AjarnMartin

You can get a work permit attached to a Non O just as well as a Non B

It depends on the reason of the Non-O and extension.

Based on retirement for instance you will not get a work permit, while based on being married to a Thai national it is no problem.

Mario,

You do a sterling job in this forum but I find the responses to the OP and the subsequent posters fraught with ambiguity.

It is perfectly possible to work with a Non-Imm 'O' if your 'extensions' are neither for marriage nor retirement!

I am proof of such, having come here in 2008 with a Non-Imm 'O' which has been extended, without difficulty, every year since by virtue of my job. As has been pointed out by various respondents, the key is that a Work Permit is required in addition to the visa allocation, whatever it may be.

It would seem that not only the visa regulations are open to individual interpretation by Immigration offices but also the work permit regulations by the Labour offices? It was ever thus.

Thank you for your sage advice on many topics.

Ubonjoe has more of the nitty gritty on the topic but I came here on a Non-Imm 'O' in 2008. I found a job, got a WP and have used the same visa on extensions since then. I have NEVER had to prove my income to Immigration and I'm single. The 90-day reporting regime is much less of a hassle these days, allowing postal application, but I'm fortunate to be within easy reach of an Immigration Office which is very professional.

Hi Geoff, the medical required for the WP is not onerous. It only requires the doctor to confirm you are free from elephantiasis (I joke not), HIV, etc. and that your blood pressure is OK. I've just had one done at a local private hospital for the princely sum of 180 ThB.

Strangely enough, I have recently experienced a problem with ONE programme I want to download, via VPN, from the BBC iPlayer in the UK which normally works perfectly.

I contacted the BBC and, having checked, they say everything should work.

The programme is from a series called HARDtalk in which they interview the good and the great; the high and the mighty about current affairs worldwide.

This particular programme, in the aftermath of the attack in Paris, is an interview with Flemming Rose, the Cultural Editor of Jyllands-Posten who commissioned cartoonists to portray the Prophet in his Copenhagen newspaper in 2005.

It's odd that of all the programmes available through the BBC, this is the only one which won't download???

Don't know about the fabric itself but anything rubber deteriorates in the temperature and humidity here. Just try putting rubber bands round anything and see how long it takes to disintegrate. Waistbands on trousers and boxers suffer the same fate, unfortunately. I've also experienced plastic doing the same.

Who's this bloke to talk about rorting?

Query him and he flys off the handle.

He should stick to more important things like his new career as a Indian wedding planner.

Excuse my ignorance, but what is "rorting"? Thanks.

"He said the most suitable method is to use labour and machinery."

What, as opposed to dynamite???? You couldn't make it up if you tried... :-)

waive withdrawal fees? If you use your banks ATM then you shouldn't have withdrawal fees.

There is a fee chargeable if you travel outside the province where your bank account is located, albeit small. Hence, if one is travelling during Xmas and New Year, when you withdraw from your own account, at the SAME BANK, you get charged.

What I dislike most about this article and in fact most comments on education in Thailand is that they relate only to English Language Teaching and then transpose this to the whole system.

You're right Harrry. In addition, the OP was about the general malaise in the Thai education system and NOT surely aimed at only foreign English teachers. IMHO most Thai English teachers that I have come into contact with professionally, have difficulty stringing a simple English sentence together. What hope is there for the students being taught by these substandard educationalists in ANY subject. :-(

It's a while since I've been down to Pattaya and Jomtien but I always used to enjoy the breakfasts at Yorkies, the English pork butcher in Beach Road. What's the latest on it? :-)

How refreshing to hear someone with the balls to grab the nettle. I so hope, for Thailand's future, that he is a man of his word. On the street, there is no kind word to say about police activity currently and this would go a long way to lifting the status of the RTP and the confidence of the Thai population. Well done!

The job you can expect is mostly at langauge schools, which will want you to work in the eekends and after school hours. There is also the non-formal education, which is in large parts in the weekends. But will also depend on location. Outside the big cities it is probably mostly in the weekends.

Thanks for the input.

Anyone have any ideas about finishing in late Feb and finding work?

The language schools to which you aspire don't follow the conventional semesters like schools so the chances should be good for you to find work. Where are you going to live? If you message me I may be able to point you in the right direction? Good luck!

I have worked for one of Thailand's biggest 'computer and language schools' for eight years and hold a Bachelor's Degree in International Marketing and a Master's Degree in Business Management from UK universities. I also undertook the CELTA qualification back in the UK prior to coming here. The fact that neither of my degrees were 'education' related was not a problem for the school but the CELTA was essential.

When I applied for a Teachers' Licence they refused me, initially, and asked to see my transcripts but this is only essential when working in Government education establishments and I therefore didn't pursue the licence.

Both the degrees and the CELTA have been necessary to obtain my annual Work Permit.

Good luck!

Wouldn't it be better if they perfected the roll-out of 3G first? The service is atrocious and often reverts to 'E' with my smartphone and iPad in Phitsanulok. This is despite several attempts by the 'technicians' to eliminate the poor reception.

Under Swedish law he hasn't committed a crime.

... and isn't Pirate Bay a Swedish website (.se) - apparently??? 555

In my experience, I would wait. They haven't even got 3G stable outside of major conurbations. I live in Phitsanulok which is quite a big provincial town and my dtac 3G is sporadic to say the least. My workplace is five storeys above the ground and even 3G reverts to 'E' on a regular basis. I have thought of migrating to True but I understand their customer service is even worse than dtac and there is no facility for duplicating one SIM card for my iPhone and iPad like I have with my current supplier.

The story I got is that the seller (farang) his wife's friend needed to sell the car quickly to get some cash. I think it is a farang/thai split thing, but only guessing. Car still in Thai name.

My other concern is it is only showing 4800km on odometer. Seems low but car is in good condition. I am told winding back is common here? No log book and that is a concern.

You have to ask yourself why there is no Blue Book. It could be still in the possession of either the real Thai owner or a finance company? The Blue Book is essential for showing past owners, etc. I once bought a car (early in my Thai experience) which had two owners more than was advertised and had been 'clocked' 400 kms less. It cost me the same amount I paid for the car to get it up to my standard. 'Buyer beware!' And good luck.

Mr PM (or anyone here),

What is it about the AEC next year that means Thais will need better English?

Mr Macanello (and anyone else here),

What change in the AEC will means that Thais get a shock? In what way will this happen and what specific rule or change will create the shock?

FYI - I have heard that the PM speaks English very well - but as a cautious individual, he does not want to make a mistake in public so chooses to use translators. Many of us do the same in business meetings where Thai is spoken I guess.

One reason there may be a need for Thais to improve their English skills is that the AEC decided that the "lingua franca" of their joint discussions should be ENGLISH... It was an agreement ratified by the whole community.

Yes amazing theyt are talking about VISITORS, not the ones who are resident here. maybe some posters need to learn to read before opening mouths and putting their collective foots in them.

"Foots" - you mean "feet"?

I have recently downloaded and installed the above and am mostly pleased with the changes. However, I use the calendar function incessantly and on printing monthly or weekly diary pages, the week starts on a TUESDAY and not the MONDAY which is my default choice. The screen in the program is correct, but the print shows this anomaly. I have corrected the printout by defaulting to a day earlier and then printing which work but is hardly ideal.

Is anybody else having these difficulties and HOW do we relay the problem to Apple? I can find no means of complaining other than through 'Feedback' which is not responded to...?

Thanks, Martin

Sorry if this the incorrect way to query something, but under this OP this morning there was a contribution by someone which included a video clip of five people sitting round a table with a tripod-mounted camera and the person at the head of the table speaking to camera. It was in Thai and I wanted to get a translation of what was being said. It looked really interesting.

When I came to find the post again, to show someone at work and to get a translation, the post had disappeared along with the afore-mentioned video clip. Was it the 'powers that be' at work or did the contributor 'pull' his/her comments? I'm also sorry that I didn't take a note of the poster's name.

If you recognise yourself from this brief description, I would be grateful to receive the clip via a personal email through TV.

Just on a perhaps similar topic, I tried to read an article this morning from the UK Daily Mail about a professional footballer who had attacked a bouncer outside a nightclub and, "Lo and behold", the article had been deemed as unsuitable by the Thai military and had been replaced with the big, green notice of the Thought Police???

Thanks and welcome to George Orwell's world.

When I go back to visit the UK I rent a car using my Thai License. No problems with the rental company and I think it also helps with speeding tickets.

Chris

You will hardly be issued a speeding ticket by a cop on the roads in the UK. Instead, the car rental company will get one through the mail and your credit card will be charged with the fine.

... AND an 'administration fee' by the rental company. In my case, another £30... :-(

Win attests that he saw the victims having sex and yet in previous statements made by the Thai Royal Buffoons there was no DNA found from Miller??? This case gets odder and odder and should trigger international agencies to get involved on the basis of a complete lack of justice and the human rights of the unfortunate Myanmar scapegoats. :-(

Fit a dashcam:)

Absolutely! Although within months of fitting my dashcam for only 'forward' activity, they've now brought out a DUAL dashcam system which records both 'forward and rear' activity... :-) Got to visit Australia again... 555 Perhaps a 'camera dome' on TOP of the car is the only answer for 360 degree coverage?

Could be something to do with the 'currency' of a Thai degree ultimately having no perceived value to prospective Thai employers. Does anyone on TV know of ANY university student failing to graduate because their work didn't merit the degree? Typically, for example, a Thai Marketing degree results in the graduate getting a job selling cosmetics in a store - not the aspiration of a Western graduate, surely?