Retiredandhappyhere

So, from information on his phone, the police say they know exactly who he is and , if he does not surrender, they will go and arrest him.

Too much trouble to go and arrest him (them) first, I suppose, and it is best to give him (them) time to dispose of the stolen jewellery.

Obviously, we all need to await the full facts of this case, assuming they are eventully revealed. Some questionable points though:

It is alleged the intruder carried 290000 bahts on him.  Quite bulky and for what purpose?

His sister claims she knew he had the money on him, even though she lives nowhere near.

Wife claims to have slept through it all.

If he was invited by the wife, why did she do so when the husband might have been at home?

If invited, why did he not use the door and why carry a gun unless his intention was to kill the husband?

Could the husband have been aware of the plot and decided to kill the intruder when he arrived?

Perhaps the gun was thrown into a nearby pond by the husband, once he had disarmed the intruder to ensure that it could not be repossessed by the intruder and used against the husband.

The intruder was tied up presumably because he was still alive and to avoid any further attack?

The police were called, possibly after a delay, due to shock and doubt as to how to proceed.  

And so it goes on.  Hopefully, the police will do a thorough job and get tothe botom of it all.

The deputy premier urged all agencies to be on the alert for possible flash floods in high-risk areas, and to be well prepared for flooding through the remainder of this year’s rainy season.

Gen Prawit asked the agencies to redirect water flow away from the city, and try to reserve some water for future use during the dry season.

No need to worry then, problem solved!  For floods and drought.

I assume that these roadside power poles and trees are not magnetic.  Why, then, are so many motor cycles and vehicles apparently drawn towards them? Collapsible poles, as used in many other countries might be a bit safer than concrete, but not much can be done about the trees.  Helmets and safety belts would also help, but possibly not in the case of most of the accidents, where excessive speed seems to be apparent, judging by the piles of junk left behind which were once vehicles.  The over-riding cause of these accidents however must surely be due to lack of adequate training.

Space program:

How are they going to get this lot into the space ship?

When I lived in the Nakhon Sawan province, the village members were gathered together each year to plant trees (presumably provided by the Amphur office) about ten metres apart all alongside the village roads.   Then later the locals would "cut" their grass in the usual way by setting fire to it and destroying most of the trees in the process.

Guess what happened the following year?  A bit like repairing a newly built highway, it is an ongoing lucrative process. 

Another day, another plan!

I believe that the main problem with all these plans will turn out to be the inability of Thailand to manufacture the required number of AZ vaccines each month starting in June.  I will be very surprised if there are not initial unforseen manufacturing problems, which, to be fair, would probably occur in any country with a new process.  Naturally, Thailand is looking at this with their usual rose-tinted glasses and are making predictions accordingly.

Any substantial delay in getting 70% of the population vaccinated by year-end at the latest, along with all the other existing problems with the required documentation, insurance  etc,  will inevitably result in negligible tourist numbers this year, despite the expected TAT spin. 

It seems to me that the unwarranted delay in procuring Covid19 vaccines in Thailand can only be due to the Government's reliance in their vested interest in producing vaccines in Thailand, supposedly from June.   The next news will surely be that production has not gone entirely to plan and that there will be further delays in achieving the planned 70% coverage of the Thai population.  The resulting damage to the tourism industry and to the many poor Thais employed is already a disaster and responsibility rests entirely with the Government.

The OP should just give up the wife!

3 hours ago, Minime said:

I think all UK citizens here should email our Ambassador for Thailand (Brian.Davidson2 @ fcdo.gov.uk)   and express our disgust at this blatant discrimination, after all the UK is offering free test and vaccines to all Thai nationals residing in the UK and that is a fact.

Thank you Minime for the above email address.  I have today sent an email to Mr Davidson requesting that he registers his strong protest at this decision, which surely is blatant rascism, which would be banned in the UK.

On 2/8/2019 at 9:15 AM, Michaelaway said:

OK, THANK YOU, GOT IT:

(Siam Legal) Qualifications:

 

• Applicant must be 50 years of age or over

   

• Must meet any of the financial requirements:

   

1.   Security deposit of THB 800,000 in a Thai bank account for 2 months prior to the visa application

 

 

 

I understood it to mean 800,000 2 months before the Visa application and 3 months after, but assumed it still meant 3 months prior to extension and 3 months after, with a minimum of 400,000 being maintained throughout.

12 hours ago, Kenchamp said:

For those that don't have any health or accident insurance, having 800k in the bank is not a bad idea.

But if you use that 800,000 for medical purposes, how do you get your next extension?  If your answer is to transfer another 800,000 from your home country, then you could have done that in the first place to pay your medical expenses.  The 400,000/800,000 in a Thai bank account is simply money the banks can use but effectively you, the owner, cannot.  In addition, of course, according to the Thai Government, ex-pats need another 800,000  per year to live on, slightly more than the average Thai.

1 hour ago, MadMuhammad said:

Everyone seems to be making out that 800K is all they have to live off and that’s it, nothing more.

 If that’s the case I’d be more concerned about the rest of my life than a visa extension. 

 

Clearly, Immigration believe that ex-pats need an income of 800,000 per year to survive in Thailand.   In addition to that yearly income, they now also need a minimum of spare cash (400,000) for the whole year and a minimum of spare cash of 800,000 for six months of the year.  If the idea is that non-insured ex-pats here would then have cash available for emergencies such as hospital treatment, that simply does not make sense, since they would only have 400,000 available for six months of the year and then that sum would have to be replaced prior to their renewal application and left there for a total of 6 months again.

It seems that it is a plan to increase deposits in Thai bank and that is all.

On 2/2/2019 at 9:26 AM, NCC1701A said:

asteroid hitting the earth.

communist Chinese and Russian first strike on USA and NATO.

Total and complete worldwide economic collapse.

Global pandemic.

Zombie Apocalypse.

I spend all my money on Soi 6 in Pattaya.

I thought you had been doing your 6th option already.  

On 2/2/2019 at 2:18 PM, wazzadg44 said:

I'm fully aware that I could lose all 500,000 under certain circumstances. Under certain circumstances,not necessarily the same ones, you could lose 800,000. I'm not specifying how or when it would happen,just that it COULD.

So, you are suggesting that the Government's guarantee that foreigners who have cash in Thai banks will be safe currently up to several million bahts (but possibly limited eventually to just one million) is worthless? I think that even a Thai government would think twice about reneging on that particular guarantee.

2 hours ago, Aforek said:

You speak of 800000 bahts on a fixed account ?; I  have one like this and I wonder if it works for the new requirements ; for me, it would logically work because money is before, after extension and always more than 400000 bahts all year around 

It will work as long as you are able to withdraw money at any time, with just loss of interest.

21 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

I would not trust any IO to have kept up with this change from 3-2 months. Have it in for 3 months as always in case there is a 'misunderstanding;'. The less you give them to fault you on the better.

My understanding is that for new applicants for a retirement visa, they must have 800,000 in the bank for two months prior to their application and then leave it there for three months after the application is granted, when 400,000 may be drawn out until three months before the renewal date, when again 800,000 is required for a six month period (3 months before and 3 after).

For renewals the 800,000 is required for three months before and three months after the application, when 400,000 can be withdrawn until three months prior to the next renewal when the balance again has to be 800,000 and left there for three months after renewal, when again, 400,000 may be withdrawn.

Clearly, for people who have the available funds, the easiest and safest solution is just to leave the whole 800,000 in a Term account (with-drawable at any time with loss of interest), so that only the renewable date for a visit to IO is then important, plus, of course the four other dates relating to the 90 day reports.

23 minutes ago, henry15 said:

Has notthing to do with the Thai government. You should blame te Brittisch government

 

The British Embassy required proof of income before they would issue the income letter, in the form of pension documents, and where applicable, agent's rental statements for at least 3 months.  Now Thai immigration expect them to contact all the people involved in the UK to verify that the figures included on those documents are correct.  This would be a major task and almost impossible to achieve, particularly when the income providers do not reply promptly, if at all.

Basically, Thai Immigration are saying that they do not have trust in the British Embassy to ensure that the documents presented as proof of income appear to be genuine.  This attitude from one of the most corrupt countries in the world is a joke.   

Perhaps it is just a ploy to get more cash into the country as a lump sum plus monthly income from abroad on which the expat needs to live on?  After all, if the 800000 has to be on deposit for at least 3 months prior to the annual extension, it can hardly be used as cash to pay monthly expenses as well.