It’s just a clever way to lull men into a false sense of security, but quite endearing, I think - better than shouting “Dad!” across the supermarket ????

20 hours ago, Stocky said:

Best Indian restaurant in Bangkok, The Rang Mahal, 26th Floor Rembrandt Hotel, Sukhumvit Soi 18.

20 hours ago, Stocky said:

Best Indian restaurant in Bangkok, The Rang Mahal, 26th Floor Rembrandt Hotel, Sukhumvit Soi 18.

Absolutely, a special dining experience and as some others have said, a great night-time view…

6 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

The one thing we need to remember is that while we are in the 22 century and have all the fancy tech stuff. A lot of countries are still in the 20th century.

 

It was not long ago that British officers were officers based on their financial means,  People bought their commissions or went to fancy schools.  

 

a lot of Asian countries are still in the same time frame.  

 

If you look at some India and Pakistan the feudal system still exists where the land owner has families that work on his land and he looks after them. 

Are you a time traveller? 22nd century? Who knows what it will be like, but Thailand won’t have advanced much, is my guess? 555

“1,000 sobs and jail if you can't pay!”

Rooster, a great read as always, but were you being ‘punny’ with your use of ‘sobs’, rather than ‘sovs’ about the TV Licence penalties? 

On 8/8/2022 at 12:56 PM, Excel said:

Well clearly you have no knowledge about the thread. It is about South Korean immigration on Jeju Island, which is a South Korean province, so please , don't comment on something that clearly you do not understand has nothing to do with the Japanese.

Thanks, Excel for your knee-jerk reaction in typical, ‘ThaiVisa’ style. I have personal knowledge of Jeju-do and understand totally it is a South Korean island.

I was pointing out that, because of its proximity to Japan, they (the Japanese) might well want to gain knowledge about nefarious visitors to Jeju-do.

Have a lie down… ????

8 minutes ago, Excel said:

What has Japanese immigration got to do with South Korea ? Have they invaded the Korean peninsula again and I missed it on the news ?

Have you any knowledge about the location of Jeju Island? Google it to see how Japan might have an interest. ????

1 hour ago, billsmart said:

Why? Because Thai Immigrations wants you to. When you've been in Thailand a little longer, you'll realize asking "Why?" is a waste of time. Just do it.

Bill, this poor 'newbie' to Thailand has this lesson to learn from Tennyson.

"Theirs not to question, why?, Theirs but to do and die." JFDI ????

Hope you're keeping well?

I am in Phetchabun and in the process of helping the wife of a friend visit him in the UK whilst he is undergoing chemotherapy and unable to travel back to Thailand. She has visited him twice before without difficulty.

We have successfully completed an online application and paid the fee of 4491 ThB and have a Reference Number for her to visit VFSGlobal in Bangkok for the biometrics and examination of her documentation.

The VFS site allows access to their calendar for a suitable date and time but when they require payment of the document scanning service and SMS messaging of the application, the payment system freezes and says, "The Merchant ID is unavailable, please try again in 150 minutes". Even the VFSGlobal feedback system is not working?

Does anyone PLEASE have a direct telephone number to anyone in the VFSGlobal Trendy Building location or an email system that works?

I would be most grateful, thank you.

On 4/6/2022 at 8:25 AM, theoldgit said:

 

No I'm sorry but you're both wrong:

 

 

For those moving to the UK

 

Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence

You can drive in Great Britain on your full, valid driving licence for 12 months from when you became resident

After 12 months you’ll need to apply for a provisional licence and pass the theory and practical driving tests to drive in Great Britain.

https://www.gov.uk/driving-nongb-licence/y/a-resident-of-great-britain/full-car-and-motorcycle/any-other-country

 

And for visitors:

 

Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence

You can drive any type of small vehicle (for example cars or motorcycles) listed on your full and valid licence for 12 months from when you last entered Great Britain (GB)

https://www.gov.uk/driving-nongb-licence/y/a-visitor-to-great-britain/any-other-country

 

Thanks, youoldgit… I stand corrected - good news!!! ????????

12 hours ago, theoldgit said:

 

No, you can drive any type of small vehicle (for example cars or motorcycles) listed on your full and valid licence for 12 months from when you last entered Great Britain (GB), whether it be as a visitor or to take up residence.

Sorry, but hotandsticky is correct. When visiting the UK, one is able to drive legally with a FULL Thai Driving Licence for up to 6 months.????

On 3/16/2022 at 1:32 PM, fredscats said:

not this year you wont

Why not? I’m intrigued.

5 hours ago, soisanuk said:

Yes, you are free to spend the money. The only requirement is you show evidence that at least 65k is deposited in the account Each Month and it originated From Outside Thailand.  I use this method for my annual extensions - previously used the Embassy letter until the USA Embassy stopped issuing them.

 

In my case I use Wise (formerly Transferwise) to transfer the money from my USA bank to my Bangkok Bank Account which the bank records with the FTT (foreign transfer) code.  This is not the case with many other Thai banks, they will record it as domestic because Wise uses one of their partner banks (Bangkok Bank, Kasikorn Bank) for the funds - if your account is with another Thai bank, the funds will come from a partner bank and they will treat it as a domestic transfer.  Even with Wise, there have been some hiccups, i.e. they sending money through Kasikorn instead of Bangkok Bank resulting in it not being recorded with the FTT account.  In such cases, I had sufficient funds available to make a second transfer by another means that did get properly recorded thus still had no problem showing I made the required transfer in each month.

 

As with many things dealing with Immigration here, the documentation requirements can differ between offices. I use Chonburi (Pattaya) Immigration.  For proof of monthly transfers, they want an original bank letter listing the foreign deposits to your account for the 12 months preceding your renewal application (this is in addition to the usual letter providing evidence you have an account in your name which is also required for those using the 800k in the bank method).

 

I can confirm that, like Soisanuk, I transfer money from the UK every month via Wise and it generally works well. However, due to ‘banking glitches’ I’ve so far had two transfers this year that came via Kasikorn and were registered as ‘domestic transfers’ NOT ‘TFF’ by my Bangkok Bank account. This also presents no problem as nearer my visa renewal date in September, I will get the necessary documentary proof from Kasikorn that it was money originated from my UK bank and diverted via Kasikorn to Bangkok Bank. I’ve done this each year it happens with no problems at Thai Immigration.

So the UK (a white country) has no believable data???

4 hours ago, Rockhound said:

I've always looked at the bigger picture throughout the panicdemic.  SE Asia is the last regfion on the planet to be hit by Omicron.  Most countries have already peaked and global daily cases are over 50% down from the late January peak.   In fact the only countries yet to peak are Thailand, Malaysia ans Singapore (both very close to their peaks) Vietnam, South Korea, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos.  Oh.  And New Zealand.

 

I've mapped it all out.  Orange countries peaked in December, yellow in January and green in February.  The grey countries have yet to peak.  (The white countries have no believable data.)

Kinnock, whilst commendable and informative, did it not occur to you to pass the details both to DHL and the RTP? Maybe they have better resources to close the obvious scam down? ????

Do THA get their promotional data training from TAT? ????????????

11 hours ago, leeedwards said:

Should anyone wish to use transferwise as a means of showing an international transfer, make sure you use Kasikornbank and NOT Bangkok Bank as previously suggested on here, as they use Kasikorn as an intermediary bank and it will only show as a Thai bank to bank transfer and not international. I’ve had to go to Kasikorn in silom to get the transfer confirmed as international, not a huge issue, but still inconvenient and I’ve lost 2 mornings work trying to sort it out. 

 

Not true Leedwards, I use Bangkok Bank with TransferWise and every transaction is properly identified as a foreign transaction. In the list of ‘Reasons for Transfer’ there is now an option which says ‘For Thai Immigration purposes’ or some very similar wording. I’ve done it since the new laws came into being two years ago. Good Luck ????

It wasn’t a ‘single’ but a ‘record’! Age giveaway, of course, but...

“Rock around the clock” by Bill Haley and His Comets (1955). It’s probably worth a fortune now... haha.

On 4/26/2020 at 3:02 PM, Inderpland said:

I've tried searching but can't find a description of how it works. Would anybody happen to have a link to this?

 

I did manage to find something after all.

 

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/transport/points-deduction-system-for-drivers-to-be-introduced-mid-december

Unfortunately, you can’t go by a newspaper article to determine whether something is law. The first sentence of the piece says ‘tentative’. Look it up...

On 4/4/2020 at 12:14 AM, richard_smith237 said:

Careful - my friend didn’t want to spend money on a decent one. Got a cheap one of lazed, it didn’t last long. 

 

Consider why you want a Dash-Cam... Ultimately, it has to be reliable enough to get you out of trouble (i.e. avoid blame or identify blame at someone else) - so it has to work, trouble free 100% of the time, in all heat conditions (i.e. not damaged if parked in the sun etc, and provides easily acceptable and readily viewable data / recordings. 

 

I have chosen a cam well out of your price range (BlackVue) which 3 of them so far (on my last 3 cars). 

 

Xiaomi make a dash-cam and they are becoming a reliable brand, perhaps a Dash-cam worth considering.

BlackVue DR650S-2CH is also my choice. I started with a single channel BlackVue, but the two Channel has already paid for itself in proving my innocence. ????

24 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Try this link. https://www.facebook.com/ukinthailand/videos/220151095889715/

 

Thanks, Joe. Much appreciated. Your link worked perfectly. ????

I’ve tried so many times to view this video but it just doesn’t work? Other videos elsewhere work perfectly? Any suggestions, please?

12 hours ago, domgaf said:

Has there been any mention of rules about leaving the country?

Good question! Could people in the ‘provinces’ still travel to Suvarnabhumi Airport to catch a flight unhindered?