Chelseafan

True, but you can say the same about most large airports, O'Hare, Heathrow etc. BKK does at least have moving walkways.

Astonishingly, the airport has witnessed an exceptionally high surge in passenger footfall – the figures skyrocketing by 230.8%. This increase in numbers, observed from October through May, is in comparison to the count from the identical monthly span the previous year. I don't think ANYONE's astonished given that Covid was still prevalent. In fact, I would say the figures are dissapointing given they had 65m passengers in 2019.

The story seems odd to me, even for Thailand. I wonder if there is more to this tale than she is letting on.

And just be wary of any charges (bad exchange rates, bank fees etc). It pays to shop around. I assume you are not transferring ALL your finances to Thailand as it's always good to spread your risk.

So on that note. I've been married for 3 and a half years and will retire in about 5 years to Thailand. We registered with the Amphur and did the affirmation at the British Embassy in Bangkok. I live in the UK and visit Thailand twice a year and my wife lives in Thailand and travels to UK for 5-6 months a year on a 2 year visa. We've done this visa twice now. This setup works for us as she still has family in Thailand including a 7 year old daughter and wasn't really committed to living in the UK (who can blame her!) mainly because of the weather! After serious consideration, we've discussed whether we should go through the spouse visa route which will allow her to stay in the UK for 5 years with a indefinte right to remain at the end however we still want the flexibility of her being able to spend time in Thailand through the year and visit me in the UK for longer periods of time. The visa will also allow her to pickup causal work and for me, the added bonus is that we don't have to keep applying for visas every two years Am I right in saying that she only has to spend more than 180 days in the UK in any given year and will we be penalised if we play the system like this? Secondly, we cannot prove we have been living together other than the 5-6 months a year she is in the UK, will that go against us ?

For clarity, which country are you talking about ?

"Sluggard". Love it!

Maybe the boredom sets in at work and they don't have time to spend the money

Rather like an old Polaroid from the 70's

The alarming rate of Thailand’s nurse resignations has prompted calls for the government to implement more effective strategies to retain nurses within the country’s public healthcare system. Well I might be Mr. Thicko but a starting strategy would be to pay them more

We installed a Japanese style toilet in the house, best thing ever.

Why not just agree with the landlord a rolling 3-month contract but ask him to produce a 1 year to show to immigration?

Well, this should be interesting...

Great, whats the bet that they will dig up the road AGAIN!

He won't come back if there is any indication that he might go to jail I would think that hands have been shaken, deals agreed and palms greased.

Brexit is only a small part and this has pretty much been absorbed over the past 2-3 years. The UK has one of the most comeptittive retail markets in the world which has helped to keep costs down (pre Putin) Other than a few blips, Inflation has been pretty steady at 2% for the past 1000 years but we are of course in one of those blips. Inflation is pretty much down to Putin and his cronies who have caused global instability. If anyone is expecting prices to come down post-war then they are in for shock. I rarely have a supplier offer a voluntary price decrease but then that's my job to challenge them

I'm sure you're aware of the libel laws in Thailand. I suspect the reporter decided to play safe.

I have a little knowledge as I am a food buyer for a major global retailer. Brexit certainly hasn't helped and has defintely added to costs. Both vendors and retailers have additional paperwork to complete which was inevitable but one of the biggest hikes is on freight. There are still delays at border control and European freight hauliers don't really want to deliver to the UK and if they do then they asking for silly money to cover their lost hours. But Brexit is only part of the issue. Production costs are still sky-high although we are seeing a slight tapering in electricity costs. There is still reduced avaibility for some commodity items, think wheat for example. Wages are also increasing faster than they have for a long while. Lastly some of the big blue chip suppliers are pushing through stupid increases some as high as 40% particuarly on lines where there they have little or no competition

Surely the bigger concern is for the child in that they are likely to grow up without their father. The average age of death for men in the US is 76 to which bother have surpassed this. That's not fair on the child IMHO.

10 years to go though ????

Missus flew with them today and she said it was the worse flight ever. Seats don't recline (even a little), no power slots. Food was awful and seat was dirty.

Or Austrian...

Good job he wasn't wearing a "Good guys go to heaven, bad guys go to Pattaya" T-Shirt or he would be truly screwed...

Oh please, get real. Those on an overstay know that they are breaking the law but it's not going to change their mind. The crime doesn't fit the punishment. Just put him on a plane discreetly and ban him.

I didn't say it wasn't a crime but parading this guy in front of the media is completely OTT.