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2 sets of X rays and medical examinations showed nothing? Thailand "Hub of Medicine"? Hmmm? Reminds me of the inscription on Spike Milligan's headstone :- "I told you I was ill"! 🙂

Another statement by TAT to justify not meeting their inflated forecasts!

Anything with the "TAT" marker on it is always is guaranteed to make me supercautious, and treat the figures as some kind of "pipedream"!

"Agents don't work with marriage extensions because the local immigration offices cannot process them. They are all sent to regional HQ for approval." Thank you for that info - I often wondered why agents did not do extensions based on Marriage. 🙏

"............ushering in stricter penalties for offences like overcharging." 🤣

Agree with your post, but being pedantic, it was a 5000 baht fine! And yes, funny how "moral outrage" only seems to apply to misdemeanours committed by non- Thais!

"Most probably a young guy with only one card." Why does being young mean that he has only one card? What has his age got to do with it?

Unless you need to!

Not in my bank!

NoI think if anything happened to the current PM there would be a veritable plethera of MEETINGS to decide a successor (probably held at Thaksin's house!)

In the UK I believe it is mandatory to show on the menu that VAT is included or not - and the same applies to service charge, which I believe is as it should be. I was in a restaurant here a few years ago where neither was shown on the menu, and of course when the bill arrived it was far in excess of what I was expecting, so I complained to the waitress. She immediately took it to the Pay Desk where the Service Charge was scrubbed , but I still had to pay the VAT, even though I said that in "my country" that would be illegal. (I believe service charge is a matter of choice - good service, good tip - bad service, no tip!)

Can't for the life of me figure out what this pic has got to do with the post?

dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishROBBERY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Robbery is the crime of stealing from somewhere or someone, such as a bank or a person.

Beat me to that one!

What a surprise - YAWN!

Agree - "nails"?

"..........for example Pattaya as a family beach destination." 🤣

Rubbish! Another poster uneducated in the effects of marijuana. And a strange use of the word "influencer", or is that your buzz word of the month?

I am living in a holiday resort - a place where you expect to see lots of foreigners ON HOLIDAY.

"Pot Rooms" What a good idea!

Why not Aussie, Canadian, or a number of other fair skinned species? Personally I think it could be a Neanderthal!

Headlines singling out a Brit again!

Virtual impossibility!

Would that be prior to the next meeting?

Probably the same rule as it is for Brits, and dependent on the way that a particular Immigration Office interprets them. For instance, our local Immigration Office insists on either 800,000 baht being in a Thai Bank account for 3 months prior to extension date, or 65,000 baht a month for 12 months prior to extension date.i.e. :- (1) The alien has obtained a temporary visa (NON-IM); and (2) The applicant is 50 years of age or over; and (3) Proof of income of not less than Baht 65,000 per month; or (4) Account deposit with a bank in Thailand of not less than Baht 800,000 as shown in bank account transactions for the past 3 months; or (5) Annual income plus bank account deposit totaling not less than Baht 800,000 as of the filing date of application However, our local Immigration Office will not accept (5), only (3) or (4), and also small "peculiarities" that I believe are not required by other Immigration Offices e.g. photograph of you standing outside your house with the house number clearly visible?