lordblackader

Why title the video with Thailand when all they talked about was Bangkok and the BMA? The cables are like this all over the country and there are various schemes in some provinces to remove them, for example some better known roads in Chiang Mai have already have them removed.

Is this the only time it's acceptable to mention The Bangkok Post here?

Flew into Chiang Mai via Singapore two weeks ago - vaccine status checked both departing and on arrival at CNX.

Ops card has expired, it's a free swap for a new one. Source - had mine just about to run out and got a new one about a month ago. If the card is lost, however, 400 baht for a MC, might be less for a Union Pay card.

The only time they'd typically ask for additional information like that is if the house/condo is not currently in the system. I was told once to bring the owner (my partner) and then on return, I was told bringing her was not necessary so they can be fickle. They will want the tabien baan though if it's not in their system.

Under changes a few years back, he can work a second job under his existing work permit as long as the second job is not a Thai-only job. No need to list it.

Had 3BB for about four years and switched earlier this year to True - True had a better offer both in price and what they threw in including a Sim with unlimited data on top of the Fiber 1,000/500 broadband connection. Both work fine - 3BB does have HBO Go but I found except for a few programs I barely used it. Haven't had any issues with True.

It's ok to hate both.

What's the parking like at the new location?

Only clicked on this due to the title - what is "blackcountry" referring to?

Maybe some places don't have it but it has been free in Chiang Mai since it became available and fairly sure it's free in Bangkok as well.

A tremor? a 6.4 is a proper earthquake.

Interesting question. That they are being sold does not necessarily make them legal. Below are the links to the laws banning hookah pipes. Notably, it describes a hookah as water pipe of Arabic or similar design... used for the inhalation of smoke." Obviously a bong is not a hookah but you could roughly argue it is a somewhat similar design used to inhale smoke. https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/files/live/Thailand/Thailand - Ban on Hookah%2C E-Cigs.pdf https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/files/live/Thailand/Thailand - Consumer Protection Board Order No. 9_2015.pdf

The reason that there are very few to no monkeys in the north is that historically the locals ate them all.

Whether your landlord or you do the TM30 - and you can do it yourself in CM Immigration, make sure you get a printed copy of the receipt. If the landlord does it online, get a printout of the confirmation. CM Immigration always looks for the TM30 slip even thought they could, if they wanted to, look it up on a computer. And as noted in other comments above, CM Immigration has fined people for not having a TM30 on file before. Irrelevant of some of the comments above about how it should all be on the landlord, CM immigration doesn't care. If your landlord doesn't do it, do it yourself.

It may shock the author to learn that you don't have to be an American expat to celebrate the dollar rate. I'm not American and I get paid in USD and fair few people I know who are not Americans get paid in USD as well.

You seem to forget the considerable flooding in CM a month ago. June has been somewhat dryer than expected and yet the rainfall in May was twice the annual average. In fact, it started raining in March this year.

Might want to check the date of the link. They've been here several years. Although lots of people swear by them, I've never used them as there are never any vehicles near where I live in San Sai whereas there always vehicles with Grab.

Good example of why buying local is better - their prices are expensive.

Next to the food court at Big C Extra Hang Dong - not cheap but not as expensive as some of the prices being charged in Bangkok. He had bud out on the counter along with teas and drinks.

Go to your local district PWA office and pay it over the counter.

Be it a public hospital with some private facilities, I've always been treated excellently at Rajavej Hospital, both as an inpatient and out patient. Unless you want a serious headache, avoid Lanna Hospital.

Not at all - average max for June is 33c. There has been a few warmer days and a few cooler days. The only killer is the humidity - threatens to rain a lot but doesn't always deliver every day.

You don't specify how you are entering Thailand. If visa exempt or tourist visa, it has always been a requirement. Only on a Non-Imm visa do you not need a ticket out. https://www.thaiembassy.sg/visa-matters-/-consular/who-requires-visa/visa-exemption-scheme#:~:text=Foreigners entering Thailand under the,or 20%2C000 Baht per family). " Foreigners entering Thailand by any means under the Tourist Visa Exemption scheme are required at the port of entry to have proof of planned travel (confirmed air, train, bus or boat tickets) to leave Thailand within 30 days of the arrival date. Otherwise, a tourist visa must be obtained before entering Thailand." https://www.thaiembassy.sg/visa-matters-/-consular/types-of-visa/tourist-visa-tr 3. Travel tickets in and out of Thailand (Period of stay in Thailand not more than 60 days)

"to prevent black-market hiking of the official 80-baht ticket price failed." What black-market hiking? nearly all the lottery sellers charge more. All they need to do is enforce the existing law but that would be logical and This is Thailand.