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Ginganinja mentoined not needing to submit photos at Pranburi..I think/hope the same applies at the Cha-Am centre...hope so because after having 4 passport-size prints done..HH immigration used 3 of them! Yes, that is correct. Providing Grandma can remember how to operate the machine, it takes your...

Fernando Alonso cleared for F1 China GP return after horror crash http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/934485/fernando-alonso-cleared-for-f1-china-gp-return-after-horror-crash SHANGHAI - Fernando Alonso got the all-clear from medics to compete in the Chinese Grand Prix on Friday after recovering ...

I know this is an old thread, but for close on 50 years I have been intrigued with this place. It all started with a stint in the merchant navy, where the old salts used to speak about Valparaiso. I doubt that I will ever make it there now. :( Some photos at the link. Valparaiso’s faded grandeur sti...

WA surfing champion Taj Burrow announces retirement https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/31310012/wa-surf-champion-taj-burrow-announces-retirement/#pause WA surfer Taj Burrow has announced his retirement after 18 years on the professional circuit. Burrow, 37, told World Surf League he had lost th...

But visiting the glass skywalk, tourists have to abide by the safety rules strictly as the skywalk could accommodate only 20 persons at once.

Yeah, right. I hope that the construction "engineer" could count better than the "look at me" types standing on it!

Posts crossed there Pete.

Surgical team killed in van-truck crash http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/926281/surgical-team-killed-in-van-truck-crash CHACHOENGSAO - Four members of a cosmetic surgery team were killed and another seriously hurt when a cargo truck rear-ended their van in Bang Pakong district late on Thursd...

Big Boy wrote:It gets pumped to the drainage canal, which runs alongside the railroad.

Ok, that was also mentioned previously. But is that where the problems is? The water may just overflow the klong and run right back where it came from. It has also been claimed that the water is pumped to Soi 112.

There was a discussion about the flooding in Soi 102 here: http://www.huahinforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=30465&p=395214&hilit=pumps+soi+102#p395214 I looked at the pump house just after this and from memory there are 3 pumps, all of mounted down low in what appears to be waterproof hous...

Hello All, I'm gathering my documents to prepare to apply for a renewal of my non-immigrant O-A visa. The date on my permitted to stay stamp in my passport is April 28th. If I show up to Thai Immigration a few days early, like April 26th and they grant me a one year extension, will it be from that ...

Red tape, loud music blamed for fatal train-bus crash http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/921113/red-tape-loud-music-blamed-for-fatal-train-bus-crash Officials on Monday blamed Sunday’s fatal collision of a train and double-decker bus in Nakhon Pathom province Sunday on red tape and loud music....

Don't know why I bother really. As already posted, and if you bother to watch the video, the crossing had newly installed lights and barriers. They had recently been installed but not in use. And that may be why the driver stopped and then proceeded again, as the lights were not flashing he may have...

Yes, it was reported in the Bangkok Post that the lights have just been installed, but not commissioned yet.

Foreigners driving into Thailand to face strict curbs https://ethailand.com/breaking-news/foreigners-driving-thailand-face-strict-curbs/1767/?utm_source=Outbrain&utm_medium=Outbrain&utm_campaign=Outbrain Thailand plans to enforce stricter controls on foreigners driving into Thailand in futu...

I have had several Wills drawn up in Thailand over many years as circumstances changed. While I have very little time for Thai lawyers, your advice was probably correct. None of my Wills, including a very recent upgrade, mention any Thai laws. Bank account details, property (Condo) details, car regi...