How Problems are Fixed in Thailand

The streetlight outside our house is no longer working and the soi is dark at nights. There are no rates or community charges in Thailand, no levy on an owner of the property. The electricity company won’t fix it just for the benefit of the few houses in our lane. So, we’ve clubbed together, bought a new bulb, and one of the lads climbed up the pole to fix it. In the hi-so moobaans, of course, the project owners charge an annual fee which covers all communal services.

Everyone is happy and the utility company don’t mind.

Every few months, villagers get together to clean grass verges and sometimes even he irrigation canals outside their own property. The local authority wil rarely bother.

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