MangoKorat

Just to clarify. You can look it up on either a UK site or an EU site. The rules are the same - when the UK left the EU they adopted most EU laws including 261 - the airline compensation rules.

https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/passenger-rights/air/index_en.htm https://www.flightright.co.uk/your-rights/eu-regulation

Then its highly likely to be covered fully - refund or alternative flight + fixed compenastion + reasonable food and accomodation. The only way the airline can get out of paying is if they can show the delay was not their fault. They even have to pay if the aircraft breaks down. I've had this twice. Once a few years ago with KLM. They tried to argue but backed down once I quoted the law. Last time was with Qatar last year when their plane had a technical fault at Manchester. Your friends case may be a little more complicated as the airline are claiming a different departure time. Your friends need to prove the departure time and that they have not been notified of any changes. If they can, its quite straightforward and the airline know it is. Compensation - I should remember but its around £600 euros - per person. I'll try to find a link to the rules but they are on Google.

OP, was your friend's flight from the EU or UK?

From a man who's been divorced in Thailand more times than he cares to mention I have no idea of the position regarding your US marriage but regarding your Thai marriage........ When you go to the Amphur to register your divorce (which you can only do if you are both in agreement), you will be asked if you've agreed on the split of assetts and on access/maintenance for any children. This can either be recorded in the divorce papers or a simple yes or no will do. I would recommend you list major assets held by either party. That's it, you're divorced and your wife will find it difficult to challenge any settlement later unless she has an exceptional reasons. That's why its better to list assets - she can't claim later that she didn't know about X, Y or Z. Under Thai law, anything you owned before marriage is yours and does not form part of the marital estate - the same applies to your wife. If you don't both agree, the amphur cannot register your divorce and you will have to go through the courts.

Tourism is down.........right so let's get out there and hassle some guys in Nana, just to make sure they are not enjoying their holiday too much. Anyone remember when they started raidinng nightclubs in Sukhumvit and drug testing both Thais and foreigners? If you couldn't produce your passport you were locked up until someone brought it for you. My taxi was pulled over at Askoke lights and my passport checked. An hour later I was asked to show my passport again and had to provide a urine sample for drug testing - I'd just walked in the place!! All tourist friendly stuff. If they actually want to make some genuine arrests for things that matter, I'm sure more than a few here could point them in the right direction.

It would be helpful if the OP returned and let us know if he did a TM30 on his first entry or not.

There's actually still no 90 day report - as such. The application for an extension takes care of it.

The official line is that you need an IDP and your UK licence or a Thai licence. Most police will accept a UK licence on its own but no guarantees. There are actually 3 different types of IDP depending on which convention a country signed up to - 1926, 1949 and 1968. Thailand signed up to the 1968 convention so that's the one you need. https://www.postoffice.co.uk/identity/international-driving-permit#IDP-Checker https://www.gov.uk/driving-abroad/international-driving-permit Any online sites that claim they can supply an IDP are a con. UK citizens can only obtain an IDP from the Post Office in the UK. Other countries may well supply one if you are legally entitled to live in that country. The Thai police quite often don't know the rules on licences but there's a more important thing to consider..........insurance! I've had this argument quite a few times where people have said you don't need an IDP with a UK licence - I suggest that people call their insurers on that matter and get it in writing if they say you don't need an IDP. You'll find the truth out if you need to make a claim. If you are driving someone else's car or bike and they tell you its insured for anyone - its not. Its insured for anyone that is LEGALLY ENTITLED to drive it and that includes having the correct licence. Remember this, if you have an accident in Thailand where damage or injury is caused to a third party and you cannot provide VALID insurance, you will most likely be locked up until you pay for the damage/injury - worse still, compensation for death. So, as you didn't get your IDP before you left the UK, if you want to be legal AND covered by insurance, your only way is to get a Thai licence. If you have to do that through an agent - so be it.

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As I said....... it doesn't matter about the ethicity. Its pretty certain but not definite that, if she's a US citizen, she's spent time in the US.

Would I be right in saying that if he has not registered, his first registration has to be done at Immigration? That was the case when I first registered but things have changed since then and to be honest, I got sick of playing around with Korat I.O. and trying to get the online reg to work - I just don't bother now.

Thanks for that. Its not at all clear if he has ever registered - sounds that way but not definite.

Sorry but your posts are a little unclear. If you registered TM30 on your first entry, as everyone else says, at most Immigration Offices you don't have to register again unless you change address. As far as I know, that applies to every entry you make on that visa - not sure if you'd need to register again when the visa expires and you enter on a new one. If you didn't register on your first entry, do it now, they may fine you but not a lot.

You applied for a Multi when you were living in Bangkok?

Me too - but a little longer. Spicy in Bangkok was open until 6am 15 years ago (possibly longer). Not that it was legal then though. Many other bars have been opening later for a long time. Anyone know if that place is still there? My local club in Pak Chong stays open until at least 4am now - longer if there's enough customers. I don't see that much will change - other than legalising what already happens - that won't go down too well with the BiB..........they'll have to find a new 'extraction' method.

should that be 'do not' Dr Jack?

Could you just confirm something, did you register TM30 on your first trip in May?June?

Jeez, we are not Thai. Do you actually live in Thailand and if so, do you mix with Thai people? Its much the same as a hell of a lot of middle class Thai blokes having a Mia Noi - known about, not particularly well liked but many just accept it happens.

'American Woman Sexually Assaulted' - the clue's in there somewhere - and before you pull the ethnicity stuff, I'm pretty sure that all enthicities in the USA know what Tinder's about.

Naive???? You've clearly never met a Western girl on Tinder.

Going by the confused emojis, many don't know the Ratchada area too well.

Underage prostitution involving girls from 16 up is a lot more common in Thailand than many might think - and used to be rife in the far North. In a lot of cases a blind eye is turned to it unless it involves younger girls. Some of these girls are 'sold' by their parents. Do some research - there are reports in Thai media on an almost monthly basis. I also, didn't say it was accepted - I said 'from a country where prostitution is rife and where some might say, almost accepted' - meaning in Thailand by Thai people. To the best of my knowledge there are very few Thai nationals that are members here where 'this discussion' is taking place.

I thank you for your information regarding surgery. However, I can assure you that when I had HDR Brachtherapy at St James hospital in Leeds to clear up some residual malignancy, 2 men on my ward were waiting for treatment for BPH. From what they told me, they were waiting for the same treatment that I had just had. As far as I know, and I could be wrong - I'd just come around from my anaesthetic, the department I was treated in, only carries out Brachytherapy. However, and I have no wish whatsoever to get into an argument about this but this study shows that it was being trialled in 1994 - with it appears, quite some success. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7522461/

Not disagreeing with you and I've posted similar but......a slight correction - whilst Tinder is a hook up site in most countries, a significant number of Thai females use it for regular dating. This was a young American woman though, she knew exactly what Tinder is more widely used for.