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How to use the counting-machine: Of course, it has to be in view of the customer. There are 2 kinds of machines: most will count the right or left sides of the notes (first picture). After counting, the pile of money has to be turned around and the other side has to be counted, too. It does happen that there is a folded note in the pile. The other type of machine (second picture) counts the long sides of the notes. A lot more reliable. I still make them turn the pile upside down and count again.

I know at least one consulate that in the last couple of years would not issue a non-Imm O visa if the applicant was not actually retired. They required that he had had employment in the past, that he had retired from this employment and that he got a state pension. Rich rentiers need not apply. AFAIK they changed their mind last year.

I was confused, too. In April there was a hype in the media, the Thai goverment would buy Paxlovid. And after this, quiet. No reports of anybody who actually got it. AFAIK it really never was available in Thailand. Definitely not for the general public.

22nd The exact time will be determined after the World Cup, probably 3 or 4 pm

That's a lie and you know it. Just two days ago, in another thread, somebody took the efort to detailed explain it. https://aseannow.com/profile/26070-partington/content/?type=forums_topic_post&change_section=1 I am not wasting my time on you.

In another thread right now somebody says Samut Prakan.

It's not even approved in Thailand. The only East-Asian countries where it's approved are China and Singapore (HK I don't know). Whether it's actually available there I don't know.

Sky Zoster is a live-attenuated vaccine, like Zostavax. "A phase III trial demonstrated that NBP608 was safe and immunogenic and noninferior to ZOSTAVAX " https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/224/Supplement_4/S429/6378089?login=false I guess this answers your question.

It's working very well. Saved 1,500,000 Chinese lives. Expensive, though Of course, the West is furious. The West wants the Chinese working on the assembly lines to manufacture iphones for the West. The West didn't care that more than 1.5m Americans and Europeans died from Covid, why would the West care if 1.5m Chinese die? BTW zero-covid also serves as a nice excuse for the surveillance state. The West needs to make up other excuses (usually terrorists and pedophiles), which are even more ridiculous.

2 hours? What did take you so long?

The insurance may know this. They will happily wait for you to sue them. Sorry, can't help you with this. Have a look what Europeiske Reiseforsikring has to offer, or their parent company. They are quite good in other countries.

Tuberculosis has not been eradicated, far from it. It is a major killer in countries like the US, Russia, Germany, Thailand. It isn't even rare. And in Thailand, it is very common. There are no "vaccines against pneumonia". Many germs can cause pneumonia. Vaccines exist for very few of them (pneumococcus). Community acquired pneumonia is usually easily treatable with standard antibiotics. Nosocomial pneumonia (acquired in the hospital) is often difficult to treat (multiresistent germs). Pneumonia is a leading cause of death in the rich countries. It often doesn't show up in the statistics, because people are hospitalized for another reason, eg cancer or stroke (but the immediate cause of death is nosocomial pneumonia)

Seldom, not often. Can hear only screams. Never heard movements or talking. If you want to heat this go to China.

Should be possible. Can't she establish residency there? It's usually just 3 months. Then get insurance in that country (how was she insured when you were there, anyway?) - but again, it won't be easy to find one that covers her in Thailand, too. If I knew which country you are talking about maybe I could give some suggestions, but 27 jurisdictions is too much. They may ask for copies of flight tickets, very common. If the claim is expensive, they may ask for copies of all pages of her passport. If it's very expensive, they may check the passenger manifesto of the airline (that's illegal, but I have seen it happen). Mostly, they will just ask some innocent sounding questions. Like "where are you staying in Thailand?" And you or your wife naively answer "Oh, we have a house here." Then some insurance would say: "according to our policy, you are not covered." BTW European insurances are very suspicious when people from the third world make claims originating in their home country. They smell corruption. Not so much in Thailand, though. Depends on the policy. Try to find a policy that covers her in her home country, too. Do not lie to them, too risky.

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)