jpduggan

Maybe the van driver was reckless," preparing to do a u-turn''

So I guess you still went in?

An 83 year old friend of mine is having a bit of a problem at the moment about the funds in the bank for his retirement visa. He has 3 million baht in a Krubsri account. He produced the bankbook lately at Jontiem Immigration and they refused to accept it because it was in an investment account. The Immigration officer said that the funds must be in an account that he is using regularly obviously meaning a regular savings account. He is tied into a contract for another 2 months and cannot move his money. I can't find any reference to the type of account anywhere only that it has to be in a Thai bank.Any advice please.

The shirt off your back before they're finished with you.!!!

Like midtown Manhattan.

Manhattan is safer.

Why don't they train some falang monkey police volunteer to go in ''undercover'' as they are happy to do when trying to catch falangs working illegally. I smell kickback here though!

Lots of check points at night!

Yes, they can charge any amount they like. It's called a capitalist market. If you don't like the price, negotiate or walk. If you're one of those who's always complaining "how expensive Thailand is getting these days" then maybe you need to get a better job, go back home, or stop drinking/smoking/eating out/etc...

Quality Chinese tourist

The German Dentist Surgery near Pratumnak is second to none !

What about bus drivers ??

My G/F always watches the figures going up on the pump, always, as it's the only way to be really sure.

Well nobody came in with an Islamic State passport !!!!

Yea, where all the Thai haters now, stating Cambodia is the place to be... No hassle with visas, etc...........

If you read the story it says 90% are Vietnamese. so maybe you should ask in a Vietnamese forum.!

Please be aware that it's the usual racism getting into the park with Thai price being 50 thb and falang price 6 times higher at 300 thb. Funny enough the racism is worse for falang kids at 150 thb while Thai brats can get in for only 20 thb. In the case of kids its a 7 1/2 times higher. Another thing I'd like to point out is that entry into the park does not get you into the pagoda is a further 40 thb.

Thanks.

I'm looking for some advise please. While at home in Ireland my passport went missing (lost). I've applied for a new passport and should have it in 2 weeks in time for my return trip. My predicament is that the lost visa had a retirement visa stamp in it which was due to expire around February 2016 and I'm now wondering what steps I have to take when I go back to Thailand to get my retirement stamp put in my new passport? Any advise much appreciated?

COURT

Nestle sued in the US over Thai slave labour claim

THE NATION

AGENCIES

GLOBAL FOOD company Nestle is being sued in the United States over claims that its Fancy Feast cat food brand contains fish from a Thai supplier that uses slave labour.

The complaint against the Swiss food giant came just a week after it was alleged Costco Wholesale Corp - a US-based membership-only warehouse club - sold shrimp farmed in Thailand. The Thai fishing industry has continued to come under international attacks over claims it uses forced labour despite Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha amending several relevant laws and introducing many tough measures aimed at combating illegal fishing and human-trafficking networks. The seafood industry and trade associations, led by the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade of Thailand, have also announced that they will comply strictly with new Thai laws designed to crack down on illegal fishing and human trafficking.

On Thursday four consumers filed a class-action lawsuit in a US federal court in Los Angeles seeking to represent all California consumers of Fancy Feast cat food who would not have purchased the product had they known it had ties to slave labour.

"By hiding this from public view, Nestle has effectively tricked millions of consumers into supporting and encouraging slave labour on floating prisons," said Steve Berman, managing partner of the Hagens Berman law firm.

Nestle said in an e-mailed statement that forced labour "has no place in our supply chain".

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Nestle-sued-in-the-US-over-Thai-slave-labour-claim-30267710.html

-- The Nation 2015-08-29

''On Thursday four consumers filed a class-action lawsuit in a US federal court in Los Angeles'' Would that mean that 4 cats filed the action or are their owners eating the cat food?

Curious???

Does she have to go through customs and immigration at Heathrow before she catches her flight to Ireland?...if so...my guess would be that she does need a visa to the UK.

If not ....doesn't make sense.

As far as I know ,she was just to go from one terminal to another but not through any immigration. It's the same scenario if we stop at Abu Dhabi on route!

This morning I got a call from my Thai partner in tears to tell me she was at Suanabhumi and the British Airways check in staff would not allow her on the flight to Ireland because she did not have a visa for the UK even though she did have a valid one for Ireland to come and visit me. I had booked the ticket for her through Skyscanner and was unaware of this rule and didn't think it was necessary as she was only going to be a transferring passenger in Heathrow. She was given a phone number to contact by the check in staff and listened to it ring two times for 25 minutes each time. There's no ticket desk in Suanabhumi where she could go to change the ticket.

I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem and has any suggestions as to how I might be able to claim back some or all the 42,000 baht this cost me?

There's a place on Sukhumvit in Naklua called Boy Air and Sound that do all that type of installation. Very professional people.Their shop is located just before the Isuzu dealership coming from the 36 road onto Suk Rd heading for Pattaya.

I've found the best to be a lady who operates her business at the North end of Pattaya beach. Not sure what the rate is but she operates an honest non scam business. Her name is Joy and her pitch is the first one across from the Amari hotel.

Seem the Permanent secretary isn't so permanent after all!!

Why not...you can do everything else at 7-Eleven.

Didn't know that they had short time rooms upstairs at 7/11????

There are 25,000 deaths on Thai roads every year and the authorities do nothing about the blatent disinterest in wearing helmets on bikes or 2 or 5 family members on one bike.Different of course if a falang doesn't wear a helmet. Keep the pressures on as its the only way.

I hope that when I die my body is not only discovered because of a foul odour!