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Well at least: -Wife -Minor wife(s) -The office girl -Step daughter(s) -And does it include groping the girl at the gasoline pump? -And groping girls on the bus

I don't, just your attempt to confuse, failed.

Plus at least a couple of the adopted kids have moved out of the 'circle' and are successfully making their own way in life using their own skills.

Well you qualify with ease in one aspect - the desperate daily need to be noticed.

He actually knows very little bur good at writing bullshed and annoying / upsetting other members. I blocked him six months ago but somehow he's got past my block. I will do the block again.

I've successfully used that portal to get visas to enter Vietnam several times. From memory 1 to 2 days all done. I've used a credit card issued in Thailand and a debit card issued for global use by an Australian bank. On arrival in Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi just join any passport line. All handled in a couple of minutes. Just enough time for my suitcase to be on the carousel, change money in the same area, always seems to be an OK ex. rate. Then taxi to hotel or where possible I always arrange for the hotel to pick me up, slightly more expensive than standard taxis.

Your humour is sick, it's against the law for several reasons plus very disrespectful to the person sitting in the next seat and the surrounding seats. And there's more and more evidence published globally that vaping can cause lung cancer.

I can't give you specific answers, the best I can offer is below and other members please share your knowledge / experience on this: - The Tabien Baan book given to you for the condo at the land titles office should now have your name inserted, but from my knowledge the Tabien Baan book should be yellow colour unless of course you hold lifetime Permanent Residence then your name should be in the dark blue coloured book. - After the dealings at the Land Titles office the entry into the Tabien Baan book could very probably be done at the local Amphur office. This is where any issues about what colour Tabien Baan book should be used for you could be resolved. Also when Thai folks move they go to the current Amphur office and explain 'we're moving to xxxx', and leave with a 'transfer document'. Then go to the Amphur office in the new location with the tabien baan book for the new house/condo/apartment etc., and get the tabien book updated. - From my understanding this would also be the right time to request a pink ID card. - I have PR (27 years), I live permanently with my Thai adult son, his Thai wife and 4 kids in Chiang Mai city. My name is in the family dark blue Tabien Baan book. - When I first heard of the pink card I was advised to go to the main Amphur office for Chiang Mai city, take every document ever issued and take my son in case extra translation was needed. - We went to the main Amphur office, very pleasant young staff keen to get the pink card issued, about 2 hrs later we left with my pink card in my pocket. Good luck.

The pink card is not specific to the Social Security Office / Fund. What is relevant is that foreigners who have longer-term visas and lifetime PR holders are issued with a 'Thai' ID number. The construction of the iD number is the same as for Thai citizens but the ID number for the longer-term visa holders and lifetime PR holders starts with 8. In some cases this is the 'door' to gaining a yellow covered Tabien Baan book. The pink ID card and the yellow Tabien Baan book are requirements to getting approval for the continuation of social Security Injury and Sickness benefits after the foreigner has retired. This is available under Article 39 of the Social Security Act. Also known as voluntary insurance: -The foreigner retires -Within six months of receiving a payout of member contributions the foreigner can indicate he/she wishes to continue their Injury and Sickness benefits (known as SSF Article 39 benefits) and pays the monthly member contributions direct to the SSO. This is usually done by the SSO setting up an automatic process to take / withdraw 432Baht per month from a bank account indicated by the foreigner. As above the foreigner has 6 months to decide if they wish to go this route. Later then 6 months and the foreigner cannot continue their membership. At retirement the employer ceases to make contributions.

Here's a snip: On the bottom line left side you can see 'Live Chat'. This is a typical on line chat box and very useful. You can select English, the chat box will ask you to give your telephone number and confirm the telephone number is valid in Thailand. Eventually (maybe several hours later) someone from SSO will call you and give you answers to your question(s). Always polite, always focused, clear answers. The call could be well into the evening to ensure they have responded the same day, but whatever.

Does social media block porn or prevent members from finding / looking at porn on social media sites?

He's checking for his GFs name.

Actually your ID number on your pink card is your SSO member number. My understanding is that the national ID for all Thais is automatically the Thai persons SSO member number and the SSO wants foreigners to use their pink ID card number so that Thai ID numbers is the standard numbering system for everybody.

Good news. I retired, after many hassles and discussions I eventually got voluntary insurance (Section 39). Your ID number on your pik card is your SSO member number (same as with Thai folks). Can I suggest you call the SSO Hotline 1506, they have English speaking staff. If you press for English and nobody answers it means that there's no english speaking staff available at that moment. Try again in a few hours or the next day, you will eventually get an English speaker. I found the 1506 staff to be very knowledgeable, good listeners, they asked me to clarify a couple of times and I got clear focused answers. I guess the office which did help you has also set up an automatic monthly deduction from a bank account number you have provided. My monthly payment is withdrawn (by the SSO automatic system) on the 15th of every month. The standard deduction is 432 Baht. Other members have shared that occasionally the monthly deduction goes down a little but then returns to the standard 432Baht every month. I check that my monthly member payment has been actioned. a). By checking my bank account on line to see that a 432Baht deduction has taken place. b). Also there's an SSO site where you can check that the SSO has received your payment.

You're in Thailand, not another country, you cannot apply laws from another country.

Agree, she should have been held, deported and banned for life within hours of the hotel incident.

Sadly NO.

That's not true. I agree Biden is too old for this job but he does have a quite good track record. My personal beef re Biden aiming to get re-elected is with the dem party, they know he's old and makes errors etc., but they have done nothing to find / decide an alternative candidate. And it seems to me there are credible alternatives in the dem party.

Agreed. Also note that https://www.thaiembassy.com is NOT a government agency. It's a commercial business which claims to assist with visas / claims to be knowledgeable re visas / PR etc. I repeat https://www.thaiembassy.com is not a government agency and it has no authority to approve anything. I wonder how they got permission to register the business name 'thaiembassy', if it is registered? In regard to registering 'thaiembassy', 'thaiembassy.com' with google I guess that's possible (google doesn't care) but it doesn't give the 'operator' any form of approval in Thailand in regard to visas, PR or anything else. As already mentioned the explanation re 'yearly reporting' on the thaiembassy site is both confusing and incorrect. As stated by several members, approval for PR is for lifetime, therefore it doesn't have an actual expiry date. As stated, PR golders need to get an exit and re-entry stamp in their passport and in their PR book before they leave Thailand on business, on a holiday etc. You get an exit and re-entry stamp as you need it, there is no requirement to get this stamp every year. And the start date on the exit and re-entry stamp is the date this stamp was entered into the 2 books. The exit and re-entry stamp Is NOT aligned to previous exit and re-entry stamps, and it's NOT aligned to the original date that the PR (Certificate of Residence) book was first issued. PR holders need to get an exit and re-entry stamp as needed, before they depart Thailand. PR holders can get the an exit and re-entry stamp for a single journey out and return or multiple journeys, for both versions the exit and re-entry stamp does have an expiry date. This expiry date refer only to the exit and re-entry stamp. It DOES NOT refer to the actual approval of PR which doesn't have an expiry date because it's valid for lifetime. It does automatically cancel as a natural process when the PR holder dies.

I have 5 K bank savings accounts. 2 accounts are joint savings, me and my adult Thai son. (no atm/debit cards) 2 accounts opened (personal, not joint accounts) to be able start K Plus (app) and to start K Internet banking. (no atm/debit cards) One more basic savings account with debit card. balance kept low.

"but declaring him guilty by bureaucrat" in a preliminary (not final) report.

I'm not convinced he's corrupt. There's been lots of claims he is, but there's never been any evidence. No doubt he's ruffled the feathers of other senior cops who want the chief position, and my guess is that some of these seniors are corrupt and would have no hesitation to try to get big joke out of the picture. But as said I've never noticed any published / reported real evidence that big joke is corrupt

This report goes in all directions. -It indicates there's an investigation which could take several years to finalize. -It quotes Jatuporn who is way less than a credible commenter. -It quotes ' prime ministerial panel pronouncing him guilty of money laundering.' What is a 'prime ministerial panel, who appoints the panel and does the panel have the authority to state/declare someone is guilty of anything?'

700Baht a month retainer to a Bkk law firm. Sounds strange to me. A law firm will charge 700Baht to say hello. Lawyers charges are outrageous, I joined a company in Bkk, the admin. manager told me the company had received a bill for 210,000Baht from a law firm to get me a work permit. I was well aware of the WP process and charges from my previous positions. I called the law firm and asked why 210,000Baht? Answer: because 1). Has to be a qualified lawyer to submit the WP application docs at the labour ministry This is NOT correct. 2). Because the labour staff will not do the negotiation stage with anybody except a qualified lawyer. This is rubbish, there is no negotiation; the applicant passes the well explained criteria or not. 3). Law firm has to send a draft English version of the WP results to their office in Singapore to get a final letter in English. I casually spoke with the staff of the law firm in Bkk and mentioned the Singapore stuff. The lady responded 'that's not true, we don't do that and there's many Thai lawyers on staff who write perfect English. The response letter to the client (my company / me) is a standard letter and there's many old letters in English on the lawyers files to copy from. I refused to authorize the payment of 210,000Baht and indicated I would pay 5,000Baht and we would never use this law firm again. I also said I had made an appointment to visit the Thai Lawyers council to complain. Suddenly the bill changed to 50,000Baht. I refused and said 'We will pay 3,000Baht and no more and any further offers I will reduce to payment even further. We paid 3,000Baht and then discovered a business agent who charges 2,500Baht to get the initial WP and 2,000Baht for renewals. I did report the 210,000Baht law firm to the Thai Lawyers Council, They acknowledged my letter and said they would investigate and call me. A few days later they did call and shared that they had discovered my WP was a 100% standard case with no justification for any additional charges. The Law Council guy agreed the 210,000Baht figure was outrageous, but he shared they have no standard charges, individual law firms can charge what they like. Law council guy also mentioned they had removed the name of the 210,000Baht law firm from their 'recommended' list and had informed the 210,000Baht firm their membership of the Law council had been permanently cancelled. 700Baht a month retainer sounds like a fantasy story to me.

"I guess these women gave him all the information how to contact these other people. Very odd" Point taken but maybe over time he had perfected clever methods / dialogue to trick people into slowly providing such details. "I met your sister yesterday but now I can't remember her name. Please tell me and I'll write it down now so I don't forget...'