CM Dad

If he was a known drug addict who was also known to be prone to violence, why wasn't he in either a treatment facility or prison?

2 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Can you buy the Fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel........so money can not quite buy everything.

Wow!  I didn't realize that the flooding in Chiang Mai damaged the Sistine Chapel's ceiling fresco.  Amazing Thailand!

9 hours ago, billsmart said:

I have a Non-O Visa and have been extending my stay each year based on marriage. So far, as best I know, there is no health insurance requirement like there is for an O Visa or an extension based on retirement.

HOWEVER, being 76, I did get a health insurance policy that meets Immigration's requirements (400K + 40K) last year when I was still 75 because it's very difficult to get health insurance when you are older than 75. It is renewable until I am 100! ????  I anticipate Immigrations will eventually require this for all visas and long-stay extensions, but as I stated above, so far it has not done so for a Non-O stay extension based on marriage.

My one-year Immigrations-satisfying health insurance policy cost me about THB 12K. It has a very high deductible, but I actually, I don't ever expect to use it. I'll have to renew it in a couple of months, and I expect it will be a little more expensive, but still under THB 15K.

Could you tell me more about your insurance.  What company is it with>  I am 75 and I have been trying to get health insurance for years without any success.  I also have a Non-O and worry that someday insurance might be required and then I can't get it.  Also, like you I would never expect to use it either.

I have never had a problem at Bangkok Bank.  I also have an account at Krungsri  with never a problem.  I have had issues with two government banks in the past, so I just closed me accounts there.  By the way, whenever I go to a bank, a government office, or any Thai business, I always speak Thai and I find it helps.  Even if my wife is present, I do all the speaking.

3 minutes ago, alyx said:

Thanks

What is COD ?

Also I did not pay online, I did transfer the amount

By transferring the amount you, in fact, did pay online.  COD = cash on delivery.

18 hours ago, alyx said:

Well, sorry but when you order stuff it is quite common to be asked to pay for a deposit 

I have ordered both small and large items online for quite some time.  I have never been asked for a deposit.  I usually order things COD (cash on delivery), and have only been asked for payment in advance by reputable, large companies when I am buying things like washing machines, clothes dryers, refrigerators, or high ticket electronics - all of which I have purchased online in the past few months.  I always look for comments from previous buyers if I am purchasing anything from an unfamiliar source or when I am a first-time buyer.  The internet is convenient, but caution is required. 

No clemency in this abhorrent case should even be considered, and the death penalty needs to be carried out as swiftly as possible.

First they need to post speed limit signs on roads, especially highways.  I recently asked several people, both Thais and non-Thais what the speed limit was on major highways around Chiang Mai and received a wide variety of answers such as 80, 90, 100. and even 120 KPH.  There are few, if any, signs on the roads here.

On 9/2/2022 at 5:39 PM, AsianAtHeart said:

Why should their clients put up with this nonsense?  It's not their money, it's MINE that they are holding, and I should have a right to it.  If they do not wish for me to enter their bank, for whatever reason, they must provide an alternative means to return my money to me.

An ATM perhaps?

16 hours ago, Woof999 said:

They seem to be making it harder and harder. Last time I needed passport copies and original plus copy of rental agreement and the application form. They also now seem to be checking that the stapled address info in the back of your passport (not the 90 day report slip) is recent and accurate.

 

Don't bother trying to be smart and downloading the forms from the immigration website. Every time I've done this they've told me the forms are old and given me new ones and a trip to the back of the queue.

Another reason I began using an agent for all my Thai Immigration needs after doing everything myself for years.  I opened a new bank account late last year.  My agent got all the necessary paperwork and even met me at the bank.  All I did was sign my name - numerous times as is normal in Thailand - and pay a very small fee to my agent.  I am getting too old to have the patience to deal with bureaucrats from any country.  Opening the new bank account was simple and stress-free involving one trip to the bank.

29 minutes ago, crazykopite said:

I always keep a machete next to where I sleep plus I have security cameras all over the place my safe is bolted to the wall and I never have more than 5,000 baht in the house or on me in this day and age you can pay for most items including the bar bill using your phone no need for huge amounts of cash as for the watches I hope he had declared them to customs the exterior of his house should be lit up so much so it looks like daylight me thinks it was an inside job 

Owning a safe gives people the impression that the safe contains valuable items.  In our house all of the material things that we value are things like books and photos, so we have no need for a safe.  Our "luxury" items are things like hot water heaters, a washing machine, a refrigerator, and cutlery and glassware that match.  Our family has zero interest in ostentatious displays of wealth.  We live a simple life and, as a result, don't worry about being robbed.  However, since security cameras are not expensive, we do have them.  We also have very good neighbors who watch out for us just as we do for them.

11 hours ago, grain said:

A man has been extradited from Thailand back to Australia over the murder of a Sydney father eight years ago.

 

Why is it necessary to describe the murdered man as a "Sydney father"?

Because he wasn't from Brisbane.

Your dispute is with BA, not Bangkok Bank.  Only BA can sort this out.

5 hours ago, vandeventer said:

And I flew from Vietnam to Bangkok in 1967 for R&R when the Pros. were going for 100 baht for 24 hr. not per night, does anyone want to hear more?

Photos?

10 hours ago, 2baht said:

I'll be going to "K" today for "X". Might take "L" with me. Consume a "J" or two.

O G!

19 hours ago, steven100 said:

say NO to drugs .....   

 

 

 

Yes, miss Nancy.