Report Thailand Eases Alcohol Restrictions on Buddhist Holidays with Exceptions
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Crime Chinese Tourist Accused of Groping Female Intern at Chiang Mai Zoo Aquarium
I just got back from 2 weeks in Shanghai. Not very friendly. Ton's of scammers. (iPhone touts.) No English spoken or signage anywhere. 95% of other tourists were Chinese. I won't be going back anytime soon unless required for business. And oh, I almost forgot. Walking down the Bund I did get hit up 3 different times by women offering "massage". They all appeared to be pushing 40 and 20 Kilos overweight. Even had I been in the market I couldn't force myself to take advantage of these young things. -
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People keep posting, Thailand expensive, but I'm not seeing it!
I disagree with you because I am not keen on Thai food, so I have to buy Farang food. Accommodation is free for me since I have my own place, so my accommodation is free for me. Since I am a wine drinker, I have to drink Thai beer, which I am not too keen on so for me it works out the same as in the West. -
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If no Thai bank account then I recommend you follow DrJack54's recommendation. Why ? If you arrive Thailand visa exempt, you will need to open a bank account to obtain a non-immigrant type-O visa. But you will find it almost impossible to open a bank account if you enter Thailand visa exempt. Which means you nominally then can not obtain a type-O visa inside Thailand (with no Thai bank account). One work around in such a case is to find an agent and pay them $$ in order to help you open a bank account. But recent new articles have noted Bangkok Bank pushing back on those who opened accounts when Visa exempt, and freezing their accounts (until long term visa can be shown). To avoid all the hassle, if you obtain the 90-day Type-O visa when outside of Thailand (while in your home country), then when you arrive in Thailand, you can immediately open a bank account on the Type-O (as Thai banks accept that visa), and start moving money into Thailand so to be ready for applying for a 1-year extension on your Thai Type-O visa (which you nominally should do after being in Thailand for about 60-days when on a 90-day Type-O visa). I recommend you do NOT come to Thailand on a one year-Type-OA visa (this is DIFFERENT from the Type-O). For the Type-OA 1-year extensions on the permission to stay in Thailand, it has health insurance requirements with a 'Thai twist' to them. The Type-O does not have that 'twist'. The 'twist' I refer to is the health insurance for a Type-OA pretty much MUST be from the Thai branch of a health insurance company. Even if your original out of country health insurance (to get a type-OA) was from outside of Thailand, that can NOT be used when applying for the 1-year extensions of the permission to stay in Thailand. Typically when going for the extension of a permission to stay in Thaliand (on a Type-OA visa), health insurance from a branch of a health insurance outside of Thailand is not accepted. But the Type-O does NOT have health insurance requirements. Which all gets back to why DrJack54's suggestion should be considered - get a Type-O outside of Thailand first, is the optimal way to do this if you can. . -
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Report Expat Confusion Grows as Thailand Cracks Down on Helmet Law Violations
I completely agree. In areas with heavy tourist traffic – or more accurately, a high volume of short-term tourist rentals – the police often take advantage of the situation, targeting easy pickings and fleecing tourists. Of course, some will argue that it’s the tourists’ own fault for not having the proper licences or for failing to wear helmets, and technically, they’re right. But that entirely misses the broader point. The real issue lies in the inconsistency of enforcement. The laws themselves are perfectly adequate, but they’re applied sporadically, often not at all. When action is taken, it’s typically for show – a brief, performative crackdown aimed at generating a media headline rather than bringing about lasting change. For any meaningful improvement, enforcement needs to be national, consistent, and year-round. Unfortunately, that seems like far too much effort for a system led by people who simply don’t take these issues seriously enough. -
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Report Expat Confusion Grows as Thailand Cracks Down on Helmet Law Violations
I would have no problem with this if they did it for everyone instead of mostly to just fleece tourists. I would also like to see them handing out 2k baht fines for bikes with illegal exhaust pipes while they are at it.
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