If you have to start here, forget it.

Penang is a great city with a vibe.

Great pubs, cafes, scenic straits vistas, night clubs.

Malls. Beaches. Lots of tourist sights.

If you're happy with third world boredom, Vientiane.

Tips and tricks???

Like smuggling cocaine, or what?

Catch Y Sip Song.

You get a Will in Thai Law with a good reputable professional firm.

Not a one man cheapskate.

You are required to supply medical proof you are of sound mind or the Will is invalid.

You set up your Beneficiaries as Executors.

While ensuring that the Law Firm will do the Probate if required.

A Will without Probate is useless.

And once the Will is done you check it with the Bank.

Any accounts based in another country require a separate Will.

@Tulip *******

Can't see a bank accepting that.

For a start, a Statement of Mind is required alongside a Legal Will and Probate.

Check Thai Law.

Probat

@Jody ******

Google

Thailand IQ 2023.

Thailand significantly above world average.

Halfway in ASEAN.

Above several European countries.

- World Population Statistics 2023.

@Steve *********

Have done.

2023 Results.

Thailand above world average.

Halfway in ASEAN.

Above several European countries.

Google Thailand IQ 2023.

@Jody ******

Thanks for alerting me to this.

2023 IQ Scores:

Thailand is ahead of several countries in Europe:

Montenegro, Romania, Bosnia, Macedonia, Georgia, Armenia, Albania.

And ahead of several ASEAN countries:

Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei Laos, Timor Leste.

World Average Score: 82.

Thailand: 89.

The average score is not 100 as is often believed.

Source: Google - Average IQ by Country 2023 - World Population Review.

See also Thai PBS 2022:

Thai IQ Levels on the Rise.

Other considerations:

1. Who took the tests?

PISA and similar tests survey kids in state schools.

But Thailand has a high percentage attending International Schools so those potentially achieving the highest scores are not included, lowering the score.

2. There is controversy surrounding the idea of accurately measuring Intelligence.

What are the tests measuring?

Verbal Intelligence?

Numerical Intelligence?

Practical Intelligence?

Reasoning Intelligence?

Emotional Intelligence?

Spatial Intelligence?

Ability to follow or create a logical and reasoned argument?

Ability to compare and assess contrasting views or information?

3. It is held that non-verbal IQ tests featuring shapes, patterns, and sequences are measuring a specific ability, Spatial Intelligence, and cannot be generalised to suggest overall Intelligence.

They are invalid.

And practice increases your score, revealing a basic flaw.

A genuine Intelligence test must cover a wider range.

4. Motivation.

How motivated are the students to do the test?

If you think it's boring or pointless you don't apply yourself.

Your score goes down.

Many thanks for taking the trouble to alert me to this.

A more pressing issue is Thailand's PISA scores.

This requires serious government review of teaching aims and range of methods used, Singapore being a model.

@Jody ******

Been living here 10 years now.

Member of Bangkok Journalists Club.

Education has been on the agenda as a discussion point with a civil servant from the Ministry of Education.