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Many thanks

Yes agree, sorry I wasn't very clear was I. I meant in terms of reliability.

I can look for prices no problem but want to know what is good and what isn't so good.

Yes, I opened a couple of oven doors and one seemed flimsy so that was an instant no.

I am looking for personal experiences people have of uses appliances. Salesmen don't always tell the truth....

Chiang Mai. Guessing better to go with a brand that has a local service presence in case of any future issues too. Been to look at Baan and Beyond and Boonthavoon so far.

Looking to put in a new kitchen and most of the brands here I am unfamiliar with. Not going fir top spec, something reliable but not too expensive. Went to a couple of large stores, one suggested a franke range and the other a fotile one. I am aware of Franke's reputation for sinks but didn't know the made kitchen appliances. Fotile, I have never heard of but the salesguy told me they are the number 1 bestseller in China and are good quality. Bosch could be an option albeit quite a bit more expensive, but I didn't like the looks of the ones available. Does anyone have any previous good or bad experiences they can share please?

Any updates on KSK itself?

I didn't realise you could book an appointment. How do you do that @NotEinsteinplease?

Felt my house shake in Tha Sala

I thoroughly recommend the CEC Christmas Meal. The first time we went to the Meridien but 3 years ago pre covid we went to the Le Crystal restaurant.

Many thanks, very informative indeed. Think we might hire a car from HH for the convenience as we would need two hire two motorbikes in PKK anyway. The train time from HH is fine but coming back the times are awful.

Thanks for the info. Does the minivan only stop in the top left hand corner of your map? How can you get from there to the town centre? Are there songtails or grab or do you have to use motorbike taxis @KhunLA

Yes we have been before but drove before.

Many thanks. I am planning to get the train to Prachaup and the mini van back to Hua Hin due to the infrequent train times.

I know you can catch the train but the times aren't that convenient. Does anyone know how often minivans or buses travel between the two places. Secondly, what time do they start each day? Lastly, is it possible to get a minivan from Prachaup Kiri Khan to Hua Hin airport? Thanks in advance.

@Paul CattonGood to hear from you Paul. We are still in CM and will be here most of December apart from a few days -Hua Hin trip planned. Be good to see you and Opal. Will you be moving here permanently in December?

But I am based in Thailand. (resident)..... so I don't think a UK policy would cover me.

Many thanks for the helpful response. I contacted AA Insurers earlier today, as we have our car and house insurance through them.

I am planning to buy an annual worldwide travel insurance policy from Thailand. However, I don't seem to be able to see a comparison website like we have in the UK. Is there one in Thailand? Secondly, as regards pre-existing conditions, how far back can they go for it to be excluded? Can something 10+ years ago be counted as a pre-existing condition? Some quotes state about pre-existing conditions but there is no timeline given. Lastly, it would be interesting to hear about good and bad insurers from members own personal experiences with insurance companies, who are bad, who are good, etc. Many thanks in advance

I also saw this in a quote I did . As regards pre existing conditions, is there a time period I wonder? How long can the pre-existing condition go back for it to be excluded?

Update. I went to the court and there was a very helpful guy. He said I can claim for unfair dismissal due to the fact that the notice I received as less than that states in the contract and of course my holiday pay hasn't been paid. I knew both of these things already. However, he did say that NGOs aren't required to pay severance pay as they aren't profit making entities. He did say, if I could prove that they make money, then it would be possible. This seems quite illogical as NGOs aren't supposed to make a profit. Of course they could invest funds and make a profit but many small ones wouldn't engage in this type of transaction. I found it quite weird and ironic that because they don't make a profit they are excluded. He did not tell me anywhere in Thai Law where it states this and I have searched high and low, and cannot find such an exclusion. However, bizarrely he said I should include the claim for severance but they aren't obliged to pay it. Hence, I wrote to the ILO (UN) and am awaiting their response.

@Gumballl 100 employees in a company at one time. If all leave within a year that's 100% turnover on the 100. But what happens if each employee lasts only 3 months. Then 400 have left despite you only having a workforce of 100 at any given time. Got it? It is possible.

Not for visa purposes. It's a question of whether when working for a NGO and being paid a salary as opposed to expenses that it's allowable to have a volunteering visa and a work permit or do you need a normal visa that allows you to work (whatever visa that may be that allows you to be paid a salary) and of course the accompanying visa. In short, is it against the rules to be paid a salary on a voluntary visa as the rules refer to expenses.

It's a generic question (not for me specifically at the moment) as I thought reading the voluntary visa rules it implies that you can only be paid expenses not a salary. If you are to be paid a salary, I thought the NGO would give you a normal working visa and work permit as opposed to a volunteering visa and a work permit. I hope that clarifies the distinction I am referring to. Thanks again