Kaoboi Bebobp
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52 minutes ago, Dmitry2222 said:
Where was it done? One of my friend was rejected with affidavit in Jomtien few weeks ago. IO said that affidavit currently is not acceptable. However, in HuaHin looks like it works well.
A Canadian friend? If so, this is not good news for me or other Canadians renewing at Jomtien.
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Regarding the embassy letter. I will need to renew my extension in mid-summer.
I recently personally visited the embassy in Bangkok to see how I can present to them my government pension income. They said I can just do a screen capture of my pension account with the ID and amount. I will be adding this info to my company pension letter, which I've used alone for years. This year, due to horrible exchange rate, I will have to add another pension source to my documents for immigration.
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20 hours ago, wotsdermatter said:
About 10 days ago I put up a news item that the Canadian government had just issued. They are now recording details of persons leaving Canada in order to try to cut back on the number of claims that people make about their CPP and OAS. They are aware that many Canadians leave the country and stay
out longer than the prescribed allowed time, i.e. six months a year, and still collect their benefits. This is being done at all ports of exit with very few exceptions. They are obtaining details about people leaving by plane, train, car, bus, and ship and one of the main focus points is the date and time of leaving. When a person returns, that is then matched with the person's details of leaving the country. No mention was made as to whether Canadian Embassies are involved in the data collection.
My original posting was just a heads up to Canadians to let them know what is happening.
'nuf sed.
Not yet. The system of airlines supplying passenger manifests will not be ready until around the first quarter or 2020.
See the last Quick Fact in this government press release for further information regarding OAS.
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Only a fool would book a ticket.
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PS to "airline executives," Well done.
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On 3/28/2019 at 6:27 PM, Kelsall said:
Just got my VN e-visa. Took 4 days. Like others, I am tired of the VOA and the with full page visa that goes in your passport. This looks great. No visa in the passport.
Have you already entered VN? So, with their e-visa, you just go straight to passport control like in Cambodia with the printout of the visa in hand?
Oops, answered in post No. 4 above.
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On 3/28/2019 at 1:55 PM, marcusb said:
Confusing. Nothing in Canadian news about it that I saw.
He has admitted to the crime. -- So he must be in custody of the RCMP
And what he says ^ No way Canada just said "yeah we'll send him back" that quickly
Yep. Absolutely nothing in the Canadian media about this case. And as others noted, no way will the suspect be sent from Canada to Thailand if he faces the death penalty. So all the Thai claims are just made up.
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6 hours ago, ShortTimed said:
Did you attempt both names he is known to use?
Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa ConnectYup. Plus numerous search terms, general and more specific.
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I could not find any Canadian media report on the detainment of the murder suspect in Vancouver, or anywhere else. The only story is the Thaivisa/Nation report after searching via Duckduckgo and Google.
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The US and Cambodia recently inked a minor military co-operation deal concerning training etc.
Meanwhile, Cambodia is under fresh threat from the EU of withdrawing its special near-tariff-free trade deal due to Cambodia's horrific human rights record the past few years. Cambodia sends 40% of its exports (mostly textiles) to EU nations for a $5.5 billion yield. It's got till next year to clean up its act. You can imagine HE's reaction. He was not polite.
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I use my DTAC SIM in Canada strictly for receiving of OTP from Kasikorn Bank. I have roaming activated, but never use a roaming package because receiving of an international SMS is free via a local Canadian network. Once I insert the DTAC SIM in Canada, it can take several minutes to lock into a local cell network. Once I activate a banking transaction, it can take several minutes for the SMS to arrive. It has always worked this way.
I would never use roaming to receive calls. It will cost you a fortune, as it certainly does in Canada. I have a Toronto local mobile package, oddly enough from 7-11 Canada, that does all the rest. A top-up is good for 365 days. Perfect.
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1 hour ago, Srikcir said:
February 4, 2019 - statements by Poj Aramwattananont, vice chairman of Thailand’s Board of Trade:
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/business/30363452
- urged the BOT and Finance Ministry to work together to address the issue of the baht appreciating against other currencies, which hurts the income of farmers throughout the Kingdom.
- “We are deeply concerned about the trend of the Thai currency as we saw in 2018 how damaging the appreciation can be to the food exports industry.
- Furthermore, both the BOT and the Finance Ministry have yet to show signs of concern on this issue,”
Today - still no signs of concern.
Three weeks later:
Conicidence?
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Lots of reports of low or no water pressure and erratic power outages all over Phnom Penh on one Cambo expat forum. Was chatting online with a friend in Phnom Penh via his phone and his power had just gone out again in late morning. Also internet went and he lost water pressure several times. Lives north of Sihanouk Blvd.
I was considering moving back to PP this year. Think I'll wait and stay here in VN. Where I live there's no utility problems. However, VN is also forecasting a shortage of electricity in the south.
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And I was just in PP for a week, for the first time in two years. Prices have not tripled, unless 4737 Carlin is speaking of one thing, namely the cost of "personal services." This I wouldn't know.
However, I did a tour of supermarkets to check on grocery prices compared to Bangkok/Pattaya. Prices at Thai Huot, Lucky and Super Duper were certainly higher for items that very likely came through Thailand. Beer and cigs are still as cheap as two years ago and far cheaper than in Thailand. Even Thai beer (Leo) is cheaper in Cambodia. But drinking water is rather expensive. Nice apartments start at around $400US.
So, pretty much the same as two years ago.
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I just happen to arrive in Phnom Penh on Monday after two years away. Sure enough, one of the first things I hear from some long-term Aussie acquaintances is to watch yourself at all times. They said crime incidents have gotten worse the last two years.
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I'm with Sheryl above. If you read the FB pages on Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, there are frequent reports of bag snatches, phone thefts, apartment break-ins, motorcycle and bicycle thefts. A good friend and long-time Phnom Penh resident had a gun pulled on her right out on the street near Sihanouk Blvd and had to surrender her bag.
I lived there for a year. My Viet GF frequently reminded me to pull my backpack onto the floor of tuktuks, don't hold onto the phone while walking, never ever put your phone on the restaurant table or anything of value, keep the back door of the apartment closed and locked.
The only time I've had anyone try to steal something from me was on a Phnom Penh street. Got an emergency call from the GF and, forgetting the warnings, walked along the street talking with her. Sure enough two guys on a moto swung by and grabbed for the phone. I was holding it pretty tightly and kept it.
I felt much safer in Thailand and my current home city in Vietnam.
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On 2/18/2019 at 7:39 PM, AlexCanada said:
Naklua is just as bad. They're everywhere.
On 2/18/2019 at 8:30 PM, KhunBENQ said:And isn't this armada of stinking coaches up and down Naklua rd., turning in to the beach side, full of Chinese?
Thanks for the warnings. I was recently considering migrating to Naklua if I return to Pattaya in the next couple of months. But the reports of North Road construction, T21 traffic and increasingly busy Naklua Road are putting me off this idea. I used to like the area years ago but never lived there. Back to plan A.
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On 2/19/2019 at 4:11 AM, Destiny1990 said:
What pisses me of is that now and then some Russian looking person steps up to me mumbles something in probably a Russia language and then they seem disappointed that i’am not a Russian..
very awkward and humiliating every time that happens because i believe i look much more sophisticated then some Russia siberian tourist.
This has happened to me several times. Once in Tokyo Narita airport, once in Bangkok airport, a couple of times in a 7-11 and once on the street. Just recently, a Russian who knows my neighbourhood friends joined us at our table. I asked if I look Russian. "No," was his immediate reply. I have French and Dutch heritage.
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Exports actual: 5.65% decline. Analysts' estimate: 1% decline
Imports actual: 13.99% increase. Analysts' estimate: 1% decline
Trade balance actual: $4.03 billion deficit. Analysts estimate: $320 million surplus
How's that for staggeringly bad analysts' estimates? Must be MBA grads.
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His bill just went from 200 to 20,000 baht.
Question: In Chiang Mai, do the bars really close at midnight?
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Every day I read of another department I’ve never heard of. The list below is just from this one story about adding another department!
Natural Resources and Environment Ministry
Environment Quality Promotion Department
Health Department
Health Emergency Assessment Division
Provincial Environment Office
Health Emergency Response Bureau
Pollution Control Department
Disease Control Department
Emergency Operations Centre (TBA)
My favourite is the Environment Quality Promotion Department. What do they do? Probably as much or little as the other pollution control departments judging by the continuing failure to deal with the issues.
Somewhere in Minburi is a government building the size of Chang Wattana that houses a Department of Directory of Departments, with a flowchart the size of the Baiyoke Tower.
Thailand the Hub of Departments.
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Went to one of the Finnish restaurants behind Big C Extra over a week ago. Found the interior festooned with No Smoking signs in a place with a completely open frontage. Everyone was sitting outside at the handful of big tables. Inside had two customers. I can see the Finns co-operating on this new clamp-down. Not!
One of the staff said the threatened fine is 20,000 to the Finnish owner and 5000 to the customer. Betcha Thai owners aren't worried. The proof was in a nearby Thai owned place with similar setup serving westerners. No signs, no worries.
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1 hour ago, ThomasThBKK said:
So what does this have to do with illegal foreign cigarettes?!
7 11 and co don't sell anything illegal, all marlboro and co are taxed there.
Of course people don't buy thai junk that is nearly as expensive as real cigarettes. Why would they?
You can't tell Me that illegal cigarettes account for any big turnover here. There are simply not many countries where u could even buy cheaper...
The guy interviewed also doesn't sell illegal stuff,
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QuoteYou can't tell Me that illegal cigarettes account for any big turnover here. There are simply not many countries where u could even buy cheaper...
China, Cambodia and Vietnam produce and sell copy/real cigs for far less than is charged in Thailand. My premium Japanese brand costs 150 baht a pack of 20. I can buy an entire carton of the same brand in Vietnam at the retail price for a bit over the cost of just two packs in Thailand. 240,000 VND/330 baht.
I have never bought a carton off the mobile vendors in Pattaya so don't know the quality but lots of people buy them.
As for Thai junk, quite a few in fact do buy these cheapo brands.
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2 hours ago, monkeycu said:Must be very dangerous women, 6 cops required for the photo opp.
Nah, that's the minimum complement of cops required under the RTP regs for photo ops. Indoors, 6-10 cops, outdoors 8 to 15. After midnight raids and mass arrests, 12-20. Officers, 4-8, at least two carrying two-way radios and wearing parachute badges. They must wear caps. No smiling.
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1 hour ago, oldhippy said:If tourism would account for 7 or 10 or 30 % of GDP, that would mean - ceteris paribus - that 7 or 10 or 30 % of the Thai labour force is employed in the tourist industry.
That would not leave much for agriculture, manufacturing, services and government.
That's a pretty thin statement, professor. Everyone knows the Thai workforce is, of necessity, longtime practitioners of multi-tasking. Planting and harvesting rice or fruits, then in the non-farming season, driving a tourist minibus, selling coffee in the market, cleaning hotel rooms, driving taxi in Bangkok. Etc. There are few neat job boundaries when food has to be put on the floor mat.
Moving along:
Reuters, January 2018:
QuoteTourist receipts account for about 12 percent of Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy [Thailand], making it one of the most important drivers of growth as Thailand has lagged regional peers since the army took power in 2014.
Royal Thai Embassy to US, May 2017:
QuoteThe direct contribution of Travel & Tourism to GDP in 2016 was THB1,292.5bn (9.2% of GDP) according to World Travel and Tourism Council recent estimation.
In any case, GDP and other numbers are largely not even close to reflecting the "real" economy, never mind the dark economy.
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Rubbish piles up as Sihanoukville workers quit
in Cambodia News
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I don't know why anyone would vacation in S'ville. Water and electricity shortages daily. Streets piled with garbage and untreated waste, even worse than a few years ago due to the infrastructure abuse by the Chinese invaders. Rampant price gouging by hotels and bars, even some places only accepting Chinese customers. Not to mention the light and noise pollution of the casinos, which also tend to be the source of many crimes that sometimes spill out into the streets.
I think the Cambodian authorities will regret this giveaway of sovereignty. However, the dark genie is out of the bottle.