Buriram Expats

Buriram Province - General Category => Thailand News clippings => Topic started by: urleft on December 07, 2014, 08:12:11 PM

Title: Intimidation by the BIB.
Post by: urleft on December 07, 2014, 08:12:11 PM
Seems more and more westerners are being subject to searches around Asoke and other areas: 
 
 
 
Heading for a police state
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I have been reading with some concern about what appears to be the increasing occurrence of spot urine testing of mainly Western males in the Thong Lor and Asoke areas of Bangkok, but did not personally know anyone that had been subjected to this until this week. 
 
Title: Re: Intimidation by the BIB.
Post by: CO-CO on December 07, 2014, 08:18:39 PM
Long running thread on Thai Visa:-


http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/781621-surge-of-reported-police-harassment-suggests-campaign-targeting-tourists-expats/page-26#entry8771974
Title: Re: Intimidation by the BIB.
Post by: DeputyDavid on December 08, 2014, 04:02:05 AM
I have been reading these threads over the last few days.  Concerning.  Be careful out there.
Title: Re: Intimidation by the BIB.
Post by: mxyzptlk on December 08, 2014, 10:56:33 PM
Long running thread on Thai Visa:-


http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/781621-surge-of-reported-police-harassment-suggests-campaign-targeting-tourists-expats/page-26#entry8771974
Best not to go there then......
Title: Re: Intimidation by the BIB.
Post by: iammike on December 08, 2014, 11:08:29 PM
Long running thread on Thai Visa:-


http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/781621-surge-of-reported-police-harassment-suggests-campaign-targeting-tourists-expats/page-26#entry8771974
Best not to go there then......

True very true, but the problem is that some of the Embassies are very near to that area (wireless road) so sometimes it's very hard to avoid.
Title: Re: Intimidation by the BIB.
Post by: davureborn on December 09, 2014, 02:21:41 AM
According to one corespondent, this always happens just before the start of the tourist season. Generally the people picked up will be Nigerians (no worries about PC thinking in Thailand) but they will check up on Farangs when their beer break is approaching. Legally you can contest a urine test and demand it be done in a neutral environment.Ha ha.