Lazybones

1 hour ago, Old Croc said:

If you could remember the details I would be interested in checking where and how.

You need to look through the Asian now post as that is where I saw it. About 2 weeks ago and I think it was through expatvax.

16 hours ago, Old Croc said:

Getting closer to Loei, I live in hope.

Thought I saw someone in Loei got it 2 weeks ago

15 hours ago, 1FinickyOne said:

I hope both of you in Petchabun are ok.. 

About 100 of us I believe

20 hours ago, malibukid said:

i am waiting, i am waiting, oh yeah, oh yeah.  waiting for someone to contact me.  can i hold out, can i hold out,, oh yeah oh yeah.

Me too. In Phetchabun which deep red zone

20 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

Can't wait to see the real numbers (if we ever see any) but of course all the Reporters, TV Crews, Agents, Flight Crews, Bus Drivers and any returning Residents will all be included in the 'Tourist' numbers for good measure.

No mention of the 70% vaccination lately!

2 hours ago, BestB said:

1 common factor in all sad stories, no assistance from the government in any shape or form.

 

Year ago, promised soft loans for the businesses never made it to the businesses, just disappeared into a thin air.

 

BOT suggested business owners speak with the banks they have business accounts with for loans, only to be told bank does not lend to tourism related businesses, including restaurants.

 

Big head keeps coming up with stimulus packages only no one seems to see or feel it effects.

Last week Victoria announced a grant of $3,500 for restaurants for the week lockdown. When it was extended for another week they gave another $3,500.

22 hours ago, ttkeric said:

Well, if she's a, erm, self employed business woman plying her trade, that shouldn't qualify as "friend", right? 

When this happened in Australia, 'intimate' partners were exempt. 

18 hours ago, Maejo Man said:

Melbourne consulate stopped issuing 1 year Non imm visas well over 2 years ago. Application only via the Thai embassy.

Not true, I applied for, and received, my Non Immigrant O visa from Melbourne last November. I think it was processed in Camberra though but definitely issued from Melbourne. 3 days from memory.

Phetchabun has at least 2 cases as of today according to my wife

19 hours ago, foreverlomsak said:

al least they've a little reason, some, Phetchabun for example, are on the list while having no cases, or at least non I know of except rumors.

I am stuck in Australia naively expecting the borders to open shortly. Final realising that this will not happen, and given that i am married to a Thai whom I have been apart from for 6 months now, I have stared the process of repatriation. I'm 78yo am trying to get insurance as required but so far to no avail. 

Does anyone know of an insurance company that will meet the repatriation insurance requirements for a 78yo?

Jetstar are offering regular flights mel to bnk from 1st aug.

Unfortunately I'm led to believe that the guy has passed away.

The best cheap substitute I have found is Bells from 7/11 - $395. Can't go wrong

We have had a 40 seat Thai Restaurant in a Melbourne outer suburb for over 20 years doing both eat-in and take-away with delivery on our slow nights. Never going to be millionaires but gives us enough to live on and support family, both in Melbourne and Thailand. Have some Thai relo's involved in the business. Have had 4 restaurants in the past but am getting older now and now have wound back to the original restaurant. Secret is to keep the overheads down, particularly rent. Look for a low cost shop but with access to a large numbers of people. Important to keep the food standard high as that will be the selling point - word of mouth is the best publicity. The shop doesn't have to be flash, but needs to be clean.

If you want more info PM me. I don't know what 'PM' means and don't know how to do it or respond to it - have just seen other posters mention it. I guess it means 'personal message'.

Best of luck mate.

Highway 21 is a duel carriage way with very few bends. He said that another vehicle came toward him forcing him to cancel his overtaking but clipping the pick up in the process. For him to meet someone head on they would have to be going the wrong way down the left hand carriage way. Go figure

17 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

It was my first bad experience in 11 years of using the office here.

I think when I went on Tuesday it was just a bad day to go. Yesterday was not as bad. It seems a lot of my wait was due the head officer not being there to sign off on it.

 

Joe, I thought the requirement that the income had to be from pension was no longer. If not I could be in trouble as m my income is only partially obtained from pension

Transferwise provides the facility to view/share/print the transfer details which show both the sending bank (in my case CBA AUD) and receiving bank (THAI SCB).I plans to match these up with the SCB bank statement and present to immigration. Don't know how I will go but will test it first at my next 90 Day report. 

I think it depends on the transfer method used. I use TransferWise and the SCB code for the transactions is ATS which stands for Automatic Transfer System. This isn't the code used when I do internal bank to bank transfers. I'm hoping that come extension renewal time that the IO will accept this as being overseas transfers.

15 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Entering at a different crossing would be an option.

They do have a form they can use when you run out of pages. Although VT didn't have one. I went to Ta Li and they fixed me up.

I went to the same guy in Phetchabun on the 15th Nov and he did know about it and also asked me why they were stopping issuing the embassy verifications. I think that we have to wait and see what the central IO comes out with as I believe it was them that forced the embassies to stop issuing the letters by demanding them to verify the income which the embassies were not willing to do.

25 minutes ago, bbudd said:

Go to Mae Sai

Pay 500 B to Myanmar border control

Tell them your not shopping

They return your stamped passport in the office across the road

Takes all of 10 minuets

I believe all Myanma crossings are the same. I go to Mae Sot. 500 bt and takes 15mins including the walk across the bridge. I did read that the crossing at 3 Pagoda Pass out past Kanchanaburi is also now open for border crossings. This would more convenient to Bangkok. Laos crossings are1400bt (1200) for Aussies) and you get a Laos visa which takes up a whole page in your passport. 

It has already been mentioned but Lamisil works for me both on the crutch and the toes