Moonlover

Oh do they really? Hmm.............

Is there something wrong with a company that takes steps to enhance the health and safety of its staff and its customers? I would call that commendable.

How often do you visit a construction site and how do you differentiate between Thai and none Thai?

Shame they're 'out of stock' isn't it.

According to the BBC report, cyanide was found in the bodies of all 6 victims and in the tea cups. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3g64ljwp2go

You have to provide proof of residency to obtain a driving license and your address is on the back of it. So if that matches your registered address shouldn't that be proof enough that you have 'right of residency?' I think they know a little bit more than you give them credit for.

That should be no surprise. Arab countries display some of the highest rates of consanguineous marriages in the world and Kuwait has a very small indigenous population. They are probably all interrelated.

How can that be so? The money cannot be drawn in cash and it cannot be used to purchase alcohol. 1st prize for the most ill-informed comment of the day.

It was his attempts to clear out the rampant corruption within the immigration service, including the agents that facilitated it that caused his demise during his tenure as head of that service. Like @Searat7 says: And so the corruption will continue unabated.

Never. Even in my little backwater in north east Issan, I still have plenty to of things to keep me active.

'They are little more than a motorized push bike'? You've obviously never ridden a modern motor scooter, especially a PCX. Those 'innocent victims' are underage, have no license or insurance and should never have been there.

The headlights of modern motorcycles are always on, even in daylight. Following an accident a motorcycle will not necessarily come to rest at the point of impact, in fact it rarely does.

But that does not detract from the fact that a minor, riding a motorcycle is illegal, even in 'tolerant Thailand'. Culture is irrelevant.

For a marriage extension you either show the 400k in the bank or 40k per month income. If you have the former then there is no need to explain to them what you're living on. That's your business, not theirs. The (not) new tax law has no bearing on this.

Fitness, good heath, freedom from diseases. calm and tolerant disposition and despite being a 78 year old I've still got my smarts and very good reflexes, which I need when riding my motorcycle. But probably the most important attribute as that I do not worry about anything. not even death. It happens to all of us. I simply 'live for today'.

Spot on. I've actually done this myself, with the exception that I went from Retirement income level (65k per month) to the marriage income level (40K per month). No need to leave the country and get a new visa and certainly no need to use an agent.

True enough. I've just asked my wife about her sister who lives in a single room hut on 600 THB pension plus her welfare card. Her electric bill is just 25 THB per month. There is, I'm told, a price subsidy for consumers who use less than 300 units per month.

You're comparing apples with oranges. There's a big difference between treasured and/or useful items and 'junk'. And by junk I mean unused stuff that fills up garages, loft spaces, spare rooms (sometimes even known as junk rooms) and sheds. I've kept very little junk in my life, I've been far too mobile for that and yet I have enjoyed my life to the full. The 2 items that I have kept the longest are my Leatherman multitool and my yoga mat (now used for my daily Qigong practice) 'Life is really simple and yet we insist on making it complicated'. Confucius

This conversation is going nowhere.

No I do not live in a big city. I also live in rural Issan. And I already know the the shop where they will be able to redeem their handout. It will be the same one that they already use to 'spend' the money on their welfare cards to which the same rules apply. And it sells neither alcohol nor tobacco.

Is that the best grunt you can come up with? Sad!

Another one who doesn't have a clue what he's talking about.

You obviously don't much about this topic. 'They can’t simply spend the money. The main idea of the digital wallet was to spread the cash evenly across the economy. So the beneficiaries need to spend the money within six months in the area where they are domiciled and they can buy goods from small shops registered under the program. Also, buying alcohol, cigarettes, fuel and online purchases aren’t allowed'. https://time.com/6965705/thailand-srettha-digital-wallet-cash-handout-srettha-economy/

You've only been on the forum since April @susanlea. After 10 years you'll consider it 'normal'. And in my case, I've been an expat for much of my adult life so I'm quite used to being in the company of malcontents. It seems to come with the plane ticket! It's one of the main reasons why I'm quite happy now living in a small village with few possessions and well away from the 'maddening crowd'. I recall my ex brother-in-law. When he married, they bought a nice house which was plenty big enough for them and their 2 planned offspring. And then they filled it with junk, including the garage whilst their expensive BMW was parked on the drive. (and vulnerable of course) They then decided that it wasn't big enough and so they extended the house and inevitably continued to fill it with junk. They then decided to buy a bigger house to accommodate them (and their junk) Now their 2 girls have grown up, found hubbies and moved out, so now they are rattling around in this huge house full of junk. Why didn't they simply get rid of the junk in the first place? Clinging to stuff achieves nothing in my opinion.

A candid answer which I totally agree with.