The Fugitive

How would this affect you? Are you a UK citizen? Where are you presently living?

They do that to get priority boarding?

Bank passbook and letter from bank was previously accepted at my Immigration Office. One year they brought in the additional requirement of a 12 month bank statement. An IO was going to send me away but accepted 500 THB instead.

Absolutely correct! The prospect of getting together 20,000 THB cash to show for a border bounce was practically impossible for many doing repeated Visa Exempt entries. Shudder to think what they would have done in event of accident or serious illness.

Kaya was denied entry to the Kingdom under a long established and well publicised requirement. The fact that people claim to 'not have been informed' or have incorrect beliefs such as showing their online bank account or credit card instead is their problem. Pre-approval as already suggested would be a good move. Ideally, it should include criminal record information and travel insurance for length of stay which must include repatriation. How to validate travel insurance to guard against lying to insurers to obtain a policy which would never pay out is more difficult.

Wife has a friend with a mobile phone shop. She usually buys 5 year old used iPhones for both of us. As expected, our iPhone 8 plus's (256GB) bought for 8,000 baht apiece three years ago are now stuck at iOS 16.7.12. A few weeks ago her 'LINE' messenger reported it would no longer work on existing OS version. It must be regional because mine is OK (set to UK). She purchased a used iPhone 14 plus from her friend for 20,000 baht. A bit of an update being only three years old! Obviously, LINE problem solved, she now has 5G and eSIM capability and she likes the larger screen. I intend to keep my 8 until something crucial won't instal because it does everything I need very well. Does anyone who's gone beyond iPhone 14 find much noticeable difference in later models?

Very best use for a human body as I understand is to be rendered down into fertiliser pellets. We do it all the time with animals. Unfortunately, ethical reasons prevent same being done with humans.

If I die whilst in UK I've decided I'm not paying. Completed my cadaver bequethal form for University Medical School. If they don't get to me in time (or whatever), my local council can have my pleasure. More likely to die in Thailand. No choice for me here as my wife has taken out Life Insurance with ThaiLife.com

Difficult to believe they don't place the casket inside one of these when it's displayed in the home or at a temple prior to cremation.

No criminal record checks for Non-O Retirement in country application.

As long as you don't get too ill.

Just tried a quick Google. Searching Christian Churches and my province. Map appears with Protestant, Catholic etc. Phone numbers listed on most.

Thai friend suffered a stroke. Decision was made to pull the plug at Regional Hospital during morning doctors rounds. Mid afternoon at his family house his casket lay on the floor wrapped in polythene sheeting. Refrigeration unit arrived on the back of a pickup. I helped the guys load his casket into the unit. When the polythene wrapping came off I wished I was elsewhere. His sister stood there holding her nose. That's what a 60 km ride on the back of a pickup in 40C does to a corpse. He most certainly hadn't been embalmed.

Good information thanks! Always seemed to have some issues when booking and paying on airline websites myself. One of the reasons I prefer to book with the 'third party' online travel agents.

Assuming you only want to make an outgoing voice call only, LocalPhone is most economical.