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News must be getting scarce. This happens every week in Thailand, some guy gets involved with a already married woman, not knowing she is already married. My question is, did he take her to the amphur or Australia to get married or did he do one of those sham Thai weddings at the temple and all the fan fare?

Imagine the paperwork mountain.

A few years ago, I was informed that the US and Thailand have a tax treaty. Meaning that if a US person files a US tax return, they don't owe any income tax in Thailand. I remember when the banks were offering fairly high interest rates on short term savings instruments that a tax was levied against the earned interest. Since Thailand and the US had the tax treaty, if the income from these instruments was claimed on the US tax return, then the person could make a claim (with a Thai tax number) and be reimbursed the tax that was levied. It's been several years since I went through this process of applying for a reimbursement since the interest rate banks were offering on short term instruments was less than I could get on my savings accounts in the US. As a retiree, I think that pensions and social security are not consider as earned income. So it will be interesting to see how the tax treaty affects this new tax development.

I guess the other 96 tonnes are safe for now.

Trump is going to jail. Put that in your Putin and smoke it. Russian draft dodgers are all over Thailand and probably a lot of other countries as well.

I have an M-pass. I bought it at Krung Thai Bank next to the Big C Marina Shopping Center on Second Road. It came with a card and a device that you glue to the inside of your windscreen. I last used it in May when I took the motorway from Pattaya to Bangkok round trip. Had no problems. I started my May trip with 1000 baht credit on my account. I last topped up the account with 1000 baht last December. I should have around 700 baht remaining. I think I'll drive to Sattahip just to see if it's still working. Oh, and on that May trip I drove up to Khao Yai and used the M-Flow lanes. I believe you have 7 days in which to pay for unregistered vehicles. I went on the M-flow website and paid with a QR code connected to my Bangkok Bank savings account. Again, no problems.

24/7 is probably a good thing. These venues are already open all night with only the ones not stuffing the brown envelopes enough getting nicked by the BIB. If course, Walking Street, Soi Bua Khao will be thrilled.

Lazada has the wheels in the form of a kit with rods etc. If DIY has them, buy them. YouTube has a tutorial on how to install them. I make sure you buy a set of 2 or 4. 4 if you want the bag to roll evenly. 2 if you don't care.

If this man owes 71580 bht, then that means he actually owed about 7158 bht originally. It's 60 bht to use those 2 lanes one way. The fine is 10 times, so 600 baht if you don't pay. I was under the impression that you had 7 days to pay and not 2 days. I've used those lanes several times and went to the website and made a QR payment and had no problems. Apparently this driver use the lanes about 60 times round trip. I tried to create an account, but because I don't have a Thai credit card, I wasn't allowed. They wouldn't accept my Thai bank visa/atm card as well.

I prefer to use foreign bank credit cards that have no foreign exchange fee. My bank seems to have better exchange rates than KK bank, BKK bank, and TT exchange booths. Plus I can pay using the checking account in my country. Thereby not having to send money into my Thai bank. A win-win situation. Also, if I need an ATM, I use a Charles Schwab debit card that refunds any bank fees. A win-win-win!

Is this for real? Have any projects in Pattaya ever finished within the projected dates? That was a rhetorical question. Most times I add 5 years to a projection and 300 percent extra cost. This dream looks like 10 years and 1000 percent. I guess pigs are flying again! I hope the cost of port goes down.

This post is interesting? When there are more important things like the inflationary nature of bar fines. Or as one beauty put it: "Everything up up!"

I got my M-pass at Krung Thai bank ( the blue bank logo) next to Big C Marina. I've been able to top up at the bank branch on Threppasit Road. I can't remember how much I originally paid, but I had to replace the signal fob and they charged me 300 baht. I used mine last month and it worked fine. I also found out that I could use the M-flow lane on the ring road and avoid the long lines for the M-pass without formal registration of my vehicle. You have 7 days in which to paid. It's 30 baht every time you go through. On the M-flow website there is a link for unregistered vehicles. You input you license plate number (you'll need a thai keyboard) and your province, then the amount you owe will pop up. You can paid using a QR code linked to you bank account. The first time navigating the process seemed a bit arduous, but after that doing it a second time seemed very easy. Hope this helps.

Is the Apple store in Central World?

He's got a great hair cut.

Put me in agreement with all the posters than complain about the US embassy. They simply don't care about US citizens in Thailand. They're doing everything to do less work and complaints are going on deaf ears. Years ago, they used to do satellite visits around Thailand where you could get extra pages, letters of income, and other services during a 2 day visit. In Pattaya they used to use the Dusit Thani Hotel at the dolphin roundabout. Very good service. But times have change and their attitude about service has done a 180degree turn. It's embarrassing to be a US citizen and have this embassy as the protector of our interests.

What major businesses are closed during songkran? Banks, Post Offices etc.

Did my 90 day report online yesterday April 10. Receive approval with new report an hour later. Worked good for me.

Sent my renewal package in February 28, tracking shows it was received on March 1. According to the embassy they claim they received it on March 6 and processed it on March 8. It is now April 6 and still no passport. Be careful not to have an international flight while you're waiting. Also cannot do a 90 day report

I mailed in my renewal application and current passport on February 28. Tracking shows it was received on March 1st. I waited 3 weeks called the embassy number, was told I could only email them with an inquiry. Emailed the embassy about the progress and received an auto reply that sent me back to their website and something called "navigator". Couldn't find anything there that answered my questions. So I emailed them 2 more times, receiving the same auto reply. Finally, yesterday someone email me with this response: "Hello,Your passport was received on Mar 6 and processed on Mar 8.The new passport is not yet arrived back to our office. When it is become available for a delivery, we will notify you by email with a tracking number for a package.Regards,KKACS Bangkok It is now five full weeks and I have not received my passport. I was suppose to take an international flight this Sunday, April 9 that I now have to cancel, pay extra to reschedule. I also have to do a 90 day check soon. I've had to deal this the US Embassy before and never had any good resolutions.

Called the phone number and was told to send an email [email protected]. Received an auto reply that directed me to a navigator page and that had no information about how to find out the progress of my renewal. Checked the Facebook page and searched passport renewal progress and got a no information icon. According to the auto reply, if my inquiry can be answered on the navigator page, I would not receive any further replies. I searched the page several times and didn't come up with any links to finding how my renewal was progressing. Hopefully someone will think my inquiry could not be answered on the navigator page and email me. We'll see.

Second post: I mailed my application on February 28. Tracking shows they received it on March 1. I'm still waiting for the passport, so it's been 29 days since they received it. Supposedly they email a tracking number when they sent back the passport packages, but I haven't received anything yet. I'm getting a little nervous because I have an international flight on April 9. So I'll need the passport by April 6 so I can go to immigration and have the stamps transferred. Does anybody know if there is a way to ask the US embasy in Bangkok about the status of my application?

I mailed my application on February 28. Tracking shows they received it on March 1. I'm still waiting for the passport, so it's been 26 days since they received it. Supposedly they email a tracking number when they sent back the passport packages, but I haven't received anything yet.

Pattaya/Jomtien realtors will soon be advertising in Bali. Plenty of surplus condos and small apartments for rent and a 20 minutes or less walk to immigration. They can even bring their Indonesian GFs and nobody would blink an eye.

Is there a step by step procedure or process for doing a US passport renewal by mail? Where do I find the application? Where do I pay? What is needed to sent to the US embassy? Thank you in advance.