Ground Engineer

Looks like its the EU certificate that is required. This is an ISO9001 certificate which is required if you want to export to the EU. Some companies have it some dont. Looked at the UK goverment websites........didnt seem to give any usefull information at all. Everything was very long winded and complicated.

I once met a guy in a Bangkok pub that exported fish/prawns for a living. I'm 90% he was exporting to the UK though.

If you need a certificate, find out how to get one!

Good luck! If you pull it off, send me a box

Thats encouraging will send you a box if it works out.

Im looking at exporting Frozen King Prawn from Thailand to the UK. Im going up to Samut Sakon next week to have a look at a few frozen food exporters. However on speaking to one exporter they said they couldnt export to the UK as you need a certificate. Can any one shed any light on this. Also wondering how much tax would be payable on the container in the UK.

THanks everyone for your fast replies. At least she want have any problems at the airport which was my immediate concern. Lesson learnt go to Hull or Liverpool next time.

THanks everyone. She got knocked back by the Thai Consulate in London. They gave her a 60 day single entry visa. Problem is she got a 12 month return ticket which is booked to fly back in Aug 2008. Will she have to now change her return date, as now you have to present your e ticket itinary at immigration in Suvanabumi airport!

I live with my Thai wife and my English son in Pattaya. My sons GF is coming over from the UK next week. My question is, can she get a 1 year multi entry O visa. If not whats the next best option.

As of now we have not received info concerning any measure or a date. It seams the filing of our explanation has change the court view? We are asking for a new hearing to discuss are filing.

How can your interpretation of the building regulations change the view of the court. The regulations should be specific. The fact that they are not means they were badly written / drawn up. Not surprisingly no one now knows what the original intent was. Both arguements put forward to the court have credibility and thererfore any decision made by the court can only be valid for future planning applications.

THanks Tuk Tuk and co. Got something to go by now. Prob change to gas dampers and take off one the of the springs for starters, then if not satisfied may go for a proper conversion.

Its a thin strip of land on the west side which runs from the beach to the road adjacent to np1 but its only about 25m wide. When I bought in Decemeber I quizzed the sales agent what it was for. They said dont worry its too narrow to build anything on. It was going to be for parking boats or jet skis etc.

Just found out today that there will be a Northpoint 2 getting built on the thin strip of land adjacent to Northpooint point. Another 350 units are to be built. Not sure how this will impact on Northpoint which has 170 units in the South tower and 250 units in the north tower. My feeling is that we will be forced to share facilities like the beach front swimming pools access roads etc.

We live in a lovely gated communnity in east Pattaya. For a family you cant ask for much more. Theres plenty for the kids to all the time. Parties nearly every week, they will never get bored. Our kids have just started at the Regents school which is essential as they have come from the UK education system. 80 % of the teachers are from the UK, its very good. Weve got the best of both worlds here. Only 15 minutes from the town centre and surrounded by the beautifull country side. I would defo recomend it for a family.

Went to the site a couple of days ago and took this photo with my camera. THe red box sections in the background are the tower crane. THe 2 large silos are for cement and the hopper is for aggreage to make concrete. You also have to rememeber the 40m deep piled foundations are already in for the north and south tower. All construction is being carried out by first class European contractors. The foundations are by Bauer (very good German outfit) and the superstructure by Bouyges (French, one of the biggest contractors in the world). YOu may not think there is much going on but all the preliminaries have to sorted being they start the superstructure. Theres the utilities like electricty and water supply, site drainage, welfare facities for the workers, materials have to be delivered. Being in the construction industry myself I would say construction is going ahead as planned. I also know from experience that the likes of Bauer and Bouyges dont come cheap, in fact they are very expensive, but you get what you pay for.

Kelly Brook one the most beautiful women in the world always goes for baldies. Jason Statham hes a sex God women love but hes bald as a cout.

Ive got a Toyota tiger double cab with traditional spring leaf suspension. Getting fed with the constant bouncing around. Wondering if any one knew where I could get it converted to sprung coil and how much it would cost. Cheers.

Thailand map for sale in Silom at ESRI.

Map will st you back 11200bht, they also need a couple days to set you up.

http://www.esrith.com/Eindex.cfm

THanks BPraim, 11200bht just for the map. Thats more than a new Tom Tom 1 in the UK. Saying that I will still probably buy it as the printed maps in THialand arent much good.

Iv recently move dto Pattaya from the UK. Ive brought my Tom Tom 1 satnav with with me. Just wondering if I can buy a Thai map for the Tom Tom.

I want get a carbon fibre nose cone made for a caterham. Anyone know where I can get this made. Closer to Pattaya the better.

So after all the debate and court cases a decision is still not made. The reason why is very simple. Issue 9 does not state that a building cannot be constructed within 200m of mean sea level and it does not show this on the map attached to the decree. If it did VT7 or all the other projects would never have started. I will put my cards on the table and bet that VT7 and all the other projects will go ahead as planned.

So, I wonder, why does the Law bother stating anything about MSL and 200 meters?

Tammi please show me on a map or document where it states 200m from Mean Sea Level. It doesnt. Thats the whole point.

I will share the conclusion of a letter we received from Administrative Court Rayong. The Judge at Admin Court forwards the letter they received from Department of Civil Engineering and City Planning in Bangkok. The English transolation.

“The distance of 100 m as per point 3 of the Ministerial Regulation Issue 8 (B.E. 2519) issued pursuant to the Building Control Act B. E. 2479 and the distance of 200 m. as per point 3 of the Ministerial Regulation Issue 9 (B.E. 2521) issued pursuant to the Building Control Act B. E. 2479 are not the same alignment. In that the alignment of the coat line in accordance with the Ministerial Regulation Issue 8 (b. E. 2519) had not specified the measurement be taken at MSL. But in accordance with the Ministerial Regulations Issue 9 (B. E. 2521) it specified the measurement of the alignment of the coast line be taken only at MSL.”

Please be advised accordingly.

Yours sincerely

Chief Engineer Acting on Behalf of the Director General

Department of Civil Engineering and City Planning

If this is the correct English translation then there is no arguement and the case would have been settled in Rayong Admin court on Wednesday. Whats Thai for Mean Sea Level because I have a Thai and English translated copy of Issue 9 and cant see any reference to it at all.

Is the meeting in the Lion Bar still on tonight.? Anyone going?

So after all the debate and court cases a decision is still not made. The reason why is very simple. Issue 9 does not state that a building cannot be constructed within 200m of mean sea level and it does not show this on the map attached to the decree. If it did VT7 or all the other projects would never have started. I will put my cards on the table and bet that VT7 and all the other projects will go ahead as planned.

So, I wonder, why does the Law bother stating anything about MSL and 200 meters?

Tammi please show me on a map or document where it states 200m from Mean Sea Level. It doesnt. Thats the whole point.

Anyone know the outcome of todays hearing at Rayong Admin court?

Go to http://stopvt7.blogspot.com/ for a posting about the 8 of AugustAdmin Court hearing..

Pattaya City hall and VT7 could not agree with Department of Civil Engineering and City Planning from Bangkok explanation of issue 9. They keep confusing how to measure from MSL.

The Bangkok man could not answer any of the judge’s questions which were not written in his office letter. This left unanswered questions.

The court is going to order the Thai Port Authority and the Bangkok Department of Civil Engineering and City Planning to take measurement and make a map for the court. The map will show where VT7 building is located as to issue 9 alignment.

The stopvt7 group is going to hire an expert to watch over the taking of measurement and making of the map.

VT7 can keep working but not build over 14 meters high.

Their will be another court hearing.

My understanding about the Bangkok letter form Department of Civil Engineering and City Planning explains the following?

The distance of 100 meters in Issue 8 and the distance of 200 meters Issue are not the same alignment.

The alignment of Issue 8 had not specified the measurement be taken at MSL.

Issue 9 specified that the measurement of the alignment of the cost line be taken only at MSL (mean sea level). This setting a 200 meters measured from MSL for alignment.

So after all the debate and court cases a decision is still not made. The reason why is very simple. Issue 9 does not state that a building cannot be constructed within 200m of mean sea level and it does not show this on the map attached to the decree. If it did VT7 or all the other projects would never have started. I will put my cards on the table and bet that VT7 and all the other projects will go ahead as planned.

Anyone know the outcome of todays hearing at Rayong Admin court?

"Supreme Administrative Court decide was read and give in Rayon on 1 of August 2007.The following is an English translation of the court last 3 pages of their order:

Has been posted at: http://stopvt7.blogspot.com/ "

"200 meter line measured from the construction control line shown in the map annexed to the Royal Decree"

Is the Supreme court saying that the contruction control line is mean sea level in accordance with the map annexed to the royal decree?

Can someone post this map and point out where the construction control line is?

Guys, let's just stay with the fundamentals which are that on Jomthien Complex going to the Admin Court the Court gave an injunction that VT stop work on VT7 probably because the Law says that nothing over 14 metres can be built within 200 metres of the seashore (probably the high tide mark).

Tammi, the Interior Ministry regs dont seem to be specific. You yourself state the word probably regarding the 200m mark and the sea level.

I have read a translated version of the Interior Ministry regs (by Thai lawyers) and they dont make sense. At best the regs are not clear and need ammending for local authorities to enforce them properly.

I have also asked many Thai people to read the regs and they all come up with different explanations.

Any one know how many buildings greater than 14m high within 200m of the High tide mark City Hall has given permition to build? Quite a few I would think?

I would like to split them into 2 catergories.

Those greater than 5 years old which can remain by law if thats correct.

Those less than 5 years old which have the potential to be pulled down.