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I would not consider Buriram Hospital for any surgery. Surin Hospital, as mentioned by h&s - I would consider it, but much, much better is Fort Suranaree in Korat. Better than Maharat, on par with Bangkok Hospital Korat.

I would be reluctant to visit a Chiropractor at this location. A bit too posh for my liking. BTW his map desperately needs an update (the bookshop is ancient history, it's been a 7/11 for almost 10 years now; the Vshop is long gone, the hotel changed its name, and TOT doesn't exist anymore. Maybe also delete the word "Tesco".)

Correct. This has led to quite a bit of abuse. Arbitrage between cheaper, less developed EU countries and rich countries. Arbitrage between less regulated ones (it used to be the UK) and others. OP is unusual: a "poor" Thai looking for "expensive" Western insurance. The opposite is more common: people from rich countries trying to save money buying crappy insurance from a poor country which is recognized in their rich home country. Think of Austrians buying Slovak insurance. Saving on premiums, but not considering claims will be handled differently. A friend of mine has Turkish insurance and really believes it will help him if he needs surgery in Germany ????

No. There is a NEW BTS station between BTS Surasak and BTS Chong Nonsi. The name of the new station is "St Louis". Bangrak Medical Center is very close to this station (as is St Louis Hospital).

It was free for me. I used Brave browser in private mode.

My last post was not very clear. I meant to say: US regulations are NOT similar to EU regulations. They are almost the opposite. UK regulations are also quite different from continental EU regulations. You shouldn't say "EU/UK" regulations. The main difference is US/UK vs EU.

No, absolutely not. Pretty much the opposite of EU regulations. You obviously are not very familiar with insurance regulations. UK regulations are much more business-friendly than EU. The main fault line is Anglo-Saxon (business friendly, no customer protection, so premiums can be cheap) - continental European (EU) (the nanny-state protects the consumer, so premiums are higher). In a serious condition, I would not want to be in Umphang. The next place with more or less decent hospitals is Phitsanuloke, but in a really serious case (let's say, car accident with broken vertebra) an European insurance would bring the patient to Bangkok (even from Phitsanuloke). Thai standard for these trips is an ambulance. European standard is a helicopter, but only the rich here pay 400,000 for a helicopter. You probably wouldn't even know how to order one, even if you were willing to pay. (Thai vivat used to pay for helicopter evacuation (unique selling point), AFAIK they gave up a long time ago. BTW their owner used to be Munich Re, I think they sold them, you can try to find it out.) If you are happy with the medical care in Mae Sot or Tak (I wouldn't), any Thai insurance will do. Medical care is cheap there. If you want the standards of Bangkok Hospital Phitsanuloke or the standards of Bangkok, in many cases a road trip isn't really advisable. Transport will be your biggest problem. I doubt you can find any insurance to help you with this. So, keep half a million ready on standby and get the 24hrs phone number of a trustworthy EMS helicopter (Bangkok Hospital in Bangkok has one, private ones are rare here. The military has them, find out whether they use them in Umphang - they use them sometimes on the islands, free)

Don't know whether you read the article. I found it interesting, that importing waste depressed the prices for plastic waste so much that the Thai rubbish collectors wouldn't collect it anymore. So our local plastic waste would not be "recycled" anymore.

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2022-thailand-plastic-waste-recycling-import-ban/?srnd=premium-asia&leadSource=uverify wall Very readable, some food for thought.

Buriram city is quite interesting in that it differs from other places by being a lot more boring. The layout of the place is weird. It's not like other towns, its much less lively, visibly artificial. You can see its ugliness and learn something about the Thai state and its development model. It's much more visible in this monstrosity than in real towns, like Surin or Korat

Yeah, I had that too. Somehow I managed to get it in English again, took just a mouse click (ok, 1347 mouse clicks)

Between 6 days and 2 weeks

I thought so, too. But PDA as well as ppat both asked about the girls nationality, so they do have different prices for foreigners.

3500 at Pinklao, which is a very convenient location in this case. They also are open until 5pm (PDA in Sukhumvit closes at 3pm) Prices vary a bit, whether you ask in line ("3500-6500"), at Bangkhen ("not more than 5000 for Thai, including ultrasound"), at Pinklao as a foreign guy ("3900"). When she called herself at Pinklao, they told her 3500. Phone numbers: Bangkhen 02-9412320, with phone menu in Burmese, Lao etc Pinklao 1452 press 1-2-2

This is like saying Notre Dame and St Peter look the same. To my Chinese friends, all these Western cathedrals look the same. I like Phanom Rung much more than Phimai. Nearest accommodation is in Nang Rong.

You mean, under your age.

That's Pilipino language, isn't it? This part of the forum is about Thailand.

You can omit the word "Thai"

In your home country, 2500 fatalities per week. Much, much more than traffic fatalities. English is not my mother tongue, didn't know that 2500 is called "a lack of".

PDA now charges Thais 4500, plus 800 for an ultrasound if there is a visible tummy. Some girls just don't have the money, especially if there is no guy paying. After legalisation of abortion last year and the announcement a couple of weeks ago that abortion would be available at government hospitals, is it possible for lower-class Thais to get an abortion more or less for free at government hospitals? I heard Singburi hospital does this, but none in Bangkok?

One more point: There is no pharmacy that sells the morning-after pill in many of the villages. If there is one, the salesperson might know you. If there is none, you may have to travel 20km to get the pill. In any case, you may have some explaining to do.

Not using a condom is seen as a sign of trust. People think "clean" partners don't transmit any diseases, whatever "clean" means. Girls know that you cannot use the morning-after pill regularly. And some are reluctant to take the pill, like in the West (they can get the pill from a health center for 25 baht). Many really just don't don't care about their own health. Like people who drink, smoke, use drugs.

Wrong

So now you have learned what is the norm when trains "depart" from Hualamphong. I like old trains, too - if i have time.

Ts, ts, ts.... OP is a naive Newbie, how dare you make fun of him! He might believe you!