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On 1/5/2021 at 8:49 AM, possum1931 said:

If they lose face then that's just too bad, I will not be pushed around by anyone, police or IOs, and will always stand up to them as  long as I know that I am in the right.

 

Yes. Very wise. You re not going to be "pushed around". Sure. Go ahead. Reminder. You re a Foreigner living as a guest in Thailand. You think you have "rights"? Good for you!!!!!

For goodness sake conspiracy theorists ( aplenty on T.Visa!), Lazy Farang is closed for its post new year staff holiday.

They were open New Years Eve then close for a couple of days from 1st. January.

Same every year.

And no, to that person, they are not "lazy" at lazy farang. Martin and his wife run an excellent well organised bar with good food.

Suggest Mr Moderator you can close now, nothing here to talk about!

Ao Nang is one of my favourite locations. Thinking of a visit from Chiang Mai where I live in January. Like to stay in a nice resort but mostly like to eat out at night.

How are things at Ao Nang right now? Restaurants mostly open or is it a ghost town?

Advice much appreciated, thanks!

Hi All.

I live in Chiang Mai. We were thinking of a weeks break somewhere in Phuket in January. We generally avoid Patong and mostly prefer the quieter beaches in the North of the island, normally 15 to 20 minutes from the airport, but am hearing so many stories of whole areas being essentially closed due to obvious lack of tourism.

We ve got no problem finding a nice resort, be it Pullman, Marriott etc but at night we prefer to go out to eat, typically Italian/ Pizza, or Wine Bar type places....but not much fun if lots are closed....

Any guidance/ advice would be much appreciated about which locations are still open for business at this difficult time.

Thanks!

Shot in the dark here, but I have quite an expensive set of bluetooth headphones which have gone wrong, the shop from which bought cant do anything, and the manufacturer (JBL) want a high price just to take a look.

With all the plethora of computer related shops in places like Pantip Plaza and the big computer mall near Chiang Mai Ram, does anyone know of a place that can look at and possibly repair headphones?

Thanks in advance if anyone can point me to anywhere.

Hi. That entry code doesnt work, and when you try to re enter from last season it says that the league doesnt exist. Help!!!

I have what the doctor I saw described as "low level dengue". Blood test done, doctor said no treatment needed, only paracetamol if theres pain, and have to rest and basically sit it out until it clears.

I have the classic symptoms, rash on chest and back, pain in joints which moves around different joints, and overall that general feeling of tiredness, lack of energy.

When I asked the doctor how long, his answer was, well, could be a couple of weeks but also could be "several weeks". Our old friend Google tends to suggest a couple of weeks, but I have a friend here who was inapacitated for about five weeks. I ve had the rash and the tiredness now for three weeks, and now getting depressed ! can anyone whos had it offer experience of the likely timeline? I m OK, but just fed up of waiting! 

Hey Dante, It's so much fun winding up dumb Americans!

Made the mistake of going to one of their performances once, only once. Dull, boring, amateurish ( because they are). No better than your local repertory company in the village hall back home!

13 hours ago, SooKee said:

Simple fact of the matter is, the fact that you haven't been charged intermediary fees doesn't mean that others haven't. The fact that others have means that it's not 100% correct that HSBC have only ever charged £4 up to now. If you can't be bothered to check the facts or choose to ignore them, matter for you.

Quite correct. Sadly we have one of the usual "know it alls" here. The whole point of this thread is that UNTIL THIS MONTH I too was only charged £4 and no further charges at all from the UK end. My latest transfer was on 1st August and suddenly a further £35 has gone....I have asked HSBC WHY they suddenly need an "intermediary bank" but no reply of course. Still waiting. Will post reply if/ when received.

Yesterday on 1st August I made my monthly remittance transfer as required for my Retirement Visa in excess of 65,000 baht. The charge for this transaction is £4, plus you pay a small fee at the Bangkok Bank end ( 200 baht) for receiving the funds.

To my great surprise, this morning, the amount received in baht was down by over 1000 baht. ( It arrives in pounds and converts here). On checking with Bangkok Bank, in fact, the amount transferred to Thailand was not the £1900 I authorised, but in fact was £1865, meaning that I have in fact been charged a total of £39,  the £4 fee plus a "mystery" extra fee of £35.

Obviously I have raised an email query already from my account, but am wondering, has anyone else come across this problem reccently with HSBC that can shed any light? 

OP is exaggerating significantly. My retirement extension ( I am British) was renewed yesteray at Chiang Mai in 30 minutes. All I needed was the British Embassy letter, Letter from my Pension Provider confirming my annual income, and certification of my residence in Chiang Mai.

No bank statements, spreadsheets, or any of that guff!

My only concern now going forward is can I bring "210,000" for three months, or do I need to bring "70,000" every single month. Nobody seems to KNOW the answer on this. Everyone has a view, but based on guesstimates not practical fact!

Sorry to be raising this again but its very important going forward. Yesterday my Retired Extension was renewed based on Embassy letter. Job done in 10 minutes at Chiang Mai with my agents assistance. So. From 1st April, I have to be clear what I can, and cannot do so as not to fall foul of Immigration when I renew next year.

Lets put it simply, using 70,000 baht as the example. Am in now required to bring in K70 on, for example, 1st April, 1st May, 1st June making K210 for three months. OR, can I bring in 210,000 on 1st April to cover 3 months? It is and will be clearly shown as a Foreign Transfer from my UK Bank to Bangkok Bank here.

The young man from the Visa Agency seemed quite confident that the "3 monthly method" would be fine as it is based on "the average" of at least 65K...on the other hand, most people on Thai Visa seem to think that it literally now has to be a monthly remittance, and that no other option is acceptable.

Is there anybody reading this who can quote PRACTICAL ACTUAL EXPERIENCE, rather than theory on this very important situation? Thanks!

On 7/23/2013 at 7:13 AM, dave2 said:

it was closed and cleared sometime before 13 june 13 and ive no idea where they went

the best dvd film / music video rental shop i know of is near the end of wing 41 road by the traffic lights

here ya go

dave2

Shop closed permanently about five years ago.

2 hours ago, sometimewoodworker said:

TIT

 

Sometimes daft is what is done.

 

And your point is?

I would have thought for anybody with even half a brain my point is obvious!

This whole scenario regarding remittances of at least 65,000 PER MONTH is fraught with illogicality and nonsense. EXAMPLE: My Visa is due in April. In April ( after Visa obtained) I am going back to UK for a couple of weeks. If I bring cash money back with me amounting, say, to £10,000 for living expenses, it will count for NOTHING towards my Visa in 2020? ONLY money transferred via the banking system will count?

This is plain daft!!!

1 minute ago, 4MyEgo said:

If your going to do it the 800,000 baht way, just make sure the last 200,000 baht gets put in 3 months before the 12 months is up when you lodge your application.

 

The income of 65,000 per month only applies to pensioner, so if your not a pensioner, the 200,000 baht method four times a year will work as long as its all in before the 3 months prior to the application.

Thats NOT what I m saying. Do pay attention! I work on the remittance method and said so in my post. If I remit 200,000 baht every three months, that shows average remittances of 65,000 a month. I dont believe for a moment that theyre going to "require" us to literally bring it in every month, and that "average" will be sufficient.

Right. I ve read every page every post. Theres 2 hours of my life I ll never get back. Its as clear as day for me regarding the remittance method. "Show an average monthly income of 65,000". Fine. So given the word "average", and lets keep this simple, if you bring in and show 200,000 four times a year, that comes to a total of 800,000 divided by twelve equals about 66,000 per month.

No. You need a letter/ letters from your pension provider(s). Surely not difficult as long as you re telling the truth? Get your pension provider to send you a word document which you can then print off here.

NO! Have you been reading these threads? Thailand needs proof that you are BRINGING INTO THAILAND an average of 65,000 per month, or that you have 800,000 in a Thai bank account. Theyre not interested in what you have back home, they want to see that youre bringing money into the country to cover your lifestyle. OK?