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Thai-British Beauty Queen Duped Out of 4M Baht, Suspect Arrested
GroveHillWanderer replied to webfact's topic in Isaan News
The victim here did not illegally enter Cambodia, nor did she open a mule account. Those were actions undertaken by the suspect, Parichat. The victim did transfer millions into the suspect's account however, but as @bfc1980has pointed out, some of these scams are very sophisticated and convincing, using documents almost good enough to fool a judge, fake but official-seeming websites and video calls with people wearing police uniforms, appearing to be in a police station. -
Proof of address?
GroveHillWanderer replied to Guderian's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
You're right that it doesn't prove anything, but I also always produce it when processing my yearly extensions and they always seem happy to accept it. (I don't have a rental agreement as my daughter owns the house so I don't pay rent and none of the utility bills are in my name). -
Proof of address?
GroveHillWanderer replied to Guderian's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
That's what I did when I needed an address verification when transferring to a new financial management company recently. I just asked at my Kasikorn bank branch for a statement. I didn't tell them what it was for, and they provided it (at a fee of course) with no problem. They've only ever had my address in English, since I opened the account, so that's what appeared on it. It was accepted without demur by the company I sent it to. I've previously asked for a statement and volunteered the information that it was to support a UK visa application for my wife (which it was) - but they wouldn't have known the difference if it wasn't. -
Is anybody else having a problem connecting to the EXAT Portal recently? I'm trying to check my balance and/or top up using the app but I keep getting an error connecting to the server. The Easy Pass website is also giving a 500 page error message.
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Three Arrested for Stunts on Luxury BMWs; Bikes Confiscated
GroveHillWanderer replied to snoop1130's topic in Bangkok News
The OP says they were, "arrested after causing concern on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road." It then goes on to state, "the young men faced several charges including reckless and dangerous driving." Sounds like they were on an open road, causing danger to the public and violating traffic laws, to me. -
ICE vs EV, the debate thread
GroveHillWanderer replied to KhunLA's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
Battery breakthrough extends EV range to over 3,000 miles on a single charge -
You obviously know nothing about the UK's NHS system. Nobody waits a year for primary (GP or primary care clinic) care. For instance, the last time I was in the UK for a while I was able to get primary care within 1 to 3 days on four separate occasions. Non-urgent secondary or specialist appointments can take months to get, it is true but again, it depends on the condition. On the first of the four occasions I had gone in for a mouth lesion that was flagged by my GP as possibly cancerous, I received an appointment to see a specialist at the nearest NHS hospital within 3 days. He excised the lesion and sent a sample for biopsy. He had already reassured me that it was almost certainly non-cancerous and I got the results confirming that a few days later. As I say, no-one waits a year for primary care in the UK.
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Thailand Vigilant Amidst 'Disease X' Outbreak in Africa
GroveHillWanderer replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Another report suggesting this is probably a known, but as yet undiagnosed disease (or combination of diseases). What is the illness spreading in Congo? -
Thailand Vigilant Amidst 'Disease X' Outbreak in Africa
GroveHillWanderer replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Latest info still suggesting that this may be nothing more than flu, malaria, measles (or even a combination of different diseases) in mostly younger children, with the fatality rate exacerbated by the malnutrition that most of the severe cases were suffering from. -
Thailand Vigilant Amidst 'Disease X' Outbreak in Africa
GroveHillWanderer replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
This disease was not discovered, nor announced by the WHO. It was discovered and announced by local health authorities in the Congo, with no WHO involvement until the local authorities notified the WHO about it. Unknown disease kills 143 in southwest Congo, local authorities say We don't even know that this is a new disease yet, as there are almost no health care facilities in the area and no test results are yet available. It may turn out to be flu or malaria, for instance. -
DTV or retirement visa ?
GroveHillWanderer replied to tgw's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Totally agree, again. I'm on extensions based on marriage and haven't got the slightest inclination to change to a DTV. It really doesn't suit me, since I usually only leave Thailand about once every 365 days, among other issues (such as the uncertainty over 5 year driving licences). Having said that they, I still don't quite understand some of the negativity about DTV's that I keep reading on here. For those whose lifestyle it suits, it seems like pretty much of a godsend. Maybe that's the problem - it almost seems too good to be true, for some at least. -
DTV or retirement visa ?
GroveHillWanderer replied to tgw's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
I totally agree it's somewhat ridiculous that you can get a 5 year, multiple entry visa simply on the strength of a single doctor's or dentist's appointment but that's not the question I was raising. My question was whether it's actually against the regulations as currently written, given that the experience of multiple people seems to be that it is not. -
What indication are you seeing there, that immigration are going to start denying entry to people with valid, multiple-entry DTV's starting in mid-2025? What is immigration saying, that is "opposite" to what the MFA is saying? Asking someone how long they're staying is a standard question for immigration officers to pose. I'm not sure what you think is untoward about it.
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DTV or retirement visa ?
GroveHillWanderer replied to tgw's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Which requirements are being ignored? All the available documentation for the DTV that I've seen indicates it can be obtained based on coming for medical reasons. And, as attested to by more than one person in the 'long thread' on this topic, even a single doctor's or dentist's appointment has proved sufficient. You seem to be implying that getting a DTV in this manner is somehow against the regulations. If that's not what you're saying, I apologise but if it is, perhaps you could provide the wording from any official DTV announcement that backs that up. -
That chart doesn't look right to me. Bitcoin has been much more volatile than it seems to indicate. Here's a chart from Investopedia which I think reflects the roller coaster ride that Bitcoin's value has been, over the years.
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The World's Greatest Troll- I give you Trump
GroveHillWanderer replied to theblether's topic in Political Soapbox
For those who think calling your political opponents "garbage" is such a massive outrage and should change the course of the election. -
No, not anywhere close to "just as much". Key facts about how the CPS prosecutes allegations of rape Also bear in mind, that as this story shows, many women do not report being raped at the time (and sometimes never do, no matter how many years have gone by) so the number of actual rape cases way exceeds the number that are prosecuted. Statistics about sexual violence
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The Haitians in Springfield are not illegal immigrants and they weren't "dumped" there. Many Haitians who arrived recently were allowed in under a special protected status and went to Springfield of their own volition because of the many businesses in the town that needed workers. Others are longer term immigrants who were already there. Indeed, the fact that there was an established Haitian community in the town already, was what drew some of the recent arrivals there. Many local businesses are happy to have people to fill the job vacancies they had. How Haitian immigrants fueled Springfield's growth Perhaps you can explain to me in what way it's not legal for immigrants who are in the country legally, to choose to go to a place where there are jobs for them to do, that the local population couldn't fill.