kimamey

There's a lot of sense in that, however it relies on the senate being unbiased, and basing it's oversight on facts and ensuring that the government acts in the interests of the Thai public. It also needs to act in the same manner. It would have worked well if they had demonstrated an ethical stance. I'm not sure they've risen to that challenge unfortunately.

Ok I've found it. I don't think there's a problem with sharing this link but I'll check back. My apologies if I've inadvertently broken any rules. Marathon Music Center 80/12 Thaeparak Road, Nai-maung Sub-district Mueang Khon Kaen District, Khon Kaen 40000 https://goo.gl/maps/jiJmKW8JcSMdSMZf7

Hi. I'm just learning guitar. Electric as it's easier than acoustic. I'm no expert and I've never been to this shop, partly because I'm in Mahasarakham, but I've heard it's pretty good. Just trying to find it on Google maps. I'll get back as soon as I can find it.

"North, the Northeast, the Central including Bangkok and its vicinity, the East and the South regions." Isn't that all of Thailand?

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