jamiejoel

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Seriously, why does a person's age matter here. Yes, if the driver was considered too old or a danger to other drivers, you might point this out as a possible reason for the accident. Why does the journalist have to state the ages, it has nothing to do with the accident. It just serves to let biggots start commenting about age gaps... If Hugh Hefner has been in an accident with his 30 year old wife, people who have commnented he went happy. Just sad this type of journalism. If you want to write something about age gaps do it, but don't tie this with a story about road accidents.

To be honest why would anyone watch a programme that is hosted by a homophobic government that believes sexual orientation is a choice. Also the number of deaths of the workers has never been accounted for. I can guarantee that foreign worker deaths by far outweigh Qatari deaths in the building. Sorry, but I hope they don't find the billion baht and decide to spend the money on Thai facilities or a programme to benefit the whole Thai population.

Yes you are correct MFA, I couldn't think of the name. Give to them, pay 200 baht they send it back to you the next day by ems.

Ok quick reply. 1. You do not need to go to KL. 2. You need at least 15 days on a tourist visa or visa exempt to process the Non-B in Bangkok. 3. If not go to the border, in and out and get a 30 day visa exempt. 4. Your school take this to the immigration to change from tourist or visa exempt to Non-B 5. With the Non-B your school takes you to get a work permit. For this you will need verified and notarized copy of your degree. You can make a copy of your degree and have this notarized and verified to save the original but you must send both for notarization. These are both done in your own country, if it is England. some countries will do it at the embassy in Bangkok. If from England you need. a. Notarized by a solicitor or JP b. Verified at Milton Keynes by the Universities Board c. Verified at the Thai Embassy in London d. Verified and stamped by the Labour Office in Thailand 6. Once you have these you will then get a medical certificate (no more than 2 weeks old) If possible a DBS certificate from your home country to show you have no criminal record. 7 After getting the WP which takes between 3-7 days, you will go back to immigration to extend the non-b for a year or to the end of your contract if shorter. 8. Following this you will do a 90 day report online, or at immigration every 90 days to stay in Thailand. If you school is genuine they know this. Fees to pay which the school should pay are Tourist to Non B - 1900b, WP 3100 bt Non B extension 1900 The school usually pay the WP and extension. Feel free to drop me a comment if you need more advice JJ

OK call me stupid... Thanks.... But ten years ago we used to have to pay 750bt airport tax to leave Thailand, little machines at the airport. Then they decided to add it to the booking, called Airport Tax. Now they want to introduce another tax called the tourism tax.. What's the betting this will eventually be added to the ticket and another tax be brought in. Do they think we would just forget we all already pay a tax?

Guys the best advice is just do it by mail, send it in three weeks before and no hassle. Cost 10bt stamp.. To get it back, plus ems postage to them. They really don't want the online system to work as there would be less people going there so they need less staff and less budget. Each time I went they say it was down last week but OK now. All the time. Just stick it in the post. No point in saying it is down it happens 350 days a year.

So if this is the case why don't other countries start dual pricing Thai citizens? It would be good to see how they enjoy living up to the standards they uphold. I think from now on I should charge Thai people more as its good for my country.. Hmm may not have a lot of work coming in soon..

I don't know the whole story, but is this a new company you are starting to work for. Some scam companies do this. Offer work and say they have sent a laptop. A friend in customs watches for it and then you get a call demanding more. If the company want you to have the laptop then they should pay all the fees. These days you can buy a laptop in Thailand and they can remotely install the packages, as I am sure you know. Either way the customs will always demand money as you could easily sell it. My advice would be talk to your company, if they want you to have it, get them to reimburse the customs. If not tell Fed Ex you refuse it. They and your company are responsible for returning it.

The main question people should be asking here is how many of MP's houses have been flooded? If we made every MP live in the areas that were flooding whilst they were in office, the problem would be solved in a few days. The old adage NIMBY (Not in my backyard) applies here. As long as it does not affect those making the decisions there is no need to stress urgency.

We have been all over Thailand. Each island is different. Samed as a bolthole from busy Bangkok, is heaven.

Hey guys, sorry but I have to disagree. Koh Samed is heaven. We go three times a year and have been going for nearly 20 years. If you ignore Saigow then the other beaches are quiet and if you are willing to pay for some luxury then you can find well maintained places. Of course the wooden shacks for 300baht a night are gone. The bone shaking ride to your hotel has gone, but most has not changed in twenty years. The seas are clear, you can see fish swimming around you and there are nice loungers to read a book and good tree cover. The hawkers are not aggressive and you can still get a massage looking out to sea for 300baht and hour. Sorry but it is far from ruined, we feel it is our second home and if you spend time looking around you will find somewhere to suit you. If you like a dance there is dance. If you like peace there is peace. Maybe we are spoilt but many people would give their right arm to spend a few days relaxing on the beach. Oh and for the mozzkes, just use some spray...

If you book online then when you arrive you collect a ticket number and queue in a short line of chairs. If you do not book you sit in another line (1 metre away) and wait for your number. Immigration in MTT close 12-1. Normally you can be in and out within 45 minutes. Mine, as I booked online took 10 minutes in total. The guy apologised for the online system not working but promised me it was now fixed and working from that day. You can guess what happened the next time I tried to register online.... This time I sent in the post, it was due by 16th August, but nothing returned yet. I sent by EMS so I know they received it.,, let's wait and see.