MESmith

Move all the markets on to the runway at CNX. Kill 2 birds with one stone. Eases traffic congestion & reduces arrivals. I'm not talking about "wet" markets which are useful, but those markets selling all the stuff that folk don't really need

Buy some duck liver from Makro & make your own. That way you know exactly what's in it

Too many markets in Chiang Mai. Even Tesco & Big C give up prime parking areas to folk selling their garbage. And the rest of the car park is full from cars of folk wandering around looking at the same garbage that's on sale at every other market, so genuine customers of the supermarket have trouble finding a parking space. This country is full of shopholics. Lazada for me

yeah they try to push the fruit into your mouth......watch out for that one.

I thought it was supposed to be the other way around

Still knocking G4t but were cheaper and easier to use

We need G4T back in business

No, what we want is for everybody to be able to turn up at immigration, in office hours & get their visa business sorted without having to pay some "third" party to "jump" the queue for them. How hard is it to photocopy the correct papers, fill in a form & have your photo taken at one of several hundred photo shops around town?

Any talk of bypassing legal authorities will be removed.

"Discretely" brought in a couple of litres of red wine once, but filling in the arrival card was hard going, let alone standing up for the obligatory snap shot

I can not believe some TV posters think that Thai women over 50 can not be beautiful, they should get out and about more, my wife is 52 looks more like mid to late thirties is very beautiful with a fantastic natural body, she has a few lady friends around the same age that also look great, being 50 is not old anywhere, and the mature ladies in a lot of cases leave the young ones for dead no only in looks but sense.

Bar girls probably don't age as well as other ladies. nights spent in bars, alcohol & other substance abuse will take it's toll on their looks....

One more idiot on my "ignore" list

I presume they mean alcohol banned in public areas, not bars & restaurants. Same as last year & maybe the year before?

I take it that alcohol will be banned pretty much everywhere at New Year

Passed one yesterday outside Chiang Mai. Had big lettering on the side "1st hybrid SUV in Thailand"

Unfortunately, that's not true - I'm afraid Porsche and Lexus have the jump by several years

First hybrid SUV made in Thailand, yes.

That's what I thought, as I passed by...

Passed one yesterday outside Chiang Mai. Had big lettering on the side "1st hybrid SUV in Thailand"

What's the point of an unmarked police car with a uniformed officer inside.......bit of a giveaway isn't it?

The uniform stops folk from shooting him when he tries to apprehend them

I have never had a problem at any checkpoint and always find them polite and well mannered. Unless you are doing something wrong I don’t see the problem.

Problem is, they bully/hassle people, they slow traffic down, & they could be doing something more useful, such as riding around, looking out for crazy driving & other moving traffic violations that are more serious to innocent people than not wearing a helmet etc

If G4 is closed for good the other Agents will charge more G4 cheap and easier to get too.

The more agents the cheaper they will be use.

We shouldn't have to use agents at all. We used to have a functioning Online Queue system. When the plug was pulled on the Online Queue system, the only option to bypass the 4am in the morning wait was to hire an agent to do the waiting for you.

I personally have been doing my own visa extension for the past 5 years and I don't need an agent's help. I've well versed in putting together all the proper documentation required by CM Immigration. The only reason I need an agent now is to get past having to stand in line at Zero Dark Thirty, and then having to wait all day for my passport to by processed and signed.

If they still had the Online Queue system and adequate staffing, I wouldn't have to bother with hiring an agent.

As far as prices go, the market competition should dictate the price of services if it's a 'free market'. There should not be very much variation in the price of services between individual agents, and if you check the prices of the agents that are recommended by TV members, their really isn't much variation between all the various agents.

On line queue may be broke, but there's nothing to stop them giving appointments over the phone or to folk visiting i/o during office hours & making an appointment.

Bronze Honda Accord. Thanks for the tip off

I called G4T Nov 17 for info on extension of stay. Was told to arrive by 11:30 and get PP back about 1:30. I am not getting in line at 5:30am for retirement ext and since no more online Q G4T for me. Arrived 11:10 Nov 18 at 1:30 Imm. had a meeting. Signature authority delayed. Picture inside Imm and PP returned 3:30, good for another year. When I arrived I also asked Imm if they any slots for ext, of course not. Of note G4T wanted a signed copy of every used PP page. Hope online Q comes back, 3000baht for what amounts to a Q number.

Did you go to the G4T office next to the copy shop at Imm. Prom? on 18 Nov?

It's very odd. I was at Imm. Prom this morning, 19 Nov and the G4T office next to Imm. Prom is dark, with all the office equipment, signs, fixtures, everything -- removed. Just some furniture still there.

I asked at the copy shop "where is G4T?" They acted like they didn't know what I was talking about. Switched to Thai. "Visa agent next door. G4T. Closed today. Where are they now?" Answer was "don't know" with big round eyes and look of fear from all three employees in the room.

I asked the same question at the Information desk outside Imm. Prom. Two of the three college students were genuinely clueless, with no fear. The third said "they moved". When I asked "where?" she suggested I should go inside and ask the Immigration Officers.

I returned home and just called the mobile phone number of "Best" one of the English speaking agents with G4T who had been eager to help my husband with a visa extension a few weeks ago. The phone was answered "Hello". I asked if this is G4T and the phone was handed to someone else. I could hear noise in the background that sounded like the Prom. Imm. office. The conversation with the second person went something like:

Me: Is this G4T visa agency?

Lady: Why do you want to know?

Me: Well, your office moved and I want to know where to find it

Lady: Who told you it moved?

Me: Students at information desk in front of Immigration office. So, where is the new office?

Lady: Who wants to know?

Me: My name is Nancy

Lady: Someone will call you back in 10 minutes

Yeah, sure.

Perhaps Sparkles' letter getting published yesterday in the Bangkok paper that we can't quote had an immediate effect.

It's a shame you weren't inside Prom Imm Office when you made the call to "G4T". Might have been interesting to observe who was on their phone

WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?

very little, apparently

The two 'gentlemen' carrying the body seem to find something rather amusing about the situation. What is Thai for empathy?

They were probably musing on their next facebook post about a frog found dead in a pond.....

I'll get my coat, cloak, croak.....

Witnessed those rafts back in 1998. Should've got the hint & left the country pdq. Unfortunately, I ignored the hint & still here in Thailand. Noise pollution is up there with air pollution

The demand for a 6x4 photo sums it up. And fortunately, next door in the annex, this can be obtained for the bargain price of 200 bht

I paid 200 baht to get a photo done next to immigration, this one was 4x6 cm and showed a little more of my shirt, but my head was actually smaller.

If you look at the TM7 where the info for the photo is it does say 4x6 though why in Thai only beats me.

They've always accepted passport sized photos, despite the 4x6 cm on the form. What the hell do they need a photo that big for?

I recently had my 4 by 5 photo rejected at Promenada, had to use the service out there to get the 4 by 6.

More pointless bureaucracy - they take your photo digitally

A good place to station the new subs

In the city, Chiang Moi road. As you head east from moat, first soi on left. Shop before & after the soi (same shop) sell them. Change the rope yourself if needed.

Selling Bikes

Selling shirts, more like,

Do the proceeds for all those unofficial shirts go to good causes?