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Its debuting in the bangkok motor expo this month end..cant wait!!

Its debuting in the bangkok motor expo this month end..cant wait!!

Its debuting in the bangkok motor expo end of this month...delivery is instant...Amazing car!

Haahaha sounds like a joke....What about the specially designed road-side van-cum bars on sukhumvit soi 11 soi 4 soi 3 selling nothing but alcohol?? Mafia? Tea Money?

For kicks I am going to give it a go anyway next time I am refused a perfectly reasonable average journey having waiting in the heat or soaking rain for 30 minutes. Especially those ones who don't even bother to say anything and then get really angry when you dont close the door properly.

Agree completely. Will get out my phone, take a photo, and then busily send the details to the website above.

If nothing else it will delude me into thinking the driver will get punished and help release my anger.

Dont even try that...the driver might just come out and bash your head if you try clicking a pic. Like what happened with a thai on rajaprarop airport rail link some time back

They should begin with the crackdown on the taxi mafia on sukhumvit soi 11 first

For kicks I am going to give it a go anyway next time I am refused a perfectly reasonable average journey having waiting in the heat or soaking rain for 30 minutes. Especially those ones who don't even bother to say anything and then get really angry when you dont close the door properly.

Agree completely. Will get out my phone, take a photo, and then busily send the details to the website above.

If nothing else it will delude me into thinking the driver will get punished and help release my anger.

Dont even try that...the driver might just come out and bash your head if you try clicking a pic. Like what happened with a thai on rajaprarop airport rail link some time back

y do all (80%) rich ppl owning such cars have to be government officials??

Thought I share my experience might be helpful to someone out there:

Just went to apply for the visa today. As friday was a holiday, today being monday was full of people. I was told by the guard that people come to queue as early as 6 in the morning while the consulate opens at 9:00. Well i reached at 9:00. Had filled up the form (visa application + supplementary form) beforehand by downloading from their website.

I am a Thai Resident Permit holder since the last 13 years. Own 49% stake in a registered ltd. part. Have a salary + workpermit of the same place since 13 years.

I took with me:

Copy of Passport, Copy of White Book (PR), Copy of Red Book (Tangdao), Copy of Workpermit, Company Registeration, House Registeration (Thabiyan baan), Invitation letter from a company in China, Hotel Bookings, Flight Bookings, Bank Book Copies (3 months) plus originals of all the above <--Well i thought that was more than enough!!

Anyways, Went in the number being called was 34, i got a 162. Meanwhile I had to queue up for getting my documents checked before being called according to my number. Had to stand in the long queue until my number came. Handed over the documents to the thai/chinese lady sitting on the desk. She said everything is fine. Returned to me my work-permit copy, thabiyan baan copy, PR copy; she said not required. Also told me to keep back my PR and Workpermit as it wont be necessary to show the originals. Fine; so I waited until my number was called. It was approximately 12:30 p.m. now. Went up to the window; handed over the documents.

The lady at the desk said,

Why are two things ticked in the purpose of visit? I had ticked both tourism and business. (Ref. # 2.1 Major purpose(s) of your visit(s) to China). As much English I know I made out that we could tick more than one reason as I was actually going to one city for business and the other for tourism purpose.

Told her fine..just change it either one that will be easier to apply for as long as i get a visa for enough days as per my flight bookings. She changed it to tourism. Returned back to me the letter of invitation from my business counterpart in China. Now, she said the company registeration was in Thai, I had to translate it to english and get it certified. I told her i have a work permit (which the woman checking the documents said i didnt require to show) and its written in english along with thai. She took the work permit copy from me. She said its not enough. Get a letter from your company stating that you work there. For Gods sake, you have my work permit, company registeration; its my own business; above all i hold a permanent residence!! After much argument; she said we will grant you a ten day visa as long as you bring the letter when you come to pick your passport. Phew. (All this for a dam_n 10 day tourist visa for a Thai Resident Permit holder; and I thought in Thailand..a P.R. was equivalent to Citizenship)

Btw, for Thais if you apply in person, you just need your passport copy hotel reservations and flight reservations)

It amazed me that when i got my documents checked from one officer (not to mention standing in a queue for over an hour) she told me different things and at the counter i was told different things. Well i guess thats China for you!

Anyways, To aviod dissapointment;

Documents required if you are a Thai Resident Permit Holder:

Copy of Passport

Copy of White Book (PR)

Copy of Red Book (Tangdao)

Copy of Workpermit

Letter confirming your employment from employer or your own company.

Company Registeration (Nangsue rab rong borisat) (If its not translated in english dont bother 2 take it)

House Registeration (Thabiyan baan) (not necessary)

Invitation letter from a company in China

Hotel Bookings

Flight Bookings

Bank Book Copies (3 months)

CheerS!!

Just went to apply for the visa today. As friday was a holiday, today being monday was full of people. I was told by the guard that people come to queue as early as 6 in the morning while the consulate opens at 9:00. Well i reached at 9:00. Had filled up the form (visa application + supplementary form) beforehand by downloading from their website.

I am a Thai Resident Permit holder since the last 13 years. Own 49% stake in a registered ltd. part. Have a salary + workpermit of the same place since 13 years.

I took with me:

Copy of Passport, Copy of White Book (PR), Copy of Red Book (Tangdao), Copy of Workpermit, Company Registeration, House Registeration (Thabiyan baan), Invitation letter from a company in China, Hotel Bookings, Flight Bookings, Bank Book Copies (3 months) plus originals of all the above <--Well i thought that was more than enough!!

Anyways, Went in the number being called was 34, i got a 162. Meanwhile I had to queue up for getting my documents checked before being called according to my number. Had to stand in the long queue until my number came. Handed over the documents to the thai/chinese lady sitting on the desk. She said everything is fine. Returned to me my work-permit copy, thabiyan baan copy, PR copy; she said not required. Also told me to keep back my PR and Workpermit as it wont be necessary to show the originals. Fine; so I waited until my number was called. It was approximately 12:30 p.m. now. Went up to the window; handed over the documents.

The lady at the desk said,

Why are two things ticked in the purpose of visit? I had ticked both tourism and business. (Ref. # 2.1 Major purpose(s) of your visit(s) to China). As much English I know I made out that we could tick more than one reason as I was actually going to one city for business and the other for tourism purpose.

Told her fine..just change it either one that will be easier to apply for as long as i get a visa for enough days as per my flight bookings. She changed it to tourism. Returned back to me the letter of invitation from my business counterpart in China. Now, she said the company registeration was in Thai, I had to translate it to english and get it certified. I told her i have a work permit (which the woman checking the documents said i didnt require to show) and its written in english along with thai. She took the work permit copy from me. She said its not enough. Get a letter from your company stating that you work there. For Gods sake, you have my work permit, company registeration; its my own business; above all i hold a permanent residence!! After much argument; she said we will grant you a ten day visa as long as you bring the letter when you come to pick your passport. Phew. (All this for a dam_n 10 day tourist visa for a Thai Resident Permit holder; and I thought in Thailand..a P.R. was equivalent to Citizenship)

Btw, for Thais if you apply in person, you just need your passport copy hotel reservations and flight reservations)

It amazed me that when i got my documents checked from one officer (not to mention standing in a queue for over an hour) she told me different things and at the counter i was told different things. Well i guess thats China for you!

Anyways, To aviod dissapointment;

Documents required if you are a Thai Resident Permit Holder:

Copy of Passport

Copy of White Book (PR)

Copy of Red Book (Tangdao)

Copy of Workpermit

Letter confirming your employment from employer or your own company.

Company Registeration (Nangsue rab rong borisat) (If its not translated in english dont bother 2 take it)

House Registeration (Thabiyan baan) (not necessary)

Invitation letter from a company in China

Hotel Bookings

Flight Bookings

Bank Book Copies (3 months)

CheerS!!

the worst taxi mafias are the ones in sukhumvit soi 11....Why do they go so un-noticed??

PR in thailand is of not much use anyway

the first thing they should have done is shut down the website

why does it state that it is 1000 bht for single....isnt it 1900 ??

From the guards point of view I guess the guard was just trying to save his job; if he had been caught by cctv allowing the farang to carry balloons, he could have been fired for that. Alas, he got fired anyway. Poor guard. The one to be fired should have been the guard at surasak who was negligent towards his duty in allowing the farang to carry the balloons.

What could a taxi have cost the farang?? He would in that case not cause mental trauma to his own daughter!!

Is this a Joke?? lol

Does anybody knows where to order linen shirts?

Thanks.

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Try Bangkok Bazaar @ 3rd floor Central World

Try Bangkok Bazaar @ 3rd floor Central World....they have some unique shirtings...very uncommon..the stitching and fit is also

great; just that they take some time to finish atleast a week or two; not like the 12-24 hr shops on nana

Approx. price 2000-2500

What is the latest list of benefits for a Thai permanent Resident?

Would also like to know; if I have a resident permit; and say tomorrow i am out of work (meaning no workpermit) can i still extend the yearly "non-imm O" visa for my wife and kid based on my resident status?

Thanks everyone

Thanks!!.....Well I have been to a orthopedic surgeon and he said its nerve compression; took prescribed medicines for two weeks..its reduced the pain a bit but still difficulty in walking combined with on and off foot numbness

So any suggestions for a good chiropractor (tried and tested) in bkk would be really appreciated

nothing except the original passport is required

Hi does anyone know of someone who can relieve me of this irritating sciatica in Bangkok? Will also appreciate knowing the prices associated

Can permanent residents also avail of the 30 bht scheme?

Permanent Residence

I have a resident permit since more than 10 years already and also work permit.

I am married to a non thai. my wife has yearly visa.

My son was born in thailand but just because only i had resident permit and not my wife, he was not granted thai nationality.

To renew both of their yearly visas i need to show my valid work permit plus tax papers every year.

My question is, what if i retire or am jobless/laid-off and do not hold a work permit anymore and do not pay salary tax can i still support my wife and son's yearly visa extension or do they have to leave the country??

Thai citizenship

** Recently (around 6-8 months back) I heard that children those were born in bangkok from 1985 year until 1995 were granted thai citizenship without any questions asked. Was that true? If yes then when is the next phase due..i.e. from 1996-2006?? Also, how do we know if such a thing is announced where will it be announced publicly? How do we follow news as regards to this topic??