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The Covid, is a very reasonable one.

7 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

???? Brilliant!

Is

this poster joking.... The government has completely mishandled the whole situation with U-turns and lack of leadership. Boris Johnson has completely failed the British public. I think that Thailand deserves the most praise for having handled the virus with professionalism.

On 9/27/2020 at 4:25 PM, Morch said:

Last year (I think) there was this old foreigner at the IO. Frail, very thin, hardly able to walk, stand up, plus very tired walking up the stairs. His wife handled most of the paperwork and questions. The guy was sort of dazed half the time. Sad, really.

 

The IO told us the wife called ahead, explained the situation (and apparently, not the first time it came up, even) and they said not to worry they'll send someone over. The foreigner just got nervous about losing his visa, and insisted on coming in person.

 

Worth checking ahead. Give them a call.

I went in my electric wheelchair with my wife and a friend. . Since I'm deaf and can't see anything can't see very well nearly 90 and hand shaking so much I can't sign anything. I also had my portable oxygen bottle, the whole process took only about 25 minutes so it really was not a problem. immigration  were very nice and helpful. I'm not sure whether I can go again next year but I'm told that all I need was a doctor's certificate if I can't

On 9/23/2020 at 10:26 AM, Sheryl said:

Have you been told you need a stent? Angiogram is required to tell this.

 

Cost varies with number of stents. At a government hospital, about 30K for the angiogram then 150 - 200K per stent plus doctor fees, room charge etc.

 

Queen Sirikit is rather small and would nto be my choice for this if in fact they can do it. (Needs a cardiac cath lab)

Bangkok Hospital, Hua Hin about BT 300,000 include stent two nights and everything. Very good heart doctor seems about the same price as the government hospital that you quoted

8 hours ago, edwardandtubs said:

Yet Sweden is doing fine for some reason but let's all ignore that and lock everyone at home again.

The Swedish diet is far more nutritious they eat a lot of fish fruit and vegetables. Whilst the UK diet is very poor nutritiously.
The Swedes are less obsese than the the British

The buildings in Sweden are far better ventilated than in the UK .
But most important of all the cold dry climate in Sweden is far healthier for people with lung disease than in the UK with its cold damp weather.
Sweden's health service is much better and more modern than the UK

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4 hours ago, JusticeGB said:

"Dr Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai, director general of the Disease Control Department, said that the Thai people could have confidence in their country to control the spread of infection"

 

Strange that the only local infections are people who had to undergo compulsory testing

 

- the footballer 

- the prisoner 

- the girl who returned to her home country 

 

Under 1.1% of Thais have been tested compared to over 30% of UK's population.

 

Is this the real reason for the very low number of infections?

Your answer to this. If there were a lot of cases in Thailand why are the hospitals empty and no deaths?

20 hours ago, HampiK said:

If you are married or have a Thai child (With the child I am not 100% sure) then you can come back even with a retirement extension. It's not depending on the Visa/Extension... more of if you have some ties in Thailand, which I think is more accurate as only look on the Visa/extension.

 

But still as I wrote in another thread.. it's sad for the retirement group, that they can't come back.

 

Another big questions would be even you could come back not mean you easily can come back..... as from some countries there are still long lists of people waiting for being able to come back. Even the lists become shorter than for example in July. I heard of some people who had the luck for coming back, they waited on the lists for 3 months!

It is very sad for people on retirement Visa who can't come back here but think of the Australians who can't even get back to their own country and are in terrible plight with no money stuck abroad I believe also some Canadians in the same position and many foreigners from different countries cannot get home because they cannot afford the huge airfares. It seemed that Thailand is doing a lot better than most countries their citizens can get home and those married to Thais

Stuck on an island with no one except a few tourists to socialise with. No choice of food except the restaurant on the island. No socialising with the locals. Unless you are crazy about diving it would probably be the most boring place on earth to be.

They are still better off than Australians, thousands of whom cant get back to their own country

17 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

Well looks like all the "Thailand hates farangs" and "Immigration just want all dirty farang to leave" brigade have a lot of egg on their posts.

I agree with you and it's the sort of demented farangs  who make these kind of posts that we would all like them to leave.

I was there yesterday. Blue point immigration only one person. Did my 90 day in two minutes. Food Hall about 1/3 normal . 

23 hours ago, 72BKK said:

I am 48. An agent cover the money means i have to borrow the amount from an agent? Do they provide that service?

They do, but it is illegal. You would be taking a big risk. 

I would like to try cannabis oil to see if it can help with my cancer treatment, anyone know how I can get some. I live near Hua Hin

I have been getting all my medicines from India sent EMS every fortnight for the last two years without any problem. They are 1/10 of the price here and I am saving huge amounts of money. I buy them from an Indian pharmacy with no doctors prescription. As long as the packages are small it is okay. The pharmacist takes the medicine out of the boxes and just puts it them in the envelope. I also get a tracking number. The value is always given as under $50 and nothing  else is written on the package. Most of the medicine I get is made by a huge Indian Pharma's company Cipla and it's all genuine.

1 hour ago, Ketyo said:

Dealing with the government. Or other authorities like the police. How to do normal activities in line with what seems to be unnecessarily complicated, illogical, random rules that are interpreted and enforced arbitrarily and differently by different authorities and at different times.

 

In the last 20 - 30 years, most modern western government have started to do their best to treat citizens like customers of services and try to make people's lives easier by reducing the number of forms needed and making processes as simple as they can. They store information and share it among departments so that people don't have to bring the same information every time or go to one department to get records to show to another.

 

The Thai government is 30 years behind. It treat's its citizens as if it is the parent and people are children. It deliberately makes very complicated rules and processes and puts a huge burden on citizens if they want to access services. Partly through incompetence, and partly as a way of reinforcing this relationship of power so they can control whether people can get the services they need or not. This reduces transparency and facilitates corruption so that officials can enrich themselves.

 dont agree at all. I have been living in Thailand for 35 years. I find things getting much easier. It's only people who don't qualify or have the right qualifications to live here who have problems. We immigrated to Australia from Thailand and stayed a three years  before coming back here. The red tape in Australia was incredible. We had to fill in 30 pages every year to declare our income tax even if we didn't earn any money/ the forms were so difficult to fill in that most Australians have to employ a tax expert to help them. I wanted to rent out my car to earn a bit extra money and I was told I had to take a special exam and buy a lot of books to read first. My wife who was a great cook started supplying Thai dishes to our neighbour and she was charged for not having a specific permit and that her kitchen had to be specifically inspected by health officials. I had to get an architect and a government permit to lengthen an existing balcony. I was also told I would have to get a government electrician and inspector before I could add any lighting to my greenhouse. I could add many things. Like trying to get permission to sell liquor in your restaurant.

I presume you mean tourists who are stuck here, home for nearly everyone else who lives here is Thailand.

If you can't get back to the US. I suggest you have the operation done at the Rama Hospital Bangkok going to the premium part of the hospital. It is the best in Thailand and I'm sure as good as any in the states. It's very cheap and if you married to Thai the same price as Thais pay. You have to hang around quite a lot of waiting but you need Thai speaking person with you. I had an operation and it was better than Bumrungrad andcost one`fifth what the private hospitals Cost

I guess if it was a genuine international driving permit it can be used everywhere except in the country that it was issued. So what's the point of having a renewed if you can't use it in Thailand. Secondly I am pretty sure that an international driving permit can only be obtained in Bangkok. I think you might have got a fake one

so he succeeded in getting back to Thailand. he is luckier than a lot of Australians who can't even get home to their own country. and those who are  there being locked up in homes. It also seems that the Thai embassy iwas very helpful,but it seems there is always the demented Thai bashers on this forum seem to think these sort of things only happen here, they have probably never been anywhere else. 

8 hours ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

seriously ?

 

it is because IMMIGRATION is making it impossible for a part of foreigners to live here a peaceful life with their family and thus pushing them into either scammer AGENTS in bed with corrupted immigration officers for a lot of money, or  this fake card elite scam that gives you not much for your money, as it is GONE after 5 years...

 

 

"I am quite Sure that most foreigners have no problem getting visas and living a peaceful life here. But I guess you're referring to "part of foreigners" as being those who do not qualify or have the financial requirements. A very tiny minority