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Daryl, i have meet a thai in sisaket that worked in eather udon or ubon and i think he was in a mess, just tryed to ring a friend who knew him but no answer when i get hold of him will let you know what he has to say, I know were this chap lives and i will be back in isaan in march when i used to visit my mate this chap used to ride by on his puss bike and sing the cheep charie song , i am a vietnam vet myself

And how many were serving or ex (police) still on the pay roll like the lo life over seas

Quite true i was going to say the same they don't give a rats about expats

18 hours ago, bkkgriz said:

I think it's cute that some people think their embassy gives a flying <deleted> about its citizens abroad. Consulates are there to collect fees and embassies exist to give cover to spies and diplomats. Sorry boys and girls, but you are on your own when you decide to leave the tax plantation of the west. Better be cashed up or very crafty to live abroad these days.

question

do you have to use a bank letter or can you use a print out from your online banking if you print it out that morning

7 minutes ago, Rawairat said:

Looked at the FTA couldn’t see many benefits, except Australia gets cheap cars at the expense of having no car industry,  makes big car companies happy. Thai made Honda Jazz was more expensive in Thailand than in Australia . Looked at the Territory Ford made in Australia a few years ago it was double the price in Thailand. Yes certain things are excluded like cheese, meat, wine etc, or set to change in future years ??? I guess there is a trade deficit with brides or should we include grooms. 

Maybe  they could include entry to national parks in to the agreement, after all tourists are trade in Thailand anyway.

go and price a chevvy and ford pick up then look at the australia price and they are both made here in thailand and not that long ago it cost $3.000 AUS to ship an old car from usa in a container to aus so to ship a boat load from here

15 minutes ago, Tanoshi said:

Actually your correct, it isn't a biometric ID card.

 

I now recall the Amphur told me that any government department, police or hospital, could access the database using your registration ID number to find your blood group or a thumbprint scan for ID confirmation.

 

The system must work because recently an expat had a serious accident and required a blood transfusion.

He was unconscious but had his ID card on his person. The hospital had the blood ready and waiting when he arrived in the Ambulance.

He actually had a rare blood group (B negative) and required further transfusions.

The Police were actually doing there rounds amongst the popular bars requesting anyone with the same blood group to donate as the hospital had very little supply of this type.

with the blood group that sounds like it is worth while have one

implanted and the idiots in brown will have a scanner,

my amphur is in suwannaphum roiet and it took about a mouth to get my yellow book (gold  i think that is what she thought they were made of) that was about the same time they were getting there id cards in roiet well a mate of mine had taken a photo of one with his phone to show in our office, well did that start a chain of events,the hold office went mad ,where did you get that ,they scanned it onto there computer  we were told to come back later as they were looking into it, i still dont know if he got one as i went back to aus and a bit later he pass away 

22 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

As a casual observer, the trade, although free, does appear to be very one way. The top 3-4 selling cars in Australia all come from Thailand tax/duty free, hard drives, shoes, seafood etc. Day to day in Thailand I dont see any Australian companies or produce on the supermarket shelf. A stroll through the supermarket appears to show goods from, literally, all over the world, except Australia. I can recognise maybe one Australian product in Thailand, Bluescope steel roofing.

the (FTA) only works one way thai way, as for cars how come it cost around $12,000 more for one of those cars in australia so there is no tax/duty free i know bought one here in thailand and priced it when i went home

there is more danger on a thai road then there was in them caves, The aus PM is giving the australian divers a bravery medal at the same time kicking aussie war vet in the guts and to all you douters i was a tunnel rat in the vietnam war

when at swampy go down to where you catch the train and when you get to where you buy your tickets go to the left the money exchange there is as good as you will get in pattaya, and in bangkok ,have a look around because the rate changes for different country  ie us is better at the kasikorn and the aus is better at the others don't go to the two at the top of the walkway because they are the same as upstairs

mate it is years since i used one, when i went to caambo through the hat lek crossing with one, they were not happy no tea money as i have been riped off there before

On 5/17/2018 at 12:10 PM, quandow said:

Just have Monsanto come in and fix it up. ALL their chemicals have been proven by their scientists to be perfectly safe. Even their carcinogenic chemicals are FRIENDLY carcinogens.

how about all the chemicals they sprayed on us in the vietnam war and we still have promblems

you need two copies of the visa one for when you leave thailand and the other when you return

Bang Post ran this same story and in it was said that 53 country have already banned these chemical's ,so why is thailand trying to do all these study just ban it you are not that smart

vietnam airlines from sydney now want to see travel itinerary, and flight out of vietnam i had a 1 month visa

also vietjet had no tm6 forms gave them to us as we left the plane (hcm city to bkk)

21 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

You seem to refer to the TM6 (Departure Card)?

 

sorry i forgot to put the M in

came back to thailand on saturday 24 and they are still accepting the old forms

23 hours ago, khwaibah said:

Where did you get it?

what country is this about if i got it in australia i would have said so ,why can't you people read what is written

I got mine because i get a letter stating my payment from the australian government each fornight

is there not something missing from her head and maybe still be alive

14 minutes ago, seajae said:

what are they going to do, force the police to actually do their job and enforce the laws, very doubtful, stop them from getting their tea money, very doubtful, make them follow the laws themselves, very doubtful. actually pay then a decent wage so they dont have to be involved in graft etc, very doubtful. The only way the thai police can be pulled into line is to remove all the corrupt aspects that are entrenched in it currently, one does not have to look very hard to see that there is a lot of corruption involved with those in charge and in the ranks but then again this is true with all govt jobs, efficiency cannot start till they have them doing what they are actually paid for

didn't a certain P.M tell the police to make up there wage with tea money

if you read the op first post you will fined the children were born in thailand