NanLaew

Oh wow! They're accepting mobile phone bills now? That's progress!

Ah yes... the last redoubt of the lame and ineffectual.

Yes neither do they have military bases all over the world. Oh yes they do. Panto season begins.

There is proof that it does improve covid stats. You forget that they closed bars all over the world. So i disagree. In the Netherlands the moment they opened bars and such there was a rise in cases. So what your saying is not true. The Thai hi-so nightclub clusters and outbreaks linked to illicit drinking in entertainment outlets in Singapore and Seoul also are proof of what access to alcohol can lead to. There's a Scottish saying, "When the drink's in, the wit's out."

Food doesn't contain alcohol. Drinking alcohol with food has never been mandatory. Neither has drinking alcohol while shopping at the mall. Water doesn't contain alcohol. There are alcohol-free beers. Hope this helps.

how many covid rules did you break this week ? if you say none I don't believe you Rules versus laws. I have absolutely no sympathy for those that can't tell the difference either. Get a grip. Thailand isn't like an Orwelian, Sharia or Islamic Fundamentalist State or any other nonsense that the overly dramatic @richard_smith237 mentioned.

They 'destroyed' more than one maybe 18 years ago. Cling to those 'victories' mate.

China "don’t have fleets like the US Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Tenth Fleets active all over the world" at the moment.

As mentioned earlier, Vietnam has stopped the back-to-back visa route for foreigners to long-stay, Indonesia are putting the kibosh on backpackers and Malaysia's rejigged M2H visa entitlement is going to be so expensive that a whole lot of pensioners currently in country will probably be selling up and going home. Thailand isn't about to buck the regional 'we don't need you any more' trend now is it?

Although this anti-alcohol/anti-fun attitude is getting out of control, why on earth hold a birthday party right now? It's just a date on a calendar after all. It's not as if it's going to kill you to wait a few weeks or months now is it?

I have certainly had stuff from China go via Laksi for my Banglamung/ Chonburi delivery so maybe not always. Everything by EMS or international parcel post goes through Laksi where there's a Customs clearing office at the Laksi Post Office. WRT cigars, Laem Chabang Customs has ALWAYS been where cigar imports are processed for those with Pattaya area delivery addresses. They don't get released to the local Post Offices any more. Laem Chabang stopped allowing collection and payment of any duty on imported cigars at the Banglamung (Naklua) Post Office ages ago. About 5 years ago, you went to Laem Chabang and paid and collected but the 'new management' are aow playing silly buggers. This is the personal experience of myself and a friend who also lives in Pattaya who smokes more cigars than I do and has tried more times than I have and still failed. His shipment of cigars from his US address was refused and Laem Chabang who said it would be returned to sender. It turned up back at his CA address about 10 weeks later. I have had two successful cigar collections, after duty paid, at Laksi. My friend in Bangkok also has 100% success rate there. He was the one that suggested I use a Bangkok delivery address instead.

And the lender goes after the Thai guarantor to pay the remaining balance which could leave to foreclosure if property was used as part of the loan agreement Doesn't change the fact that he 'escaped' though does it?

Won't open until what comes back? This is where the fickle new tourist will be going. https://eurasiantimes.com/vietnams-venice-how-a-sleepy-island-in-vietnam-could-challenge-pattaya-bali-as-a-key-tourist-attraction/ The following article was written in 2017 and the Phú Quốc paradise has already started to be 'Pattayafied' in the short interim period. I was lucky to spend a few days there in 2009 when foreigners hadn't been invented yet. Reminded me of Patong in 1978. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/vietnam/articles/things-to-do-in-phu-quoc-vietnam-tips/ Back on topic: Pattaya as we know and remember it is gone and it is NOT coming back.

If you need to ask....

If the OP is using a Pattaya delivery address, the Customs clearance will be Laem Chabang where they will refuse to allow them to be imported and send them back. They will say that one needs a tobacco import license and it doesn't matter if they're for personal use, there are no exemptions. This is my personal experience and the Hong Kong supplier did confirm receiving them back. However, since they are solely a duty-free cigar exporter, they can't accept them back from HKG Customs so they get destroyed, no refunds, no credit. This is also my personal experience. If you use a Bangkok delivery address, the Customs clearance is at Laksi, opposite Don Meuang airport. They allowed the cigars to be collected after duty was assessed. The duty is assessed by weight and they do not mess around unboxing them so make sure you don't order the ones that come in a fancy box. My advice would be to order a small amount, say a box of 10, to test if the Laksi system still works. If it is still viable, do not order multiple boxes at the same time. Good luck.

Best to let your wife get the financing as there's no chance of a foreign disabled veteran getting finance. However, they may accept you as your wife's guarantor. The yellow house book or tibian ban will not yield any benefits with the financial aspects of buying outright or financing but it tends to check several proof of address boxes and speeds up the paperwork.

e.g. Honda dealer Srirachs doesnt require a guarantor Or more precisely, "Honda dealer Srirachs doesnt require a guarantor" on the day that you applied and that particular sales person and the accountant on duty at that time agreed that it could be done. YMMV (even at Honda dealer Srirachs)

What's the word on crime rates in Pattaya, Jomtien and the area in general? With the lock downs, no tourists and an exodus of retirees and others who may find it still too challenging to return, it's probably safe to say that the Thai-on-farang crime has declined. Has it? How about Thai-on-Thai crime? That's always been there but never as high on the radar as when a foreigner gets involved. Just wondering how things may have changed now that a whole lot of Thai workers who came from all over the country to work in Pattaya have eventually gone home. Just the real locals left.

With the transport office temporarily suspending the renewal of driving licenses due to Covid and the police saying that anyone driving on an expired license will be given a waiver, how are the member's insurance companies addressing this? I understand that in the event of an accident, possession of a valid (current) driving license is an integral part of being insured. Thanks, NL