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Forum: Retirement and MM2H
Mar 1st 2017, 9:40 am
Replies: 57
Views: 9,879
Posted By Stuurman

Re: MM2H new requirements - soon

After the Asian financial they increased the amount in 1998 from 200K to 800K Baht and it is still the same. I am married and only I have to show a minimum of 800K for my extension, my wife gets a...
Forum: Retirement and MM2H
Mar 1st 2017, 5:35 am
Replies: 57
Views: 9,879
Posted By Stuurman

Re: MM2H new requirements - soon

I had the MM2H visa and am now on a retirement extension living in Chiang Mai, the latter is much easier to obtain and can be done at most local immigration offices, no requirements like local health...
Forum: Malaysia
Dec 12th 2015, 8:58 am
Replies: 213
Views: 73,141
Posted By Stuurman

Re: Penang regular meetups for mm2hers and newbies

According to a message on their Facebook page from 9 December it still is going ahead or better actually happening when I am writing this.
Forum: Malaysia
Dec 2nd 2015, 2:29 am
Replies: 213
Views: 73,141
Posted By Stuurman

Re: Penang regular meetups for mm2hers and newbies

For those interested: There will be another Rumah Mat Salleh beach BBQ on Saturday 12 December from 17:30 onwards. Again on the beach in front of Infinity condo in Tanjung Bungah. For more info...
Forum: Malaysia
Nov 20th 2015, 8:33 am
Replies: 81
Views: 5,599
Posted By Stuurman

Re: The Rohingyas and Bangladeshis abandoned

I will look at them and at what they say in the same way as at your posts ;)
Forum: Malaysia
Nov 20th 2015, 6:50 am
Replies: 81
Views: 5,599
Posted By Stuurman

Re: The Rohingyas and Bangladeshis abandoned

Again the story is a bit different than you try to spin it.
French intelligence has no idea how he got into France, this was admitted last night by PM Valls on French TV. Minister of foreign affairs...
Forum: Malaysia
Nov 17th 2015, 7:04 am
Replies: 81
Views: 5,599
Posted By Stuurman

Re: The Rohingyas and Bangladeshis abandoned

Most if not all attackers seem to be EU residents. Closing borders will not keep these guys out.
Forum: Malaysia
Nov 15th 2015, 3:10 am
Replies: 81
Views: 5,599
Posted By Stuurman

Re: The Rohingyas and Bangladeshis abandoned

Yeah, very convenient the terrorist carried his passport when doing the attack don't you think?

Oh and btw our PM Mark (Malek Ramadan) Rutte also has a Syrian passport:
Syrisch paspoort voor...
Forum: Malaysia
Nov 2nd 2015, 11:30 pm
Replies: 98
Views: 7,764
Posted By Stuurman

Re: Rodi's thread about the haze issue.

Well it's not up to me to try to convince someone who is determined to believe climate change is not happening. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of studies proving the climate is changing and...
Forum: Malaysia
Oct 21st 2015, 1:54 am
Replies: 98
Views: 7,764
Posted By Stuurman

Re: Rodi's thread about the haze issue.

Lies, damned lies and statistics.

I'm sure you can find proof on the internet that the earth flat and that Elvis is alive. Salby's findings have been debunked by other scientists and seem to be...
Forum: Malaysia
Oct 20th 2015, 9:14 am
Replies: 48
Views: 4,848
Posted By Stuurman

Re: Those lazy, hazy days of Summer

We were in Northern Thailand end February till mid March and had some hazy days then. We were told by the locals it was pretty bad but to us it seemed less severe than what we experienced in Penang....
Forum: Malaysia
Oct 20th 2015, 3:44 am
Replies: 98
Views: 7,764
Posted By Stuurman

Re: Rodi's thread about the haze issue.

I read this:

It is estimated that the extensive burning of peat and vegetation in the 1997 El Nino year released between 0.81 and 2.57 gigatons of carbon, then equivalent to a staggering 13 to 40...
Forum: Malaysia
Oct 20th 2015, 3:29 am
Replies: 48
Views: 4,848
Posted By Stuurman

Re: Those lazy, hazy days of Summer

I beg to differ, I have lived in Malaysia from 2009 to 2015 and all these years we had haze problems for several months, not weeks. (mostly in the period June to September). Over the years we have...
Forum: Malaysia
Oct 14th 2015, 7:34 am
Replies: 213
Views: 73,141
Posted By Stuurman

Re: Penang regular meetups for mm2hers and newbies

When living in Penang I attended and helped organising the Rumah Mat Salleh beach BBQ's. They BBQ's were a great way to meet new people but haven't been organised for a while.
I have been informed...
Forum: Malaysia
Oct 2nd 2015, 10:59 am
Replies: 31
Views: 3,314
Posted By Stuurman

Re: The Penang 3 year property lock-in for foreigners

The 3 year lock in is Penang state law and I know of another case where the husband passed away and the counter was reset to 0. (I think I told you about that case a while ago BB, she lived in Alila)...
Forum: Thailand
Sep 28th 2015, 5:34 am
Replies: 19
Views: 8,706
Posted By Stuurman

Re: The Phuket property nightmare

Chiang Mai expats are very much different than the ones you find in Pattaya and Phuket. There are much more couples and families here. There is also a big group of young online entrepreneurs (calling...
Forum: Thailand
Sep 27th 2015, 3:07 am
Replies: 19
Views: 8,706
Posted By Stuurman

Re: The Phuket property nightmare

Horses for courses, after living in Penang for six years I now live in Chiang Mai, the only regret I have is that I didn't made the move earlier.
We are renting and have no interest in buying. When...
Forum: Malaysia
Aug 14th 2015, 1:41 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,872
Posted By Stuurman

Re: Real estate price minimums for foreigners

AFAIK on Penang island the minimum purchase price for property for foreigners is 1 million for condo's and 2 million for landed houses.
If you have a MM2H visa it's 500K and you can buy maximum two...
Forum: Malaysia
Jul 29th 2015, 1:17 am
Replies: 28
Views: 1,912
Posted By Stuurman

Re: Calls from HSBC India ?

I would still advise you too, if you use worldview you will have no transfer costs to get your pounds in Malaysia.
Forum: Malaysia
Jul 24th 2015, 4:39 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,897
Posted By Stuurman

Re: Don't believe everything you read

All newspapers, radio stations and TV stations are government controlled or owned/affiliated by political parties in the BN coalition. For example the Star is controlled by the MCA (Malaysian Chinese...
Forum: Malaysia
Jul 22nd 2015, 10:42 am
Replies: 28
Views: 1,912
Posted By Stuurman

Re: Calls from HSBC India ?

I had this call as well beginning of this year. It's part of the "know you client" laws in Europe they are to prevent money laundering and funding of terrorism (they hope).
I found the questions...
Forum: Malaysia
Jul 18th 2015, 6:31 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,897
Posted By Stuurman

Re: Don't believe everything you read

BBC correspondent disputes News Corp claims over MH17 footage

The BBC’s Australia correspondent, Jon Donnison, is disputing claims by Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers in Australia that they have...
Forum: Malaysia
Jul 18th 2015, 3:58 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,897
Posted By Stuurman

Re: Don't believe everything you read

The video isn't that new at all the BBC broadcasted parts of it already on July 20th 2014.
Forum: Malaysia
Jul 17th 2015, 3:50 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,897
Posted By Stuurman

Re: Don't believe everything you read

Are you suggesting the story in the Wall Street Journal is fabricated and a social media experiment?
Forum: Malaysia
Jul 9th 2015, 12:23 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 830
Posted By Stuurman

Re: Recommended Movers?

Chiang Mai is great, the only regret I have is that we didn't move here sooner.
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