sfokevin

Seems like the Baht exchange rate is being set at 36 to the Dollar.

I assume this is BOT policy?

I wonder how long they have currency reserves to keep it up?

What is strange is why BOT needs to do it at all - you would think after the latest turmoil that people would be getting rid of their Baht....

Siamamerican - please read your post #66 and see the "median income" mis-statement that was made...

Pumper,

(If you are an American, avoid the embassy and LA)

As I am about to apply for a multi entry O visa in Los Angeles, care to eplain this statement??

Some say Denver & Houston Consul give fewer hassles/rejections of visa applications...

The past few trading days have shown the Baht/USD spiking back and forth.... Seems like there is a tug of war going on - assume the BOT is one player - wonder who is the other?

Duh... Easy bet

In the last few days the yahoo daily graph shows the baht rising and falling by almost a bath/$ within less than an hour - almost like a tug of war?... I wonder if the BOT is causing it?

http://finance.yahoo.com/charts#chart1:sym...ource=undefined

Malibu Samet House looks like a hopping place...

Just as a word of warning to folks from the UK wishing to transfer Thai Baht from Sterling to Baht - it cannot be done!

A Royal pain in the butt - particularly on how pitiful the dollar is against both the kip and baht!

You mean to say I won't be able to send my hooker GF her monthly allowance?

Great

Transfers for Thai Goods & Services are exempt

On a serious note - Has anyone tried to use their ATM card in Thailand today....

Fiddlehead look on the bright side... you did not invest your $24,500 in the Thai stock market

So I am confused!.... Is the entire sky falling or will 30% still be held in reserve?....

I would assume that our wire transfers in for condo purchases wired directly into the condo developers Thai bank account for the purchase would be exempt from these rules as the transferring of funds are for the purchase of Thai goods (Condo)... And hopefully at a +40 to $1 rate

I use www.ipipi.com They have alot of clever functions... sms from computer or from phone with their S command. Also replys can be received to your phone or emailed to you...

Here is a good resource to check the progress of high rise developments

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=329

What South Africa needs is more parking ramps... Thailand has perfected the fully employed parking lot:

Salute Guy

Look for bomb (two guys)

Ticket Guy

Reverse whistle guy (one for each floor)

Return - review ticket guy

Departing salute guy

"The Airbus story does not turn on the familiar European issues of excessive taxes, restrictive work rules and 35-hour work weeks. Rather, it's about the pigheadedness of French and German partners who care less about how many planes Airbus sells than how the work is divided between countries."

"The wings of the A380 were made in Britain, the tail in Spain, the rear fuselage in Germany and the nose and front sections in France. Each national unit had its own engineering system, technology, suppliers, and legal and accounting staff"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...6101001346.html

This Titanic of a plane is a bigger boondoggle than the Concorde - Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner will take the entire market.

http://newairplane.com/

Check out the huge porthole windows :>

Has anyone done a wire transfer with WAMU?... A previous thread stated that WAMU's wire transfer are only allowed by requesting them in person

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?sh...shington+mutual

Bose store here in San Francisco told me Dual Voltage model no longer sold in USA unless I order direct from Bose which is much more expensive than US internet retailer

I want to set up a Bose 35 surround sound system in my condo in BKK. I want to buy the unit in the US. The units sold here in the US are not dual voltage so I will need a 110-220 voltage converter. My question is two fold... Are these converters reliable and safe to plug electronics into and do they use a lot of electricity when the Bose system is not turned on?

If you purchased a Dell laptop with thier standard 3 year warranty in the US and you need service in Thailand how is that handled. Do they have phone support in Thailand and if it needs to be physically repaired where do you send it in to?

Didn't a recent politician leave the county with a unusually large number of suitcases?

Maybe we should field this question to the members now residing in London...

Has anyone got a hold of either of Skypes wifi phones?

http://us.accessories.skype.com/direct/sky...l.jsp?prod=3059

http://us.accessories.skype.com/direct/sky...l.jsp?prod=3229

Curious... How much is your annual premium for Diamond coverage?.. Their website has no premium schedule

How much is a round at the old airport?... It might be quite nice now?...