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And it goes on, but Khaosad already reports that immigration backtracked due to OUTCRY ONLINE (thx richard).

2 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Perhaps you're new to Thailand?!  

No i am not. 

No one living here long enough would be naive to think that they wouldn't come up with something this out of touch with reality.

You must be new here. All i am saying is tm30...

3 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

Sars covid-19 testing is understandable. Being 2021 however Hansens' disease and lymphatic filariasis should be struck from the medical forms. 

PLOTTWIST: 

This is hilarious.

But one thing is for sure, Barrow is helpful and complaining all day long about thai stupidity HELPS (see tm30 form no one cares about anymore).

I stand by my statement: 

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No one really knows - they just make this <deleted> up as they go, law is meaningless here. Gov workers interpret stuff how they want to. 

4 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Wise to wait for the official announcement.  Both Barrow and Khaosod are more interested in clicks than facts!

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Bureau spokesman Archayon Kraithong said the new measure will make it mandatory for foreigners to obtain a proof of negative coronavirus test before visiting the immigration to extend their visa.

He said the stringent rule will apply to every type of visa, regardless of how long the foreigner has stayed in the country.

“It will become effective after Jan. 24,” Maj. Gen. Archayon said by phone. “This is in accordance with the new ministerial regulation and will apply to all types of visa.”

This guy is Pol.Maj.Gen. Archayon Kraithong Deputy Commissioner of Immigration Bureau , a bit more official than thaivisa posters i would say: http://www.suratimmigration.go.th/en/command.php

3 minutes ago, mstevens said:

So Richard Barrow was right about this all along when he posted about it at the weekend, despite being pilloried on another thread here on thaivisa....

 

Seems so, meanwhile Phuket said they WON'T be doing it - i guess they didn't receive an internal order to <deleted> over all foreigners/immigrants yet but will get it too.

No one really knows - they just make this <deleted> up as they go, law is meaningless here. Gov workers interpret stuff how they want to. 

1 hour ago, tomazbodner said:

Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are built on new technology, while other vaccines are done on tried, old technology. This new technology is very promising and may offer solutions for many diseases that are untreatable today. That's a big step in science. But, the challenge is not whether these vaccines work. The challenge is, with each lasting just a year, what happens when you get your 5th annual shot - will there be any serious consequences then? Auto immune responses are obviously most serious ones.

 

As such, as much as I welcome new technology, I'd prefer not to be a guinea pig for companies that tried and failed to get approvals for it until emergency struck.

 

So would I take Chinese vaccine? If Astra Zeneca's one wasn't available, yes, I would and prefer it over Pfizer or Moderna, of which last one hasn't made any vaccine before this one... like.... ever.

That's only half of the story, there's 4 different techniques used and there's even more in vaccine that didnt pass trial yet...

BioNtech/Pfizer & Moderna - mRNA which leaves your body within days, it simply tells ur tcells how to protect from sars cov 2 spike protein

AstraZeneca & Sputnik V - Vector Vaccine using adenovirus to carry modified spike protein which makes your body produce its own vaccine. Cheaper to produce but also slower to produce as mRNA

Novavax, Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline - protein subunit vaccine, using nanoparticles as a base covered with genetically engineering spike protein. They use baculovirus in a moth to produce the spike protein 

Sinovac and Sinopharm - uses an inactivated virus -- one of the oldest methods for vaccinating people. Whole batches of coronavirus are grown, "killed" and then made into vaccine.

So no, will never use the chinese stuff, it's tech we no longer use in the world, would take russian Sputnik one over this.... If you think that mRNA vaccine is the most invasive i also have some bad news for you.

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As such, as much as I welcome new technology, I'd prefer not to be a guinea pig for companies that tried and failed to get approvals for it until emergency struck.

This is rubbish, bioNtech founders produced tons of cancer threatments this way already and sold their company, they also worked on flu vaccine for pfizer with mRNA tech. 

There aren't many vaccines based on this (but other stuff) because it was never financially feasible before to produce, not because they didn't pass trials.

1 minute ago, Jeffr2 said:

You own a crystal ball...doubt it.

No i just went to school.

May 2021 vaccination plans to begin, they bought only doses for half the population so far.

Ergo it will take more than a year from now to reach a treshold to allow traveling again, get over it. 

That treshold is at around 70% of population vaccinated with AstraZenecca or over 90% with the sinovac <deleted>. 

4 minutes ago, Mutt Daeng said:

Just beat me to it mate.

It's needed for work permit holders afaik, i would assume this also applies to work permit holders mostly.

I don't have a WP but reading this sounds like it it's the case: 

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Something to keep in mind. This is not a one-time thing. Medical examinations in connection with work permits need to be obtained on a fairly frequent basis AKA usually at least every year. Sometimes there are certain types of visas, for example things like the Smart Visa, and certain types of visa under the BOI where a work permit visa can be issued for 2 years or even longer, presumably. But as of the time of this filming most folks are probably going to be on the one-year extension with the one-year visa, or the one-year work permit with the one-year visa extension, and those who are on such documents need to go ahead and get their work permit renewed every year and as part of the renewal process is getting another one of these medical exams. So this is something that those who have work permits in Thailand will become quite accustomed to because it will be something that has to be routinely obtained and maintained in the future.

Src: https://www.legal.co.th/resources/corporate-and-tax-advisory/thailand-corporate-law/medical-examination-requirements-thai-work-permits/

I assume they just add a covid test to the other tests they also do but won't bother retirees, pe visa etc with this. 

Logic in all of this? Not much... all speculation from my side, they are prolly scared of burmese workers with covid but can't just make a law for burmese only. 

21 hours ago, KhaoYai said:

I used Kvik Kitchens from Bangkok. Their prices were quite good compared with other Thai companies and their service was great at all stages - they even fitted and fully connected a sink that I didn't buy from them and didn't ask them to fit. There are several stores throughout Thailand - I used the Thonglor branch. They offer a full design and fit service and were happy to fit the kitchen at my home in Khao Yai/Pak Chong.

 

https://www.kvik.co.th/

 

 

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I just had a look at their website. It seems they offer hundreds of options. Lots of inspiration - even if you don't buy from them.

I also have a kvik kitchen, also from thong lor branch.

They are competent and good at what they do.

They had a 30% covid discount on everything except appliances earlier this year, not sure if they still do but might be worth haggling. 

They seem to have a 25% discount right now - just checked.

He's selling overprice junk to poor/middle class people (digital nomads and co) who think they can safe money his way.

No one with 100 mio cares about him or his opinion, they just hire an immigration lawyer, live where you want, or just travel around - whatever, you don't need him. 

People with 100 mio in liquid assets have family offices with secretaries and inhouse lawyers, or are close to big lawfirms who do this as a favor. 

Wouldn't give af about his opinion, or anyone elses - life where you are happy, even if thats a muslim craphole where u can't bang around - but his reason to pitch malaysia is that he apparently has a salesoffice there: 

Lots of <deleted> you can find about him if u google... wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole...

1 hour ago, Tanoshi said:

The AstraZeneca vaccine is under $4 per dose. (120 baht)

Europe/UK pay 2 EUR for the same dose.

23 minutes ago, The Man Who Sold the World said:

 

Well there armchair foreign thai attorney jackdd, I thank you for your professional legal opinion. Now, If you will just provide me with a copy of your Thai Legal License I will give your opinion all of the attention it deserves. ???? 

He is correct, but the usufruct does not need to be between u and your wife.

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Contracts in a Thai marriage

'Any agreement concluded between husband and wife during marriage may be avoided by either of them at any time during marriage or within one year from the day of dissolution of marriage; provided that the right of third persons acting in good faith is not affected thereby'.

https://www.samuiforsale.com/family-law/thai-marriage-and-contracts-between-husband-and-wife.html#:~:text=Contracts in a Thai marriage&text='Any agreement concluded between husband,faith is not affected thereby'.

5 hours ago, jackdd said:

If you are married already a usufruct is worthless.

The best solution is to let her buy the house in her name with a mortage, and you can help to pay the monthly rates like you would pay rent somewhere else.

Not if the usufruct is done between the NOW LAND owner and you.

The only thing useless is a usufruct between YOU and YOUR WIFE, as contracts between married couples are meaningless.

But a contract between an unrelated third party landowner and you will survive a divorce.

Another useful tool besides the usufruct is a superficies (right to own buildings). 

32 minutes ago, dcnx said:

Considering private hospitals just got the green light to buy their own vaccines, you don’t need a crystal ball. Just common sense.

They can't.

Not a single vaccine is approved yet. 

It's obviously stupid not to offer vaccines to everyone living here, paid of course. Doesn't even make sense to discuss this. 

Thailand however is far far far back in the vaccine pipeline now as they didn't do <deleted>. 

With only a few hundred million USD they could have vaccinated the majority of the population (astra zenecca prices), that is far less than economic damages caused by a week of lockdown imho.

13 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

i think they may have also asked about intended use. i just said "living expenses" and they were fine with that but for 30 million they might expect something more.

investment always works, the bank itself does not care but they have to fill out the form and transmit it to the central bank.