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My doc told me 10 days ago that he was due to have Moderna vaccine to dispense in June/July in Sisaket. He said that I was at the top of his list

15 hours ago, rooster59 said:

he federation also proposed that its members deploy technology to help farmers reduce their production costs by Bt1,500 per rai. It plans to pilot this scheme on 2 million rai of land.

Thai rice farmers don't spend as much as Bt1,500 per rai. The proposal must be totally unrealistic

Hi thanks for that. Did you do this at Chaeng Wattana CW in Bangkok by chance? Sounds so easy - but I guess not as my experience of CW has never involved just 10 minutes;-).

No, it was in Sisaket, but you should find the process easier and quicker anywhere.

I've just bought some Red Truck IPA made in Chiang Mai - best Thai beer I've tried

I have been permanently in Thailand since 2006 on an extension based on marriage. Last month I decided to renew extension based on retirement. Went along on my own to imm. with p/p photos, bank letter and bank book copies, utility bill in my name and copy of house book. Took about 10 minutes, Much easier than marriage ext. Drawbacks seem to be you need to have Bt800K in bank instead of Bt400K and I understand difficulties could arise if you wished to work in Thailand.

I purchased a gun a few years ago - the procedure which UKChatterbox described (#27) is correct. You do not need to notify the police. I have approval to carry the weapon but would not carry it in town. I understand things have become more difficult in recent years and permits are not so readily granted nowadays. If you carry the gun with you it should not be loaded.

I harvest near Sisaket and was told that I mustn't charge more than Bt550/rai. However, at a meeting yesterday I was told by the armie's henchmen that I can now charge more if the farmer signs an agreement. It appears that the instruction is unenforcable and they are backtracking.

There's a car accessory garage on the corner of the ring road where it meets Ubon road on the East side of Sisaket who will do it whilst you wait.

I was in the same quandry as the op about 8 years ago when I was moving to Thailand. I went for the purchase route and bought a 4 bdrm det. house in a suburban moo ban for about the equivalent of GBP28,000. Similar properties now sell for around GBP100,000 and we live in a house to our taste within a good secure community. I have also purchased farming land and built a farmhouse about 40km away and it is also a good investment. The best investments for quality of life and return on investment that I have made.

I am now negotiating to buy a commercial building with some apartments for Bt8mil. IMHOP purchasing is the way to go but renting is certainly a cheap route. I wouldn't buy to rent in Thailand.

I ordered the fish platter in Sizzlers Ubon this week and it was "sold out".

They would have had there money by now if the PTP had paid them when they said they would. 4 months ago!! This is a true indication of the contempt the PTP actually have for the poor. Actions usually speak loader than words unless of course your a UDD supporter in which case rhetoric speaks loader than actions.

What on earth are you talking about - the rice wasn't even harvested 4 months ago!

The rice has been sitting in warehouses for years. Payments to farmers are overdue by six to nine months long before the parliament was dissolved. The reason it is in warehouses is because the government has been unable to sell much of it.

The farmers WERE paid for previous harvests. The only harvest they haven't been paid for is the one that fnished mid December 2013.

Around here, Sisaket, we pay by the lorry load moved. Last year we paid Bt160 a load close to the land we wanted to fill. This year a team turned up and started work without us present and said they were charging Bt220 a load. I threw them off my land!

They would have had there money by now if the PTP had paid them when they said they would. 4 months ago!! This is a true indication of the contempt the PTP actually have for the poor. Actions usually speak loader than words unless of course your a UDD supporter in which case rhetoric speaks loader than actions.

What on earth are you talking about - the rice wasn't even harvested 4 months ago!

Advice computer shop sell them www.advice.co.th . They are located in Sisaket just south of Nona bar, turn left at traffic lights, 100m on the right. However, I have bought from E-Bay, better equipment at lower prices.

The floods in Sisaket seem to follow on 2-3 days after my farm is flooded in Prank Khu. The water has risen again at my farm so it will probably rise in Sisaket too over the next couple of days.

I had lunch with Belgian Willie today - he is talking about staying in Sisaket again.

I use drip irrigation and bought the system from Ubon Watsadu - I believe they are widely available with a variety of options

I have a farm in Prang Khu and whilst there are floods to some extent most years, but I have seen nothing like this. Fast flowing water is up to 2 meters deep on my rice fields and roads are being washed away. A few Crocs are a minor fear - there are many snakes on any high ground which isn't inundated.