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Just went to the office, filled out a form, then they cancelled one visa, and started another. I lost about two weeks on the old visa, but no big deal. My Wife was present also, and, for some strange reason I could not figure out we needed a letter from the local Amphur office to say we were still married......don't ask me why. Oh, and the money in the bank. As Proton mentioned, they prefer it as less work for them. Sorry, I forgot to mention the standard paperwork as listed by MJCM above.

I changed mine over three years ago, mainly because of the mass of paperwork needed each year for a marriage visa.

Serves him right for engaging in a reserved occupation.

I had to think for a while as to what a w beam is.........Then realised it is what is known in the rest of the world as Armco....

A quick question, if I may. After your post I looked on Lazada for Enelop Pro rechargeables. Now I probably know the answer, but if you have purchased them can you please clarify. One set is priced at 545 Baht for 4 AA batteries. The other is priced at 135 Baht for 4. It appears obvious the second is fake. The high priced one has made in Japan on top right, on the left is the capacity of 2550 mAh, and on the right is a battery with 85% life after one year facing left. The cheap ones do not say Japan, the battery on the right faces the other way, and High Capacity is on the top of the card. So, am I correct in assuming the more expensive are genuine. I thank you in anticipation for your kind assistance.

That description fits perfectly the group of Women in a house about a hundred metres from me.....

Eating food made with fermented stinking, rotting fish, with uncooked crabs, probably giving consumers worms, also eating fried insects, ant eggs, etc. and she is made sick by the sight of a fish head..I do not think so.....

My Brother in Law does it. Years ago I asked the Wife, and she said it is to cure headaches...........yes, I am baffled too.....

Typical sloping shoulder indecisive politics rampant in the Thai system. Leaving it to the individual school is, as the students have said, going to lead to more authoritarian discipline by the autocratic teachers.

owners would face a fine of up to 2,000 baht according to the 1992 Act on Maintenance, Cleanliness, and Orderliness. ...........The authorities could make millions if they enforced this regulation in any town or city here....

They will be taxed, as will the establishments, via licence, etc. so the pigs at the trough have more to grab. However, absolutely nothing will be done regards protection, and rights. Workers rights in Thailand, what a joke. They cannot take care of the child labour, migrant labour, etc here, so prostitution is going to be waaaay down the ladder.

There goes the neighbourhood.............best get the signs out again....................

Hi Transam, He passed away about a month ago, maybe the staff are using his email to continue the business? As an aside, I used them as it was cheaper than two trips to Bangkok from Surin.

Most of the time in our village the headman only uses the speakers to disseminate news that affects the populace. The main reason being that about 70% are illiterate, therefore it is the only way to get news out. Things like when to go and register for handouts, what is happening to the infrastructure, when, and for how long the electricity is going to be off. However, as 2Baht pointed out, the education system is working..........keep them dumb, then lead like sheep.

Sadly, I counted 31 I remembered. The only others were the girls comics....... Outside toilet AND Izal toilet roll...............still recovering from that one...............

Please correct me if wrong, but all the years I was visiting before retirement I used an IDP. It is valid for a year, but only three months at any one time. If you are here longer than 3 months you need a Thai licence. Or is it dependent on the type of visa you have?

When I renewed mine I needed two of everything, no copies. Immigration, two letters, medical, two letters. I also copied everything in duplicate in case it was asked for, passport, uk licence, shoe size, inside leg measurement...

At the other end of the spectrum you have this Gentleman...................

My Wife obtained her licence about four years ago, since then hardly driven a car. A few months ago, she expressed a desire to take up the wheel again. I drove out of the village, we changed over seats. She then looked around the truck ( Ranger, automatic), and said......."o.k. what do I do first"............I replied by saying "you get back in the passenger seat, and I will drive"....

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?.......................Who watches the watchers?

We need a committee, definitely need a committee. The only way forward is to set up a committee.

The legal ones are run by the BIB.