"Just recently a friend of mine flew from BKK to KTM. he had taken digital cam and a cell phone as hand carry however, as he slept through the flight.. his phone and digital camera was stolen on the plane... I just wanted to share this with you guys..." Damn.. must be our own people who stole your friend's valuables.. I myself never had any trouble with lugguage at BKK. However, there immigration is a bit harsh when it comes to us Green passport holders. I had to go through some serious screening when I was coming back to the US via bangkok. They scanned through my greencard like 100 times to see if it was fake. They asked me all kinds of questions like what I do and where I live in the US. It's humiliating when you are singled out infront of hundreds of other travellers.