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12 hours ago, pattaya1234was said:

OK, but you say a new card. By that I assume you already had a card with a previous address whis was not in Thailand. A first card Wise tell me   card cannot be for someone with a Thai address and no fixed address somewhere else in the world.

You might be right. I hope you manage to get it done.

4 hours ago, pattaya1234was said:

I am sure it If , for exais good but if you live in Thailand you cannot get one. if, for example, you have a home in the Uk then you can obtain a card there.

Not true. I just received my Wise card on my Thai address. Before concluding application for new card I was asked to which address I wanted to be send.

Anyone wondered, what percentage or severity of the crimes committed in the kingdom can be assigned to foreigners compared to " netizens"? Is it really so worrisome or there is some distraction game at play.

Anyone wondered, what percentage or severity of the crimes committed in the kingdom can be assigned to foreigners compared to " netizens"? Is it really so worrisome or there is some distraction game at play.  Anyone wondered, what percentage or severity of the crimes committed in the kingdom can be assigned to foreigners compared to " netizens"?

Just a thought. If any of those alleged criminals doesn't get convicted will their visa be reinstated? Fat chance 😉 What a legal system, if there ever was one.

Minister of Moron Ministry.

12 minutes ago, BritTim said:

You will rarely be asked for an onward flight ticket when entering by land.

 

The Non B visa application at the embassy in Vientiane is significantly less bureaucratic and time consuming than the application at Thai Immigration. If wanting to start work immediately, I would recommend the Vientiane embassy route.

Thank you for your answer, Do you happened to know if the police clearance is mandatory?

I hope I can get some good advice here from you folks. I learned that I have to leave the country to cancel my retirement visa without reentry permit. There are two ways of doing it.

1.      1.  Going to Embassy with all the paperwork for Non-B. ( in my case Vientiane Laos)

2.       2. Crossing land border to Laos (Chiang Khong) and returning the same day to Thai immigration and enter Thailand on tourist visa based on visa-exemption and do the Non-B at the local immigration office.

The second option would be much cheaper but here’s my question. One of the conditions to get visa exemption is to have confirmed return ticket exiting Thailand within 30 days. Do you think the immigration would let me in without an air ticket? I plan to have all the paperwork for Non-B with me.

Thank you very much in advance.        

Does anyone know what is the difference between monsoon and Thai weather monsoon?

Here's an easy explanation. Thainess is similar to Englishness ???? On a serious note, I was once asked by the head of English department in one of public high schools to translate a text and there was a word Thainess "Kwam Pen Thai" (ความเป็นไทย).  Instead of Thainess I translated it to Thai culture, traditions and values. I explained to my boss that Thainess was invented by someone Thai and could not be used in the same meaning with other nationalities. Though, I don't know what happened to may translation ???? 

16 hours ago, Falcon said:

Looks very bland. No chili’s in a krapow is like eating chips with salt and ketchup.

Lots of chili and garlic there crushed in the mortar before cooking. Let me know in PM if you need my recipe.

18 hours ago, bbko said:

No chili ????️? Oh the human manatee.

Lots of chili and garlic there crushed in the mortar before cooking. Let me know in PM if you need my recipe.

Lots of chili and garlic there crushed in the mortar before cooking.

My Phat Geaprao is the best ???? No MSG, No Rot Dee. Using a small amunt of coconut oil and home grown ingredients.

11 hours ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

If it was "orchestrated with the aim of price hike," then why, when the milk reappeared after a few days' absence was it either exactly the same price as before or even slightly cheaper for some brands?

You've won ????

The local temple in Lamphun has just introduced an entrance fee of 50 THB for foreigners. Of course you have to be white or black as they can not spot the foreigners of other Asian nationalities. I find it so disheartening that after 20 years of visiting the temple I've just quit visiting it. I think this is a consequence of intentional narrow nationalistic approach to education during last 20 years.   

4 hours ago, Dazinoz said:

Lampoon?

 

Wrong, although amusing spelling. It should be Lamphun.

A decade ago my student, a 13 year old boy was fatally electrocuted by touching a wet concrete power pole on the playground, just after the rain stopped. No one was ever held responsible for this tragedy. Most public schools are fatal traps for students. There's little to no maintenance. To make things worse, people who lay wiring and should maintain them are not even trained and certified electricians. What could go wrong. I will never forget the smile of this happy boy killed by idiots.