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Is it overlooking the river? 'Not prone to flooding' - but is this going to be affected by the construction of the Luang Prabang dam, which is going to have some serious impact on water flow, water levels etc. Is it in an area that is likely to be attractive to Chinese investors? Or for a Lao government project - in which case it wouldn't matter what's in a contract between you and your friend? But if you're sure everything checks out, why not give it a go? I'm sure you'll be prepared for the situation to change at some point and not regard it as a completely 100% safe option.

Yes, always been instant for me since I added the card. The only difference I can notice between my account and Sheryl's is that I used a UK address with the Thai phone number.

I have no problem with a Kasikorn debit card. That's the only method I currently have to "Add Money" to my Revolut account and it worked yesterday.

Government has already announced the holiday I believe? Private sector, up to them? But a lot of Isan company employees use leave days at Songkran. You'd imagine that the banks in the North East are mostly staffed by Isan employees (not to mention Bangkok). It doesn't seem of much value to keep pushing the idea that the residents of the Isan region are all poor farmers living hand-to-mouth.

It reads like a comedy script. Only behaved like that because I thought they were Chinese. I wouldn't have done it if I'd known they were Thai. At least I didn't threaten to shoot them. I only said I know high-ranking police officers because I was angry. I couldn't apologize because I'm a farang and didn't know what to say in Thai. (To be fair the Chinese thing might have worked if they'd actually been Chinese and he said he was afraid they were going to take a dump on his grass, Thai Internet would probably have been on his side).

Lots of Issanites are employed by in government jobs and will be getting an additional day. Also some of the millions employed in Bangkok will be able to return a little bit earlier. Many even have office jobs in companies (!) and I know a few who have already booked a day or two's leave to get back and join the party even earlier.

His whole manner was extremely abusive. He doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt IMO:

It worked fine for me with a UK address and my Thai mobile number. Confirmation through the Thai number during the signing-up process and subsequent transaction notifications have all gone through very smoothly.

Just ignore it. The 90-day system automatically sends out the reminders from the previous report. It doesn't 'know' that you left the country or that your status has changed. So no action needed on your part.

More likely to be an older animal perhaps, coming out to find easier meals. Oh no, it's a younger animal, so scrap that thought.

Are you in the newer TM30 system? And if you have time, try again. I once got an approval on the 4th submission, with the same details as the first one.

Agreed. And it's good to add the nationality as well. I think all the Americans will be fine with the "Yank scum" titles, and the Scandinavians with the "Scandi scum" headlines. Seems like the way to go.

The main page is https://eservice.dlt.go.th It's Thai language only but this should take you to the registration page: https://eservice.dlt.go.th/esvapp/esv/member/esv01i001/index.jsf It requires a 13-digit ID but worked fine with my Thai social insurance number. Their system is automatically updated when you buy the compulsory insurance and also directly in real time from the vehicle testing station. It won't let you pay the tax without those. If you have more than one vehicle, you can add them all together under one account.

You can also do it online. Once you've registered for the online system, it only takes 5 minutes.

Post WW2 and through to the 1970s, the Thai government and sugar industry actively promoted sugar as a healthy food group to boost mass consumption. Prior to that, it was something used mainly by the upper classes. They were obviously very successful.

You paid in advance so you paid the first month's rent with 10,000 baht on 1st August and the second month's rent for September on August 31. You pay the rent for March on 1 March so if you're leaving on 31 March you shouldn't pay the rent for April.

Yes, they've always been very friendly. I'm sure Khun Thares can't still be running the place? He never forgot a name after meeting you. I first met him in the early 1990s at the place I was working. And if I ever went into the shop or ran into him at a conference, he would always remember my name and any colleagues I was with. They always had the latest books in the linguistics and SLA fields. The shop seemed pretty run down in the 1990s so I'm amazed it's still there!

I've used Direct Asia for many years and have never encountered this. My last renewal was a couple of months ago but the tax isn't due until April and they didn't ask or require me to do that through them. There is the compulsory government insurance which they add to their insurance. If you later renew the road tax in person, you need to submit the slip for the compulsory insurance from the policy document. If you renew your road tax online, it will have been automatically recorded in the database.

It sounds like you're referring to a TM6 arrival card not a TM30? TM6 is still used at land border crossings but not when arriving by air.

DK Today at Makkasan? Agreed, if so. That was always the place to go, with much more than you could find at Chula. I've not been in years either but from Google it looks like it's still there as Duangkamol Samai.

In the news report, the owner said on camera he will cover all of the medical costs.

Translator's licence I'd say. The policeman obviously didn't use those words in English. I can't see anything in Thai news stories yet that would give this translation. Probably an odd translation of ยักษ์ or พ่อยักษ์ which he used a couple of days ago.

Police reports are no longer required when you lose the license.

Nearly three decades for me. Every second year, there's a contract renewal and with the snail speed our personnel department works at, there's often a last-minute rush to get the document package over to OHEC for approval and returned for the renewal process. In years when everything has been prepared well enough in advance, I will never hear anything about it. I have no idea if they carry out any serious checks but the renewal can't proceed without this.

Beg to differ.