Boyblue

10 to 20% increase......., from one to two cases, isn't that 100% increase?

17 hours ago, cnx101 said:

at last

17 hours ago, Havnern said:

Finally the nail salons open ..... ????

all this nail biting, thank god they are opening the nail salons, do they still use alcohol to clean nails?

sllightly off topic, but similar, i had a coconut tree overhanging my roof, it was actually in my Thai neighbours garden, twice coconuts fell and smashed my roof tiles, i asked him to trim it so it wasnt over hanging, he wanted 10,000 to remove it. so i went to the local Police station, explained that i should be allowed to cut anything that overhung my property.

The Police agreed and said that was law in Thailand to be able to trim the tree, but we cant do anything for you and you cant do it yourself because "Farangs have no voice in Thailand".... directly from the RTP..... so i had to pay the neigbour to remove the tree, he wouldnt trim it down. so will Mr Buse have a voice? only time will tell.... good luck and well done for standing up for us all....

5 hours ago, Eibot said:

We already have visa options for retirees and people working in Thailand...

What they want?

to be treated as equals and not second class citizens.... Thais in the UK have all the same benefits as a person born there....

friends of mine went to pre arranged appointments in a hospital in Koh Samui to be told they dont have any vaccine and have had no information from the government as to when they will receive them..... maybe the numbers are from when they started the vaccinations and not from the 7th of June....... or am i being sceptical........

the quarantine period is not 14 days, it is 15 nights in ASQ which is 16 days.....

If you ask 1,200 people in an area that doesn't have or benefit from Tourism, you will get this result. what about trying the same questions in Samui, Phuket or Krabi where most benefit from Tourism, would it still be the same, and is 1,200 people a big enough sample, i think not....

On 7/10/2020 at 2:27 PM, Mr Meeseeks said:

70% of clever Thais oppose International tourism. 

 

Do they think the country's money grows on trees? 

Yes, Rubber Trees, at 17.5 baht per kilo, from 46 per kilo 6 years ago, rice is down, rubber, no tourism, but the baht is high..... how?

We had a delivery by "Kerry Express" at home, my wife told me the Curry man had arrived, when I explained it was Kerry and not Curry, she told me that was how Thai's pronounced it, so I asked her for a Green Kerry for tea...... she wasn't impressed..... LOL

21 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

I can't tell from the OP article whether the self-quarantine rules by country are only meant to apply to Thais coming back from those countries, tourists arriving from those countries, or both?

 

read the article again, it clearly says "Visitors" and "Thai Citizens returning" that covers both Thai nationals and tourists. so a three week stay in Thailand is only one week as the first two are confined to your hotel room....

i was at Krabi immigration at the beginning of January for a 60 day extension, which went without hitch as i am married to a Thai and have a 6 year old son at school here in Krabi. but when i asked them the rules for a marriage visa i was told firstly 800,000 baht, when i queried this it was immediately reduced to 400,000 baht or a letter from your Embassy proving your income of 40,000 per month, when i told them the UK Embassy doesnt issue letters anymore, i was told "400,000 or Embassy letter" i tried to explain, but he just got angry and kept saying 400,000 or Embassy letter. so what happens when i return in a couple of months, who knows. why don't the Immigration offices have the same rules..... is there something in writing i can take, or do i just drive to Phuket.....

there are lots of Zebra Crossings in A0 Nang, no one bothers to stop, i have many times, but the problem is as soon as you do some idiot overtakes you and nearly takes out the person you are letting cross. If you educated them, would it matter, it is in the Thai Highway Code, but no one has ever read it..... selfish drivers, everyone for himself........ it not going to change till you make people take (real) driving tests and you have a police force who actually police it.... mostly it is ignorance of the rules......

The Law states that you have to have a Will in any country you have an immoveable asset, such as a business or property.

As for bank accounts it will really depend on the bank manager at the branch. But if you have a will in Thailand your "Executor" can access any property or funds, I have a Thai Will, written in English and translated into Thai naming someone I trust as the Executor, witnessed by two people at the same time. a foreigner does not need it witnessing by the Amphur, this is for Thais.

I also have a Will in England where I still have assets. the only time you can use a UK will in another country is by using the "Apostile" system, which means you gain probate on your UK Will, then send the document to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to have the Apostile stamp put on the Deed of Probate. this can then be used within any country that is a part of the "Apostile" system. the Apostile will cost your £30 per copy.

the simplest method, is to get a Will drawn up in Thailand. I used Expat Wills, a UK Will writer who also works here in Thailand, who then sent certificates to my next of kin and Executor telling them of the whereabouts of my Will and what to do when the time came....

why would anyone live in Thailand, have assets that they don't want to go totally to their wife, but not have a Will or Power of Attorney, this would cause untold problems for the family on death or if they lost mental capacity due to illness or accident.

Because I have nothing to have people fight over here. My TV my refrigerator and my computer's these are things that the wife's family will absorb when I leave. Also as I have said I do not have a private bank account. The wife is signed on to every one of them and I have left a list of my ATM and Visa cards along with the pin numbers to access them. There are many people living here in Thailand the same as me. They die the wife automatically takes the pot's and pan's along with the kitchen ware. None of it is registered in my name or her name it is common property.

I can understand the will if you have property of one kind or another in your name. Or a private bank account. Or other people in a position to contest for your possessions. But that is not the case with a lot of us.

I have money invested out side the country and my wife is named as the beneficiary. To facilitate it I have signed papers giving my son power of attorney in case of my passing. I trust him. He has visited often and knows my wife. When I moved to Thailand I made it a commitment. I got rid of all my possessions in Canada with the exception of a few valuable books that will go to the son holding them. I even went so far as to give my car to my ex. So as you can see there is no need for a will. The money I have invested I have been instructed by mmy three sons that not to worry about them take care of me and my wife.

just for your information, a Power of Attorney dies with the "donor" so when you die, your attorneys can no longer use it, they can only access your investments with a deed of probate, gained with your will in the country you have your investments.

The Law states that you have to have a Will in any country you have an immoveable asset, such as a business or property.

As for bank accounts it will really depend on the bank manager at the branch. But if you have a will in Thailand your "Executor" can access any property or funds, I have a Thai Will, written in English and translated into Thai naming someone I trust as the Executor, witnessed by two people at the same time. a foreigner does not need it witnessing by the Amphur, this is for Thais.

I also have a Will in England where I still have assets. the only time you can use a UK will in another country is by using the "Apostile" system, which means you gain probate on your UK Will, then send the document to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to have the Apostile stamp put on the Deed of Probate. this can then be used within any country that is a part of the "Apostile" system. the Apostile will cost your £30 per copy.

the simplest method, is to get a Will drawn up in Thailand. I used Expat Wills, a UK Will writer who also works here in Thailand, who then sent certificates to my next of kin and Executor telling them of the whereabouts of my Will and what to do when the time came....

why would anyone live in Thailand, have assets that they don't want to go totally to their wife, but not have a Will or Power of Attorney, this would cause untold problems for the family on death or if they lost mental capacity due to illness or accident.

"Both Mr Cunningham and British Honorary Consul Martin Carpenter raised the issue of uninsured jet-skis operating at both Surin and Laem Singh beaches, where current zoning regulations prohibit their use."

So why are they putting up signs to warn tourists if the regulations "Prohibit their use". Don't you just move them off the beach or fine them for breaking the law.......... did anyone mention this at the meeting?..

You Guys complaining instead of applauding the efforts have a wish to live in New Zealand? Duh! There is a solution! Any way Happy New Year to all you miserable ones winging about helmets dogs Police etc always same ones same posts

If the police are worried about drivers without licences, why do they stop traffic outside of the schools to let the 3 9 year old's on the same motor bike out into the traffic.......?

I enjoyed reading Pattaya One, how do I subscribe?

Covards. Proves they are terrorist.

Used to symphatize with the red movements but all that is now gone.

I sincerely hope that all foreigners and thais take all this in consideration and do NOT vote for the reds in next election. That would be a clear signal.

Farangs won't be voting for the anybody at all, they have no vote.

the only way out of this mess is proper elections, Abhisit was put in place by the army. after all of this i doubt if Tahksin will get back in, this mess has back fired on him. ufortunately in a society were corruption is commonplace and accepted there can be no real democracy. So I dont see the problems going away in our lifetime, unless someone realy wants to change things. The real sad point is the country we all love is imploding, once the troubles stop will the tourists come back? if not what happens to the hard working law abiding people of Thailand who will be the ones most hurt by this madness.

is it my maths, or have they got it completely wrong....!

if they normally get 30,000 tourists arriving per day and now its 20,000 how can it be a 10% reduction this year "ongoing" I Make it 33.3%................

I was in Thailand for December and January and got my visa at the Thai embassy in Birmingham (UK) and had to pay the normal price for it. has anyone told the Embassies that Tourist Visas are free...........