KhunHeineken

What sort of footy tipping comp is that?

Ahhhh, The Bega Group. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-10/maurice-van-ryn-sentenced-to-extra-12-months-behind-bars/11097996

Do you get free food poisoning with that?

Most members posting on this forum live in a country where you go for a holiday. Just think about that for a moment.

Set to rise in the future, for sure. https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/april-2023/pension-age

So, you are relying on what side of the bed an Immigration Officer wakes upon. That's a solid plan.

I think you will find it's the opposite. Those who have financially and emotionally "invested" in Thailand need a Plan B. I can sell my motorbike, entertainment system, and donate some other appliances, drain my bank account, and head straight to the airport withing24 hours, should I need to, or have to, and all I would lose is some rent, and possibly the bond. The flight could be to Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, for example, and I simply start again. Those with financial and emotional ties in Thailand really need to have a solid Plan B. A well thought out plan. I doubt many do. They think nothing will ever change in Thailand from the day they started "living the dream."

Yes, it is.

There's Thailand, right at the top of the list. Such a "stable" country. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350920/coup-d-etats-world-type/

Less to learn than you, it seems.

Well said.

Fail.

Yes, it does. Read it again.

Keep driving.

You have no idea how a mule account works. "someone who receives large amounts of cash" describes thousands of Thai bar girls, and Thai spouses, more so now with "gifting" as a way to minimize tax. It's more complicated than an in and out 800k baht deposit / withdrawal.

Are the steel frame houses on raft slabs?

Yes, it does. Read it.

Then you would be looking in a mirror.

So have I, just not in a Thai bank. I bet my interest rate is higher than yours. You are being taken for a fool by the Thai government. My visa extension looks the exact same as yours. I'll be filing before 31st March. You are a big spender. All good here. My 800k is back in my home country, earning way more than your 800k in a Thai bank, earning a pittance. My extension is the same as yours, and I bring in more than 65k a month anyway, so can always revert to that. I had the jabs back when they were needed for freedom of travel. Haven't bothered since. An agent will file on my behalf before the 31st March. I'll be on the golf course when you are queuing at the TRD and Immigration Offices. Charlie Brown is happy, and the beauty is, the agent's costs are paid for by simply leaving my 800k in my home country, where it earns over 5%. It's a no brainer. Go on, say it, "My extension ONLY costs 1,900 baht."

You have confused the threads. I already have two Thai bank accounts. Neither one of them are "mule accounts." Obviously, because they are controlled by myself. How dumb can you be to confuse the "mule accounts" thread with the "opening accounts" thread?

Who the f**k is going to rely on "officer's discretion????? No, that's not the same. Riding without a helmet is illegal. No "if's, no but's." Simple as that. Just because a police officer choses not to fine you DOES NOT mean that riding without a helmet is legal.

Yes, it is. It circumvents the law. The next thing you will be saying is it's not illegal to ride a motorbike without a helmet, because it's up to the police office if he fines you or not.

They were your words.

Too much THC for you today.

Exactly, and it's not just Thailand. All the "dots" are being connected, globally. The member will call it scaremongering and bury his head in the sand, like an ostrich.