Thailand

The headline sent shivers through me. A major asset to all on TV and other media. RIP UJ, you will be sorely missed.

I think we are in for pretty much of the same over the coming years. Simply don't see the military ceding anything whatever the outcome of the election.

That long you think?

Is this the third or fourth time he has reportedly said this?

3 times at Rajevej. Last time was 5 years ago and was about 21,000 baht including overnight stay.

Separate office for the filing of TM30. Not done in the main building.

If travelling domestically out of province and your accommodation files a TM30 during your stay some IO require a refilling of TM30- Chiang Mai for instance.

And no doubt we will be seeing more of the same before the year is out if the elections do not go to plan.

Reading the part about the TV doctors wife that sounds very dodgy. A highly suspicious death and it would appear no autopsy?

I believe it is called self inflicted injury and attracts consequential punishment in some cases. I heard this when serving in the FAA hundreds of years ago!

Sick bay going to be a little busy dispensing perhaps?

Independent but only a little bit!

No

Sorting out a 90 day problem for er indoors yesterday and thought I would try the Central Festival office. Arrived about about 9.30, there was a small queue for visa extensions reentry permits but none for 90 days. The 90 day problem was rectified after a few minutes with a very helpful male officer who believe it or not apologised for the situation that had occurred by a failure to update their system with wifey's info! Anyway, very efficient and more than satisfied. Very few people when I left at around 9.50a.m. Parked on floor 2 1/4, walked down to floor 2 and the signs are on the wall for immigration and the doors are open 9 a.m.

Strong winds yesterday blew the smog around but no rain which is what is needed to see the end of it for this year, or maybe at least until December.

There were relocated by the ferocity of the storms.

The smog is a bigger hazard than Covid and will be around for much longer killing and debilitating the people whilst the government forms committees.

Oh dear how sad.

Stop stressing. Did it yesterday. If you are returning to original address then all they wanted was a copy of lease agreement if you are renting , passport and your existing TM30 notification. Wait was about 40 minutes, process for new TM30 about 5 minutes. Officer confirmed that this was not required if returning from abroad to same address, only if returning from another province where your stay has been reported. This is ChiangMai.

"The property owner here has a photo of my passport page to report my stay to immigration "?

Resident in Chiang Mai ( And I believe some other provinces) and going to another province where your hotel etc reports your stay you are obliged to inform your landlord to file a new TM30 on your behalf when you return to Chiang Mai to avoid problems when submitting future 90 day reports. Now here is a twist. Submitted 90 day reports online (Wife and I) only to get both applications rejected due to: "The last declaration of accommodation (TM30) is not Chiang Mai." I was at a loss, had not been anywhere since my last 90 day report in early February. Only solution was a trip to immigration which I rarely do, took both passports. Expecting some sort of hassle went to the info desk and explained the situation. The young officer took the passports and a couple of minutes later came back with a senior lady officer who clearly explained what had happened. My wife had gone down to Bangkok in March for two days and her hotel had reported accordingly. So her 90 day application was rejected because the TM30 had not been updated, fair enough, but mine had also been rejected! It turns out that as my wife's extension of stay is as a dependent and the effect of the hotel reporting her stay effectively also reported my absence despite not even having travelled! I repeated what the officer had said and she confirmed again this is what had happened. How is that for a weird one? Landlord has submitted new TM30, we will do 90 days later.

On return to Chiang Mai, assuming the place where you stayed reported your residence, you will need your landlord to file a new TM30 with immigration other wise there will be a problem when you come to do your 90 day reports.

Given up bracing for rain, the forecasts are not exactly spot on. Changed my old weather app that was useless to AccuW which advised me yesterday that it was raining and that it would continue for at least 90 minutes in a quite specific area of Chiang mai. It wasn't it didn't.

Surely you would have left the apartment before the deposit was due to be refunded how would be be able to leave the aircon on to minimise the profit?