geoffphuket

Thanks for the replies guys. I'll be a complete newbie to the area if the move comes off

Simple question really. I might be relocating to Saraburi soon with my (Thai) family, and just wondered if there's an immigration office nearer than Bangkok?

Address, telephone, and how to get there on public transport would be appreciated :-)

Thanks in advance

very few lpg stations around the island. one out on the main road past Talang and another near the Mission hospital, I think) and that new place on Chaofa West neat Wat Chalong.

Few? Are you kidding? I can think of at least 3 along Tepkrasatrri road alone - One near supercheap, two at Ban Liphon - including the Caltex station.

I've lived through 6.5+ magnitude earthquakes centered near where I was staying at the time...

What the heck are the Thais getting all worked up about over some pissy little temblors...

They have no clue what a real BIG earthquake would do to their lives.

You mean like the one in December 2004?

Maybe he's only 10 years old and can't remember - sounded a pretty childish comment to me

At the momemt it's on a 'read only' basis. Can't reply to stories....or much else

"Messages are have posted on Facebook and leaflets distributed warning people to evacuate Phuket by April 28," Phuket's disaster prevention and mitigation chief Wiroj Suwanwong told police."

​<deleted> gives a flying shit what's posted on Facebook?

Aeeh beside that is anybody interested in buying a cheap house on Phuket now?

Please page me before the 28/4/2012

My wife tells me there's idiots handing out leaflets in Patong, telling people to leave Phuket before the 28th. I guess someone does need to put a stop to that.

The Phuket Governor will step down if his Province sinks into the sea.... ??? Did I read that right?

Well, it made about as much sense as his other comments.

A bit of quick research will reveal the culprits name who's spreading the rumours. I suspect it's a man named Michel de Nostradame. Of course, he's been dead a few years now - 456 to be precise.... And I doubt he had a Facebook account

So should I wait until after the 28th before cutting the grass?

or paying your credit card bill. but then again, what would be the point of keeping it in the bank?

better just go out and blow it all on girls and booze

on a more serious note, how stupid is that guy going to look on the 29th? these guys need to learn to be more vague about their predictions.

Agree entirely... But just to be on the safe side, can I help you spend your money first?

So should I wait until after the 28th before cutting the grass?

Lived in Rawai for several years and have to say it's the dryest location on the island.

Lets face it, Thai's aren't good at preventative maintainance on anything, let-alone building construction.

If there's one thing I've learned over the past few days, it's not to rely on the USGS for sisemic events in Thailand. They still won't even accept there's been an earthquake on Phuket, despite the links and stories I've sent to their head office cartographer - Mitch Adelson . Thank goodness we've got the Thai Metreorological Centre to rely on: http://www.tmd.go.th...uake_report.php :-)

Another small aftershock at Ban Liphon, Thalang 12:18pm today. That makes a total of 5 by my recogning - 3 yesterday, 8:30am this morning and just now. Story is being updated by //link removed//

I'm British and I'll stick with my first comment :-)

Heroines Monument area...this was a quick jolt but accompanied by an explosive sound. I've been in several large earthquakes through the years and this was by far the strangest to me in the abrupt yet powerful short jolt and sound...

I'm in the same area and thought a bomb had gone off. It certainly was bizarre. Tonight there's been a further two minor rumbles - which could have been thunder, but that doesn't usually shake the ground :-)

There will be strong earthquake within this year which can create large tsunami. Three countries vast land will be wipe out with water.

and your source of this information nostradamus ?

Maybe someone at the TAT smoked all his stach in front of a police road check before making this announcement?

Just a Troll trying to get attention

for the person that said todays quake was not on tv... it was. channel 3 is the channel to watch. its the one with the 3 coloured logo and the number 3 up in the corner. also usually has crap thai soap operas playing constantly. there was a report on this channel today about 40 minutes after the 4.46pm quake. however the report only lasted about 20 minutes i think and then went back to crap soapies.

also i find it strange that nobody has mentioned this http://earthquake.us...00094sk#summary 4.2 quake that happened at about 8.30pm tonight as well. im in my room in patong and didn't feel it but my friend on bangla seems to think she did.

I live right on the 1st epicentre in Thalang and can confirm the 8:30pm after shock ...and another about half hour ago.

If you go to the USGS earthquake map and select the link to the real time map it has an option there to report an eartquake not shown on the map, perhaps someone who was there at the time could go onto the site and report the quake. http://earthquake.us...arthquakes/map/

I did that shortly after the 'shake'

So did I and they still haven't recognised it. Obviously Thailand has better equipment than the USGS

There seems to have been two quakes. The Nation actually reports this:

National Disaster Warning Center on Monday said a quake hit Thailand on Monday and the epicenter was in Phuket's Thalang district.

Acting director Burin Wetchbantoeng said that an earthquake of 4.3 on the Richter scale hit in Phuket at 4.44pm with epicenter at Thalang district, while another quake, a 5.4-magnitude, west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra two minutes later. The quakes that happened just two minutues apart initially caused confusion that the tremor felt in Phuket was from a quake in Indonesia.

Local residents in Phuket ran out in panic out of houses, buildings and department stores when the tremor took place. Some described the tremor this time was heavier that last week.

I don't believe it.

The USGS reports on quakes all over the world, down to Richter 2.5. As of this moment, three and a half hours after the quake hit Sumatra, hey don't have any record of an earthquake in Thailand. http://earthquake.us...arthquakes/map/

In fact, Thailand has never had an earthquake large enough to make it onto the Historic World Earthquakes List maintained by USGS http://earthquake.us...cal_country.php.

Woody, you're going to have to eat humble pie! I live right on the 1st quakes epicentre close to The Heroines Monument inThalang, and can tell you it was quite scary. Tonight, our house house been rattled twice more. Just because there's never been an earthquake reported on Phuket before, doesn't mean it can't happen. And as for the USGS, I wouldn't trust anything on their site - at all. They didn't even pick-up on the Sumatra earthquake that happened just two minutes later until about 20 minutes after the event.

I wasn't aware there's a requirement to show money in a Thai bank account to obtain any Thai visa. That's needed when extending the 'permitted to stay' date.

i cant believe you wrote a whole post without a single spelling mistake, even put a capital in Tesco ..

well done

I've spotted at least three mistakes

Below is a full copy of the e-mail I received from SYM when I enquired for more information. Not a single 'Thank You', address, or reference given. And, to make matters worse, e-mails sent to the main company web site regarding spares and after-sales service have gone completely UN-answered. So what do you do when the machine breaks down, other than cry? Would I buy one now. Errrr..... NO THANK YOU!

'You can buy at the dealership, Songkhla SIAMCHAI Motors 074-234-898.'

In case you don't know already, the bike is sold as Mbike Cruiser for 92,000 Baht in Thailand. You should find a list of dealers or contact data on the SYM website. Please tell us about it if you buy one

Thanks for the link. - I've e-mailed them to see if there's a dealer local to me.

Doing some research these bikes seem to receive nothing but praise from their owners - mainly in South America, but also across Europe. There's also some interesting YouTube videos.