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21 hours ago, The Fugitive said:

Confirm searched for NatWest Digital Banking app in Google Play Store (my Google account set to Thailand). App downloaded and installed upon Huawei phone (2017). 

I can log in using www.nwolb.com.

Also using the Natwest App. (which can be a little slow sometimes)

A good bank to be with and use a Thai address.

Happy to see you solved your problem.

15 hours ago, jayboy said:

I'm quite moved by the empathy and imagination shown in this BCCT initiative.Congratulations to Greg Watkins and all the Chamber directors.I was fortunate to have been vaccinated some time ago but I will bring this initiative to the attention of two elderly Brits I know.

 

No promises are made here , just an undertaking to investigate what can be done.It's exactly what I wanted to see.

 

 

Shame the BCCT make it so expensive for the retired Brit to join their group or I would most certainly join.

 Whose this knocking at my door?

I'am at Savannaket at the moment and will collect my passport at 14.00hrs today. Stay away from Mondays and Thursdays big visa van day..I was 3rd in the queue yesterday (Tuesday) at 08.15hrs.

No changes to  TV published requirements. I did take copies of the Lao visa on arrival and stamp. But the two guys in front of me didn't but they had no problems.

I have the same problem with NatWest bank in the UK. .they will not send a card reader internationally and Thailand is not on the list of countries that they will send an sms with an activation code. I have complained as to why Thailand is not on the list as Singapore is...they said they are have problems with the Thai network providers!!

Also must have a TB screening test done in Bangkok at one of the designated hospitals.

3 hours ago, Jeffrey346 said:

This is not true.. I setup a transfer on Friday. TW said I would receive the money on Monday Feb 4.

On Feb 4 I got a message from TW stating that my receiving bank refused the transfer.

I called Bangkok Bank and they said no such transfer was received by them.

I called TW, they apologized saying the glitch was in their system and not with my receiving bank. They said I would have my transfer today.

I asked them to adjust the conversion rate as it is now higher and in my favor. They said they could not.

 

3 hours ago, Jeffrey346 said:

This is not true.. I setup a transfer on Friday. TW said I would receive the money on Monday Feb 4.

On Feb 4 I got a message from TW stating that my receiving bank refused the transfer.

I called Bangkok Bank and they said no such transfer was received by them.

I called TW, they apologized saying the glitch was in their system and not with my receiving bank. They said I would have my transfer today.

I asked them to adjust the conversion rate as it is now higher and in my favor. They said they could not.

 

I also transferred money last Friday with Transferwise and did not get as promised yesterday (4th February) I recieved an email saying they had a problem so would receive it today.....still waiting..

I was told by a jobsworth at Manchester Airport we needed to be in seperate lines so I put my wife in the long queue and went to find a border officer...the lady officer took me back to the queue my wife was in and put me next to my wife who was by that time close to the desk.... she was very helpful not like the twot who told me separate lines ????

You don't know how lucky you are here in Thailand..in the UK people leave their cars on the petrol pumps while they go inside the store to pay and shop..leaving a queue of vehicles out onto the road....waiting for Dave to choose what flavour crisps he wants!!!

4 hours ago, gamini said:

Majority- 17 million out of a population of 70 million!!

Yes democracy.... leave won the vote :-) :-) and the corrupt gravy train can carry on without us....haha.? 

3 hours ago, MaeJoMTB said:

I'm betting ALL the buses and mini vans from KK to MK will be running past the cross roads in town (near the old central bus station), and you can buy a ticket when you wave them down. Will let you know later this year when I try it.

Not sure as I only use Nokan Chai Air...but you don't see as many buses in town anymore only the new Khon Kaen airport to city centre buses, I think that is what they were trying to do stop buses from clogging up the roads in the centre of town. 

16 hours ago, MaeJoMTB said:

The VIP bus and mini bus were still there in Sept 2017.

And I can still see the vans on Google street maps (dated Dec 2016).

When were you there?

DID you see they were gone with your own eyes?

Or are  you just repeating something you heard (Cos some idiot was saying the same thing when I went there in 2017)?

I can't imagine anyone forcing the mini vans out of the town center, too many locals using them all the time.

 12/26/2017  NEWS  THE ISAAN RECORD

 

 

 

 

On 1 August, Khon Kaen locals celebrated the 44th anniversary of the city’s downtown central bus station. But as many commuters and vendors at the station had feared for years, it was the terminal’s last anniversary. Photo credit: Khon Kaen Municipality

A six-year-long clash of interests between locals and city officials about the relocation of the old bus terminal ended on 1 December, when the municipality started redirecting all buses to a new terminal, eight kilometer from the city center.

For four decades, the bus terminal, known as baw kaw saw 1, was a symbol of the city’s emerging status as a regional hub. Once a bustling community in the heart of the city, the shutdown announcement has left the old terminal deserted.

A map at one of the ticket counter windows of the old bus station informs passengers of the relocation to a new terminal that opened in 2014. For three years, the city had used both terminals.

About 300 shop owners and vendors made a living from their business at the old terminal. Close to the city’s poor settlements along the railway tracks, it also provided a source of income for the urban poor working as vendors, cleaning staff, and scavengers. After the 1 December shutdown, most vendors have closed up shop.

Duangjai Tunla had been selling food at the station for more than 15 years, making about 600 baht per day. But since 1 December there are no customers anymore. “It’s like I lost my job and all of my daily income. I really wish the authorities could let buses use the old terminal again so all the vendors could continue to make a living here.”

Pharadon Chailod lives in Phrayuen District, about 36 kilometers from the city. The 17-year-old highschool student used to take a bus to the city every week to attend tutoring classes downtown. But since the relocation, his commute has become less convenient as he needs to switch to a song taew to travel from the new bus terminal to the city center.

“I really don’t want them to move the old bus terminal so far outside the city,” says 21-year-old university student Sirilak Jampamun, who rents a room downtown. “I’m scared of getting into an accident when I drive my motorcycle from the city to the new terminal.”

Sombun Khaokaew, a 58-year-old day laborer from Waeng Yai District, was taken by surprise when his bus to the city stopped at the new bus terminal for the first time. Getting off at the downtown location was more convenient, he said, because he could easily walk to the government office area to run errands.

There are enough of options for passengers traveling to the city, says Rungrod Singmi, the operation manager of the new bus terminal. There are 13 song taew lines stopping at the terminal, a minibus shuttle, and taxi, tuk tuk, and motorcycle taxis. Vendors who want open a business at the new terminal can apply for a license, he added.

“At first, I didn’t like the new terminal at all because it is so far from the city,” says Wilaiwan Duangsapa, who works for a bus company at the new bus station. But after two years, she’s come to prefer her new workplace over the old terminal which, she said, was too small and crowded.

8 hours ago, MaeJoMTB said:

1 Laos VISA smaller size, but they don't care if you only have a normal passport photo.

2 ORIGINAL marriage cert + signed copy (don't need birth certs)

3  extra money not required

4 Kon Kaen central bus station has a mini bus and shuttle bus service to Mukdahan every 30 minutes (around 200bht). The big bus tends to break down a lot, the van may be a more reliable option.

 

Mukdahan shuttle departs from Here (in a side road just off the main bus section)

https://goo.gl/maps/RYEwQJqkJFn

 

Don't go to the main bus stations on the ring road, they only run 4x a day.

I usually walk from the airport (out and turn right) to the main road (2Km), then wave down a songtaw to the central bus station (same road) 15bht.

 

At Mukdahan buy a bus ticket for Suvannakhet, sit near the front so you can get in the Queue at each immigration first, bus stops and starts at each immigration point, no need for any other transport. Suvannakhet bus station about 250m past Thai Consulate, just walk to it. Take $35 in new notes for your Laos VISA (cheaper than 1,500bht), available from SuperRich in Loi Kroh road.

 

Avalon Residence, nice quiet modern hotel 100m from Suvannakhet bus station (about 500bht).

 

Trip back, the flight times just don't work well for me, I get the bus from Mukdahan (about 5:30pm) to Chiang mai. (change at Khon Kaen outer ring bus station about 9pm for overnight bus to CM). Buy the entire ticket at the Mukdahan bus terminal, through the front door turn right, last but 1 booth on the right.

Central bus station in Khon Kaen has now closed down completely nothing only a Tuk Tuk from there now :-(

On 07/01/2018 at 5:22 AM, mitsubishi said:

True but that's down to them not being kept in line by their officers, who preferred to let them behave in such a fashion than mold them into decent gentlemen soldiers.

 

HOWEVER, from about 1850 to 1914 they were probably the best, high grade and generally decent fighting force on the planet. 

 

Nowadays, since the 'genius-tier' government scrapped national service in 1960 for a tiny volunteer army, Brits haven't got the pride anymore and you get them diverted into being idiots overseas (in general). I think most other Euro-countries have their young taken care of better.

 

Now it's back to basics again morally alas.

You are once again talking through your big arse.....any soldier from any country behave the the same way after the have spent months being regulated by their superiors....they "let off steam" there are many many stories in the history books going back to Roman times....the Brits being worst is only in your head Mr Mitsubishi.... the car unlike you is quite a decent product :-)

I suppose it will aways be us Brits coz of Brexit lol... we are all bad people....

5 minutes ago, exemplary21 said:

My understanding is that if you pay cash for your car then red plates are not required. You just drive with none until the plates come.

 

That's what we did, anyway...

I  paid cash but still had red plates and got stopped at every roadblock which was every day at the same place.. the cops must have known me haha.? 

12 hours ago, fredob43 said:

I'm on my 3rd new car. All have had the red plates. First one took 3 months to get white ones. Never filled out any book and travelled out of province lots of times.

Have also used it many times at night. All I assume illegal. But I have never been stopped or fined.

 

N/B I have always carried the brown book not that makes any difference. 

Phuket could be a different thing as the BIB do like to have a lucky dip in your pocket given a chance.

 

I had red plates for 3 months and got stopped at every police roadblock I encountered but filled in the brown book everytime so no fine...boring but had to be done...the red plates are trade plates belonging and registered to the company that sold the vehicle normal practice in Thailand...

On 17/11/2017 at 8:38 AM, taipeir said:

Lol that was the attitude of British empire for hundreds of years.India, South Africa, Kenya, Ireland, United States. learn your own history.

 

 

The EU administration have no interest to particularly help a member benefit from leaving the union, why would they?

 

More whining as Tory govt is a complete shambles and Brexit spoofers have been found out already.

 

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I think I know my own countries  history but do you know yours....

On 16/11/2017 at 12:44 AM, simoh1490 said:

Democracy - we voted for brexit so that's what we have to have, you have to give it to us because the people have spoken!

 

But is it not also democracy when the guilty man appeals, based on new evidence and is suddenly found to be innocent and as a result is spared a death sentence? Because surely, if there was a second vote today, based on what we all now know about Brexit, the majority would vote by saying, don't be stupid, of course we're not going to leave! After all, democracy doesn't also mean being stupid, does it!

 I Think you would be surprised...the Brussels Mafia have shown their true colours... their "how dare you vote against us we will make you pay for this" attitude doesn't make it a nice place to want to be....