Tywais

Grammar police post removed as off topic.

Closing this topic as I did the other due to the sensitive nature.

Due to the sensitive nature of this topic I am closing it.

Until there are reports in an English language media I'm shutting this down before the speculation gets out of hand. Will leave it to the News team to decide on adding the story.

Now that was close! Motorbike barely misses bear in northern Thailand

Topic now running in the main News section - British backpacker Grace Taylor missing in Thailand

Replies can continue there so closing this one.

"an additional 50 TB for change of address", what's that all about and where, please?

If you look at my post #2 in this topic with the photos there is a list of charges. In this case 'Driving license amendment' 50Baht. Also in my post #1 of my experience I show the 50 Baht as I changed my address from the previous license.

Off topic post and replies to it removed. Plus one alluding to bypassing government blocks.

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BTW, did you look at the expiration date? It should show 6 years minus 3+weeks.

Nice report Nancy and pretty much mirrors my experience as I posted in the OP. I do explain the 10 Baht in there I believe.

//edit - believe I remember now. Did you get a little plastic protective pouch to put the DL in, that is the 10 Baht.

my driver's license expires 6 April.

How long before this date can I get it renewed? I don't want to wait until last days in case something turns up and I am not here. I am 72. Is there an age limit?

Thank you in advance for replies.

The last I saw was up to 45 days in advance. No age limit.

I thought the minimum salary for a foreigner was 50k. Can someone enlighten me on the facts? Thanks.

There is no minimum salary for a work permit, it's immigration that has put that requirement in place for extension of permission of stay. Also, there is no minimum if teacher or academic though the op mentions 'company'.

http://www.thailandlawonline.com/thai-company-and-foreign-business-law/work-permit-for-foreigners-in-thailand

Social security act - http://duensingkippen.com/thailandbusinesslawblog/?p=200

Thanks you so much Tywais

how about social security?

thanks again in advance

Employees and employers are required to contribute to a Social Security Fund (‘SSF’) being 5% of salary up to a maximum of 750 Baht per month.

Believe employers are required to match the contributions of the employee. There may have been some changes from last year.

http://www.mazars.co.th/Home/Doing-Business-in-Thailand/Payroll/Personal-Income-Tax

The above was based on being single. Married + children will reduce it more plus life insurance payments if any.

Online calculator here - https://www.tiscoasset.com/en/asset/html/tax-calculator.jsp

You can calculate your tax liability here - http://www.rd.go.th/publish/6045.0.html

35,000 x 12 = 420,000

-60,000 = 360,000 (deductions)

-30,000 = 330,000 (allowances)

//edit - recalculated

10,500 or 870B/month

Thai Tax Calculator spread sheet - http://www.thaitaxcalculator.com/

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500+? they must have had some sitting on the roof. Was your flight from India by the way?

If an A380 then that is easily possible to hold that many and more passengers.

Emirates A380 - 3 class - 489 Ultra Long Range & 517 Long Range

3 days is the norm, same as a house blessing.

Isn't there a law against this?

I respect their grieves but they should also respect other people in my opinion.

They have a big party tent overthere, but I can not believe that anyone can last longer than 5 minutes at that place without serious hearing damages.

At the previous moo bahn I lived in there was a maw doo (palm reader, witch doctor, whatever) who would set up a similar arrangement every year a couple of weeks after Songkran. Massive speakers, tents, street blocked off, stage with 'dancers', musicians, drums etc. within meters of our bedroom windows. It drove me nuts for 3 days. Later, when I saw the tents and chairs coming in I took off to a hotel as it would be impossible to get my car out once they started.

3 days is the norm, same as a house blessing.

A friend sent me these directions to the testing facility. They worked, but some directions are easier to follow than others.

1. Left side of Hang Dong Road about 3 KM south of Airport Plaza.

2. Located just before Big C, which is at just before the intersection of the first ring-road.

3. Look for a long white fence with purple iron.

I've replaced #3 with:

3. Entrance is 30 meters before a pedestrian overpass.

YMMV

Or Google Street View. Looking at the entrance.

Shared on Facebook now. Also bumping the request back up.

Post removed with misinformation. Note this request is for O Rhesus negative (O-) blood donation which is very rare among Asians.