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I personally accompanied the British guy to Labour Department after having had his paperwork and complete paperwork from employer, WP3 etc etc. sorted (complete stack of documentation, no change here). I was also present when he picked up his WP booklet. Not sure if this is a local change or nationwide. Or a one-off thing. I was also curious, and that was the reason for my op. I will check with Labour here for any official change and get back to you. Don’t shoot the messenger.

British guy, 55 years old. Original visa sticker: NON-O with remark “retirement “ Extension 1 year without any change in visa type (visa extension labeled RETIREMENT). Labour dept. granted a 1 year WP and he was approved for social fund.

A friend of mine in Hua Hin has managed to get a Work Permit after applying with full company documentation etc etc etc but with a one year retirement extension. And Labour will apparently continue to renew WP with no regards to extension type. it seems that Labor Department (at least in Prachuap Khirikhan) does not require NON-B or NON-O Marrage in order to issue a WP. He got a Tax-ID and social fund as well. Anyone can confirm or comment on an important change here?

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Why would we consider that? What would be the pros?

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Is this the logo Elon has in mind? x.com is already redirecting to Twitter.com

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Rest In Peace UbonJoe ???? ASEAN NOW moderator and visa advisor UbonJoe has left us for good 3 days ago. For members living in the Ubon Ratchatani area, here is the details of his funeral: Funeral will take place at Wat Dam Pra tomorrow Monday at 2pm at Wat Dam Pra, located here: Wat Dam Pra 094 116 5105 https://maps.app.goo.gl/EQsqbnPJS9wn1Pk Wat Dam Pra · 115 Chayangkun Rd, Kham Yai, Mueang Ubon Ratchathani District, Ubon Ratchathani 34000, Thailand ASEAn NOW condoleance there is located nere:

Ubon Joe, who passed away 3 days ago. Visa Moderator/advisor at ASEAN NOW Forum, truly a legend and a great friend. ❤️

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BANGKOK:— Businesses and others are experiencing difficulties when accessing Facebook and Facebook Messenger within Thailand this afternoon May 2, 2023. The problems started around 5.30 pm. The Philippines, Australia other countries are also affected by the outage. Facebook has not yet commented on the outage. This topic will be updated with status reports from us. Feel free to report if you are affected and where you are posting from. — ASEAN NOW 2023-05-02

EDITORIAL by Kitty Chopaka Hi, I'm Kitty, as seen in many news media (just Google it ????). I don't usually post things in English for the last few years not because I'm not fluent in the language but I feel that what I have to say are addressed to Thais and concerned Thai laws/regulations. I would like to take this time to address what's going on in Thailand regarding cannabis right now, where I stand, what I stand for and what I'm going to do about. A little rundown on me so people don't embarrass themselves with DMs that's inappropriate. I am a 37 years old married mother of two, "Chopaka" (Licensed cannabis shop and ThaiFDA approved terpene flavoured gummy) founder, owner and gummy pusher, advocate and activists for fair cannabis access. Where I would like to believe I have some influence in the legalisation of cannabis in Thailand, at least some of the protests made for some great photos. Back to the point. Cannabis (plant and flowers, extract with THC above 0.2% are still considered as Narcotic) had been delisted from the Narcotic List since the 9th of June 2022, instead of having the Cannabis Act. ready, it was delayed and was not in the drafting process at parliament for a few more months. Which cause the Health Department to re-categorise cannabis as "control herb" where they then put in place the No sale to minor, pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, as well as making edible illegal. When the drafting process eventually started I was involved as one of the "Committee Advisor" where for many weeks we had grueling all day meetings, sometime twice a week to draft the Act. It was then used as political weapon and was shot down just before parliament dissolved. Now it's election time, where some political parties want cannabis to go back into the Narcotic List, and with no active government no law can we made or pass so we're stuck here without the Cannabis Act. to lay the foundation to cannabis control, consumer protection, products and industry regulations and more, while the Narcotic status loom overhead. While the chaos regarding the law was happening we are drowned in illegal imports from the US and Canada as well as over the borders from our neighbours. Cannabis Brands from over the world eyed Thailand and came to stake thier claim to the new Asian market, spilling garbage about supporting the local industry while acting through nominees, and shipping our heritage strains back home to then sell back illegal imports to Thais that are paid minimum wage as farmhands. Many brands have the word Thai in their name but not a single Thai flower or owner can be seen. With the promotion of use, of the highest THC, of illegal products (edibles, tinctures, extracts, oils and hash) by brands and shops in a matter that's not different to promoting Alcohol, opening illegal consumption room in a way that is no different than a bar. Which made many Thais who are not involved with cannabis annoyed and feel that cannabis are out of control, hence should be made illegal again. So what can a Kitty do about it? I am currently working on "The people's Cannabis Act." with other cannabis groups, activists and advocates, as well as the general public to be submitted to parliament when it comes back in session. We are also hunting for 10,000+ signatures (Thais with Thai ID only) to then submit to the next Health Minister demanding that Cannabis are not place back on the Narcotic List. Last but not least, tackling the problem of illegal imports that's hurting our local grower, and bad actors from afar that does not care for the local industry. Love me or hate me, I do not care, as where I stand, here in Thai land, fighting for what is right, for fairness, for rights as well as changing perception regarding misrepresentation of a simple plant and I will continue to fight for what is right knowing that there's many others that will benefit from what I've done. Call out to all those foreign owned cannabis stores who didn't contribution to the fight, and are just free-loading on the backs of those who are, those who are bad actors importing in illegal cannabis, buy and sell illegal imports. I hope that you live a long life to see that money doesn't always brings happiness and greed will only bring pains. Kitty Chopaka: https://www.facebook.com/chokwankittychopaka #NoFilter #IWokeUpLikeThis #kittychopaka

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