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They have fiddled with their website again. https://www.dlt.go.th/en/new-license You have to select "EN" to be able to read the text So as written English is OK. And if you have that, no tests required: Better say: if you have an IDP or home license in English you can skip the tests.

Of course not.

Next month a new central bank chairman will be appointed. There is an ongoing dispute between the new government and the BoT that keeps interest rate high, Let's hope things change to the better for us. I don't share the optimistic view on the state of the Thai economy.

Second such thread within an hour Yes it's concerning. Basically all major currencies (except Japanese Yen) lost significantly over the last few days. Maybe follow the other thread:

Google is correct in recognizing the last three characters as an abbreviation for foreign country. Actually a dot should be added. The full word in transliteration: dtàang bprà-têt (ต่างประเทศ, other? country).

Thanks for the valuable contribution referring to Khon Kaen. You highlighted the transfers on the copy before handing over? Unfortunately I have/had a lot of small transactions on my account so was prepared for some lamenting. Did they want to see any documents about the source of your funds from home country? The building as such looks ready for at least one year or longer. Third location for me then.

There is a number of older threads about this and some seem to have problems to get it. Maybe just communication problems. Seems you need 12 dedicated "FET"s? With learning from other posts I will likely stick to the account statement method.

Thanks for the hint about Thai language. At Bangkok Bank it's OK as "FOREIGN T/T". What I will do: a test transfer of a small amount to Kasikorn and two days later online order a statement in Thai language.

Thanks. That would be kind of a killer criterion. Adding another form of complication. Second week of October I will go for extension with a pile of statements from Bangkok Bank in three(!) different forms. 1) One year to be ordered a week ahead! (200 Baht) plus probably an added -> 2) 2) Six months issued on the spot. (100 Baht) (would need two to three to cover 12 transfers) 3) Self printed statements ordered online and received via email. If they are OK with 3) I would probably drop the idea. Hope they will as the bank book and letter is still required to show. If someone wonders why it's a new topic for me: many years I used the lazy 800k bank book method. But I simply want to free the money as my pensions are well over 65k.

I have waded through some of the many older threads on the subject. Maybe someone can share recent experiences from this year. I am considering to change from Bangkok Bank to Kasikorn bank for monthly transfers. I want to make sure that all transfers appear as international transfer (FTT as it is labelled in the Bangkok Bank book). This is for the 12 months transfer method for extension of stay at immigration. So far I use Bangkok Bank and always select reason for transfer "long term stay in Thailand". I do not care about an extra working day for the transfer. Not interested in fast/fastest but reliably marked as international funds transfer. I do EUR transfer from WISE account. That worked perfect so far. Never a problem. But getting a bank statement at Bangkok Bank really suc.s. So much easier with Kasikorn. Anybody using Kasikorn for the monthly transfer method for extension of stay?

Would doing against increase PSA? Two usual activities in Pattaya and I had 1.3 (after TURP last year).

As sheryl writes: look for independent lab. Just to give you an idea: Lab in district town 550. That's about the same like in Pattaya (lifecare lab). Had this in July.

That's what I mentioned as a difficulty in a post above and earned a "confused" emoji for some reason. Often I have to twist my neck to the max 😀

Forum English (US, UK, OZ, NZ ...) can be a challenge (particularly if not your first language). Google to the rescue; Bowser was one of the first companies to build petrol pumps. For some reason it's THE word for a petrol pump in Australian slang (and maybe elsewhere)?

At the PTT stations I usually have the opposite problem. If the pump stops at an odd amount they will try to stuff more fuel in. Sometimes so much that it runs off the filler cap. Annoying. Often I don't ask for fill up (tem tang) but ask for 1000 Baht or whatever my estimate is.

ONCE in 13 years. Recently. And that was obviously a young intern. The funny fact is: it's a rule, engine off, mobile off. But we are in Thailand.

I am the lazy guy

The difficulty is parking your car in a way that you can see the fuel meter.

Your geography needs serious rework. Forum rules don't allow me to use proper words for such stupidity. In case you are visually impaired I excuse. Stunning how many likers such nonsense earns

"The exact number of sailors arriving were not announced." That's exactly what I was searching for. But it's a supply ship so expectations about big money coming in seem exaggerated. (previous post was faster)

Brilliant! I tried for 10 minutes to find this "Joho" to no avail. As "J" is not used in official transcripts I tried Yoho... And you are surprised that there is no feedback. I am in najan area and change wheels on my on. (it's not in Pakistan)

Not much good to say about Jomtien Beach Rd currently 😁 And one important hint: stay away on major public holidays/long weekends. Terribly crowded and noise from mighty car speakers.

Driving in such a flood with a standard limousine. Brave, careless or stupid?

Some of it simply means stay away from Thailand and particularly Pattaya. Thaphraya rd: indeed no place to live near the road. Even worse Thephrasit. Both very busy through roads. The OP asks about beach rd. I was often sitting at beach road and wasn't experiencing excessive motorbike noise.

Jomtien has no specific problem with excessive motorbike noise (that is in a completely different pat of central Pattaya). BUT until lately and quite sure ongoing there is massive construction/roadworks along Jomtien beach road. Kills the fun on large parts of beach road. Maybe Jomtien 2nd rd is an exception (high speed racers). Self taken picture from July 24th: