LongThaimer

Well, Thailand has a pretty good infrastructure. The only countries in SEA that are liveable for most expats are Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.

Been to a hospital in Myanmar or Laos? Rather scary experiences...

I would add Indonesia to that list.

Manila is alright to live ............

As long as you have a personal body guard with an automatic rifle.

no difference between crazy thai MF and a filipino one .....

Well, Thailand has a pretty good infrastructure. The only countries in SEA that are liveable for most expats are Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.

Been to a hospital in Myanmar or Laos? Rather scary experiences...

I would add Indonesia to that list.

Manila is alright to live ............

no doubt you can still get a chicken cage for 3/4k a month on outer suk 100+ areas, if you don't mind living amongst thais as a lone farang with factory workers, drivers, security guards,drunks, eat papaya pok pok and take 3 hours bus ride work to central bkk daily..... hey if that is all you afford then that is all you can afford.........

central bkk prime areas has it's own game......that is why people have been saying location over and over......

You must be an agent I suppose....

I live in a prime hi-so area near BTS, 120m2, including maid service and pay 40K.

I'd never stay in the overpriced cages you advertise here.....

555, i ain't agent,

40k rent for 120m2 ain't hi-so to me, not in my book, near BTS don't mean 15 mins motorbike ride, it's got to be within 150~200m radius from BTS not turning yourself into stinking ball of sweat walking in thai weather

it's possible, depends on location, here are the rental rates on 10 yrs old condo off prom pong BTS considered prime suk area, where I wanted to buy a unit, the condo is fully rented/occupied and the only unit i found up for sale 100k/m2 for a 30m2 space, anyway agent couldn't contact owner on time so i ended up buying at the same area but on opposite side of suk road

30~39 m2 studio ...... 20~25K per month

40~42 1 bed ...... 32~33K

62 2 bed ...... 40~45K

70~73 2 bed ...... 50K

Ridiculous prices for such chicken cages. And I seriously doubt it is fully rented/occupied.

It is probably fully sold out, the owner cannot resell without big loss and nobody would rent for such costs.

No wonder the agent could not contact the owner. Probably empty since long and the owner has already given up.

Unless the condo building is in exceptionally good condition and maintenance. Have yet to see a 10 year old place with that attributes....

no doubt you can still get a chicken cage for 3/4k a month on outer suk 100+ areas, if you don't mind living amongst thais as a lone farang with factory workers, drivers, security guards,drunks, eat papaya pok pok and take 3 hours bus ride work to central bkk daily..... hey if that is all you afford then that is all you can afford.........

central bkk prime areas has it's own game......that is why people have been saying location over and over......

there are still alot of people making money and good returns from there properties , people dont just buy to filp, bit also to gain a yearly return...

so if you could purchase a property for say 3 Million THB, and have a yearly tenant in there paying 25 K month ( minus 5 K month in fee's ect ) you would be yeilding 8 % per annum against your property ( is there any bank in the world that offers this ? )

this is just one example, but as the other poster mentioned , its all about location and timing, i have seen some extremly good offers snapped up recently which have all proven great returns to the buyer

Very doubtful a 3 million Baht property anywhere in Thailand can fetch you a 25k Baht rent per month.

it's possible, depends on location, here are the rental rates on 10 yrs old condo off prom pong BTS considered prime suk area, where I wanted to buy a unit, the condo is fully rented/occupied and the only unit i found up for sale 100k/m2 for a 30m2 space, anyway agent couldn't contact owner on time so i ended up buying at the same area but on opposite side of suk road

30~39 m2 studio ...... 20~25K per month

40~42 1 bed ...... 32~33K

62 2 bed ...... 40~45K

70~73 2 bed ...... 50K

on outside of prime suk area price can drop to 1/2 or even 1/3, i have seen 30+m2 units for rent in the vicinity of udomsuk BTS for as low as 8500 baht/month

i already owned a house, recently purchased 4 mil baht condo mainly for living, and maybe renting as well on mid-suk slated to complete next year,

tried to buy finished units as i will be moving work to central bkk next month, but came across owners none of whom wouldn't even reduce a few thousand baht on condos priced 4~6 mil baht, these people have money, they don't need to sell when they see prices they think are not right, market forces has no meaning to them........ at least for this bracket

buy gold bars, i did

Me, too. I bought as much bullion as I could a few years ago. I buried them in my back yard out of sight. I went to visit the boys the other day, and the ground had risen a few feet. I think they're reproducing down there. I had to replant.

i took a little more wiser route and had them locked up in one of the bank's safety deposit box

buying/selling is rather easy, here's the link, reputable trader

finding safe place is a bit of a problem, good luck though

buy gold bars, i did

MWsnap....

freeware

download here for personal income tax form,

http://rdserver.rd.go.th/publish/en/en_doc...n/frm_pnd90.PDF

if that is not what you want, go here, there are more forms

http://rdserver.rd.go.th/publish/en/index.htm

england vs. wallabies, 2190 hr thailand time on AUSTRALIAN NETWORK, encrypted transmission

Is this the one in Siracha ?

after 2nd night checked cost it was TB 19,000+ for 2 nights.........normal room admitted for fever, no special tests involved,

doctor insisted that patient stayed minimum 7 days ......... knew we we were being ripped off so when told them that patient be allowed to leave then they got really mad including the doctor and made us sign document stating hospital was not responsible........... <deleted>

We were talking the other day in the bar and the above topic came up. Somebody said it was illegal to sell them somebody else said it wasnt but when pushed said they didn't know where to buy them.

So are they legal and if so where can you buy them.

there you go ......

//link removed

Is this channel on Truevisions, I can't find it anywhere??

Besides the English language papers, any local English TV news.

Thx/Frank

YES all local & int'l news in english ............

it's FTA on NSS6 KU band.

need 75 cm dish + digital satellite receiver to watch it for FREE.

We're going there on Wednesday - does anyone know any good hotels near it?

ASIA AIRPORT HOTEL

Have any of you become citizens of Thailand?

Do you want to?

Do you know of any foreigner who has?

What are the advantages and disadvantages?

What are the requirements?

Can one become a Thai citizen w/out giving up their former citizenship?

Who in his right mind would have such asperations ? Other than possibly getting away from the Visa thing , why on earth would you want to downgrade your world status , unless you are from some 'None-place' such as the one to the east .

?????

read somewhere that Carl Heinke??Heinze???? German bloke....... owner of PIZZA Company + presumably also several other businesses is a naturalized Thai ......

They'd better be careful - last time the Thai navy 'went into action' they ended up giving away Laos... not much of a heritage that lot; always wondered why they wear so many medals and stripes???

Maybe, they might even dust off the Spanish built aircraft carrier from it's Hua Hin 'dry dock'...

directly propotional to golf club memberships ....... ????? lifetime BIRDIES achievement..... ???? not sure but am quite certain it has got something to do with GOLF .......

our then 9 months old golden retrievers once stayed there for a few days when we holidayed in phuket ..... they might be able to help.....

Phuket dog school

MISLEADING ......

THEY WERE STRIPPED ALRIGHT BUT THE HEADLINE DIDN'T SAYS THEY WOULD BE FULL BODY PAINTED .....

I think it is very sad that people go to such extremes as to report people for doing what they want in a democratic country. They need to get a life.

Just because Thailand has a hang up about certain things doesn't mean that the rest of the world has to bow down to them. It's my business if I want to put such a statue in my garden, upside down and use it as a flower pot, not the OP's.

calm down mate...it's nothing to do with democracy or privacy

it wasn't in a private place....the statue was displayed in a shop in switzerland where people of different faiths including buddhists happens to be their customers......

buddha statues are considered sacred for millions of followers all over the world.....

There seems to be a segment of posters who feel that once someone passes away, they are absolved of all wrongdoing.

This seems odd to me. I wonder if they feel this way about all people or just some?

Obviously, this has been brought up becuase of Michael Jackson's death.

When Thaksin dies, will they say he was a good person?

Curious as to others feelings on this. . .

if POL POT were to risen and die again of say brutal inhumane death, again and again still won't be seen as a good person............some people will remain evil eternally ...........

well, taksin is different, he is a politician but not a evil person.........despite his downfall there are people who still supports him and sees him as a good person perhaps till his death and beyond.......

don't want to get bogged down with privacy,legal issues and all that .....

but from HUMANTARIAN point of view, find it a bit harsh for the maid since her action albeit naive did not cause any loss of value to the OP........

a stern warning should have suffice unless something else was going on and OP wanted her to pack things...........

dam_n, is it really that hard to live in the USA legally.

Yes it is. But if you can get in illegally through Mexico, life is good.

Got about 15 million or more illegals in the US that his nibs B.H. Obama will work on getting them legal status and citizenship ASAP after he gets more pressing agenda passed.

But to those who jump through the hoops to do it the right way, bend over.

she kinda of did the hard way, i guess .....

had friends went there for college and never came back, some still with questionable status hard to believe after more than a decade .......

I often wonder if Thais living in the USA, UK, Europe (I guess anywhere else in the world) have a forum and if so, what do they discuss.

For instance, I wonder if Thais living in USA have a forum where they ask "Where to buy bread making machine?", or "What's the best time to visit Las Vegas?", or "Does my American husband only love me because I'm young and beautiful?", etc., etc. You get the picture.

I guess what I'm asking is, are most of the questions, comments, concerns, suggestions that we post on here (thaivisa.com) common to expats elsewhere in the world?

I would love to be able to read one of these forums to get a glimpse into their way of thinking in that particular country. Just like I'm sure some of the Thais would laugh, shake their head, get angry, etc. at some of the things we write because (probably) a lot of the comments we make are based on misunderstandings, stereotyping, anger, etc.

Any ideas or comments about this?

http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/

if TV were parental guidance ....... this is XXX

low cost air flights are sensible alternative to 12 hrs. back breaking bus rides ....... IMHO