Superdude

I am a Belgian based Production Manager and entrepreneur. I will be traveling to Bangkok followed by Chiang Mai to support the successful training and development of new team members in this new market for our company. We are seeking individuals with good recruiting, training, and leadership skills to help us launch a publicly traded network marketing company in the all natural biotech space into Thailand, in the skincare and wellness industries. I am looking for people who are fluent in English as I would be your primary contact and mentor as you develop with the company.

This opportunity is brand new - open less than 3 months in the country as of now. If this interests you at all, I would be happy to send you some background information and set a time for a Skype interview. If not I wonder if you know anyone in your area that may be of interest to connect with me. Please email me at [email protected] for serious inquiries.

Kind Regards

Hello,

I am a Versatile and resourceful Senior Management professional with over 7 years of experience in the areas of food manufacturing, quality assurance and food & technology science in the Food Processing industry.

At this moment I'm looking for a new opportunity to get back work in Thailand in middle or top management.

If requesting my resume, You'll notice that my the breadth of my expertise covers a wide area of responsibilities. I am a hard working, ambitious leader and motivator of people, recognized for flexibility, adaptability, and for a
high degree of expertise in the managerial field.

I graduated as a bachelor in food science and technology followed by a graduation of MBA General Management. Degrees can be requested.

I'm also proficient in languages such as Dutch, French, English and Thai.

If anyone should have a open vacancy please contact me through PM.

I'll be back in Thailand on holiday trip in October and will reside in Chiang Mai.

Only serious inquiries please.

Kind regards,

Jilles

You will receive lots of PM's from 'financial advisors' now, hehe.

Seriously, following the old endowment shambles in the UK, the first thing any financial advisor worth his salt should tell you is to keep your life insurance and savings separate. ie you have a term life assurance, which only provides a return in the event of death - bit like car insurance, you don't get a rebate if you don't claim. Then what you would have put in the savings element goes into a separate savings plan. More effeicient (potentially more tax efficient), more transparent, less hidden charges.

However the schemes that give you a lump sum at the end if you don't claim, a la endowment, pay huge comissions which come from huge charges on your savings, so expect every 'financial advisor' in this country to recommend this option over what I outlined above.

Also agree with above poster - don't tell your wife about the policy

No worries. Don't have a wife

Thanks for the replies anyway

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some info about good life insurances.

The reason is that I want to deduct them from my taxes but also get a nice revenue from it in the future.

Anyone of you having any idea which one can be proposed?

If you want to purchase a house in Thailand, there are 3 main ways:

1 - Illegal way: Create a company with thai nominees. Every 2-3 years there are new enforcement of the law, in mid/long term you are sure to loose the land and money.

2 - Legal ways:

* Lease 30 years: Everybody has to know that you have NO garantee that the lease will be renewed after 30 years. After 30 years you may loose your good.

* Buy the land at the name of you thai wife, but if she is a prostitute, she will may ask 50% of the value of the house and leave.

For me there are few solutions:

- If you are single or living with a prostitute ( a girl who asks x bahts per week or per month): RENT !!!

- If you are married with a normal thai girl, after 4-5 years together, you may think about buying a house at the name of your thai wife.

PS: In Pattaya I saw many new houses sold for the "farang" market and overpriced ! For instance 10 million bahts for a nice villa with a private swimming pool: when the farang owner want to resell, it's really hard to sell higher than 5 millions bahts (don't believe the real estate agencies). But what will happen with this new law inforcement... with more houses to sell ? This kind of villa will be sold at 3-4 millions bahts ???

What is the third main way?

I remember to have heard and saw on some official documents issued by my embassy that you can actually buy and own 1 rai of land legally in your name.

But like everything it is at a big price of course.

When you invest 40 miln baht in Thailand, you can actually buy land till 1 rai maximum.

Downside is that the money also needs to stay on the bank for 10 years.

So it means that 10 years you can't touch that money.

Quite pricy and not a lot of us that can achieve that, except for mega-multi-nationals.

Heads up only,39,999,999 baht to go and I have my own rai

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I thought I saw some in Chinatown here in BKK.

If you want to know how to call them just use google translate. On the second box ( the translated one ) you can actually listen how it is called.

But I should try Chinatown.

Good luck

Hi and welcome,

Hope you'll find the person you're looking for

Hi all,

I have a Thai friend ( working collegue ) who is gay and looking for a nice and adorable foreign boyfriend.

He has a nice job working as Purchasing officer.

If anyone should be intrested in knowing him, please feel free to pm me and I'll be able to give the contact information to him or his contact information to you.

He speaks English fluently

Try the Kasikorn at Central Bang Na. The only thing their request is a phone number, adress and e-mail from a Thai person who you know.

It worked for me some years ago and still now some friends who are coming to here and want to open a bank account succeed everytime.

Good luck on it

The OP is also saying that he's looking for work. Can a WP be obtained with a Non-O? I thought that the WP could only be obtained with a Non-B

Will be passing by in the weekend

Good luck on finding a job in those 30 days. It will be hard knowing that the processes of screening candidates is everywhere the same ( maybe harder and longer in Thailand ), but you never know.

Welcome to Thailand

An Amstrad

An Amstrad

Admission is free. Just need to register at the booth when entering. Sorry for the late reply

The usually bribes and what will it changes?

Snake farm.

Bridge over the River Kwai

Floating market

How about that macabre hospital museum with a sliced human head and the mummified body of an executed racist - forget where that is.

And the Ancient City . . forget what it's proper name is now . . .

"And the Ancient City . . forget what it's proper name is now . . ."

I take it you are talking about, Muang Boran as it is known in Thai, Ancient City is the farang name.

Combine it with a trip to the crocodile farm which is right next to it over at samut Prakarn.

Would have said the same. Crocodile farm and ancient city

If they will start to check every single banknote at rush hour, it will be very crowdy.

On the other hand I understand.

As quoted before, the knowledge of your Thai skills will be a determining factor to achieve a job in finance here.

Anyway good luck and never give up hope

For the food lovers.

On 26 and 27 may the public is allowed to visit the food fair called THAIFEX.

It will be held at the IMPACT convention center at Thong Thani.

16 Expected represented country:

Brunei, Cambodia, China, Europe, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam

THAIFEX – World of Food Asia 2012

26 – 27 May 2012

Challenger Hall 1 – 3, Impact Arena,

Exhibition and Convention Center

Muang Thong Thani, 99 Popular Road, Banmai Subdistrict,

Pakkred District, Nonthaburi 11120, Thailand.

Opening hours : 10:00 hrs to 20:00 hrs.

Try the Watana Mansion on Ratchada. Not that expensive, have english speaking staff, transport from airport to hotel can be arranged. Mrt station on 5 mins walking distance. Intersection with Rama 9 for going out at the RCA by taxi approx 10 mins. Department stores, some disco's, massage palaces, basically everything you need. Trips and sightseeing tours organised by the hotel.

Standard room 650 baht a night, breakfast included.

Access to room with keycard, safe in room, restaurant and minimart in the hotel, A/C, roomservice but no minibar.

Would say check it out and good luck on your staying in Thailand

2 years ago I flew with FINNAIR and I was well pleased with the service in the air as on the ground.

The people on the ground are very helpfull and friendly. The transfer time was about 1 hour and goes smoothly. On my flight I didn't had any delay and the plain landed in BKK 30 minutes before the scheduled time.

So in my opinion if you could go with FINNAIR and the service is still the same I should say "Go for it"

Still need to see if it will keep the same taste by modifying some things about the fruit.

When I came here on holidays before, I just did walk in. Just check some hotels. Most of the hotels have still vacancies when doing a "walk in"

I was used to go to one at Ratchada. 650 baht/night breakfast included. Easy acces to MRT.