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Let's get this into perspective and look at what the Brits have given the Aussies rent and royalty free: 1 Australia 2 all those sports 3 language 4 an enduring political system 5 a ready made royal family to call their own 6 etc etc And in return, what did we get back? 1 nothing So whinge on you lovely poms. There's nothing like you. The world needs you and loves you.

The screenshot is simply telling you how much the transfer is worth in THB. It has nothing to do with a THB account.

In the Wise help files under THB, it says "You can’t currently send money from THB." Which makes me careful about sending foreign currency to my Thai bank accounts, as getting it out again via Wise is impossible. I have to use Dee.

I have £ and $ accounts with Wise. The £ account has a UK sort code and the $ account a US equivalent in a bank in the US. Does your THB account have a swift code, or the equivalent? Can you transfer into and out of, it? My Wise account is linked to my Thai bank accounts. But Wise make it clear they don't deal in THB.

A THB balance at Wise? There's no such thing, is there? Wise doesn't deal in THB. It displays your balance in both THB and the various currencies you hold with them, that's all. I think! I don't have a Wise card though. With a Thai ATM card I'm charged 15 THB for a 20k THB withdrawal, and I have an out of town account. And my tax paid UK income won't be taxed here as the UK and Thailand have a tax agreement covering dual taxation. But, income from untaxed assets abroad could well be taxed once transferred to a Thai account.

Brain damaged I maybe. Woke I ain't.

Why do reporters always dress up the action with dramatic descriptions of how police "rushed to", "swiftly", "incredibly quickly", "mind blowingly fast" etc etc. Pattaya cop shop is just along Beach Rd. No need for drama! A mere saunter away.

More transparency has to be good news to fight backhanded corruption. Glad to see the MFP finally getting a part in the government soap.

But guv, it was an accident. Alright son, case dismissed.

The loan sharks are no doubt well connected to the local mafia who probably take a cut. So of course Dr Death says he will do nothing against them, but will negotiate! Yet they are criminals, and what they're doing IS ILLEGAL! GEDDIT? Cancel the stupid 500 billion THB steal - what's the point when you have a 50,000 THB @ 10% pm illegal loan, and in stead sort out people's debts. Cancel any illegal loans, obviously, force them to repay all payments to date, and bang up the shark in his shark cage for all to jeer and throw rotten tomatoes at. Public shaming. What Thais fear more than anything. And guarantee immunity from defamation. Proper crack down!

I met a Russian lady here in Pattaya, married with 3 kids. It costs them 1.5m pa to educate their kids here. ASEAN Now gives a very warped idea of expats. But I certainly agree that renting a house here for 70k pm for a single man seems surplus to requirements. A decent condo might cost half that. And what would a live-in girl cost? Or a regular girl friend?

No mention of the number of organizations surveyed. 4,009 decision makers across SE Asia? What rubbish. All their %s are meaningless. It could be 5 or 10 organizarions. And wasn't it Cloudflare getting hacked in the US that caused ASEAN Now's last big down time?

I haven't been for a while as I moved out of the area. It was still there a few months ago when I last visited.

Just to question a government policy is cause enough for a charge of destroying a reputation. Since childhood, Thais are brought up to believe you never ever question your elders. It causes disharmony and likely will result in civil war, famine, floods and complete collapse of Thailand's "democracy". Unless of course you're a paid lackey attacking the opposition.

Still worth a try. Doesn't have to follow through on it. Surely the same applies to a Thai quack?

Scary. Always live on the ground floor.

Get off the internet! Go to a spa, sauna, massage, whatever. Lie on a beach. Look at the girls/boys. Maybe even chat to a few. Go for a coffee. Chat to your neighbour. That's it. I've used up my ¢2.

Yes, I used to but got vertigo! They're really steep. But great exercise. Can go up or down those ones then up or down the ones that go past the view point and come out further down the Bali Hai harbour road. Love it round there. Always new things to see. And Royal Cliff! I can but dream!

The thing is with Chinese medicine, in my experience, every patient is treated differently. The doctor examined my daughter's arms where it was worst affected. Paused and then continued her diagnosis. She wrote down the prescription, different for every case I imagine, and said no seafood, no beef, and a few other things. We went upstairs with the prescription, and the assistant collected an array of dried plants, bark, leaves, mushrooms and so on. Made up 7 packets, one per day. I had to boil the contents of each packet daily. It produced a fantastically bitter, black liquor. My daughter absolutely refused to drink it and I had to become an abusive parent for 10 minutes every day forcing it down her throat. But, it worked, and I consider, and I think she would agree now she's in her 30s, it was worth it. Tough love. The western steroid creams do not work in my experience .The itching is intolerable and the scratching produces bleeding and more broken skin. It's heart breaking for a parent. But, YMMV as ever. Best of luck. The doctor was Dr Luo in Soho. She wore down the BMA's resistance to her practice and she eventually became a consultant at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. World renowned children's hospital.

Sue's coffee in Treetown used to be good. Could sit upstairs in the tree tops.

Well worth parking and walking up there, maybe down by Bali Hai harbour. Lovely surrounds and views, and a rather cranky outdoor gym.

Shouldn't be anywhere near that amount IMHO. Maybe 750. One ac which you only use occasionally? No bitcoin mining, no heavy appliances? As suggested, try turning everything off and check the meter wheels. My best advice, YMMV.

Maneerat did mine 6 weeks prior to renewal date. But if you ask around, you never know.

My daughter was treated in London. You'll have to do your own research. Maybe start in China town. Yaowarat. Or try googling it. You should find recommendations and patient testimonies.

Try Chinese medicine practitioner. My daughter's eczema was cleared up in weeks after all the usual western rubbish failed over and over again.