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....whcich I can't find, could you supply more details please?

Thanks - any idea where I can find a yacht electrician in Chiang Mai? ????

Although experience tells me: You want it good - expensive You want it cheap - shoddy You want it GOOD and CHEAP - forget it.

Uh has anybody thought of ID checks on age? Like for alcohol and cigarettes? But this would require an enforcement of the rules by the police so an outright ban is WAY WAY easier. Meanwhile I am sure yaba dealers are checking the ages of the patrons they sell to - at prices A LOT LOWER than ganja is selling for.

https://www.rd.go.th/english/37749.html#section40 From my (non-expert) PoV it appears that COMPANY pensions are taxable income, but there is no mention of STATE pensions.

The ninety-day Visa exempt suggested by the new PM might be an option, if it ever happens - I assume this would be extendable by another thirty days - but I wouldn't hold your breath.

In the eighties?

Reminds me of a story my friend told me, who booked a flight from London to Bangkok with Aeroflot, via Moscow. The outgoing flight was delayed so he arrived too late to pick up the Moscow Bangkok one. He went to the transit desk and asked when the next flight would be. "Tuesday", he was told. "But today is Wednesday" he replied. "Da". OK, he said, I go visit Moscow while I wait. Where I get worthless Soviet money to spend? "Nyet", was the stern reply Sorry No can DO (this was back in the good ole days). No visa, no leave airport. So he spent the next six days living life to the full in Moscow Airport. True story (so he said).

Huh? I a lways thought "ca plane pur moi" meant that aeroplane is for me!

Henny Youngman says Google. No I've never heard of him either.

At one time (eighties) before Airport Plaza that was THE place to be - the ONLY shopping centre in Chiang Mai. Robinsons, Tops supermarket, KFC, Subway - it had it all. It was called "Centrum" then IIRC. I miss it.

With my usual caveat of "I'm no expert" you get taxed in one country or another - not both. Otherwise the "agreement" is pointless. You would NOT be expected to pay the difference.

I imagine you would need your internet bills to get translated and certified. I seem to remember the responses were not the quickest but if you call their helpline it is actually "helpful" - use a Skype account or similar to contact them

Do underweight passengers get a discount? Ha ha 'fat' chance ???? - geddit?

Because we really can't be a*rsed to move your details over

Sixty is "elderly"? Don't you know it's the new forty?

Aircraft noise in "central" Hang Dong isn't a great issue - we lived near Bahrain International Airport (less than 2km away) in the eighties and most flights were at night - with the A/C on we never heard them. Big C right next to the airport yes noise is a problem but it's not particularly residental. But I seriously doubt if this will occur - yet another fantasy - like the second airport for Chinese travellers.

Higher quality than the previous one, this one has information! ????

Typical snippy, snarky useless comment which I have grown to expect and love on this forum.

Sorry are you trying to make a point here? I have already stated it is Swiss. It shouldn't matter WHICH European country it is from, the important thing is NOT my home country. Do have any more useful comments to make?

Thanks for comments, I was hoping someone with a similar situation (current licence not from home country) could advise. But as noted before every office is different it seems, and perhaps every official as well. I have a resident ID card from the country where my DL was issued, maybe that will work.

I got fed up with having (expensive) crowns fitted so the last time one disintegrated (they seem to have a lifespan of ten years) I said just whip the whole tooth out. I 'm on my third sent of dentures now, get a new set as the teeth came out. CM Ram charged me quite a lot (can't remember) but the last set I got round the corner in Hang Dong and cost something like 1500 baht! Fit perfectly, work well. I'm getting another tooth removed soon will get another set ordered when I get back to Thailand. I'm not even THINKING about implants.

29 billion for bribes and kickbacks - 700 million for actual improvement.

It's Switzerland which is a European country

Hi, I had to exchange my UK license for a local (European country) one when I moved there more than 20 years ago. I phoned the local licences authority and asked them where my licence was - they had sent it back - to the DVLA it seems. The DVLA will NOT issue UK licences to non-UK residents. Can I use my European one instead to get a Thai licence? I would prefer definitive answers and not opinions ???? I will be applying in Chiang Mai and I am well aware every office is different when it comes to things like this.