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29 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Section 328. Defamation by Publication

 

If the offence of defamation be committed by means of publication of a document, drawing, painting, cinematography film, picture or letters made visible by any means, gramophone record or another recording instruments, recording picture or letters, or by broadcasting or spreading picture, or by propagation by any other means, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding two years and fined not exceeding two hundred thousand Baht.

 

Defamation (Sections 326-333) | Thailand Law Library (siam-legal.com)

Actually, after reading this:

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A person, in good faith, expresses any opinion or a statement:

1. By way of self-justification or defense, or for the protection of a legitimate interest;
2. In the status of being an official in the exercise of his functions;
3. By way of fair comment on any person or thing subjected to public criticism; or
4. By way of fair report of the open proceeding of any Court or meeting

shall not be guilty of defamation.
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1. ...or for the protection of a legitimate interest and

3. ...By way of fair comment on any person or thing subjected to public criticism

gives me the (probably wrong) expectation that, if I can proof to make a truthful statement and the other side is outright lying (supported by a Bangkok metropolitan inspector report in my favor) that I can even use such recording e.g. in youtube (of course with the risk of being sued).

But still no 100% statement if a public recording is legal in the first place...

It is the notoriously lying staff of our condominium that I want to ask some questions, just in the lobby of the building. They say it is illegal but yeah, of course they not want to be recorded. So they would not give consent.

The staff are making claims and do not want to sign any paper like a minutes.

The conversation will happen in a public area which just anyone can use, anyone can passing by and where anyone can join anytime and is recorded by cameras of this company.

lucky you if you have some smart logical thinking co-owners around you... We do not...

On 9/17/2021 at 12:49 AM, WhiteBuffaloATM said:

Majority ( available) Owner Votes determine Scope, Price, Contractor for all Works,Services & Goods.

 

 

Where does it say so? There is nothing in the law related to condos that determines that the majority has to agree to anything the committee wants to do...

On 9/19/2021 at 12:54 AM, bangkokbonecollector said:

Basically I would be worried about any condo or high rise building that was built between 1985 and 2000 when corruption was f'''ing rife. I mean this sort of thing can and does happen anywhere, check out Sampoong Department Store collapse, hundreds died.

My wife worked as an accountant for a big contractor for high rises in Bangkok (she quit 2011). Corruption was not at all limited to between 1985 and 2000. And it was present on all levels from top management to the lower ranks, wherever someone should keep quiet about substandard procedures applied...

In Thailand no effective checks are made, no one cares about cracks, or rebars surfacing. Yes, a yearly inspection is mandatory. But no one, not the district office, not the land department and not the responsible department from the BMA takes action, not on any issues found. Not even on the serious issues found in our building by the BMA inspectors (who are very competent though). Comment from BMA inspectors: "This building is a death trap". Yet none effective action taken to get a lazy management/committee/JPM to do their jobs...

So be careful to invest in Thailand....

@Wildrover9999  In Germany I know pools 35 years and older. No grout issues, of course pH never drops below 7...

So if you have grout issues: how do you know a swimming pool company is doing a good job? I would heavily doubt what they are doing...

So far in 10 years I never met a Thai pretending to be a swimming pool professional who had even basic knowledge about the subject...

for peace of mind I went to the immigration today.

1. Already on August 11 they received and worked on my papers

2. I was no questions asked

3. Officer only checked my name and gave me a receipt which is marked as a copy

4. no fines or anything

5. next notification of stay beginning of November then.

So either

- they never sent out the reply

or

- the postal service never delivered

In Nov. I try online registration...

2 hours ago, Saanim said:

 - while for the algae I have something more powerful (and cheaper) and not depending on pH - the water will help itself without my care to keep the pH near to 8.

 

 

Interesting, I am curious - what is it that you use?

On 9/4/2021 at 10:36 PM, Saanim said:

As of the grouting, it has to be noted that the grouting is affected  by a lower value of pH (acidic) ...

Exactly, the grout should be good forever if pH is maintained above 7 at all times. This cant be stressed enough. Acidity adds up exponentially for every 0.1 points of pH if pH < 7 , destroying grout and cement used in/around the pool...

17 minutes ago, EricTh said:

I suggest you use online reporting the next time, try to do it 7 days before the deadline

 

https://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn90online/online/tm47/TM47Action.do

yes, but the very first time it need to be done in person or by mail, after that online is an option...

yes, residing in Bangkok I sent everything to CW

1st notification ever due: August 12, 2021

sent all documents including tm47 form by registered mail (I still have the slip from post office): August 09 (having in mind 15 days before or 7 days after due date)

did not read that if sent by mail must be sent 15 days ahead. Only noticed that 90 days is 75 days today only...

Now, they say if not get any response within a month contact immigration...

If tomorrow no confirmation from immigration is in the mail do I have to go there in person again?

What do you expect? We try to sell an apartment, my wife is using an agent and it is beyond words how bad they prepare, they do not even care about quality photos, lie to potential buyers about the reality of the condition of the building. Only focus is to put as little effort in the whole thing as possible. There are no quality standards for staff members. Monitor your staff? Difficult in Thailand... They give a damn...

On 7/22/2021 at 4:38 PM, lkn said:

Yes, there are mandatory annual building inspections and grand inspections every five years.

The inspector has to be licensed, and the report gets submitted to the Land Office, which may follow up on issues raised by the report, e.g. ask for documentation showing that they have been addressed.

 

yes, there are yearly inspections, but: even if they find

• cracks,
• the fire alarm not working,
• no water available in the fire cabinets,
• no elevator maintenance
• and so on

nothing will happen in Bangkkok, not the land department, not the district office that was informed in addition and not the buildings inspection unit of the BMA will do anything to get the management to start solving the problems.

NOTHING (real life experience)

Or can I just sue someone and prepare for the hearings by myself?

I struggle finding this in Thai language. Does anyone have a link?

sold out, yes. lucky me, got it. of course one has to be flexible. but for that money... unbeatable!

On 2/27/2021 at 7:07 AM, Nout said:

It's really useful to have a hard copy. Really helpful. 

Why? Any reason? the less paper I have to carry around the better. NEVER in the last few years i experienced any issues with just the passport handing over...

4 minutes ago, Olmate said:

In 9 months time? 

Did I miss something? Friends (not thai nationals) traveled from bangkok to Phuket just 3 weeks ago and there is/was no issue...

but actually I could book it now. I had to change my phone number to a thai phone number and then it was possible...

2 minutes ago, Olmate said:

Why buy something  you  cant use? 

From DMK I can fly to Chiang Mai, Phuket.... Why not?