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State treasury land in Thailand: leasing from the state

State treasury land in Thailand: leasing from the state

The Ministry of Finance owns treasury land and the Treasury Department administers it, so private parties may only lease. Here is how leasing works, who owns buildings put up on it, and what to verify if somebody offers to sell you rights.

Standing water around the house: the pipes or the levels?

Standing water around the house: the pipes or the levels?

Water flows because somewhere lower exists, not because a pipe does, so a large pipe laid flat drains worse than a small one with proper fall. Here is how to work through the causes, tell backflow from slow drainage, and what to ask a contractor.

Untitled land in Thailand: can it still be given a deed?

Untitled land in Thailand: can it still be given a deed?

The dividing line is 1 December 1954. Land occupied and worked before then can be titled, while taking state land afterwards creates no rights at all. Here are the two routes available, the evidence needed to prove possession, and when to walk away.

Thai land reform land: what you can and cannot do with it

Thai land reform land: what you can and cannot do with it

Sor Por Kor 4-01 is a permit to use the land, not a deed and not ownership, and section 39 bars transfer to others, so a private sale conveys nothing. Here are the restrictions, the permitted uses, what the agricultural title deed changes, and the options if money has been paid.

Instant against storage water heaters in a Thai home

Instant against storage water heaters in a Thai home

The difference is a storage tank, not how hot the water gets. Here is how each works, the limitations buyers discover afterwards, how to choose from how you actually live, and the earthing and leakage protection that matter far more than the brand.

Find a water leak with your meter, in ten minutes

Find a water leak with your meter, in ten minutes

Shut off every tap and watch the small dial in the centre of the meter. If it turns, you have a leak. Here is how to read the dial, how a second round separates a leak inside your boundary from one at the meter, how to measure it in litres, and where leaks actually turn up.