kimamey

Getting ready for bed between 8-9pm isn't the issue. It's how long that takes. Are you in bed before 11? ????

I don't agree with mandatory retirement based just on age but it is a bit strange here in that there's a age limit of 60 in many government departments. That's certainly the case for my wife.

I used to be a dental technician and I knew others that did that. although not with their own. Dental technicians sometimes end up working in maxillofacial labs and I've know some put false eyes into drinks

There's always the ones where someone is sucked to death by piranhas. ????

There's certainly a chance he's behind everything that PT does now.

I think money is a big part of the problem. If you look at all the food delivery drivers, they wear helmets. At least the ones I see are. I don't know for sure but I suspect that's because they have to wear them to get the job and I'd be surprised if the same weren't true for licences. Losing that income due to not wearing a helmet is a big enough financial incentive to wear the helmet. What are often called fines from the police are more accurately bribes and they are priced in the same way as any other service. Enough to to make a decent profit but not so much to stop people from committing the offences and cutting the flow of funds. Make people travel to an office unconnected to the police to pay an adequate fine, thereby separating the police from the money, and things MIGHT improve a bit.

Yes, and presumably they are paid to come up with this nonsense.

How many people would that involve? What would it cost? Would they move just north of the new border, causing a big population rise in that area, or would they spread out? How much would this cost and who would pay? Your idea amounts to 4 sentences and 15 words so far. I'm not sure that really covers the complexity of the issue to be honest.

I'm not sure he's that bright. He made it pretty obvious that he was in charge when his sister was PM, rather than keeping a low profile. He must have known that wasn't in line with Thai law and was an obvious excuse for the military. They took over and were similarly lacking in covering up their real intentions.

Do you know how religion would be dealt with if that was done? Would those of Buddhist and other non Muslim faiths, plus those of no faith be able to continue as before? What guarantees of religious freedom would there be and how would that be enforced? If not, would those affected be relocated? What about families which are of mixed faiths? Your idea sounds good, but there are many questions.

I saw that on here but I didn't know that much about them. Looks as if they might be worth a try given all the mentions.

I did think of that but as you say probably poor rates.

I've been sending money from the UK to Thailand for years (currently with Xe.com) but now I need to send funds the other way. My money is in a Krungthai account that I use for my visa but the 400,000 THB would be more use in the UK right now. Xe don't operate from Thailand so I can't use them so I'm wondering if anyone has any idea of the best way to do this. It may even require moving the money into a different Thai bank. Thanks for any help.

Being a UK citizen isn't the same as being UK resident unfortunately. I would imagine there are a lot of people with bank accounts who aren't UK resident. That's the case with me but I hope to change that. If not I think Lloyds have an international account. I'll need to look into that.

I don't know about Wise but I've been sending money to Krungthai bank for years. First with Moneybookers which became Skrill and then Currency Online which switched to XE.

It's a lot faster now but a few years ago money sent to my wife's Krungthai account used to go to Bangkok bank fist then to her account. It may even have gone via Krungthai Bangkok fist but I can't remember. There were fees for all this as well. As I say, much easier and quicker now

Yes I use Skype for phone calls to the UK.

Yes possibly.

The baht often seems little affected by major events.

It does seem to have risen a bit, but not as much as it dropped earlier. Maybe correcting a bit after earlier fears. It's a long process here so much will probably depend on what happens in the next few weeks. In the end it may not make much difference as the baht doesn't seem to react as much as would be expected to outside influences and it may be the same for this.

Very sad news for us on this forum but also of course for his family and friends. Not much else I can say that hasn't been said by others. I know there are others on the visa forum who are also very knowledgeable. They have a big space to fill. RIP

A few years ago when we had pets in the UK I noticed something about their healthcare and mine. We had many pets over the years. Dogs, cockatiel, ferrets, rats, hamsters of various sizes, gerbils, chinchilla, rabbits, guinea pigs and some I've probably forgotten about. Oh and a terrapin which looks more like a turtle to me which my daughter still has that's moved from a small tank to a big tank and now to a pond I could almost swim in. It's bigger than the turtles I see here. This mostly affected the dogs and ferrets but if there was something worrying us about them we phoned the vet and they would often say "bring it straight in and we'll have a look". I had to get an appointment, at the doctors, not the vet, although even then when the NHS was working better it might have been an option. But then I was going NHS, they were going private. As for our dogs, the wife does that but it's mostly chicken or fish and rice but we did start using dry food. It was a Thai brand, don't know which but it was in a green and white bag. When we could no longer get that we started using Pedigree food which wasn't too expensive in a 20kg sack from Lotus's. Our dogs are now mongrels of terrier to fat corgi size.

In Mahasarakham B-Quik tyres will re-gas aircon so maybe try them in Robinsons. Someone else mentioned Cockpit which is another option. As for a mechanic I don't know but they may be able to do aircon as well. If not the Toyota dealer may not be too expensive. It's not too bad for my Honda, but then I suppose cost is matter of opinion.

I've no idea as we have our own immigration in Mahasarakham now but I used to go to Khon Kaen. When I first went they never seemed very happy. From looking on here and other forums it seemed that some there were open to bribes but I'm guessing not all of them approved. Then one time I went and everyone seemed much happier. I recognised some of them and reports on forums suggested a change of leadership and less need to bribe. I don't know if that was the reason but maybe it was. Corruption appears common in Thailand but not all Thais approve. Recent reports have highlighted possible corruption in some offices, including Khon Kaen. Roi Et on the other side of us was also included but not Mahasarakham which I had to visit last month, or maybe early this month. Apart from the endless paper work and required signatures it was a pleasant and happy experience. Hopefully sorting any dubious activities in Khon Kaen, if there are any will improve the situation.

That would include an argument with the wife as well.