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For those who are non-Brits, please explain why the Tories would not have a leadership vote after 3 September. This happened to May, but failed. Among the Tory MPs, what percentage seems to currently back Brexit?

I found this link which describes quite well the requirements for a Thai will.

https://www.samuiforsale.com/family-law/forms-of-wills-under-thai-law.html

It is good to state in the text of the Thai will that it pertains only to assets situated in Thailand, if you have another will covering your estate in general.

If you do not have a will conforming to Thai law, I believe that you might be deemed intestate, and then your Thai assets would be distributed to recognized beneficiaries accordingly, if any, and hopefully not be seized by the state!!

My understanding is that for Thai assets you should have a Thai will, written by hand. You can have this registered, at amphur office, I seem to remember. For the sake of clarity, I typed a copy of this will, in case someone might misinterpret my handwriting.

Then you should have the will mentioned in your UK will, that this other will covers your Thai assets. As for getting the assets from Thailand, that is a separate question.

As some have mentioned conspiracy theories, there are two plausible ones:

1) Ireland is obstructing negotiations with the UK in the hope that the eventual result will be default unification of the North with the Republic. (Will some please comment on internal Irish politics, as I wonder about Varadkar's motivations.)

2) The UK Labor party and EU Commission are hoping for a general election to reverse Brexit.

Are these parties so sure that UK Conservatives would vote along with Labor to bring down the Johnson government? The result of a general election could well decimate the Conservatives to the benefit of LibDems.

1 hour ago, Brickbat said:

Most consumption is on borrowed money. Money is cheap now. Most people worldwide , and most Thais,  have no clue about simple home economics or consequences. 

Day of reckoning will arrive, worldwide,  as it’s inevitable rates will rise and the world will see another gfc. This bull run has been the longest and the fall will be harder. 

I think it’s late this year or 2020 when cash will be king as panic sets into a Sell frenzy. 

 

And...it’s just another opinion! Nice to have one!

The gfc (global financial crisis) is coming. It will probably be worse than 2007 since there has been all the borrowing worldwide, plus the difficulties of major countries unable to coordinate policies, plus the further difficulty of making economic policy to respond effectively to a severe economic dislocation, US and EU especially. Manipulating interest rates has practically run its course. Even quantitative easing has effective limits.

This will be a debt trap for consumers. For countries, it's hard to imagine the US Dollar getting much higher, so that's one consolation. On the other hand, deflation will be bad news for resource-driven economies. Rate rises are less an issue for major countries. That problem will come in countries, as in Turkey now, where excessive borrowing and inflation leads to a vicious circle where interest rates are a mechanism to stabilize the exchange rate of the local currency.  

You should check out the Dtac Net to Go roaming service. I was in Japan for almost 3 weeks, and this worked very well. Getting data and phone service in Japan is extremely complicated and expensive for non-residents, but with this service I did not have to have two phones or SIMMs. https://www.dtac.co.th/en/postpaid/services/roaming/net-to-go.html

This service works in 24 countries.

3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

The GMP standards appear to be designed to set a standard for manufacturing and pharmaceutical production. How can this be applied towards fruit imports? It sounds a bit fishy to me. And more than likely the hurdles for qualifying are both expensive, and onerous. So, there must be an agenda in play here.

Here is link from FAO regarding GMP standards for fruit export:

http://www.fao.org/3/V5030E/V5030E0t.htm

21 hours ago, bluesofa said:

I take it they won't be doing a blood test to compare any claimant with the exhibit, unless they've kept his blood somewhere else.

 

They can get DNA from Si Quey to compare with collateral relations. Maybe it would be culturally appropriate to ship him back to China in a box. I wonder whether he didn't just drink the babies' blood, rather than eating intestines as was hypothesized. Cannibalism as a cultural practice in China is well documented, even in Imperial banquets!

57 minutes ago, Greenside said:

I'm not clear from your description if you mean that there is now an Immigration staff member who hands out the tickets to those with the appropriate documents who arrive before a certain time.  If that is 06:00, what happens between 06:00 and when the doors open for processing.  Can you put it more plainly, please?

This morning it was fine to get a morning queue number for retirement soon before 8 AM, but I suspect that you could arrive some time after 8 if you are OK with an afternoon appointment.

I'm doing a retirement extension this week, and normally I give a friend a power of attorney (POA) to get a queue number. Last week on another thread there were apparently cases where stand-ins with POAs could not get a queue number. If anyone has experience this week, please provide feedback.

Why don't you look up Nasi Jumpru. Not sure of open on Sundays. High end modern Thai food.

https://en-gb.facebook.com/Nasi-Jumpru-Chiangmai-653197674697731/

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g1380884-d3162575-Reviews-Nasi_Jumpru-San_Kamphaeng.html

I have a VAIO VPCEA16FH running Win 7 64-bit but can't get the Repair Disc to work. A CM shop wiped the HD and installed a circa 2011 Win 7 Home Edition, so there could be hundreds of Windows updates to replace. Horrible!! I have a System Image from a week ago, but going through the Control Panel the system cannot locate the System Image on a USB external drive. I have renamed the computer back to its name before the shop wiped the disk. I cannot figure out which F button to push on boot to get to a menu for copy back the System Image. Maybe I need a System Repair Disk, but so far have not gotten any to work. Maybe the ones I found are for a Win 7 32-bit computer. Not sure. Is there any really professional shop in CM to assist?

I am using a new version. I think that ubonjoe said that he first posted about new TM7 & TM8 in March this year. Anyway, I got from him a fillable package od forms as a pdf file, doc for TM8 not being available. This new form is two pages, not the single page of previous years. I have never supplied a photocopy of the visa from the previous passport since the new passport has a visa transfer stamp.

Looking at the old forms, various commenters are correct in saying that "previous visa" was asked for in the old form as well. In fact, now comparing in detail I can only see one change in text: In "Notice" at the end, there is no longer mention of the fee amounts for single or multiple permits. However, contrary to comments of some, for "previous visa" I always put the most recent re-entry permit information, so it is issued at Chiang Mai last year, and my most recent arrival information fits with this since I wrote my re-entry permit number on TM6 on arrival.

The reason for now having two pages is that the text size is larger and spacing wider. Maybe I should use the old form since it's a fillable Word doc.

The new form on page 2 now asks for information regarding "previous visa". Is this the visa by which I entered Thailand in 2004 and have been extending for retirement ever since? Would anyone having used this new form please let the community know their experience.

Regarding queuing, is their special provision for the disabled?

If so, what?

This is one area where Imm. Prom has the potential to really outshine the old office. There are wheelchairs available to borrow from the mall at the Rim Ping loading entrance near Imm. Just call the mall security number posted by the wheelchairs and a guard comes in a few short minutes to unchain one and give it to you. You can enter Imm. thru the mall now and avoid the stupid little steps that you'd encounter if you used Imm's exterior entrance.

As for early morning queuing. Well, that's going to be difficult for someone who is handicapped. You'd really have to bring an able-bodied person with you to wait in queue to get a ticket and then organize the wheelchair after the office opens.

But, it's W-A-Y better than the old office. At least there are wheelchairs on offer, a way to get into the office in a wheelchair, a place for someone in a wheelchair to wait and toilets for a handicap person to use. I've brought someone in a wheelchair into Imm. Prom twice. It was actually a pleasant experience for her. We enjoyed breakfast at Rim Ping afterwards because she knew there were good toilet facilities and then we did some shopping. At the old office, the best I could do for someone in a wheelchair was to come out in a vehicle and hope we could find parking at the office, leave them in the vehicle and convince the Imm. officer to come see the person in the vehicle. Use of a toilet, let alone enjoying a meal or shopping was out of the question, of course.

So does this imply that one's friend cannot go with the documents in early morning to get the queue number for a retirement extension? Or would it be necessary to go with a power of attorney?

If I want to complete a re-entry permit in the morning, what time do I have to show up to get a queue number?

Usufruct is law and a law doesn't need to be verified by a court of law. Thai Civil And Commercial Code Part III, Title VII - USUFRUCT, Sections 1417 - 1428.

I can see usufruct in this section. The question I have is whether the Land Office in A Mueang Chiangmai will record a usufruct of residential property. Does anyone know - has anyone tried?

After checking user comments on multiple threads, I made a pending 90-day report online application, but after waiting 3 working days with status still pending I canceled it, at least I think so. When I check the application status, it still says pending. From reading user comments, this application should be cancelled before applying by mail, so is there no "canceled" status available in the online status checker?

When I cancelled my pending application a box appeared confirming it had been cancelled.

When I then tried to log in again using the reference number, it said the ref wasn't valid.

I totally agree with Joe's advice.

Pending applications do not affect mail or in person reports because the officer manually overrides the system when he issues the receipt for next report. Immigration tell me the system automatically clears any pending status reports once the due date is reached, but I haven't put that to the test.

After clicking the "cancel" button I did not get a popup box to confirm that online application had been canceled, and a day later I could still access the status page and see that the application was pending. Did the popup confirmation box have an OK button?

I am using IE 11 with popup blocker enabled, so maybe I will now try again after disabling popup blocker. My computer has Windows 7 with Kaspersky anti-virus.

After checking user comments on multiple threads, I made a pending 90-day report online application, but after waiting 3 working days with status still pending I canceled it, at least I think so. When I check the application status, it still says pending. From reading user comments, this application should be cancelled before applying by mail, so is there no "canceled" status available in the online status checker?

I don't think a pending application effects doing a mail in report or one in person. It might effect doing another online report.

Which office do you report to? Some take a few days to get them done.

I am in Chiang Mai. Some people who gave up on their online applications mentioned canceling them before submitting an application by mail.

After checking user comments on multiple threads, I made a pending 90-day report online application, but after waiting 3 working days with status still pending I canceled it, at least I think so. When I check the application status, it still says pending. From reading user comments, this application should be cancelled before applying by mail, so is there no "canceled" status available in the online status checker?