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3 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

The math gives me a $6 profit ...... that's 20% markup, most corner stores make 5-10% markups.

I understand greed, but many business are happy to make small profits of many customers.

thats before     LOL

....now take off part $$ for rent, part for staff, part for supplies, part for electricity.

FYI; a quarter barrel keg costs ( in PP) around $35   u get around 82 12 oz glasses, if there is NO spoilage

you do the math

now take off part $$ for rent, part for staff, part for supplies, part for electricity.

and ur paying  how much for electric?  $.25 vs  $.12 here

and how much for ur water?

and forget about buying a decent car for under $8,000 ( for a 22 year old Rav 4 or honda crv)

or putting a used motorcycle in ur name  ????

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super fast wifi

in Cambodia>>LOL not according to my friends in Kep or Phnom Pehn where there lucky to see 25mbs down and i hear open net is really bad now

PS;  i pay 599 baht for 200 up and down an my speeds average 150/200

anyway no reason on arguing, i know what the costs are there

Regardless what it costs ya, if ur lucky, you live where you want to live and where ur happiest.
 Namaste'
 

does this include those that transit, ( say flying from the us to Thailand) via Seoul or HK?

Thanks,

Does anyone know if the consolute still issues 1 year Non O visas ( for retirement purposes) in Penang?

Anything other than being over 50 and 800,000 in the bank (how long)?
 

Thanks

22 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

The 800K requirement has always been there for single retirees. It's only been tightened up to weed out the ones playing silly buggers with dodgy agents.

Admittedly the baht has appreciated. However, I can still live here much better than I would in Australia.

YET, the agents are still in Business

Before it was 800,000 the day you applied for the extension and than take ur baht out

than it was 3 months before..than take ur baht out

NOW its 800,000 2 months before, 3 after and you can only take half back

Camboida pays up to 8% ( - 7% tax) on 1 year term deposits

Nyezhov ,why cant ya go to Bangkok? or if in SR just hop over to surin.

On 3/1/2020 at 7:25 PM, schlog said:

Narcos Mexico season 2 is online.

I tired watching this using my android box BUT
the 1st episode was speaking lots of Spanish with no subtitles.

when u download are there subtitles?

"Unabomber: In His Own Words"   4 episodes
 

anyone now how long they will hold packages??

Am moving to Kep, Cambodia soon and was thinking of sending packages up to Trat as its a lot closes than phuket and than go pick them up later 

its dam expensive to qsend packages to Kep from Phuket
 

same as for anyone;

get an ordinary visa on arrival ( $35)
and than apply for a 6 month EG extension ( looking for work) after 7 months leave and repeat

or

if working an EB extension. BUT you need an employer (working online does not count)

PS;   will she work for $150/month? Does she speak Khmer? otherwise she has zero chances of finding work, (except as a bg)

2 minutes ago, Foghorn said:

At least they  understand that Taiwan is a country and not a territory of China 

Bet China doesn't like that!!!

1 hour ago, DoctorG said:

not to be a dork, but taxis are public transport

disagree; but each has is opinion; taxi's are private, a bus, train, shuttle is public.

33 minutes ago, DoctorG said:

If they are not permitted to use public transport, how do they get from the airport to home/hotel?

taxi  

this will kill what is the remainder of the already low high season

FYI: regarding use of masks
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/health/coronavirus-n95-face-masks.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR1ltYMoUU-6XSHZf_JeJvJKZRCqIO8w03b5w_B-6rTioSlXBPMgF-_pTiA

Health officials around the world have been imploring the public to stop buying masks if they are healthy or not caring for someone who is ill. Medical professionals need a large supply of the masks because they are in direct contact with infected patients and must change their masks repeatedly.

but He has stated, there is no corona virus in Cambodia..

22 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

From my experience, avoid Poi-Pet (technically Aranyaphratet Thai side) like the plague! I have made several crossings over recent years and I have always experienced long delays. The worst was 4 hours queuing and my latest, last month, 2 hours! Cambodian Immigration in Poi-Pet never a big problem and generally quick and friendly. 

You can usually expect long delays on the Thai side as Poi Pet is the Main crossing point for Khmers holding L-A visas as in Aranyaphratet, 2 kms from the border, is the Migrant workers registration office where they register an go thru orientation for their jobs in Thailand.

Spoke with some officials there and they process over 600 khmers /day.

Have used them all, some lots more thna others:
Osmach

Anlong Veng

Ban Pakard, Ban laem (both from Pailin)

Koh Kong

Poi pet has always treated me right leaving Cambodia

6 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

 

Immigration is another thing. Once you've got the visa, you can always enter through an "easy" checkpoint etc.

LOL: no such thing anymore and all immigration's at borders an aiports have computers

the L-A visa is a work visa so they would need a job in advance to get one
best to go thru an agent in Laos

same process for Burmese/laos/khmer

1) Requires an Employer.

2) Employer needs to apply to Labour for a quota, this requires demonstrating need (contracts, etc), although I know some individual householders have got a quota to employ a Burmese Maid.

3) Once the Employer has a quota from Labour (letter with a one year validity period stating how many workers can be employed), then the worker needs a Non Immigrant LA Visa stamp (Single Entry - 2 Years) - there are specialist brokers who can arrange these visas.

4) An Initial address registration is required at Immigration (in addition to any TM6 card held).

4) Once the Worker has the Non LA Stamp then a health check needs to be made at a clinic for Burmese Workers (again there are brokers who can arrange this), if all is ok a hospital card will be issued costing 2,500 THB which entles the Migrant holder to 30 Baht Health care (same as for Thai workers).

5) Once the Hospital Card is sorted then the WP can be applied for - it's a sheet of paper rather than a Blue Book - cost around 2.000 THB.

6) The WP is specific to the Amphoe where the WP is based rather than the Province, as is the case with the regular WPs.

7) 90 day address reporting is required at the Migrant Section of Local Thai Immigration.

???? Just before the Non LA Passport Stamp expires then a WP Holder can apply to immigration for a two year extension of permission to stay.

This can than be extend another 2 years without leaving thailand.

I went thru this process for Khmer,

1st 2 years cost me 21,000 and one trip back to Cambodia

2nd 2 years cost me 10,000 and no trips neded other than to the labor office

OR

get married to a thai or expat on a long term visa here  ????

not sure about Koh Tao, but now, here in Phuket if a wife of a Farang buys land she needs sign a paper stating it is her money and if its later proved its not......Bye Bye land