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Have they said what the cause of death was yet?

Assuming it's your Extension of Stay stamp that needs transferring, you can wait until you do your Extension, at least if you use CW in Bangkok. The only issue is that you need a queue ticket for N1 where they do the transfer and then a different queue ticket for the new Extension. Last time I did this, the queue for the transfer took 2hours and we missed our appointment for the Extension. Luckily, we were still able to do it, but it took pretty much all day. There is no charge for transferring the Extension to your new passport.

Not really any of your business though, was it? ????

Last time I was there (admittedly a few months ago) Madrid was still open.

They play the Royal anthem in cinemas, not the National anthem. Not that it matters, as most people now ignore it.

PHSE = personal, social, and health education ? If so, according to their website, I'm sure it's taught. As for LGBGT, this is Thailand and it's a very diverse culture. Perhaps you'd be better off looking for a school in the deep south of the USA or a Muslim state? https://www.hastin.ac.th/approach Our 9 Key Areas of Development: Personal-Emotion Development Social Development Physical Development Language for Communication Development Literacy Cognitive Development Knowledge and Understanding Development Problem Solving, Reasoning, and Numeracy Creative Development

Cheers. No, I've booked us into a hotel on soi 15 for the night, so we won't have the car. We'll take our chances on the beach but get there early.

Bringing my family to the fireworks for the first time, this weekend. Is it OK to just turn up and watch from the beach or do they have reserved seating? What time should one get there to get a good space? When does the display officially start? Which part of the beach is best positioned? Can we drink alcohol on the beach while watching the display? Is it the whole event hellishly overcrowded and a nightmare? Thanks!

Good hear. Thanks for the update. I renewed my policy with them last month, and added my wife and child. All dealt with efficiently and I was pleased I could pay in £. But I haven't had to make a claim yet!

Yes, you'd be very wrong. Just like if you thought that about any religion!

For Thai and expat baseball fans. https://www.baseballasia.org/BFA/include/index.php?Page=9-1-N

You think? Surely Trumpism is well and truly defeated.

All working for me. I had a problem a month ago when they needed to call me to verify my identity and the automatic call wouldn't come through. I ended up getting locked out of my account, and had to spend hours on the phone trying to get it sorted. Lloyds eventually refunded my call charges (£75).

Yes, I think that's the consensus.

I don't believe anyone has ever said that all those who voted for Brexit were racists. What has been (rightly) said, however, is that all racists voted for Brexit.

The British Embassy are just being cautious. They also advise people that it's necessary to have 6 months left on your UK passport before travelling to Thailand, which might be good advice, but isn't actually the case.

Why on earth would a tourist want to learn to speak Thai? And if you're being very naive if you really think that a smattering of Thai will get you off being fined for breaking the law!

What was the context? Doesn't look like either was brought on for "no reason".

Thailand next?

Never. Been here 18+ years. I don't think it happens unless there's a "reason". Of course, the reason might not be a good one, but one of the reasons I like living here is the absence of that type of unprovoked violence. Look at someone the "wrong way" in a provincial British pub, on a Saturday night, just before chucking out time.... anything can happen!

VFS are certainly expanding their services!

No. Although "resident families" is rather ambiguous.

11-13 weeks is standard. Not ideal but something it seems us Brits will have to get used to. I can't see it improving with the current abysmal state of the UK.

Are you talking about the Premier League? If so, Truevisions weren't "granted" it, they bought the exclusive rights for broadcasting it in Thailand and it cost a lot! Granted, their coverage isn't great (in terms of Thai punditry), but it's the way football works these days. Money talks.

It's been like that for a long time!! Back in 2014 it was a military state, following an armed coup!