Everything posted by sikishrory
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H.Pylori test in Bangkok -- cheapest option?
I asked about this at a lab in phuket a few days ago as i been waking up with the symptoms but am not quite sure. 800 baht. Not bkk but might give you a ballpark figure and answers that yes can be done at lab
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Thailand's Tourism Set for a Boost with Jurassic Film Release
Forget lisa. Its mabel now. https://x.com/JustMikeMcKay/status/1929650043222462796
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DTV and 5-year driver's license
Update here: I have held a 2 year then 5 yr then another 5 yr Thai license previously on non-imm visas. Now in Phuket there is a choice of Phuket office which is backed up a few months or 2 phang nga offices which are only a couple of weeks of queue (you can see the queue in smart queue app). I asked at phang nga office and the manger says policy there is to renew even a 5 year license as a 2 year on a DTV. Then as Phuket is less user friendly and backed up I asked 2 agents I know down here who can sometimes work around such issues. Both said nope. The 5 year will be renewed for 2 year and there is nothing that can be done about it. I imagine the success stories here are either before changes in policy took place or due to different offices interpreting it differently. The phang nga office did also say "the policy of our office is... " so I imagine in the backwaters of a place like Nan or similar you might have a better chance. Dissapointing anyway.
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Kasikorn Bank App: Facial Recognition required for certain transactions/functions from Jul 2
thats good news then. was this a phuket office by any chance? If not just disregard my question.
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Kasikorn Bank App: Facial Recognition required for certain transactions/functions from Jul 2
So they registered your (caucasion?) face? Did they check your visa status at all?
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Kasikorn Bank App: Facial Recognition required for certain transactions/functions from Jul 2
You can still do multiple 50k transfers scb told me.
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Bangkok Taxi Dispute Sparks Debate Over Payment Methods
I agree with over reliance on electronic methods but for taxis it's nice. Can't be bothered playing the "I have no change" game. Infact I avoid taxis because of it and overcharging.
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Phuket Fines Over 28,000 Foreign Tourists for Traffic Offences in 2025
I get stopped almost daily when I take my gf to work. Flash license and gone in seconds. If you come here riding around with no shirt / helmet / license and barely ridden a bike in your life i'm happy to watch these cops f up your day. It's a shame they don't go a step further and punish the shops renting to customers without a license.
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King's Cross Station: Police Officer tells Christians to stop preaching the gospel
How dare you criticise the imaginary people in the sky.
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I thought it would get easier here at older age
I don't think your experience is age specific.
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Thai Driving Licence Renewal - 5 year, Visa Waiver, Chiang Mai
I asked a DLT office a week ago. Have a 5 year obtained on non-o. Need to renew but now on a dtv. They said policy is to give a 2 year to me. I contacted an agent I know to see if that gets a different result.
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Confusing email from SCB. What does it mean?
Everyone has their photo taken on entry to Thailand. You'd reckon there might be something in that. If they bothered.
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Supreme Court to Review Thaksin's Hospital Transfer Drama
Last 6 months "gonna review it".
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4 Bar Girls Stabbed in Bloody Feud on Bangkok’s Sukhumvit Soi 23
No pay bar this one!
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Phuket to Introduce Cannabis Zones Amid Growing Concerns
Yeh just a week or two ago news was dealing with it at a national level. Now this.
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Thailand in Trouble: Expats Exit as Vietnam Steals the Show
How does the banking compare? Just noticed this https://news.laodong.vn/kinh-doanh/hon-86-trieu-tai-khoan-ngan-hang-chua-dinh-danh-se-bi-xoa-so-1526286.ldo I wonder if they are also wreaking havoc on some peoples bank accounts over there
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Bhumjaithai Party Quits Thai Coalition, Slams PM Paetongtarn Over Cambodia Call
No the government and PM was overwhelmingly voted for by the majority of Thais... Oh wait a minute. Actually..
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Eight Soldiers Injured After Army Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing in Ubon Ratchathani
Thai army seems to have incredibly bad luck with helicopters. Thinking back to the crash a few years ago and the helicopter sent to the original crash also crashing.
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Rohingya Caught in Crossfire, Fleeing Again Amid Renewed Persecution
I used to feel sorry for these people until they hijacked, murdered and stole the yacht of some foreign couple anchored off an island south of phuket a few years ago. Yacht was found in Indonesia from memory.
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How much does your condo charge to change a light bulb?
Nothing. But gotta buy it yourself.
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Brit Beauty Queen Bows Out of Dating Due to Intimidated British Men
Never heard of her
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Tuk-Tuk Driver Shocked as Russian Tourists Engage in Sexual Act During Ride
Is that a close up of a tear in his eye? Looks shook.
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RAT deployed on Air India Dreamliner.
In a hat..
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Retired Thai Nurse Scammed Out of 12 Million Baht in TikTok Romance Fraud
The one with the lost face I imagine
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Motorcycle tyres - any advice please (bad roads)
I went from really poor "nd rubber" brand on my nmax to Michelin city grip 2. Much more confident. Not feeling evey single little bump anymore. Much better cornering and lean. Wider area / smaller sidewall. Can't recommend them enough of you can get some to fit. Particularly good in wet weather. The old Thai made nd rubbers were harder and bumpier. Difference is night and day. Tires have about a 2 year lifespan before they start to harden and get crappy. Give or take. I paid about 1600 each on lazada and Yamaha charged 250 each to install. The lines on the road have glass particles in them, that's why they are slippery. There is rough road surface similar to your pic in phuket. Its as if the put it on bad corners to make people more careful? Absolutely mind boggling.