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With the Thais it's all about "monkey see...monkey do". As long as the elites on TV are wearing masks, the peasants wouldn't dare shed the mask and insult the better judgement of those in authority. When the ruling class decides it's time to give up masking, the masses will follow suit. Obedience to authority always trumps common sense, critical thinking and following the science.

Better take that word "boy" out of the headline and replace it with "man" if you want to stay in good graces with the upcoming regime, unless of course you purposely added it to demean the new PM.

This gal's salary is only a fraction of what they are able to rake in by way of corruption. My stepdaughter is a government teacher who manages the accounting for her school, and she tells me horror stories of how much money the director steals from the coffers. Krung Thai Bank gives them over 400,000 Baht per year for the children's lunch fund, and the director steals half of it. She works the teachers to death having them do tasks which are her responsibility while she steps out for "important meetings" that are NOT taking place. When the children go on school trips, the teachers have to pay for the vans out of their own pocket while the director pockets the money dedicated for the trip, and the list goes on and on. These people are nothing but thieves and thugs and deserve to be in prison for the atrocities committed against the teachers and students. My wife is also a former teacher, and she confirms that this type of behavior by school directors is endemic in the society and not just a one-off. I can't tell you the number of times I have seen my stepdaughter come home crying, and there's not a thing she can do about it. If she speaks out, she will lose her job. There's no such thing as an anonymous "whistleblower" here. If they file a complaint, it's widely apparent who is making the claim, so whistleblowing is non-existent.

Bignok, if "at night I enjoy life" means that you are drinking alcohol, then that may be your problem. I lived that way for years in the Philippines, and I was always depressed and disinterested the morning after a night out. Booze will screw you up in more ways than one, so give it up. It may take a while to leave it behind, but life will be so much more amazing without it.

Happy, you sound like my wife.....assuming and guessing about everything. Of course, you are certainly entitled to your own opinion, but it is unwise for you to state your opinion as fact. Consider this....of all the knowledge in the world, let's modestly say that you are aware of .00000000000001% of it. Have you considered that the true knowledge of God is hidden somewhere in the balance of that, and you just haven't discovered it as yet? Keep searching my friend! Take it from a former "rich gone broke" alcoholic and drug addict, God the Father, Holy Spirit and Jesus are all real and can change your life dramatically when they come into your life. All you have to do is receive Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, and you will never have to worry about losing your life. You will find eternal life!

Stories like this are designed to give pot a bad name. It's all part of the propaganda campaign to reverse the laws on use of marijuana. No doubt he was either high on meth or mentally challenged or both.

I use the government's Military Hospital in Udon Thani and only pay 50 Baht to see a doctor. The meds from their pharmacy are dirt cheap, and no other hospital charges are levied. The private hospitals have recently raised their fee to 200 Baht for the nurse to check your blood pressure and weight you, but there is no such fee at the Military Hospital.

Just another of the continuing attempts to scare the public into masking up to remind the people that they are still slaves. Even 1000 cases per day in a city population of 11 million is only .0000909% of the population. That many people are catching the flu every day, and nobody's worried about that! It borders on insanity!!!!!!

Racket, in my estimation the safest account in a Thai bank would be a Foreign Currency Fixed Deposit Account which is a 3, 6, 9 or 12 month time deposit. Any transactions on this type of account have to be done in person inside the bank, and to withdraw or deposit to this account requires a verifiable signature surrender of the original deposit certificate. You can see this account on your eBanking site, but no online transactions are allowed.

I tried using online forms for my extension of stay in Udon Thani, and they rejected all of the forms and I had to start all over again. Best to drop by Immigration and pick up copies of the forms which they have printed in their office.

During the past 13 years I have observed several mothers and fathers teaching their underage children to drive a motorbike around our village, having no license and never wearing a helmet. From a very young age, they are being taught that rules and laws don't matter, so how else should we expect them to act when they become adults.

If your Thai wife ITIN is about to, or has, expired, you should have received a notification of the same with complete instructions on how to renew.

When I purchased our home in 2011, the developer's brochure showed the floor plan of 145 square meters. Upon measuring myself, I discovered that this included the front and back porches and the car garage which are not finished spaces and certainly not livable area. In the US a home's square footage in an appraisal pertains only to the livable area. Therefore, I felt terribly misled by the developer; but, now I understand that it's just another rip-off ploy that happens every day all over Thailand. I purchased a new car in 2021, and the staff refused to give me a copy of the purchase agreement after I presented them with a cashier's check for the purchase. After arguing with the clerk, she finally allowed me to take a photo of it. I could never get an explanation out of her. TIT!!!!

Joint Bank Account Rules on Death: When a joint account is created, it's usually set up as "Joint With Rights of Survivorship" (JWORS). This means that, upon the death of one account holder, the assets are transferred to the surviving account holder. Rights of Survivorship: Most accounts carry automatic rights of survivorship, but it's a good idea to check with your financial institution to ensure that this is the case for your joint account. You may have to sign additional documents to indicate that this is what you want. The surviving owner would continue to have full access to the money even if the co-owner of the joint checking account were to die, as long as the account carries these rights. It is my understanding that joint accounts in Thailand DO NOT have "Rights of Survivorship" which means that in the absence of a Last Will and Testament, under Thai inheritance laws there are 6 classes of statutory heirs, and they are entitled to inherit in the following order: descendants parents brothers and sisters of full blood brothers and sisters of half blood grandparents uncles and aunts The surviving spouse is a statutory heir, subject to the special provisions of Section 1635 Civil and Commercial Code. Therefore, I would strongly suggest that you check with the widow's bank to see if the joint account has Rights of Survivorship. It not, then that is the problem. However, I seriously doubt that any bank employee, including the manager, would have a clue what you are talking about. You'd better ask to speak with the bank's attorney. There is always one on call, so don't let them tell you otherwise.

To Whom It May Concern: I recent weeks I have noticed that the pop-up ads on the forum have gotten worse and worse, and now there is one that comes and goes while I am trying to read the comments, and it is extremely annoying and interferes with my ability to see the comments. If I click on "Skip Ads", it simply returns after a few seconds...over and over again. It is so annoying that I have decided to no longer participate on this forum until it is taken down. I am sure I am not the only reader who feels this way. I trust that admin will do something about this. It is a terrible deterrent to the forum's readership.

A POA is no longer valid upon the death of the Grantor. A Last Will and Testament is required.

The news article says the police are confident there is nothing suspicious about the death, and an autopsy will NOT be performed. That in itself should be cause for alarm.

This problem seems to be endemic in Thailand. People make decisions all day long and fail to consider the consequences of their actions. They can't seem to be able to "anticipate" and can't see past the nose on their face.

Suphachai Jaisamut, party-list MP from the Bhumjaithai Party and chairman of the House committee scrutinising the Cannabis Bill, had said previously that the deletion of Section 3 from the bill will not make cannabis a narcotic drug, because an edict from the Ministry of Public Health, issued in June, has already removed cannabis from the Category 5 drugs list and designated it as a controlled herb.

You will never "find yourself" until you allow the Lord Jesus Christ to "find you". Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. The void in your heart can only be filled by a personal relationship with your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. You must be willing to turn from your sin against your Creator God and place your God-given faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. Then, begin to bury your head in the Word of God, for it is God's instruction book for how to live your life. The TRUTH will set you free and you will never again question who you are, your life's purpose and where you are going once you pass on. HE saved my life 35 years ago, and all of my questions about life have been answered and HE has never left me alone. HE can do the same for you! II Timothy 1:12 For I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.

My stepdaughter is a government schoolteacher, and she has told me horrid stories of rampant corruption by these school directors. She is in charge of managing the budget for the school, so she has first-hand knowledge of the problems. A major Thai bank gives the school 400K per year to supplement the school lunch program, and the director steals half of it. This is only one of many ways that these crooked directors game the system.

If you are looking for a "guess", I would say that most, if not all, police recruits have bought and paid for their jobs. In such cases, the candidates background is concealed, and bad behavior is glossed over. Money always "talks" in Thailand!

I like the forecast on this site. I have followed it for the past 6 months and they have been right on the forecast every month. I'm holding out for 40 to 1 by year's end. After that anything can happen with the world economy being so volatile. It is updated daily. https://longforecast.com/usd-to-bht-today-forecast?fbclid=IwAR0JzJu5qTV6zfSo1VSw-AnVbizrXKRdkEkLnJBULHmrBThy4OrPoE3OIH4

If this dog was so well known by the Big C employees, they should have made arrangements for the dog to rest and sun bathe in a safer location. Instead they allow the dog to be an annoyance to their customers and put the dog and others in harm's way. The same thing happens at the front door of every 7/11 store. Customers have to walk around these feral dogs and risk either being bitten or falling on slippery tiles and other obstacles outside the front door, and the employees do absolutely nothing about it. It's disgusting!

I have used the same photos two years in a row and there were no questions asked. I have a date stamp on the photos, so I simply open the photos in the Paint editing program and change the date on the date stamp. Easy peasy! I'm pretty sure Immigration doesn't scan those photos into my profile on their computer, so they wouldn't know if the images were the same as last year.