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1 minute ago, ubonjoe said:

What address did you put on your TM6 arrival card?

I put my wife's house address on the TM6 card.

4 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Your returning to your previous address? 

Don't see why you need to do a TM30

No, I'm not. We've always stayed in an appartment or a hotel in the recent past when in Thailand.

Anyone here who has any insight into post-ASQ TM30 procedures, please come forward and share your thoughts as new TM30 trouble for married couples seems imminent.

A few days ago my wife and I finally managed to get on a ThaiAirways flight to Bangkok. At the moment we are doing our ASQ. This time I noticed two pretty unusual things:

1.) The Consulate General put a hand-written note on my visa stating something like "travelling with his wife".
2.) On arrival day the ASQ staff asked me to sign a special letter issued by some government body. I had to confirm that after quarantine I'll instantly travel to my wife's house address in Udon Thani Province (as this is the final destination I've supplied during the Non-O/SE visa application process).

It seems that after ASQ we have precisely 24 hours time to travel to Udon und to get all the TM30 requirements sorted out. 24 hours starting from the moment we leave the ASQ hotel, I guess. I don't mind paying the "posessor's" 1600 B. penalty fine, but I do get a bit nervous thinking about the hefty fines for property "owners" (i.e. my wife) in case we get it wrong.

Therefore, two questions spring to mind:

Question # 1:
As we'll arrive in Udon in the middle of Songkran week, the IO in Udon Thani City will be closed all week. Where do we have to do the TM30 paperwork instead? At the police station next to the IO, or at the police station in my wife's hometown in the sticks?

Question # 2:
Are there any other TM forms we have to care about nowadays? Couldn't find any up-to-date information about TM28 and the other one, was it TM46/47??)

Thanks in advance for any piece of information on this subject.

48 minutes ago, Letseng said:

Please would you share which insurer provided cover. I'm stuck in Austria and there is no way to get cover for Thailand at this time.

I signed the insurance policy with HanseMerkur. They offer insurance policies for everyone living in Austria, Germany, Poland or Swizzerland. Their website is a bit confusing, though, as they offer 2 types of health insurances:

a) a standard travel insurance (1.95 Euros per day), and

b) the Long-Term Health Insurance for Abroad (1.15 Euros per day for under 65-years-old)

We need the cheaper one, (b), called "Lang­zeit-Auslands­kran­ken­ver­si­che­rung", see

https://www.hansemerkur.de/langfristige-auslandskrankenversicherungen

If you purchase online, you get an email with the insurance policy, but not the letter with the Covid $100k information, yet. You'll then get in touch with their callcentre and ask them for that letter written in English language. Two or three hours later you'll receive another email message containing the letter we need. Print it out together with your insurance policy.

21 hours ago, mran66 said:

for the thai-issued covid policy

It doesn't have to be a Thai insurance company. Actually, in my experience the check-in process at European airports is much more efficient if the insurance policy is written in proper English which is not always the case with Thai insurance certificate wording. (I was on a Thai Airways flight FRA-BKK just a couple of days ago).

I recommend you to contact your insurance company, or shop around in your home country a bit. Phone them up, and if they seem to exactly know what you talk about then go for it. In my case my travel agent pointed me at a few specialised insurance companies on the continent. The very first one I called instantly offered me a package with "... and we provide you with a letter in English stating the 100k/covid requirements for Thailand" (that was the words of the insurance agent, i.e. he already knew all the details of travelling to Thailand). I paid around 330 Euros for 274 days. For those over 65 years old the rates have to go up.

21 hours ago, mran66 said:

Is it good enough if I attach the policy wording

Not, it is not. At the airport, the $100k figure on that letter was checked twice, first by airport staff and later by a Thai Airways employee.

Another helpful piece of advice from my travel agent in case you apply for a new insurance contract: choose the the contract starting date to at least 1 day before your departure. This helps avoiding lengthy discussions with unexperienced check-in staff about time-of-day differences and similar issues.

Great answers, @sezze, I agree on all points.

I do have one small suggestion for improvement, though:

2 hours ago, sezze said:

Since your output only gives 3kW /day

do not mix up kW and kWh. This can easily cause confusion to other people.

There is no such thing as "3 kW per day". It can only be "3 kWh per day" ????

Why not just clean the panels (could easily increase the output by 50 %), and replace the old battery with a new one? The inverter seems to work ok.

One thing you should keep in mind, no matter if you keep the old inverter or buy a new one. If you operate the inverter near the sea and there is a fan inside the inverter, the fan will accumulate sea salt dust in the electronics over time. In the rainy season with its high humidity this salt layer causes the tiny metal components of the electronics to corrode.

6 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

I compare it to the Australia stimulus which just hands out (taxpayers) cash.

Seems you've fallen for the finance industry's rhethorical tricks.

Eventually it is not the taxpayer's cash, but money from the gigantic money printing campaign this year. Just have a look at the Australia money supply M3, see chart below.

That said, Thailand has followed the same money printing strategy this year. On a much smaller scale, though.

I'm pretty sure that there is a fee for wearing a helmet. This sign clearly explains how to avoid paying this fee: Ride without helmets!

(as seen near Soi Kophai/Pattaya South Road)

I've been quite happy with my simple "active" cooling system used both in BKK condos as well as in small houses in the NE of Thailand. It consists of one or several low-noise fans installed in a way that they push air into the room(s) at night, usually between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., in front of or better behind any type of mosquito screen.
During the day I keep the doors and windows closed. In addition, in hot season I use a standard Hitari fan at low revs inside the room I stay, just to keep the air moving a bit.
Obviously, this only works in buildings with sufficient ceiling insulation, and windows and walls that are protected from direct sunlight throughout the day.

The risk of cancellation has not only one, but two aspects:
1.) the flight gets cancelled, or
2.) the flight will take place, but your ticket will be cancelled.

Concerning risk #2, you may have noticed the recent headlines about flights with a fully booked business class and a nearly empty economy class, just because the airline seems to encourage (i.e. force) their customers buying one of the expensive tickets:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/13/accc-investigates-complaints-about-airlines-flying-to-australia-during-covid-19

(flights to Australia may be an extreme case, but airlines operating flights to UK/Europe may also be tempted to squeeze as much money out of you as possible in the current situation)

13 hours ago, 473geo said:

Is this similar to 'block chain'?

Not necessarily. You can create a cryptocurrency with or without a blockchain. Likewise, you can set up a blockchain for creating a cryptocurrency, but you can also set up a blockchain for other types of data transfer/storage.

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

"The project ..., starting with large corporates," it said

"Large corporates", read as "the twenty richest families". Guess why?

1 hour ago, tpkhk said:

If you mean Bitcoin - no directory as such -

There is a directory:

https://coinmap.org/view/#/map/13.73271501/100.54138184/10/food,default,cafe,grocery

3 hours ago, Srikcir said:

Any Covid 19 precautions on the train?

No mention leaves me wary.

If they are going to use the old air-conditioned Daewoo trains then you are in trouble. Their old diesel aircon systems run on full power all the time. This may result in some 12°C/53°F in some corners of the carriages, especially in the chair cars. A perfect environment for a long virus life. Don't forget to bring your winter gear and a woollen blanket.

Just come across this thread because I am in a similar situation. I think kaidee.com, shopee.com and bahtsold.com are the options we are looking for.

1 hour ago, yourauntbob said:

Deflation is good for people and companies.

Actually I would like to complete this sentence as follows:

"Deflation is good for people and companies except big banks and investment companies."

Today around 50 % of the IT shops and games shops already operating, and some 70 % of the phone stalls.

TOPS, Boots, Watson and Mr. DIY are open, but most of the bigger brand names and chains still closed (JIB, DJI, BananaIT, BigCamera, IT City, AppleParts).

6 hours ago, kevin612 said:

Meanwhile, the Thai currency was rising for the last two weeks.

Because the BoT is still showing backbone and doesn't allow printing crazy amounts of money. This is in stark contrast to the western central banks that seem to degenerate to mere puppets of the banking industry.

Just now, moontang said:

I bought two cases before the ban

Two cases of what? 

You named this thread "Beer buying experiences ..." but then mostly wrote about four different brands of sugar-free fizzy cough syrup ????????????

(ok, in the last sentence you mentioned SangSom, but that's not beer, either.) 

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This will help minimise unwanted contact between you and another guests’ baggage.

Next, they'll send all "another guests' baggage" to the 14-day mandatory quarantine 

Joking aside, they could do away with all this disinfection nonsense if they kept an eye on the temperature and humidity of the aircraft's aircon system instead. The average 15°C/60°F I experienced on my first (and last) AirAsia flight a while ago is the perfect environment for droplet infection germs (flu, covid).

2 minutes ago, alyx said:

I wonder about other airlines

Emirates Airways have cancelled nearly all flights until further notice.

https://www.emirates.com/english/help/travel-updates/

Emirates' customers are in the fortunate situation that this airline is giving them the almost unrestricted choice of a) change date within 12 months, or b) refund for the unused part of the ticket, or c) receiving a travel voucher.

On the other hand, a stop-over flight via Dubai makes everything a bit more complicated as passengers have to comply with both the transfer regulations as well as the outbound regulations set up by the UAE authorities.

5 hours ago, TheDark said:

but as well inside our nostrils. 

This is reason why air-conditioned environments help spreading colds and flu and most likely covid-19. The air is extremely dry and our nasal mucous membrane starts to crack. Only some of the larger A/C systems for shopping malls and office buildings have built-in humidifiers to mitigate this type of problem.

Is there any information around on what type of places inside the lock-down zone have to close as of tomorrow? I learned that some (or all?) of the restaurants still doing take-away service have to stop this completely. What about the markets? No supply traffic, therefore no produce to sell, I guess.