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A friend called the TCT, he said that it would be quite reasonable - no exact figure, but cheaper than St. Roberts.

I'm fairly sure that many of those countries have oil. Oil trumps human rights!

Regardless of how many people deny it, climate change is real and the billions of tons of fossil fuel that we burn every year is contributing to it. Difficult choices will have to be made in the not-too-distant future: do I continue driving my SUV and watch the numbers of hurricanes and droughts increase? or do I sweat my way through the tropical heat and humidity to work on a bicycle? I would oppose a law mandating the above, but I would support urban planning and zoning and tax structures that would encourage people to live/work/learn in a local area.

^ I forgot to add: the sign-up deadline is 31 March of 2023. No mention of cost.

A new announcement for teachers who are currently on waivers has been issued by the TCT: http://site.ksp.or.th/content.php?site=englishsite&SiteMenuID=1888&Action=view&Sys_Page=&Sys_PageSize=&DataID=9457 This link clarifies the new 'modules' that teachers will have to do in order to get a license. 7 modules x 60 hours per module = 420 hours or about 8 hours per week!

I wouldn't be surprised if AN gets a memo from the Chinese Embassy correcting the story to read: There were Chinese, Taiwanese also Chinese and French nationals taken off the Thai streets.

My first car was a Triumph Spitfire Mk2. It was the most fun a young man could have on 4 wheels... except when one fell off and literally rolled down the road ahead of me. That car was a great education for me, pretty much anything that could break did break. I learned a lot about fixing cars!

Let my repeat that: "The panel has no authority to interrogate any responsible persons in accordance with the penal code", he said. So they are outright saying that the panel will do nothing??!!!

Universities in Thailand need a certain percentage of their faculty to have PhDs. If you find a University (probably outside of Bangkok) that needs someone with a doctorate you can pretty much name your price,

When speaking Thai they use the same floor numbering system as the US. That is, 1st floor (chan neung) is at ground level, then second, etc. But when they use English, it depends on whether the owner learned the British style of numbering or the American, so the only way to tell is to ask them or go see the hotel.

I'm sure that someone more knowledgeable that I will be along soon, but I believe that someone who lives in that school district needs to add them to their Tabian Baan.

So you can be denied a visa if you were given a ticker for having a broken taillight???? ????

5 months after I started the process, I have succeeded in renewing my Thai Teaching License. I was going to post some helpful hints about how to do the process, but since the entire process seems to be changing, I don't think that will be particularly useful. I haven't received my card and printed license from the KSP yet, but I have printed out a copy from their website. It is for the full five years, so I will be able to teach unit 2028.

I think that is a can sealer, not an opener!

Once. I was sailing a boat from Marina Del Rey to San Francisco with just a 13 year old nephew for crew. I was motor-sailing upwind when the engine cut out. I spent the rest of that night, all the next day and all of the next night sailing the boat up to Monterrey. The kid was a real trooper, even if he was sleeping below decks he would wake up and help pull on a jib sheet when it was time to tack. As for the effects of lack of sleep, I did see some strange hallucinations out of the corner of my eyes during the second night, but they vanished if I looked straight at them. I also stacked up some cushions to sit on, so that I would fall over and wake up if I drifted off to sleep! I was in my early 40s and very fit then, I wouldn't try to do that now.

While this is good news for many teachers, before celebrating too much I would like to see more information about these 7 modules... Who is going to teach them? How much will they cost and where will classes be held? Will those of us who already have Teaching Licenses be grandfathered into the system or will we be bumped down to the 2 year P class license? It sounds like the KSP decided to muscle in on the Philippine Diploma/PGCEi action and substitute their own equivalent courses.

You should take a look at this thread! https://aseannow.com/topic/1287602-foreign-teachers-no-longer-required-to-do-an-education-course/

I just finished renewing my 5 year license! Great timing....

Gone downhill? As far as I could see it was always an overpriced tourist trap.

They just told a Police General to investigate police corruption. ???? Either he already knows about the corruption and has been participating in it for years, or he is hopelessly blind and incompetent! Having the police investigate themselves is just a farce.

What does she need it for? Are there iPhone Apps that she needs to use at school that won't work on an Android phone? (It is usually the other way around.) She probably just wants it to show off to her friends.

Actually, the current government has emphasized that foreigners should be charged more, increased the cost to enter national parks and encouraged hotels and attractions to have dual pricing.

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I presume that she paid Thai price for the hotel, so she shouldn't expect the same level of service that hotels give to their more profitable foreign customers. As long as hotels and tourist attractions practice government approved dual pricing, of course the foreigners will be more welcome than Thais.

I wouldn't say that this is actually a boat, more of a floating house... or rather a formerly floating house!