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A marriage extension does not allow for a deposit and income combo, only a retirement extension.

This service is not only for 70-year+ passengers as first and business-class ticket holders can also use it. Disabled and wheelchair users are also eligible and you can pay for it as well. They carefully check your ticket before allowing you in so I don't know how you think it is being abused. On arrival, you can use fast-track immigration if you are with a Thai citizen or have young children but the same does not apply on departure.

This has been the case ever since the TM6 was dropped

The pink Thai ID card has your name in Thai but the Thai driving licence has your name in English

N95 face masks are the only ones that help with air pollution. The low medical-grade masks that most ppl use are no good at all.

I couldn't agree more. There are many rules, bans, and regulations that are simply put in place to show the power the ruling class has over the working class.

A single parent in England and Wales would receive child benefit for both children, universal credit, housing benefit, council tax paid, and free school meals. None of which would be available to her in Thailand.

Plastic can only be recycled 2 to 3 times whereas paper can be recycled indefinitely. So what do you think happens to the plastic when it can't be recycled anymore?

You have to do your own risk-benefit analysis. Currently, I think I'm more likely to become seriously ill from the vaccine than from the Omicron Covid Virus. My last Moderna vaccine caused me Pericarditis and in the Autumn of 2022 my Mother had the bivalent Moderna vaccine booster and the next day suffered a blood clot which caused a stroke and brain bleed - she passed away shortly after. She had recently had a full medical check-up at the hospital to ascertain her fitness for surgery (knee replacement) and was passed as fit.

I used to think the age of consent in Thailand was 15 but it is only 15 under certain circumstances. The 15-year-old can only give consent legally if the act happens at their registered family address and if it happens outside the family home then the parents have to give permission otherwise the girl or her family can complain of statutory rape. In effect, this makes the unfettered Thai age of consent to sex to be 18 years of age. We saw this recently in the case of the 20-something English teacher having a relationship with a 16-year-old girl and her family complaining of rape.

Antibiotics do not help with viruses and they slow down your recovery by suppressing your immune system

So if Thailand did this I would be very happy as I'm a resident of Thailand and have ID to prove it. It would be much fairer than their current system.

That's pretty much true of most Capital cities. When I worked in London I would book a hotel on the outskirts with a car park and near the underground. I would travel to client's offices on the bus or train and never use my car. I love Bangkok but my wife doesn't so we live in her home city Nakhonsawan.

Nearly 40% down on 2019

or beer. Just offer water and smile. The reason for the visit is to establish that you actually live there as man and wife and that it is not a bogus marriage of convenience. They usually require a neighbour or the village head to attend and confirm you do live there. The witness will need their blue house book and ID as will your wife.

Certificate of Residency is free but even my usually honest provincial office charges 500 baht and no receipt

It's all nonsense - read this instead https://www.pattayamail.com/latestnews/news/myths-about-thai-expats-and-those-income-tax-changes-starting-very-soon-447262

So do you earn untaxed income from abroad or online and bring it onshore to Thailand? because if you don't then there is no tax nonsense you have to worry about. The amendment to the existing tax law is designed to collect money from people who previously didn't have to pay tax on their untaxed income abroad as long as they didn't bring it onshore in the same tax year as it was earned. Unfortunately, we may have to start supplying more information but if your earnings are taxed in your home country and that country has a double taxation agreement with Thailand then it will not be taxed again. If your earnings in your home country are only small and do not reach the threshold for taxation they still will not be taxed in Thailand because your earnings were assessed for tax purposes and none was due therefore your earnings are not untaxed but taxed assessed and zero payment required.

So that is around 44000 baht which is what the OP wanted to send so maybe he's just over the limit and simply needs to send in two tranches

That would make sense. I've never heard of the 'free to marry certificate request'

USA CDC advocating vaccinations for babies from 6 months old - jeez christ

My catarrh is caused by mild asthma. I used to have to use an inhaler when I lived in the UK but the hot humid weather is good for me but I still get some catarrh in the mornings. The Netti pot is good advice

I used to take meds for minor high BP but after I retired and moved to Thailand my BP started to get low like the OP so I stopped my meds and monitored my BP every day for 2 weeks and it is now normal. I didn't start any healthy exercise or drink less but I have a much less stressful life here and I eat a lot more vegetables. It's now been 18 months meds free and my BP is still normal.

Amlodipine 5mg is the usual starting med but best to seek a check-up first.

Barbiturates and opiate-based drugs are the only ones in reality that need an official prescription. Just take your meds in any pharmacy and they will sell you the generic version over the counter.