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I have an Intenatioal driving licencs from the UK I've heard I can I get aThai licence with that.any one know how please

Songkran is 13,14,15 April I am told it lasts longer in Pattaya. When will it start and when will it finish? Also is I am told it stops at 6pm. Some info on this subject would be appreciated.

Thank you

I have already booked my refugee flight from Songkran for the 11th. If people are smart, they will do the same. Flee. Run. Hide. I made the mistake of sticking around last year. Ban on booze? Yea sure. Just like there is enforcement of the fire code. Dream on baby.

Not forgeting the smoking ban that not working either...maybe wet fags will enforce it.

I must have travelled on the same Aircraft as you.Thought i would give myself a treat and fly Thai Airways. Never again it was exspensive rubish.

I used to fly with them on business, a 9 hour flight to sydney on a plane without seat back tvs, also on returning from singapore regularly the plane would park away from the terminal and we get bussed to the terminal, I can get that from air asia for half the price. little things like this and higher prices all add up in the end to dissatisfaction.

I think they got a little above themselves

I used to fly with them on business, a 9 hour flight to sydney on a plane without seat back tvs, also on returning from singapore regularly the plane would park away from the terminal and we get bussed to the terminal, I can get that from air asia for half the price. little things like this and higher prices all add up in the end to dissatisfaction.

I think they got a little above themselves

Hi anyone out there Know where I can get my hp hw6515 Smartfone PDA Repaired I have a syncing problem could be the cradle I need have it tested. Or better still anyone in Pattaya have a sync lead for this model

I have a Faulty iPAQ HW 6515 PDA smart phone with a Syncing problem anyone know if there is anywhere in Pattaya where I can take it (it has a proven fault) so I need a repair please.

Hi You guys, Anyone help with where to take my ipaq smartphone for repair in Pattaya

I have a worrying question which i hope someone can help clarify for me-

I have a long outstanding debt to a UK Bank, not big, but enough. The debt collecting agency got my number here and has now said that if i don't pay it will be passed to the courts in UK to get a court order to approach immigration here and request the cancellation of any visas i have to stay in Thailand. I work here on a non B. Is this really possible ? Needless to say, I am very worried about this!

Don't give it another thought take it from an expert they are bluffing

Thanks guys guess I should have known. Los would be miles behind the civilized world

Hi you guys anyone know if 3G is available in LOS? Did see where it was due here this year. I need to recieve push email on my smart Phone. Thanks

Thai drivers license for motorbike. My drivers license from my home country is valid for both car and motorbike. I got my Thai drivers license for car very easily, without test. I asked for a drivers license for motorbike at the same time, but was told that I had to take a driving test for the motorbike. Have some of yours any experience about this?

I am an expat and thats new to me, I didn't Know you could get car license that easily! I thought you had to take a Thai test in both instances. I would be very happy to hear how you did that as I need a Thai License.

Does anybody know the slowest and therefore presumably the cheapest way of transferring a personal pension from a UK pensions company (Legal and General) to a Thai bank account?

I understand that I can directly communicate with my pension provider but they can be sometimes very slow in replying and telephone communication can be pretty much the same.

Perhaps somebody on the forum can help.

I have pensions into Nationwide in the UK then pull it out of the ATM no charges are made by either bank.Hope this helps all transactions are instant.

Does anybody know the slowest and therefore presumably the cheapest way of transferring a personal pension from a UK pensions company (Legal and General) to a Thai bank account?

I understand that I can directly communicate with my pension provider but they can be sometimes very slow in replying and telephone communication can be pretty much the same.

Perhaps somebody on the forum can help.

Oh dear here we go again. England = Britain = UK. England = England.

Sad that English people are the only nationality in the world who do not know their own country's name or borders.

Off-topic, but what is the name of the island? Britain? Great Britain? If the latter, is there a non-great Britain, too?

This can be very complicated to explain to people that are not from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. But here goes.

The Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom are the only two sovereign states. Ireland and Great Britain are both islands. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are constituent countries of the United Kingdom.

You have the basic idea. There are many other islands in the British Isles. Most of these are politically part of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland, with the exceptions of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, which are British crown dependencies and not part of the UK (or ROI) at all.

Complications

The UK's full name is "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". Citizens of the UK are called "British". One British person is called a Briton.

The ROI's full name is "The Republic of Ireland" (if you are speaking English) or "Éire" (if you are speaking Irish). Citizens of the ROI are called "Irish".

Irish citizens are not British citizens. British citizens are not Irish citizens. God help you if you forget this when you encounter an Irishman.

Ethnically:

People from England are called English.

People from Scotland are called Scottish.

People from Wales are called Welsh.

People from Northern Ireland are called Northern Irish.

People from Ireland are called Irish.

There is no such thing as English, Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish citizenship. English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish people almost always hold British citizenships. Of course, anybody, living anywhere in the British Isles, can have any ethnicity, and hold any citizenship.

Many people living in Northern Ireland (which is part of the UK) are Irish citizens. Some British citizens living in Northern Ireland (which is part of the UK) classify themselves as Irish-ethnic. Some people living in Northern Ireland would even like Northern Ireland itself classified as Irish i.e. made part of the ROI instead of the UK. This is a contentious point.

The ROI is not British. However, the "British Isles" include both the UK and ROI. Irish citizens and Irish-ethnic people hate this, but there is no consensus on what to call it instead.

So where is Taksin appyling for Asylum. LOL

Cheers, Rick

I think that is the rate you will get

Thanks guys.

Do they charge anything for the exchange?

Getting 63.2 with Nationwide card 62-64 sounds about right in the exchanges here in Thailand

Hi all,

Just booked a trip to Thailand, travelling with the family, my flex account has expired and we dont have enough time to get all the paperwork,pin numbers etc through in time! travelling next week.

What is the best thing for me to do? Take cash and exchange it in Thailand or exchange it here? post office and banks are offering 58.5 baht to the pound.

Thanks.

A current account has a check book and could be personal or business and would come with various cards.You would have to be a resident to get one though.

A savings account is just that, and at my bank (Bangkok Bank) I have been issued a visa card that can be used to make purchases anywhere in the World provided there are sufficient funds available.For that you can just go to the bank and open the account.

Hope that answers your question.

I want to import un mix container of gardening/farming equipment. It's mostly for my own use, I work in China and it's easy for me to stuff a container of various equipment I can get from different manufacturers. Also i would be able to get a realistic DDP price and compare with what I can buy locally.

The question is : do I need a locally registered company to clear the custom or can I do it as a private individual ? I don't intend to resell this first container, which means beside the custom clearance I won't have any use of a company for the time being.

Thanks in advance

Pierrot

Tourist visa times 'to be halved' New measures are being introduced to tighten the visa system Proposals to cut the time tourists from outside the EU can stay in the UK from six months to three are expected to be announced by ministers. Plans to make UK families sponsor relatives visiting from outside the EU by paying a cash bond are also proposed in a consultation paper.

If the relatives do not return home, the money is forfeited.

Campaigners said the plan was "unfair" on poorer families. The Tories attacked it as a "headline grabbing gimmick".

The proposals are aimed at those who deliberately overstay or work illegally in the UK.

'Headline-grabbing'

In addition to shortening standard tourist visas, the government might introduce special occasion visas for events such as the London Olympics in 2012.

Applications for visas have gone up by about 50% in the past five years and more than 2 million were issued last year.

The Conservatives dismissed the proposals as a "gimmick" and repeated their call for an annual limit on immigration.

Keith Vaz, chairman of the home affairs select committee, said there was nothing wrong with the proposals in principle.

But he added: "We need to look at the economic basis of this. Clearly poor people will not be able to visit the UK because they won't have a relative here who'll be able to afford to sponsor them."

'Unfair'

Habib Rahman, chief executive of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the new measures would discriminate against poorer families.

"The government is trying to deter people to come for family visits. This is unfair."

The proposals are expected to be set out in a consultation document to be unveiled by immigration minister Liam Byrne.

The government has already announced other changes to the visa system which Mr Byrne described as the "biggest shake-up of the immigration system in history".

They included a points-based system for economic migrants and the tightening of procedures for people bringing spouses into the country.

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Earlier, the Sunday Telegraph reported how £36m was paid to failed asylum seekers to enable them to set up businesses back in their own countries.

Since 1999, more than 23,000 migrants have received up to £4,000 each under the voluntary assisted return and reintegration programme.

According to the paper, the funding has enabled people to set up clothes factories or market stalls back home.

Shadow home secretary David Davis said the government was resorting to "bribing them to leave - with the taxpayer picking up the bill".

But the Home Office said the programme - part-funded by the EU - was cheaper than forcibly returning failed asylum seekers which costs £11,000 per case.

Do you have family visiting the UK from outside the EU? What are your thoughts on the possible introduction of a bond? Should tourist visas be limited to three months? Send us your comments using the form below:

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had some money deposited into an account and it hasnt showed, presumedly the number got muddled at some point, no doubt where ever its gone its been spent by now but is it worth chasing up with the bank?

Yep I would say a scam. the way to find out is ask for the phone numbers 3 or 4 of his sales contacts (satified customers) in your home land and give them a ring ..works every time either he will or he wont.