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Tanoshi: thanks

Uncle: point taken.

Thanks.

25 minutes ago, tonray said:

800 K in the bank for 2 months. Just like the rest of us have to do...unless you want to continue to pay an agent

Thanks.

Plus a new medical insurance?

I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction with this:

Timeline:

1. I entered on (my first) "non-imm O-A" (retirement) visa in mid 2019.

2. Mid 2020 (using an agent) I got an (in-country) "extension of stay" to mid 2021. (As far as I could tell: obtaining medical insurance - and paying the agent's fee - is all I had to do).

Question:

What are my (easiest, and most likely successful) options to get a further (in-country) yearly extension (before the current extension expires mid this year)?

(I'd rather not have to wait till the last moment, and then pay an agent "any amount they ask for" to bring about "a miraculous result".)

Reasons for urgency:

A. if I MUST (although I'd rather not have to) bring in B800K (and have it here for at least 2 months), then I need to get organised now, and

B. if my situation is hopeless: quickly getting out of the country is equally problematic: flights are rare, and pre-approved quarantine placements back home even rarer.

If relevant:

i. Australian, 66, using Jomtien.

ii. No spouse or child here - so no additional options there.

iii. Don't want an Elite, or commit to an Education visa.

Many thanks in advance for any advice.

2 minutes ago, ezzra said:

And with good behavior, pity considerations and promise not to do it again she be eligible for parole next year...

... quite likely.

Anyway, good to see harsh penalities - for those who are caught.

I presume that both a lack of proper systems and regular auditing are in play here.

Just an arm of government doing the bidding of the junta: giving some hope to the masses - that everything will be OK very soon (and that's why the huge spending potential is always mixed in with start date and the expected number of arrivals).

If they spoke the truth (that they have no idea, or the significant numbers of tourists won't return for at least 12 or 18 months), then all struggling businesses would give up hope and just close - leading perhaps to an unstoppable economic decline, chaos and worse.

The OP strangely doesn't mention the current problem with gambling dens, which is that they become super-spreader venues (like boxing and cock-fighting venues) - enclosed, packed places where people are not social-distancing, and worse: probably shouting at each other.

"None of these three cases resulted in any Covid positive results." - determined how - temperature check? They could still be carriers, if not yet testing positive.

And what happened to them all? ... placed in quarantine or jail? sent back home? or fined and allowed to proceed?

Reminds me of a "Yes, Minister" episode - don't form a committee if you don't know what the outcome will be.

The results of this committee may well blow this country apart - and finally lift the lid - as surely the only outcome it can come to is that: a combination of incompetence, indifference and corruption, by the military, police, and other bigwigs running their own profitable fifedoms, facilitated entry of illegal (non-quarantined) immigrants and allowed illegal, crowded, close-quarter gatherings.

Well done Thailand, but "best" in what way - requirements for water, fertilizer, pesticides, labor, land, yield per acre - ease of processing, storage and cooking - cost, nutrient levels and low arsenic levels ... Let's put a bit more objective science into it next time the award is up for grabs.

Taste is subjective. Many countries prefer their local varieties (Korea and Japan spring to mind) - and would be unswayed by the award.

However, I shall scan the supermarket aisles for "jasmine 105" and give it a go.

13 hours ago, asean said:

how can they track them if they entered Thailand illegally? There is no record of their exit of entry unless they all unnecessarily confessed to the crime.

Correct.

Or maybe Thailand could request copies of the hotel's records. I'm presuming the hotel took copies of the Thai's ID cards, and recorded start-dates and finishing dates.

36 minutes ago, CanuckThai said:

"they got paid around Bt80,000 per month".  Nice work...how much goes to the "agents" and how much goes into the pockets of the fieldworkers?

Indeed.

Also need to factor in the costs of airfares, visas, accommodation, food, etc.

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1. Probably fault on both sides - if the corkage charge was not advised clearly on the hotel's web site, throughout the restaurants and clearly on all menus (but yes, the guy should have checked first). It's just like being stuck with "joiner fees" after you've paid in advance and checked in - it's little more than just a vulgar grab for money.

2. With the real risk of jail, etc, Trip Advisor, Agoda, etc, should just disable all comment functions for Thai establishments. Even leaving a one star, without further comment, could land you in jail?  

Don't know if this has come up before ...

Some  months ago I noticed a very distracting, donut-shaped "floater" in one eye.

I'd previously had temperature gun beams (lazers) hit my retina - by lazy, indifferent staff here, weilding their activated gun at me, even before I got into position - and I suspect that that's the cause of it.

If I'm right on the causal link, be warned to approach the guns with care: head down and turned away.

11 minutes ago, JusticeGB said:

The narrative is dirty farangs. Forget their spending power. She could be asymptomatic. 

It's been reported she had fever and headache.

She travelled with her husband and daughter - I wonder if they shared a room, or were quaratined in different rooms? And if they were together: if the husband and daughter will now have their quarantine extended.

I'm not sure if I have it - but I do know that every hot flush, itchy nose or cough I get makes me overly-concerned.

I do wonder how effective is the fairly easy to follow mantra of: hand-washing, no-face-touching and social distancing - with cases in places like America sky-rocketing - did those people not follow the mantra?  or is the mantra better than nothing, but overall pretty useless?