Issue
Response Date
August 23, 2011
Can a person registered as a sex offender in the United States – but not wanted by the authorities – enter Thailand with a tourist visa?
August 19, 2011
How do I register a boat trailer in Thailand? My boat trailer was made in the USA and came with the boat. I have a utility trailer, made locally in Pattaya, but I can't get blueprint drawings for either...
December 23, 2011
It’s been a year since the first Krispy Kreme opened in Bangkok. I heard that a second store recently opened in Central Lardprao. Is there any plan for a Krispy Kreme to open in Phuket? If so, when and...
December 16, 2011
When the new four lane road [Paklok Road] was built, there were lights put in on both sides of the road. On one side of the road the lights have never been turned on. It is quite dangerous for local people...
December 16, 2011
Someone told me that the Phuket Regional Blood Center doesn’t accept farang blood, anyone know if this is true?
December 16, 2011
On August 24 I was driving over the hill between Nai Harn and Rawai, while the road was being resurfaced. There were construction vehicles blocking the left lane, so I went to pass them in the right lane....
December 16, 2011
I read that voting in Thailand is compulsory and that any Thai citizen who doesn’t vote in an election will be penalized and lose their right to vote in future elections. My wife and her sister, who are...
December 10, 2011
We recently moved to Phuket and are concerned about the quality of the drinking water that is delivered in large 20-liter bottles. We’d like to know what kind of treatment the water goes through before...
December 10, 2011
What is the legal age to have consensual sex in Thailand?
December 10, 2011
What is the best way to get rid of scorpions around my house? At night I can easily spot twenty or thirty of them near boulders and holes in the ground. I am concerned for the safety of my kid. I tried...
December 1, 2011
I have a stamp collection that I’m now thinking of selling on eBay. Do I need a work permit to do this?
December 1, 2011
Important mail that my bank in the United Kingdom sent to me on September 20 has not arrived. Neither have my monthly UK bank and credit card statements, which, before the floods, always arrived like...
December 1, 2011
Thieves are getting into our private village in Chalong everyday to catch wild birds and disturbing us with their motorbikes. The caretakers of this private village don’t seem to care, so we asked the...
November 25, 2011
Can you get arrested for driving a car or motorcycle under the influence of alcohol in Thailand? If so, what are the penalties?
November 25, 2011
For the past 10 years, every time I’ve gone fishing on Kalim Beach, there has been a huge puddle of white “grease” floating in the ocean. It’s dumped there early in the morning so no one will see it coming...
November 25, 2011
I went to the ATM at the Family Mart at the corner of Soi 2, Nanai Road, Patong, to check my bank account. I have done this many times before, but in nice weather. Today, my flip-flops were wet from the...
September 1, 2011
I am a foreigner living in Thailand with my Thai wife and our children. I have a non-immigrant "O" visa. I hear horrible stories about work permits, the different interpretations of “work” and the consequences...
September 1, 2011
I have noticed workers regularly using foggers at night, dispensing a kind of chemical into the air as they drive along roads in pickups. They make a pretty loud noise and a cloud of fumes is left behind...
August 23, 2011
When I recently came home to Phuket from a business trip, I was charged a 500-baht “service fee” at the immigration counter. My papers and stamps were 100 per cent correct. There were no errors to find...
August 19, 2011
As a recently married man and a retiree, how much money do I need to have in my bank account when I renew my retirement visa each year? I married my Thai wife in December 2010, but when I renewed my visa...
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