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THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 6 February 2025
Taiwanese Lottery Winner Thanks Temple with 100 Pig Heads Photo: The Thaiger A Taiwanese man won big in the lottery and returned to Wat Ko Suwannaram in Bangkok's Sai Mai district to show his gratitude on February 5. Yu, a 32-year-old amulet shop owner from Taiwan, gifted the temple with 100 pig heads, 3,000 candles, and various food items. His offerings were made to the Great Brahma Emperor, a large statue believed to have brought him good fortune. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1351039-taiwanese-lottery-winner-thanks-temple-with-100-pig-heads/ -
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How safe is the retirement visa as a strategy to live in Thailand permanently?
Is your extension from Jomtien office and not some far flung province? This is one of the reasons people cannot do the next extension on their own. Jomtien. I live in PTY The other is that when you switch to non-O visa inside Thailand with a Pattaya agent, they get both the 90 day non-O and the 1-year extension all in the same day generally. And if both of those in your passport have the same date, every immigration office in Thailand knows you used an agent and will tell you to do so again. I was already at the end of a 1-year extension. I did the non-O/extension by myself a couple of years ago, no agent. So I didn't switch visa types. But in your cause if neither of the above applies, and you have the required funds in your bank account for the entire year previous, you can likely do it on your own next time. Yes I have the required funds. I dipped below the minimum for a couple of weeks during the 2-month pre-seasoning, when my SSA was delayed, but had the full funds in my acct when I used the agent. I provided the agent with my bank statements Thanks for your answers -
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Taiwanese Lottery Winner Thanks Temple with 100 Pig Heads
Photo: The Thaiger A Taiwanese man won big in the lottery and returned to Wat Ko Suwannaram in Bangkok's Sai Mai district to show his gratitude on February 5. Yu, a 32-year-old amulet shop owner from Taiwan, gifted the temple with 100 pig heads, 3,000 candles, and various food items. His offerings were made to the Great Brahma Emperor, a large statue believed to have brought him good fortune. The temple's abbot, Phra Khru Palat Suwatthanakevikun, known as Phra Khru Rungsaeng, shared that the statue of the Great Brahma Emperor was inspired by a vision seen last year. It features a depiction of a three-headed Brahma riding a swan and an elephant, funded by a wealthy Malaysian devotee. The 8-meter-high statue, topped with a seated Buddha, cost over 10 million baht to construct and draws many visitors, especially from the Chinese community. Yu frequently visits the temple with Taiwanese friends for blessings. He recounted his visit to the temple to pray before winning the lottery in Taiwan, choosing not to disclose the exact prize amount. True to his vow, he returned to make his offerings after his win. During the ceremony, Yu drew a lottery number, 079, from the temple’s basket, hoping for another stroke of luck. The event also included esteemed religious figures like Phra Sri Phrayatti Dilok from Nong Chok district and Phra Khru Pitak Rattananukit from Wat Phra Ruang Prasit. Together, they conducted a candle-lighting ceremony around the statue. Attendees left with gifts of pig heads, sweets, and fruits, adding to the day's blessings. -- 2025-02-06 -
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Smoke signal: Suvarnabhumi sparks smoking rooms outrage
Thank you AOT. I was pleasantly surprised to stumble across a smoking room in the new satellite terminal a few months back, not very well signposted at the time but it is there. -
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Correcting Name Order on Thai Driving License – Is It Possible?
It has my name in the "First Middle Last" order. -
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