical.
TBWG sawadi
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Yes i Know i about this, because of the number of foreigners (farangs) coming to Buriram province (residents as well as tourists is growing0. The official tourist police is now setting up this force.
So i would ask you is it better to protect your interests on your own or in strength of numbers and unity?
Many owners of busineses and properties working together with common goals and to be helped by the tourist police for all problems.
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I would really like to get involved with this. Just such a pity that I won't be available to attend at the time. But if there is any information that comes out of this seminar, I would like to hear about it. Please keep us updated.
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hello Lourens,
I would be happy to inform you everything that comes out of this seminair.
I can even get you an application-form so you can already sign up.
best regards,7
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Hi Se7en
Would not be a bad idea to post outcome on the forum so everyone is aware of developments.
TBWG sawadi
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hello Lourens,
I would be happy to inform you everything that comes out of this seminair.
I can even get you an application-form so you can already sign up.
best regards,7
Thanks mate. Appreciate it. biggrin1
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hello TBWG,
Thank you i think this is a good idea.
best regards 7
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I suppose that tourist polices are always thai people not farang. It was big suprise for me that one of my thai friend in Buriram is volunteer tourist police. I have met that man many times and we newer have talked about tourist polices. Last time when I was in Buriram he came to met me and my wife in railway station ... as usually... but that time he used uniform ! Anyway he helped us to carry our heavy bag to the train !
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I suppose that tourist polices are always thai people not farang. It was big suprise for me that one of my thai friend in Buriram is volunteer tourist police. I have met that man many times and we newer have talked about tourist polices. Last time when I was in Buriram he came to met me and my wife in railway station ... as usually... but that time he used uniform ! Anyway he helped us to carry our heavy bag to the train !
No, Tourist Police are not always Thai, they also have Foreigners (Farangs)! Now that the Tourist Police have the Tourist Police station based in Buriram they are now looking for Foreigners to help out other Foreigners. The Tourist Police Station 2 based in Buriram City will cover a large area (Buriram Province with places like NangRong, Praconchai, Ban Kruat, La Han Soi, Nongki and also will cover the area of Surin Province).
They need a lot of Foreigners to have everything covered.
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The local Amphur Police in the Buriram area have this year been interviewing most foreigners living in the area. Strange therefore that the "Tourist Police" have not apparently liaised with the main Police, and obtained names and addresses so that they could send out invitations to the seminar direct.
How many will turn up? Is it just for those in Muang Buriram, or for the whole of Buriram province?
Might be a bit embarrassing if just 7 is present to be welcomed by the Governor!
Lets have a show of hands of the locals who intend turning up
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It is a shame that nobody in Buriram can provide any further info on this upcoming seminar.
Since the details are provided in English, one must assume it is intended just for the farangs. But will the Police have a sufficient grasp of the English language to be able to conduct a full day seminar? The English of many tourist police in Pattaya is pretty poor. Will those of us attending be considering leaving after the first coffee break, or will we perhaps hang on for the lunch - hopefully free!
And will the Governor of Buriram who will be opening the seminar speak in English? if not why bother!
Only 2 days to go. Anyone proposing to go? Please state your intentions
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Dear HappyinIsaan,
To answer your questions regarding more information about upcoming seminar. I think the form added by the admin explains a lot on what to expect. And for your question about the area that is covered by the Tourist Police Buriram. This was answered in older mail as you can read in this forum:
The Tourist Police Station 2 based in Buriram City will cover a large area (Buriram Province with places like NangRong, Praconchai, Ban Kruat, La Han Soi, Nongki and also will cover the area of Surin Province)..
hoping to have you informed.
best regards 7
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My main point was who and how many people will turn up.
If the Tourist Police area covers the whole of the province, it seems remarkable that all those people living outside Muang Buriram (and most of these do not subscribe to this forum) will know nothing of this seminar. The Police soon know where to find you when you have committed an offence!
Now, if as in elections, they had sent out their canvassers handing out "purple ones", the hotel might be full to overflowing
It will be rather embarrassing if there are just a handful of us present tomorrow.
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Dear Foreigners,
Due to the latest situation in Sisaket province with the temple near Cambodia.
All Tourst Police in the South-East Isaan province have to go to support the foreigners living in Sisaket and provide any help if wanted.
So the Seminar on 22th at Tephnakorn Hotel Buriram has been suspended to a later unknown date. We will keep you informed on the new date !!!
We apologize for the current situation but we were told just today by Bangkok at 14.00 hours.
wit best Regards,
Tourist Police Station 2, sub-Division 3 Tourist Police Division (Buriram). biggrin1
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Thank you 7, but how incompetent of the Police.
Helping the farangs in Sisaket? Unbelievable, The problem is on the border a long way from Sisaket! Me thinks there is more to it -ie they got wind of a possible very small turnout.
I now have to turn out and tell 2 people the seminar is cancelled as I do not have their telephone numbers. Lucky I logged on this morning or would be facing a 100km round trip for nothing - not even a cup of coffee!
Will think twice next time - if there is a next time!
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My apologies if my comments are out of order, but in my 20 years+ in Thailand I have developed a certain cynicism towards statements made by government bodies.
What help could the foreigners in Sisaket possibly require at this time regarding the border troubles at the temple. No doubt the Thai army are out in full force and likely nobody, Thai or foreign are able to get within 10kms of the temple. The foreigners in the province are most likely centred in the provincial capital area, well away from the current stand-off. Where do the Tourist police expect to meet and assist the foreigners? In their SiSaket watering holes.? Beats coffee and lunch at the Thepnakorn!
But the cancelled seminar is now history, and we are promised another at some future date.
It being clear that very few foreigners had any knowledge of the seminar, may I suggest that perhaps 7, who seems to have close contact with the police, recommends to them that details of the next seminar be forwarded to every known farang watering hole throughout the province from Satuk in the north to Ban Kruat and Lahansai in the south. If the tourist Police do not know where these are I am sure the regular Police do. I would also suggest that details be posted on the Isaan forum on Thai Visa website, which, no doubt, much to the chagrin of buriramexpats is more widely read. Maybe then a reasonable turnout could be expected and there will no need to look for excuses to cancel.
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Dear Readers,
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Again my apologises for the late cancel-date of the seminar. The next date will be published on the Buriramexpats and this time we will have more time to inform all Foreigners in the whole area. Last time we only informed foreigers in Buriram city and Nangrong. We only had a short time to prepare before, but this time we will have more time to prepare and we will get the adresses from the Royal Thai Police so we can inform everyone.
Will keep you informed biggrin1,
Best regards,
7
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Dear Readers,
We have a website under construction the adress is: buriramtouristpolice.com
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Dear Readers,
We have a website under construction the adress is: buriramtouristpolice.com
Hi 7,
Will there be an English version of the website once it is completed, a sort of dual language website??
Thanks..........RayBan cool1
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hello,
The website will be in english. Once this is done we will translate the wbsit in Thai. So yes this will be a dual webite. But for now the main language is english.
gr.7
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Just curious ... did anything ever eventuate from this proposal to establish a Tourist Police office in Buriram ?
It was suggested that www.buriramtouristpolice.com was being developed in English language.
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Hi,this one we already have in Phuket and in Patong,it`s meening that you have volunters that speak English or german or any falang languages that can help if falang have some problems in this Tourist areas,i dont now if we need it in Buriram.
But i dont now if this is the same
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Hi,this one we already have in Phuket and in Patong,it`s meening that you have volunters that speak English or german or any falang languages that can help if falang have some problems in this Tourist areas,i dont now if we need it in Buriram.
But i dont now if this is the same
Sorry but the web site is NFG. This one is OK. http://www.thai-touristpolice.org
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Hi,this one we already have in Phuket and in Patong,it`s meening that you have volunters that speak English or german or any falang languages that can help if falang have some problems in this Tourist areas,i dont now if we need it in Buriram.
But i dont now if this is the same
Two different groups, key word is VOLUNTEER . IMO nothing but scume. http://www.phuket-tourist-police-volunteers.com/join.html
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Hi,this one we already have in Phuket and in Patong,it`s meening that you have volunters that speak English or german or any falang languages that can help if falang have some problems in this Tourist areas,i dont now if we need it in Buriram.
But i dont now if this is the same
Sorry but the web site is NFG. This one is OK. http://www.thai-touristpolice.org
I could not get the ENG translation of the above website to open ? Kept opening in Thai, so a pretty useless website for any English speaking foreigner seeking assistance ?
Hi,this one we already have in Phuket and in Patong,it`s meening that you have volunters that speak English or german or any falang languages that can help if falang have some problems in this Tourist areas,i dont now if we need it in Buriram.
But i dont now if this is the same
Two different groups, key word is VOLUNTEER . IMO nothing but scume. http://www.phuket-tourist-police-volunteers.com/join.html
Dave ... the above website in Phuket looks to be a reasonable attempt to attract volunteers for a worthwhile cause. I'm thinking if I was in trouble in Phuket I'd be pretty happy to see them come to my assistance ?
Have you some basis for your opinion they are "nothing but scum(e)" ?
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Start with theses and I can supply more.. http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-tourist-police-expat-volunteer-arrested-on-crystal-meth-charges-43445.php http://www.thephuketnews.com/former-phuket-police-volunteer-halpin-jailed-for-dealing-meth-46042.php
http://phuketwan.com/tourism/phuket-expat-joe-blazy-arrested-visa-officials-likely-called-21223/
There are other documented case in Pattaya and Chaing Mai. There are those that mean well but unfortunately there are more want to be assholes than good. I have personally thrown them out of my establishment in Chiang Mai. And yes they would be the last group of expats I would turn to.
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There was a documentary done about the tourist police in Thailand covering the 'hotspots'. Quite amusing really,
This is the YouTube link
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tgou4ZHqAZY
Mike
Edit, the link was done from my mobile device, dunno if it is different if yours is not mobile
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Hi well this is the usual story, got ripped off etc, I need to contact the Buriram Tourist Police, English speaking to ask for assistance and do a report, my question ... Does Buriram have an English speaking Tourist Police office and how can I contact them? thanks
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Why do you feel that you specifically need tourist police?
If you have a complaint of a criminal nature then just go to the police station.
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its not for reporting a criminal problem, I just need to document the events regarding my situation and was informed that I should go to the Tourist Police and write a statement of the events. cheers