MrMo

6 minutes ago, Mikeasq60 said:

Hows Thailand expecting to make up for the lost revenue? Whats the plan Thailand all the money makers are closed.

It's the same the world over.   Thailand is not an exception.

13 hours ago, Chazar said:

Why doesnt the headline say "Thai Owners  arrested" after  all you identify non Thais

Unnecessary.   Non-Thais can't own a bar !

Why believe anything this report comes out with.   It starts off by saying 400,000 infections by the end of next year (that's 2021) and half a dozen lines later claims there will be 400,000 the end of 2020 (that's current year).

Also 400,000 (or around 5%) of the population is the good news.

Please clarify Mister Editor.

2 hours ago, Curt1591 said:

Yes. And once these guidelines are announced, the Thai people will follow them, just as they have all the previous Songkran guidelines.

Yes, you are absolutely correct.   The people will diligently follow the guidelines set.   Such as don't drink and drive, pack no more than 23 people into the back of a pick-up, don't race up / down route 1/2/3/4/5/xxx (actually, with the volume of traffic, the opportunities for such are quite rare), all on a motor bike must wear a crash helmet (does that include the dog ?), don't play / use with your mobile phone while driving.

5 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

Surely this would be more environmentally friendly, less expensive and more efficient tooperate

You mean come up with an environment polluting alternative ?   No, keep the people working.   Besides, with fewer tourists, the streets won't need cleaning very often.   At least they are doing something useful for their money.   Perhaps cutting down on the cleansing fluids could be considered.

And think of all those newly or soon to be ex-hotel and bar staff.

Come on chaps.   You can't expect him to realise that perhaps the farang refused them because they know about the many scams Thais are reputed to pull on the tourists or, may be the farang were more up-to-date on the WHO's announcements.

And how many have died / will die in the following 30 days as a result of the accident ?   That's how the rest of the world counts road traffic deaths.

13 hours ago, saakura said:

Another good man bites the dust

You mean there is another good one out there somewhere ?   We must live in hope !

Well, that's standard for any Thai government.   We will do whatever the Chinese tell us to do. 

5 hours ago, ChipButty said:

These guys have got no shame, in the next breath telling people to shower less only 1 s-hit a day and dont plant any rice

Will the truth ever come out?

Of course not.  We're in Thailand.

17 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Result = almost no tourists.

 

I do wonder how the 9,000 foreigners treated over the last year causes 448 Million in bills to be unpaid.

Even if we're talking 10x the normal billing for foreigners.

 

Very easy for the 9,000 foreigners to collectively cause a 448 Million Baht bill.   

That is an average of Baht 50,000 a person.   Less than GBP 2,000.   I had a Baht 150,000 surgery bill less than 2 years back (covered by insurance) in a State hospital.  Had there been complications the bill would have been higher.   No private Thai hospital was quoting less than a quarter of a million for the job. 

(And a UK hospital would have been close to 10x higher.)

I share the concerns expressed on accounts with Thai banks.   It's not the banks I distrust but the possibility of orders imposed on them from above  

That's primarily why my bulk money (800k) is with a foreign bank and has been for decades.   The government is likely to think twice before it siezes from a British, Japanese or other such financial institutions.   The ATM cards work all over the country and, from experience, they are more likely to issue foreigners with a credit card.

Went to see Buriram Immigration office at Thunder Castle, Chang Arena this morning for a chat.   There was just 1 guy in a large office with loads of nice new desks, unused rubber stamps and partitions along a ton of packaging littered over the floor.

The office is open on a permanent basis and is immediately behind KFC.   It has a nice new Thailand Immigration door with announcing the operating days (Monday to Friday).   Suggest though that you give it a few days to get sorted before putting it to the test.

The "old" office up at the Provincial Government building will continue to operate Monday to Friday PLUS Saturday mornings.   So from zero offices and a 240km round trip two years ago, Buriram now has TWO.

6 hours ago, ChiangMaiLightning2143 said:

The Army should assume command over that border crossing for 5 years.

Transfer the whole lot there to "inactive positions".

Not to "inactive positions".   Fire them with loss of pension and all the other privileges.   Audit of assets by tax authorities would help too.

11 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Yes, it's "Mainland" from New Zealand with different sorts/ages.

(Vintage, Tasty, Epicure, Swiss, ...).

Prices at Makro were below 180, now 204 or so.

Even higher at Lotus (before like 186 now 210).

It's one of my regular items

But the price is still competitive (1kg 840) compared to the real goodies from Switzerland or France (>1500 ... >2000).

So I have to swallow the new price.

 

"Vintage" from the BigC catalogue, 209 Baht:

 

About 13 year ago they were in the 60 to 70 Baht range.   Has cheese been hit by the same tax / duty increase that bumped butter up dramatically a few months back or is it part of the lack of supply of cheese problem that hit Europe earlier this year ? 

In the past I have used the Guardian extension without any difficulties.   Within the past week (May 2018) I have been checking this up for a friend who may need to go through this route.   Three Thai legal firms web-sites say 500,000 is now required but just one states that income may offset the 500,000.

ThaiVisa had a translation of the Police Order (c2014) available.   See attached - section 2.18.   Can't find an update.

Police Order 327-2557(2014)-extensioncriteriaconditionsen.pdf

6 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

If your a beer and wine drinking brexit brit with pounds time to sober up. And as Mar Sol 4lt red at 780tb has disappeared from every corner of CM its coffee time stick the tax and dream of Asda.  

Haven't seen Mar Sol red in Buriram for 6 months.   The 4 ltr fitted nicely into the fridge door.

There is the 365-day extension of stay based on being the "Guardian of a Thai child".   The approval of your ex may be an issue though.  

This extension is very similar to that based on marriage   However, it does not require the 400k to be in the bank for two months before first applying for the extension.   I have used it a couple of time when getting 800k into the bank in time was a problem.

Using Firefox 52.0.2 to enter : https://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn90online/online/tm47/TM47Action.do I got following message.

Quote     The owner of extranet.immigration.go.th has configured their website improperly. To protect your information from being stolen, Firefox has not connected to this website.     Unquote

Not really an amazing surprise when you consider Thai Immigration's record on data security over the past year or so.

20 hours ago, thetruth revealer said:

Depending on every Branch there are different rules applied, Kasikorn seem to be Farang Friendly , which i cant say for Bangkok Bank per example.Often its depends on the clerk as well what kind of Documents are required. Some branches would even allow TR Visa for opening  accounts where others require what you described. Its not consistent .

In most bureaucratic Thai organisations, be they public or private institutions, the one constant is inconsistency.

17 hours ago, robblok said:

 

 

There is.. i know for a fact exercise equipment goes for 10% ( after that 7% vat is added)

 

Click on the top link (site is real slow)

 

http://igtf.customs.go.th/igtf/en/main_frame.jsp

The official site http://www.customs.go.th/wps/wcm/connect/custen/individuals/importing+postal+items/importingpostalitems+ gives the variation on rules for postal imports.   Up to Baht 1,000.00 is duty free.   This site appears to imply that, where applicable, duty will be applied it will be calculated at the "normal" rates.

The calculation can be found official site on http://www.customs.go.th/wps/wcm/connect/custen/traders+and+business/sample+of+duty+assessment/sampleofdutyassessment explains how total charge is calculated for commercial import operations.

1 hour ago, laislica said:

Is it possible to voluntarily lose extension time so the renewal date is more convenient?

My retirement ext renews near the end of April but a month or two sooner would suit me better.

There is a field near the bottom of the TM7 form where you stipulate for how many days extension you are applying.  

I've never heard of anyone putting less than 365 but give it a try.   They can only make you fill out another form which I had to do when I wrote 1 year.