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Good (I mean that it's good you had that covered with no fuss, not good that you had such ailments!) I imagine a private insurer could have tried getting out of paying, or been a stressful headache to deal with, 5 million Baht is a decent amount if self insured.

They are covered in Thailand for life regardless of what country they live in thereafter. No. Yes. They will get any treatment they need, the same as a Thai citizen. 430 or so baht is deducted from their Thai bank account monthly. As long as they legally worked here for a minimum of 12 months, registered to stay in the SSO within 6 months of finishing work, and their Thai bank account is set up for the 430 or so baht to be deducted every month, they are covered for life the exact same as any Thai citizen. If they work a minimum of 15 years before the age of 60 they will also get a Thai pension for life, capped at something small like 3500 Baht per month. If living here enough for a nice monthly dinner, if not, a nice $1000 withdrawal every Christmas. Don't get information about Thailand from barstools.

Thai authorities stopped accepting online degrees a few years ago, with the exception of the Open University. They cannot be used to get a work permit for teaching anymore.

There have been numerous cases of gangs of immigration officers going around to condos and the such fining people for TM30 violations over the years. Chiang Mai has had it 3 or 4 times over the last decade. Like the music license in bar scam, nothing happens for 3 or 4 years, then bam, there are gangs of them out with the law book fining people on the spot for a week or two.

Err on the side of caution. Have all the forms primed and ready to go with your tenant notified of such. This is exactly the sort of possible criminal action that the fleets of new BMWs were purchased for.

Yes, any foreign worker (teachers included) get Thai SSO health insurance for life having worked here for at least 12 months. After leaving work they just need to register at the SSO office within 6 months, around 430 baht is automatically deducted from their chosen bank account every month. I know a few people that were instantly covered for around 500,000 baht after having sudden and serious illnesses. One of their private health insurances refused cover, another didn't even use their private insurance as the Thai SSO immediately covered the 400,000 baht of immediate treatment. 🙂 Most open a bank account specifically for it and stick 5000 THB into it at the start of each year. If they have 15 years of work within the SSO by the age of 60 they will also get a small pension for life. Capped at something like 3500 baht per month. Enough for a nice lunch or dinner with the wife or husband on the monthly payday. 🙂

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You sound over 50. Forget the marriage visa. Get a retirement visa and annual extensions, with multiple re entry permit for comin and going. No money in the bank. No marriage. Around 25k for the first year, around 15k every year after, around 3800thb for the ME reentry permit per annum. No money needed in your Thai bank account. No marriage needed.

It certainly wasn't his IQ.

They're certainly for Joses not Hanks. Illegals out, immigration tightened, imports cut out, mass unemployment and a scarcity of blue collared minimum wagers. The new American dream, to move from the sewing machine to the QC manager? 😁

I've around 30,000 unread emails. I hope none are from him.

Or will they bring back all of those they're currently deporting? 😁 I left the States nearly 30 years ago and wouldn't be surprised going by what I see every time I go back there.

The list has been delivered. Standard 15 yr old Japanese saloon. New radiator <4k One new engine mount 2.4k Tension belt assembly 2.3k Coolant 0.6k Oil and filter 1.5k Around 10.5k Guess it sounds about right if one engine mount failed and the radiator ended up with a slight crack.

No, and no. Tight. I sprayed the belt with water for one minute whilst running with no change of sound. I topped up the reserve and slowly drove it 15km to a local mechanic that is apparently reputable. Let's see. No coolant hitting the ground, just being sprayed around the engine bay in small amounts. There was no fresh spray visible after driving the 15km. Hopefully it's just a worn seal or pipe. Though if it is the mechanic won't profit off that too much, so one never knows what they're going to do or declare.

Another case of Chang doing over Carslberg, and EST (Exact Same Thing) doing over Pepsi?

It's definitely leaking coolant. I'm not sure how many KM he drove it since I last saw it. The plastic reserve tank is down around one inch, and:

Still no proof of rape, then. 🙂

An unknown person on a web board is saying it allegedly happened. Of course it is true!

Foreign teachers get Thai social security health insurance for life.

40k The mentioned breakdown is for 30k. 40k - 30k = ..... 🙂

With guns, guns, guns.

I meant for normal people, not socially inept freaks. 🙂

and regularly going to the gym in their 70s? A local park with an exercise machine section is more than adequate for fit guys in their 70s. 🙂 Better socially too for being with similarly aged people every evening. 🙂

Perhaps 250k with no batteries. Forget batteries for a few years. Bang the ACs on full blast until the sun goes down.

To add to this, I would guess it's healthier for both body and mind to go walking around a park with a lake etc, and do some of those light and easy exercise machines they have there with the other pensioners either early morning or every evening instead of being inside a full gym.