Everything posted by KhunBENQ
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Students from very wealthy families overrepresented in elite colleges: research
Totally surprised ???? And now can someone do a study for Thailand? Guess the super wealthy might be underrepresented in Thai universities as they are sent abroad to US, Switzerland, UK and where else.
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O-A retirement medical insurance
Quite likely you will be forced into a health insurance following their guidelines. On one hand there still seem to be "pro-forma" insurances with extreme excess (self payment). Price for such waste paper seems to go down to the four digit range. On the other consider to cancel your Non O-A with a border run and visa exempt entry. That's what I and others did. This route is only recommended if you do your extension on the base of 800k in the bank. Multiple threads in the forum if you are interested.
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Pattaya Man Misses His Home and Steals a Pickup Truck to get home
A local delivery truck with enough diesel for a 920 km trip? (approx.) Almost 600 miles for our nonmetrics
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Immigration closed on Friday 28 July (King's Birthday)
Yes my statement has been voided by the late decision of 31st being extra holiday. Decided yesterday!
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Immigration closed on Friday 28 July (King's Birthday)
Yes, all Buddhist public holidays are dry. See also link in previous post from a bar manager.
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Cabinet To Approve Extra Holiday Leading To 6-Day Break
Only Aug 1st and 2nd. Bhuddist holidays.
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Cabinet To Approve Extra Holiday Leading To 6-Day Break
Bet that also the financial businesses/banking can not simply shutdown for 6 days.
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Public Holidays
Nice for those who had an appointment for the day. Chaos Thailand.
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Immigration closed on Friday 28 July (King's Birthday)
Nothing beats proper planning ahead. Who could see this lonely Monday until now. A long weekend with two dry days (bars/clubs).
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Bangkok Bank statement saying where funds are from?
I transfer EUR to Bangkok Bank using WISE. Always select purpose of long stay in Thailand. Takes a day to be credited and always shown as FT (foreign transfer) with no exception.
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Immigration closed on Friday 28 July (King's Birthday)
July 30? And no need to wait, go as soon as possible.
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Immigration closed on Friday 28 July (King's Birthday)
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Public Holidays
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Public Holidays
Yes Yes Also open Monday 31st July
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Immigration closed on Friday 28 July (King's Birthday)
There is no other holiday until Friday. Next week closed Tuesday Aug 1st and Wednesday 2nd. OPEN Monday July 31st.
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Thai Officials Clarify Approval of 24/7 Entertainment Venues in the Pattaya Area: U-Tapao Airport Area Only
What a frigging joke. Real life satire. U-Tapao still dead as a dodo but can open 24h. Do interested renters need a queue ticket But hey: maybe a master plan to move all the "filthy" business from Pattaya to U-Tapao with airport access
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Biggest changes to Expat life in Thailand in the last 10 years !
Village perspective. Internet: When I moved here there were no private internet wired connections. Used GPRS mobile, 211 kbit/s. Hard to believe. 2013 paid a lot for my own fiber line. Now three companies, gigabit, MESH etc. Internet is definitely the most dynamic development as a base for entertainment, online payment/banking, online shopping. Shopping/Payment: Online shopping makes a huge difference when living in the sticks. No Central, no electronic malls, no sports world close by. The PEA man was cashing the electricity bill at the gate. Long gone. I have no more cash payments for services/utilities. (still love cash for other purposes) Banking: I remember the times when huge queues built up around months end with people carrying their bank books to withdraw cash at the counter. A fraction now. Electricity and water supply much improved and reliable. The bad: explosion of traffic in towns. In the old days I just drove to town and parked roadside to my choice. Now happy to find something. Even parking fees at some spots. Never in the past. Village road still a pothole and bad traffic particularly during sugar harvest. Noisy, stinky. Shopping mall etc.: still not great and foreigners are not an important customer base. Poor choice. The near monopoly doesn't it make it better. Long drive to the provincial capital for deli. Public health care still bad and last choice. Long drive for private hospitals.
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Exorbitant payment processing fees for AirAsia flights
How do you know the total before selecting payment options?
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Water pump too strong, any pressure reducing devices?
My situation even worsened today. So no chance to visit the mate. Can take weeks. Thanks anyway for the tips.
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Thai Smile Airways’ turbulent tiff: Passenger’s ‘left-behind’ fiasco halts takeoff in Chiang Mai (video)
No mention of checked baggage. If they had it would be another hassle to unload after they throw them out and put on a no flight list. Should be banned from all domestic flights. One way out of the country OK.
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Thai Smile Airways’ turbulent tiff: Passenger’s ‘left-behind’ fiasco halts takeoff in Chiang Mai (video)
Plays on my Android chrome browser.
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Can you obtain Mirtazapine OTC in Thailand (or a generic version)
I have used Medisafe a few times. Using messenger on their Facebook site. Their communication is not always perfect. E.g. you paid and no response. "Have you shipped?" "Yes", "Will ship now"... Online prepayment necessary.
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Buy a guitar near Khon Kaen
The map link is perfect. Huge shop.
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Facial recognition - and other Thai banking fiascos!! - YMMV
Just got an email from KBiz (KBank) about facial recognition in Thai language only, Not worth the effort to translate. The app still shows for Thais only.
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Got my yellow book and ID card today
Was useful for me multiple times at the DLT e.g. Always entertaining to read about the hassle to get a residence certificate at some offices.