MarcB

On 1/22/2020 at 5:49 PM, Templeton said:

Please don't tell me to ask the school, they aren't any help; that's a different story.

It seems to me that your school told you they have applied for a work permit, but don't show you any proof or receipt of that application.

That's why you want it to check yourself?

You can go check it at the local labour office.

Be noted that  it is illegal to work without having applied for a WP by your school or you, and without the proper nonB visa.

So don't stir any waters at labour.

Secondly, they don't pay you what is agreed upon in the contract?

Labour might be able to check that, or intervene.

If you are not working illegally....

Lastly, if you seem to have 2 problems already, why the <deleted> would you even consider working there?

It's not gonna get better.

It'll probably get worse after you complain about them stealing 10k of the already low salary.

Good luck with it.

20 hours ago, phuketrichard said:

$35= 1,057 baht  so 443 baht dif or  almost $15!!!

I've always paid in $ ( same for Cambodia)

Yeah like i said, a difference of a few hundred baht.

But thanks for letting us know you always pay in $

A really constructive post.

From my experience, it's better to buy the Laos visa at the border.

It's no hassle. Just fill in the provided application form, add 1 pic, and pay.

Fastest queue days are Tuesday and wednesday.

It's quoted as 35$ for Belgians.

In Thai Baht you have to pay 1,500

It's a difference of a few hundred Baht.

When you pay in USD, they give you an unfriendly look and let you wait to collect it for like half an hour.

If you pay THB, it's all friendly done in 10 minutes.

When you come back to Thailand, you get a 30 day visa exempt stamp.

It's free.

If needed, you can extend it after 30 days for 30 more days at immigration in thailand for 1,900 baht.

They should change the name in:

"Not So Freedom Beach"

A whole parade of high ranking officials, arresting some food and drinks vendors...

For what? Tourists have to bring their own somtam???

Hello,

My initial Non-B visa will expire on February 9th.

I have my work permit already, and will have to go to Penang to apply for a new 1 year Non-B visa ME.

My question is:

If my paperwork is not fully complete before the 9th of February,

can I get a 1 month extension at immigration?

If yes, do I just need a standard application form, the same as for a tourist visa extension?

Or is it more complicated than that?

And, my work permit is valid for phuket and my rental registration is in Bangkok.

Could I apply in Bangkok for said extension, or only in Phuket?

(Note that there is no mention in my passport  that I have a work permit)

I asked 3 persons at Chaengwattana today

The 1st one bluntly said she didn't know at all.

The 2nd one said I had to go to phuket for a 1 month extension

and the 3rd one said I could only get 7 days but could do it in BKK also

Thanks for any insights  ????

13 hours ago, davidlkelley said:

Call me crazy, but snow don't bounce or sound like that when it is hitting the roof or ground. 

That's why they called it hail, instead of snow

????

6 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

It is not necessarily incorrect.

You arrive at say 17.30 on day 1 and you leave at 07.30 on day 12.

11 days and 12 nights.

Your are not here during the day on days 1 and 12.

(I will now have another beer and look at that again tomorrow ????)

Yeah, look at it again

????

On 12/29/2019 at 8:13 AM, rooster59 said:

The pilot cannabis farm in Lampang is situated on 4.5 rai of land (7,200 km2)

Wow, didn't know that 4,5 rai equals the size of 1 province...

Better sell my plot, I'd be a multi-millionaire  ????

Why are all the plants in pots? They gonna fall over when the plants reach 2m

and you cannot harvest like that, It would be a jungle

Clearly people at work with no knowledge at all.

It's gonna take 5 years before they can have something researched

"Made a hole in the roof"

What kind of a roof was that, if you can just get true in no time?

My condo ceiling would take at least 2 hours DRILLING

Do prison guards do their laundry at the prison?

And then dry it on the roof?

Seems like a "sabaai" work place

These 2 points don't make any sense to me.

200.000 offered for his capture.

That is a very high amount, for a minimal security prison

Maybe better invest that amount in concrete ceiling

5 hours ago, donnacha said:

Context is everything.

No one "owns" the parking space on a public road. Unless it is an enclosed area with security, it is still public.

It is wrong to mark it off full time.

But it is also wrong of your neighbors to not understand you have a delivery coming.

I personally hate it when there is no place to park, but there are cones and chairs spread all over the road.

Last time i just parked in front of the chairs, and took pictures of the people in the shop before i left my car.

After 10 minutes or so, nothing wrong with the car at all.

That being said, if they are really an annoyance...key the cars?

On 12/27/2019 at 5:47 PM, snoop1130 said:

11 days and 12 nights

I'm not even gonna correct it

On 12/23/2019 at 11:22 AM, webfact said:

Her boyfriend had given chase but lost the person responsible

Chasing a drunk person who is unable to drive a car because being too intoxicated...and lose him?

How fat is her boyfriend???

Would have been more of a news story......if they kicked him back in  ????

23 hours ago, overherebc said:

Yes maybe they are getting desperate but what can they do?

Ask for our thoughts and prayers?

14 hours ago, overherebc said:

Why are you quoting me on something I didn't post???

I did not Quote you at all

I quoted the post below from JVS, to which you replied

On 12/19/2019 at 2:56 PM, jvs said:

Feng shui is a very big thing in China and they do take this very seriously.

It is not the first time the Thai government is using this either.

I think you are all a bit hard on them.

Yes maybe they are getting desperate but what can they do?

Ask for our thoughts and prayers?

This is not Kansas.

What can they do??

Do 'something, anything' constructive would be a good start.

Learn how to read before you panic

52 minutes ago, impulse said:

@MarcB, good info and update.  The last time I looked, Vernon's attorneys were planning to appeal based on the instructions given to the jury.  In fairness, I'm not really following it too closely.

 

Two clarifications, if you have the info...  Were Vern's attorneys working pro bono, or on a contingency basis?  And will it be Vern paying the courthouse fees, or his attorneys?

 

Yes, they wanted to appeal, but then everyone decided to just sign an agreement.

For whatever reasons.

Vern's attorneys presented the case on a contingency basis, but basically ended up pro bono since he lost.

Courthouse fees are not the lawyers' responsibility, but that's between Vern and his lawyers' initial agreement.

21 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

There may be no attorney fees, but that doesn't mean no court costs.  And the possibility of attorney fees being demanded from the other side.  Plus, there will probably be appeals, and the specter of paying Musk's legal fees may come into play as an incentive to drop the matter.

 

It would be interesting to see how the agreement was worded, along with the final settlement. 

 

I suspect the fat lady hasn't even warmed up yet, much less sung.

 

Musk and Vern signed an agreement.

Musk would not sue for lost legal fees. And Vern would not appeal the case verdict.

This case is closed.

Honestly, I think Musk didn't lose any money at all, besides courthouse fees.

It's his own legal team, right? Aren't they hired on a yearly basis or so, for all kinds of litigation.

Vern does not have to pay his lawyers, they were working pro bono, but he will have to pay the courthouse fees.

*quote edited out*

Yeah come on

They are turning to the spiritual realms to improve tourism, it's laughable.

Instead of praying, maybe they could DO SOMETHING like a poster above mentioned.

Revise their ridiculous visa system, stop closing bars at 1am,

have some real action against scams, taxi fees, double pricing systems,

have harsher law enforcement for attacks on tourists,

clean up the beaches!!!

and that's just a few REAL problems that keep tourism down

It is not the God of anti-tourism that has to be compelled

5 minutes ago, transam said:

Do your homework, it was no win, no fee......????

Still, he thought it would be a nice little win.

That's all it was....trying to get some money

Nothing to do with "honor", "hero", or feeling "ashamed of being a pedo".

Even now he is still trying to get money out of it.

What a "real hero" he is...only after money from books and movies.....pfffff

Hahahahahahhhhhaahahahahhaaaaa

Just now, Solinvictus said:

Are you nuts?

Clearly, one of the parties LOST FACE. TIT.

LOL

Are you nuts? Trying to insult me now?

Maybe learn how to <deleted> read my original post

you clearly have no idea what I was referring to.

After the trial, they both signed papers, agreeing to not COUNTER-sue (if you know what that means) and to not sue for legal fees.

If you can't follow a topic, then don't engage in it.

13 minutes ago, Solinvictus said:

So you are saying they had agreed to those points you mentioned. Right. But then, Musk kept going on about it on Twitter. Then Unsworth filed it formally.

yeah hello?

AFTER the final verdict....

7 minutes ago, Solinvictus said:

5555. Regarding that agreement, I believe it stopped because Musk continued, ha. ????

Continued how?

They signed an agreement not to sue for costs, or to appeal the last verdict.
If Musk indeed "continued" anything, I would like to read about it  ????