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Tomorrow I am headed to Bangkok and I'm thinking about visiting the Mueang Boran (Ancient City).

Can anyone confirm if I can use my work permit or Thai DL to get in for the Thai price?

On 1/26/2020 at 6:48 AM, URMySunshine said:

I'm in Yala and the only farang here mostly confined to barracks with a supply of face masks and hand gel. It's very safe here if the terrorists don't get you and no tourists visit. So yes bunker down here for the foreseeable. Just done saibaht with an old monk escorted by 2 Thai army in their hilux so that's me protected for the day. The muslims don't much smile though and there is no night life scene at all. Nor do Thais go out in the evening anymore think Northern Ireland in the troubles and you get a rough picture. 

Sounds like <deleted> to me. I live in Narathiwat full-time, have been to Yala countless times as the Mrs. is free m there, and have never felt unsafe or targeted in any way by muslims or buddhists. People are friendly and smiling all around. Never had any armed protection, thank God. That would make it more unsafe, if anything.

Speed limits of 30 or 50 kph in school resp. residential areas? As if drivers are gonna slow down all the way from 120 to a snail's pace. 

Here in the deep southern province of Narathiwat I'd love to have a Tesco or Big C as there are none anywhere close.

And I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be the only patron there.

C'mon. Respond to me and keep the conversation going!

On 11/16/2019 at 6:56 PM, hansnl said:

Muslim induced terrorists

 

Might be interesting to try to find out what the role of the ayatollahs might be and what tourists from Iran are doing in the South.

Well, as Iranians are Shias and the people here are Sunnis, the role of ayatollahs in the Deep South is exactly zero.

I can already say: people here are p***ed and some of the local muslims I've spoken have already remarked the streets will not only be filled with water from the rainy season, but also with blood. Every punishing government action will only anger them more!

If they impose a curfew in said districts, then the entire region will be unreachable during curfew hours as the four easternmost districts of Songkhla Province are also included. Furthermore, the local economies of Betong and Sungai Kolok, which are based on nightlife tourism will completely collapse. I hope the local population fights these plans and, if they go through anyway, I expect total carnage: bombs, beheadings, shootings, arson and more fun stuff.
Since I live in the area, for God's sake, don't let this become reality!

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4 hours ago, Isaan sailor said:

We see this behavior from Muslims the world over.  Unfortunate situation.  Need armed soldiers at all checkpoints in areas of known unrest.

It is not a primarily muslim cause here, but firstly an ethno-nationalist one.

On your second point: I live in the area, namely Narathiwat, and see a variety of checkpoints. Some very professional with arch-shaped gates, watch towers, speed bumps en heavily armed and masked soldiers, others no more than some red-and-white fences that you can easily wave your car through, with no personnel at all present. It will take many, many more soldiers to man every single checkpoint sufficiently. Not gonna happen.

Another farang who got entangled by an Isaan for... erm, beauty.

Even if you don't fancy the nightlife, Betong is still the nicer town to go. It feels very relaxed there and there are many hotels at a low price. Make sure you arrive before dark though, as the beautiful but mountainous roads, especially from Bannang Sata onwards, become a real challenge after dark.

If you must stay in Yala City:

I have stayed in two Yala hotels before, the Park View and, more recently, the Yala Rama. The latter was a bit more expensive at 600 baht a night for a double bed room but much better upkept and newer.

I am actually traveling to Yala tomorrow due to my family-in-law living there, but would much rather stay in Betong or my home town of Narathiwat. 

Hang on in there Reecie! I know I'll see you back in LOS.

Just extended my two-year motorbike license today in Mueang Narathiwat. Since my birthday falls in early August I got almost six years on my new license.

The documents I provided were the following:

- Health certificate from a local clinic. Costs: 50 baht

Plus photocopies of:

- passport+extension based on non-B

- work permit

- rental contract

- landlord's ID card

- landlord's blue book 

In total I went three times in about a week. First, to inquire about the paperwork. Second, to send a yet incomplete set and, finally, to send the missing paperwork and to get the license for 265 baht.

No video watching this time and only doing the standard tests of braking, color naming and peripheral vision. Apparently, the depth vision test got scrapped.

In short, not too difficult and no more worries for the coming years.

18 hours ago, ta158 said:

yes, but not if you go down deep south

Wrong

3 hours ago, balo said:

They could still be Thai nationals even if they visited Malaysia. They spoke Thai to the taxi driver so nothing suggest they are foreigners. 

They're from Rueso. That means they probably have Thai citizenship.

I know him personally and I've been told by his family that he cannot wait to go back to Pattaya. Incidentally and somewhat surprisingly, he has NOT been blacklisted, so I'm pretty sure Reece will be back in Patts anytime in the next few years. He loves the place and if he can get his act together, I surely welcome him back in the LOS. 

12 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said:

So you do not have a Visa.? You have an extension of stay with a multiple re-entry permit? 

 

Or do do you have as you state "a multiple entry non-B visa " which will allow you to stay in Thailand for 90 days?

Maybe I wasn't clear enough, as I am not very good at all this visa lingo: I have a yearly extension of stay based on my original non-B visa of 2016. Like, it gets renewed every year, you know.

This means I need never do any visa run anymore, just the occasional trip to immigration for a notification of stay.

10 hours ago, Maestro said:

When you arrived on 12 JAN the immigration official put s stamp in your passport telling you exactly until what date you are allowed to stay. The day of arrival counts as day one of the 90 days and if I have calculated this correctly your stamp says UNTIL 11 APR.

 

For your situation, the question of the "90-day notification" does not apply. You should have left Thailand not later than midnight on 11 APR. You are now on overstay and risk getting arrested, prosecuted, fined and deported. If you leave today, 12 APR, without getting arrested you are let go without a fine at an airport or with a fine of 500 Baht at a land border.

I only need to do 90-day reporting. There's no need for me to actually leave Thailand ever - well, within a year - on my visa.

Because I live very close to the Malaysian border, I usually choose leaving Thailand for a day instead. That way the 90-day clock resets and I don't need to stop at immigration.

Since I am almost 300 km from my immigration office right now, it is a real hassle doing my report here and online reporting is no longer accepted.

I entered Thailand on January 12 this year on a multiple entry non-B visa and will exit the country next week on April 18. I was/am due to do the 90-day notification of stay this week, but need to know if it is necessary in my case.

If counted correctly, I will leave Thailand on either the 96th or 97th day after my last entry (and thereby notification), depending if the day of entry counts as day 0 or day 1.

Would you say I can forego the notification due to the week period of grace that visa holders seem to get? Or do I need to get worried?

The flight to Nakhon Phanom was also delayed - thank God - so I don't need to worry about it anymore.

But, apparently, transport options are scarce over there.

Today, coming from Hat Yai, I will miss my connecting flight from DMK to Nakhon Phanom and plan on taking the overnight bus instead. Upon arriving tomorrow morning (around 7-7.30) at the bus terminal in Nakhon Phanom, is there a cheap way to get to the airport? I must go there to pick up my rental car.

I'd prefer a shared van or songthaew over a taxi.

My girlfriend is a government officer and was required to vote. She even had to travel to a different province to do so. My Thai family-in-law takes it pretty seriously in any case.

Does anyone have a link to a list of all political parties in Thailand participating in this week's election, including (highlights of) their programmes?

I'm not gonna talk Thai politics here, but I am interested in reading about the different parties.

My gf and I are visiting the embassy for a Schengen visa on Monday morning. We haven't bought her (or my) travel+medical insurance yet. Is there any company that has automated the insurance process and can send it to us by mail within, let's say, 24 hours?

We don't have time to wait for manual processing of this and need it QUICKLY. 

2 hours ago, Spidey said:

Why don't you try it out yourself with the card you've got?

Well, as I live in Narathiwat and the nearest Big C in Pattani is about 100 km from here, I figured that traveling that far for the 28 baht value left on the card might be a bigger waste of money than it's worth.