Sumgmt

so what forum does this come under? a visa precludes all other considerations entering any foreign country? Where is your logic?

Hiring Foreign Domestic Help

Because it was about family domestic help and that would appear to be a subject that families living in Thailand would likely have more experience with than most of the visa thread readers. Visas was not the primary question in my reading.

If anyone in TV-land has recently hired a non-Thai maid, nanny, cook, home caregiver/nurse, etc. and gone through the legal processes of doing so I would very much like to know the details including annual costs associated?? Having been here longer than most expats it has become I feel much more difficult to find reliable Thais over the decades.

Personally I changed my mind and left when I saw the price list. I don't need to pay for atmosphere. A real diner back in the States, situated in the real heartland or midwest, is cheaper. I usually avoid tourist prices whenever I can. That's just my opinion. Others seem to differ.

I agree totally--when I saw I would be paying 200++ Baht for a hot dog or 350++ for a hamburger I left without ordering.

Here is where the true immersion programs should be implemented for all sectors of the society--great business and foundation opportunities also to develop effective THAI teachers of English--NOT import mercenary foreigners to do the job--Japan imported 60,000 of these and the plan failed terribly!! Same has happened in Korea and China. The countries of south and southeast Asia with large English speaking populations develop their own human resources and do not spend any money on importing foreign teachers--they produce their own and continually foster the use of English as a practical global lingua franca. Does Thailand need to import foreign doctors or dentists?? No, they have developed their own human resources and now are the leader in medical tourism worldwide.

It is time to stop relying on foreigners to educate the population--the Philippines, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Srilanka, Bangladesh, etc. export millions of English-speaking professionals such as doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, engineers, teachers, business people as well as skilled labor--were these professionals all trained by native English speaking teachers?? Absolutely NOT. WAKE-UP Thailand!! Help yourself and invest your hard-earned foreign capital in your own people--pay your own teachers what you are paying the itinerant foreign mercenary teachers that will never substitute as true role models of the youth of Thailand. The Thai students have to see their own teachers using English as a second language to be encouraged to use it themselves.

I have been here 45 years trying to change this and am happy to advise further.

I thought the above article might be of interest to our posters. I work for a school that has two programs, one is a full bilingual program is quite successful in teaching English. Students do learn to read and speak in English. Writing skills are rather crude, but they can write well enough to be understood. The 2nd program is a mini program where they take science, social studies, math and a health education course in English. These students seem to make less progress and I am not sure if they are moving toward being able to functionally use the language.

I hope other posters can share their thoughts and experience with different approaches.

absolutely--what a crock!! How can anyone believe big government or big business "leaders"??

The closure of CentralWorld since April has not affected the company's revenues, said Mr Kobchai,

You have to laugh!

Hmmm.. This is the same hospital that charged my wife around 1000 baht for a 150 baht bottle of pills that had a Bangkok Hospital sticker placed over the original products label to make it look like it was something other than generic stock from superdrug.

This is also the hospital that asks you to sign a waver when you undergo any medical treatment which indemnifies the hospital, staff and doctors from any legal action in future, even if their actions are criminal.

I know who I believe in this story.

I second this--STAY away from Bangkok Hospital--I have lived here 45 years-- ************ Caveat Emptor!!

the Thai report said he had 8000 Baht on him not eight million Baht

We are waiting for more info

Steer clear of True--since their start Trouble with a capital T--however what are the alternatives--sad as well!!

I just phoned the national carrier of Myanmar MAI, and was told the visa on arrival is truly that--just bring two passport photos and pay the fees which vary according to the type of visa and length of stay--seems like $ 40 should cover most.

has anyone found a good return air ticket between Bangkok and Yangon

Yes, stay clear of this place--they charge big money for very poor quality "teaching". You can do much better at many international schools that charge one-quarter the fees. Very high absentee rate among teaching staff and no real alternatives to the expensive and much over-rated Swiss IB program. Just a place to charge lots of money for less than 150 "real" school days per year. happy to provide details just PM with questions specific to needs.

Sunbelt would be the last place from all the negative feedback I have heard and experienced on them--they never folllow up on anything--

Hi Maidong--great looking kittens--I have one here on Sukhumwit 71 for company if you can get them here--Sum

Has any expat, foreigner or Thai national on Thaivisa opened a US dollar account with a Thai bank and if so what are the conditions and the positives and negatives involved?

Sue

You are absolutely correct--I have lived in Thailand over 40 years as an expat and have tried several times to contact Bank of Ayuthaya RE opening accounts. The most recent was 3 months ago. They are hostile at all outlets. Never Again!! Terrible people!

I have lived and worked here for many decades as an expat and in the past 20 years, as opposed to earlier years, I also have found it very difficult to find employees no matter how much is offered. I suggest several reasons: Thais generally do not like to work in small offices where there are few if any other Thais no matter what the remuneration and benefits--it is not fun; vending along all the roads and sidewalks in Bangkok appears to be the default mode of earning since the hours are flexible and there is no boss to bother with; ala viva Americano Thai people have developed a highly refined appreciation of entitlement which includes having people from other countries perform the lion's share of labor--especially of the manual variety. No more Thai maids, field hands, fishermen, etc.; it is expected that the government will take care of everyone now so regular employment is far from attractive.

For a month we put ads up on lamp posts, bus stops, posted on about 10 different Thai jobs websites. During that time we only had 1 guy apply for the job (and he was referred through a friend)

We hired that guy a last week, and this week...no show...

The job is not manual labor, just involves managing orders, finding information online, taking some photos of products etc... (mostly computer base stuff), yet apparently this guy didn't like it.

And pays 10K-15K a month.

What's the deal, to me it seems like a pretty good job. But we can't seem to find anyone....

Anyone have any ideas about how to find Thai employees?

I think the next stop will be the employment department, but i'm not very hopefully, last time we tried using them we got about 30 out of 40 wrong phone numbers.

(Note i didn't bother posting the actual job on Thaivisa, seeing as we are looking for a Thai person, and last time i posted a job offering on TV it got no interest).

RE the rise in fees at Blueater--Parents on Samui with kids top educate do have alternatives.

This is a standard situation here in Thailand--I was involved in two start-up schools in Chiang Mai 20 years ago and several more in the Bangkok area before that. If you can get some general support there I am an international school professional and would be happy to volunteer my services to establish a community-based program on Samui which would operate on a not-for-profit basis as an alternative to the Bluewater program.

PM me for further discussion--should be able to get a program in place by the fall.

SUMGMT

Start-up pioneer director to lead in establishment of the first green international boarding school in Thailand. Strong Belief and experience in "Green" projects and integration into international education. Email FULL CV with photo and availability; times for interview; creative ability to assemble committed staff. Open to all nationalities and age groups--NOT a standard salary sinecure!!

Location: Thailand

Compensation: Remuneration to include full housing/board and salary based on experience;to 250,000 Baht

Please email full resume and pic to *****email removed per forum rules--sbk***

I am in desparate need of summer camp work from now till end April, if anybody has any ideas, I would appreciate your help very much.

Kind regards

Good Morning,

I am in desparate need of summer camp work from now till end April, if anybody has any ideas, I would appreciate your help very much.

Kind regards

Yes, getting your step-son adopted and US citizenship would take care of everything--no need for a visa and a direct family link to your parents.

You have not mentioned the step-son's age nor the state & city to which he would go? I have been sending Asian students to public high school programs for many decades. If he has only Thai citizenship then he can go on a J-1 visa for the first year and if for the following years normally an F-1 visa. From 1992 many school districts were urged to check very carefully on non-American students enrolling in the public systems as some American families were bringing whole villages of friends and relatives from abroad to be educated FREE on the basis of those families paying their school tax. There are two issues--the student needs a visa to enter and stay in the USA and the student if not closely related to the taxpayer/property owner is considered an out-of-district student and must pay the tuition that school district charges for students attending whether American or not. Some of our 19,000 districts have very reasonable tuitions ca. $ 2000 while some are very high, $ 16,000.

You have not mentioned the step-son's age nor the state & city to which he would go? I have been sending Asian students to public high school programs for many decades. If he has only Thai citizenship then he can go on a J-1 visa for the first year and if for the following years normally an F-1 visa. From 1992 many school districts were urged to check very carefully on non-American students enrolling in the public systems as some American families were bringing whole villages of friends and relatives from abroad to be educated FREE on the basis of those families paying their school tax. There are two issues--the student needs a visa to enter and stay in the USA and the student if not closely related to the taxpayer/property owner is considered an out-of-district student and must pay the tuition that school district charges for students attending whether American or not. Some of our 19,000 districts have very reasonable tuitions ca. $ 2000 while some are very high, $ 16,000.

International Training organization is seeking active, self-starter Marketing representatives to promote recreational, educational and corporate training programs in Thailand as well as neighboring Asian countries. All nationalities, male or female, including Thai are welcome--communicative proficiency in English and other foreign languages a strong PLUS to success. This is NOT "9 to 5" office work as personal contacts and presentations are vital and must be fully prepared and practiced!! It is expected reps will earn US $ 3000 + per month.

Please email FULL resume/CV with recent photo and availability for an interview and start by PM

You mention Foodland ground beef--problem I have found is with pieces of bone in the ground beef over the 40 years buying them