[600 facing quarantine after Thailand’s first locally-acquired COVID infection for 100 days]

5 minutes ago, JCP108 said:

Are 600 people really going to go into quarantine?

Only if they can pay.....

[what is this trunk thing on the right side of the window ?]

31 minutes ago, Chassa said:

 

Aussie 4 wheel drive Holden ute (Pick-up). Maybe Chevrolet or Isuzu.

# 13 Maybe based on Chevy or Isuzu

[Cost of motorcycle parking at Utapao Airport..]

https://www.utapao.com/th/transport/airportparking

[Online 90 day report didn't save reference number]

If it was "Accepted"...

Go to the site https://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn90online/online/tm47/TM47Action.do

Scroll down, tick you accept terms & conditions.

Click check status of application.

Use Passport Number instead.

[First year on O-A visa ending soon]

@el jefe @kingofthemountain @sscc As others have said, providing your financials and insurance are in order, you should not have any problems extending your stay on your O-A in country, even though you are on your first year.

What hasn't been mentioned that I can find is also having your 90 day reports up to date. 

[Thai PM’s twin daughters file harassment and defamation complaint]

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Who would have guessed ......... lucky that wasn't a three fingered salute!

 

Keep your thumbs firmly clenched and palms toward you ladies.......

[Facebook to block news on Australian sites after new law, riling lawmakers]

Morrison trying to blackmail the tech companies and keep Aussies more unaware than usual....

[Non O married extensions All options by the rules in C Rai today]

15 hours ago, RubbaJohnny said:

Plan A

If Burma Laos nearby or even Malaysia/Cambodia or day trip Singapore etc  reopens by 26th I can bounce,

It is best for me duty free shop day,

The big question with Plan A. Can you just bounce back in without all of the required docs? i.e. USD$100,000 Covid insurance, certificate of entry, 14 day ASQ, multiple tests.......

This is similar advice to what is being given elsewhere......without full disclosure. Attempt plan A at your peril.....unless things change exponentially.

[This place is becoming like a ghost town]

1 hour ago, CorpusChristie said:

It was a question , a question to which I know the answer to .

The bus in post #101 is the bus stopped parked by the pavement  waiting to leave ,close to CM gate

If I hadn't recognised it as a question I wouldn't have commented on it in the manner I did......

Although why anybody would ask a question they already know the answer to on a public forum, other than to hope they can get into an argument with someone to berate them over some inconsequential point or other would be well beyond my understanding of any logical mind...... Enjoy your trip to Hod.

[This place is becoming like a ghost town]

38 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

Where have we seen this before ?

Really you took the photo, but you don't know? Make your way back there tomorrow morning about 6.00 am, stand outside Chiang Mai gate market, and if your lucky the bus to Hod will stop at the market to pick you up. The terminal is to the west of the market where you took YOUR actual photo so, maybe better to go direct to there. Some drivers of that route don't stop to pick up farangs till they get to know you.......

[Changes...]

11 minutes ago, Tarteso said:

Yinn... where are you gone?

@Yinn is on way to Udon. 

[O-A Retirement Extension Insurance]

I'm sure @Peter Denis will be along with a full explanation for you. The company he has found to suit the situation best is LMG using a 200,000 baht deductible. They are on the linked site above, should you wish to do any research prior.

[Safety First: Caution vital as Phuket becomes testbed for international tourists]

38 minutes ago, huuwi said:

out of this choosen hotels, what is the price range, and can the guest choose in what category they want to stay?

Government approved ASQ Hotels & some eye watering prices

BKK
thaiest.com/blog/list-of-alternative-state-quarantine-asq-hotels-thailand

Phuket, Pattaya, Buri Ram
thaiest.com/blog/thailand-alternative-local-state-quarantine-alsq-hotels

[Online 90 day reporting available from April 1st]

Site still has expired certificate, though successfully applied and received approval today in four hours.

[Austrian man, 77, dies as motorbike collides head-on with van]

7 minutes ago, sebastion said:

77 year olds really shouldnt be driving motorbikes

Plenty of 70-80 year olds still riding 850-1000 cc bikes back in Oz.....

[Be Careful going back to Australia]

Version 1.271 - Released 10 August 2020

7.1.4 Requirements for former residents of Australia receiving a portable pension

Summary

A person must satisfy the SSAct definition of Australian resident in order to lodge a proper claim for a pension. Generally, this means they must be residing in Australia when they lodge their claim.

A claim for pension can be lodged by a former resident who has resumed residence in Australia only if, on the evidence available, there is a clear intention to remain permanently in Australia. A person who intends to return to Australia for a defined period only (e.g. 2 years) would not be an 'Australian resident' as per SSAct subsection 7(2).

Specific portability rules apply when a person who was formerly an Australian resident returns to Australia and becomes an Australian resident again and is successful in claiming Age or DSP.

Portability for former residents - Age, DSP

Since 20 September 2000, a former resident who returns to Australia and is granted Age or DSP, or who transfers to Age under SS(Admin)Act section 12, cannot take that pension outside Australia if they leave within 2 years of having resumed residence in Australia. The purpose of this legislation is to discourage people from travelling to Australia just to get an Australian pension to take back overseas.

The 2-year period includes, as separate full days, the day on which the recipient returns to Australia to resume Australian residence and the day on which they leave again.

There is no discretionary power to allow portability of Age or DSP during the 2-year period (note, some exceptions to the 2-year rule apply - see below).

Payment may be suspended for short overseas absences during the 2-year period and does not have to be reclaimed on return to Australia. A short absence from Australia (as long as the person is still classed as an Australian resident) will not impact on the end date of the 2-year period (i.e. the absence still counts towards the person's 2-year period).

 

https://guides.dss.gov.au/guide-social-security-law/7/1/4

 

[Be Careful going back to Australia]

1 hour ago, G Rex said:

I applied for ‘permission’ to leave last 10pm last Tuesday. I stated that I have a residence in Thailand but am stuck in Oz with my Thai partner. I said I don’t want to live here anymore. Got approval by 10am next day!   They can’t wait to get rid of me!  Not that difficult...

Well done.......If on the pension though, I do hope that all of your ducks are lined up.

[help i waste money on internet]

11 minutes ago, Eindhoven said:

21 minutes ago, Jackie66 said:

https://www.net-ais.com/monthly/pro-net-monthly-200-10mbps

 

There is no 10 Mbps for 200 baht there. For what reason have you posted it?

There most certainly is the offer there! It just requires getting a new number or possibly not.

 

 "Come out to fight the internet promotion 10 Mbps 200 baht monthly 30 days and free call secret promotion which you can apply continuously throughout the year. But there is a condition that must be opened for a new number only, can that number be used or not You may have to wait to follow up on this website. We will have news to inform you before anyone else".

[Why are people staying in Thailand when then can't meet TI's financial requirements?]

"Why are people staying in Thailand when then can't meet TI's financial requirements?"

Because they can! See how easy that was? Seriously; why does anyone feel the need to answer otherwise to such a nosey individual? 

[Red Plates]

44 minutes ago, kwak250 said:

Thats awesome.... and holds no relevance to Thailand.

 

44 minutes ago, kwak250 said:

Wesley snipes birthday is today.

Guess that all depends on where you're residing.....Here in LOS it's 1 August. Wesley's birthday is 31 July.

[Best alternatives to stay after September 26]

10 hours ago, audaciousnomad said:

in case no more grace left to give us by LOS. ????

 

7 minutes ago, jonga80 said:

Thai Visa Centre

Go see Grace.....it costs what it costs. So do you want to stay.....or not!!

[DTAC customer decline: Covid-19 and lack of tourists blamed]

7 minutes ago, soi3eddie said:

One thing for sure is that phone use has not declined so other than blip of covid, where are all the users?

China allegedly had a loss of users in the millions,  through undeclared Covid deaths. 

[Australian Aged Pension]

@AussieBob18 your Centrelink contact is tripping on tripe. 

Current portability rules by payment type

The Department’s Social Security Guide sets out the general portability rules and current portability provisions for individual social security payments and benefits. This information is reviewed and updated regularly to reflect portability policy changes. The Portability Table can be found in the Social Security Guide at Topic 7.1.2.20.

Aged Pension has unlimited portability that is proportionalized after 26 weeks to suit your AWLR. To continue receiving full pay you must have been a resident for 35 years from aged 16 to pension age.

 

[Two Thai immigration officers transferred for allegedly taking visa extension bribes]

10 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

If that was true, it would not be anybody wanting to run that kind of business.

Let's break that down with imaginary numbers.....14.000 for extension. 4,000 for agent X 10 per week, 2 per day..... Who in their right mind wouldn't want to be an agent for 160,000 per month???

[Aren't We Purified Enough To End 90 Day Reporting?]

Since the TM 30 has gone by the wayside; 90 day reporting should as well; for long stayers with long lease agreements already ratified with Immigration.

If I'm no longer paying my rent, the landlord will be chasing me up one way or another and I'll be in deeper strife for breaching a contract than not reporting to immigration I'd think.