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My Thai driving license expires in a few weeks. I went ahaed ad did the test for renewal online. Now I wanted to book the appointment on the App, and the next open slots are only available in February... here in Bangkok
Question:
- Is it still possible to go as a walk-in, and just wait a bit longer?
- What do I need to bring, besides expiering license, medical certificate, QRCode from the test, passport& copies...
I am sure this has been discussed in lenghts previously, but could not find the forum, or topic.
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17 hours ago, AAArdvark said:
I used to live in Orlando FL near Disney World.
I got drastically reduced rates for season tickets because I lived in the area.
Was that fair or racist?
That was good business! Likely, Disney made more money that way.
If they would charge everyone 200 Baht and give Thai Nationals a 120 Baht Discount, on presenting a National ID card, I would understand it better. A local discount is OK in my mind.In current practice prices are applied based on how one looks. We went to a national park and had our foreign maid with us. She was given the Thai price no questions, as she looks Thai.
National Parks, Museum etc. are easily justified for dual pricing, as presumable they are partly maintained from Thai Taxpayers money. What really gets me are commercial enterprises that charge foreigners massive markups. I am known for enjoying a cup of coffee outside whilst my family visits the Aquarium, which by the way was foreign owned.
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I think it was just dumb to hold on to these shares. Probably ill-advised by his legal team.
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I think he needs a better legal team. The issue should have been well-foreseen and dealt with before the election.
Easy enough as the shares were practically worthless.
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24 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:
The judiciary is the ( totally compromised regime owned) tool which will be used to keep him out of power.
Then a reform of the judiciary should be the first step.
Pita may ends up not becoming an MP, as he held media company shares which prohibits him from being elected. That would be the law, not a compromised judiciary.
However, to be elected PM does not require to be an MP. So he still could and should be in power.
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Get into power first and then talk. Leave the legal process to the judiciary branch.
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Judging by the picture, the fish was a willing participant, and rather inquisitive. Illegal it may be, but certainly not malicious.
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I can see that withdrawing money can be challenging if you have lost your card(s). My US Bank (Citi) would not send replacement cards to Thailand. However, if the sister is able to send 10K, then surely she can book a ticket for her and send some good old-fashioned Western Union money for incidentals to get to the airport.
This reeks of BS. Why did I even read it...
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I managed to get the Elite Visa without TM30. This works if you time things right and arrange for the Visa to be issued on arrival in BKK- Suvarnabhumi, i.e. before you would need to have a TM30.
Also, the visa comes in 5-year increments. The immigration stamp is valid for one year. As I am traveling multiple times per year in and out, I don't foresee a need to do any extensions requiring a TM30. If you don't travel internationally, then a once-a-year border run might be more entertaining than jumping through hoops...
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5 hours ago, equalizer1970 said:
The only way they can clean this up is by banning the use of third party agencies and set up an independent appeals process. I went for a marriage visa years ago and they had me running around like a blue <deleted> fly. Oh this one need colour photo copy. Oh this you need 6 copies not 2 copies. This one no good need to go get new copy, signature touching line. Blaa Blaa Blaa. I eventually did what they said until they realized i wasn't going away. I paid the 1900 baht and she gave me back my passport and a big stack of A4 photocopies. Then her last words. ''Better you go see agent next time''! If there was an independent agency you could approach and show them what you have had to go through and they came down hard on these employees this would all stop in no time.
I know exactly what you have been through. Same here. I used agents for years, even though I always had everything needed for my extensions. It was a pleasant and fast process. Couple years back the Misses asked me "why are you wasting your money on these agents? You have everything. We can do that ourselves." So we did. I now need to plan three full days to run around, even so I bring plenty of copies, photos etc.. Last year the problem was with the photos. They asked for photos of the kids in school, despite schools being closed a long time with the pandemic. Went back home and printed pictures from previous year... One year a used a family Photo that unfortunately included my SIL at the dinner table. That is apparently not allowed.
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4 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:
It is about quality tourists and those with Money. They feel that these types are super wealthy and will pay to play and stay.
And a few will do exactly that. Too few however to have no measurable impact on the Tourism Industry.
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This is just a drop in the Ocean... how many of the annual 40million tourists arrived by yacht?
As long as there is any quarantine, majority of tourists will stay away.
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Trying to orbit the moon may well result in establishing a Thai colony on Mars.
There are many more important earthly problems to solve.
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5 hours ago, thhMan said:
How is a freelancer supposed to get employment contract?
Isnt a freelancer someone who works for themselves?
Before they make rules, they need to make sure they know <deleted> they are talking about!
Ditto, you hit the nail on the head. I can imagine that many digital nomads are self-employed, and just sell their work without being contract-bound.
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What difference does it make? I can see the logic behind staying at Armee Housing.
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33 minutes ago, Thaifly88 said:
It’s actually 55 baht per day. the visa cost increase over 5 years (55 x 365 x 5 = approx 100,000)
So in total about 330 Baht/ day, or 10K/month. Include a decent health insurance and make that payable monthly, and we have a deal!
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This is scary. Note to self, be always prepared to run away, fast.
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Reading all this I realize how fortunate I am.
I do live in Bangkok and normally work abroad. Currently living on reduced salary due to not being able to travel. At least I am with my family, safe and sound.
My hope is that soon the country (and the world) will open again, eventually it has to.
Everybody, stay strong and never give up hoping for the best. Kudos to TV for raising awareness!
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6 hours ago, rkidlad said:
Well, your experience of a hotel can be subjective.
You think the receptionist was rude, or the service wasn’t up to your standard, etc. That’s why when I read reviews I can spot the unreasonable looking ones and the ones that seem to make sense. Good or bad.
Exactly. Only few performances can be measured with some degree of objectivity. To wait 20 minutes for a beverage, or to get cold food is objectively bad. But friendliness for example comes in many facettes. What one thinks is friendly, some else may considers plainly rude. Depending on the cultural background.
Anyway, I will continue to review as objective as I can, and be nice about it. If I don't like something, I will also say so.
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On 9/26/2020 at 9:33 PM, rkidlad said:
Little bit advice to any business in any sector: don’t have your customers imprisoned. It isn’t a good look.
People leave bad reviews. This is life. Explain why the review is wrong or at least try to settle it with the guest. This has now just made it much worse for the hotel.
And before people say it’s the law or the police did it, etc, once you go to the police to file charges for someone writing bad reviews, you can safely assume they’ll be arrested if the case is accepted. That’s how filing complaints with the police works.
You are 100% right.
But I do understand the Hotel. I use review sites when I am super happy or very disappointed. However, posts should always be factual. In a way, I do like having a legal recourse against defamation.
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13 minutes ago, rudidep said:
with 580 deaths per million, Sweden have the 13th highest mortality rate globally. Hardly something to be proud about
and 8,725 total cases per million population... world average is 4,009. enough statistics.
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Hmm. ? 1.2 billion Baht by 1,200 expected tourist per month is 1 Million baht per such tourist. That appears to be a lot.
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I use(d) online ordering for things that are not easy to find locally, be it a special wine or a specific imported beer. Guessing that this is the primary use of online booze shops. Fail to understand how this ban could help eliminate under age sales in a meaningful manner.
I am pretty sure my Kids could go to any local Mom&Pop and buy any alcohol they want.
How easy would it have been to mandate an age verification step in the online purchase?
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22 minutes ago, samtam said:This is exactly the line CDC in Bangkok gave me. "There is no evidence that the virus...can be spread to people through the water in pools"...but we'll keep them closed, just in case. On the other hand, there is evidence that not adhering to social distancing has caused transmission of the virus...so we'll open Chatuchak, beauty parlours, slimming centres, foot massage parlours...
There is NO logic. Oh, wait a minute...
Exactly. Our pool is well chlorinated and should not be dangerous at all. Besides what are the chances that one of the currently 163 infected people spreads his germs in our pool, probably lower than winning the lottery big.... People would have a better understanding for the rules, if they were applied with common sense. A walk through our local market is much more concerning.
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Thanks Jack, will check it out.