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4 minutes ago, Havefunme said:

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions/cpp/cpp-survivor-pension.html

 

Hope this helps

thank you, Havefunme, this looks very informative! I will read it and proceed with the application and inform you later!

good afternoon, can somebody from CANADA help me?

My name is Toy. My husband to whom I was legally married since many years, died recently. Since almost 20 years, we lived in Chonburi Mueang area. He received Canadian Pension from CPP Canadian Pension Plan, OAS, Veterans Affairs, and OTPP.

Does anybodt know if I am entitled to Widow's Pension? If yes, how to apply for it?

Some Canadian relatives told me that I have to obtain an "Assessment of Assets" in English language, from a Thai Lawyer. Is it correct??? There are certainly some good lawyers in Thailand, but certainly also a certain number  of very greedy ones. Do you have any experience in this?

A quick answer and assistance would be highly appreciated.

Best regards from Toy!

3 hours ago, garygooner said:

Cambodia & Myanmar about 5000 tests & 200 cases. 

Vietnam about 200,000 tests & only about 200 cases. 

Sure, it's good to test many, but..... 

So why are they considered of being high risk countries???

7 hours ago, z42 said:

Terrible. Truly terrible that the system put in place to help the needy is proving to be simply unfit for purpose.

My gf and kids are lucky that I am living here and can help them. But she applied for the 5k baht the day it went online, still not a word.

 

Thai people deserve better than this.

I totally agree with you. I know quite a number of people who are really close to misery now (they never worked in the entertainment industry), and were rejected by the 5k project. We try to help where we can, and fortunately our village boss put up help in form of food. She and her team  check to help the really needy people in the village to avoid to give to by-passers who just want to get free food.

16 hours ago, Chalong circle said:

Me too. but actually a bit concerned by the variations every 5 minutes from one shop to the other...

Me too. The most astonishing was yesterday at Tesco: 32.1 ° ????

Planning the next holiday trip? Yes, but not to LOS.

It feels pity for the nice local people.

7 hours ago, Ian Nagle said:

And .....   1 death.

 

They must think we are morons 

555555 - they get praised by WHO - big specialists aren't they???

13 hours ago, farmerjo said:

Euca's,plant and forget for 10 years if your an absentee farmer.

it might be a possibility.

In a topic from 2008, I read about planting tagu (tagoo) trees - Antocephalus Kadama. Do you have any experience or information on this?

13 hours ago, Grumpy John said:

Reminds me of the story about the English guy who had a herd of cattle and left the wifes family in charge while he and Wifey went back to England for 12 months....similar ending with rice, fruit trees or goats me thinks! 

Yeah that is the risk if you stay away for 12 months or more. But we go there twice a year, and so far they have not yet eaten our chicken or ducks   ????

20 hours ago, ireckonso said:

Save your money or go to the casino and spend it, better chance of getting any money back.

funny point!!! I love the casino, and my favorite casino - in fact the only one where I go to - is Big C

20 hours ago, Yom said:

If you like trees, so why don’t plant some on a smaller part (25m x 25m) of your 2 Rai?
This might be your beautiful garden or plot of land to build a small house in the future.

 

I love trees. - If you think ‘earning some money’ in the next 20 or 30 years: no chance.
It will only cost you a lot of money and a lot of work. From the beginning.

 

Why not continue planting rice? – Your family members might take care of this too (!?)
and you will  get rice from your own land.
Perhaps 5 bags for you and 20 bags for the working family…
Don’t know what’s common in Isan.

 

Good luck.

Good morning, Yom,

your idea is nice, really. But my wife already has a small house on her main rice field, with a little pond, some coco nut trees, mangos, and also the pagoda with the ashes from Mama and Papa on it.

This plot of land is just 2 km away, heritage from the parents, but a little bit remote. For this reason we want to do something easy and with low maintenance.

Good morning,

after reading quite a number of topics I have noticed that some readers/posters are real tree experts and/or have their own tree plantation - big or small.

For this reason I would like to ask your advice.

We have a small plot of land in Issan, aprox 25 x 150 m, formerly paddy field. We want to change and plant trees instead. So far, we are thinking about:

- either teak trees - but we are not sure because of the long waiting time of approx 20 years and more until harvesting, and security reasons (theft), and maybe administrative hurdles when cutting and selling

- or eukas - and here our enthousiasm is limited due to "side effects" such as soil dammage ...

According to you, are there trees with a shorter period of growth untill maturity/ harvest, i.e. 10 to 12 years? Or even completely different suggestions for using the land and earning some money ?

We live 600 km away from the field, go there twice a year, and have some family members to take care and do maintenance work for the trees and field.

Thanks for every suggestion and proposal!!!

they look really good for an age of 10 months!!! When do you plant the 100 trees? And - at what space will you plant them ??

Last August, we planted 70 teaks at a distance of 2.5 x 2.5 m - just when the delayed rainy season started. Until December, we lost 5 trees. Just before Christmas 2019, we installed a water pipe and a hose, and they get watered twice a week. From March on - beginning of the hot season - we will water them every 2nd day.

If I understand you right - teak trees do not like to live near eukas??? Is it correct?