Peterw42

I presume you are talking about a long term rental/stay, in which case you may want to look at the short term rental situation in both blocks. Some of these blocks (city garden) are Airbnb ghettos, nothing but short term rentals, ie: people party for 2 weeks, monopolize the gym/pool etc

There is no real place that stands out from any other place that sells TVs, they all have similar stock, similar prices, will deliver etc. And, they all regularly have promotions and sales. The only thing that may be of any consequence is if the store will pick up for a warranty repair etc, but that is usually between you and the manufacturer. Work out your budget, brand , size. model you want, and keep an eye out for it. on sale. Ideally with a free toaster oven. .

There is already a pay to stay visa, The Thai elite Visa, works out to 10,000 baht a month. You can go to them and say, "I want to stay for 5 years" viola. Probably an option to pay for it via a QR code as well

booking.com, airbnb have options to search for apartments/whole houses. Otherwise, local facebook marketplace/groups. But reality is, 99% of apartments/houses are only available for long term rent.

Proof that there is a god.

Not all of Pattaya is the red light area, you can live your life here and not have much to do with the sexpat areas or lifestyle. Outside of the central sex tourist areas, its a big city with lots of lifestyle choices and options, a couple of ks from the city centre its just normal Thailand.

OP, maybe ask one question, "can I find a serious GF in Pattaya" OR "is the water cleaner in Hua Hin" Otherwise you will get a mixed bag of responses to do with water quality in Pattaya or online dating in Hua Hin. It is pretty easy to find a normal serious GF in Pattaya, just stay away from the sexpat/sex tourism lifestyle. Online dating is a good start, so long as you use it as intended and filter out the bargirls, approach it with honest intentions. Look for hookers and you will find hookers, send dick pics and ask for nude photos and you wont be meeting any nice girls.

There is a lot of information on the kerry website, you can search for closest drop off point on a map

OP, if you are in Pattaya, I can put you in touch with a girl I have used a couple of times. Help both parties get all the documents in order and do the land office. charges 5-10 k

sorry, I asked the question wrong way round. why are they being treated as anything other than tourists, if they are not here in an official capacity as journalists

Who said anything about them being on tourist visa's ?

Even sitting in sizzler, its often hard to sort through the specials and promotions and the general menu. They hand you a pile of menus and promotions (bigger than my marriage visa application). After 5 minutes of trying to work out what's included, what's not, what time is it, what day of the week it is, I usually just panic and point at something, that may or may not include the salad bar

People transfer money to buy goods and services everyday, how is this giving away your bank account ?

I have one of them, it certainly cuts through the red tape. often better than a work permit, permanent residency, pink ID

There is no requirement to translate a home licenses into Thai and have it certified. So long as a license is already in english it meets the requirements of the international treaties. Section 42 of the Thai vehicle act Section 42 bis.46 In the case where there is a bilateral agreement between the Government of Thailand and a foreign Government concerning reciprocal recognition of domestic driving licenses, an alien temporarily permitted to stay in the Kingdom under the law on immigration having a driving license issued by the competent official or a driving society recognized by the Government of the country under such bilateral agreement may use the driving license of such country in driving in the Kingdom in accordance with the category and type of vehicle specified in such driving license; provided that the existing Conventions and/or Agreements between the Government of Thailand and the Government of such country and all the provisions relating to the obligations of a driver under this Act must be complied. Section 43.4

Technically yes, (see post above showing relevant legislation). But, (although not required), some police may still want to see an IDP. I drove on an oz license for a couple of years, and accepted at traffic stops.

Thats completely wrong. You can drive on a home country license, for a limited time. Thailand,(and most countries) are signatories to the international treaties Section 42 of the Thai vehicle act Section 42 bis.46 In the case where there is a bilateral agreement between the Government of Thailand and a foreign Government concerning reciprocal recognition of domestic driving licenses, an alien temporarily permitted to stay in the Kingdom under the law on immigration having a driving license issued by the competent official or a driving society recognized by the Government of the country under such bilateral agreement may use the driving license of such country in driving in the Kingdom in accordance with the category and type of vehicle specified in such driving license; provided that the existing Conventions and/or Agreements between the Government of Thailand and the Government of such country and all the provisions relating to the obligations of a driver under this Act must be complied. Section 43.4

That's the best argument I have ever seen for the control of "wolf's teeth". And a great acknowledgment that sheep having teeth achieves nothing

I don't know that a manchette has been mentioned in any official news reports, only mention of a knife. To put things in context, a gun was the enabler of the incident. He shot the 5 adults, who may have otherwise been able to stop, defend or lessen the impact of the knife attack. Its possible that carrying guns emboldened the attacker, armed with just a knife, things may have turned out very different. One of the surviving children had 2 bullets removed from his head.

Hang on, the incident is being reported as a privately owned weapon. Why a sudden call for a crackdown on police weapons ?????

What does that even mean ??? Did he have a history of violence, threatening violence? Did he assault people ? If I stood next to him in 7/11 would I have been in danger ? He had a history of drug use and possession. haven't seen any "known to be dangerous" reports. Prior to the incident, he was no different to tens of thousands of Thais, that have been caught with yaba

Why aren't netcitizens calling for gun, drug and mental health reform. Address the problems, not the symptoms of the problems.

That is the case pretty much everywhere isnt it ? A drug conviction doesn't automatically remove the right to legally own a legal gun.

Since when do drug users get the guns taken away ? That doesn't happen anywhere in the world. As the OP states, he had a privately owned and licensed gun. There is no law that takes that away for drug use, or being sacked from the police. Nobody ignored the fact that he was dangerous, up until committing this crime, he wasn't dangerous.

One advantage is you can work, get a work permit, on a marriage visa.