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I registered a couple of weeks ago to get vaccinated. Then received the following message by text recently-

"Since the registration for COVID-19 vaccination at Bang Sue Grand Station have to comply with the Public Health Ministry's measure which open for people who have Thai National ID card only, so we deeply regret to inform you that we have to cancel your vaccination registration. For customers with identity documents other than Thai National ID card, please stand by for further announcement from the Public Health Ministry."

Having lived in Thailand for more than half my life, I'm still constantly being reminded that there are those who think I don't belong here. 

Your current permission to stay will end on the day you get divorced. On that day you can change the reason for the extension of stay from marriage to be based on being the parent of a Thai. Based on other reports you should ask your local office if they will allow the extension based on being a parent with joint custody. Some, it would appear, might want you to have full custody.

As a plan B. If for any reason you are unable to get an extension of stay you could go to Penang, Malaysia and, as long as you have at least 100k baht in your bank and the birth certificate, get a 1 year multiple entry non 'O' visa. You'd need to exit/re-enter every 90 days, but a 60 day extension is possible for each entry.

Thank you

One year extension of stay based on marriage

Myself and my Thai wife have agreed to a divorce. I'm currently on a Non-O based on marriage. We have decided that our 8-year-old son will live with me.

What do I need to do to change the Non-O based on marriage to a Non-O based on taking care of a minor? She will not sign full custody over to me, but agrees that his future will be better if he stays with me. My name is on his birth certificate. Other than the birth certificate, I have no other papers stating that I am his father.

Any help is appreciated.

Way too much water was released from the dams prior to the rainy season in an effort to prevent floods. El Nino will add to the problem but poor planning is the main reason behind the expected drought.

There was not a lot of water released into the CP river before the rainy season this year or indeed right up to about 2 months ago for the river was at its lowest I have ever seen it in the years I have been living here. The Klongs were also in some cases completely dry with only a small quantity of water released into them from time to time to feed the rice irrigation.

This year it only got up to 8m at the highest and now is down to just over 5 M again and falling.

The problem is that the rain has fallen in the wrong places to fill the dams which must release water as they are not only there to manage water but to generate power.

The flooding in Chaing Mai this year was caused by the large release of water from the Chinese dam on the Meakong following heavy rain in China, nothing Thailand can do about that as the Chinese don't listen to anyone.

The extra water which was released from dams was widely reported as a 'flood prevention measure' at the end of last year's rainy season.

The director of Sirikit Dam has already admitted it is a contributing factor to the drought.

"Mr Suthep blamed the low volumn of water stored in the dam this year to the government’s flood prevention measure which required the Sirikit dam to release water in the dam to just 50 percent of its full capacity so that they would be more room to contain more water from anticipated more rainfalls."

http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/sirikit-dam-may-enough-water-last-summer/

Way too much water was released from the dams prior to the rainy season in an effort to prevent floods. El Nino will add to the problem but poor planning is the main reason behind the expected drought.

No, however it works both ways. Soooooooo.......... can you give any accounts of these 193 attending a rural school? I await your response indicating locations and numbers. Thanks.

As you wish.

Schools which have benefited from the program-

Total number of schools: 173

Located in Bangkok: 45

Located in other provinces: 128

Government schools: 104

Private schools: 56

Vocational education colleges: 13

Also, here's a link to a list of blogs (98) from 98 of the participants which includes pictures and descriptions of the schools they were sent to.

http://www.tetprogramme.org/tet-2014-blogs/

 

Why are so many of you being negative? They are not here to change the world. They're here to provide students with exposure to a foreign language. Any exposure to the language is a good thing regardless of the duration.

They are here to provide cheap labour for the schools and nothing more. There are here to replace people that have been teaching here for years but don't have a BA in Education even though they are only performing speaking classes. They are here so the schools can save money and in turn put it in the back pocket. They are here so the students can be deprived of consistency in their learning (9 weeks) They are here because they are young and pretty and very likely, white. They are here so the British Council can make money. They are here without work permits and most likely the wrong visa. They are here because they are a quick fix for a system that has gone oh, so wrong .

To those of you who say, what harm will they do, they will delay the need for real change in the education system. Why address it today when we have these freebies for 3 months. We will have another look at it then. And so it goes on.............

 

You seem to think that every school in Thailand has the resources to hire English-speaking teachers. Have you been to any poor rural schools where they can barely afford chalk? Would you deprive students at these schools the opportunity to hear NESs speaking when it is offered for free when the alternative is no exposure at all? Or perhaps you have examples of how these '9 week' volunteers have stolen the jobs and therefore livelihoods of teachers at schools in which they have been sent?

Yes, since you ask I have experience.

Two of these 'teachers' did a nine week stretch at my local girls school. The school has already got a MEP programme and 9 foreign teachers. There are at least 25-30 rural schools in my area and none of them, I repeat none of them were approached. These 'teachers' are based in towns and cities that have comfortable rooms and a reliable internet. There is no way any of them are going rural so don't try saying I am denying these kids an opportunity. I, in fact, teach for free in my local rural school during the school holidays.

The two 'teachers' in question were thrown in at the deep end in the girls school and told to teach classes whilst the Thai "English' teachers enjoyed another one of their many free classes.

If the rural schools were getting a slice of this, I would say 'bring it on.' However they are not..........

That's 2 out of 195, who in reality did what they were sent to do by taking over classes taught by Thai English teachers. If they had taken over classes already taught by foreign English teachers to give them extra free periods, that would be a different story, but they didn't according to your post. Can you account for the other 193 and confirm that none of them ended up in underprivileged schools?

 

Why are so many of you being negative? They are not here to change the world. They're here to provide students with exposure to a foreign language. Any exposure to the language is a good thing regardless of the duration.

They are here to provide cheap labour for the schools and nothing more. There are here to replace people that have been teaching here for years but don't have a BA in Education even though they are only performing speaking classes. They are here so the schools can save money and in turn put it in the back pocket. They are here so the students can be deprived of consistency in their learning (9 weeks) They are here because they are young and pretty and very likely, white. They are here so the British Council can make money. They are here without work permits and most likely the wrong visa. They are here because they are a quick fix for a system that has gone oh, so wrong .

To those of you who say, what harm will they do, they will delay the need for real change in the education system. Why address it today when we have these freebies for 3 months. We will have another look at it then. And so it goes on.............

 

You seem to think that every school in Thailand has the resources to hire English-speaking teachers. Have you been to any poor rural schools where they can barely afford chalk? Would you deprive students at these schools the opportunity to hear NESs speaking when it is offered for free when the alternative is no exposure at all? Or perhaps you have examples of how these '9 week' volunteers have stolen the jobs and therefore livelihoods of teachers at schools in which they have been sent?

Where from, and why, did the word 'volunteer' crop in?

You will need to cover:

• return airfares UK-Thailand-UK
• cost of Thai visa
• travel to UK pre-departure briefing
• travel and medical insurance
• cost of DBS (criminal record check) in the UK.

In return, you will be provided with:

• orientation programme in Bangkok with accommodation
• transport between Bangkok and your workplace at the start/end of contract
• accommodation at or near your workplace
• lunch during school days
• a monthly allowance to offset your costs in Thailand

How else would you describe it?

Source: http://www.britishcouncil.org/study-work-create/opportunity/work-volunteer/thailand-english-teaching-programme

Why are so many of you being negative? They are not here to change the world. They're here to provide students with exposure to a foreign language. Any exposure to the language is a good thing regardless of the duration.

They are here to provide cheap labour for the schools and nothing more. There are here to replace people that have been teaching here for years but don't have a BA in Education even though they are only performing speaking classes. They are here so the schools can save money and in turn put it in the back pocket. They are here so the students can be deprived of consistency in their learning (9 weeks) They are here because they are young and pretty and very likely, white. They are here so the British Council can make money. They are here without work permits and most likely the wrong visa. They are here because they are a quick fix for a system that has gone oh, so wrong .

To those of you who say, what harm will they do, they will delay the need for real change in the education system. Why address it today when we have these freebies for 3 months. We will have another look at it then. And so it goes on.............

You seem to think that every school in Thailand has the resources to hire English-speaking teachers. Have you been to any poor rural schools where they can barely afford chalk? Would you deprive students at these schools the opportunity to hear NESs speaking when it is offered for free when the alternative is no exposure at all? Or perhaps you have examples of how these '9 week' volunteers have stolen the jobs and therefore livelihoods of teachers at schools in which they have been sent?

It might also help to know where it is.

I've been putting 4 baht stamps on the envelopes for years and have always gotten them back. Never knew a ten baht stamp was required. Shouldn't that be a postal issue and not an immigration issue? Does this mean there is no longer a 7 day grace period after the due date?

It has nothing to do with the lack of rain. It has to do with the releasing of too much water from dams prior to the rainy season in an attempt to reduce the risk of flooding. Any idiot could have predicted this as there are rarely severe floods two years in a row.

It is illegal in Thailand but still widely practiced and wrongfully condoned by many parents. Have a chat with the teacher and if it continues, take it to the next level.

"the NCPO cautioned the TCT over the granting of licenses to foreign teachers over considerations of national security."

Perhaps a dyslexic official saw this and got the wrong idea.

 

So apparently... the TCT is out the window?

 

I would love to hear someone's interpretation on this.

 

 

Actually no,  if anything they just got more powerful.  The NCPO did not forbid the TCT to issuer license for foreign teachers, just warned them.  In response the TCT has decided to set up a data base to monitor teachers.  I think something like those monitoring ankle bracelets.  LOL

 

Fits in nicely with the 90 day notice to our parole officers and the need to ask for permission to stay in another province.