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I'm pretty sure that most Amphurs insist on the actual physical presence of the person that is requesting a Thai ID. Even Thais living in Thailand have to do this if they decide to change Amphur (which is why many don't bother)>

Eh? Having your bank account suspended means you can't carry out digital payments.

Oh boy. Did you read recently that 'PEP's' - Politically Exposed Persons - may not only have their bank accounts suspended but find it impossible to find another bank that will accept their account? https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/uk-banks-shun-farage-without-explanation/ This thanks to EU regulations. Have you forgotten that Trudeau summarily attacked those truck drivers that were demonstrating by locking their bank accounts? accounts? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-17/police-begin-financial-squeeze-trudeau-defends-emergency-edict#xj4y7vzkg But of course older people just can't keep up with the need for these new fangled ways of doing things, I must admit I can't work out how to tip the girl that washes my car windscreen yet, but we can look forward to implanting chips into people, just to make things easier. By the way, at age 75 I have absolutely no problem using electronic banking, and wish I could use my card at 7-11.

Did you listen to what he said? He's salivating at the thought of getting the world population thinking correctly. What's the opposite of a conspiracy theorist? Living in Cloud Cuckoo Land?

Of course, he wouldn't say it directly, but he wouldn't would he? Try not to use the words 'conspiracy theorist' in your eagerly awaited response.

SOOO sorry I got his name wrong. , that is a VERY important point, changes everything. I am 100% sure that that's what he said on a video, but of course if you think everything is a conspiracy theory then you''ll never watch unwoke news sources (Whoops, no such word, SOOO sorry).

OP here.... I might have mentioned that at one point there were SEVEN Amphur employees gathered around, they were very helpful, only took three hours. Plus the two guys that turned up for the 'Welcome to Thailand' foto. Can't complain, but still a bit mystified.

Anybody see the video where Kurt Schwab, president of the WEF, wants everyone to have a chip implanted in their brain? "Think of that".. he thinks it'll solve everything, can't even imagine that some may not want that. You'll be able to use it for getting social credit points, permission to travel abroad, to support the latest official line, spend money, say what you think. You can't change human nature, but you can change human behaviour. This isn't a conspiracy theory, they keep telling us what they want to do and nobody listens.

Well obviously things are different from one Amphur to the next and nobody seemed able to provide the correct information. They insisted on having a translation of my passport, which included making sure that our names on the marriage certificate would, in Thai, be the same as in the Tabien Baan. We met somebody else at Chaeng Wattana that was doing the same thing, they said we had to go to our embassy for a translation first. These were the only people giving out information apart from doubtful looking touts outside offering their services. We then paid a translation agency near the embassy to finish things for us, could have done it all by post really.

My wife recently decided to sort out various land ownership conflicts, coming from the fact that the land we live on was divided up between family members at the time of her father's death. We needed a lawyer for this, even though there is no contesting our intentions. He told us that it would be better if I got a yellow house book (Tabien baan), for reasons that still remain obscure to us. The general consensus amongst ex-pats seems to be that it isn't necessary. However we found that the local Amphur were very enthusiastic about me going forward with obtaining the book and when we finally got the book two senior officials appeared and a group foto was taken. "Welcome to Thailand" was written on a prepared sign behind us ... I've been here for 11 years. . anyway, I guess I will no longer need a residence certificate every time I buy a house, renew my driving licence or open a new bank account. It wasn't an easy process and mostly our fault, the visit to Chaeng Wattana was most frustrating and in the end unnecessary, also with hotel, travel, embassy and translation services kind of expensive. It is still a mystery to me why I need this book.

Thanks! I didn't realise that this was privileged information. Recommended dosage varies from situation to situation, took me some time to get it going.

I got my last certificate of residence at immigration, cost ฿500 and the place isn't a seven hours drive away, as is my embassy. I believe that having a yellow house book (Tabien baan) will do away with the need to get a certificate for most purposes. but is no longer as easy to obtain as in the past.

Just keep trying whatever takes your fancy, some stuff will work, some won't. I am particularly proud of growing peppercorn, always have Pak choi, Chinese cabbage and Pak bung going, I let pumpkins grow, cherry tomatoes (although they generally don't like having wet leaves). Papaya, chili, also volunteered themselves and I let them grow, dragon fruit and passion fruit, Moringa is a valuable source of nutrients, + various herbs like turmeric and ginger etc. The wife likes a few medicinal herbs ... the list goes on, I'm always trying new stuff, ordering... discovered long pepper , growing really well, kabuk, tara, elephant jams, occasionally get broccoli to grow in winter if I'm lucky. Plenty of cow manure and other soil improvement materials available.

I don't think many people bother. In Switzerland we had to contend with temperatures between -20°C and +40°C. That's a lot of expansion due to temperature. Much less here. Also although I have seen a lot of shoddy concreting jobs, none of the damage seemed to be caused by thermal expansion. I suppose you could buy asphalt in sacks and pack it in the day after concreting when you have removed the pieces of wood you thoughtfully put in every 5 - 8 metres.

What do you think is going to happen when clever Farangs (and Chinese) keep finding new ways of getting around the rules? I remember when Photoshop started to be used, bank statements were forged, etc. The first time an officer visited us at home about 9 years ago, he told us that he had already arrested 19 people that year (February) for fraudulent marriage extension applications, mostly Africans. We are waiting for a visa decision right now but the application seemed to go very well. I hope.

Nope, didn't say that. A lot of them are just burglar alarms,

Looks very dry to me, but I guess you are watering at least once a week? Not visible on the fotos is the possibility that the tree has been planted too deep, around here at least I get a barrow or two of earth in order to raise the plant a little. That does necessitate irrigation. Burrow around near the stem and see if you find any roots, which should be just beneath the surface.

I have seen dogs in the UK lead the cows out to grass in the morning, opening and closing the gate after them. I think you haven't considered the fact that a farmer here won't take his dog with him and if he is sleeping out in the fields during the rice harvest the dog doesn't come along. They aren't and never have been, working dogs in Thailand.

Ask the police, they control who can start illegal beach bars.

Possibly because only right wing publications are mentioning this. At last count, since Covid began, I think it was 28 studies made on mask wearing, Nearly all indicated that mask wearing against an air born virus is pointless. Instead of reacting "Oh, Daily Mail, so it's rubbish", maybe you should read it and follow the references to the scientific studies that have beeen done. Surgical masks are for use during surgery, they stop bits of bone and blood spattering on to the carers' eyes, nose and mouth. I had to go to an extremely extreme further right than Hitler to get this reference, maybe you should do some research too: https://www.cureus.com/articles/93826-correlation-between-mask-compliance-and-covid-19-outcomes-in-europe#!/

The Chinese are big importers of durian and once the rail link to China is complete Thailand will suffer a deficit (price hike) of durian as well as many other fruits and vegetables.

I'm not in Chaiyapum but in my experience any cattle farmer will be more than willing to sell you dung. If it isn't mature (nice dry stuff a bit like peat) you can just stock it for a month or two. We have cattle and the son-in-law will put the stuff into sacks for you and deliver. Usually supplies you with a load of undigested weed seeds at the same time.

Yup. In our village, about half die of the "Lao Khao" disease. No way can you te;; rice farmers not to eat rice. Doctors: none of them ask about your dietary habits or alcohol consumption either.

Started by Anutin, who has (had, hopefully) ambitions of becoming Prime Minister. He apologised for his remarks about dirty Farangs causing Covid. That particular outbreak was almost certainly caused by the illegal import of labourers from Myanmar. He later apologised, using the excuse " so sorry, I was addicted to Marijuana at the time".

If you can get it, maybe repatriation insurance in case of illness is a solution. Illness can strike suddenly and make you unfit to fly, so if your home country makes medical treatment available to you, this is the one to go for.