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Has any ever gotten a CoR or PoR letter from a local police station in Bangkok? And if so, what was required?

I will need such letter to renew my DL for the second time and I want to know if I can get it somehow in Bangkok.

I am on a Non Imm O based on marriage (not an extension of stay, I do border runs every 90 days).

My family lives in Ubon, I live and work in BKK (I visit every month or so).

Last time I renewed my DL in Bangkok (first time I got it was in Ubon), and I used an CoR issued by

immigration in Phibun Mangsahan.

I want to get the letter in Bangkok this time and want to know if that is possible.

From reading previous posts, it looks like CW immigration will not issue one as I have never done a 90 report there, or anywhere for that matter.

I rent an apartment in Bangkok.

I don't live far from a district police station, could I get an CoR there with just my passport and (copy of) rental contract?

Thanks!

I am not an unhappy Western man in Thailand, but I am not at the other end, i.e. very happy, either.

When I first came to Thailand it felt like home, literally.

Now, 13 years later having lived and worked here over 7 years, I have a different view of the place.

Why? Because I know more about it.

And one does not have to immerse oneself until one is Thaier than Thai to learn more about Thailand.

One just has to keep his eyes open and look, yes look not gaze, follow the news, have some Thai friends,

and one will learn more about Thailand, not just stay on the surface, see the reality of the place.

And no, it does not get prettier the deeper one goes.

I am basically just disappointed with Thailand. It is not the place it was 13 years ago.

Thai society, particularly the attitude of the Thai people has changed. Even Thais say this!

People that talk about how wonderful this place is, how lovely and friendly the Thai people are etc etc,

they just have those rose coloured glasses or contacts glued on.

I wish I had a pair.

That is what I mean you get on here wright some thing good about thailand and all people out there have a go at me well as my good thai friends would say up to you

What exactly is that something good that you wrote about Thailand??

I read your OP twice and did not spot it.

I put everything, wallet, keys, phones, coins etc, in the side pocket of my carry on bag and close it.

And I do that before I reach the conveyor belt.

Can one also get a WP and work when on a Non Imm O visa based upon having Thai child?

Yes you can.

Thanks.

I thought one could only work and get WP when on Non Imm O, only when that visa is based upon marriage, instead of based on having Thai child.

Can one also get a WP and work when on a Non Imm O visa based upon having Thai child?

No changes to get a single entry non-o visa based upon being the parent of a Thai.

Dear joe !

Can you list which document I would need for such a Visa ?

Propably have to get one in 6 months ;

Thanks

Birth certificate plus a copy and a copy the child's house book registry.

@Ubonjoe

Is that really all that is needed when applying for a Non Imm O based upon having Thai child (with a Thai, with child residing in Thailand), regardless of being (still) married or not to that Thai?

Original birth certificate + copy, and copy of house book?

Also, is one allowed to work on a Non Imm O visa issued on those grounds (Non Imm O based on Thai child, instead of one issued based on being married to a Thai national)?

Thanks

So if you are married to the mother (at Amphur) at time of birth and your name is on the birthcertificate as the father, you are already the legal father and have parental rights and no other action is required?

I wonder how the ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend feels about this, a woman also after all, that is shown how not responsible her new boyfriend is.

So now she knows you have at least THB 500K to your name (since you did not already decline on the grounds of not having that kind of money).

Another aspect to consider doing this venture with her: after a few years of working on the pig farm......she will not be the little sexy tight pretty hot thing that she

(presumably) is now.

The rice was stored there by the Marketing Organization for Farmers (MOF), which stores pledged rice at many rented warehouse across Thailand.

The rice here at this particular warehouse comprised White Rice 5% and White Broken Rice A1 Super Grade.

The estimated loss is about Baht 130 million. Each rice sacks weighs 100.7 KG.

That there was theft was already discovered in October 2013, the extent however only became clear later,

in June 2014, when there was a thorough check by the military.

The company that owns the warehouse rents the whole premises to another third party company, that in turn rents one of

the warehouses (there are 7) to an entrepreneur, who in turn rents the warehouse space to MOF.

This entrepreneur and 2 persons of that third party company have already been arrested under (obvious) suspicion of the theft.

I agree with the posters that say that it is the waiting staff's job to provide good and friendly service and the restaurant's job to provide good food,

that is the normal standard, it sure should be, so why pay extra?

You don't go buy a mobile phone and then pay above the asking price just because it looks nice, do you?

I will only tip if the service was really great, fantastic, super friendly and attentive and welcoming, etc etc.

When that day finally comes, I will post back here............

That being said, I do often leave the coins, or just round up, 20 baht max.

On the other hand, if I really did not like the service, admittedly, by my personal standard, I will even take all the coins back.

For the argument that many waiters depend solely on tips for income from work..........then they should get a better job.

OP, from you OP I understand that your 'long lost friend' has an ex boyfriend, with whom she has kids, correct?

Why does the ex boyfriend get away so easily with not paying, or at least contributing, for the house for his kids?

Does your 'friend' still chase him for that?

Just curious.

From the OP:

"She is not part of my family, although, I knew her since we were young as she used to live next to us, we were never really friend. I have seen her or spoken with her for years and years until she sent me a Facebook friend request a couple months ago."

For that reason I would not.

Comfortable happy end?

Some seem to have missed the part that the massage lady was 50 and he was convulsing.

But yeah, there are worse ways to go.

I watched it and not even 5 seconds in I knew it was staged.

I watched it with a Thai, she said it was "unbelievable" (as in watching an over the top scifi movie) and that "it does not go like that in real".

Good answer from the Premier.......

Well no it is not.

He is a PM and as such he is open to all sorts of questions including his personal life.

He declared the asset!

" Prayut reported in his assets declaration that a part of his assets came from proceed from of a land sale by his father for Bt600 million that was shared among his siblings."

What has his father's business got to do with him, an asset was gained and reported!

I think the reporter wanted to know more about a certain detail in connection with the land sale.

From the OP:

"When another reporter asked him while a firm that was just formed seven days bought the land, Prayut replied that it was personal matter of his family and he had his rights to privacy."

Brave reporter, I'd say.

News flash...if you don't see them use your gifts, the chances are they don't love your gifts. They either give the gifts away or put the gifts away. Next time, give them cash and see what will happen. With cash, it would save you time and energy try to find the perfect gifts; it would also give them chance to find their favor things they want/need.

Pretty obvious isn't it, if someone really likes your gift he/she will keep it and use it.......or...if there is another person they just happen to like more than you, they will give it to

that person to make them happy and feel good about it.

It's always nice if someone really likes your gift...........on the other hand, if they don't like it much, its better that you get a smile when you give it to them, instead of

they throw it back at you and say "why did you buy me this cr@p for?" lol.

In Thailand, I think, unless you can give something that is really hard for them to get, like something from abroad, it's best to just give some money so they can buy what they like.

For all the negative folks, you see, there is good here too!

Now I can't imagine leaving/forgetting those kinds of belongings in a bus, but I did recently forget my old mobile phone at a Macdonald's,

but the elderly Thai lady that had been sitting near me came running out after me to give it to me.

"The tourist told police that one of the women dropped something in his drink while they were walking back to his hotel, but that he didn’t think anything of it at the time."

Don't most people if there is something in their drink, a fly or whatever, first try to remove it before consuming the drink?

I just wonder, from a Thai cultural aspect, did the drunk driver in this instance 'loose face'?

In the first report it was reported that the drunk driver did resist arrest and they needed quite some effort to

restrain him and handcuf him. Perhaps this aggrevated this traffic policeman.

Still think he should not have kicked him.

A baht bus is not a taxi. The driver probably followed his usual route and stopped at the shopping mall to wait and pick up more passengers.

From the OP it does not read as if the Irish man hired the baht bus exclusively for himself.

The Irish man probably did not realize this and thus ordered the driver which did not go down well with him.

Si Thea01: Yes I am sure about the boyfriend. She admitted it to me. Plus it is all over her social media pages... she just engineered it so I couldn't see.

What did I say: Something like 'your girlfriend has been seeing me for six months'. I did lose my temper and also call her a liar, and say her behaviour was ugly. And attached it to a photo of us to prove I wasnt lying. That was all. Her boyfriend never responded, then I deleted everything. She says I damaged her reputation. I suppose I did, but I was furious, she told me a very elaborate lie to pull all this off.

Who asked me to come to the station: she did. But at the station the police confirmed this. Didnt charge me, it sounded like they want to mediate between us, and some of the police were joking about me and her. But hey perhaps it's all a ruse and they will charge me once she is present/have the paperwork. I will take a lawyer with me for sure.

What does she have: Name, number, address.

You can call me immature, but how would some of you react if a girl was seeing you for half a year, and you find out that her, her friends, and family have all been hiding the fact she has a boyfriend. Even shagging us in the same weekend! Hell... she could have just told me at the start and we would be f-buddies. Sure this is thailand, but i think some of you would be pretty annoyed about it.

Yes I would too and then I would keep her for one purpose only.

I think a lot of our viewers are " absolutely clueless " ( kind respect where due ) to the real prices and the real cost of living in Thailand! If you are a single Thai living on your own then a normal 300 baht a day wage is great and more than enough to live on and enjoy life! All over Thailand you can get rooms from 1,000 baht a month ( mine is 2000 baht a month) and houses in the countryside from 2,000 to 3,500 a month in Chiang Mai. These are real and accurate rental prices! I am non materialistic and do mot need the " fancy " or " ponsy " things in life - just the basics are enough for me! But many farang come to Thailand bringing with them there " farang lifestyle " and have no idea about the real cost of living here in Thailand. a 300 baht a day wage would bring me in a cool 9,000 baht a month ( if you live as a Thai and eat Thai food then 100 baht a day is enough for food etc every day! )

Farang Jaidee - " Living The Dream "......

Although I respect your life choices, and to each their own/live and let live and all that, I think you are a bit clueless if you think that

the average Thai mindset is that "a normal 300 baht a day wage is great and more than enough to live on and enjoy life!".

Thais do not live on 300 baht a day or less because they love it, they do it because they HAVE TO.

Most Thais, not unlike anybody else, would love to have more and also get a bit more of that "farang lifestyle".

Sorry, but, I think the sun gets in your eyes too much while you walk everywhere.

Most Thais would love to switch from that 1,000 baht p/m rent "room" to a nice house with garden and eat nice meals instead of

street fast food take-away everyday.

And since you mention 'lazy': yeah, if one loves to get by with only a few hundred baht per day for food and drink and spend most of the time

hanging around and can do that (as a lot of people do in this country), then yes, one can enjoy life. I will give you that.

In any case, I'm happy for you that you enjoy your life, cos that's what it's all about.

I'm not a materialistic person, but I don't want to live in a 1,000 baht a month room in a ghetto.

Note that I am in Bangkok. And, my rent is below 8K a month.