KhunHeineken

Researched it thoroughly some years ago. I soon decided I'm going going to pay for something that I cab not fully own, which also includes a portion of the land it sits on. The Permanent Residency issue was a minor concern, but still a concern. You only get to live in your condo based on "permission" to remain in Thailand. You don't have a "right" to remain in Thailand. Each to their own, just don't use the word "freehold" in the western sense when discussing property here because it's BS. "Bo more" implies you did them in the past. Right? The word "alien" appears in many official Thai forms and documents.

Workers.

That is good for you, me, and other members. Put me on ignore so other members do not have to put up with your trolling.

Why immediately blame Acer? As I was reading through your post I was thinking a power surge got to it. Not uncommon in Thailand.

It's an interesting decision by Microsoft. As I have said before, it's possible Windows 11 becomes the least used Windows OS in history, due to their decision not to allow it to run on what they deem to be hardware not suitable to them.

Be careful with threats like that. You'll end up on "The Big T" watch list.

You can do it any way you like. No one on here cares, but ignoring the whole thing MAY have some negative consequences for you down the road. Time will tell.

As the say, "Up to you."

I knew someone would bring up the "heroines." That's Thailand's only claim to fame.

Does it float in the air? What about the land it sits on. Do you own that "freehold" as well? So, you did have to report previously. Proves my point. Correct, but farang are "aliens" in Thailand. Lower than a soi dog.

The Thai's control the trade of the baht to inflate it's value.

No. One where a country, take Vietnam for example, repels invading armies, and has done so for centuries. Eg. China, French, America. Now that's a proud military history.

To what degree???? As you may be the same with me. Interesting you never commented on Thailand's "proud" military history.

If not "colonized" what do you call it? There's a visa for everyone to live here, either legitimately, or through an agent. Do you know about Thailand's proud military battles over the centuries? They just gave away their land to avoid conflict. Yes, so proud. Down the road, in Vietnam, different story. Fought off the Chinese, the French, the Americans, and then went into Cambodia and liberated the people from Pol Pot. You have no idea.

A very old argument that has been debunked before. The old, "I've lived here for 20 years." "Oh, great, can you tell me how to do this, or where to find that." Reply, "I don't know. I get the Thai missus to do it." Yes, the amount of time living here definitely makes one more knowledgeable. I once met a farang in a bar over a beer who proudly informed me he owned a rubber tree farm in Issan. I said "That's interesting. How's the price of a kilo of rubber going on the market these days?" His reply was, "What do you mean." Ahhhh, yes, it's all about the time in country, not experience. How can it be scaremongering if nobody knows what is going to happen???? Shouldn't it be more "scary" because we don't know what will happen? Good Luck with that. Just keep ignoring. I'm sure you will be fine. No surprises for you in the future, no Sir. Perhaps if you ingore it enough, it will all go away. Never claimed to be an expert. What I do know is This Is Thailand, and farang retirees are easy targets for tax money. We don't live in the cash economy. We remit our funds and there is a record of every transaction. Interesting times ahead, but no point arguing with me about tax. If you have to pay, take it up with the Thai government, but "ignore" at your own peril.

Then you don't go to the toilet for a week. I suppose you also save on toilet paper and water for the flushing.

Possibly because he is too knowledgeable for the average Australian AN member, and needs to be amongst more educated members in the America Forum. Our loss is your gain.

Actually, I think Gen Z are waiting for you to die, so they can get their inheritance. It makes for interesting conversation when expats hook up with a Thai girl half their age, and he starts shifting his assets to the village. The kids are not to happy seeing their inheritance moving offshore.

Does Thailand have a reasonable pathway to Permanent Residency? No. Can a foreigner own freehold property in Thailand? No. Do you have to report every 90 days? Yes. Does getting a tattoo of Buddha make you more Thai. No. That retirement visa / extension gives you no more rights than someone on a 30 day visa exemption stamp, and you could be married here, with two kids, have a business, and some property, and living here for 20 years. Do you disagree with this? You are a farang, and will always be a farang. There's only a very few hat have Permanent Residency. The system is designed so you have no rights here, and never will. Wake up.

Well said. The member informs other members that they may have a tax liability, but to discuss collection and enforcement of said tax liability, that's scaremongering. It's laughable. Members want to know the whole picture, including where and how to pay, as well as the consequences for not paying, not just that they may have to pay some tax.

Best advice is to do nothing this year. Keep the status quo and see how this unfolds. Be patient.

Completely contradicts your theory that there is no need for people to hold off buying a property here until they see how this unfolds. Ahhhh, maybe that's because the member is not Chinese or Russian.

I have already said, perhaps you did not understand. Focusing back on Thailand, do you deny the huge sex trade here?

Obviously, you can't post a link. Troll.

I agree with your advice. I would just add, turn off the router for more than 10 seconds, perhaps 1 minute. I would also add moving the router, even just by 30cm and rotating it a few degrees can fix the issue. Also, if the router is near any other device emitting a signal, cut the power to the other device and test again. I think you are right. The member probably has to find a different channel, but best to try the basic troubleshooting first.