Rustic farmhouse + 1 rai of fenced in land for sale in Amphur Muang, Sakon Nakhon. Only about 14 kilometers away from downtown Sakon Nakhon. House was built in 2006 and lived in continuously until 2013.
Price: 1.9 million baht.
Hardwood upstairs with newly finished floors (3 bedrooms + living area + bath + covered patio) and concrete downstairs (large Thai style living area + bath + covered patio).
Property includes concrete pond, small basketball court, well (water), mango trees, and coconut trees. Two neighbor homes on one side of the property are my very polite & quiet Thai in-laws and relatives. The rest of the property overlooks fields and the Phu Phan mountains, making for serene living. Only 100 meters from small village and about 1.5 kilometers from a 7-11.
Reason for selling is that I've moved to another part of Thailand to educate my children, and won’t be returning to live in Sakon Nakhon permanently for another 10 years. It won’t be good for the property to sit empty for that long. We own 20 rai adjacent to the property and will build another smaller home on that in the future.
The house and property could use some various minor fixes and improvements, but nothing that is urgently required or major.
Contact David by email at: dablyler@gmail.com for more information and to arrange a viewing.
Heavy rain and flooding in Bangkok is making the headlines in newspapers and on social media. It's not the first time Bangkok is flooded, it's a recurring event creating misery. It's not going to get any better. Bangkok is sinking 3 centimeters a year .
If the statistics are accurate, then half of all accidents happen in Bangkok, while the other half accidents happen in the rest of Thailand.
Must be a lot of minor fender benders in Bangkok. When it comes to deaths, injuries, and damage totals, the provinces outnumber Bangkok by a huge majority.
Comparing statistics available for fatalities per 100,000 population, Thailand was ranked second in 2008, fourth in 2010.
But if you look at those same statistics in 2010, fatalities per 100,000 motor vehicles Thailand' ranking drops down to 89th place. Source
Any way you look at it driving in Thailand is dangerous to your health. Dogs, cats and cows have equal rights to the roads. Many drivers are multitasking, let's consider daydreaming a task.
Hazardous encounters are a daily occurrence. Just yesterday, after dusk, on an unlit road I narrowly avoided branches on the road. The almost invisible branches were a highway warning signal for a broke down semi-truck which was not visible in the darkness unless you stood next to it.
The proposal is to return to provincial minimum wages, some provinces with higher, others with lower minimum wages.
Update:
Posted this article two days ago. Apparently there have been a number of misunderstandings.
The present minimum 300 baht minimum wage is not expected to be lowered, but future increases will be based on cost of living of individual provinces and not applied nation wide
