Thai navy wants second submarine
The Navy maintains its position that three Chinese Yuan Class S26T submarines should be purchased. In 2017, the navy and the Chinese shipbuilder signed the contract for the first and now the navy is pushing for the second to cost 12 billion baht.
Health concerns about Prawit
This week a short message was read in the Pattaya Mail that Prime Minister Prayut was concerned about the health of Prawit, the deputy prime minister. Also known as the "watchman".
Request 365 days stay in Thailand. Been to Immigration Pattya Jomtien on July 23. Soi 5. Home, 365 days form completed and papers in order. Copy of passport and required pages including arrival/depart card. Copy yellow house book and ID card. Income statement Austrian consulate, 1.450 Baht (last year 1.630 Baht). Passport photo attached.
The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) is going to build a water reservoir with a capacity of 1,1 million cubic meters in Ban Pong Phrom of tambon Yang Hak (Ratchaburi) to combat the drought and poverty in the area.
Visa for Thailand: Do I have to report the 90 days at the immigration office of my place of residence?
After obtaining an annual visa, do you always have to do the 90-day notification at the immigration office of your place of residence or can you also do this at another immigration office, for example when you travel within Thailand?
Have your SVB life certificate signed and stamped?
Last year - 2018 - I was able to have the SVB Life Certificate signed and stamped at the local Police Station; for 2019, this option no longer appears on the relevant form … now only these 3 options as a competent authority.
Thai Thani Arts & Cultural Village in Pattaya
If you are staying in or around Pattaya or are visiting from Bangkok for a few days, I can recommend that you visit the Thai Thani Arts & Cultural Village. In addition to the many attractions that Pattaya already has to offer, you can soak up a bit of Thai culture here.
Reader Submission: Farang is solely responsible for reporting temporary residence with TM28
There is a lot to do about the form TM30: a lush discussion arose on the Thailand blog in the past 14 days, the Dutch ambassador reported in his blog that he will discuss it with colleagues, and a US expat collective organized a petition last week for the Thai authority.
Question to general practitioner Maarten: Can I replace my diabetes medicine with a cheaper one?
I am 68 years old, 175 cm, 82 kg. With a dvt where I take Warfarin 5mg per day. A diabetes value of 135 was now established after a month of 127. This was due to the drug jardiance duo 12.5 empagliflozin Metformin hydrochloric. My question, with the current values, can I take another drug that is cheaper? I now pay 1700 baht a month for this one.
Visa for Thailand: Have an annual visa done by an agency
An elderly man of 82 years old lives here in Changmai. He has an AOW benefit of 1100 euros per month. A pension of 200 euros p/m. So far he has had it done by an agency and paid 25.000 Thb. for an annual visa, + the 90 days is done by the agency.
My girlfriend and I are planning a trip to Thailand in September. My girlfriend needs a visa to make this trip. She has a Belarusian passport with a residence permit.
Transfer Euros from Thailand to the Netherlands
A reader would like to know how he can transfer an amount of 270 euros from Thailand to an account at the Rabobank in the Netherlands. His attempt to simply do that through the Kasikorn Bank failed, the bank was unable or unwilling to cooperate. What is the solution?
Does anyone know a good health insurance for my Thai girlfriend? And what should she pay attention to?
A Question of National Sovereignty – Relations between Thailand & Japan on the eve of World War II
The military faction around the Thai Prime Minister, Marshal Phibun Songkhram, had maintained close and excellent relations with Japanese officials since the 1932 coup. Logical, because they shared a number of common interests.
Petition for reform of the Thai immigration service
A group of American expatriates has started an internet petition for immigration reform. The use of form TM30 in particular is a thorn in the side of the initiators.
Suppose you have a passport with a stamp Extension of stay for 1 year. You lose that passport or it gets stolen during that year or you have to renew your passport because it is full and you have to apply for a new one in Belgium. What do you have to do to still be able to use that extension of stay?
Sukhawadee in trouble
The Sukhawadee on Sukhumvit Road has run into trouble. A fantastic structure of the Chotitawan family, where both the tower and the main building are beautifully decorated with many art treasures, Buddha images and sacred objects.