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Your quote from Wikipedia doesn't mean much as it refers to Thailand as a whole, when we know that the rail system is not/cannot be capillary. What would be interesting to know is the percentage of rail/road transport on the BKK-CM route. I for one think that Thais are not completely stupid and inefficient as it is often purported on this forum, and they choose what is best. For example, take Lazada. They have their own trucks, transporting lots of packages on that main route. If you count by package, train might seem a better choice economically. But if you count as a whole, I am sure the opposite is true. Same reason why in Europe DHL and similar have their own planes. And I seem to remember that in Sweden, IKEA built their own railway network. It all depends on the volume of goods shipped under one label.

I just did the same. In my case, I gave the title deed and POA to the agent, whom I trusted. If you have a trusted friend or relative, who is available to be present at transfer, even better. At any rate, the POA form (Chor 21) states clearly what the POA is for, they can't sell it to another person or for another price. And obviously, keep to yourself copies of everything.

The punishment fits the crime regardless. What you are against is the "shame" of being in a press release. I kind of agree with that, but perhaps they mean it as a warning to others and at any rate they blurred his face and didn't give the full details. The Swede will be detained in IDC until he buys a ticket out, he has other worries right now than the press release. What I find disappointing however is that the report doesn't mention what kind of "visa conditions" he infringed.

I don;t want to excuse the problem of PM2.5 in Chiang Mai, which is an absolute shame. But you should not take literally what click-hungry reporters feed you. 117 / 23 = 5. But 5 is the WHO recommended guideline for annual mean, while on a daily basis it is 15. We still exceed that by a lot, I know, but not by 23 times. And, CM air is relatively ok in PM2.5 terms for most of the year outside the critical 2 months. But again, yes, at this time of the year better stay away from CM.

If you lived in Chiang Mai province, you could observe with your own eyes that your statement "mostly sugar and crop burning" is wrong. It's mostly forest fires. There is a report from CM University stating that only 4% are from crops burning. Perhaps elsewhere the proportions are different, but CM province is mosly mountainous anyway.The forest fires are (also intentionally) started because of the lucrative mushroom business. Which is a great shame because not only it causes the absolutely horrible problem of pollution during 2 months, it also destroys a wonderful ecosystem, including a terrible death for many animals and long-lasting scars on the landscape. Including in National Parks. And in a few cases also deaths of heroic fire-fighters have occurred. I would almost suggest that the government hands out a sum to each village where fires do not occur, a little like paying ransom I know.

Come now, OMF, you are smarter than that. Of course we can have our ideas and, kudos to Thailand, even publish them on forums such as this. My point is that you post a lot, too much, way way way too much about the S family. Considering you don't even vote here. But this is just my opinion, make of it what you want, have a good day and I am off.

Disintegrating.... you have some imagination. It would be strange for a buidling to disintegrate after just a couple of years of being unattended. I drove by and actually stopped a couple of months ago, shame that they pulled the plug so hard, it was lovely. And unfortunate timing, look at how most businesses are back to life. Rimping for sure would still be very viable.

Unless you have acquired citizenship, she or any other is not your PM and it doesn't matter an iota what you prefer.

It worked for me. I booked online on Jan 10 for Feb 8, yesterday I was processed impeccably. I waited longer than usual but that's because I arrived 40 min too early. the actual processing time was 20 min from picture to passport. I had all documents and copies ready (retirement). It's true that there are very few slots available each month, I suspect much less than those of us who want to use them. The reason why they are few, or why the phone stops ringing, will be clear to you once you set foor inside the Imm building. They are simply overloaded, although the staff is quite large.

I did my 90d in person today at the Central Festival office, very fast, efficient, kind. I did not have issues re:TM30, however a lady in front of me did. The officer sat her on the side and gave her a form to fill, no drama, done.

No need to travel down to BKK. My wife and I, both non-Thai but different nationalities, were married originally in Singapore. We used an agent in CM and a couple of months later we had the corresponding document translated, notarized and stamped by the relevant Thai ministry. All for a reasonable fee and without travelling anywhere. Whether this is useful for you, it's your call but as a personal comment we used it a few times already.

I can't speak for Nonthaburi, but I live in CM and it's a pleasure to do it in person at the shopping mall. I just did it today. I enjoyed my lunch, then hopped to Imm, got a queue number in about 1', two people in front, 3 min later I was out with my nice official 90d slip stapled to my passport. Actually, both me and my wife. Went on shopping. Tongue in cheek: why would I want to do it online?? Of course, I fully realize everyone has a different situation: some might find it more convenient online, or by post. Good that Imm gives us the options.

Is that sarcasm, or you really have never been to Malaysia? And to answer another poster earlier, yes Malaysians have more money than Thais (aboput 50% more per capita income) and way more than Laos or Myanmar.

A bit confused. If you are US citizen, you cannot get "visa on entry", you will get visa exempt which at the moment grants 45 days with the possibility to extend by another 30 days. Not clear how you want to fit the Cambodia leg into this, but if you exit Thailand you will terminate the permission to stay. If you fly back via Thailand, then either you get another visa exempt and stay as needed before your return flight, or you transit staying within the airport on the same day in which case there's probably no need of a new arrival stamp. As for the airlines policy, I am not familiar with those but perhaps others here have experience or you should simply call them.

Grab has an option to book a pick-up for such transport. I don't remember exactly what I did, but I know that last year I bought a bycicle in a far-away shop, and I called Grab to take it back to my condo. Maybe you'll need planck of sorts to roll a heavy m/c onto the pick-up bed (or explain to the driver when you book).

I am not sure we are talking about the same thing. In my case, I have a fixed deposit acct (separated from the checking account), when I needed I just went to the BKB KSK branch, asked "letter for immigration", and got it within 5 minutes for 100B. With that, I would proceed directly to Imm, never any problem. I have been assured it will be the same service at the BKB Chang Pueak branch where the KSK accounts have been relocated.

My exact same experience.

Your imagination.

I believe @SammyJis referring to the casbah of garden shops known as JJ Market, there are indeed also several pet shops there and it's an excellent place to look for bird stuff. If more convenient by location, there is also some very good pet shops alog Hai Ya road.

One thing is Earth, another thing is the human race. The former can carry on without problems if the second one disappears much,much earlier than that.

Good advice about considering the risks of riding a m/c in Thailand - or a car for that matter. I would add consider getting an extra insurance cover. However we don't all come from the same background. There are places (like my own home country) in comparison to which Thai drivers appear as very slow, generally quite kind, and a touch odd. No problem at all from day 1. As I said, still risky if you don't keep your eyes wide open all the time.

What he really means is that he and his colleagues are getting less royalties. As for "quality", let me just say that's a personal opinion. Watching movies in a Thai theater is a torture I experienced early on and have avoided since. Need to dress for the North Pole and suffer the stink of popcorn, while the sound system drives you deaf.

you pick "2 years", conveniently forgetting that it was Covid-time. The OP had visited repeatedly before, and in any case I don't see what question was "over the top". In fact, I don't see what the problem was with answering 5 simple questions. Perhaps you should try the immigration system of a few other countries, or even of your own country when entering as a single Thai tourist.

You are completely right, and it's always amazing to see how some people here think that Thai immigration is difficult. Perhaps they should try a few other countries, or to travel with a passport with less entitlement. As for the "lots of questions" (5!) I find them perfectly normal and easy to answer.

I submitted the form Oct 18, pick-up date Jan 16.