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Report Blistering Heat Grips Thailand: Health Warnings for All
Caldera replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Like every year at this time. Meh. -
UK to Launch Solar Dimming Experiments in Effort to Curb Climate Crisis
Caldera replied to Social Media's topic in World News
I had to check my calendar reading this. Surprisingly, we're more than three weeks past April 1st already. -
Report Nestlé Brews Up Battle in Thai Coffee Market Amid Legal Dispute
Caldera replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
I'd argue that not having access to this "famed" yet shoddy instant coffee isn't a big loss! -
Travel Thailand's Chinese Tourism Faces Crisis as Arrivals Plummet
Caldera replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Looks like Thailand is yesteryear's destination of choice for Chinese travelers, nowadays they prefer to travel to Japan I don't think there's anything Thailand can do to change that. Those scams, boat accidents and abductions sure didn't help! -
Report IKEA Goes Cashless at Key Thai Stores Amid Mixed Reactions
Caldera replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Better make sure that your payment terminals work at all times then. I still remember trying to pay cashless at an IKEA restaurant once when the lady couldn't get the terminal to work. Back then I could pay cash, what would I do in the future? -
LTR Investment Suggestions
Caldera replied to JB300's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
The "promise" of future income doesn't matter. You can qualify with $40k/yr income plus an investment. Which is what you have in mind, just why you mention 10 million baht is a mystery (it's $250k). -
Convert Visa free to Non O Retirement
Caldera replied to Aussie999's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
For people already in Thailand, going to a hotel elsewhere in Thailand for a few nights to be eligible to apply for the certificate of residence at a more accommodating immigration office would be a lot easier and cheaper than going on a visa run. That's why I threw that in. -
Convert Visa free to Non O Retirement
Caldera replied to Aussie999's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
It's worth noting that many immigration offices do issue a certificate of residence to someone who entered Thailand visa exempt. Even Bangkok nowadays, where that used to be impossible in the past. Which means that, being a tourist on visa exempt, you can "shop around". If you're in Surin and they refuse to issue you one, book a hotel in another province where they do issue them to tourists. Sorted. -
Opinion Russian Teacher to Thais: Drop ‘Farang’ if 'Ni Hao' Offends
Caldera replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Clearly he wasn't a suitable person for his park ranger job. -
Thai-Scottish Ranger Resigns After Incident with Racist Tourists
Caldera replied to snoop1130's topic in Krabi News
Good grief. -
Thailand Drives Forward with Singapore-Kunming Rail Link Initiative
Caldera replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
And pre-Covid? Everything looks great when compared with times of closed borders. -
I think it's just your perception. Thailand has been chasing a higher tourist spend for years, so there's been no shift. It just doesn't materialize, no matter what they try. The result is always the same: they open the flood gates and make do with whoever they can attract. Only to whinge about low quality tourists later.
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What they failed to make clear is if "Thai residents" means "residents of Thailand" which would include some foreigners or "Thai nationals" which would exclude them. The example given (foreign tourists being excluded) isn't really helpful to determine that. As the BTS and the MRT currently have different policies on whether the discount for the elderly applies to foreigners, that's quite an important distinction.
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Exiting Thailand confusion
Caldera replied to twozeds's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Whenever I've exited, you could. Someone would direct people to the auto gates, but if you just walked past to the manned booths, nobody has taken any action to force you to use the auto gates. -
Laos entry stamp scam.
Caldera replied to Lacessit's topic in Visas and migration to other countries
Sounds more like a careless traveler to me who didn't queue up to get his entry stamp after getting his visa on arrival. Two different things, usually processed at two different counters. And in any case, you never walk away from an immigration checkpoint before you've had a good look at your passport to ensure that everything is in order. -
Thaksin Warns: Thailand's Economic Woes Worse Than 1997 Crisis
Caldera replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Isn't it his tenure yet again all over though? -
Can you really not imagine having that much money? How much do you spend per month, 20k? In reality, 40k really isn't all that much!
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Mayhem at Laksi immigration
Caldera replied to lookingfornofixbeingthefix's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
They had already been busy before the changes that were introduced last year. Those changes obviously mean two things: Firstly, more nationalities qualify for visa exempt entries - and extensions thereof. Secondly, many if not most of those who would have gotten a tourist visa before and would have gone to the main Chaeng Watthana office to extend are nowadays entering visa exempt and have to go to Laksi instead. Mayhem? Maybe. Very busy, especially between holidays? Certainly. -
Bangkok Building Collapse Sets Unwanted World Records
Caldera replied to snoop1130's topic in Bangkok News
One has got to wonder if this particular building was built so poorly that it would have collapsed anyway, even without an earthquake or with a weaker one in the future. The thought that this could have happened later when fully staffed is quite scary.