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5 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

It´s not an odd comment at all. The fact is that there are too many people that can´t swim in Thailand. He´s perfectly right in saying it could save your life. It is also a fact that Thai people need to learn English as a second language. Both due to better work in the tourism sector as well as the world is moving towards internet and online business, where English is a required language to be successful.

As some poster mentions, that he sounds like a child when explaining to people. That might be true, but that is probably only to come down to a level where everyone can understand.

Coming down to a level everyone can understand isn't really very difficult for him, is it?

6 hours ago, JoePai said:

Don't you just want to slap that supercilious grinning face......

Yes that would be nice, but with a really wet and rotten Kipper.

43 years ago I assisted building a boathouse for the local sea scouts. The gate to the compound was 4 meters from the waters edge. That same gate is now 7 meters back from the waters edge and they have had to build a jetty out into the river to launch boats. This is on a tidal area of the river and no changes to the course of the river have been made either up or down stream, over the past 65 years.

Perhaps someone would like to explain rising water levers.

Wouldn't need a taxi or Grab as I have a chauffeur. My watering hole is within walking distance so again, no grab or taxi.

Now he knows what its like to be a DIRTY foreigner. You couldn't make it up, under normal circumstances, but Anutin did. L.O.L.

Obviously some one with a mouth and no brain. They are obviously trying to scare people. When the Thai government see this nonsense they would do everyone a favour by disowning it, or is it perhaps, to encourage the government to make it more difficult for foreigners to stay?

There is far to much of this kind of claptrap posted on Asean Now and should be ignored. 

14 hours ago, Dario said:

Would this UPS protect my computer for at least 5-10 minutes? If I'm not wrong I have a 850W power supply. I don't need the UPS to be able to continue to work, just to protect my computer.

 

That should do the job very well. I have three at our place, one for computer, one for internet and one for my music keyboards. Allows plenty of time to save and/or turn off. Will give about 45 to 60 minutes run time depending on the power being drawn.

9 hours ago, Pravda said:

Are you joking?

 

Do you know how much health insurance costs? 

Through a RIP OFF insurance company of course it costs.

14 hours ago, worrab said:

This story should be released to the world press so everyone can see the low regard this Government has towards its population! Absolutely disgraceful that brown envelopes should be involved yet again whilst Thailand still suffers with Covid. 

It has already been done. How it will be received I know not, or acted upon I know not.

1 minute ago, KhaoNiaw said:

It's based on salary and not voluntary. Maximum employee contribution is 750 baht / month. I think the minimum is less than 100 baht. 

Let me add from personal experience, our housekeeper requested this. We pay B900 between us to the Thai SSO each month via a bank transfer from the business A/C. Not sure of the full details as it is not me personally paying this.

On 10/29/2021 at 12:59 AM, it is what it is said:

 

how much national insurance do they pay?

In which country? For Thai it is a voluntary thing as far as I know. The employee and employer pay 50/50 @B900 total. 

2 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

Yeah, doesn't make sense.  The super spreader events are when you have to visit immigration and be jammed in line with a few hundred others.  Insane.

Do please try to remember where you are. If everything ran with sense and forethought, you may think to leave??

One thing which would definitely put people off from retiring to Thailand, Not able to own your own house. Yes, Yes, I know there are ways, but look at all the hoops one has to jump through and the added cost involved.

If one could purchase one rai of land and build, knowing it could be passed on to children/grandchildren, it may be worth it, but finding something to rent at a reasonable price in a nice area...?????

9 hours ago, HeijoshinCool said:

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You talking about a car.....

 

Or the last time you were at a beer bar?

Read into it what you will

On 10/1/2021 at 9:42 AM, StevieAus said:

As a matter of interest, if you are receiving a UK State Pension into which presumably you contributed, does your wife continue to receive any of that after you die,

Or are they just as hardline as the Australian

Government, if such a thing is possible.

Sorry to say, but yes the UK gov are just as hard line.

41 minutes ago, Chad3000 said:

This is shocking. The manner in which the article is presented is that this is (now) commonplace.

 

Where is the government??!?

 

I'm feeling very potentially raped. We all know if this occurs you'd get zero help from the bank as well  and blame it in you. It's probably insiders not phishers or *hackers*.

 

Another reason to leave. This is serious sh*+!

Disagree with you as far as help from banks. A little while ago I had money taken from my KrungThai A/C by some one in the UK. Reported it to the bank HQ and the money was returned two weeks later. A bank branch is not the place to make a complaint in Thailand.

3 hours ago, StevieAus said:

That’s ok,  I remember someone telling me that years ago in the UK that some people had an adaptor plugged into the light socket to allow the to use of an electric iron etc.

Also saw a documentary about when electricity was first introduced in the UK in homes the power cables were not insulated.

Now that would be fun.

 

Perfectly true. You're obviously not old enough to remember, but I can. I used to climb up onto the table to reach the light socket, because mother couldn't.

16 hours ago, Troy Tempest said:

How did the exchange rate/overall cost compare to Dee Money please?

I don't deal with Deemoney so have no idea. Sorry.

I don't need Dee money. A couple of months ago I sent money to the UK via KrungThai and paid 99 Baht for the privilege. Peanuts.

6 hours ago, smedly said:

a few words that sum it up perfectly - and this man is running a country 

Yes, into the ground. Down hill on a slippery slope and watch out for brake failure.

I believe you should post a notice clearly stating, video and sound recording is taking place. It is then up to those attending, to either agree or not.

There is the means on most phones to record the conversation, but it is only right that you inform the other person, 'This conversation is being recorded'.

If you are then cut off, did they have something to hide?