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any idea which school ?

depends very much on the breakdown of company shares if you get clamped down on . 39% farang /61% thai is perfectly alright and to my limited knowledge has never been investigated. also i know i heard of the crackdown some time ago. but did anybody have problems with it or was it just another flash in the pan .

hi all what do most expats do with there time & money. i've been thinking of either buying some land up country and growing eucalyptus maybee. or even (as suggested by the dragon) buy a small peice of land and build a factory and sell & make ice. other thoughts have been a bar(lol well this thought went out the window 1st as don't here of many good tales) . a shop selling god knows waht in fact i'm wanting to invest in something so i can do something with my time ! any suggestions or anyone looking for a business partner ?

my 9 year English son who is coming to LOS to live with me (sad i know, no more butterfly!) is meant to be going to Best Burapha from november this year. however i've read alot lately saying many expats are pulling there kids from there as there are acusations that teachers are hitting pupils and the school is doing nothing to stop it, i've been considering Satit Udomseka as i reads they do a 70% english program which as my son does not speak any thai would be good. there website is not yet in english tho any other alterantives would be nice to hear.

i asked moneycorp for a quote sometime ago.. they were only offering 57bht/£ when the rate was 69bht/£ in thailand .. i read this earlier today. do things like this make the baht weaker or stronger against the £ & $ or no difference Thaiiland suffers Bt157 billion deficit in first half of Fiscal 2008 BANGKOK, May 4 (TNA) – The Thai government suffered a deficit of Bt156.87 billion during the first half of the 2008 fiscal year, which began on October 1, up about Bt75.6 billion from the corresponding period of Fiscal 2007,a Finance Ministry spokesman said. Somchai S

a very in depth and thought out reply.. many thanks

i havea choice as far as waiting , yes. can just change waht i need on a weekly basis, of course this means can't bank it so there is always a slight risk of theft the concern is of course it will drop even lower !

Hi all .. well i'm on my way back home to LOS after a month in blighty bringing more of my hard earner money with me lol but cannot decide what to do on changing the money. 1 year ago (or less) it was nearly 71/£ .. now its 62£ a lot of money to lose on £50k is it expected to go back up ? or are these bad rates here to stay

loads of plans here as well http://www.estateagentsthailand.com/houseplans.html

hi all. may have to go back to the UK for a month next week and looking for options for my car. i don't really want to leave it in pattaya. anyone know much about long term parking facilities on or off site at Suvarnabhumi airport ? google info seems pretty limited

from what i can there is no treaty . it would be the hague convention that covers it , but thailand is not a signatory

Rolyshark . you seem very sure . are you a lawyer or do you work in childcare ? can you PM me any more info ? if the order cannot be mirrored or registered then i'm happy with that, the issue is if it can be then i need to find a lawyer to do it. if it can't (which is the info i get from you and pattaya lawyers) then i only need to get a letter from a lawyer here in thailand saying it cannot be done. i think at this stage my lawyer is pre-empting the question from the court or the x's lawyers with regards to this/ a snipped from the last email from my UK lawyer where after i tell them

ah .. someone who appears to know the score. i won't go into great detail . but can;t evict tenants as there on gaurneteed tenancies my case for removal is very strong. now although i've only asked for it for 12/15 months which is the lenth of a class B/ Class O / Class Ed multi entry visa my laywer is content with applying for a permanant removal order so as not to land us back in court in 12/15 months if we decide to stay for good. the issue is not the other orders . but specficly the question of can a UK contact order be mirrored or registered in a thai court.

Hi There. hoping you all can help me as after visiting nearly 10 Thai international law firms in pattaya I'm still no nearer to an answer. I have relocated to pattaya, I live in a lovely 3 bedroomed bungalow with private swimming pool have my own new car. I still own my home in the UK, however its rented out long term giving me a reasonable base income. no car in the UK or anything , sold everything other than the house so if all in LOS fails I still have a roof to go back to if need be , although I'd have to wait for my tenants to leave before I could have my own house to live in. I

according to the mrs. for a thai bike licence you either need to show your UK licence, or take the FULL test.

bank account - no paperwork other than ID (passport) needed . depends on the bank & branch, some ask for a work permit, but it is not required, only passport is needed immigration letter - the form being refered to is a certificate of residence, you have to take proof of residencey, eg rental agreement, tabien bahn, anything really confriming your address in thailand. your passport & valid visa, and 2 photos, to jomtien immigration and a few hundred baht . they give you a letter with your photo on it confirming you are resident until the date on your visa, ie they put the date you

yes .. ts hard for a farang to get stand alone finance .. so they need a working thai person to gaurentee it

of course your not a dumb tourist, you redeemed yourself by useing these forums realy though .. i'm refereing to the people who go on a package deal then do not venture out of there hotels grounds, only go on tour rep organised trips .. and such like. and believe the timeshare tout when he tells you its a good investment to spend £25,000 on 2 weeks of red time timeshare..

Hi all . now its not that i don't trust my fiance , i just like to know 100% what i could be letting myself in for . Buying a new car off toyota, having it on finance, silly not to with 2.8% interest rate as i get more leaving my own cash invested ! 20% deposit. Sister in law be standing gaurantor who owns the car if we all fall out. Myself as the buyer as i'm paying or the sister-in-law to be as gaurantor

From my experiance of the one in phuket . Yes they would give you a prize .. normaly the bottom one worth about 1000-200 baht . frequntly a cheapo DVD player or tickets to something like tiffanys. Yes they would bring you back to town. yes they would give you free SOFT drinks while you were looking . and NO, they would not give you some nice girls to play with and if you hop on the bike.. the girl will take you to the venue (or rape you if your luckey) and take you to the timeshare office where she gets a vouchers and departs leaving you there waiting for a hard sell if you want to

I used to go look at them in spain to get the freebies when it was raining . boring video followed by a hard sell where they keep trying to say the only reason you would not buy is if you were poor .. in fact i remember i went and looked at one in phuket about 2 years ago .. raining of course .. but got 2 free tickets to the Phantasea show .. they gave up totaly when i told them i had looked at a house for sale for the same price as there 1 week timeshare. they relie totaly on dumb tourists with more money than sense. the package holiday brigade

Hi all. i need to get my post re-directed from the UK to LOS.. can anyone recomend a PO.box company or somethign similiar please . somewhere reliable .

i'm aware if the Pal difference . philips say either there modern LCD's are multi standard or they can be upgraded via firmware or hardware. . not a huge issue as intended use is with a UK PS3 & a UBC box .. i was dissapointed tho that it seems even UBC box's do not have a scart connection, HD is non-existant in thailand .(UBC only now even demo'ing in BKK) , anyone know what connections are on the back of UBC box's (or philipino dream TV) also emirates UK are now saying different to emirates bkk check in . TV needs to go as cargo, so extra fees etc .. £69 they quote .. which

heard something about PSI Dream Tv . meant to be same type of thing as UBC but broadcast from philipines .. anyone know much about it ..

lots of bubble wrap & lightweight hardboard to support & protect it "The duty on finished products is 20% and VAT is 7%.Fair market value is used to value the goods.So if you are importing a TV you will be liable for around 28.4% total taxes. Specifying the fair market value is not something that anyone can guarantee.It is up to negotiation between you and customs" any idea if they use new value or 2nd hand value .. ie. my UK receipt from 10 month ago says £940 .. current cheapest price i can fins is £698,, so would taking a printout that its this price now new help ? or w