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29 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

I reckon Baen Saeng is the go.

already run a street circuit race each year, track is FIA grade 3.... update it to grade 1.

close to Bangkok and Pattaya, Ideal location in my opinion.

Didn't know they had a street circuit. Just looked it up - seems like a decent track. I would agree with you then - good location (better than Burieam or downtown bangkok)

I genuinely think Samui would be a great location for a race - it's got almost everything needed: airport, hotels, scenery, less dodgy than Pattaya (missing a racetrack but street race could work)

All the articles about this are all referencing other sources - such excellent reporting. It's all hearsay from what I can see - nobody is actually providing what was found on the person's phone/computer. However, one article states "

I doubt that he only wrote "I hate Trump" or similar if they described it as "terrorism" - then again, this same news outlet is quoting "a source", so this could also be BS.

6 hours ago, Robbkk said:

Hi everyone,

I recently signed a one-year teaching contract with a school, with a start date set for June. However, I’m now considering another opportunity at a different school. If I decide to back out of the contract before the start date, what are the potential consequences?

The only consequence you will face is that that school will probably not hire you in the future, and if you used some agent, the agent is gonna be pissed. However, the world of teaching in Thailand is small - send a nicely worded professional email stating that you are unable to join in June, appreciate their time, apologise for the inconvenience etc. 

1 hour ago, youreavinalaff said:

The school could go through legal proceedings to seek compensation, but I doubt it.

 

More likely would be reporting you to the Labour Department and/or TCT, making it extremely difficult to get a waiver, licence or work permit in the future.

Nonsense! He isn't in a contract with the school - his contract starts in June! Even if there was some arbitrary clause in the contract (doubt it - and it would have to be singed and dated as such to be enforceable) he would still be giving way more than 30days notice.

2 hours ago, impulse said:

 

True.  I priced out tickets to go to a fishing trade show in Weihai and it was 3x what I pay to fly 5x as far to BKK.  Go figure.  

 

Also true.  My city only has 15 million people.  Tianjin.

 

 

 

 

Yeah, the domestic routes are ridiculous (and the highspeed rail isn't cheap once you start heading over 200km).

Surprised that Tianjin doesn't have direct flights, but maybe it's because Beijing is so close. 🤔 I know there are direct flights from Qingdao and Xi'an and those are much smaller than Tianjin. It might also have to do with Thais visiting those cities more often (Thai consulates in both Qingdao and Xi'an so I assume there are sizable Thai populations in those cities - not sure about Tianjin)

35 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

I'm paying about half of pre-Covid airfare from China to BKK.  The trade-off is that they're doing hub and spoke instead of direct flights so I always have a layover now.  Usually reasonable, but sometimes a long one.  Which is okay if they have reasonably priced transfer hotels like some airlines in some airports.  But sleeping on the airport floor is miserable.

 

Edit:  I'd add that London to BKK looked a lot closer and cheaper with no Russkie overflight restrictions.  One more reason to end the war and start rebuilding.

 

It's cheaper to fly to Thailand than to fly within China 🤣 You must be in smaller city if you don't have any direct flights.

Rather than informing us that hotspots exist (i.e. fires are burning), then initiating legal actions (which for all we know is a cop driving to the location of a fire and saying "Yep, someone made an illegal fire here") and stating this as some anti-burning measure, wouldn't it make sense to reallocate some military and another highly "important" institutes budgets' funds to supply farmers with land clearing/prep equipment for free and/or with subsidies for non-burning compliance?

Hi everyone,

Just looking for some information on "good" schools in Hua Hin. The kiddies are conversational in Thai but have little to none reading/writing skills. Hoping to pay no more than 25k Baht per kid (2) per month if possible.

Appreciate the feedback. 

To add: we are very flexible in where kids can go (I work out of country), so if you have recommendations in central, north, east etc.,also welcome👌

On 2/27/2025 at 4:09 AM, Social Media said:

showing two AI chatbots seamlessly switching to a secret, machine-only language after realizing they were both artificial.

This is false - it is clearly a PR/Marketing stunt. The AI's didn't suddenly "realise" anything: If this was a genuine interaction, the camera would not have been ready to record it. Furthermore, Boris Starkov's number begins with 555- i.e. the preferred dialing code used in entertainment/marketing etc.

6 hours ago, Social Media said:

British Muslims (APPG), which defines Islamophobia as "rooted in racism and a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness."

And here I thought Islam was a religion. You learning something new every day. 🤔

12 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

oooohhhh.....    the forums famous knicker wetters are going to get so excited at this one......   I predict full on leukorrhea...     watch out for the spelling mistakes as they'll be sliding all over the place, struggling to type in their excitement !!!... 

 

 

Shouldn't that be forum's or forums', depending on whether you refer to AN as the forum or each sub-forum separately. Either way, it's nice to see you leading from the front with the excitement induced typing errors you speak of. Pot, meet Kettle 🤣

Thailand just LOVES laws that are overly-complicated: gambling being case in point. Gambling as a whole has never been illegal in Thailand, since one could gamble on horses and buy lottery tickets (basically gambling). Now they want to legalise gambling for two specific sports. But where is the logic in that - how is someone gambling on football more accepted than someone gambling on golf? Just make it legal across the board and use some of the tax revenue to set up support campaigns/institutes for those that suffer from addiction.

7 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Why was that required.

When passports are renewed and transfer of information/stamps is done ...The very first notation in new passport is reference (pp#) of old pp

My passport does not have that, so I do tend to take my old passport along when updating things (Don't remember them (DLT) asking for it last time, but then again it was a small provincial DLT sonthey don't deal with many foreigners)

7 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

No.

You can renew TDL up to 6 months prior.

Note: you can also renew license up till one year after expiry.

Note: Renewal starts from your birth date so as eg ...in my case I let my TDL expire then after following birthday applied for license renewal.

As a result received 6 years.

 

Got it - in hindsight, I should've just let my TDL expire then last year (I renewed early on the visa-exempt) and done the 5 year licence this year) 🤣. Anyway - much appreciated again. Cheers 🫡

17 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Stamp will have Non O .

However bit irrelevant.

When you actually attend Transport office you would have pp and print out eVisa with you.

More importantly you would have a "certificate of residence" from immigration office. 

That is essential 

 

 

Great to hear - appreciate the info. Thanks Dr.Jack!

COR was easy enough last time so looks like plain sailing dor the 5 year. Final question then: my 2 year expires next year 2026 - would I be able to renew it for the 5 year this year (around 14 months before expiry)?

7 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

You mention "visa"

What category of eVisa would obtain.

If tourist you will only receive 2 yr TDL.

A Non O category you would receive 5 yr. 

 

Non-O (mentioned in the title 🙂)

Do you mind elaborating on the stamping process at arrivals please - Does it say "Non-O" in my passport or do I need to take the email confirmation/proof with me to the DLT?

Last year when I headed back to Thailand my 5 year licence was only renewed for 2 years since I entered on visa-exempt (I had hoped that after doing the initial 2 year then 5 year licence, all subsequent licences would be 5 years 🤔) However, the traffic officer told me to come back next time with a visa and she'd give me 5.

So I now learn that one can apply for an E-visa and receive the visa via email. However, I assume that at immigration they check the E-visa validity and then stamp the correct number of days. So how will traffic department verify the visa? Do they just check the email and believe that, or is it the fact that the IO at arrival in BKK gives you a special "Non-O" stamp?

Thanks in advance for any info.

20 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

a rare and complex condition.

Makes it sound like a rare cancer or something.

20 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

had kept her worsening condition a secret from family members.

How? Unless the mother was never around which is alluded to by mention of only her husband and father helping her.

Look, I feel sorry for the lady's discomfort, but she might have some psychological issue which leads to excessive overeating - there's no "rare mystery" to how a person becomes this large. It's eating...a lot.

3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

June 2024....how you got 2025 so early in the year is surprising. That one showed work at the soi 7 going North  from there.

That's the one I saw (north of Soi 7) which would've scuppered my plans. Using my phone so misread the the ©2025 as the photo date 🤣

Thanks for all the replies. We'll be staying north of Soi 7 near the Thappraya Rd./Dongtan beach corner so looks like we'll be unaffected.

Hi, I just checked out the streetview for Jomtien and it seems there is (was?) a lot lf construction blocking access to the beach. It's hard to know when the streetview was take (dated 2025).

Any local update regarding the state of construction along the beach road greatly appreciated.