https://aseannow.com/rss/44-thailand-news.xml/National and regional news from all around ThailandenWhat are you attending immigration for. Assume extension. Marriage or retirement. Money in bank or income methodMon, 25 May 2026 07:34:25 +0000Typical Thai street justice, and an example of fair play.Mon, 25 May 2026 07:34:22 +0000[Faded bumperstick on my father's old beater...] Jews make up roughly 0.2% of the world’s population. They’ve won over 20% of all Nobel Prizes. That’s not a small overrepresentation — it’s a 100x ratio that no other ethnic or religious group comes close to matching. Robert Aumann won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2005 for his work on game theory. When asked to explain the disparity, he didn’t point to IQ studies or modern education systems. He pointed to a marriage custom that’s been running for over two thousand years. In most societies, wealth married wealth. A rich man’s daughter married a rich man’s son. In Jewish tradition, the rich man went to the yeshiva and asked: who’s your best student? That’s who got his daughter — even if the student was poor. The result was a culture where intellectual ability was the most valuable currency a young man could have. Generation after generation, the sharpest minds were the ones who married, had children, and passed on both their genes and their habits. Torah study was the highest calling — and that reverence for learning spilled over into every other intellectual discipline. It’s one of the most elegant explanations for one of history’s most persistent statistical anomalies.Mon, 25 May 2026 07:34:05 +0000Well then I’m wrong. So much for my 2฿ input.Mon, 25 May 2026 07:33:54 +0000How does one pronounce THB please?Mon, 25 May 2026 07:32:36 +0000I received this text from the bank: "To prevent the suspension of transactions through your account, the bank requests your cooperation in updating your personal information by 31 July 2026 via the application or by visiting any branch with your passport. The bank apologises if you have already done so. Thank you for your time and we look forward to serving you soon." The problem is that i am out of the country till 12 June. If I update my information when I get back, there's no risk of my account being frozen, and I have until the end of July, right?Mon, 25 May 2026 07:31:31 +0000I wish I could have an opinion, but that is not possible. Unfortunately, I can't say more for legal reasons.Mon, 25 May 2026 07:31:10 +0000Long time in the making indeed. The US has had its filthy, greedy, lying, murderous claws in Iran since nineteen bloody fifty three! When it toppled the democratically elected government there. It's time to get the hell out! AND lift the unacceptable and totally unnecessary blockade on Cuba which is causing untold suffering. Jesus wept I don't want friends like that. I prefer enemies of which Iran is not one. Fortunately the still enlightened countries are waking up to the facts and adjusting accordingly. Go grovel at Putin's feet America. You've lost the decent world.Mon, 25 May 2026 07:29:51 +0000Have you been on the vodka again ? the attackers are Thais the attacked seems to be Brit.Mon, 25 May 2026 07:29:16 +0000My daughter is planning to apply for a DTV through the London embassy. I have read that they have firmed up on the seasoning of the requisite 500k Baht funds......a minimum 3 months being mentioned, preferably 6 months. Does anyone have any recent experiences?Mon, 25 May 2026 07:28:42 +0000When folk apply for their annual extension they obtain 12 month bank statement. The monthly transfers need to be shown as international. Some banks use certain codes eg BBL use FTT. I'm with Kasikorn and by requesting statement in Thai language the transfers are shown as "funds from abroad" Sometimes a transfer is sent via WISE partner eg BBL or Kasikorn then transferred into another Thai bank eg SCB. This may show as an internal transfer and then you require "Credit Advice" from the bank to prove international transfer. Covered in banking forum.Mon, 25 May 2026 07:28:35 +0000Not on Lazada, Shopee or in 7/11, Makro and Lotus's.Mon, 25 May 2026 07:28:32 +0000And some call it bats or baths 😁Mon, 25 May 2026 07:28:05 +0000Wow, quite a putdown of all us guys married to Thais there, mate!Mon, 25 May 2026 07:26:57 +0000Hostile post indicating you haven't read the topic. Typical of snipers to do that. I guessed Nam Sing might have the dish, and now it's been confirmed. I have not found one other place in town that does it. The problem still is for various reasons I really am not a fan of Nam Sing.Mon, 25 May 2026 07:26:38 +0000No, it comes afterMon, 25 May 2026 07:26:32 +0000No, after.Mon, 25 May 2026 07:26:07 +0000For whatever reason some folks refer baht บาท ฿ as bahts. There is no such thing as bahts in Thai or its currency, so please cut it out because it looks silly.Mon, 25 May 2026 07:25:44 +0000Highly recommend. I have paid for and received excellent legal advice. I will call on him again if needed.Mon, 25 May 2026 07:25:13 +0000Any changes from last year. Appreciate hearing from someone recentMon, 25 May 2026 07:25:13 +0000There is some similarity to rad na when with crispy noodles but as someone who has tasted excellent versions of both dishes, I can say they are not the same. There is no way rad na could fill a craving for HK chow mein. Also in my subjective opinion besides being different, the HK dish is superior. It's fair to guess rad na has Chinese origins as does much of Thai food.Mon, 25 May 2026 07:24:50 +0000Should the B not come before the number like the $ or pound sign (sorry, on International keyboard layout)? GBP 1.00 = BHT 43.788 = USD 1.3474.Mon, 25 May 2026 07:22:48 +0000Spell checker using American English rather than UK English.Mon, 25 May 2026 07:22:45 +0000Makes "sense" to vile racist Jew haters.Mon, 25 May 2026 07:21:47 +0000Yes, I'm aware. They were so happy when I transitioned from marriage to retirement. However, having a wife who is also a government employee has always been helpful with my local immigration family. 😇 It's like old home week when we arrive.Mon, 25 May 2026 07:21:33 +0000