phuket Mike

5 hours ago, internationalism said:

This medicine is japanese favinopavir, which was imported since around june in tens of millions pills. With total order some 240mln stretching into next year. 
from august the GPO started to make it in rather small quantities of millions, with total for this year some 60mln. 
They cost some 1500b box of 50. On the black market from 4k per box ( stolen from hospitals). 
charging for them in private hospitals 3x more than on the black market is a daylight robbery. For such i would refuse to take them until i negotiate price to below 2k. 
Because they are only in a small dose 200mg they need to be taken some 10 pills per day. In india they have started to make them 800mg to be used specifically for covid. Its possible to get them on the net

I was given 10 days supply of favinopavir by my local government hospital 12 tablets 2 times a day, as far as I understand it government hospitals do not charge for covid treatment.

I saw this thread and didn't think a lot of it until today when I my wife told me her niece is one of those infected. She works at the factory checking in new deliveries. She is in hospital with minor symptoms (mainly a high temperature) while her son (3 years old) and husband are in a hotel in Trang in quarantine.

I used Star Visa last to certify my identification and also signature for a pension claim. They charged 1000 baht per page. They have a lawyer who is a notary public.

I was at the Satun crossing in January and was told that I would have to stay in Malaysia 24 hours next time, I also talked with a Visa Run company in Phuket and they have stopped using that crossing because of this.

I am due to do another run early April, I was planning to do the Andaman Club in Ranong but have now decided to go to Langkawi for a few days so will take the ferry from Satun.

I have heard that the Pedang Besar border is still good for coming straight back.

Great recipe thanks.

I've made it 3 times now and everyone loves it. Today I made it with beef which was by far the best. I am in the south and Makro have some reasonable Muslim beef which worked very well alone with some nan breads also from Makro.

I suppose a lot depends on the local depot but mine always lets me pick up, in fact I've just picked a package up today.

16 minutes ago, PoorSucker said:

I got a multiple entry non-o based on marriage first time. 

I was there last month and got a multiple entry non-o my first time to Penang, the guy didn't even check the paperwork just quickly flicked through it and asked for the 750 ringgits. We went by train quite enjoyed the trip.

5 minutes ago, BritTim said:

It has been reported that your first application for a Non O may only result in a single entry visa. Apparently, they want to see evidence that you enter and leave before trusting you with a multiple entry.

Okay thanks for the reply, it will be in fact my 4th but first from Penang.

Thank you for this report it is very helpful, I plan to go down to Penang next month. One question I have is why did you need a copy of your previous non-o visa? I am in a similar situation in that I have a new passport that only has one border run and a 60 day extension in it, no non-o. Is the copy of the previous non-o a requirement?

Thanks,

Phuket Mike

I bought a wheelchair from this company http://www.abloomstore.com/ I actually ordered it through Lazada. I found them very helpful before I ordered, they gave me lots of different measurements and information. Still using now after 3 years very happy with them.

If you are married to a Thai national you can get a 60 day extension on any type of entry stamp, even a 30 day visa exempt. I have done it many times.

Reply to the original post Malta is currently being used for SS Route, relatively low cost of living, most people speak English. There are a lot of Facebook groups dedicated to SS.

4 minutes ago, stevenl said:

That article is from may.

Sent from my ROBBY using Thaivisa Connect mobile app
 

Looking at the comments the first one is May 2014 so it's out of date.

That Samui Times article is old it seems it may be possible at the Andaman Club, this thread from this year has some information - 

I think you are out of luck and it is the same with all Myanmar borders - no visa exempt stamps, it is certainly the case up here in the North, some more information here - http://www.samuitimes.com/visa-run-clampdown-situation-rangong-andaman-club/

If you have children (half Thai) you may be asked for copies of their birth certificates, I was.

I just got back from Savannakhet (non-o multiple) yesterday they were issuing tourist visa's as usual but I'm not sure on how many entries. The place was mobbed by laotions with a queue right down the street. They also closed the doors on time stopping a lot of people applying. I got there about 8.15 and was number 21 in the queue, the pick up the next day was a bit of a free for all, the rain didn't help.

I would suspect it's going to get worse before it gets better, from what I saw at the bridge - the bus was a fight to get on I would stay at the casino. It is more expensive but they stuttle you around, across the bridge and I also believe will take you to the consulate.

Phuket Mike

What papers did you take with you can you give me a list of what thy wanted

Cheers buddy

Copy of wife's ID card signed and dated by her

Copy of wife's house book (tabien baan) signed and dated by her

I don't have the original marriage paper (wife lost it) so went to the local amphur and got a print out, which I believe is what is been referred to in the other post as a KR2, anyway easy to get from any amphur. A copy of that plus the original.

Copy of my passport main page

Application form.

He did ask for copies of my childrens birth certicates which I also had.

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That was it, he took about a minute to look at everything asked for 5k and gave me a ticket to come back the next day for collection.

Good luck

I am in Savannakhet now and submitted my document this morning for a non-o based on visiting Thai wife, no problems all done very quick. No proof of funds required. There was quite queue, I got there at 8.18 and was about 20th in the queue, but all done by 9.15, back at hotel now having an early beer lao.

Thanks ubonjoe you are a star, I was hoping you would answer. I have actually done it before a few times, just wasn't sure it was possible on the end of an Ed visa extension.

My Ed visa is about to finish I'm on my last ninety days, I plan to get a single entry non-o based on married from outside of Thailand but I am awaiting for some money from my pension. Can I extend what is my current extension by 60 day based on marriage?

Google chiang mai gourmet. Probably the best bacon and sausages in town.

It's really down to personal taste, I really like Chiang Mai Gourmet's bacon especially his American streaky, plenty of smokey flavour and his burgers are the best I've had, my kids love them. I haven't tried his sausages, the frozen pork sausages from Makro are good a little bit heavy on the pepper but I like them, the bacon is all streaky and not heavily smoked, it's good. They also have some Canadian back bacon in the freezer which looks good although I've not tried it.

SausageKing's products are okay but best to buy direct from him, as I don't live across that side of town I generally don't bother with them.

We have a small fresh herbal juice business and also stock a few other healthy items. I have been constantly looking for a local media to advertise in that targets the permanent CM expat market (not tourists) and gets good traffic. I am willing to pay for decent exposure. Other than advertising here http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/forum/28-chiang-mai-forum/ (which I am considering, great traffic, but for some reason the banner ads do not show up on my computer???, how many others cannot view them?) I cannot find an appealing local media outlet. Perhaps www.chiangmainews.com but the tiny online banner ads do not allow any description whatsoever. I want to be able to mention at least 4-5 items and a link to our website.

Don't know if this helps but just my 2 cents from a frustrated potential small business advertiser looking for a popular media outlet. I do not know how typical our situation is but my guess is there are hundreds of small area businesses like ours looking for better exposure that does not "break the bank".

Doug

Have you considered Facebook advertising, with the right targeting it can be very cost effective. Also with the addition of a small amount of javascript on your site you can re-target people i.e. just display an ad to people who have already visited your site. With the correct setup you can also track conversions.

Expats living in Chiang Mai would be relatively easy to target, "lives in Chiang", members of CM related groups, gender, age and some behaviour can also be targeted.

To do it cheaply just target people you visit your site.