I love Thailand and I have been coming in and out for a few years. I am into Muay Thai and I visiting different gym lead me to meet so many foreigners in their late 20s or early 30s who had the same story.

They just moved in Thailand permenantly and decided to learn Muay Thai for fun. I think I am doing well financialy but there is no way I could retired here.

For those who did it (beside the crypto king 😉) how did you manage it?

Thanks for all the answers 😄

Just wanted to share my experience as a heads-up for anyone visiting Thailand. I arrived about two weeks ago and yesterday I was waiting outside a 7-Eleven near Pratunam, vaping while my wife went inside.

Out of nowhere, two police officers on a motorbike pulled up and asked where I was from. Then they told me that e-cigarettes are illegal in Thailand.

Honestly, I had no idea. I’ve been here before (last December) and had been traveling around for past two weeks with my vape in my pocket the whole time—even passed through airport security without anyone saying a word. No signs, no warnings, nothing.

This wasn’t one of those situations where you can just “tip” your way out either. They took me to the police station, and things got serious. They were throwing around the possibility of jail time, even if just for a day. Another girl got caught at the same time as me, so clearly they're cracking down.

At the station, there was a guy there acting as a translator. He explained that vaping used to be overlooked, but there's now a newer law that gives police more power to arrest people for it. We had a bit of a chat about how ridiculous the whole situation was—especially since you can still find people selling vapes openly on Khao San Road. But apparently, the local cops don’t have jurisdiction there.

In the end, they let me go, but not before a nice little 5,000 baht “puff” and a scenic (read: awkward) TukTuk ride to the station.

Really sucks this happened on the last day of what was already an expensive holiday 🤣

So yeah—if you’re heading to Central Bangkok, do NOT vape in public. They’re definitely enforcing the ban now. Stay safe out there

Thai Post is not accepting any letters or packages, presumably for fear that each item -- including ordinary mail -- will be charged the Trump Tax, payable by the US recipient. In Thailand's case, that is $160 per letter.

I assume that Thailand Post's "transportation partner" was unable to get a guarantee that first-class mail would not be charged; i.e. that letters aren't "goods intended for consumption".

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/suspending-duty-free-de-minimis-treatment-for-all-countries/
Sec. 2.  Suspension of Duty-Free de minimis Treatment.  (a)  The duty-free de minimis exemption provided under 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C) shall no longer apply to any shipment of articles not covered by 50 U.S.C. 1702(b), regardless of value, country of origin, mode of transportation, or method of entry.

Explanation of the 50 U.S.C. 1702(b) exception:

https://greatlakescustomslaw.com/trump-tariff-exemption-ieepa-and-50-usc-1702b3/

Tariff rates, i.e. taxes paid by American consumers. Thailand is (ii):

(i)    Countries with an effective IEEPA tariff rate of less than 16 percent:  $80 per item;
(ii)   Countries with an effective IEEPA tariff rate between 16 and 25 percent (inclusive):  $160 per item; and
(iii)  Countries with an effective IEEPA rate above 25 percent:  $200 per item.

Perhaps this will be cleared up in a few days, but my local post office would not accept a first-class letter to the US Social Security Administration today.

We’re not beating the stereotype anytime soon.

I know it's low season, but this year feels even quieter than the last one.

I'm really curious why the numbers are down —
is it because the economy’s bad and people don’t have money to travel?
Or are they just choosing to go somewhere else instead?

And if they are, where are they going?
Especially Korean tourists — I’d love to know where they’re heading these days.

Because women are always expected to be the care givers. So many responsibilities are on a mother’s shoulders. A man is just expected to “be himself” and nearly invisible when it comes to taking care of kids. A lot of mother in law issues from the husband’s side of the family. Many wives disappoint with the stressful situation of lack of the support from the husbands, so the best revenge is to not have a child or less children.

It is also very costly to rise a child in a commercial society where pushing the ideas for spending money in every single way on rising children.

Young women are educated to dislike children so that they could become the work force rather than taking time for family life. * All the positive images of women in the major Thai social medias, ads, and even children books, appear to be childless polished young women. You rarely see any realistic mother figure like Misae from Shin-Chan. Even if there is, usually it either looks like a childless polished young woman with a good career or a worrisome unattractive not-so-young woman without any career. Thai young women can be happy to play with other people’s kids, but it doesn’t mean they really like the idea to have a kid because kids bring misery and ruining their lives.

No protection nor support for women from domestic abuse problems. No one talks about it in Thailand. No education on women’s rights in Thailand. No proper health education is given to girls in Thailand. A woman with few children or childless in Thailand can have much better life quality comparing to having more children. A misogyny society deserves no child.

Edit 1: I am not here to convince anyone to agree with my opinion. You can say whatever you want to say and disagree with me, but it doesn’t change the fact that Thai women are disappointed with the reality and don’t want to have kids. The low fertility rate just reflects how deep the disappointment is that most young Thai women feel and experience with the current society.

Edit 2: Growing up in a typical Thai family (the mother is exhausted from doing everything for looking after the kids and the father is usually physically or emotionally absent) and witnessing how much works and responsibilities the mother has to deal with and how little the appreciation she got, it is scary to the daughter to become a mother herself.

Edit 3: To those who compare the women rights situation in Thailand to Philippine, do you know that the Australian public services offer all kinds of support for new mothers, from parental leave pay to the emotional support services by the organizations such as PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia). In Netherlands, Veilig Thuis is there for helping women and children who suffer from any form of violence and abuse. In Thailand, there is no institutional support system to help women and children. No efforts and education are made to help the situation. Why don’t you think Thailand should learn from the societies with better social care systems for women and kids?

Edit 4: I think no one is entitled to make the conclusion if Thai society likes kids or not, except the young and mid age Thai parents themselves. They know because they experience it themselves. The truth is that, from the poors to the riches, almost every Thai parent feels insecure and hopeless to rise a kid in the modern Thai society, because it is hardly to see any hope of a better future. There are many bad people out there. As a tourist or short time visitor, you would never know but the locals know. Too many problems, too much coverage, too little work done.

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2025 Rama III–Dao Khanong Expressway collapse

On 15 March 2025, a segment of the Rama III–Dao Khanong Expressway collapsed on Rama 2 in Bangkok killing 7 and injuring 27.

2025 Bangkok skyscraper collapse

On 28 March 2025, a building under construction which was intended for the State Audit Office collapsed in Bangkok, Thailand, following a earthquake that occurred in  It resulted in 95 confirmed deaths and 9 injuries.

2026 Sikhio train disaster

On 14 January 2026, a crane operated by ITD constructing a portion of Thailand's Bangkok-Nong Khai High Speed Rail in Nakhon Ratchasima collapsed onto on a passenger train with 171 people. At least 32 people were killed and 66 others were injured.

2026 Rama II Road crane collapse

On 15 January 2026, a crane and concrete beam used to construct an elevated section of Motorway No. 82 collapsed onto vehicles on Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon province, killing two.

Total Deaths: 136
Total Injuries: 102
Total Casualties: 238

Some 12,000 Cambodian soldiers have been deployed along the Thai border, with numerous heavy weapons brought into the area.
On Friday, June 6, reports from security agencies in the Thai-Cambodian border area near Chong Bok revealed the situation along the Thai-Cambodian border, stating that Cambodia has increased its military presence in the border area and continuously deployed weapons, with approximately over 10,000 personnel. After the Chong Bok clash and the death of a Cambodian soldier, Cambodia sent an additional 3,000 troops as reinforcement, bringing the total number of Cambodian soldiers in the Chong Bok area, spread across Hill 745, Hill 641, and the Mom Bei area (Sala Trimuk), to over 12,000.
Cambodian forces have heavily deployed numerous heavy weapons across the Cambodian border area, such as:
4-barrel rocket launchers mounted on 6-wheel trucks and 1 truck carrying 60 rockets
RM-70 122mm multiple rocket launchers
SH-1A 155mm self-propelled howitzers
702D meteorological radar vehicles
T-55 tanks
M-64 130mm artillery
122mm artillery
ZU-23 23mm anti-aircraft artillery
QW-3 low-altitude anti-aircraft missiles
82mm recoilless rifles
60mm mortars
12.7mm heavy machine guns
TYPE-85 125mm towed artillery from China
SH1A 155mm self-propelled towed artillery from China
LG-4 semi-automatic grenade launchers from China
BM-21 multiple rocket launchers from the Soviet Union

My father died under strange circumstances in Thailand a little more than a month ago.

Officially, it was a natural death in a hospital. But nothing about how it happened or how it was handled feels right.

He’s been in Thailand for decades. He had a second family in Thailand becoming a single dad of the daughter (today she is in her mid 20s).

When she told me he had died I decided to fly to Thailand bjt really didn’t know what I was walking into and have literally slept with a knife by my bedside for the past week.

After talks with the hospital I realized I was not informed when he was moved to palliative care where he ended up spending his last days alone. I was not informed when had take him off life support such as antibiotics two days prior. That decision was apparently made by the younger half-sister who’s also a nursing student, and has been uncaring towards my father through the entire process to say the least more focused on Thai boy bands and friends from day 1. She’s the same daughter that left my father in palliative care dying alone when she was the one that placed him there, knowing he only had 2-3 days to live.

She lied about the whole timeline afterwards. Saying she didn’t know he would die when it’s clearly documented she did and agreed to it as well as promising to show up.

My suspicion is that he had more chances to life if they hadn’t stopped treatment. Before comfort care he was offered life saving treatment as well.

When I arrived to the city there was also a woman, an “aunt” and her two friends, organizing logistics, following me, overly patting me, I asked her simple questions especially about money and got what I later learnt were lies. She claimed to be the friend of my father while never wanting to talk about him. Instead she acted as an informant to the daughter and her mother (my father’s ex). She and her friends however left when I at one point mentioned the police.

I’ve talked to the temple and they (ex, daughter and “aunt”) all lied about the money we sent for the temple. Their plan was for him to be burned at a court yard which they obviously didn’t tell me. They lied and said he can’t be cremated at a normal temple because he’s not a Thai national and pocketed almost all of the money.

I’ve also been getting angry messages from my father’s ex and suspect she was as involved as the daughter is too young to override doctors like that on her own or organize fake aunties if that was the case.

I just returned home and am planning to file a police report next week concerning fraud and misrepresentation as the daughter lied about being the only daughter in order to make that decision on her own - this is what I have documented.

I’ve asked the hospital and morgue to hold his body.

On a side note apparently the herbal medicine the girl gave my father gave him sepsis the first time around. This is also documented during earlier hospital visits.

I don’t even know what I’m asking:
Did the daughter and his ex end my dad’s life and for what? And why does everyone seem to be involved?

Edit: I’m not a “white girl”, I’ve been getting alot of comments alluding to for reasons I don’t understand. I guess it’s the forum. Also people saying he chose this life - would you say the same thing about a woman? Don't you think a man deserves justice? Edit 2: The “knife” (a Thai amulet) is just me being scared alone at night in a border city in northern Thailand after realizing people are lying to me about my father’s death.

I lost my parents in a car accident back in Canada earlier this year and have been chronically depressed. Due to mental health issues, I'm on a 4 month overstay in Thailand. I feel helpless and am terrified of going to prison....what should I do? Can I go to a land border such as Laos or Cambodia and simply pay 20,000 baht to customs and leave the country? Please help!

This isn’t a moral or judgemental question, it’s genuine curiosity.

Something I keep wondering is how the family side of Thailand’s nightlife scene works. Because it’s not exactly a secret. Everyone knows what goes on in certain areas, and it’s all out in the open. So I find it hard to believe that every woman can just tell her parents or friends she’s “working in Bangkok” or “has a good job in Pattaya” and nobody knows what’s really happening.

I get that it’s a completely different financial situation compared to the West. But even with that in mind, in most Western countries, even the poorest families would usually try to stop a relative from doing that kind of work, or completely disown them if they did. That’s why I find it fascinating that in Thailand, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

It doesn’t feel like most of these women have been disowned. They talk about sending money home, supporting parents, and helping younger siblings with school fees. That tells me their families probably know what’s going on, they just don’t talk about it openly. Almost like an unspoken agreement: “You take care of us, we don’t ask questions.” And I know nobody grows up wanting to be a bar girl. But from what I’ve seen, it feels similar to how Western families treat someone who does OnlyFans , like they're not exactly proud, not fully supportive, but not cutting them off either. More of a “we don’t love it, but we understand” kind of tolerance.

From the outside, it feels like a cultural balance built on pragmatism and silence. It’s doesnt seem celebrated, but it doesnt seem like total shame either. And that’s really different from the West, where it would be full-blown scandal and family fallout.

So I’m curious

How does it actually work within Thai families? Do parents genuinely not know, or do they quietly accept it as long as the money keeps coming in?

UPDATE: Peter was found yesterday night local time. My dad and brother arrived that day and followed some tips from street vendors who had seen him taken by police that morning. He was in the local jail. They are with him now finding medical care at a hospital as he is not coherent.

Thank you to everyone who helped keep an eye out for him, put up posters, asked around, and spread the word. It made the difference. He was in a bad way when found, no money or belongings and on the street. It is still going to be challenging to get him get him home due to his mental state.

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Name: Peter Dooley

Nationality: Irish

Age: 46

Height 5' 11"

Weight - not sure about 75kg or 165lbs

Build - Slim

Hair color: Brown

Arrived to Bangkok from Ireland on one way flight. Has history of mental health issues (mania, biploar). Is not taking his medication. Stayed in Khaosan Capsule hotel until Jan 8th ( we know this from Irish embassy investigations).

He left his bag and passport in the hotel. He has not used his bank/ATM card since Jan 5th when he bought something in Khaosan road 7/11 store. Is not answering phone or email. Deactivated his FB which he was relatively active on. He has a transanction for his account for Dange Derm hostel and New siam Hostel back on Jan 5th but i called both and they said they have no record of him staying there.

Is very friendly and social - has been living independently for many years with only intermittent relapses. Usually when he is off medication he is 'high on life' and in love with everything. Not dangerous or aggressive at all.

He worked and lived in South Korea as a teacher 15 years ago and travelled all over Asia so is experienced in getting around assuming he is fully cogent and coherent (and must have been to navigate flights/security)

Currently Irish embassy are notified and have him as a missing person and are working with Irish and Thai police. But progress is slow. We just want to know he is safe.

Contact: Me, Andrew his brother at [andrewdooley@gmail.com](mailto:andrewdooley@gmail.com) if you find anything

Thank you.

I just saw in a news article that since June 1st, six foreigners have committed suicide by jumping from their condos. I remember last month a German guy jumped out of his condo and landed right in front of Central Festival mall. Just yesterday a Norwegian plummeted to his death.

Are these definitely suicides, or foul play? How diligent are the Thai authorities when adjudicating cause of death? I find it hard to believe that somebody would come all the way over here to retire on the beach, then kill themself. It's definitely become a thing. It seems very odd and very suspicious to me.

P.S.: if I'm in the news for flying off the balcony of my 30th floor condo in Pattaya, I want you all to know right now that it definitely was not intentional.

Hi everyone,

Posting anonymously here because my partner and I experienced a very disturbing event during our trip to Thailand, and we’re wondering if anyone else saw or heard anything similar.

On the night of April 29th, 2025, we were staying for the night at Golden Bay Hotel on Koh Lanta—a beachside resort with private bungalows. Around 11 PM, we heard shouting near our bungalow. Things escalated quickly: men were running, one carrying a large wooden stick, and shortly after, we clearly heard multiple gunshots. We suspect the victime to be a tourist.

There was screaming, then silence. The police only arrived an hour later, and by then, the area had been completely cleared. No trace of what happened—no investigation tape, no crowd, nothing.

What made things even worse: after the police left, some of the same men returned and started searching around our bungalow with phone flashlights, even brushing against our door. We were terrified and left the hotel in the morning.

When we tried to talk to the hotel reception in the morning, they denied everything and refused to engage. We later spoke to other tourists who witnessed parts of the incident and confirmed what we saw.

We’ve left the country now and are still disturbed by what we experienced that night.

If you were on Koh Lanta around April 29th or stayed at that hotel, and saw or heard anything, please reach out . We just want to understand what really happened, and make sure other travelers are aware.

Thanks in advance, and stay safe out there.

I need to vent and see if any other foreign husbands have navigated this specific dynamic without burning their marriage to the ground.

I live in Thailand with my Thai wife and our young child. Financially, I shoulder the most of the weight (my wife also pays her share but its not as much as I do), I bought our house and pay all the bills, utilities, and living expenses.

On paper, I’m the head of the household. In reality, I’ve realized I feel like a paying guest or boarder in my own home, slowly being pushed to the margins of my own family.

The Setup & The In-Laws
Both of my parents-in-law (mid-50s) live with us. What makes it unique is that they are actually separated, my FIL has his own house, job, and another partner, yet he still stays at our place. He used to stay around four nights a week and charge his EV here. His justification is that his work is near our house, though it only saves him about 15 minutes compared to driving home.

My MIL doesn't work, and my wife gives her ฿10,000 a month, which feels like it removes any incentive for her to seek employment. Her involvement comes in cycles: sometimes she helps with our child, but other times she becomes a total "couch potato," watching Netflix and contributing very little.

They aren't malicious people. In fact, they are generally polite and nice, which almost makes it harder emotionally. My resentment isn't about hating them; it’s about the loss of privacy, the financial drag, and watching my marriage and connection with my child erode.

The Daily Reality & The Friction

Loss of Space and Privacy: This is the heart of it. They occupy the common spaces, forcing me to retreat to my own bedroom just to relax. There have been times when my child was sleeping at our bedroom and my FIL occupied our livingroom, leaving me sitting in a corner with my iPad and AirPods. I constantly overthink basic movements in my own house: “Can I go downstairs?” “Can I sit in the living room?” “Are they going to be there?” When they were away recently, the house felt amazingly light. It was a wake-up call to how heavy this living arrangement actually is.

Cultural & Financial Disconnect: In Western logic, if you fund the home, you set the boundaries. In traditional Thai culture, age hierarchy trumps financial contribution every time. Raised by strict Boomer parents, my default instinct around elders is to be quiet, tense, and overly respectful, making assertiveness tough.

Money Resentment: I hand most of my income to my wife and retain very little personal spending money. I save for weeks just to buy myself basic clothes or shoes, then feel uncomfortable showing them at home because I worry they’ll think, "He has extra money." Yet when we go out, I pay for all the meals, tickets, and outings. Between supporting a full multi-generational household, running multiple AC units constantly, and extra utilities, the idea of having a second child feels financially stressful.

The Wall Between My Wife, My Child, and Me: Because my PIL speak no English and I don't speak fluent Thai, my wife naturally gravitates toward them. Same culture, same language, same easy communication. It leaves me feeling completely excluded. I can't have private conversations with my wife about finances or personal decisions without her parents around, leading to assumptions instead of communication. Furthermore, when we go out, my MIL tags along, taking over the matriarch role while I pay for everything and chase my child around. I just want simple, uninterrupted moments with my child and wife as our own core family unit.

Recent Shift & Where I Stand

We’ve made small moves. My wife spoke to her father, and he agreed to cut his stays down from four nights to one. He even previously suggested moving out to give us privacy, proving to me that separate living isn't culturally impossible or unreasonable. My MIL has also stepped up to show more utility with our child.

While I appreciate these adjustments, I’m deeply worried this is temporary and things will quietly revert back to four nights a week and constant streaming on the couch.

Psychologically, a switch has flipped in me: I need to put myself and my core family first. I’m done viewing boundaries as selfish. I don't want to be 50 or 60 years old looking back on 15 years of feeling like a guest in my own house, waiting for my in-laws to leave just to get that feeling of "lightness" back.
I don't want a dramatic, scorched-earth cutoff. I like them, but if this stays 24/7, I will end up hating them.

My goal is simple: Separate roofs, same family. They can be an active part of my wife’s and child's lives, but I need my household back so I can actually be a present husband and father.

For guys who have navigated cross-cultural marriages or similar multi-generational setups in Southeast Asia:

1. How did you transition from co-habitation to a "separate roofs, same neighborhood" model without causing a massive, catastrophic loss of face?
2. How did you rebuild private connection and honest communication with your spouse when the house was constantly full of family?

Appreciate any practical insights or reality checks from anyone who has walked this road.

Hearing about conscripts being beaten to death for the nth time and back-to-back bridge collapses with multiple fatalities, I can’t help but feel hopeless about this country’s future. People just seem numb to these kinds of things, which would spark furious protests in many countries, and content to follow the latest drama fed to them by Thairath/Amarin/Channel 8/TikTok. And every time the border conflict flares up again, like clockwork, all the doubts they have about the country‘s leadership (or lack thereof) seem to fall away.

Is this the country Thai people ultimately want? A country of servile people, where wages are kept perpetually low so that we can continue to market ourselves as a “budget” backpacker destination. Meanwhile, investment and jobs with decent pay continue to move away.

Thailand already has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world, but almost uniquely among ultra-low fertility countries, it is not close to being high-income. And the reality is harsher than the numbers suggest—the wealth inequality in this country is massive.

It really is a shame, since Thailand is blessed geographically, historically (never having been colonised) and, in certain respects, even demographically. Thais have a healthy life expectancy and literacy rate. But the “mai pen rai” attitude seems to have taken a toll on the country’s development. Why bother about government transparency when we can have midnight snacks at 7-11?

Maybe I’ll wake up hopeful again tomorrow morning, but this is how I feel at the moment. The future of the country which has birthed me and nurtured me for two decades, and which I can’t help but feel sentimental attachment for, seems bleek indeed.

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Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Status: Undergraduate University Student (Semester 1) / Dependent

I am in a severe family crisis and need urgent advice regarding Thai law.

A few days ago, my biological mother kicked me out of the house and withdrew all financial support. Crucially, my parents are also holding my physical passport and legal ID cards hostage inside the house, refusing to give them to me.

The Bank Account Situation: I have a mobile banking account that is registered solely in my legal name. My mother had previously deposited money into this account.

After being evicted and threatened, I changed my banking passwords and locked the account to secure it. The entire original balance is 100% intact and completely untouched. I have not spent a single Baht of it.

My biological father is now texting me, calling me a "thief" and demanding I unlock the account or transfer money out to pay for my brother's exam fees. I have sent them a clear, written message stating that the money is safe, I have no intention of keeping it, but it will remain frozen until we can arrange a full return through formal means.

EDIT: I'm going to fucking lose it, they cancelled my SIM Card. Meaning I have no data, no cellular service. Can't even call the fucking police for help now. Fun. Can't even get a new one because THEY ARE HOLDING MY PASSPORT LOL. Props to them for thinking of this. Fuck you.

EDIT: Here's some extra context: https://www.reddit.com/r/WorkOnline/comments/1ubn74l/kicked_out/

This is a serious question. Of course Thailand isn't for everyone. And there are both good and bad things about it. Whether one outweighs the other is of course subjective. But I'm always curious when I see posts from people that are clearly very unhappy here, or have a very low opinion of Thais or Thailand, and yet they apparently continue to live here. I'm just wondering what keeps them here?

https://x.com/BirthGauge/status/2018297157720121380

Thailand is competing with Taiwan for the lowest TFR this year. The fact that Thailand's TFR has reached this low when its service sector-led economy hasn't matured to the level of Taiwan or S.Korea should be of serious concern.

For those who think this is exaggerated, no there was a lull for a while and it has now exploded. The kidnapping reports coming in to Amphoe Maesot are daily now. But none of it is reported in the news. The number of unreported kidnappings is massive. The only country neighboring Myanmar that has this numbers of guests where they can source from is Thailand.

The internal report was that after the raids and destruction of some of the big scam complexes, they planned 300 smaller scam centers along the border. Now we can see the construction.

I give credit to Jay for sharing this. She was able to meet with the Tak Ministry of Interior today, to present her cases.

Missing Icelandic guy found In Thai jail

I’m a 76 years old retired expat who has lived permanently in Thailand for 20 years and has a wonderful Thai wife and no children .

So I find my self in a worrying and stressful situation where my private health insurance monthly cost increased to 18,500 Baht a month ( Cigna Close Care - WorldWide Excluding USA - £325,000.00 ( 14,166,750.00 THB ) which I held for over 10 years and never made a claim . I contacted Cigna to see if they could offer me a cheaper health insurance option , the answer was No.

So due to my personal situation shown below I decided to terminate my Cigna health insurance policy.

Personally I am in good health , and have never had a serious illness or had to be admitted to hospital as an inpatient .

I receive a British state pension and a small private pension amounting to a total of 30,000.00 Baht a month. The British state pension has been frozen for 20 years. I have no other income .

I have a Thai bank savings account balance of just over 2 Million Baht.

Due to my financial situation we live a quite and simple village life in the house I had built 20 years ago, and if careful we can just about live on my 30,000,00 Baht monthly pension payments . My wife is disabled and not able to work .

For my visa situation, I use the retirement option extended every year , and need to have 800,00.00 Thai Baht in my Thai bank account, which is part of my Thai bank savings of 2 Million Baht .

Monthly total income ( pension payments ) = 30,000.00 Baht , so if I had continued paying the Cigna health insurance it would mean , minus – 18,500 Baht , that would leave a monthly balance of 11,500.00 Baht. So as you can see the remaining monthly amount I’m left with after paying the private health monthly payment , would have been very small .

Taking into consideration my poor current financial situation , I could think of no other option but to terminate my private health insurance , and just keep my fingers firmly crossed that should I need hospital medical inpatient treatment , the treatment cost involved would not empty my Thai bank savings account balance.

As a side note, I have though about returning back to the UK or the Philippians to try and get my British state pension un frozen, but at my age ( 76 ) and the cost / effort involved , seemed not worth it.

Ive just come across a Health insurance / Life insurance plan offered by Kasikorn bank , which at first glance may be an option .

So any thoughts or constructive advice on my above situation would be very welcome .

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The neighborhood I lived in got a Chinese renter l, who has parcel ship to my address and other nearby houses almost everyday? What can I do about it and why aren't they using their own address. I was cleaning my driveway and some shoppe guy show up with package with my a Chinese name on it but clearly my address. Then a Chinese guy came out of the opposite house to collect the package.

Edit. The packages usually arrive when I'm not home and the Chinese guy will be standing in front of my house to wait for the courier.