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10 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

My wife said when we were at Makro last week she asked the guy at the check out before paying cash and he said True Money is accepted there.

 

I don't like the fact that I would have to use an app to get a QR code after loading my money from SCB to an app (True Money), like I said it defeats the purpose.

You don't need to load money into True money app. True money wallet allow directly charging your credit/debit card for the purchases that you made.

1 hour ago, dogfish180 said:

How are 322 people a burden on the health system?? ???? Or is there something you aren't sharing with us?

Plotting the daily reported case on a graph show exponential increase. It does show the trajectory of the future numbers.

On 3/18/2020 at 10:04 AM, Fatman666 said:

I did a visa run at Phu Nam Ron Thai-Myanmar border this monday. No problems there. Payed 960THB. All done in 45 minutes. Maybe a option.

Myanmar close its border starting today.

20 hours ago, Tayaout said:

Depends where you are but Myanmar is still open. 

Anyone from Italy, Iran, France, Spain or Germany — or anyone who has visited those countries in the last 14 days — need a similar medical certificate to fly and will be quarantined in a Myanmar public hospital for 14 days after arriving.

https://www.nytimes.com/article/coronavirus-travel-restrictions.html

Employment visa

• Complete visa application form (www.indianvisaonline.gov.in) regular application form
• 2 recent colour photographs - 2 inches X 2 inches with white background
• 2 copies of Passport Bio page
• 1 copy of Thai ID card (for Thai nationals)
• Original passport with minimum validity of 1 year
• Previous passport (if available)
• Profile of company in India

• Copy of Company registration in India

  • Employment Contract signed between the Employer and the Employee indicating salary and benefits.
  • Request letter from the Indian company addressed to the Embassy of India Bangkok with details on the duration of work and with the address details of the company. Letter must indicate that no Indian is available for the said position
  • Proof of educational qualifications and expertise of the applicant.( All documents issued by Thai companies or authorities should be translated and attested by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand and in case of a non-Thai certification same must be translated and attested by the Ministry of Foreign affairs of the respective country)
• Experience certificate ( if available)
• Copy of previous Indian visa (in case of a prior travel to India)

• Non- Thai nationals must also provide additional documents as per below:

  1. Proof of having permanent residence in Thailand for more than 2 years
  2. Copy of work permit , if working in Thailand
  3. Copy of current Thai visa page

Please note: Countries that must have a bank statement attached with the document are listed below:

Nigeria, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Russia, Armenia, Tajikistan, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan

Source

https://www.vfsglobal.com/India/Thailand/English/employment-visa.html

I added ten digits Kasikorn bank account number in my Thai paypal to withdraw funds. No branch code added.

I was able to make true money wallet charge my linked credit instead of using preloaded balance for my true bill payment.

I need to select the circled radio button. It actually said credit/debit card in Thai.

I was able to use True Money Wallet at many 7-11 in rural locations.

Kids can get non-Immigrant Visa type “ED” at nearest Thai embassy or consulate for studying in International Schol and mother can also obtain Non-Immigrant “O” visas in relation to their child's visa. Many international schools will assist with students’ visas by issuing the necessary documentation, although parents are responsible for all applications for student visas and visa extensions.

You can choose Domestic Arrival floor exit 11 or 12 in Grab app for pickup.

Kasikorn Bank allow Supplementary Card Applicants from 15 years of age.

Older devices are still using Wifi standard 802.11g which max out at 54 MBps. Newer devices are using Wifi Standard 802.11n which can support max 450 MBps. The best is to test using Ethernet cable.

16 hours ago, CNXexpat said:

My idea is to make this tour in October from Chiang Mai with my own in Thailand registered car. Which permits do I need? 

You will need Myanmar Overland Permit. You need to go through a travel agency for this permit and need to have a license guide along the trip in the car.

6 hours ago, bluejets said:

Read what it actually says.....

He said he was being detained on the second floor of a police station in the town of Bokpyin 900 kms from Myawaddy where he crossed into Myanmar

Town of Bokpyin is 900 km away from the nearest border crossing called Myawaddy. How he drove this far without being noticed at many police checkpoints along the way is a mystery to me.

1 hour ago, garni said:

I for myself drive 4 times with my car to Burma. 6pm I must go back to Thailand. I can enter again 9am. This was the rules till 3 years ago. 

Normally, Thai registered cars without permit are limited only to vicinity of border towns in Myanmar. The problem is OP drove 900 KM in land from the nearest border town.

6 minutes ago, johng said:

AC and fridge will need "big" batteries and inverter.

Newer Solar direct drive refrigerators use water packs instead of batteries as storage. It uses the sun’s energy to freeze water or other material and then uses the cooling from that “ice bank” to keep the refrigerator cold during the night and cloudy days.

5 hours ago, johnmell said:

I can buy a UK sim as I am in the UK shortly.My concern is that when the credit card company send an sms to me, and i am in Thailand, it wont get here.

You can use UK sim in Thailand in roaming mode. You will need to switch your sim to UK one when you made purchase using your UK credit card to receive the OTP.

On 1/5/2020 at 8:17 AM, Stargrazer9889 said:

Maybe the Swampy airport security people should do a thorough search

and find out just how many people are at the airport for multiple days.

Might find quite a few.

Geezer

Airports are air conditioned. Safe. Open 24 hours. Wifi is free. Accessible by public transportation. Uncrowded at night. And they don’t have limits on carrying your possessions with you. Perfect shelter for homeless people.

It seems like a Thai banks are catching up. Citibank Malaysia has announced that its Malaysian credit cardholders will no longer receive rewards points or cashback benefits for transactions made at merchants within the European Economic Area (EEA) since November 2019.

https://ringgitplus.com/en/blog/Credit-Card-News/Citibank-Revises-Cashback-And-Rewards-Points-Benefits-For-Card-Transactions-In-Europe.html

On 11/29/2019 at 2:24 PM, Isaanbiker said:

  The majority were from neighboring countries like Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. 

Majority of the foreign patients might be Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar but most of them qualify for free health coverage as migrant workers. Their employers need to pay into social security for hiring them in the first place.

2 hours ago, ThomasThBKK said:

ROFL.

 

The exemption is also only for people who own land and house. So basically this law just <deleted> us foreigners, condo owners and investors in an already unattractive real estate maket.

 

This happens when people with no economic understanding run a country. 

"Persons owning one residential house or apartment worth more than 50 million baht, will have to pay 200 baht tax each year on every million baht of excess housing value"

It does mention apartment in the OP so not only for landed properties. The way I understand is this new tax is targeted to people owning more than one house or apartment.

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

To quote:

Meanwhile, JICA Chief Representative Katsura Miyazaki said JICA was pleased to be part of this project by sharing experience and knowhow with the Thai government.

This has nothing to do with the Thai government, it's more about foreign companies protecting their facilities in Thailand because if left alone Thais don't have a clue what to do.

A case in point back in the "year of the great flood" I remember many foreign companies in and around Ayuthaya being totally flooded out for weeks, the Thai response was to prevent future flooding they would build a high wall around the industrial site !

One wondered how people, supplies etc would enter & exit the site without water going in.... maybe they forgot to mention a bridge?

That's presuming people could get to the flooded industrial site with the high water levels outside..

 

On the year of great flood, the actual period of flooding was a little over one month but many factories cannot resume manufacturing for half a year due to long lead time required to replace expensive industrial machinery damaged during flood.

If water cannot get inside the factory and cause damage to the expensive equipment, factory can immediately resume manufacturing when water recede.

As a first step for obtaining passport, your wife need to use your child Thai birth certificate to register with the Myanmar Embassy or Consulate in Bangkok within one year from the date of birth.