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  1. 12 hours ago, JensenZ said:

     I'm no sex tourist that has taken a casual glance at poverty as I've lived in SE Asia full time for 20 years. There is absolutely no excuse for a mother to carry a baby in one arm on a motorcycle, and it is up the police to stop these type of dangerous activities... Whether she borrows it from a friend, or owns it herself, if she is riding a motorcycle she's nowhere near the poverty level that gives her an excuse to endanger the life of her child. They can always find someone to take care of their babies if they need to go somewhere.

    With my western hat on I agree with you. But like you I am not a tourist and you should know by now how uneducated people with low IQ behave. If you label someone as doing something stupid, you assume that they know it is stupid in the first place. These people are totally unable to understand the dangers they are facing, thats it in a nutshell.

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  2. 21 minutes ago, JackThompson said:

    He has to mention O-A, because immigration is pretending it matters if you entered (years ago) on a Non-O or Non-OA, for purposes of selling insurance.

    Doh, I understand that lol. Just saying he cant renew an OA visa. He can apply for a new extension of stay based on retirement, but he hasnt said that.

  3. 55 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

    Totally confused.

    What is this list saying? BKK to London (LHR)??

    Never!

    It also seems to list useless codeshares.

    LOT hasn't flown Bangkok since ages (could be codeshare with LH).
    Turkish, no international flights since months. Just restarting domestic today,

     

    I suggest to go through this thread:

    Bangkok to London threads seem to grow like mushrooms.

    I dont know what you are on about I am afraid. LHR is the airport code for London Heathrow and BKK for Suvarnhabhumi Bangkok. Nothing to do with code share. Anyway as far as I know EVA fly direct on a Sunday and KLM and Lufthansa fly 1 stop daily.

  4. On 5/20/2020 at 11:41 PM, samsensam said:

     

    haha when i was younger and fitter i didnt need to come to thailand to get a gf, plenty of options at home, come to think about it, i dont need to go to thailand even now, wherever i am i lay my hat ????

    Yes but you can only attract the grannies

  5. 1 minute ago, keithsimmonds said:

    For Pattaya golfers who want to play at Eastern Star it,s perfect isn,t it?

    Is there an exit open at Eastern Star?

    As far as I am aware you would exit at the Utapao turn off. Problem for you would be where you get on the road in Pattaya. Options are just up the 7 road heading to Bangkok or at the Ambassador Hotel Na Jomtien which is the only turn on/off

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  6. 3 hours ago, LennyW said:

    Dont think it was ever intended to be any benefit for Pattaya people, it was always meant to be a major highway for the Eastern Economic Corridor servicing Utapao airport and Mapthaput industrial zone.

    The exits will be open in September when it is officially operational.

    Fair comment. The only exit I see once joining off of the main 7 highway was one at Ban Amphur, which was closed. No other exits along the way. I suppose I had hoped for exits/entrances along the way for local traffic. One other observation. Anyone heading out of Pattaya needs to ensure that you dont misread the signs and head onto the new road accidently. Its a long way you have to go to correct your mistake, no turn offs and no u turns for miles.

  7. Decided to give it a trial today. Conclusion it is for Pattaya residents no benefit at all. Longer term the only benefit will be that it can keep traffic off the Sukumvit if people want to pay the toll. Today we entered the road at the bottom of the number 7 highway from Bangkok, its the only access onto it. Got the payment card and drove on a very empty road all the way until nearly UTapao and gave the card back, no charge. There are no exit roads at all, even the one leading down to the Ambassador Hotel at Ban Amphur is closed. Its a great road to bypass Pattaya but other than that its a waste of time for Pattaya people.

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  8. On 5/29/2020 at 4:12 PM, Guderian said:

    Yes, HiSo gated villages only. I believe the government plans to carpet bomb the Isaan-style villages at the first sign of a C19 outbreak, so there's no point in them doing the Thai Chana thing as well, lol.

    Lol Hiso gated villages. I have never thought of my village as that. All normal people that live here as far as I am aware. Mind you we do have a communial gym and swimming pool, so that could be targeted. Hiso village so funny what next.

  9. 22 minutes ago, Greg O said:

    In accordance with the provisions which have actually been in effect for a week now I deposited 46000 for 16 days at the Royal Benja for my gf coming from Dubai, in addition a 100,000 baht medical (refundable) deposit for medical services including death. Also paid 52000 advance for the repatriation flight. So total deposits are 198,000 baht. She is now number 1900 in the que coming from Dubai UAE. Without depositing the funds you Cannot get in the que....Coordination is through the Thai Embassy or consulate in the country of the originating flight. Absurd but that's the procedure. 

    B*g*er that, I would have told her to wait it out in Dubai. But joking apart, she is lucky to have you supporting her. How do most people afford that amount of money?

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  10. 11 hours ago, Woolsgibb60 said:

    UK is being ban from thailand because it's a high rist country they are allowing the filth of the world in to thailand the filth of the world have kill 10s of thousands of people and thailand welcoming  them with open arms like if nothing have happen at was 100 % they was going to let the filth back in first the people of uk can say bye bye Thailand and stick your country up your ass and other countrys should do the same there are much better countrys in the world then u and not all about greed and Chinese 

    Can you say that again please, this time in English.

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  11. 59 minutes ago, dave moir said:

    Am I missing the point?!!!

    The statement says International tourists will be allowed back into the country from the 1st of July and then goes on to say but it doesn't say when international tourists will be allowed into the country???? 

    1st July by my reckoning!!!!

    Yes you are missing the point. Only people with a work permit and only under very strict insurance and quarantine conditions are allowed back 1st July

  12. 2 hours ago, HashBrownHarry said:

    $100,000 is not crazy an amount if you're in a private hospital here for any amount of time, a fried of mine was in ICU for one night, they did loads of tests on him coz they had no idea what was happening ( he had two fits ), cost was 150K THB.

     

     

    Well firstly $100000 is roughly 3.2 million baht. Not 150k baht. Secondly a friend of mine was in hospital with the virus for 14 days and his bill was just over 100,000 baht.

  13. 4 minutes ago, theoldgit said:

     

    No, it's what it says it is, it's an offshore account targeting expats and other international customers.

    The account is in Sterling, it has a UK sort code, my State and Civil Service Pensions are paid directly into it, I can make online payments and transfers to the UK and even set up direct debits, it comes with a Visa debit card.

    Fair enough thanks for clarifying

  14. 18 hours ago, dallen52 said:

    But the required insurance coverage is to stipulate the covid19 cover to $100,000 usd.

    Since January 23 almost every insurance company has removed pandemic from its wording. 

    I agree with what you are saying, however I have been looking into this. For example the UK government are advising against foreign travel. This basically means that travel insurance is unobtainable at this time until this advice changes. When it does as you correctly stated every insurance company have removed pandemic from its wording. However importantly this is only for general exclusions such as cancellation etc. For Medical and Emergency they are realistic and state that as the virus will still be around for a while, it will still be covered under this section. Have a look I think you will see I am right.

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  15. 8 minutes ago, theoldgit said:

     

    Santander International is aimed at Expats and International customers you do need to present ID but not a UK address. 

     

    From your link

    Expat and International customers

    We offer banking and savings accounts for UK expats living or working overseas. We also offer international banking and savings accounts for UK resident, non-domiciled customers. Choose the level of service which is right for you.

    Looks like this is a Foreign Currency Account (FCA) offered by many of the major banks. Its not actually a UK banking account where the 2 forms of ID are required to open including address ID. The FCA may meet the requirements of the OP it all depends on his circumstances

  16. 21 hours ago, crazykopite said:

    I have an insurance with a Thai company it is specifically for Covid trouble is the maximum amount is 100,000 baht for medical treatment and not much more for death . The Thai government want us to have $100,000 $$$$ not 100,000 baht. Can you imagine come August if the borders open foreigners fleeing to neighbouring countries to renew visas only to be denied entry back into Thailand due to not having the new requirements what a way to get rid of all those foreigners who contribute to the Thai economy

    Yes I have same insurance as you from Roojai. Agree $100,000 is a crazy requirement even if people can get it, the price will be expensive

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  17. 5 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

    When you go the B.A. Website the flights from Heathrow are not direct to BKK with B.A, you have to go to Hong Kong or other places and the flights are with multiple airlines.

    Not quite true. There are no BA flights London to Bangkok until 29 and 30 June and yes these are not direct but via Hong Kong. Direct flights are scheduled however from July 1st. Fully expect the flights to be cancelled though as Thailand not accepting incoming pasengers. Unless they come in empty of course.

  18. 13 hours ago, roger101 said:

    This wasn't for me but a friend who doesn't have internet. He was booked for a flight on the 7th June with Eva. When he went to the agent they couldn't at the time find any information. So when he told me a  few days later I said I would look on the net. I tried Eva website but no joy. Looked at another couple of sites, still no definite information. So yesterday I tried the font of all knowledge and got the info that he needed. OK

    Thats not what you quoted in your opening remarks to the topic. If you go onto one of the flight search engines like Skyscanner you will see the upcoming departures over the next few days, not rocket science.

  19. 8 hours ago, samsensam said:

     

    what i'd do is contact uk banks; send them an email or give them a call, explain the situation and ask what your options are.

     

    alternatively, depending on how much money you're taking about, return to the uk, stay with a family/friend and use their address to open an account, and have a nice holiday too.

    You cant do it unfortunately. They are very very strict on address ID.

    Proof of address

    • Current EU/EEA photo driving licence.
    • Benefits entitlement letter.
    • HMRC Tax Notification.
    • Local authority tax bill for the current year.
    • Utility bill (such as gas or landline phone bill) dated within the last six months.
    • Bank, building society or UK credit union statement.
    • UK, EU/EEA mortgage statement.
    • Current UK provisional driver’s licence.
    • UK credit card statement.
    • Tenancy agreement issued by a solicitor, housing association, local council or reputable letting agency.
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