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Sometimes alternative treatment and natural methods seems to be too far way out; however, the herbs might be good and healthy for a lot of other things than stopping PM2.5-particles to getting into your lungs...

Guessing, when talking about unreported. Please read my post again about to understand EEC-rules, which is what I'm referring to...

And you see ambulances driving direct to the morgue behind Samui Hospital..?

I don't mind what you have or don't have, I kindly replied to OP...

I live that close to the Ring Road that I can hear ambulances, but they sound the same no matter where they are going to. Do you know where the morgue is?

Yes, both parents also for subsequent passport for a minor; I'm talking from 2022-experience, my daughter was 16 years old. Of course, it might be that some passport-offices have different rules, but I wouldn't take the risk without prior confirmation. Same applies to my Danish home country, both parents needed to be present for the second passport; also 2022.

I'm replying about non-O...

Nice and kind reply... However, you will need a long-term visa and extensions of stay to live in Thailand more permanently; for example a non-O based on marriage, if you don't apply for a long stay visa that permits you to do distance work from Thailand. When applying for the annual extension of stay you can also apply for a multiple re-entry permit – 3,800 baht – which allows you to re-enter unlimited within the period of extension of stay.

No, you can apply in your home country; might be more difficult to get it somewhere else. You can also apply for a non-immigrant O-type visa when you arrive in Thailand as visa exempt or on a tourist visa.

No big problem. You can have same day passport issued for an official surcharge around 1,000 baht (it was 1,000 last I visited a Thai passport office a few years ago). Both mom and dad needs to be present when applying for passport for a Thai minor.

How do you know? The number of road deaths counted pr. 100,000 population variates in Thailand, depending on how you count, as some statistics only counts died on the spot as death, while others includes people that died at hospital; for some countries that period is up to 30 days after the road accident. The official Thai traffic deaths pr. 100,000 population is around 35, which for Samui would be 3 per month. Back when we had printed weekly or fortnightly local newspapers giving monthly status from the police, the official statement for Samui was 2-4 traffic deaths per month, which fit with the overall statistics. Some years back one of the local news media and some expats tried to start a road safety group. It was said that counted by EEC standards – death up to 30 days after the accident – Thailand would have about 90 road deaths per 100,000 population, and Samui around 120, which is 10 per month. The graphic below originates from the days when we worked on establishing the group...

You can perform high level director duties; i.e. attend board meetings and sign documents and annual statement, but you cannot do any physical work.

The bank will most likely not withhold any tax, but they might report foreign transfers, which is easily possible with datasystems. In my Scandinavian home country the taxman has for years known all about the people's financial transactions; we don't even need to make a tax return, everything is already known and will be taxed...

It might change this year with the new tax-rule for foreign transfers from 1st January 2024; however, we are still missing details about how it will work.

Doesn't help if it's SCB and not on a Friday. The ATM digested my SCB card in front of the SCB branch in Central. I went inside and a member of the staff had the key and was ready to get out and find my card. However, the branch manager saw it and stopped him, saying that they only open the ATM on Fridays – unfortunately it was Tuesday, so I had to come back after Friday with my passport to collect my card...

That sounds fair enough, if he heads for the affordable P&P-ladies and don't let some move in...

Digital online era-progress...

I would presume making a last will at the amphor office is the way, in where you state that you wish your body to be burned and what to do with the ashes. Make a separate bank account with a deposit for the costs – name it in the will – and donate whatever left of assets in Thailand to the temple, where your body is burned.

The banks want their customers to be online, they seems to think that bad physical service is the way. In the future there will be one Samui-branch – probably in Nathon – for each bank and an office in a central mall for limited service. Bangkok Bank has already changed name of the Nathon Branch to Samui Branch – I had to change my paper slip the other day, because I wrote "Nathon" as branch, it should be "Samui"...

A place with a beer volcano and a stripper factory... "The Pastafarian conception of Heaven includes a beer volcano and a stripper (or sometimes prostitute) factory. The Pastafarian Hell is similar, except that the beer is stale and the strippers have sexually transmitted diseases." Source link HERE.

Just leve it blank – TM6 number – if you don't have any form stapled in your passport.

As I wrote, it is depending of you nationality and different laws in different countries; inheritance is not simple. That is why to last wills can be very important, as advised by Thai lawyers. I believe my government and the law more than a lawyer, and my government says clearly: "When a person dies, it is the authorities of the country where the deceased was resident that handles the estate."

My source is a Danish lawyer that are expert in Thai law, and the Danish government (link below). I was also surprised, but if you think about it, it makes sense. You can only have residence in one country – i.e. the country where you spend most of your time – and that country will handle the estate. It's not the country that one dies in that handles the estate, but the country of domicile; if you are on holiday in Thailand, but domiciled in UK, your estate will be handled in UK. If you for example have dual citizenship, it's the country of residence that handles the estate. However, there are exceptions, such as non moveable real estate, which will be handled by the rules of the country, where the real estate is. A foreigner can for example inherit Thai land from a Thai spouse, but cannot own the land – i.e., needs to sell or transfer the land within a certain period – even if the spouse lives and die in another country, where real estate can be inherited... "The rules for inheritance and probate differ from country to country. In some countries, the switch takes place in the country where the values are located. This applies regardless of where the deceased lived. Real estate often has to be exchanged in the country where the property is located." (Source link below.) Inheritance can be complex, but in general, this is the principle. If you leave UK and settle in Thailand, then Thailand is your country of residence. Some countries might not acknowledge wills from other countries – again, think of for example real estate – which is why lawyers recommend to make separate wills for assets in separate countries. Different countries have different national rules, so you might be able to apply for an estate to be handled by country of citizenship, instead of country of residence. Country of residence can de be defined by... Where the person themselves or the person's household have their permanent home Where a person's belongings are usually located Where the person resides when the person is not temporarily residing elsewhere (e.g. due to vacation, study or business trip, illness or imprisonment) Link to Danish governmental source (you can use browser og Google translate) HERE.

Seems like the lucky amulets stopped working – this is the second recent news-story about an invisible thief – wonder where you get, or how you gain, invisible power...

A pharmacy. Small bottles comes in 3%. Larger bottles (circa 450 ml) comes in 3% and 6%. 1 liter bottles normally needs to be ordered and can come in food grade, 35% to 50%.