makavelithedon

Hi,

This has had much discussion over many years without ever being an iron clad answer.

Could you please clarify whether foreign school teachers who have worked many years (8) for the same governement school and given the same 1 year contract can refuse to then sign a significantly changed contract at expiry of the old? If so are they entitled to severance pay as par with the private company dispute guidelines?  Furthemore, is there a minimum period in which a new contract should be presented to a teacher for him/her to look over before agreeing or not?  Discussed this yesterday with somone who has been given just 1 and a half days notice to sign before current work permit expires.

Many thanks.

Hi all,

I've been considering a Ninja 250 or CBR 250 for a while. However, I have also heard that Triumph may release a 250-350 in Thailand which would interest me.  Some sort of genuine makeover of the Ninja appears long overdue and they must be getting financially caned against the more value orientated Honda which would lead me to think a genuine update would be on the cards. I also read that Yamaha may enter the 250 market.

I lean towards a Ninja, but would not want to buy only to have a genuine new model released shortly after.  The Honda really appealed, but I have heard of a few common problems (kickstand, gear selection and jerky throttle issues) that have not been rectified and has put me off one.

Anyone feel that with a few new bikes maybe in the offing that it is not a good time to be considering buying?

Thanks

Hi guys,

I would appreciate being pointed in the right direction by anyone who knows the cheapest options for starting BA degrees in Thailand, preferably online?

I realise the Thais can start at many institutions for virtually nothing (weekends etc) but was not confident about it being the same for us!  I know a few good teachers who appear that they will have to stop with the pending 3rd waiver issues, unless there is a late u-turn that looks unlikely. Obviously earning 30-40k a month leaves very little scope and it is more for submittance on the above than anything else.

Any help would be appreciated so I can pass it along as I'd imagine there will be a lot of anxiety as the deadline gets nearer for quite a few.

Many thanks for any help.

Hi all,

I wondered if you would offer advice on best way forward dealing with Bangkok Bank on an issue which belies belief quite frankly.

I went in my local branch to request a bank statement be sent me or issued that has my address on it in Thailand.  I have to have proof of my address via a bank account statement or similar, for a fairly simple Forex account application outside the country.  BKK Bank couldn't or wouldn't help as it was not the branch I opened the account in!

I then travelled to the branch I opened it in years ago and they said they couldn't do it.  The teller informed me that no facility in any capacity to write a document or print out anything exists at the branch which has your address on it.

I know there used to be someone who posted regularly on here who worked for them and wondered if they or anyone else would offer any advice on this.  I have frankly never heard such a ridiculous statement in my life from a bank. The teller thought I was from planet Zog even for asking apparently as I was helped by a Thai friend to converse.