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Thai tourism aims sky-high: 3 trillion baht revenue target unveiled
tomazbodner replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Has anything other than pot been legalized? -
So darn true. But if Steve was still alive, he'd tell you either that you're holding it wrong, or that this is a feature against forgetting where you've put it. If your pants get pulled down, it's in your pants pockets. If your bag strap snaps, it's in your bag. It's all by design!
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How to throw out my girlfriend's son out of the house?
tomazbodner replied to organicman's topic in Family and Children
Rent him a "girlfriend" at the other end of Thailand... I think they made a few movies about that, not very realistic as they were Hollywood versions... Failure to launch or something like that was one of them... -
Fortune-teller’s underwater prediction sparks search
tomazbodner replied to snoop1130's topic in Isaan News
Great fortuneteller! -
Mine isn't commercial fridge but is full of fans... then again, 3 sungs does things their own way...
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Work permit question
tomazbodner replied to AnnaPin's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
From what I remember, the company you work for and requests WP for you must either be registered in Thailand and have 2 million THB registered capital per each foreign worker as well as 4? 7? Thai staff on payroll; or it is a representative office of a foreign company, registered in Thailand but there WP has a limited duration, which I can't remember what it was. Anything else, you might be able to get away with it by being a digital nomad, and have that smart visa or whatever it's called, but in that case, without WP, it will be difficult to do many simple things, where work permits are generally required, such as opening bank account. Not saying impossible, just difficult. There are some other visa types recently introduced that allow you to work in Thailand without work permit, but they are quite out of reach to many/most expats. Above is written from memory and might be incorrect now. Would be worth to wait for some other responses with more updated information. -
Don't get it why not copy Magdeburg and make "Kra canal" like this: Would avoid having to move cargo from one ship to another and trucks in between, as ships could just sail right through... Singapore would be upset, though. Very upset. Just that alone (under table payments NOT to build it) could equate or exceed commissions for building the land bridge...
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Looking for a pet (cat) friendly apartment or condo.
tomazbodner replied to buddyy's topic in Bangkok
Aguston, Sukhumvit 22 used to have units for rent available at that rate but not sure right now. https://www.agustonsukhumvit22.com/ Obviously all prices on this page are inflated. Check on hipflat or ddproperty or alike for more realistic figures. I'm just posting it as a friend is staying there and paying around 20-25k per month on rent. Dogs are certainly allowed and you can hear them barking from balconies, cats not sure, probably. -
Thaksin submits application for royal clemency
tomazbodner replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
How totally unexpected turn of events... -
Immigration News for all Thai dual citizens
tomazbodner replied to george's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
I've heard of this many times, but when asking for details, I get mud. It's not like it applies to me, but the topics of what nationality does a child, born in Thailand, where both parents have a Thai PR, is still very elusive. Would you know if there is any merit in this? Last time I've brought up this topic I was told I better not ask those who got citizenship in this way how they got it, as it was likely under the table. But I can't see why this "rumour" of a way of getting citizenship this way would circulate for such a long time if there was nothing to it at all... -
Fire in Luxury Condo Unit in Pattaya, Residents Flee for Their Lives
tomazbodner replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
Looks very much like Trust Condo... -
Would You Trust Lazada to Buy Computer?
tomazbodner replied to NoshowJones's topic in IT and Computers
Why would you avoid Lazada? They have official stores from most large computer companies. If you go to their official store or to LazMall, that should always show manufacturer's warranty that comes with the device. There are also shops like IT City, ChiChang Computer, etc. that have stores in Lazada and provide genuine hardware with all the same warranties as in store. I've received product that was defective (minor visual annoyance) which the shop accepted as a return, opened the new one in store and showed it off in a video to make sure replacement had no issues, before shipping it to me. So it's not really about Lazada or not Lazada. It's about store you choose on their platform (or any other platform) which either is trustworthy or it's not. So if you know the brand, model, shop price, shop warranty - then the online shops should offer same for same or very similar price. If you get any weird price offers and the full price is totally off, sending from overseas, and shop having only a few or no reviews and named after what keyboard outputs when cat walks over it... then stay away. Especially if it says Brand: OEM or None at the bottom of the description. -
Srettha meets airlines about boosting tourist arrivals by year end
tomazbodner replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Was just thinking... set 100 baht maximum fare on plane tickets? Or give a condo to every tourist? -
Worst Joke Ever 2024
tomazbodner replied to warfie's topic in Jokes - Puzzles and Riddles - Make My Day!
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Worst Joke Ever 2024
tomazbodner replied to warfie's topic in Jokes - Puzzles and Riddles - Make My Day!
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I don't think anyone can disagree with this. There are rules and regulations. But then they mean nothing as everyone seems to be making up their own rules. Still, with your marriage certificate (were you married in Thailand or abroad? I don't know which would be accepted, international version or the registration in Thailand... but with that you should be able to apply for Non-Immigrant (O) visa to visit your wife. They don't have any such requirements to my knowledge. Can you try that? As for statement - if you really need it - walk to bank branch and tell them you need statement printed out and stamped by the bank. They can't reject that.
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Had a "friend" once... he borrowed stuff from me to pawn them.... So I'd say you can get money from them, and rather quickly, but it would be a fraction of what items are worth normally.
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Maybe you could walk to juristic office, tell them that you have a contract signed with the seller, and that this is outstanding. Ask for details on outstanding amounts and confront the seller. Normally it is seller's responsibility and at least in my case, Juristic issued the letter within 10 minutes. They have a system that tells them outstanding amount, in most cases. If you haven't signed the contract yet, then try to ask, and if they refuse to answer, give 30 days to seller to get document or sale is off. If seller can't get document, it would likely mean that there's significant outstanding amount - which 10% deposit should cover - so if they still can't get letter, maybe it's best to consider some other place. If you are living in that place now, you'd probably know if utilities or maintenance fees weren't paid as they'd cut your supplies by now. And if not, and juristic sounds uncooperative, you likely would not enjoy having to deal with them later if you buy there. Don't think lawyer would achieve much, if anything.