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Some friends and I went to Copa tonight to get out of the rain. It was delightful. The show was great. The atmosphere was fun and lively and the place has really been decorated fabulously. The performers were really great and the costumes have obviously been given a great deal of thought and money spent. It is a nice Cabaret show with some ladyboy singers and they also have a water show. It is something that is done very well! If you are in the area, drop by the Copa bar and show them some love! I really enjoyed my time there and I am sure you will as well! 325/106-109 Pattayaland Soi 3, Pattaya, Thailand Tel: +66 (0)38 488694/5 Fax: +66 (0)38 428888 Email: info@copapattaya.com

The capture of several high-profile transnational suspects in Thailand in recent months owes a debt to a US information-pooling model, the Immigration Police Bureau says. The new approach to intelligence sharing is helping catch suspects who might previously have gone undetected, it says. Vital information about key criminal suspects from local and national security offices is combined and shared among crimebusters, including those in other countries when a crime-tracking operation goes global. Pol Maj Gen Preecha Thimamontri, commander of Immigration Division 2, said the IPB is emulating the Fusion Centers model created by the US government after the 9/11 terror attacks. Each security agency, from local to federal level, pools information for analyzing and predicting threats. For the full article: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/crimes/287013/us-influence-helps-nail-foreign-felons

I am Canadian and stay 5 months a year in Thailand. I just purchased a bar and was wondering whatI have to do to get a work permit? Thank you

The various advantages of holding a Thai PR can perhaps explain the increasing volume of PR applications being received by the immigration office every year. Though the requirements and processes involved are never definite and clear, most resident expats in the Land of Smiles are willing to gamble their money, time and effort to secure a permanent residence status in Thailand. Among the merits of holding a permanent resident status in Thailand are as follows: 1. A PR holder can live permanently in Thailand which means he/she doesn't have to go through the usual immigration red tape. 2. A Thai permanent resident is entitled to an alien registration book which is equivalent to the National ID card held by Thai citizens. Apart from this, he will be issued a permanent residence book. 3. A permanent resident can be included in the Tabien Baan aka house registration document. 4. A PR holder can obtain a work permit easier than a non-resident. This implies that he/she still have to obtain a work permit if he/she intends on working in Thailand. On top of the advantages outlined above, a permanent resident can also enjoy a lot of privileges that go with his permanent status. These include the following: 1. Ability to finance a condo purchase with funds earned in Thailand as opposed to the required use of off shore funds. 2. Being able to apply for naturalization in accordance with the law concerned; 3. Your children who are born in Thailand can be granted a Thai nationality. 4. Become a director of a public company although it's majority Thai owned. 5. Non-Thai family members can also apply for extension of stay and permanent residence. The Immigration bureau implements a quota in granting permanent residence status by nationality. That is only 100 PR grants per nationality every year. The application period normally opens in early or mid December which runs until the last business day of December. The results of the PR application are published in a newspaper in December of the next year. This means that the Thai PR application process takes a year to complete. If you think you are qualified to apply for the Thai PR, it would be good starting your preparation as early as possible. You have to identify the best category which your qualifications fall under and start collecting the required documents associated with it. It's also advised that you enlist the services of a qualified Thailand lawyer to guide you with the requirements and process involved. Siam Legal International is a full service Thailand law firm providing Thailand Immigration and Thai PR assistance to all nationalities. George M. Londob works as a Business Correspondent for Siam Legal International, Thailand's largest legal service network with offices in Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya, Hua Hin, Chiang Mai and Samui. The firm has international locations in London and Los Angeles. Siam Legal is a full-service law firm that provides a wide range of legal and visa services. Reach Siam Legal at +(66) 2-253-8100, or info@siam-legal.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=George_Londob