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My wife has said the translation of this Thai news report is not correct, the "official higher up in the chain" did not agree with the restaurant and said that the franchise owner should not charge extra, they actually said sorry.

Please amend the translation to reflect the correct translation. 

So I found this insect in my home looks very nasty, don't know what it is, got 3 young children in the house so squashed it.

Anyone know what it is?

KLM just cancelled our return flight from BKK to Glasgow via Amsterdam booked for 11th April 2020.

I don't have any further info yet as KLM have not updated the flight cancellations page on there website yet.

But looks like were stranded here for the time being, not a bad thing maybe, relatively safe in at the in-laws house in rural Phetchabun.

On 6/6/2019 at 8:16 AM, thequietman said:

I can't get anything done because I won't pay the 'farang price'

 

They call me key-nok cause I won't pay more than the going rate. There is no rationale to their thinking, so my home stays the same.

I’ve had several building jobs done the difference between the ‘farang price’ and the ‘thai price’ is because the Thai won’t complain to much about a shoddy job, so for the farang they will probably do a better job to save complaints and charge accordingly.

Unless you divorce in Australia and re-marry in Thailand. What your asking to do is impossible.

Might need for get the translation certified by the ministry of foreign affairs then it should be accepted, if you've done this already then there is nothing else you can do.

Can anybody tell me if a international driving license and my UK driving license will cover me driving a motorbike in Pattaya please 

So my son was born in Thailand we have U.K. Passport no entry stamp, he is also Thai and we want to sort out his Thai passport later.

is the process of leaving Thailand straight forward at the airport without an entry stamp and brand new U.K. Passport for a 1 year old born here?

We have the Thai birth certificate if needed.

Do you have a phone number for this place or even a map on how to find it?

So last week I went to Wichian Buri to go to Big C and was driving through the City/Town, and one of the roads leading to the back road to Phetchabun which is called Morakot Road has a new falang style restaurant/bar. My wife noticed it because there were loads of falangs their watching the football.

There was a sign saying English breakfast served all day. I was with my 2 daughters at the time and they were playing up so went back the next day with just the mrs and my eldest daughter.

I ordered the Big Breakfast at 179 which was quite reasonable, my wife had rib eye steak, the meal was of good quality, served promptly and inexpensive.

Before we left I met the owner Darren briefly his from Australia and seamed like a nice chap.

I will be going back again, might be a weekly occurrence as I work in Bangkok during the week and go back to Nong Phai at the weekends.

Its called 'The Local' and I took a pictures of the menu, there is also a Thai section and I am sure they have all the Thai favourite dishes.

Nothing existists like you want. Well nothing legal in Thailand anyway.

I have 2 British children that have both had long overstays years+ more than once, both under 15, only thing that happens when leaving if the immigration officers clearance is not high enough, he asks us to wait whilst he gets another to get approval, overstay stamp in passport, no fine, no blacklisting. On our way in 5 minutes. No problem reentering.

I don't believe someone who has access to 13 million baht would be so foolish to send money before receiving the gold?

I think this news story is either incorrect or been over played by the media.

I disliked my time in Laos, went with my Thai wife to get a Non Imm B visa.

Food was terrible, bland & expensive compared to Thailand.

Transport by Tuk Tuk was expensive with no alternative.

Hotels are not anywhere near the same standard as Thailand.

Market by the river was basically about 30 stalls repeated over and over again selling the same things.

No shopping malls.

Such a long queue at the Thai Consulate.

On the plus side I did like Beer Laos and the ease of changing money everywhere albeit not the best exchange rate.

I will not be returning to Laos anytime in the near future unless I have to.

What I want to know is why has the agent got the old passport?

Just a quick update.

Went to The Sportsman on Sukhumvit 13 today for a roast beef dinner, it arrived after approx 10 minutes, it consisted of a large portion of beef, yorkshire pudding, a few roast potatoes, mash, carrots & a pot of gravy, overall I enjoyed it.

It was only 199+ baht and I believe the value was very good for the portion of beef supplied.

I will be going back again.

What an absolute mess! Can't someone get things right for a change, now the people of Bangkok will suffer, I don't know much about the Bestlin Group, I did a google search and didn't find too much, but the amount of fines and import tax could well push any company under! 

I don't understand the article does not make sense, what criminal charges are being filed?

The news article written in English is incomplete I think.

Can't speak for Kasikorn, but the Bangkok Bank policy is when the account drops below Bt2,000 "and" there is no account owner activity (i..e, deposit, withdrawal, transfer) for 12 months a Bt50/month maintenance fee will be applied.   Once the account balance reaches zero the account is closed.   And of course any annual fees, such as a debit card annual fee, would continue to be applied to the account (that's bank initiated activity not owner activity) and draw down the balance faster.

My Bangkok bank account has been open since 2008 I didn't use it since 2010 with 100 baht balance and I just went to use it a few days ago and it's still active. Same for my wife's account also. It's another story for Kasikorn the account I had with them shows still open on my online banking but upon checking is definitely closed.

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I think that maybe the real reason is the lower cost of transferring money has made the banks think twice and someones hands have been greased to delay the launch.

They won't need a translation of your passport because if you already have a Thai birth certificate they should just register you child but I have recently been trying to do the same thing with no success, you will need to go to the MOFA in Bangkok and they should give you the necessary paperwork, maybe? Remember This Is Thailand, rules can change depending on the person.


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I would like to know from other members some information about buying and selling eucalyptus.

So this is where I am at now, my Aunt has a weighbridge and a big company has been renting out her land for the last year they buy and sell eucalyptus on a big scale, she asked them to leave  and wants to give it for free to me and my wife,  my Aunts business has been there for many years so we have a regular customers returning every day, normally between 30 and 60 tons a week 2 x truck loads going to Bangkok to sell it.

Now they tell me they buy wood from people for 1 baht and sell it in Bangkok for 1.4 baht per KG, does this sound right?

The profits we have worked out to be about 3000 baht per trip after shipping and loading costs, it doesn't sound much to me but if any members out there have experience in this field any advice would be much appreciated. 

I flew with Etihad 2 years ago the problem is not double charging its the way Bangkok Bank applies the payments, I booked through a online travel company who obtained the authorisation for the total amount including there booking fee. When the transaction was applied to my Bangkok Bank account Etihad charged the flight and the booking agent charged there fee using the same authorisation code. This caused a problem with Bangkok Bank systems and I got charged twice for the flight. After about 2 days a lots of complaining I go got my money back.

I doubt this is the case, it is probably the school hasn't got all their papers in order for you to apply for a visa.

I would try other language schools and see if they have the same answer?