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2 hours ago, xylophone said:

Yes, you can do that, and as long as the 65K is logged in your bank account on a monthly basis, then in my experience that's all that immigration need to see/know.

 

Immigration just need to know that you have an "income" of 65K per month to enable you to live here – – the more the merrier, the less, then you have a problem!

Yes, and they also want to make sure sure you are not laundering illegal money. About 3 years ago Thai immigration started asking to show proof of were my money was coming from.

On 2/2/2024 at 4:47 PM, JCauto said:

Justin Bieber is Canadian so that ain't gonna work...

In Trump's world it does. Like absolute immunity.

5 hours ago, CANSIAM said:

Ukrainian assassins blending in with crowd on his arrival ? 

All you would need is a little Vodka and a Thai hotel railing.

3 hours ago, J Branche said:

From my brief review of responses.  CNN can be biased, has low moral and ethical standards, use the human flaw in our brain that we seek and remember more negative and extreme events.  CNN will only broadcast limited events that are positive and/or of something that benefits the community or society. 

 

We all make our own choses.  I chose to seek and watch news that can benefit me or add value to my life.

Which is?

41 minutes ago, AwwYesNice1 said:

Got shares for a nice shiny bridge in Bklyn for y'all.

Only cash accepted tho....

 

I'm interested, Manhattan or Williamsburg?

In other news, everything will be worse this year than last, "especially for Covid patients".

On 11/10/2021 at 3:46 PM, LivinLOS said:

And heres the real heart of the problem.. They dont have clear defined policies that are then stuck to.. On anything.. 

One persona has 10 days hospital.. Another has 14 days quarantine.. The famiuly might get allowed out after a test on day 3 or 4.. Maybe.. Who knows.. 

Its entirely at the mercy of Somchais random mood on the day.. Like immigration.. Like motor vehicle sales and inspections.. like.. Etc.. 

That’s because grey areas are great money earners

17 hours ago, steve187 said:

the figure above is wrong, correct are 1st jab 44,116 61.2%  2nd jab 34,240 47.5% 3rd jab 2,611 3.6%. countries are not count  3 x jabs as fully jabbed, but 2 jabs, 

Captain Obvious, please meet Captain Sarcasm.

Eighty million divided by three equals, twenty six thousand six hundred and sixtysix, point six, six ,six, six, six, seven all the way to eternity. Less than one third of the Thai population including Farangs.

1 hour ago, WhiteBuffaloATM said:

speaking of related songs and time favoring males, how about the very apt :

” time iiiiiimmm…. is on my side, yes it is “ Under My Thumb ( Mick Jagger / Stones)

Or:

You've got to know when to hold 'em

Know when to fold 'em

Know when to walk away

And know when to run

You never count your money

When you're sittin' at the table

There'll be time enough for countin'

When the dealin's done

The Gambler-Kenny Rodgers

Where I come from, it's called "kicking the can". It's a fun game.

1 hour ago, robblok said:

True Richard, its because of lazy enforcement. However in case of the kids not buying alcohol how would cops have to enforce it. The moment a cop steps into a shop sales are cancelled and nobody gets caught. Its not JUST about lazy police. Its really not practical at all. How do you see enforcement of this law. The moment a cop walks in he cant check if sales have been made and he cant catch them in the act as they can just hide it. Maybe standing outside of shops and searching kids who exit the shop. 

 

Laws can only be enforced with help of the public, if there is a large resentment against a law then too many will break it and it cant be policed. (resentment in this case is lost sales). In my country they just don't sell to minors as they know its not allowed even if the risk of getting caught is low. So they obey the law even though the checks are not that normal (and often done with cctv and till receipts afterwards ) While in Thailand no checks means not obeying. 

 

Good solid laws need some way of ease of enforcement too. I don't see how they can enforce the 11-14 law in a meaningful way. Unless you want a cop in every shop during that time. Like i said earlier maybe cops in hiding and rounding up kids with alcohol in bag from shops. But then those bags will disposed and bills too.. then hard to prove. I just don't see an good way to enforce this if the shops don't want to comply. 

You force the shops to comply by making them ID everybody if they want to sell alcohol. No ID, No alcohol. A popular sign at cash registers in America reads: We I.D. anybody under 30 years of age.  Another popular sign reads: "You must have been born on or before September 29th 2544 to purchase alcohol with proof of I.D.. And the police could check enforcement with occasional spot checks in problem areas. It's not rocket science.

26 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

Call me stupid but why two and not one    

In case one falls off. Works in dating.

32 minutes ago, drenddy said:

Zero Covid strategy, which clearly is impossible, slow and low vaccine rollout, 3rd world healthcare system, low testing capacity, incompetence, corruption, nationalism, greed, did I miss something?

Yes, blind faith by the populace.

3 hours ago, transam said:

And where did these people get that sort of money from to start with.....?

Exactly, I'm surprised the Chinese ruling masters of Thailand would let an ordinary Thai accumulate so much.

4 hours ago, BKKTRAVELER said:

What a talented investor, my hat off to him for turning an ok salary into a multi million dollars wealth!

 

From what I heard, earning roughly 120k per month while supporting a wife and children makes it hard to own several luxury watches, let alone multiple properties... 

 

My GF's relatives are close to a small local judge who earns about 100K per month, he lives in a small 3MB house he bought a long time ago and owns a car that is at least 20 years old. He has never been abroad and has just put a couple of millions into savings for his kids who are about to graduate university. He must have been doing it all wrong...

 

Nothing else to see here people, keep moving.

An honest judge in Thailand, I would think so.

4 hours ago, Boomer6969 said:

Indeed.

And people say Thais lack critical thinking skills.

On 7/31/2021 at 10:05 AM, sungod said:

And there is your loophole

I like to call it the infamous Thai Grey Area.