RobU

Irrelevant, he is wanted for questioning, to eliminate him from enquiries, not for prosecution. If he is innocent he will come forward himself after seeing the photo. He can only do this if he knows the police want to talk to him. If he is guilty the more people that se his face the better so he can be found

Irrelevant, he is wanted for questioning, to eliminate him from enquiries, not for prosecution. If he is innocent he will come forward himself after seeing the photo. He can only do this if he knows the police want to talk to him. If he is guilty the more people that se his face the better so he can be found

I often get the feeling that Thailand society is at the same social awareness/freedoms stage as the UK and US were 60 years ago but with the complexity and conveniences of modern life that we didn't have.

Clarification from the UK Thai Embassy Non-Immigrant Type O (Retirement (pensioner aged 50 or above with a state pension who wants to stay in Thailand for no longer than 90 days) - single entry only) Copy of evidence stating that applicants have insurance as stipulated by the Office of Insurance Commission and health insurance of Thailand which has insurance money for outpatient not less than 40,000 Baht and for inpatient not less than 400,000 Baht. Please check < http://longstay.tgia.org> for more information regarding the insurance requirement Financial evidence e.g. A copy of pension statement if the applicant is a pensioner, or a copy of a 1-month bank statement showing your income from pension, or a 3-month bank statement of at least £10,000 Confirmation of legal residence in the UK or Ireland In part I was wrong they have changed the name but there is now no mention of being able to extend as there used to be.

A valid point but it would still be cheaper at twice the price just inconvenient. However I was talking about holiday homes not permanent residence. UK pensioners and people over 50 are entitled to a 3 month visa without those restrictions which is suitable for a holiday over the winter months to ease their aching bones. A holiday home is a good investment for them because it saves expensive hotel fees all they pay for is transport and food. A foreigner who lives in his/her own country for the majority of the year can own a car in Thailand without having to submit those details why would it be any different owning land in nice quiet villages and pricing the locals out of the market as has happened in the UK and Europe?

An Incident, definitely not an accident. Calling it an accident implies that no one was at fault

obvious to me that it is photoshopped, look at the the point where the the legs (Supposedly) enter the water clearly her image is pasted onto a photo of floodwater

Not sure exactly it was the Non-Immigrant Category "O" Visa on the basis of being a UK State Pensioner (65+) (Special Tourist Visa or STV) the only requirement was that you or your spouse were on UK state pension I looked over a month ago and saw the statement revoking it on the Thai Embassy website. The Thai Consulate is closed in Hull but the consulate website still says it exists probably has been forgotten about and the webpage hasn't been updated. I am going to email tyhe embassy to clarify Special Tourist Visa (STV) will not be extended after 30 September 2021. - Royal Thai Embassy, London I think I will email the embassy for clarification

The UK has aligned itself with the US in the trade/influence war against China. I think you will find that some of the countries where the UK does not recognise vaccination are considered to have undue dependence on China, which includes Thailand. Thailand used to consider the UK a friend giving a special visa for retired people receiving state pension to enter Thailand on a 3 month extendable visa (No other savings or income requirements) which has now been withdrawn...

You can't change the 'ingredients' it is grown in a vat under specially controlled conditions under licence. If anything was changed AZ would withdraw the licence, if the growth conditions are changed the vaccine would not develop. Hence the reason why the factory in Thailand (and factories in Europe) could not meet demand initially the very exacting and precise growth conditions were not met and the vaccine did not develop correctly. It was not corruption it was just extremely difficult

There has been fake news on the internet spread by the Anti Vax Cult that vaccination can cause infertility. I wonder if this is the reason and that they would actually be against any vaccine

There appears to be in the press and internet a lot of negative comments about it, any vaccine is better than nothing. People effectively cutting off their noses to spite their faces, refusing to have Sinovac wanting to wait until they get a 'better' vaccine. Fact is that it is less effective in reducing symptomatic covid but still highly effective in preventing severe symptoms and death

I agree same in Nong Khai but an influx of foreigners buying what they consider to be cheap holiday homes in beautiful quiet areas would send land prices rocketing. Double or treble the price would still be cheap compared to European housing costs. Cheap freehold housing in the UK is around £120,000 (only available in small areas of the North of England) the average House price is £250,000 that's over 11.5 million Baht at todays low exchange rate, £100,000 or 4.6 million Baht for a small freehold property would be peanuts to most middle class retiree's, who pay much more for holiday homes in the UK and Europe.

I understand you but I have said before foreign investors in land buying holiday homes drive up prices and make it almost impossible for indigenous poorer people to get housing. It has already happened in the UK if you have a condo you can own that but not the land it is on. You can rent a house and land with a hundred year lease and be very secure. Leasing property is common in London (99 years) and has been accepted for hundreds of years. The fact that the land must be owned by a Thai tends to stop such investment.

As has been posted before let your wife own it it still goes to the children when she dies

That is a very low number well within the safety levels for any vaccine or inoculation. Sad that people have died but there is a bigger risk if you are not vaccinated

If foreigners are allowed to own land Thailand could become like the uk where land/house price rises are fuelled by demand from foreign buyers and immigrants, pricing the poorer indigenous population out of the market

I was answering the many posts which imply 'only in Thailand' which is also not relevant

Good point but it is still dual pricing. I wasn't trying to mitigate Thai policy just trying to point out that dual pricing is not a Thai phenomenon

In the UK University course fees are 3 times (or more) the amount for foreign students than for British students Dual pricing is not unique to Thailand and other Asian countries

How can he be dismissed when he has already resigned? Probably with full pension rights which could be rescinded if he was dismissed.

You also have to consider the size of the population the leading nations on your list have considerably smaller populations than Thailand and those countries lower than Thailand on your list hence less logistical and financial problems in obtaining the required number of doses and administering them.

A walk in clinic was announced in my Fiancé's area, however both she and her sister waited a week before attending to allow the initial rush to subside. The clinic was well organised and there was seating in the shade. I am not happy with these broad statements by some people that Thai's cannot organise. Yes they can organise and they can do it very efficiently. In any country there are some people who are not good at their jobs in positions of responsibility often because people rise up the promotion ladder to the level above their maximum competency and go no further.

If I remember rightly the stop/warning lights weren't working and someone in authority promised that lights and a barrier would be installed as a matter of urgency after the 'Accident'

I understand that electric vehicles are more likely to catch fire after an accident than petrol or diesel vehicles due to the nature of their Lithium Ion batteries. Sometimes they can burst into flames days or even weeks later