Samui Ex Servicemens May Meeting

If you are an ex-serviceman on Koh Samui why not come along to our next get together at Big Joes, purveyor of fine pies and all things good to eat, located on the Chaweng Ring Road opposite the petrol station.

We will be meeting at 6:00 pm on Tuesday the 27th May 2008 for a few drinks and some good food.

See you there.

Samui Ex Servicemen

Stephen Hendry 7 Times World Snooker Champion to Visit Koh Samui

Stephen Hendry 7 times World Snooker Champion and ranked 7th in the world of snooker is in Koh Samui as a guest of Fluid Asia Pacific, distributors of John Smith's Bitter and Strongbow Draught Cider, represented by Bob the Towel on Wednesday 21st May 2008.

If you would like the opportunity to get Stephen Hendry's signature, have a chat or possibly see Stephen Hendry shoot some pool he will be at the following venues:

5:00 pm The Elephant and Castle
6:30 pm The Islander
8:00 pm Tropical Murphy's
9:30 pm The PFC Bar

If any further encouragement were needed to come along, special priced John Smiths Bitter or Strongbow Draught Cider will be available at each venue!

Visit To Koh Samui by Head of Passport Section British Embassy Postponed

The passport visit for 16^th has been postponed.

The Honary Consul can arrange for the head of passport section to call any of our members if they send him their details.

Samui Ex-Servicemen April Get Together at Le Chablis

The April get together was at Le Chablis in Chaweng where our hosts provided an excellent curry accompanied by some substantial samosas and condiments. Thank you to Le Chablis, if you are ever visiting Koh Samui this is a nice resort with very comfortable and moderately priced rooms at the north end of Chaweng Beach. We had new members this time around and as usual a few beers were consumed as the sand bags were pulled up and stories of days gone by related.

Next time we get together will be on Tuesday the 27^th May, 4:30 pm at Big Joes purveyor of pies and all food that is British. Located on the Chaweng ring road opposite the petrol station.

Below is some information that may be of interest to you click on the links to contact the Honary Consul.

Visit To Koh Samui by Head of Passport Section British Embassy

The head of passport section will visit Samui on Fri 16 May. If sufficient interest exists it will be possible to arrange appointments for individuals/families to discuss the following:

• Passport renewal procedure, inc proposed changes to current biometric passports expected later this year.
• All aspects relating to children.
• The British nationality act.

Notes:

1. Time & venue has yet to be established but will be in Bang Rak or Choeng Mon late afternoon or evening.
2. Interviews will be by appointment through the Honary Consul. This is primarily aimed at those with Thai spouses & dual national children or Brit couples with children.
3. Immigration matters (ie visas for UK or visas for ‘farangs’ in Thailand) are a separate entity and will NOT be on the agenda.

What to do next:

Interested parties should email the Honary Consul with questions (between 01 & 09 May) & to ask for an appointment. The Honary Consul will allocate appointments on 10^th May.