Chillypom

Whether a falang boyfriend or a Thai family member, those with resources have responsibilities. Spoken or unspoken. They who have, give, those without, receive. Without question on either side. TIT

Growing problem. Disturbing trend. Where have you been for the last 30 years?

Perhaps try Carabao Dunkel if you can track it down. Very similar to Lao Dark by all accounts and about half the price

Jomtien advised me about 10 months ago that TM30 must be resubmitted when returning to Thailand even for same address. This has not been my experience for several years previously so I queried and was told it is now a requirement.

I've found most 'Landlords' and agents to be flexible ' on the ground' here in Thailand. Generally they think in terms of monthly, six monthly and yearly rental rates but you may be able to negotiate 3-5 monthly rates depending on supply and demand. As mentioned by others less flexibility if you're commencing in the high season ,Nov- March/April, in a popular tourist location

can anyone recommend local technician around Pattaya to remove and replace a 46 pin LCD mounted on a PCB. Have all the parts, looking for someone who's good with a soldering iron. Many thanks 🙏

Absolutely, highly unlikely that the Revenue Department will expend 1000s of man hours fishing for the minnows when they have MUCH bigger fish to catch. Tax has always been payable on income remitted in the current financial year yet how many pensioners have ever filed a Thai tax return?

Have you ever seen one of those Issan rockets close up? They're about 6m long And weigh about 50kg. They also 'land' somewhere!

Thanks everyone, for your replies and insights

That's interesting. I was advised the opposite 6 months ago at Jomtien. TIT

Slow speeds experienced on phone . Varies but often below 1Mps

I’m an IT novice, please be gentle with me! For the last couple a years I’ve purchased a TrueMove 12 month data SIM. Many variation available , mine was 100Gb/ month rated at 6Mps which I considered a reasonable deal at about 1,400 bht for 12 months service. in practice download speed has been variable and often well below the stated 6Mps. I’m due for a renewal and have heard the AIS and maybe Detac have more reliable speeds. Does anyone have first hand experience of a well performing SIM? Many TIA

I’ve been using a Xiaomi Pad6 for abut 8 months. Very pleased with it.

Sussex, Did you have any success? In asi ilar situation

Thanks Ralf, Sellers visa has expired and has no plans to return so looks like I may have a problem