[Lazada Wallet Registration for Foreigners.]

28 minutes ago, phetphet said:

Can't help there. I always pay by bank transfer via the Lazada app on my phone.

Thanks for suggestion. I must get the app. But I have to go to bank in Chiang Mai to do that and now I'm in Maehongson, so will have to wait for lifting of covid restrictions.

[Lazada Wallet Registration for Foreigners.]

1 hour ago, tonray said:

You say register a card. Ivenver registered any card, I just put in my details at time of purchase.  With Thai debit cards you have to enable them for online purchases before they will work if you haven't done that.

Thank you.  Sorry, when I said register I just meant that I put in my details, Not sure enabled my debit card - it hasn't always worked online maybe because I haven't. Will check. And maybe they don't like foreign cards.

[Lazada Wallet Registration for Foreigners.]

While on the subject of Lazada - I have tried several times to register a debit/credit card - 1 Thai, 1 UK - each time I get a reply saying sorry - glitch, or words to that  effect. I have asked Lazada to explain but they never reply. So I always end up C.O.D. Others here seem able to pay by card.  Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

[Compromised Bangkok Bank Be 1st Debit card]

I also have a Bangkok Bank card. Limit 10,000. A year or two ago someone used it to pay a small sum to the London Borough of Barking, and a larger sum to pay a telephone bill. I have never used the card in the UK, and have no connections at all with Barking, and no idea how someone in Barking could use a Thai card to which they had no access except by hacking my computer I suppose. I reported to the Bank who promised to investigate, which they did, and they refunded the money. Whoever had used the card left a trail that Clouseau could have followed, and was presumably caught.  

[Credit Card Fraud]

3 or 4 years ago my Bangkok Bank credit card had all available credit removed (an amount below my 10,000 baht limit) to pay 2 UK Vodafone bills and 2 bills from Barking Borough Council. I've no idea how this happened. I have no connection with Vodafone or Barking. I think I was in Thailand when this came to light though I remember a telephone conversation about it with the Bank from Spain so I would have been in UK round about then. But I never use the card in Europe.

The bank deleted the payments from my account; and it can't have been very difficult for Scotland yard to catch the perpetrator given the trail he'd left on my bank statement.

The card had never left my possession (though I could have handed it to waiter in Chiang Mai) so could have been computer fraud? Or a waiter with a relative in Barking? Whoever it was in Barking wasn't very bright; the trail would not have defeated Clouzeau.

This not a very helpful reply to the OP!

[My Thai immigration office does not accept two bank books]

6 hours ago, jackdd said:

The "letter of the law" doesn't require it to be in one bank account, that's just some weird interpretation by the other poster.

"sirineou" already explained this in his post above.

What does the order say in Thai? If it just says "บัญชีธนาคาร" that could mean account or accounts. If it wanted to say "a single account" it would have to spell that out.

[UK state pension]

My pension is paid to Bangkok Bank London branch, who transfer it to my Chiang Mai branch for 20GBP (was 15). This is cheaper than UK bank would be. There was a problem initially as this was treated as an internal not an international transfer; but the bank sorted this out so now no problem.

Your bank may not have a London branch, of course, in which my experience is not very helpful. 

[Cabinet gives green light to Canadians to teach English in 300 schools - kids will speak well in just a few years, says now ex-minister]

6 hours ago, bdenner said:

So it's taken all these years for the education department to realize Filipino English teachers are a waste of time!

Why should they be? Philippines is I think world's second largest English-speaking country.

[UK government broke the law by failing to disclose PPE contracts, court rules]

12 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

 

Nothing new here, move along, it's business as usual.

It's not business as usual at all, save in the odd banana republic. It's corruption such as we haven't seen in the UK for several centuries. These people should be in jail.

[Brexit causing supply problems for small UK manufacturers: survey]

2 hours ago, wombat said:

Without UK money to prop up the failed economies in EU the EU is a failed experiment post covid 

The UK's own economy is failing; and those deserting the sinking ship for Europe are helping EU economies. Brexit doesn't work unless you stay in the single market.

[Does it bother you being labelled as a "Farang" when in the company of Thais?]

No, why should it?

[UK had 'one or two' Brexit teething issues on fishing, minister says]

14 hours ago, robblok said:

Yea its not as if the fishermen themselves know better then the government who is bias not to look foolish.

 

I do know who i believe, the fishermen not the UK government. 

 

 

Hear hear. Brexit has no teeth as these idiots are finding out.

[Der's a rat in me engine, what am I gonna do?]

17 hours ago, jaiyenyen said:

My windscreen washers stopped working. The motor was still running but no water!

I took the truck to the MG garage. They lifted the bonnet and found that something had eaten the rubber hose between the washer motor and the jets.

RATS!!

They replaced the missing section of hose FOC. Thanks MG.

3 weeks later, the same thing happened.

I went online and found that it's a common problem. Modern rubbers and plastics are now made partly from soya bean.

Rats like soya bean....yum yum.

Has anyone else had a rat problem? Can you recommend a deterrent?

Friends in Mae Hong Son had a serious rat problem in house and car; then they bought a couple of cats. The rats quickly took the hint and have vanished. They previously tried electronic devices which came with dramatic illustrations of rats, cockroaches et al fleeing the premises in droves. But in reality none of them took any notice. Anyway they now have no rats. But several cats.

[Thailand slides three places in global corruption index]

14 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

I might consider the source.

Nefarious, and culturally centric, outfits such as TI are to be challenged greatly. 

TI, founded by a German ex-World Bank employee, does a good job in drawing attention to corruption which is a major problem in many, probably most, countries. A big part of the problem originates in developed countries - companies offering bribes to secure contracts. This is now a criminal offence in many of these countries although the new laws are not always properly enforced. And then there is policy corruption - corporations buying politicians to get the policies they want. USA a prime offender. And now UK conservatives giving contracts to their donors for work they're not competent or willing to actually do. A long way to go, but at least we've started.

 

[Britain resists giving EU diplomats full status, sparking row]

13 hours ago, melvinmelvin said:

don't give in BJ

fight out the flak and stay strong in the winds

 

this is a very old issue,

always been a weak point for EU (and EEC)

Childish and petty; typical of this useless corrupt and incompetent government.

[British maestro Rattle seeking German citizenship after Brexit]

23 minutes ago, ujayujay said:

Dream on, Rattle is a wise Man! Where's your Argument for crawling back.........

Brexiters never have arguments!

[More calls to legalize casinos - "line the state's coffers, not mafia pockets"]

Have seen similar advocacy in UK. Usual purpose to put money in the gambling industry's pockets. The problem with gambling is that it can be addictive, and especially damaging to poor people who see it as a way out of their problems but usually find it just makes things worse.

[The generosity of Thais.]

I have often been tempted to start some new arcane topic - eg a complaint about the price of haggis in Glasgow - to see how long it would take for someone to turn it into an anti-Thai rant. So refreshing to get an opposite view, which reflects my own experience. Driving round Chiang Mai on my motorbike I have even been impressed by the kindness and consideration of most drivers - those with ancient pickups and new fast motorbikes not necessarily included.

[Trump returns Cuba to U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism]

15 hours ago, wombat said:

just asking...when was the last time Cuba committed terrorism in the states?

....or anywhere else? Ridiculous nonsense, and hypocritical from this unpleasant source.

[Teaching English as a non native speaker?]

On 1/5/2021 at 5:23 PM, Pilotman said:

This is  probably not a popular view, but you should not teach English if you are not a native speaker/first language.  Teach French or Dutch,  but not English.  

Maybe good advice for teaching at university level, but for schools all you need is a good basic knowledge of English, and teaching ability. Lots of native speakers think that because they can speak it they can teach it, but that doesn't follow. A teaching qualification would be very useful.

[Four new cases found in Chiang Mai, all linked to one venue]

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

If i'm traced and tested and the result is positive as a foreigner I'm in for a world of hurt in my wallet.

But chances are, if not traced, I'd have no ill effects form the virus, and it'd be gone in no time.

 

The tracing is absolutely of no personal advantage to me at all.

Tell me again what you don't understand?

What about the other people you could infect if you're positive?

[UK PM Johnson could lose his seat and majority at next election - poll]

3 hours ago, robblok said:

Johnyfd (the one with the bike pic) was one of them there were others but hard to look through it all.

 

Yes compromise is required during negotiation. I can remember the Dutch PM when they were negotiating about the loan issue for COVID. He said would not accept something later he had to accept it but got other things in return. He was a bit more honest then BJ. Telling the Dutch that he did not get his way completely but said this is what compromise is.

BJ never did anything of the sort. 

 

I think the UK and EU got a good deal however its far from what BJ promised his hardcore fans. Why do you think the fishermen were so angry. He never said anything about it to the public acknowledging that he did not get what he wanted but hail it all as a victory. I guess he is kinda like Trump never admitting anything always acting tough.

There was no compromise; even Johnson couldn't go for no deal, and to get a deal he had to surrender. The deal has cost the EU nothing - they have stuck to their position throughout. The losers are the UK. Even the daily fail's list of changes was a list of UK losses. A survey when the deal was agreed reported 17% support for it. Likely to shrink as reality hits in.

[Brexit is Britain punishing itself, France's Beaune says]

15 hours ago, Loiner said:

Another anti-Brexit Reuters release. Another EU mouthpiece, one who's in denial about the punishment part and now realises that the floodgates will open on exits from his failing EU.

Usual brexiter reply: "the EU is about to fall apart". The evidence is all to the contrary. The usual failure to explain why brexit is good for us when all the evidence is, once again, to the contrary. We are going to be worse off economically, culturally poorer, more insular and xenophobic. M Beaune hits the nail on the head.

[Bank Transfers]

My main pension is paid direct to Bangkok Bank London, who transfer it next day to Chiang Mai. No problems. My miserably small state pension is paid into a bank account in London; I currently send any balance there to Thailand via BB London, in case pound sinks even further due stupid ineptly managed (???) brexit. I've had no problems with that arrangement.

[UK PM Johnson appeals to party for support over controversial bill]

1 hour ago, Loiner said:

Never mind this fake International law breaking nonsense, protecting Britain is more important. In this case protecting trade with NI. 

The MPs. were voted in on Brexit ticket and must support Boris. 

It's not fake. There has to be a border between the EU and a neighbouring territory outside the EU. The border can't be between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland as that would be against the Good Friday Agreement. The only alternative is the one in the agreement signed by BJ and which he now wants to rat on. That could work with proper preparation but as is normal with this bunch of incompetent bunglers the preparation hasn't been done. People have rightly turned against brexit which apart from being highly damaging politically and economically is very difficult to put into effect. The referendum was advisory and this appallingly bad advice should never have been taken.