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14 minutes ago, Arkady said:

I am not affected by  this but I lament the further reduction of legalisation services the British Consular Section is willing to provide to its citizens and this was an important service that affects British residents.  They could have put the ball in Immigration's court by saying they would continue to verify the income based on presentation of a pension confirmation letter that looks genuine, pointing out that UK citizens could be prosecuted in the UK for making false declarations at the Consulate. Then it would be up to Immigration to say that it refuses to accept the letters.  It looks as if other farang embassies are willing to continue issuing the letters and they have probably also received the same pressure from Immigration by now, if they approached the Brits in May.

 

The Consular Section used to be a helpful 'can-do' resource for British citizens where you could show up without an appointment, be waived in by friendly Gurkha guards and get many things without any specified restrictions , not to mention getting a new British passport with a friendly vice consul signing as counter signatory. I recall getting company documents of British Virgins Islands company legalised there, as well as the translation of my Thai marriage certificate and several other documents.  Nowadays you need an appointment and they will cancel your appointment, if you want anything not on their list which is as follows:

Services we provide in Thailand

Consular staff can provide the following services only:

• affirmation of marital status
• affirmation of residency
• certified copy of British passport and British driving licence
• Consular Letter showing income for Thai Immigration – postal or email application until 12 December 2018 only
• letter of “no objection” for adoption in Thailand
• ED visa letter for internships in Thailand
• visa transfer letter

QUOTE pointing out that UK citizens could be prosecuted in the UK for making false declarations at the Consulate UNQUOTE ...as will be the case in every civilised country.

2 hours ago, Andyfez said:

If this is a decision by the British embassy (not a Thai policy change), is there nothing we can do to change this decision?

After all surely the embassy is there to serve us, not the other way round?

Embassies are created to have better communications between two countries...not to "serve" their citizens...but they should not trouble them...although Embassies act only upon instructions from the Foreign Ministry in their own countries.

I learned a lot from :

https://benzo.org.uk/manual/index.htm

and

https://www.benzo.org.uk/bzequiv.htm

53 minutes ago, fvw53 said:

 

Thanks you very much ...but then who can suspend the late payers...the Committee?

My Thai wife went to the website of the Thai parliament and here it seems the suspension for late payers is automatic and not "may-be"

http://library2.parliament.go.th/giventake/content_law/law060351-58.pdf
Page 5 first paragraph

11 hours ago, Delight said:

 I attach a jpeg

The condo act actually states that the rights on non -paying co -owners can be restricted -only if such detail exists in the Rules and Regulation.

For example in my building the JPM can cut off power water telephone. No reference to denying voting rights

In practice those who do not pay never attend a general meeting

Thanks you very much ...but then who can suspend the late payers...the Committee?

the Thai Condo Act of 2008 stipulates that manager of the Juristic Person shall :

(6)  to take legal action against co-owners who has overdue payment exceeding 6 months;   

It seems those co-owners loose their voting rights in the General Assembly of the Co-Owners :  can somebody indicate which paragraph of the Condo Act stipulates this?

We had in our condo a General Meeting of the Co-Owners but we could not reach decisions because there were not enough people present. So we will now have a follow up meeting where quorum is no longer required. We noticed that about 1/3 of the co-owners have serious delays in paying the common fees and we asked to Manager of the Juristic Person to provide us a list with names and outstanding amounts of those co-owners. This was refused under the pretext that releasing such list is against the Thai Law.  Can somebody confirm if this indeed what the Thai Law says?

9 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

There are two main points to this editorial.

 

"...Let’s have proper debate on the medical worth of cannabis, not another junta thrill ride aboard Article 44..."

 

It is a very valid point; Article 44 is an abomination and should never be used. The NLA is not exactly an 'independent' organization; a better way forward is to order the lazy salary-suckers to sit until they have done their job. Yes, it does mean waking a few of them up, but that is a good thing.

 

The second point;

 

"...Marijuana’s efficacy in the treatment of certain medical conditions has been proved elsewhere and little doubt remains about the benefits, and yet there is still debate over making it more accessible, even for medical purposes. That, say critics, opens a slippery slope to legal recreational use. The government insists that cannabis will only be legalised for medicinal purposes..."

 

is quite true. The research is done and it is good medicine. And yes, it is almost a certainty that it will lead to full legalization; the idea that it would ONLY be used for medical purposes is wrong.

 

The simple fact that while the 'war on drugs' was well-meant, ganja should never have been part of it. It is time to acknowledge that fact and act appropriately.

 

Stupid laws against weed have done more harm than weed itself. It is time to grow up, acknowledge that it was a mistake, and move into the future. 

 

Hey Thailand! The country in SE Asia that moves first will make a financial killing; don't you want to be that country?

 

I have written before in this forum that a very credible source of information can be found on Youtube :  WEED by neurosurgeon and CNN contributor Sanjay Gupta

I have seen on this subject two documentaries made in the USA :  they only mention US rescue efforts ...no mention of British or Australians..

I just saw on CNN the news that in Texas homes are again sold to people with minimum or no down payment ...and now this....did the crash of 2008 learn nothing?

..what if the bishop simply wanted to reproduce and give life to new candidates for "vocation"? ?

this kind of excuse will not convince a jury ?

4 hours ago, falang1969 said:

BA uses ancient 18 year old 777's LHR-BKK and are always full and making money. Buying new planes is not the answer.... reduce your prices to compete.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
 

I agree...I make my choice only based on price except for a few airlines which have a dubious reputation

6 hours ago, ezzra said:

Funny.. half of the people in Thailand will give their right arm to just do the opposite, renounce thai citizenship and become an american, go figure...

May-be he has a serious health condition for which he cannot afford treatment in the USA while as a Thai citizen he can get help at government owned hospitals?

4 hours ago, mercman24 said:

the FRENCH have been eating horses for years and nothing is said, of course its *cultural*  and meant to be a civilised nation ha ha, so dont knock poor people that cant afford to eat steaks like westerners do.

why would eating horse meat be "uncivilised" while beef from many cattle species is OK ?

On 9/13/2018 at 9:27 AM, seajae said:

I suffer from certain food that is loaded with msg, this is one of them, seems some thai food gets much bigger doses of msg than others and has a bad effect on you

I suspect also sodiumglutamates...they do not only created stomach problems but also "ringing" in my ears

Naomi Osaka has double nationality :  USA and Japanese ....but she is more American than Japanese

Her father Leonard Francois originated from Haiti and her mother was Japanese

Normally Naomi should have obtained the nationality of her father Leonard Francois but we do not know what was (or is) his nationality.

Naomi is born in Japan and for reasons we do not need to know she was given the family name of her mother. Then the family moved to the USA when Naomi was 3 years old where they have lived since then without interruption....which explains she could acquire also the US nationality.

Naomi speaks some Japanese the same limited way as Tiger Woods speaks Thai

Except that Naomi became a member of the Japanese tennis federation (better access to funding) I still do not understand how she can be considered as a "Japanese" player...In my opinion she is foremost a great American tennis player

4 hours ago, Happy enough said:

look at all those clowns sitting there. stupid

...and paying no doubt a lot to be so stupid

Mike Pence believes he is ordered by God to do so..

It reminds me of an old saying :  if you speak to God ...you pray....but if God speaks to you...then you belong in an asylum

4 hours ago, Boon Mee said:

That's right. They are quite harmless and eat 10 times their weight in bugs. 

I fully agree : if you have a gecko you have less or no bugs

5 hours ago, HHTel said:

I've lived here many years and I've always used booking.com when traveling around Asia.  They have my CC details but it's never been used.  I personally would recommend them to anyone as I've found them to be an excellent service.  I've even booked a hotel one hour before arriving only to find the hotel has all the details on arrival.  I've cancelled quite a few with no penalty, usually advertised with the hotel details.  Hotel charges have always been less than the advertised charge at the reception desks.

 

I've used them probably more than 100 times in the last few years and never had a problem.  Great service!

I have the same good experience with booking.com and I use them also since a few years