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48 minutes ago, 10baht said:

I don't understand how the Thai government can know what interest a US bank pays you? Or the amount of  dividends you may receive from a brokerage account, or the profit you make on the sale of stock? Of the sale of anything? Like a house. If you receive rent ?? how will they know about that?

If you think, that then you had better read this:-

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2024/01/06/new-tax-era-as-revenue-now-shares-data-with-138-countries/

I have now been living in Hang Dong for 9+ months and need to chose a private hospital to register at, which I can head to if I or the family was ill or had an accident etc. 

I have Bupa/Aetna/Alliance insurance for inpatient only so I need somewhere that accepts this insurance and has a good 24h outpatient department.

No specific illness, just a hospital where I can see a doctor 24 hours a  day in a reasonable time limit which won't break the bank and has good patient care.

Some where that puts patients before profits and is reasonably easy to get to from Hang Dong.

If you have a positive or a negative experience of a private Chiang Mai hospitals please share below so I can choose the right place.

I think that Pavena Hongsakula is the only Thai who truly cares about children, may Buddha bless Her and Her work to protect the innocent.

The cost of living increases are affecting everyone all around the world.

Most people are struggling to make ends meet.

The stock markets are reaching all time highs, but next year they will be in free fall.

Buckle up, its going to be a roller-coaster ride. 

If any one reading this post is interested look at this website https://www.grandlodgescotland.com/

This is the Scottish Constitution (version) of Masonry but there many other Constitutions such as the English, Irish, French, Dutch etc all their websites are freely accessible on the WWW.

5 hours ago, FolkGuitar said:

Will members be required to wear a suit and tie to Lodge meetings here in Chiang Mai?

Will the meeting rooms be air-conditioned?

 

Yes and Yes. We usually meet in hotels which are air-conditioned.

13 hours ago, still kicking said:

Then why it is all secret?

Its not secret,  anyone can turn up at Grand Lodge in London and take a tour.

Its only that there are parts of Masonry that are confidential and for members only just like any other organization.

The purpose of Freemasonry is to make good men better. It cannot change the world, only the men in it.

Masonic Meet and Greet Evening 6pm 9^th December.

We are holding an informal Masonic Meet and Greet evening from 6pm on Saturday 9^th December 2023 at the OMG Bar and Restaurant on the corner of Loi Kroh Road and Charoen Prathet Road, near the Iron Bridge in Chiang Mai. (https://maps.app.goo.gl/6znmGCs8K6zhBZ4GA)

If you are a Freemason, or just curious about becoming a Freemason, come and join us for a chat and a few beers. Bring your Wives, Partners and Children if you wish.

To all the Freemasons in Chiang Mai, and the surrounding area, do you miss the Lodge and the company of your Brothers? Well we have some exciting news to tell you, so come and see us at 6pm on Saturday 9^th for an informal social evening of good company and conversation.

Have you been to the Agape Home? Its an home for over 100 children, many living with HIV just off the 121 in San Sai.

https://www.agapehomethailand.org/

Drop in and have a chat with Avis the founder. She is a remarkable person and you will be changed by the true definition of Agape love in action.

This article compares all the different supplier's charging fees.

https://propertyscout.co.th/en/lifestyle/ev-charging-station-and-fees/

Here is another link to an article about charging stations which has some useful info:-

http://www.evat.or.th/15708256/current-status

Here is a link to an article about charging stations which has some useful info:-

https://thethaiger.com/guides/automotive/ev-charging-stations-in-thailand

This debacle proves that the Red and Yellow shirt Party squabbles are akin to the pot calling the kettle black.

They are both black!

For the people of Thailand, who wish for true democratic representation, there is only one option:-

MOVE FORWARD.

I had to go into town (Sukhumvit) yesterday at 5.30pm. All the main roads were grid locked, even the railway road was at a standstill and the queue on Khao Talo to get onto Sukhumvit started at the top of the hill (Siam Royal View). Never seen Pattaya's roads that full before. 

The reason the Chinese manufacturers are wiping the floor with everyone else is because they are producing quality cheap electric vehicles at less than half the price of the European competition. Never mind the MGs, look at the BYD Atto 3 and, soon to be sold here, the Dolphin for 800k.

The Chinese are using "western" designers/engineering and simply copying Western techniques.

Thanks for posting.

I just checked and I didn't get an email either so just done my online report now.

On 2/12/2023 at 1:25 AM, spidermike007 said:

Pacific Cross seems to be a favorite. I used them for years, never had a claim, yet my premium went up annually, to the point where it became silly. Finally told them to take a hike. 

 

And the terms insurance and trustworthy in the same sentence seems highly oxymoronic. They are a mafia. All insurance companies. 

I knew someone who had PC for all his working life in the oil industry. He got lung cancer so put in a claim. PC went back decades through his medical history and found some minor condition he had twenty years ago and used it as a excuse to deny his claim. So he had to go back the UK for treatment but sadly died in January. His view on PC was that they were a bunch of crooks. After hearing his story I would never consider PC for any insurance.

What happened to all the rice spilt on the road?

Its seems to have been "removed" in short order. ????

2 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Maybe you wrote this already earlier.

Couldn't she write you a prescription and with that you should be able to get it in a pharmacy? 

From what I could deduce the prescriptions are produced on a computer which is directly linked to the Pharmacy for disbursement. I think she created a such a prescription but it was rejected/amended by someone possibly in the pharmacy or a supervisor of some sort. So she could not produce a proper computerised prescription for me as the system is interlinked and whoever changed Her prescription did NOT want this being recorded in the hospital system. She was deliberately prevented from producing a computerised prescription by her superiors so to all intent according to the system, it never happened. According to the computer She never prescribed me antivirals as there would be NO record of it.

So she wrote me a hand written note of what I needed to take.

IMO I think this policy has NOT been officially sanctioned or authorised and is being implemented "under the table", so the people who are running it are trying to cover their actions. If there is no evidence in the computer system that antiviral prescriptions are deliberately not being prescribed to falangs then its deniable that this is taking place.

3 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

We don't know the full story 

Maybe he went with a woman with tattoos, or other such thing that Thai people don't like, Chang vests, etc, raised voice, Colonial superior attitude. 

Why are you constantly trying to introduce falsehoods into the story?

I went with my wife and no She does not have any tattoos and speaks very polite Thai to officials. 

I have never had a colonial superior attitude in my life and never have or would I wear a "Chang" or other such T shirt or advertising billboard type clothes. I always dress respectfully when visiting Thai Government organisations.

I know that shouting at Thais gets you nowhere, as it's considered a huge loss of face if you do, not just on them but yourself,  so I never scream at Thais, but at times I may feel like it which I'm sure many expats must share.

There were only a few people there at that time in the morning but the staff were slow in processing people. 

It took approx 30 minutes before I saw the Doctor. She was very polite but her English was not good so it was difficult for her to fully explain the situation. At first she told me I was a high risk case and that I needed the antivirals and she was going to prescribe them for me. However when it came time for the hospital pharmacy to dispense the drugs it was clear she had been overruled by someone in authority. It appeared to me that she was trying to communicate her frustration/displeasure/dissatisfaction of being deliberately prevented from dispensing drugs which from her own clinical expertise she knew I must have as a matter of urgency purely on the grounds that I was a falang and the policy put in place was to prevented me from receiving them. Yes She used the word Falang whether she meant that or non Thais I have no idea. She wanted to give me the drugs but Her superiors had stopped her from doing so. She impressed upon me how important it was that I get these drugs ASAP so she wrote down what I needed with the dose and told me to get them but could not tell me exactly where.

I was too sick to argue or think of anything other than getting the medicine I required and back into my sick bed I was in absolutely no condition to complain/argue/shout or do anything about what had happened.

My post is about a policy being implemented by Thai government health authorities of denial of Covid antiviral medicines to falangs. It is a disgusting policy, the refusal of medical treatment to patients based on their nationality. It contravenes every accepted medical ethic and should not be tolerated by anyone.  It has nothing to do with financial reasons as I have already stated I was fully prepared to pay for it from which the 

health authorities would have made a profit. There can be NO excuse for the implementation of such a policy by the health authorities least of all "National" interests. Whether this is an isolated example only occurring in Pattaya or is more widespread I have no idea but it needs to STOP.

4 minutes ago, 1FinickyOne said:

Wow.. A tough guy too... screaming at a nurse probably half his size who is just doing her job and maybe went above and beyond to bring it to a supervisor... trying to help him... sounds like he was giving the cr@p, not her... 

If you ever bothered to read the original post you will see I never screamed at anyone because I was too sick to argue with anyone. I was too sick to even argue over the 600b they charged me for the paracetamol and cough medicine. If I had not been so sick I would have demanded an explanation from Her boss at the very least. If I had not been so sick and not thinking straight then maybe I would have chosen to go straight to a private hospital instead but having taken my family to the Government hospital for their medication two days before I thought this was the place to go. How wrong a decision that turned out to be.

It was a doctor NOT a nurse and She was being forced by her superiors to deny me, against her clinical judgement, necessary medication because of a policy decision by senior management to not prescribe antiviral Covid medicines to Falangs.

Why don't just stop distorting the facts.