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Same here in Hat Yai, daily collection, the bin men usually come down our soi between 2 and 3am, but by that time several scavengers will have been through the bags looking for stuff to sell. Some are fairly tidy, but we've one old guy who just rips the bags open, throwing stuff everywhere, looking for old clothes, metal, plastic, paper or whatever takes his fancy. The bin men are good at collecting it all up, but it makes their job harder.

It was a ten year old property, fairly well maintained, and recently vacated; we felt it was a good deal.

The IO was happy to accept it but Bangkok wasn't, the IO phoned me yesterday afternoon and asked me to get the passbook updated and bring it to the office. Did that this morning, got another bank statement just in case. He was happy, hopefully Bangkok are too.

We bought a foreclosed home from the Kasikorn Bank debt reclamation department 17 years ago, so far the the sky hasn't fallen. Sad case, the owner's husband was from Singapore, she borrowed against the house to pay for his chemotherapy, he died anyway and she couldn't repay the loan.

No one parent is sufficient provided they have a signed copy of the other parent's ID card. That is what the Songkhla passport office have told my wife ahead of getting a new passport for our granddaughter; parents are separated and father works in Bangkok.

Which one, there are two bridge projects? One is to link Krasae Sin district with Khao Chaison district in Phatthalung. The second is to replace the ferry and connect Songkhla Town with Singhanakhon.

Why don't you suggest it to them.

Note that they can't promise.

I just did 4.4 Stars, over 190,000 reviews, 84% gave 5 stars. Sorting by recent and reading back a dozen pages and the reviews are vast majority excellent. Can't say I saw any horror stories, some stupidity yes. I've been using Wise since 2018 and haven't had any problems, nor have I seen any recent decline in service.

As said above Dee Money move money out of Thailand not in. The main alternatives to Wise (depending on where you're moving money from) are, in no particular order: XE Money Transfer Revolut OFX Currencies Direct MoneyGram CurrencyFair WorldRemit There are others like Western Union, and no doubt more I've never heard of. For the transfers I make to Thailand from either Singapore or the UK Wise is currently cheapest.

You might still encounter the same problem if Wise has no more swaps with Kasikorn, then Wise might use one of its other partner banks, Bangkok Bank or Dee Money, to fulfil the transfer. It's a problem with peer to peer money moves, no money actually crosses the border, rather transactions are paired between partners. I like Wise but I'm not using it for my visa, if I were then I might consider using SWIFT to ensure the coding on the transfer is correct.

Is NST in Isaan now!

The adverts don't force you to borrow money.

I wouldn't move, happy where I am, but might buy a 2nd home near the beach somewhere.

Just 3, the guy on the left is their taxi driver.

No golden snatch, it's why they do it.

You'll need to say which Immigration Office, there isn't a single Line account for Immigration.

This months bill arrived today, now correctly coded as 1125; no one did come to check the property was now solely residential. Consumption down 8% on last month, but bill 20% less.

No, it's of interest to anyone having a bank account in the UK who's not actually resident. What Barclays in doing now, and Nat West started doing earlier, is quite probably something all UK banks and building societies could be doing in the future. Forewarned is forearmed.

I saw no ambiguity in the FAQ/Answer I quoted. Though, like you I'm not with Barclays but Nationwide.

I think the following FAQ and Answer is pretty conclusive. Alternatively you can supply them a 'UK address' and make sure nothing raises their suspicions. .

Well they can peg military spending back from the current 8 billion Baht, to the pre-coup level of 2 billion Baht annually. Every little helps!

Immigration called to arrange a home visit this morning. Just the one IO, a couple of pictures inside and outside, signed the form, all done.

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