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I would think just about any branch in Chiang Mai (due to high expat population.) Name of letter you need is: รับรองบัญชีเงินฝากสำหรับเจ้าหน้าที่ตรวจคนเข้าเมือง verification of funds letter for immigration @whophant Validity of letter does vary from office to office. Just get the bank letter one or two days before visit to immigration, and you should be fine.

Should have read burp, not burb.

People who are arguing that indicting Trump is unseemly and makes America look like a "banana republic" are basically saying that a different standard should be applied to him which goes against "no one is above the law." They're also forgetting that the case will be tried in front of a jury and be scrutinized by the press and public every step of the way.

If he eats a bucket of KFC before surrendering to authorities, the perp walk may turn into a burb walk.

I wonder how many of Trump's supporters claiming they would still vote for Trump even if he was convicted of a felony also oppose giving convicted felons the right to vote. The hypocrisy of the supposed "law and order" party is breathtaking. Anyone who thinks this is going to help him in the polls needs to have their medication adjusted.

Let's just say I'm underwhelmed by your debating and reasoning skills. I could speculate about why this might be the case, but I don't want to get too far over my skis. Your cannabis thread posts always repeat the same mantra: nobody who has anything negative to say about cannabis knows what they are talking about, has never tried cannabis, and has been brainwashed by mainstream media and are suffering from "Reefer Madness" hysteria. Given the age demographics of this forum and the fact that almost everyone on this forum grew up in the 60's and 70's I find your efforts to dismiss opponents as never having tried or used marijuana to be ludicrous. Almost everyone on this forum has used marijuana at some point in their life. And even if by some miracle they hadn't, everyone has had the experience of watching family, friends and people in their lives experiment with drugs to one degree or another. So the idea that people are blindly following MSM reports without any personal experience is just plain silly, and my advice would be to drop this claim from your debating repertoire. The definition of anti-social I was using is: not sociable; not wanting the company of others, which is totally compatible with a sedentary, house-bound lifestyle. https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=definition+of+anti-social&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 You, yourself stated in the above post that many ex-pats struggle with social integration. Are you seriously contending that smoking pot is helping with that social integration process, or that there aren't plenty of expats who fall into a sedentary house-bound lifestyle, zoning out in front of the TV, blue screen, game console? You also ignored all of the valid issues I raised regarding the impact on the home environment when a spouse and children are in the picture. Yes, I am aware that there are some cannabis users who have acquired Thai language skills, but many don't, and my point was that cannabis consumption is probably not conducive to acquiring foreign language skills, which, of course, is key to successful social integration. Both the Siam Rath and Daily News articles (which I read carefully) reinforced points I made in my post. The Siam Rath article paints a portrait of a junior high school teenage boy being raised by a relative, who is not only struggling to make ends meet, but struggling to manage the boy's acting out and marijuana usage. The home environment described is common all over Thailand, that is, children being raised by distant relatives, living in impoverished circumstances, and on his way towards slipping through the cracks as a result. If my understanding is correct that you live in Isaan, then you must know countless examples of cases similar to this, and I'm surprised that you seem to be so tone-deaf to these social problems, and the impact recreational marijuana might have on these precarious and vulnerable households. The Daily News article did indeed only mention ganja in the headline, but it should be pointed out that cannabis decriminalization is very much in the news right now and a big election issue, so this is somewhat understandable. But it is unfair to say the Daily News article "buried" or tried to hide the fact that he was also using yaa baa. The fact is that his yaa baa usage was mentioned in the article's opening paragraph. I would also like to point out that the Daily News article reinforced a point I made in my earlier post that alcohol and other stimulants are often used in conjunction with each other, and this reality needs to be taken into consideration when evaluating what laws are appropriate. As far as your pooh-poohing concerns about where decriminalization might be leading Thai society, it should be pointed out that initially there was a wild free for all, and there still is a cloud of uncertainty about what regulations will be put in place, which is inhibiting the industry from fully taking off. What I'm saying is that I don't think Thailand is ready for decriminalization of recreational use. There's too much progress that needs to be made in educational, economic and social development. I also think allowing recreational use will have a corrosive on the interpersonal charm of the Thai people, in a word, make people less open, receptive to social engagement, less outgoing. And, finally, I think that recreational cannabis use flies in the face of Buddhist precepts, seriously undermining a cornerstone of Thai culture. It's my strong suspicion that most of the foreigner proponents for decriminalization of cannabis in Thailand are in favor of it because it fits into their personal lifestyle either as an expat or a vacationer or they have a financial interest in decriminalization, and are either oblivious or completely disinterested in the potential educational, economic and social development impact it may have on Thailand. In other words, most of these people are motivated exclusively by self-interest and don't really care about the welfare of their host country. Sort of a "that's not my problem" attitude, which frankly, I find very disturbing and disappointing. But we don't need to argue about this endlessly. It appears that this issue is going to be decided in the upcoming elections, and we'll know soon enough which direction this is going...

Cannabis tourism is such a social scourge because of the example it sets for those looking to foreigners as role models. Because many tourists are perceived as being relatively affluent, consuming cannabis becomes a marker of modernity and is seen as a harmless recreational activity with no downside side effects. Maybe smoking weed will help you get ahead in this world. This will generate a level of fascination and interest in experimentation with cannabis and, likely, other drugs. For those who argue that cannabis has been around for generations, I would point out that newer more potent varieties are being introduced. I also think that there has been some anecdotal evidence that Thai youth are increasingly being attracted to places like Pattaya because of the ease of cannabis purchase. Those who argue that cannabis is less harmful than alcohol or methamphetamine ignore that many of these drugs are used in tandem and the intoxicating effects are amplified when used together. Those who argue that cannabis isn't a gateway drug need to reflect back on their own youth and how much drug experimentation went on with cannabis and alcohol typically being the start off drugs. And what about the expat community? People want to portray the typical expat cannabis consumer as a sophisticate who takes the occasional after dinner puff. You're telling me it doesn't increase social isolation and anti-social behavior? You're telling me it doesn't encourage a sedentary house bound life style? How many of you have Thai spouses who share your enjoyment of cannabis? This isn't a source of domestic tension? It's not primarily a solitary activity? What about if kids are in the house? Smoking cannabis is conducive to raising kids? How "quality" is the time you share with your kids when you're stoned? What about those who are struggling with social isolation, mental health, or age related health issues? If you tell me you're interacting with people left and right, what's the quality of that interaction like if you're stoned? If you're buzzing around town stoned, what about road safety? How's your Thai language study coming along? Kinda hard to concentrate when you're stoned, isn't it? Anyone who claims to have an interest in Thailand's social and educational development and road safety should be strongly opposed to these misguided government initiatives.

Shameful allusion to the Howard Beach and other racially motivated attacks of black men where baseball bats were used. Howard Beach is in Queens, Trump's hometown, and it is inconceivable that he is not aware of the ugly and raw racial vigilantism that the image of him brandishing a baseball bat near the head of the NY district attorney intentionally evokes. He should be arrested immediately for obstruction of justice. The horrible man just keeps getting horribler and horribler with each passing day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Beach_racial_attack

If he purchased the house with income he earned either from employment or interest income or capital gains that he received while married, then, yes, this would be marital property. But if he can show that he used money that he owned before marriage to purchase the house then that would be personal property, 100% his.

OP: The OP is a confusing mishmash of issues which is why you are getting such crappy all over the road responses. Is your purpose to discuss the Thai legal system, get custody of child, turn the water back on or salvage financial interest in real property? I'm not going to go into this with exhaustive detail, but the key to resolving all of the custody and property issues is to reach an agreement on divorce. Contrary to what you wrote in the OP, Thai law does NOT say that any property purchased during the marriage is marital property and must be split 50/50. If the "friend" can prove that the money to buy the house came from him and was his personal property before he married, then the house is 100% his personal property. If someone has done research or you have been advised by a lawyer that the house is automatically marital property because it was purchased during the marriage, this is completely FALSE. People reach this mistaken conclusion by simply reading the civil code definition of marital property, without also reading the definition of personal property. There are two definitions, both of which need to be understood, One defines marital property and the other defines what is personal or individual property. Go back and read sections 1471 and 1472 carefully. https://library.siam-legal.com/thai-law/civil-and-commercial-code-marriage-section-1465-1493/ It is totally understandable that the court is not going to do anything regarding turning the water on or off. The court probably hasn't been presented with any evidence to make a ruling on this matter. Again, this will be resolved with the divorce settlement. I don't know anything about child custody law in Thailand, but I am 100% confident that what I said above regarding marital property is correct. It has been my experience that Thai family courts are fair and do not discriminate against foreigners. It doesn't matter one iota whose name the property is registered in. What matters is who can prove financial interest in the property. The law says there is a presumption that it is marital property, and the burden of proof that its personal property rests with the person claiming that its personal property. Hope this helps.

So, bungee jump back on itinerary. Happy, happy, for you. Afternoon you take elephant ride, go for zip line in jungle, feed crocodile, learn how to charm cobra. Tomorrow rent motorcycle, go for para sail, and take picture you pet tiger at zoo. OK, na? .

It's more than a little disingenuous and intellectually dishonest to pretend that restricting marijuana usage to those over 20 years old will effectively manage underage misuse when Thailand is known for lax law enforcement and cultivation is permitted indiscriminately. Reading this forum and the endless cheerleading for decriminalization by certain columnists, you would think there is universal support in the expat community for these proposals, which is far from the case. I, for one, still believe that decriminalization is a step backwards for Thailand's social and educational development as well as for road safety, and that the encouragement of cannabis tourism is an abomination and scourge driven far more by avarice than any so-called enlightened forward thinking. It is my belief that these reforms will ultimately be repealed because of the weakening effect they have on the social fabric and Thai core values.

The BIL's behavior is in no way normal Thai behavior, and his and his wife's acting like they own the place, with your wife's acquiescence is actually alarming, and suggests to me that something is going on behind the scenes where the extended family might be thinking the OP might not be in the picture much after the house gets built. Unless the OP is exaggerating the BIL's sense of entitlement, something is seriously wrong with the picture. My suggestion would be to politely tell the BIL not to come onto the property unless you are present while construction is on-going. Don't forget the power of the purse-string: you can threaten to halt, or actually halt construction until this is resolved. I'm warning the OP straight up: there is something seriously wrong with the in-law's entitled attitude and something even more seriously wrong with the wife's deference to her extended family. I strongly suspect that the family paradigm vis-a-vis the OP is seriously out of wack and OP needs to get to the bottom of this before proceeding any further. My advice is to slam on the brakes on the construction until you have a quantumly higher degree of confidence and comfort about where you stand not only with your in-laws, but your wife as well. All of your power is going to evaporate once construction is completed, and your ability to assert yourself down the road will be greatly diminished. The time to act is now. Edit: I strongly agree with Sheryl's advice that the OP needs to be at the construction site practically full time. Buy a tent, if need be, and camp out on location.

The Thai accomplice pretending to be a customs official is the key. Without him the scam doesn't work, as most people would be too cautious to fork over that kind of money to just anyone. People denigrate victims as greedy and gullible, but when you have two people secretly working in concert, it's not that difficult to be deceived. I hope the cops catch the Thai accomplice.

Our engagement was supposed to be kept a secret, Daffodil.

Anybody else thinking Thailand needs to stiffen traffic violation penalties for foreigners? Five hundred baht.scarcely serves as a deterrent. Not going to sit in judgment of the OP, but the expression "lead by example" comes to mind, especially when you consider the constant bashing of Thai drivers on this forum.

Just got your joke.

Maybe he mistook the ambulance for a Dorritos delivery truck.

If you are "entirely legal," "have never used an agent," and are using 800K as a basis of comparison, you appear to be making an argument about the merits of using the income method versus the on-deposit method for a retirement visa. That has nothing to do with the thread topic which is immigration office corruption. Your argument in favor of the income method ignores several other realities and drawbacks. First and foremost, the 800K functions as an emergency fund, the key point being that the funds are readily available. So to do an apples to apples comparison of investment returns, you would have to compare overseas bank yields to Thai bank yields, not a comparison, for example, to returns on stock market or crypto investments which are riskier, and are generally inappropriate for emergency funds. True, right now there's a huge differential between overseas and Thai bank yields, but for most of the past 20 years overseas bank rates haven't been that much higher than Thai banks. For a long time after the financial crisis overseas bank rates were lower than Thai banks and in some cases negative. Your analysis also ignores that the income method subjects the visa holder to currency exchange rate risk, which fluctuate from month to month. Look at how many people from Great Britain using the monthly income method got caught with their pants down when the Pound collapsed after Brexit. Also, it should be noted that any unspent funds transferred under the monthly income method probably end up being parked in a local bank anyway. Finally, my post wasn't self-righteous. It comes from resentment from having experienced mistreatment on a couple of occasions at immigration. I suspect the officer was deliberately trying to make things as difficult as possible in the hopes that I would become so exasperated that I would resort to using an agent, which would in turn provide additional under-the-table revenue as well.

Whole-heartedly applaud and support "Big Joke's" efforts in this endeavor, as should we all. Corruption in immigration offices is not a victimless crime. When people pay money to circumvent the law, those who abide by the law and follow the rules often end up being treated like second- and third-class customers because we provide no supplementary financial incentives to receive service. The same is true for those who use agents in order to circumvent bank deposit requirements. Again, this is not a harmless and victimless crime.

It is used as a colloquial term for bi-racial, irrespective of race.

These types of incidents need to be thoroughly investigated by the police. This guy's threat that she shouldn't go to the police suggests to me that this isn't the first time he's done this, and he had consciousness of guilt. The extent of the injuries also suggest that the violence of the attacks might well escalate in the future. Bite mark left on Lisa Levy's buttocks by Ted Bundy during his Chi Omega rampage: Jeffery Rignall showed up at a Chicago area police station looking like this after being abducted, chloroformed and raped by an unknown man. Police initially downplayed the incident as just "homosexual rough sex". The man turned out to be John Wayne Gacy who murdered several more young men after Rignall's abduction and rape before finally being caught.

I'm sure his Thai language skills helped him press his case to his lawyer, the owners of the bar, and the police. Don't let anyone tell you language skills never come in handy here. Congrats are in order, even if the lawyer's fee took a big bite out of the settlement.

I'm sorry, MrNatural, I'm afraid I can't answer that.

+Omron. Check the circumference of your upper arm before buying to make sure arm cuff fits properly. Arm cuff on my Omron HEM7130 came with arm cuff fitting 22-32 cm. Arm cuff fit is important.