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Another angle to consider is that if you are non-resident for tax in Australia how does this play with the DTA agreement with Thailand and the proposed tax changes here. I'm not a tax expert at all, but "resident" is mentioned quite a few times in the DTA agreement.

Do you have a pink card? Last 3 parks I went to charged me Thai rate.

What cancer do people get from the recycled oil?

Changed! It was posted in the Oz forum but these days people seem very sensitive wrt tax residency 😃

The article is behind a paywall, but displays a few paragraphs for the people who can't access it: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/business-travellers-tourists-could-be-caught-in-new-tax-rules-20231017-p5ecvy Basically anyone who spends more than 45 days in Oz may be classified as a tax resident. This is an ongoing discussion but if an article appears in a well connected paper as AFR maybe something is on the table for the next budget or soon later.

I watched 10 minutes...this fella has no idea what he is talking about. The investment banks have much more resources and access to data to make a call.

I don't have a subscription, I use Skype credit to call businesses in Oz including banks, you can use virtual phone keypad to select from menus. The rates are 2-3 cents per minute to landlines, and when you dial the number, it displays the rate before you place the call.

https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/chinas-growth-beats-forecasts-as-consumer-spending-improves-18083021.htm Many of the big banks like Citibank upgraded their China forecasts for this and next year.

Step in the right direction but IMO much more is needed. They should extend the visa exempt to 90 days to all visa exempt countries, and increase again the VOA stay to 30 or even 45 days. The situation in the world is not favorable for the tourism businesses, multiple wars, inflation, protectionism. Even poorer tourists need accommodation, transportation and 3 meals per day. Right now in Samui is very quiet, probably the quietest October in recent years excluding Covid times.

There is no such thing as a private beach in Thailand. All beaches belong to the king and are essentially public property. Only the land behind the beach can be private, but you can still access the beach with a boat or kayak.

I've met quite a few people, many of them Germans, who stayed for months camping on the south islands national parks campsites. Many are coming almost every year.

If Shackleton had the same mindset as you he wouldn't have left Ireland ????

LOL it is definitely illegal in the nanny state, you can camp only in designated camp sites near the beach but never on the sand, and sometimes you get charged 50-80 AUD for a couple of square metres of camping site.

AFAIK there are no laws in Thailand in regards to wild camping. Obviously it is illegal to camp on private land without asking the owner. The beaches in Thailand are owned by the king and are public property. I've camped on quite a few beaches straight on the sand (he'll need sand pegs), in official camp sites of the national parks, and on secluded remote beaches on the south islands. Ao Yon and Panwa are not secluded, there are plenty of hotels there, no facilities and as TiT the owners around may call the police to move him out. Much better to head south to the camp sites of the Tarutao National Park, the camp sites have good facilities and he'll meet plenty of interesting travellers.

From what I remember your home country has more or less 1 week of summer ????

I've done it twice (well once Samui to Langkawi), definitely the eastern side, nice cycling along the sea, if you have time cycle to Kota Bharu and then to Penang.

The top 2% in the US have net worth cut off of 2.2 mil, yet the OP just casually tries to buy a house worth more than 4m USD. The numbers don't match... https://finance.yahoo.com/news/know-im-rich-140000452.html

Right... probably they should listen to the British government propaganda outlet and engage the British to build a railway for them. The Chinese built the railway for 6 billion USD, the cost of the British HS2 so far is 106 billion pounds and counting....the railway to be finished in 7 or more years. Or better engage the Aussies, the cost of the city to Parramatta metro ballooned from 6 billion to 30 billion AUD before they even started to work properly on it. That's a 18km metro line.

Greed.

Thai international hospital, 250 baht, takes less than 30 min. Tell them medical certificate for retirement visa, they've done many.

You can apply for non-O extension, but that won't necessarily mean you are also a tax resident of Thailand if you don't stay more than 6 months here.

The truth is every gubement in the world would like to grab as much money as possible, and Thailand is no different. Especially after the COVID money splashing there is need now to collect more. For those threatening to leave the number of greener pastures is constantly shrinking. A few days ago Portugal announced similar measures. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/03/portugal-to-scrap-unjust-tax-breaks-for-foreign-residents Taxes can be avoided in countries like Democratic Republic of Congo, but there are other issues to deal with...

This sounds very reasonable, did you have any polyps removed? I had one today in Sydney, in one of the Ramsay Health care private hospitals, the only significant expense was paying $500 AUD excess for my Medibank Private policy. Full anaesthesia and polyps removed. The receptionist asked me to view and acknowledge various hospital charges there, eye popping ICU stay per day, 5180 AUD, that's around 120k baht.

Why would I blame EU...I blame the unelected Brussels sprouts who act against the interests of the EU. I have an EU passport as well, curious to find out how many of the warmongering trolls here urging EU to get more involved are EU citizens. It is a simple fact that Russia invaded Ukraine, another simple fact is EU is a big loser as long as this war goes on.

Yes the Brussels unelected puppets are ruining Europe again. Sadly the fix is coming either from the far right or the far left. Last weekend one of these types won the Slovakia election. The interesting part would start if the far right wins either in France or Germany.