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32 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

hey you are in surin? Youever been to Sikhoraphum?

prefer Prasat Muang Tham just over the border in Buriram (and of course Phanom Rung). Don't get me started on the 5 times more entrance fees for non-Thais!!!!  Opposite Muang Tham there is a reservoir with small shops and food stalls with a shady walkway you can sit and have some nice basic food.

31 minutes ago, Thian said:

Perfect day to work in the garden and do the heavy jobs.

perfect day to go back to bed and cuddle up to the missus!

finally Thailand will get the world's biggest water park

30 minutes ago, webfact said:

that's not an option for him, he'll go to the dealer's because he can "pay a million baht" himself if he has to. 

as it is on record him saying this, i'd hold him to his word; that would teach the prat a lesson.

Once in a quiet park set back from a beach in Sydney, i watched as about 10 Myna birds were harassing a crow. It was obviously too close or had just raided a nest The crow didn't seemed bothered by it, just languidly flying around as the mynas kept swooping in on it. After about 2 minutes the crow got tired of it, grabbed and killed the next one that dive bombed it and dropped the body and just as languidly flew off. I was a little taken back at the callous nature of the scene.

Liked your story BTW,

my extensions only say 'Retirement'. no mention of non-imm. My multiple re-entry only has 'NON-IMM' above the stamp and in the visa category. All my re-entry stamps back into Thailand since 2014 (when passport was issued) are either stamped or hand written 'Non-RE' There is nothing in my passport saying NON-O or NON-OA.

Actually when i had my passport renewed in 2014 and took it to Thai Immi they seemed to stamp a bit of history on the first page when transferring the visa extension (retirement). One stamp shows my 'Visa Class' as 'Non-ED' (Education visa) back in 2009 and another shows my 'Visa Class' as 'Non-RE'

I guess that is why I and probably a few other people get confused when talking of 'Retirement', NON-O or NON-OA visas. But i am assuming i am on a Non-OA.

Interesting looking at the London Thai Embassy showing the various Type O visas and the Type O-A visa. It clearly states for the O-A that insurance is necessary. Also required for the Type O-X.

"Copy of evidence stating that applicants have insurance as stipulated by the Office of Insurance Commission and health insurance of Thailand which has insurance coverage for outpatient not less than 40,000 Baht and for inpatient not less than 400,000 Baht. Please check < http://longstay.tgia.org> for more information regarding the insurance requirement."

http://www.thaiembassy.org/london/en/services/7742/84508-Non-Immigrant-visas.html#6

if your dog isn't getting attacked by the other dogs then maybe put a muzzle on him when you go out walking. It doesn't even have to be an affective working one but it should allay any fears of your neighbours when they see him wearing it. Otherwise, as suggested earlier, ignore them!

4 hours ago, Just Weird said:

It's something with either a Toyota AA or AC front end grafted on but can't be a  pre-war Toyota.  Toyotas of that era  (1936 onwards) didn't have that curved door glass with modern flush-fitting door handles (which look suspiciously 4-door pickup-like), curved, chrome-trimmed windscreen with modern wipers or non-suicide rear doors .  If it was the real thing it would be very, valuable. 

From wiki  "Three A1 prototypes were completed in May 1935. None of them survive." and "A total of 1,404 AA sedans were produced from 1936 to 1943, when the model was replaced by the more austere AC."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_AA#A1

There are/were some rare stuff in Burma. About 20 years ago i was there and saw a Jag XK120 roadster driving down the street. As i was sitting at Yangoon airport i saw 2 P51 Mustangs taking off.

9 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

China needs the strong, unified leadership of the Communist Party or the country will “crumble,” the government said

????

Hmm, i think someone needs a hug or a beer. Or both!

interesting video showing the rubber industry in Thailand and Cambodia. Well worth a watch.

plenty of trackers on Lazada but they need a SIM card. DTAC do a 365 day validity extension for 100 Baht.

But there are jammers too https://www.lazada.co.th/products/gps-tracker-i245974897-s378758657.html?spm=a2o4m.searchlist.list.63.74865b63HdHx3P&search=1

There is this pet tracker but not sure if it will work if out of range of your phone. Besides it seems to chime when it is out of range!

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/best-seller-fashion-40-tracer-locator-tag-alarm-wallet-key-pet-dog-tracker-i374364762-s729398340.html?spm=a2o4m.searchlist.list.51.74865b63vqzO6i&search=1

2 hours ago, eisfeld said:

I don't think there is a HP classification for car excise tax in Thailand anymore. Afaik it's all based on emissions, cc, engine type (like EV etc) and car category (like pickup truck, van etc) now.

 

The reason why there is no 3.5L V6 sold anymore is because it incurs a heavy 50% excise tax being over 3000cc.

 

The tax structure is a bit <deleted> because a pretty heavily polluting diesel pickup can get a tax rate which is a third of the one a completely electric vehicle with zero emissions would get.

53 minutes ago, MatteoBassini said:

If there's no HP classification anymore then Honda could've sold the 2.0T Accord for nearly the same price as the current Accord Hybrid. There's no CC issue because it's less than 2,000 CC. I believe there still is a HP tax because of that.

Not sure if the 220HP excise tax is still in effect or not. The excise tax is based on CC and CO2 emissions, at least at 2016. I think there are Custom taxes/duties besides the Excise Tax

http://www.thaiauto.or.th/2012/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=3198

1 hour ago, Rdrokit said:

Check out the latest news.

https://paultan.org/2019/09/03/2019-mazda-cx-5-launching-in-malaysia-soon-2-5l-turbo-variant-confirmed/

Sweet. Looks like the same engine in the Maz6. Surely there must be room to shoehorn it into the Maz3! ????

I was reading somewhere that, at least, the initial batch of Maz3 into Malaysia are from Japan, which would explain the higher price and the 1.5L variant. Maybe they are counting on the made in Japan tag will sell more than the mad in Thailand tag.

Found it, PaulTan again:

https://paultan.org/2019/07/25/first-drive-2019-mazda-3-1-5l-and-2-0l-in-sepang/

and recent update

https://paultan.org/2019/09/19/first-drive-2019-mazda-3-hatchback-and-sedan-good-car-but-are-those-premium-aspirations-justified/

From the Malay website it seems to be 2.5L in the CX5 is not turbo; rated at 192 HP.

Thailand make the Maz3 2.5L version for Australia, i think it is normally aspirated but at least puts out 139 Kw (188 HP) compared to the 2L 121 Kw (162 HP) Thai version. No 2.5L in the Aust CX5 but the Aust Maz6 has the 2.5L Turbo rated at 170 Kw (228 HP).

The new Skyactiv-X 2L puts out 177 HP with a lot better efficiency and emissions; available in the UK but not Aust. yet.

Interestingly the Malays give 5 year Warranty and 5 year service (labour and parts) on the Maz3 as standard, while Thailand it is 5 year Warranty and 5 year labour only as a special offer; normally 3 year Warranty. Also interesting that the MX5 is running the 2L Skyactive-G and is putting out 180 HP, so obviously some tweaking can be done on the Maz3 engine.

18 minutes ago, Amusements said:

You can see the Thai rankings here

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2020/world-ranking#!/page/55/length/25/locations/TH/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats

thanks for the link. for some unknown reason a link won't show the sort results; so have to select Thailand in the 'any country/region' drop down.

Mae Fah Luang and Mahidol universities are ranked in the 600-800

Chulalongkorn University 800-1000

The rest are 1000+

Chiang Mai University

Kasetsart University

Khon Kaen University

King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang

King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok

King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi

Mahasarakham University

Naresuan University

Prince of Songkla University

Silpakorn University

Srinakharinwirot University

Suranaree University of Technology

Thammasat University

Malaysia has 13 - 1 in 301-350, 1 in 501-650, 6 in 801-1000