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by Pleng
Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:40 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Foreigners need business visas to attend meetings in Thailand
Replies: 4
Views: 1082

Re: Foreigners need business visas to attend meetings in Thailand

Most foreign visitors simply ignored the law and risked arrest by entering the country on a tourist visa to participate in meetings. Arrests were rare, and people took the remote risk for granted. I imagine that most visitors did not, and in fact entered the country on a visa-exempt stamp, declarin...
by Pleng
Tue Oct 09, 2018 7:14 pm
Forum: Sports Fans
Topic: 2018 F1 News and Prediction Tournament
Replies: 194
Views: 8642

Re: 2018 F1 News and Prediction Tournament

Note: I'm not sure the below is correct with qualifying on Sunday and the race on Monday, unless they are basing it on their SAF HQ time which they've never done before. Check the news as we get closer...... Screen Shot 2018-10-07 at 14.38.14.png Yes those times are correct. The Qualifying takes pl...
by Pleng
Tue Oct 09, 2018 12:24 pm
Forum: On The Road
Topic: Getting into Central Bangkok from Swampy
Replies: 14
Views: 1550

Re: Getting into Central Bangkok from Swampy

The problem with the express line train was that while the journey only took 20 minutes, the train ran once every 40 minutes. The city line train takes about 45 minutes but going once every 20 minutes. So, unless you happened to arrive at the train station at a time close to departure for an express...
by Pleng
Thu Oct 04, 2018 6:54 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Last baht bus?
Replies: 7
Views: 710

Re: Last baht bus?

It all depends on how much you're saving on your accommodation, though. A baht bus in the morning at 10bt, followed by a motobike taxi back at 100bt isn't a massive outlay.
by Pleng
Thu Oct 04, 2018 2:33 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Anti-foreigner cop, 'Big Joke', lands top immigration job
Replies: 12
Views: 1243

Re: Anti-foreigner cop, 'Big Joke', lands top immigration job

His comments about the Koh Tao girl, his comments on the foreign cave diver rescue team, and his leading of the foreigner crackdowns in Bangkok. If that doesn't qualify as xenophobic I don't know what does, the guy is a schmuck. Ok, fair enough. I'm not aware of his comment about the Koh Tao girl o...
by Pleng
Wed Oct 03, 2018 11:13 am
Forum: News
Topic: Anti-foreigner cop, 'Big Joke', lands top immigration job
Replies: 12
Views: 1243

Re: Anti-overstay cop, 'Big Joke', lands top immigration job

What about the linked article makes him out to be "Anti-foreigner"?
by Pleng
Wed Oct 03, 2018 11:11 am
Forum: News
Topic: Hua Hin Launches 'Hua Hin Sky Walk Tower'
Replies: 19
Views: 1835

Re: Hua Hin Launches 'Hua Hin Sky Walk Tower'

It will be impressive if they actually manage to make the H an U from HUA HIN gravitate in mid air as in the artist rendering
by Pleng
Tue Oct 02, 2018 7:16 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Thai Passport Clinic - Prachuap city
Replies: 30
Views: 2497

Re: Thai Passport Clinic - Prachuap city

You are of course correct, hhinner. I was even telling myself not to make that mistake as I typed the post and still managed to, somehow!
by Pleng
Tue Oct 02, 2018 3:33 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Tourist eVisa trials beginning at the end of this year
Replies: 6
Views: 604

Re: Tourist eVisa trials beginning at the end of this year

Indeed. I assume they're just reporting the news? I haven't been able to find another source for it yet. Certainly a private tour company won't have the authority to be issuing visas electronically on behalf of the government.
by Pleng
Tue Oct 02, 2018 3:19 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Tourist eVisa trials beginning at the end of this year
Replies: 6
Views: 604

Re: Tourist eVisa trials beginning at the end of this year

Any citizen from one of the aforementioned countries with a valid passport will be able to apply for a Thailand online visa which will enable them to travel in Thailand for 30 days or more.
by Pleng
Tue Oct 02, 2018 3:17 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Thai Passport Clinic - Prachuap city
Replies: 30
Views: 2497

Re: Thai Passport Clinic - Prachuap city

OMG guys :oops: Just having a mad 2 minutes. We're off to the Passport Clinic in 90 minutes with my son, and realised we don't actually know what we need with us :oops:. I've Googled, and have come up with: Old Passport ID Card We'll also take: Blue Book Birth Certificate Does anybody know exactly ...
by Pleng
Tue Oct 02, 2018 2:05 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Tourist eVisa trials beginning at the end of this year
Replies: 6
Views: 604

Tourist eVisa trials beginning at the end of this year

According to this website, Thailand are to begin trialling an eVisa system for applying for Tourist visas. Initially open to residents of France, the United Kingdom, China and the United Emirates at the end of the year, and with plans to roll out to other countries into 2019.
by Pleng
Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:49 pm
Forum: Flights, Airlines & Airports
Topic: How to get from Don Muang Airport (DMK) to Hua Hin
Replies: 28
Views: 2821

Re: How to get from Don Muang Airport (DMK) to Hua Hin

If you have a lot of patience you can find the online booking here . Note, after logging in you'll probably get a message saying something like "{your browser} needs to resend the form information to continue". Select CANCEL, not OK... otherwise you'll get stuck in an endless loop and not ...
by Pleng
Tue Sep 25, 2018 1:53 pm
Forum: On The Road
Topic: Hua Hin - Pattaya ferry service news and updates
Replies: 589
Views: 77188

Re: Hua Hin - Pattaya ferry service news and updates

Personally, I think this bus is more comfortable than any taxi, and generally driven in a much safer manner. Taxi may be a little faster. While this is true, taxis do hold a couple of advantages, specifically on the HH-Pattaya route, if you can afford them. Firstly you can go whenever you want, and...
by Pleng
Fri Sep 21, 2018 6:38 pm
Forum: On The Road
Topic: Hua Hin - Pattaya ferry service news and updates
Replies: 589
Views: 77188

Re: Hua Hin - Pattaya ferry service news and updates

There's still the "airport" bus option, which is much cheaper than a taxi