jphasia

credit cards main purpose is to buy a product in the case of you are out of cash and or to pay by financing up to 12 months and so on. i see no logic to get a card in this country. Even in our home country they do many tricks to rip us off. Also when you have problem, you will have to solve it in thai english and good luck for all of u in communication. if you can get a sub credit card under your wife name etc its ok but to go for it alone its risky. every bank and their provedure, sale strategy etc may differ. it dorsnt mean every bank will rip you off by life insurance sell. if you are asked to deposit a fixed amount for credit card, whats the different from debit card? 

I have "real" credit cards with AmEx, Citi and SCB, very sensible credit limits too (and the Citi MasterCard works in Makro).
 
Of course I have a long term work-permit and a very decent salary.
 
For our OP, a serious look at SCB is suggested.
 

You can also apply for International Thai Driving License as long as you have a 5 years Thai DL

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I have a pospaid AIS registered in my name years now as I live in Thailand. I have a Myanmar Simcard as I am working in Myanmar. Both cards work perfectly in both country (and any other countries) with their respected roaming. However, my phone (dual sim) is set on roaming data disable to avoid extra cost. So whenever i am in Thailand, my Myanmar simcard is able to receive calls, sms and keep any applications (Line, Whatsapp, viber, messenger...) online using either the mobile data from my Thai sim or wifi whenever available. It work the same when i am in Myanmar for my Thai sim.

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I think it really depend on what you are expecting about nightlife.
I have been based in Thailand for about 25 years and been travelling a lot around the world and of course SE Asia. I also feel the same that it is difficult to find similar nightlife than Thailand ( i leave in Phuket)
I have been working now 5 years in Myanmar all around Myanmar and based professionally in Yangon for nearly one and half year.
Myanmar is not a country where you go because of it nighlife. However, due to opening of the country and business opportunities, the expat community is getting bigger and bigger and so more and more nightlife in Yangon. But again nothing to compare to Thailand and others neighbors countries.
With all my years been in Thailand, i did enjoy a lot nightlife in Bangkok, Pattaya, Samui, Patong beach...when I was younger ( I am 49 now) but this over for me now. Living in Phuket, i am not going to Patong anymore now. Last when i went there was about 4 years ago. So Yangon nightlife suit me as it is not intense as it is in Thailand and I rather go spend my weekends in Bangkok if i want to go for nightlife as it is just an hour flight from Yangon. Basically because of more variety in Bangkok than Yangon.
I believe that at the moment, the highlighted spot in Yangon for nightlife are around Myanmar Plaza (Fuse, Eclipse...next to Hard Rock Cafe), Sedona Hotel, The Penthouse, some reputated bars in the town (such as 7 joints...) and of course locals discos and places which i won't mention the names.

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I ordered the i7 model at IT City in Pattaya (Tukcom) on Friday, and they called today to say it was here for pickup.  I plan to get it tomorrow.  I also got an SP4 cover -- the one with the fingerprint reader.  Never used one on a computer, but I really like using it on my phone, so thought I'd give it a try.  The new keyboard/covers don't have a fingerprint reader, which I thought was an odd step back.
 
I doubt this will work, but they said that when I make final payment (I put 20% down) to ask for the VAT refund form to get the 7% VAT refunded at the airport.  I have a one-year retirement extension and am pretty sure the refund is only for folks on Tourist Visa or visa-exempt entry, but I'll see how it goes.  That would be a nice little bonus, if it works.

[mention=187575]jphasia[/mention]:  Thanks for checking and verifying the 15-August date.  Apparently the "Like" button has been removed from the forum software, or I would have simply "liked" your post.

If i understand correctly, the down side of the MTD account is that are charging 50b per ATM transaction. Not a big deal for me as i only deposit money and never used the ATM card.
Also, i understand that the maximum transfer amount is 50k per transaction (i saw that on their internet banking)
The questions are: is there any limit when withdraw at the bank and is there any fees such as the 50b when withdraw at the bank?


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Yeap, with Bt2M in the account earning 1.3% that means you will earning approx Bt26K interest/year or appox Bt2,166/mo which means after approx 10 months they will then start tapping you for tax.  It would probably be in Nov or Dec they start tapping the 15%, and may go back to apply back tax also.   
 
At the current 1.3% interest and assuming you just don't want to be hit with the 15% withholding tax and don't want to be bothered to file for a refund, then approx Bt1.53M would be the most you want to keep in the account month to month if you monitor the balance religiously and promptly withdraw the interest earned monthly to keep the balance at Bt1.53M.   With a balance of Bt1.53M that works out to annual interest of Bt19,890....really close to that Bt20K tax trigger point.....little too close for me.  
 
Now I said a little to close to me because although for around 4 years I had some fixed savings accounts at Bangkok Bank and got hit with the 15% withholding tax "and also applied for the refund each year" with no problems....always got the refund from the govt in X-weeks, at this point in time I'm in the frame of mind I just don't want to play the Thai tax system game.  Instead I'll just play my home country tax system game by keeping the great bulk of my savings in my home country financial systems even though they are paying less bank interest and Thai bank interest.   To each his own.
 
As said if not wanting to play the tax refund game I would pick a little lower balance, maybe around Bt1.3M to Bt1.4M to where you didn't have to be withdrawing funds each and every month to keep the balance below the tax withholding trigger level.  
 
A Bt1.3M balance would earn you Bt16,900 interest per year....good breathing room below the over Bt20K interest earned trigger point.  Now if you go with say a Bt1.4M balance that works out to Bt18,200 interest/per year...still some breathing room but keep in mind if you don't want to withdrawal some funds frequently during the year, that interest you are earning monthly is increasing your balance which means the next month's interest will be a little more than last months.   Don't let the over Bt20K point sneak upon you if you primarily just let the balance set and earn interest versus doing some withdrawals to keep below a certain balance you don't want to exceed for whatever reason....like maybe a 15% tax withholding trigger reason.
 
 
 
 
 
 

why put 2million into an account that only pays 1.3%.when there is plenty of 1.8%fixed for 1yr. giving you 36,000bht.before tax.
which is 5,400bht.but you get that back.
if you are useing your acc.like large amounts going in,then simular going out it makes sense.if not you are throwing away 
10,000bht.
as i previous posted you can earn 190,000bht.interest or other before you have to pay tax.[refundable].

So, in my understanding from this posts, as the interest for MTD account is currently 1.3%, if your balance exceed 1.3M let's say for a year long, you can expect to pay 15% tax on the interest?
I opened a MTB account last February and i deposit 2M. I never touch that account. So i might expect some taxes coming soon?

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I am considering to replace one of my TV 55" samsung.

Not sure exactly which model it is but:

55"

Samsung

UHD

4k

About 4 years old.

I am looking at similar specs (latest specs) but not necessary Samsung. Looking at 55".

Any recommendations about the brand? Samsung, LG, Sony...

Budget is not an issue but of course would consider price vs quality / standard

Thanks

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As far as i know, motorbikes are not allowed on highway. I am not riding bikes in Myanmar so I am not 100% sure of that.

What I am sure is when I was based in Mandalay for 3 years (I am based in Yangon since 1 year), i was doing often Mandalay- Nay Py Taw by car through the highway and saw motorbikes stopped by the police. When I asked my driver what was the problem, he told me that the motorbikes was not allowed on the highway.

Indeed, i never saw much motorbikes on the highway. This was mostly between the first toll gate from Mandalay and the toll gate at Mandalay airport.

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I am in Bangkok today. Went to IT city and Banana IT in Paragon but not much information from them (they were not looking motivated...)
However, went to IT section of Paragon (I think it's Central where they sell all about computers, TV's, camera's...). There is stand Windows. They confirmed that the new surface Pro will be available from 15 August and they will have all models available.

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I will be in Bangkok this weekend (am in Myanmar at the moment) and will go check directly in IT city

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http://www.itcityonline.com/search?q=surface&s_c=1

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I see on the website of IT center that it will available on 15 August.
I bought a Surface Pro 3 i7 few years ago in IT center Bangkok and really like it. My wife tried it just a month after i bought and never gave it back me as she like it very much. Never had any problem with it and my wife still use it intensively.
I was planning to buy the Pro 4 for myself but didn't.
I will buy the new Pro in IT center if it is available next month

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So it sound as per the feedback that those who have moved to Huawei are not disapointed.
I think i will give a try to the P10 plus

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My MediaPad sent me a notice that there was an upgrade available. I accepted and it was a huge download. I now have Android 7. Android 7 is a bit different and I think I liked Android 6 better. I guess I'll get used to Android 7. I still use the Apex launcher. The upgrade was flawless and everything on the tablet stayed the same, nothing lost and nothing added.

Thanks Gary for the feedback. Good to know. I will probably give a try to the P10 plus


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I have been long with Samsung. I still have a Samsung Note 5 and an Iphone 6 plus (need 2 phones).
I saw last week in Huawei shop the last P10 plus. Nice and interesting, especially the camera. I am considering to go for it (will replace my iphone).
However, reading some reviews on the net, i don't see much good comments and especially repetitive comment about software issues.
Do you have any comment on that as Huawei user? Also comparing to Samsung.

Thanks

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I have been long with Samsung. I still have a Samsung Note 5 and an Iphone 6 plus (need 2 phones).
I saw last week in Huawei shop the last P10 plus. Nice and interesting, especially the camera. I am considering to go for it (will replace my iphone).
However, reading some reviews on the net, i don't see much good comments and especially repetitive comment about software issues.
Do you have any comment on that as Huawei user? Also comparing to Samsung.

Thanks

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Me neither. Using Bangkok Bank Credit Card (not debit) or Amex Thai, never seen any transaction charge

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A rule is a rule, when flying.

 
Please no offence, but it is really annoying when people who are aware [or] of international passenger regulations start to argue at check in and delay everybody...
 
Sure one needs to understand, but please, do your learning beforehand and elsewhere then at the airport counter at check-in that delays all fellow passengers!!

Good !  
 
Cannot help but believe your wife was fortunate/lucky ! 
 
Thanks for remembering to report back --- appreciated.