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Take a look here Thai House Design Ideas.

Good starting point for your own ideas.

I would not recommend Cheif Architect to you if you aren't well familiar with designing architecture.

Chief Architect is a brilliant program but you need to know a lot. It has so many parameters wich make you

easily confused.

A simplier but not less usable is SketcUp wich you can download from Google for free

http://sketchup.google.com/download/index2.html

You can also take a look at this site www.thailand-isaan.com where you can see all designs done with SketchUp.

A good architect located in Kohn Kaen is [email protected].

Good Luck

The prohibited occupation he engaged in was street vending. Artist isn't one of them.

I think you are right about this. I am an artist painting and graphic arts and I have contacted the Thai Embassy in Sweden and got the answer that I am allowed to do my profession in Thailand.

Maybe he had to ask for work permit formally and did not do that.

Here is a list of professions prohibited for aliens in Thailand. Artist work is not listed.

Restricted Professions for foreigners

There are certain restricted professions and occupations for which the Labor Department is prohibited from issuing a work permit to foreign nationals. Under Royal Decree B.E. 2522 (1979), an alien is unable to obtain a permit to work in the following occupations:

1. laboring

2. work in agriculture, animal breeding, forestry, fishing and farm supervision (excluding specialized skills for the branch, farm supervision or in the maritime fishing field)

3. masonry, carpentry or other construction work

4. wood carving

5. driving of motor vehicles or non-motorised carriers (except piloting international airplanes)

6. shop attendant and window salespeople

7. auctioneering

8. accountancy supervision, auditing or services in the accounting field (except occasional internal auditing)

9. gem cutting or polishing

10. hair cutting, hair dressing or beautician work

11. hand weaving

12. mat weaving or fabrication of wares from reed, rattan, kenaf, straw or bamboo pulp

13. manual fibre paper making

14. lacquerware making

15. Thai musical instrument fabrication

16. nielloware fabrication v 17. goldsmith, silversmith, or other precious metalwork

18. bronzeware fabrication

19. Thai doll making

20. mattress or padded blanket fabrication

21. alms bowl fabrication

22. manual silk product fabrication

23. Buddha image fabrication

24. knife making

25. paper or cloth umbrella fabrication

26. shoemaking

27. hat making

28. brokerage or agency work (except international business)

29. engineering work, civil engineering branch, which involves designing, drawing, calculation, organization, research, planning, testing, construction supervision or advisory work (except work requiring specialized skills)

30. architectural work involving designing, drawing or estimating as well as construction supervision or advisory work

31. dressmaking

32. pottery or ceramics

33. manual cigarette rolling

34. tourist guide or tour organizing agency

35. hawking business

36. Thai character typesetting

37. clerical or secretarial work

38. legal or litigation service.

The list of restricted occupations has been amended several times by Royal Decree, and an alien desiring to work in Thailand should periodically check if his or her occupation has been added to or removed from the above list. Aliens who perform work in these restricted occupations can be imprisoned up to five years and/or fined from 2,000 to 100,000 baht.

Personally I think it is crazy that you can not cut your lawn, because you break the law.

The reason is that they think you are taking the job from a Thai.

Anyone have a link to the document in Thai? Easier for my wife to understand

Another questions that comes in my mind.

What if my wifes sister give her a piece of land as a gift, is that legal and can my wife have the land

legally registered in her name, despite she has my surname?

Ok some misunderstandings here.

Please do not rent a vehicle from a back street renter or individual without checking the policy. If you rent the owner should have the correct ‘rental’ insurance in place and if not (even if they have individual 1st Class insurance) you are not covered and will pay for everything. Another point many do not know is the cost of the CTPL – it is a lot more expensive for a rental vehicle !

Do not take the owners word for it as it will down to you should anything happen.

Thank you.

I had my doubts about this. I appreciate your good advise.

Sorry for beeing stupid....but what is CTPL? I am not native English and know very little about insurance language

in English.

Regards

Hi hanseman, generally "No" but there maybe exceptions to the rule. I was going to hire a car privately last year but was advised against it as the owner only had private insurance.

Thank you. That sounds like the same I have heard somwhere before.

It is also a big problem to know what the owners insurance cover....I mean it is for sure written in Thai....and even If I ask my thai wife to translate I am sure she can't do it understandable for me.

I think maybe better to be on the "safe road" and rent from Company.

I am offered to rent a car from privat owner. Does his insurance fully cover for me also?

Or do I have to buy one for myself?

I am asking because somewhere I read about trouble about this.

I have rent from Car rental company before, as I understand they have special insurance.

Anyone can tell me how it works?

Regards

Hi,

I am moving to Isaan in about a year from now.

Anyone here who know if there is any Health Insurance Company who accept the age of 69+?

Very much appreciate all related information about this.

Regards

Do a google for: exeter health insurance

I have a couple American friends who signed up with them after 65. It's out of the UK.

Mac

Thank you Mac, I will do that. I also got an answer from Thai Visa Insurance and they also accept mature men I will compare the quotation and see what suites me best.

Hasse

Hi,

I am moving to Isaan in about a year from now.

Anyone here who know if there is any Health Insurance Company who accept the age of 69+?

Very much appreciate all related information about this.

Regards

there is plenty of thai painters trying to scratch a living , bring your own materials if you use better than student quality .

Thank you nostrel, and jdinasia

So artists materials are that bad in TH! Are you talking about the situation in Khon Kaen or in TH in general? It's hard to believe that the professionals in TH only use student quality. Maybe it is in Bangkok where the quality materials are to find?

I have looked over this homepage,

http://www.rama9art.org/artisan/male/male.html

and there is many very professional Thai artists.

//hanseman//

Hi everyone,

I apologize for my not perfect English, hope you can get the main idea anyway.

As a new member on this forum I would like to introduce myself.

I am 67yo retired Swedish artist working with paintings and Digital Fine Art; just now looking over the possibilities for moving to Thailand. I want still go on painting; therefore I am very curious about the working conditions for farang artists in TH. I have searched the net for information but it seems to me that there is very little to find.

Maybe there are more artists who have the same problem. In my opinion this forum can be a gold mine for this matter; at the same time inject more energy and generate more writers. I understand there are farang artists working in TH.

I would highly appreciate if some of you could share your experience; tell us about the arts market, how you can exhibit a.s.o.; as well as the price level for artist material, oil colors, canvas, and framing.

It would be interesting if someone know about how to work with Digital Fine Art in Thailand.

In October I will stay in Khon Kaen for 3 weeks. My intention is to collect as much material and impressions as possible for further work when I am back in Sweden.

Well that is a good start I guess,

Best regards to my artist colleagues

//hanseman//