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thanks for comments. I ordered from https://highsostore.com/product/molinoglass- and paid and they sent a little bong, no drama. Just to let you know.🙏

It seems that glass waterpipes have disappeared from Lazada and Shopee, unless they are now being listed as something else. I have tried quite a number of words with no luck and shops selling grinders and things do not offer much else. There are what seem to be crack pipes (at a guess-I never tried it) which is a bit odd if there is concern about accessories for drug use. Any ideas about where I could find a simple glass bong please? Thank you 🙏

Excuse me for being slow on this, it is new to me... If I have long term savings in a western European bank, not huge but enough to help for when I get really old. I also have a Euro account in a Thai bank dating pre 2024 that is there only for my annual visa renewal, normally untouched. Do you think that I can transfer funds from my Thai Euro bank account into my Thai baht general use account and top up the Euro account from from savings abroad and be exempt from tax on the use of that money? Also, my bank account in Europe has existed for about 30 years. In it are savings and term deposit savings accounts. Term deposit money has been there for many years and I suppose I could find records to prove it. Can I bring this money to Thailand tax free? (I am married to a Thai national, btw and we live in rural Isaan in our own home with no debt.) Thanks for any comments🙏

Do I understand that savings, to be exempt, would have to have been brought to Thailand at some time in the past, before the end of 2022 or 2023(?). I have a long term savings account in my bank in the west. I could show that it has existed for over 10 years, for example. Could money brought into Thailand from this account today be seen as tax free from a savings account? The sums of money are tens of thousands (THB) not millions. Does that matter? Thanks again

I am retired and have a small pension sent directly to my Thai Bank and I understand about taxes on that (sort of). If I top up my income from my savings account in the west am I liable for tax on the top up amount? Not a huge amount, 30-40,000 THB per year. I have read that long term savings are exempt, is this true? How to prove that they are 'old' savings. Thanks for any comments🙏

'Yolla' works mobile to UK landline , easy to download. Pretty cheap but have not compared to other services.

Isaan Lawyers, John Spooner UK lawyer owner, Thai legal staff, 084 471 5775. isaanlawyers[at]gmail.com. Get a notarized statement from them and ask Mr Spooner to call if req'd, 555. Or, use Wise Transfer to send money to their account in Europe and they send it on to you. It is what I do as my French bank will not transfer money to Thailand.

Thank you Sheryl, off to the hospital for a test. Will let you know how it turns out.🙏

25 08 2025 Thank you Sheryl, It may sound a bit odd but my wife is in denial (reads lips, ignores) about her inability to hear. This has caused significant problems in our relationship and so I am researching this on my own and will gently provide her with options. (I cannot speak Thai over the phone, btw.) We are not really speaking at the moment and she has a tendency to imagine counter arguments/suggestion that are made to her. In order to get to 'No' about an idea. I am attempting to inform myself about possibilities here in Thailand to counter a negative response. We are in the northern tip of Buriram province and I regularly use the Buriram government hospital in the city for various ailments but do not know about support for disabilities such as hearing loss. I am very familiar with the process of signing in, going from station to station, then seeing the doctor for treatment or referral so no (few) mysteries there. Kru Mueang Hospital is nearer and I have heard that it provides 'social support' more than other local hospitals might do. My wife is nearly 60 and had worked for the same construction company in Bangkok for about 20 years so I assume that she made her payments then. She registered for retirement a couple of years ago so I suppose that she is in the system. She does not disclose her financial position to me. She had a test at a clinic several years ago and it was confirmed that she could not hear, not a problem of cleaning out wax buildup. Nothing went further at the time but now I realize the importance, I am keen to do the test and get the equipment tuned to her needs. Do you have an idea of the costs of current devices that can be programmed? Do you know anything about the type of hearing aid that can be programmed with an app at home? The prices that I have seen on some US YT sites are frightening and hope we can find an affordable solution here in Thailand. Any other bits of information that you may be able to share will be gratefully received. Thanks for your comments Sheryl. You may recall advising me to go to the eye hospital in BKK, which I did, thank you. I went to a local doctor here in Buriram and had 2 cataract operations there. 100%. Thank you for all of that. Very helpful. 😊💛💙🙏

23 08 2025 My Thai wife has a hearing problem not solved by the 200 baht devices she tries out. ChatGPT tells me that help can be found through Social Security (section 33 / 39) and is based on insurable status under social security. Behind the ear type qualify for 12,000 baht per ear according to ChatGPT. Does anyone know where and how this works? We are in Buriram and would not travel to BKK except under duress. Any suggestions for hearing doctors and supply of devices in this area please? Thanks in advance for your help🙏

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Is there a genuine battery recycling authority/service in Thailand? Thanks

where did this get moved to please? just to know for the future. thanks

This is a comment that has my memory as its source. I think it is correct but I could be wrong. A retirement visa '0' expires after 20 years and medical insurance is required. No idea about other features. (A member posted that he went to the immigration office for some reason and discovered his o visa had expired. look for it on this site) A non 'o' is valid for 1 year and an extension must be applied for every year. 90 day reporting required (can be done online), exit/reentry stamps must be made for every trip out of the country or the visa is voided on exit (this costs 1000b at my local office and they give me a receipt). NO insurance required (at over 75 a big one for me). Some complicated financial conditions that I don't (have to) understand very well and avoid by keeping money on deposit that exceeds requirements. (we live on my small pension) This will be my wife's inheritance if we don't spend it. As a general comment I find the rules fairly easy to comply with and am thankful that a country as friendly as Thailand makes people like me welcome. I could not afford to live in a more costly country in the west. Also when reading and learning of the hate and fear so prevalent in the politics of the west it is a pleasure to live in a country of such tolerance of others. (I live in a small farming community in Isaan) That does not to say that I agree with the current policy of welcoming persons from countries currently at war with humanity. I speak of Russians and Israelis who are escaping war in their own countries but often seem to be bringing their xenophobic attitudes with them. In the case of Russian visitors they could well be criminals who fought in Ukraine, survived and were given freedom as their reward. Are these ex army persons given free visa on arrivals? I refer to public safety and criminality, not any other prejudices (such as anti semitic). I do not intend to offend, sorry if I have. (pic of morning walk🙏)