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  1. Immigration nailed me recently for a temporary drop below 800k. My balance a few days shy of three months AFTER Non-O renewal, fell to around 795,000 for a short time. When I went to renew a few months ago...bye bye gringo. Visa cancelled. "You must leave Thailand within two weeks". A hurried week in Vientiane, Laos. New Non-O visa, back to Thai immig, jumped through more hoops, and managed to put the jigsaw puzzle back together again. Maybe cost me US$1,500 altogether. Plus the hassle. Personally I think this 800K lockup is a bad law for Thailand and the Thai people. Yes prove we can support ourselves for residency, but then let us spend the money in Thailand. Forcing us to spend less money in Thailand makes no sense to me. I'm okay locking up cash for three months before residence renewal, but after that we should be encouraged to spend it. Another issue is what happens to the 800K when I die? Thai will? Six months of probate? If the immig start 90 day tourist visas I might look into escaping the 800K lockup.
  2. Ventolin/Salbutamol inhaler: Generic Aerotamol by Aerocare Ipratropium/Fenoterol combo inhaler: Aerobidol by Aerocare B280 Budesonide/Pulmicort: Generic Aeronide by Aerocare B280 Montelukast/Singulair: Generic Astair by Sriprasit Pharma Fluticasone/Salmeterol Combo inhaler/Advair/Seretide: Generic Seroflo 125 by Cipla All the generics listed above can be found or ordered at any decent pharmacist in Thailand. All the generics above cost a fraction of branded equivalents. I am not a doctor. I hope the above info is helpful to somebody.
  3. Thank you for this thread. Last year I purchased a one year supply of meds for personal use from Alldaychemist in India. Mostly Cipla meds for COPD. They were held up in Thai customs and I was instructed to show up at their offices. I took with me all my current meds to show customs they were for personal use only. There was some discussion between several customs people and they came back and told me if I pay the import fees I could keep the meds. I paid (~17%) import tax. The customs people were polite, friendly, and I thought reasonable. The total cost and hassle all-in did not turn out to be a great savings. But I did get the right meds with the right dosages. Of course, your mileage will vary.
  4. If your child has skin problems—especially around the face— please consider switching from powdered washing detergent to liquid washing detergent (if you currently use powdered). Try it for three months.
  5. Thailand seems desperate to get more cash into the Thai economy from foreigners. Yet immigration makes Non-O visa holder foreign residents lock up 800,000/400,000 baht in a Thai bank account for as long as they are in Thailand. The government and TAT says come and spend. Immigration says stay and don't spend. Seems like somebody should look at this crazy requirement.
  6. "Neeranam was complaining under 60s Thais couldn't get vaccinated" A week ago it was reported the average age of all Thais getting vaccine was 38 years.
  7. Sinopharm view from WHO: A large multi-country Phase 3 trial has shown that 2 doses, administered at an interval of 21 days, have an efficacy of 79% against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection 14 or more days after the second dose. Vaccine efficacy against hospitalization was 79%. https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/the-sinopharm-covid-19-vaccine-what-you-need-to-know
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