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"There is a condominium complex in Lat Prao that has been standing vacant for more than a year. "

I'll notify the press immediately!

Within walking distance from Muang Thong Thani, there are a half-dozen condo towers, and half of them were empty. Recently, there has been a lot of activity. A recent news article mentioned a Thai woman who bought a dozen units @ 350K each and, after fixing them up, invested a total of 500K. She rents them @ 4K/month. In less than a year, she made her money back.

She bought a dozen, so how was it 500k total?

Nothing enrages the old gits more than being a young farang in Thailand. This should be a long thread.

LOL

Only took 10 posts for someone to mention work permits too

I was surprised and happy to see a lot of criticism about sharing pics of dead bodies this time round.

Usually Thais are sharing pics of the dead everywhere... seen smiling EMTs posing by road fatalities too, on Facebook.

The Koh Tao killings too, I'd see westerners commenting on pics that they were offensive, and Thais would shout them down, saying 'in Thai culture it's fine to share pics of bodies' and words to that effect.

^ See post #714:

'being paid in USD, alone, and sending that offshore sourced money to Thailand to spend here' - is legally not subject to Thai income tax, so long as it is kept out of Thailand until the next tax year.

it isn't prohibited, you only need a work permit and pay tax

No work permit for online bloggers exists.

It would seem more natural to place the burden of proof on you - to prove it is not legal.

Since, you know, there's never been an arrest or even any comment on the matter. In fact the Alien Labor act makes no mention of online work, but repeatedly mentions having a 'Thai Employer', a 'Thai Baht salary', over a dozen times.

You can take the video I made for the Thailand Tourism board down there, the one you think is gay porn (strange fixation on that) and ask them.

You will recall a thread on TV regarding prohibited occupations in Thailand some days ago....who issued that list with all the messed up English ? The Ministry of Labour not immigration so this shows whose remit this question falls under

And nowhere on that list of prohibited occupations was people with internet blogs, that are nothing to do with Thailand, being paid in USD on Paypal, then wiring it to Kasikorn to spend in Thailand.

Because that would be totally insane.

I say trace all youtubers uploading from Thailand trying to make money.....and fine them. they are working, YES they are working, without a work permit

if you don't like the laws.......bye bye or face the wrath!!!!!!!

There are many foreigners teaching English to Thais on youtube and blogs... Google 'English by chris' for one example.

Tens of thousands of happy, grateful followers. Some videos with over 200k views. Videos and website both monetized with Adsense.

It's not possible to get a work permit for online work. If he has one for teaching in a school, it doesn't technically cover what he's doing online.

Yet the authorities have done nothing. It would seem they're not insane like some bitter forum posters.

Digital nomads were working here with zero issues 6 months ago when this thread started...

still are today when one of the anti-online worker crew bumped the thread...

and still will be 6 months from now...

Seen these threads on TVF for years but the reality is there's never been an arrest or prosecution for working online, for remote entities, in any country in the world. And likely never will be.

how would you know if nobody has been caught anywhere in the world. BS statement

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What people do at home online to generate residual income is no one's business.

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jeez you are simple, tell the same to any tax employer in the world, see what he says

I'm not required to pay tax to the UK...

Are you from the US? Other than Eritrea it's the only country in the world to tax citizens on their worldwide income, so why is what I'm saying off base?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_taxation#Citizenship

Digital nomads were working here with zero issues 6 months ago when this thread started...

still are today when one of the anti-online worker crew bumped the thread...

and still will be 6 months from now...

Seen these threads on TVF for years but the reality is there's never been an arrest or prosecution for working online, for remote entities, in any country in the world. And likely never will be.

how would you know if nobody has been caught anywhere in the world. BS statement

Because it's a ridiculous notion. Imagine a western country arresting a Thai on a tourist visa for selling ebooks on Amazon in Thai language, to Thais... wouldn't happen.

What people do at home online to generate residual income is no one's business.

Actually if you Google it the only thing that comes up is ThaiVisa and related Thailand blogs... basically no one in the world cares about this except middle aged and old moody expats on messageboards.

Digital nomads were working here with zero issues 6 months ago when this thread started...

still are today when one of the anti-online worker crew bumped the thread...

and still will be 6 months from now...

Seen these threads on TVF for years but the reality is there's never been an arrest or prosecution for working online, for remote entities, in any country in the world. And likely never will be.

For a fancy place, Soi 57, Marriott hotel Thonglor, 800b weekdays, can find half price deals on EatIGo.com for certain times of day.

Google EatIgo 57th Street - Bangkok Marriott Hotel Sukhumvit

Or Soi 63, Kuroda sushi buffet, 500b, for sushi

Soi 13, Great Punjab indian restaurant, 250b, cheap but still good, and by Soi Nana

Edit: I just realized that you discussed what I was inquiring about. The "pum poy" is actually "phom pui", which loosely translates to "I am fat.".

not 'phom' as in 'I', but 'pum' = round shaped, puy = chubby cheeked, apparently http://www.thai-language.com/id/211313

Sure there are many more technical words in the dictionary, but in practice you rarely ever hear them, they use more casual terms.

I wouldn't say Thai doesn't distinguish at all between fat and muscular, it just doesn't distinguish as well as English because Thai has much fewer words and shorter phrasing / sentences, and Thais try to say things in as few words as possible.

It means fat, but it's kind of a loose / flexible term, there would be other more technical ways of saying obese, high bodyfat etc. And you can call people 'uan' without them getting offended, it's casual, it's even a common nickname for people.

LOL yes this happened to me, I showed a girl Phil Heath on stage, ~4% bodyfat, asked her if that's 'uan'. Reply was a resounding yes.

I see where the OP is coming from, I can admit that I'm basically here for the low cost of living and chicks (I wouldn't say they're all 'desperate' or 'poor' though, many are just genuinely more friendly).

But I've had both Thai men and women 'cheer me on' in a sense, when I'd have expected them to be bit annoyed. Guys slapping me on the back for getting girls, or women saying 'yeah come live here, it's very cheap, and you can find a girlfriend' etc. They see it as a positive trait that I've identified good value for money.

That surprised me, and friend that came to visit from the UK - they'd ask me, 'don't the guys here get annoyed we're banging their girls?'

But it comes back to them just being genuinely friendly. Whereas westerners by default tend see the worst in the people, Thais tend to see the best or at least give the benefit of the doubt.

That's slowly changing as Thailand becomes more westernized though.

There are 15 year olds in nataree (bangkok soapy massage brothel) as of today. This isn't a 'trafficked Laos slave' issue, it's a deep rooted part of the culture across South East Asia.

A girl I know showed me facebook pics of her 15 year old friend there. She used to work there at that age herself (she's 20 now).

Have also met freelancers in sukhumvit who were on soi nana from age 13.

All girls seemed fine with it, willing to do it, enjoying the money and higher quality of life compared to working in 7/11 or on a farm. They didn't even want to be accountants, saying it's boring and limited to a 15k or so salary until you've been there for a decade. Part of the problem is you don't get rewarded on merit, only age. Older employees in the workplace are automatically correct on everything.

At least outwardly they seemed fine, can never know what their mental state is going to be in the future though.

Laos consulates don't set a limit, just around the 3rd, 4th or 5th one they ask you to bring proof of residence and income next time. Going to a different one e.g. Vientiane 'breaks the chain'.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/715011-red-stamp-in-vientiane-advice-needed/

The 3 max in a row a the same location is a Penang, Malaysia thing.

I haven't reported for 5 years, haven't had an issue at borders. Will happily pay the 4k fine or whatever it is if it ever comes up

They probably still hold more respect for you than the average Thaivisa member.

Running out of money keetoot ?

Yep lol one of first replies 20 mins in

It would seem to me that a very low percentage of farong would be 45 years old or younger, not married and truly not working here....

So I am wondering just how small the "Elite" membership is?

It would seem minuscule to me....

??

If you add in those that work online for remote offshore entities that have nothing to do with Thailand and just wire money in... it's a bit bigger. No specific laws against that.

Thanks UbonJoe. I just got email replies from Language Express and AAAThai that concur with that

http://i.imgur.com/vmQbhg5.png

http://i.imgur.com/dzdDofO.png

". They dont test u and jomtien imagration have the 5k vip thing now and r more interested in getting that. "

What is the 5k VIP thing at Jomtien, please?

A dodgy fee to guarantee a 90 day extension instead of a shorter one and without your attendance being checked or your Thai being tested

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/793667-changes-to-ed-visa-extensions-jomtiem-immigration/#entry8970886