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If a NGO wants transparency of Thailand, they shall shall of course be transparent themselves. I think many countries are like my home country, and demand open books of financial sources over a certain minimum, which is relative quite low; and I think that is fair, even very fair. When I read this in the article... Thailand is still tolerant of the presence of NGOs, especially foreign NGOs of all creeds, but it will not tolerate those who advocate for the ongoing campaign for reform of the royal institutional, which it considers an internal matter. –I think about how my very democratic and open minded Danish home country – with a wide toleration for freedom of speech – would react, if a foreign NGO is advocating against our royal institution. I'm pretty certain that the Danes – both population and government – wouldn't be happy, In general Danes don't like foreigners to tell them, how they shall handle internal matters. Why shall Thailand – and other nations – be different?

Haad Rin Queen sails from Bang Rak (Big Buddha Pier) to Haad Rin daily, at the moment operated by speed boat... A timetable showing all rutes - apart from Haad Rin Queen, all rutes land at Thongsala - however Seatran Discovery might not sail at the moment, and Lomprayah departs from Bang Rak (almost nest to Haad Rin Queen's pier)...

That's why I said "the new rule"...????

O-A visa holders anyway need a 12-month health insurance to enter, and the new rule is a health cover equivalent to $100,000 - not only $50,000 - including Covid-19-cover.

Haven't been dining out of home since Omicron - there are too delicious gourmet food in the house - so I've not even considered the risk. I probably would act as normal under the present situation, but how I'll act next year, only the gods know at this time, so I havn't cast any vote...????

Have you contacted the bank to where you forwarded the deposit..?

In principle - based on expert replies in ASEAN NOW-forums - your insurance shall cover your stay, i.e. until the end of your extension of stay, as that will be the date in your entry-stamp. However, I know some expats have entered on Phuket with a 30-day insurance and were let in without any comments...????

The salvie test is the most easy one, but convenience is also little more expensive, something like 20 baht. You'll have a reply in about 10 minutes for both test methods, saliva or swab. Where I live you can get ATK everywhere, like 7-Eleven, Family Mart, Mini BigC and Mr. DIY. Pharmacies might however be a first choice and might also be little cheaper - they are where I live - prices range from just over 100 baht up to around horrible 150 baht for a saliva ATK test; however I live on an island, so it's likely little cheaper prices on the mainland. We. my whole household, were forced to a an ATK weekly due to school demand, only kids from negative homes were allowed to enter the school...????

For most people it seems to be, but for a qualified reply you need to consult a pro experts, for example a doctor, and reveal you health story. I got a Pfizer booster the 25th, three month after my second AZ-jab - both earlier jabs were AZ - and I'm still here. However, I had no side effects at all from the previous AZ-jabs, while I got tired and like worn out the day after the Pfizer booster, and my shoulder hurt this time. I luckily survived what appeared to be just like the beginning of a serious "man flu", so perhaps it's not as safe as waiting for longer time, but I will any time prefer something that appears like a horrible "man flu" for one day, rather than being critical ill from Covid-19...????????

5th wave? And I thought that we are still in the 3rd wave that started in April, I haven't seen any news about the 3rd wave ended, and a new 4th wave has began...????

My knowledge from other posts and news articles is that only 30-days or longer rentals are allowed when using Airbnb. The landlord need to submit TM30, so you might need an agent, or like, to take care of the rentals, check-in and check-out, cleaning etc. Some condo blocks already has a rental service in place and can take care of everything for you, but the of course charge a commission, or they just pay you a share of rentals, when you don't use the condo yourself. In my modest opinion I would seriously considers if it's worth the hassle, compared to be a free bird and just rent. Din't regard buying property in Thailand as an investment, some are lucky, many are happy just to get their money - or some of their money - back, all depending of the time frame, and location of the property...????

Diplomats - no matter what elite class or not they may originate from - are just employed officials that shall work correctly in accordance with the rules made by the politicians that a democratic majority of a nation's people have elected to represent them. In my home country a majority of the population have no interest in the minority that voluntary decides to move abroad, temporary or permanently; only those working for the community - diplomats and expatriates working in the country's companies foreign branches, or onboard ships and airplanes - are cared for. In most countries it's the present tax payers that pays. It's not like my home country's government has put some of my tax-money aside to cover me "just in case", even I may have paid more in taxes than I got back. Tax works like an insurance, even you have no claims you get nothing back apart from perhaps a little bonus on next premium, and when you stop paying the fess - i.e. contributing to the community via taxes - you insurance is void. The taxes we expats for example still pays of retirement pension, are old debt. Government pensions are often taxed in the country that pays the pension, which is fair enough, it's not our money, it's a pure benefit paid by the other tax payers at home. In my home country you can compare government retirement pension as support to poor people that didn't saved enough money up themselves, in fact that is exactly what theoretically is it. For our private pensions coming from a home country we often got a tax deduction when saving up, so that's just old tax debt we pay back now, when cashing the pension. If we don't like that way, we have the excellent free choice to stay home...????

29th December Samui +12 new cases (Bophut 6, Maenam 5, Ang Thong 1) Phangan +3 new cases Koh Tao, no data Source: Kohmui.com

Yes, normally the employee pays 50 percent of the fee, and the employer pays 50 percent, it's at the moment 10 percent of the salary, but minimum 500 baht per month, and maximum 1,500 baht per month. I was thinking if one pays 1,500 baht - a minimum teacher salary for a foreigner is around 30k baht to 35k baht per month, so 10 percent would be 3,000 baht - I know that you can continue voluntary with the health coverage for little les than 500 baht per month, when you have been covered by the Social Security during work (been paying contribution for at least 12 month and left work for not more than 6 months). I found my English leaflet from Social Security, it says...

When living and working abroad, you pay income tax abroad - the common 180-days rule for tax residency - we Danes for example, are the heaviest taxed population in the whole World, and we get next to nothing in return if we move out; and if staying home we don't get much either...

70k to 80k baht per month sound very correct... Full artivle here...

Several nations won't help. When you move abroad, you are on your own; meaning that you can buy insurances to cover you, it's an accident, not a major natural catastrophe or war. My Danish home country don't help at all - apart from diplomatic help by an embassy - and if they repatriate you, which was the case with some few citizens stranded in South America during the Covid break out, you need to pay the costs yourself later.

Isn't it possible to join the Social Security voluntary when having a work, if you so wish? I was told that teachers on my daughter's private school - which was both bi-lingual and international school - could choose either to join Social Security or get 1,000 baht more a month and buy an insurance themselves, at least some chose the last option. However, you cannot buy a prime health insurance for 12,000 baht a year, so either you need to add something on top or settle with a low coverage - perhaps some just considered it as 1,000 baht extra in the pocket per month. In general, moving more permanently to Thailand, you really need to seriously consider your options before making the move also from a worst case scenario.

Apart from Pfizer's vaccine is European, developed by German BioNTech...???? Pfizer by the way, was established by two German migrants.

28th December Samui +11 new cases Phangan, +1 new case Koh Tao, no new cases Source: Kosamuilife.com

Follow PR Thai Government for more information and updates...????

No...????

It's depending of the product you buy. For some products you need to register warranty online, for others you need to fill in a card yourself and mail to the company, and a for a few products the staff will take out the warranty card, ask you to fill in details, and take a photo of it together with the receipt and upload it to the company (the latter happened with the TV I bought in BigC earlier this month with 3 years warranty). If something is wrong during the warranty period you need to bring the products to an authorized repair shop or send it to one. It's the same with products with international warranty, for example a phone that you need to send to a specified anddress and wait some month to get back; it took almost four month for me back in time when Nokia was still a mobile phone one bought, and send to an authorized address on Phuket for repair, meanwhile I bought another Nokia phone, as I needed one, and decided to never ever buy Nokia again... For cheap products I don't care about the 6 month or 1 year warranty, but I check if it works and have my 7 days return right to the shop in case it's not working, in major chains like Lotus's and BigC and HomePro it's never a problem to return a faulty product for replacement or have money returned...????

You need a second Covid-test after 6 days, and it's the hotel - or landlord - that shall arrange for it; that's the present rules. The second test shall be a RT-PCR test, and the good news is that it's free...????

PR Thai Government says... The European Union (EU) has approved the Thailand Digital Health Pass on Mohpromt to be equivalent to and connected to the EU digital COVID certificate, which is the second country in ASEAN to have an approved pass. Because it can manage data collection (vaccination, infection detection, and treatment history), it will save time and make it convenient and safe for travelers to use it as evidence when traveling abroad and participating in activities. The service can be used in 60 countries around the world. But travelers must check and follow the public health measures of each country: 1. Allowed vaccine types; 2. Travel conditions; 3. Quarantine measures, both entering and exiting the country; 4. The risk in each area or country of origin on your trip. "Go Live" will be available in January 2022. Read more HERE.