MalandLee

17 minutes ago, saengd said:

No, the insurer MUST be one of the eight or nine approved Thai insurance companies ONLY, overseas insurers are not permitted.

The "correction" was referring to travel insurance, not health insurance. I understand what you are saying, however, it is out of context, as regards my correction.

20 hours ago, gearbox said:

This is incorrect. I'm here on travel insurance too, which is valid for 6 months, then I can go back to Australia and come back to Thailand and the 6 months period starts again. I have unlimited medical coverage. The insurance policy does not require any specific type of visa to be valid. I've read the insurance policy very carefully and asked the insurers a few questions as well. 

 

One can get also worldwide 1 year travel insurance from World Nomads for around 1K AUD.

 

Any of the offered O-A visa insurance policies would give me way less coverage.

You need to change the highlighted text to THOSE UNDER 70 can get travel insurance from World Nomads for around 1K AUD.

I think that if he is "well intended" there is merit in what he is doing. Not everything he does (or anyone does for that matter) is bad.

The OP said:-

On 9/27/2019 at 8:52 AM, webfact said:

At the same time, President Donald Trump issued an executive order saying his administration would seek the approval of state and local governments to resettle refugees in their communities, in a shift for a federally directed programme.

This is NOT all bad, however, "Their Communities" needs to include "their homelands" where possible.

For an alternative perspective, please watch this short documentary (only a few minutes)

Immigration USA

1 hour ago, scorecard said:

Thanks, I'm learning all the time, but I can't find the link, can you please re-send, appreciated.

 

 

Paragraph 3 "Click Here"

On 9/12/2019 at 9:14 PM, scorecard said:

Can the more experienced members please advise on this point, would I be entitled to 100% pension, my details are:

 

- Born in OZ 1945, lived full time in OZ until moved to Thailand to take up a very good job offer at 50 years old. 

 

Thanks.

 

1. They (centrelink) will calculate your entitlement and the MONTHS spent in OZ. Even though I KNOW this question is asked on the application. (Or was for me)
2. I got a letter saying I  had exceeded 420 months and was eligible for an unrestricted pension. (Not the exact words, as I know the words change frequently).
3. Under some circumstances you CAN get two pensions - This site explains it better than me Click Here - Reason being you ARE allowed to earn money on the pension and the second pension is regarded as income. This area will need YOU to do MUCH more research. 
4. Working in Thailand - if you're considered a non-resident for tax purposes, you "probably" have done your dash, however, GET advice on this. You actually "could" qualify - there are ways.
5. Research, research, research - there is a forum on the link I inserted in this post - it is a useful resource for some expats.

Finally - good luck cobber

2 minutes ago, Puchaiyank said:

Very interesting chart...I think it closely reflects current visitors to Thailand close enough to draw your own conclusions as to why Chinese is being taught in school...not sure about all schools but is mandatory in my son's school...

"Lies, damned lies, and statistics" (Mark Twain) of course as with many "statistics" the devil is in the detail. However, even if the figures are "in the ball park" so to speak it is a massive shift for Thailand.

I think your son will only benefit from learning Chinese.

Good Luck - Mal

Source: Here

7 minutes ago, Alphy said:

Thankfully he has been apprehended before he commits more vile acts! Seemingly OAP's are not safe around children and as his actions are deplorable he needs to have his bits removed and pickled and placed in a Jar in his cell to remind him of his sickening sordid acts! As the saying goes "With Friends like him who needs enemies"

That may be true of you if you are an OAP (Old Aged Pensioner), but I suspect - LIKE ME - the vast majority of OAP's - both Male and Female are MORE than safe around children...

You can make up your own mind by watching the video here

Thank goodness he was rescued. Would have been a horrible slow death at a young 20 yrs old. Kudos to his rescuers. Hope he does not have nightmares about being trapped - such a common phenomena after similar events. 

Hope you have a full recovery Natthanon... 

2 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

not working?

FIXED

https://thailand.iom.int/sites/default/files/document/publications/Thailand Report 2019_22012019_HiRes.pdf

2 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

but but but i always heard there are around one million farang living/working in thailand

That's funny - so did I????

5 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Its bloody terrible, come on why do we need this nonsense?

Half a page of blue, what for?

Agree Colin but VERY simple to prevent - unfortunately, my guess is, if I tell you how, I will be censored.

I have seen a desperate longing to share their faith in the eyes of many Christians, and I believe it to be in most cases a heartfelt expression of their love for their fellow man and their desire to distribute or disperse widely the joy of God’s fatherly love for mankind. Trouble is, they don’t apprehend how difficult it is for us rationalists to even converse with them.

For example, the words I have typed above presuppose me using symbols that I don’t even believe in, just in order to communicate. We atheists always Feel that way when we are drawn into a discussion about religion and we are forced to use (to us) meaningless terms like ‘God.’ We feel that we are debasing ourselves by descending to use the unscientific Christian lexicon, which we genuinely see as barbaric and primitive.

We feel awkward and vulnerable when we do so. We don’t take their crude representations seriously, but rather as quickly disposable verbal tools for contact purposes.

Now you know that I’m speaking in general terms here, and this isn’t an attack on any specific religious person, but merely an attempt by me to explain how frustrating it is for guys like us to parley.

It must work the other way for them too, and be equally frustrating when they quote the Holy Bible to us and we don’t respond to their quotes and references to the truth, as they see it, in the Holy Scripture. I can feel their frustration and I genuinely sympathise with them sometimes.

On certain occasions or in certain cases but not always, I ask them to imagine what it’s like to be within our minds. It’s not the notion of negativity that they probably imagine it to be - it’s not a sort of vacuum filled with an indescribable hunger or longing for something unbeknownst and unreachable - but rather an exhilarating, expansible, euphoric, exciting place, full of freedom, challenge and counter-challenge and breathtaking self-sufficiency.

Can they imagine how arduous it is for us to regress into some sort of Crude childhood naivety characterised by over-simplicity and babble seriously of ‘God’ and ‘soul’ - nouns that for us are without substance of significance, denoting nothing. I can insinuate myself into their minds by using my natural empathy. I get A feeling of love and a kind of peace and joy, but also detect a yearning For something further - there’s a feeling of incompleteness - as if some expansion of their selfhood is required which is intangible and mysterious.

As for those that still have the faith, I hope that someday they find peace they seek, whether the route is by a total immersion in the completeness and love of Christian spirituality, OR by opening the golden door of joyful liberation and joining those of us who are waiting for them in the garden of atheism/humanism, sipping the nectar of self-determination through silver straws.

On 4/12/2019 at 5:45 PM, rumak said:

I am pretty sure that many here (TV expats or retirees) are facing this same situation.  About 15 years ago I went to Perth area twice around this time of the year.  Very nice , especially Margaret River area. If I was Australian I would be swimming over soon.   Health care !  Too bad I don't have that luxury.  One can plan for almost everything , but you must have millions or a heck of a monthly income to keep up with medical

emergencies in western countries without REAL coverage.  US is not on that list.  You are a lucky man to have Australia to fall back on when the time comes

We (my Thai wife - of more than 20 years) have left. We will not return to live in CM. Reason(s) SMOG & Visa changes.

There is fallout, we love our neighbours - Largely we have not been there for the last three years (Only a few moths each year). Circumstances caused us to arrive in April this year, the smog was unbearable. It HAS affected my health.

We own our home (For the pedantic - it is in my wife's name of course) and at this time, we will hang on. It is a fully modern 2brm home, tastefully refurbished, with all (Aussie amenities). on 800sqm of land. Village life at it's best. Who knows, if pollution is brought under control and visa requirements become favourable (again) we may move back one day (I very much doubt it though.)

We are now living in Western Australia, "Rumak" things have changed in recent years, see this page " "Retire in Australia" 

Access to our (Have to say, brilliant) health care system from $US49.00 per month (Public hospital system) ($AUD69) Link: HEALTH

Australia is somewhat complicated and needs research. I live here, FOR ME, it is MUCH cheaper to live here than CM.

The following table summarises the type of OVHC (overseas visitor health cover) products offered by Australian funds and the costs for ‘Basic’ and ‘Top’ cover in 2011:

NOTE this is an example and there will be changes in 8 years, but it will be only "inflation" related increase(s). As this is how our Govt. works. The premiums are yearly, in $AUD and are for access to our "Public Hospital system". (Which is all I have ever used in my life.) Shown is the BASIC & TOP COVER -  Full details here

Hope this post is helpful?

	Basic (per year) – single person	Top (per year) – single person
Medibank Private	$1267 -only for a few visas incl 457, all services covered by Medicare, medical	$2499 – 70Visitors cover - all services covered by Medicare, private and public hosp ($4247 85Visitors cover)
Australian Unity	$1015 Budget - private hosp, day surgery, ICU	$1850 – Visa 457 comprehensive cover -private & public hosp; ICU; ambulance; psych)
HBF	$1274 – Standard O/S Visitors Cover -shared accom, hospital + pharmacy,	$2899 – Comprehensive O/S Visitors Cover - all hospital procedures incl drs, ambulance, psych care
HBA (BUPA)	$1022- Classic - hospital, medical, ambulance, no excess	$2738 – Platinum - hospital, medical, ambulance, repatriation, no excess, choice of dr, heaps of extras
Average	$1144 per annum	$2496 per annum

14 minutes ago, rabas said:

Agree something is wrong., but I do not get a porno site. On pressing the English words [Enter Website] on the king's image  it takes me to the division 1 webpage. address is http://bangkok.immigration.go.th/intro1.html ,  all is normal here except new advertising.

But:

I am using Linux/firefox. There is an unusually long delay before the kings images shows up.  Could also depend on ISP provider.

 

 

Hi Rabas

I too use linux... Same result as you. Those getting porn site are compromised. They should run their malware/virus software.