PlastikbinLina

May god have mercy on our souls

She can squeeze my tooth paste anytime!

Good that the country will soon have almost 10 submarines though!

Yes but that's an awful lot of submarines just to clean the bottom of an aircraft carrier isn't it?

If applying for a Non Imm O-A Visa for retirement you cannot apply at Hull.

You can only apply at the Thai Embassy in London.

You do need a Police and Medical report.

Money in a UK bank

Fee. Single Entry £45. Multi Entry £100

Details.

You can apply for a Non Imm O Visa in Hull and when in Thailand apply for a 12 month extension for retirement. No Police or Medical reports needed.

Money in a Thai bank.

1,900 Baht fee. (£38)

2.22 In the case of a retiree: Permission will be granted for a period of not more

than 1 year at a time.

(1) The alien has obtained a temporary visa (NON-IM);

(2) The applicant is 50 years of age or over;

(3) Proof of income of not less than Baht 65,000 per month; or

(4) Account deposit with a bank in Thailand of not less than

800,000 Baht as shown in the bank account for the past 3 months at the filing date of the application. For the first year, the applicant should have that amount in his bank account for not less than 60 days or

(5) Annual income plus bank account deposit totaling not less

than Baht 800,000 as of the filing date of application

Interesting that you say a Police and Medical report is essential. I applied for a non-immigrant 90 day visa, as instructed by the Thai Consulate, in Melbourne Australia. No Police or medical report was required. After arrival I applied and received my "Retirement Visa" after supplying the other details that you described. Perhaps it is only a UK citizen requirement that the two reports mentioned above are needed?

Suriyadev said: "Viewers' mood, while watching the shows and enjoying such content, will be carried away, making their conscience or selfcontemplation difficult to concurrently occur.

"While producers say they want their soap operas to prompt the society to reflect on its [mis] behaviour, the shows are full of explicit love scenes, violence and actresses in provocative outfits showing off their cleavages. This certainly doesn't make viewers' cerebra work while enjoying such carnal contents. A new rating would also help protect viewers, especially the young, and producers and actors should have basic responsibilities," he said.

I think I will forward this to the campaign for clear English.

I think what the good Dr. is trying to say is that Thia soap operas are c**p, and will turn children's and most adults' brains to mush.

Yes as my Thai wife agrees. New ratings to be used are...R (Rubbish) AR (Absolute Rubbish) ACR (Absolutely Complete Rubbish)

"I want to come back to Australia to clear my name"

if he wanted to clear his name he should not run from the murder place and call police. Now he is forced back to australia and it doesn't look good for him.

after 9 years on the run probably his passport was expiring and no consulate would issue him a new one - hence emmigration problem in thailand. That on assumption he did not use some fake pass

I've never once been asked to present my passport in this country even on a traffic violation. Show your drivers license, pay your fine or back hander and get your licence handed back. It wouldn't be very difficult to hide out in this country if you didn't want to be found. Don't believe he has an "official Thai wife" though as that's one thing where you need official letters from your embassy but with a sample they could be forged quite easily. If Bin Laden managed to hide in Pakistan only 50km from Islamabad next to a military academy with the CIA and whole world looking for him plus a 20 million USD price on his head I don't think it's that far fetched that a minor murderer (the Aussie) could fall off the radar!

You don't need to do Immagration then? Also don't have a bank account? Never stayed at an Hotel? What drivers licence do you hold?

jb1

Yes lots of questions such as already posed viz-a-viz immigration, bank accounts, car or bike license and just how did he survive financially? After all he is a relatively young man. And what about the Aus Fed Police. There's about 30 of them, I'm told, in Thailand posing as teachers and tourists so how come they didn't track him down? Great story. He should write a book and maybe he'll have time to so it if he ends up in prison.

I gave a simple answer to a simple request and for general knowledge only. I am sure your reply quoting different standards would not help anyone without experience in this field who wants to get power protection. In summary. It sounds as though you are an offended electrician because of my remarks about competancy in Western countries. I have over 50 years in this field and I'm not about to spar with you on technical matters. Go and have a cold beer and get over it.

Providing a satisfactory ground requires someone with the proper training and equipment. Having a rod stuck into the soil outside (or inside) your home doesn't mean you have an effective Earth. For example if the surrounding soil is sand it will be completely useless. If it is a floculent soil e.g. a clay type, its resistivity will change with the seasons. Wet= excellent Dry= poor. The soil resistivity needs first to be tested with a galvanometer connected to three rods, spaced apart according to the depth the tester wishes to check the soil resistance. The resistance tested could indicate that you need more than one rod attached to each other either vertically or horizontal. Horizontal in the ground where rocky soils are found. With regard to earthing standards this country is not Robinson Crusoe. Even in Western countries most electricians have little or no knowledge of proper Earthing methods. Many tradesman just piss on the earth surrounding the ER before leaving the scene hoping things will work out. But in the field of telecommunications and power where proper earthing is critical then you can guarantee the soil resistivity is tested and appropriate action taken to design and maintain the wanted (constant) resistance. Home earthing resistance is usually acceptable at 10 ohms or less.

A satisfactory earthing system is one that complies with a recognised standard. Example. AS/NZ,BS or IEC.

The minimum is regarded as a 12.7mm copperclad steel electrode driven at least 1.2 metres along with a ME conductor 4sqmm minimum, including earth bonding and PE conductors.

For example. Under AS3000 the resistance of the electrode to the surrounding soil is not required to be tested as the area in contact with the soil is regarded as sufficient and MEN system is mandatory. (However if the TT system is used earth resistance measurements may be required. A typical value for a single electrode is in the order of 70 to 100 ohms). With a TT system RCDs must be used for earth fault protection.

To state that electricians in Western countries do not understand earthing is not true. It is you that does not understand the training and licencing, mandatory testing and the legal obligation requirements for electricians.

　

Providing a satisfactory ground requires someone with the proper training and equipment. Having a rod stuck into the soil outside (or inside) your home doesn't mean you have an effective Earth. For example if the surrounding soil is sand it will be completely useless. If it is a floculent soil e.g. a clay type, its resistivity will change with the seasons. Wet= excellent Dry= poor. The soil resistivity needs first to be tested with a galvanometer connected to three rods, spaced apart according to the depth the tester wishes to check the soil resistance. The resistance tested could indicate that you need more than one rod attached to each other either vertically or horizontal. Horizontal in the ground where rocky soils are found. With regard to earthing standards this country is not Robinson Crusoe. Even in Western countries most electricians have little or no knowledge of proper Earthing methods. Many tradesman just piss on the earth surrounding the ER before leaving the scene hoping things will work out. But in the field of telecommunications and power where proper earthing is critical then you can guarantee the soil resistivity is tested and appropriate action taken to design and maintain the wanted (constant) resistance. Home earthing resistance is usually acceptable at 10 ohms or less.

"Pheu Thai also believes the silent minority is in favour of the high-speed train project as it will benefit the public and reduce the use of cars and the transport of goods by trucks, as well as cut the cost for road repairs."

And let's hope they have a plan to bring in serious Road Safety management and reduce the now "silent" road victims.

Pardon my ignorance but what is it that the Traffic Police actually do apart from road blocks to check licenses etc. I cannot recall seeing radar devices, speed cameras, or other traditional means of catching speedsters? And it is mostly speed that kills. The anguish and heartbreak that thousands of Thais, and others, suffer every year because of the road toll don't seem to make any difference to accident prevention methods.

Yes thank you for your reply. I did think that somehow my attempt to help someone may be misconstrued as advertising, which was not my aim. I would be only to happy for someone to offer advice on how I could xfr my pension in a much cheaper way. My Aus bank charges me $25 when I withdraw through Aeon. Ozforex charges me $15 and the Thai Bank also has a dip for Bht 150. I thought that was an improvement. Hence my post to make a helpful contribution. I'd better crawl back in my hole.

Open an account with a Thai bank and transfer the money into it ?

Thank you for the suggestion. I checked with my bank in Aus. There's no way around having to pay a fee. If I withdraw from an ATM here the Currency Conversion fee is 3% of the the amount xfr. By Internet Bank transfer its a standard $20 plus the Thai Bank charges. It appears I'm getting the best deal.

Good for you, for what its worth I withdraw from my ANZ account, it costs me $5.00.

I guess I'm going to have to make a change. Thanks once again,

Yes thank you for your reply. I did think that somehow my attempt to help someone may be misconstrued as advertising, which was not my aim. I would be only to happy for someone to offer advice on how I could xfr my pension in a much cheaper way. My Aus bank charges me $25 when I withdraw through Aeon. Ozforex charges me $15 and the Thai Bank also has a dip for Bht 150. I thought that was an improvement. Hence my post to make a helpful contribution. I'd better crawl back in my hole.

Open an account with a Thai bank and transfer the money into it ?

Thank you for the suggestion. I checked with my bank in Aus. There's no way around having to pay a fee. If I withdraw from an ATM here the Currency Conversion fee is 3% of the the amount xfr. By Internet Bank transfer its a standard $20 plus the Thai Bank charges. It appears I'm getting the best deal.

I thought that soliciting advertising was a no no here?

The advertised rates with OzForex are dismal to say the least.

The rates advertised are false,do a xfr and they then they seem to quote a different rate?

Personally I prefer TMB bank in Thai which is partly owned by Maquarrie Bank Aus.

Yes thank you for your reply. I did think that somehow my attempt to help someone may be misconstrued as advertising, which was not my aim. I would be only to happy for someone to offer advice on how I could xfr my pension in a much cheaper way. My Aus bank charges me $25 when I withdraw through Aeon. Ozforex charges me $15 and the Thai Bank also has a dip for Bht 150. I thought that was an improvement. Hence my post to make a helpful contribution. I'd better crawl back in my hole.

I read sometime ago on this forum that the cheapest way to get money from Australia through an ATM in Thailand is through Aeon. True. But you still get slugged by the Aus bank. There's a cheaper way. Open an a/c with Ozforex of Mcquarie, transfer from your bank to them in Aus(no charge using Bpay) they transfer to your Thai Bank for $15 up to $10,000 and free for >$10,000. I hope this helps.

Here's my experience at the Thai-Malaysian border. It depends, it seems, on the time of day, being early, the border police and the mood of the staff. . Last year I drove past the Thai booths without challenge, did my shopping at DF and returned to the Thai side without challenge. A couple of months later I was challenged and sent back. An officer insisted I process my passport. Last week I went to Malaysia, but at the Thai booth the officer thought I only wanted to visit Duty Free. She said "just go there, no need for passport". I'm still confused.