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2004-10-19 Southeast Asia

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Posted by Steve White 2004-10-19 1:13:21 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I used the Thai/Burma border crossings (approx 1 year ago) to renew my Thai visa several times - and I would bet that every 2nd or 3rd expat crossing, which cost 250 baht (about $5-$6 USD) for a Burma "day pass" (not a small amount there), was "lost" or "unrecorded" - that's the easiest place to snarf up hard currency without it showing up easily, so you know corruption abounds. There were 50-100 obvious Westerners doing this every day I did it. Thailand clamped down on this game starting about 7 months ago declaring the "quickie" 30-day visa game at border crossings must stop - it's why I left and came back to the US. Due to this, I'm sure there are Burmese military who've turned to more visible avenues of corruption - and are getting caught in greater numbers.

Posted by .com 2004-10-19 3:31:17 AM|| 2004-10-19 3:31:17 AM|| Front Page Top

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