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37 minutes ago, nickmondo said:

you DO NOT need to submit a tax return unless the Thai Gov tell you to apply for a tax number.

Do NOTHING.

I heard that, but wasn't sure about how much truth there was to it. Just in case I calculated that with my pension's income and with  the B160,000 and without claiming any expenditure, such as rent, visa fees I would be required to pay B22,500. a year tax on my remaining income. But thanks for the heads up.

2 hours ago, Trippy said:

I'm in the same boat. If all my income is from US social security, do I need to still file a Thai tax return? Or get a Thai tax ID number?

My pensions both state and military are taxed in the UK. Plus, I have a fixed exchange rate The UK has a tax treaty with Thailand.

4 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Westerners just enjoying them selves and having a fight , a good old punch up with no weapons 

Well done to both parties for not killing anyone .  

I would have thought the incident involving the THAI police Officer and the Thai border guard having a shootout at a Thai restaurant over the affections of a Thai waitress working there, which resulted in one being shot in the leg and the other being shot in the head would have been more newsworthy.

8 hours ago, smedly said:

show the faces of these criminals, so the rest of us no who they are

 

it is in the public interest to be aware of these thieves, any other country would be plastering  their  photo all over the media to make people aware, unless of course the ### want to keep their identity hiden, now why would that be I wonder

Accused! Not sentenced. Still innocent till proven guilty.

On 12/29/2023 at 12:38 PM, Jimbo 12345 said:

You forget to mention parking on zebra crossings

They can bring in ALL the safety measures they want, If the RTP are too lazy to police them, they won't make one bit of a difference. 

9 minutes ago, proton said:

 

Anyone wearing cargo shorts, flip flops and having tattoos, talking too loudly or swaggering around with a prostitute young enough to be their granddaughter 

except the ones who go around chopping up bodies, or kidnaping as those foreigner's have already paid into the police Songkran fund.

3 hours ago, BritScot said:

Would it not make more sence to round up bad Thai actors like taxi mafia, currupt police shake downs, club, pub doormen beating tourist to a pulp and of course restaurants, bars etc from padding bills etc, etc the list goes on and on...

With you on that! Police always take the side of the Taxi mafia, and Thai bar owners. The incident where the tourist was dragged out of the taxi, If it hadn't been videoed and shown on social media, nothing would have happened to the taxi driver. They put big joke in charge of anti-corruption and he's the most corrupt amongst them. He was moved to an INACTIVE POST because of what he and his gang were getting up to in Bangkok's Go-Go Bars areas.

4 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

No comment.....

Big Joke will pursue it as there may be money in it.

On 12/26/2023 at 10:24 AM, JoePai said:

And the pump assistant just stood by...

Should know Thais never get involved in other people's disputes. leave that to the police, who usually will take the side of the taxi driver. Thai police idea of looking into something is to leave it 4 or 5 days and hope the foreigner forgets about it. If by chance the foreigner doesn't forget about it, then the taxi driver would have skipped the country, (according to the Thai police) And can we take a picture to show how happy you are with our investigation??????

17 hours ago, BritScot said:

Is it just me but not much of a house for a Rear Admiral!

It could be the captain's house. They are used to living in a cabin!

20 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

This and other aggressive breeds of dogs should be banned. Tine for things to change, and the police to go shot off all the killing machines. Owned or not owned, they shall all have a shot i the head.

Agree, these dogs if not all dogs should be on a lead/leash when not behind a closed gate. But you never know what the owner does to them or how the owner treats them. My dog is as passive as you can get, never barks or gets aggressive towards anyone, except ONE guy on a motorbike and she barks at him like she hates him. So something has happened between them in the past, and dogs never forget. Terrible way for the man to die and the dogs should now be destroyed and the owner charged with manslaughter.

3 hours ago, ChipButty said:

You need a degree to understand them all, Back in May my daughter came for a few weeks, with her husband, her daughter 2 years 6 months and she was pregnant, she had bought a package from TUI, I asked her about the insurance she paid extra for that, my first question did you tell them you are pregnant? nope she said, go back in there and make sure it's included and do they pay the hospital here or do you have to pay and claim it back, she didn't know, well you need to clear that, better send me the link to the insurance let me read it, I know what happens here, 

In England they held a forum about the wording of insurance policies and after reading every word of 1 or 2 insurance policies The head of English at Cambridge University said there are so many "HIDDEN IN PLAIN VIEW" paragraphs that totally contradict what it is you are being insured for and gives them under the law the right to refuse payment. The only people who could/would be able to fight it are the rich and/or famous.

8 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

something something something....born every minute.

 

a fool and his money are bla bla bla. 

If they are paying that amount, then that is for the school to provide paperwork and a fake attendance sheet, and/or to place B800,000 in their bank account and a little hand out to immigration.

3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

We need the details but I was a little bemused by the cover for death..... would this be money for the hospital that failed, or to repatriate mortal remains, or a family cash benefit. The requirement is surely more for the living, those involved in accidents or health issue while in Thailand. 

It says he wants it implemented to cover the upcoming holiday period. Christmas and New Year. will ALL tourist be given an insurance card as they enter? Will their hospital bill be covered immediately, or they pay and claim it back? Like everything else here, a lot of gray areas.

20 hours ago, stoner said:

 

 

ok 

 

1 - what is a tourist doing approaching a language school for a long term visa ? 

 

2 - no thailand you impact your own image. was it the tourists who set up this scam or locals ? 

Education Visas. and maybe retirement visas Local citizens passing off as employees of the school and visa agents. There are hundreds of these agencies in Pattaya.

t a good

26 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Surely it happens, maybe not to the scale that it does here (low level criminals), as other countries may be a bit more discreet, or it goes higher up the chain, as I read 'human trafficking' is a billion $$$ business.  

 

Large scale illegal immigration operations can only operate with corrupt official, ground level, and up.  You really cant traffic that many people, if #s are even close to accurate, without more than a few people turning a blind eye, with the hand out, collecting big bucks.

 

Back to TH, IF not for so many willing to part with their money to support the Imm corruption here via use of agents, maybe the corruption wouldn't be so rampant.  You do need both the supply & demand for it to prevail.  A self supporting business by criminals on both sides of the equation.

 

Why I'm totally against the use of agents at Imm, unless simply for convenience sake, of simply not Q'ing up, then fine.  But to skirt the requirement, then no, but yet, so many forum members support it, even recommend it.

 

But surely against it in their home country.  Hypocrites

Indeed it dose happen in Europe. I was on redeployment leave from Germany. So, I tried my luck  and loaded up a suitcase with lots of goodies. Got to Heathrow, nothing to declare, stopped checked. custom officer took half and left me half. His half was for the "staff Christmas party". (so he said). Mind you i still got through with 1,000 cigarettes and 2 one-liter bottles of whiskey and 2 one-liter bottles of vodka. guess the weight gave it away. Ha! this was back in the early 80s.

19 hours ago, Photoguy21 said:

All Duty Free shops are overpriced. They may be duty free but they are certainly not increased profit free

Plus depends on the time you arrive If you want to buy a bottle of Jameson's Irish, don't arrive after midnight, or you'll have to wait till 11am to buy it. Ha!

3 hours ago, TroubleandGrumpy said:

Date of his departure - that is bad luck. But maybe he/family still have a claim - Denque does not 'happen' so suddenly - he obviously caught it while he was insured and became extremely ill on the last day of the policy. That might take appeals to Tribunals and Courts - but maybe worth it. But right now there are far more important things for the family to worry about. Hope he gets through it.   

I was unwell for about 5 days. went to a hospital was told I had flu, went home 3 days later got worse went to a different hospital and was told I had dengue fever. 6 days in hospital Private room, 24hr doctor and nurse attention, blood test, urine test. poo test, and x-rays. all for B38,500. paid for by health insurance.

13 hours ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

Which hospital?

Pathumvech, in Rangsit.

15 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

 

totally agree... but must not forget the parents who dont get involved in their kids education (checking on homework, explaining concepts kids dont understand) and who are quick to protest if their kids get in trouble or get poor scores. education belongs to society and all must work together to make it work

I think you will find the same is happening in the UK standards are dropping due to, Calculators used in a math's test; dictionaries used in an English test. Computers that correct every mistake you make, a phone that tells you the time (another thing they no longer teach) speaks the message so they don't have to read it, tap in 2 or 3 letters and it gives them a choice of words to use, so they don't have to know how to spell it. Times have changed. Plus, what language are the tests in, Thai, English?????????

14 hours ago, BritManToo said:

The mistake being Bangkok private hospital.

I was in a private hospital when I had Dengue fever. Private room. 24-hour nursing assistants and doctor. Was in for 6 days. Cost the insurance company B38,500

On 12/13/2023 at 1:15 PM, hotchilli said:

Is this fake news?

The incident occurred in a small ally. Wonder what they were doing???????????????? Ha!

4 hours ago, ChipButty said:

It's not busy like it was last year, most mornings I take a drive down to the beach and have a coffee somewhere, few people down the beach early but when you look at the car and bike rental shops full of bikes for rent, locals are saying it's not busy like last year.

Not just tourist areas. None tourist areas are feeling the same pinch. just no money around. Locals where i live are all talking about the situation and 90 percent are not happy about the restrictions placed on this digital B10,000 hand out, as it doesn't really benefit them. Plus. It already looks like the handout will be delayed by 7-8 months.