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So, if in Thai prison, a bad shoulder and payment for VIP room can make the otherwise unpleasant stay a bit more pleasant – kind of crying on the backseat in a Rolls Royce...

If it sounds too good, it's often not true...

Actually not, only if it is in public area like finding customers on Pattaya's beach road...

–And normally a dead body's head is never covered with earth...

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The tax is based on, if you have been using the land as home – i.e., house book with owner's name – or business. You'll need to know both selling price and the land office's appraised value. There is a useable property tax calculator here: http://www.acuterealty.com/calculator.asp

The Thaiger has a guide to renewal of driver's license for foreigners, dated 6th November 2024, "How to do the online training and renew your driver’s licence in Thailand", a link here... https://thethaiger.com/guides/automotive/how-to-do-the-online-training-and-renew-your-drivers-licence-in-thailand I will soon need to renew my driver's license, if anything changed from previous information by various AN-member, I'll update in a post.

Again-again...

It really depends of your lifestyle and interests – said by a Samurian expat for 20 years that don't need alcohol to have great fun and don't visit bars; and never got bored on Samui. I'm 75 yo now. My best advice: Get down to the island and try to stay here for a little longer period to test if it fits you. Eventual try stay in different areas of the island, as there can be quite huge difference between the Chaweng-party area, Lamai-tourist village, local communities and more rural places.

I pass, as I got no idea – I'm former rock musician – I stopped counting ages ago...

A woman don't need to work in the nightlife for seeing that...

2030 is 4½ year from now – so, Bangkok is only about 4-5 centimeters above sea level right now...

Knowing the agreed fee in advance and know the money in pocket, it's easy to ask the taxi driver to stop by an ATM to withdraw the the remaining needed and already agreed payment...

The Japanese tourist should first thing be forced to himself cleaning the mess he made, then some punishment, so he will never do it again – at least in Thailand – an extended holiday stay in Bangkok Hilton might do it...

It is true. However, it's in many cases a win-win situation, where the Thai women both get a kind caring husband and a willing provider. My home country Denmark, have made a couple of documentaries abot this, one serie a few years ago, and a recent one starting last year called "Mændenes paradis" (Men's paradise) and this year's three additions have just been released last week. If interested – it is mainly spoken Danish language – then there is a link here... https://www.dr.dk/drtv/serie/maendenes-paradis_461630 Often it is a combination of both finding a woman, life-style and economy that draws Western men to Thailand; however, some have plenty of money and can afford to offer the lady a luxury life-style. If you only wish a spouse, you might also marry her and bring her to your home country, which in many cases is possible. That is quite common in Denmark, mainly with women from the Philippines, number two in the chart is women from Thailand.. And me – if anybody should be interested – I moved to "all year summer" with women as an extra benefit. I had plenty of single mums around 40 at home interested in me, but I was looking for finding one young enogh that could give me an heir that I by that time never had time to get, while having a smaller business to care for so it could survive. And as I also likes Southeast Asian women, so that was an extra plus. So when 56 I sold the production part of my business and my property, and moved to a tropical island with "all year summer and barefet Xmas" – women was an extra benefit – and I also got my heir...

Your best option is to make a last will in Thailand – it's pretty easy and you can do it withour a lawyer; however, it might be prefarred to have one to do it for you – stating that you wish to leave the balance of your bank account, or all your belongings in Thailand, to your girlfriend. You'll need to include her ID-number in thge will, which has to be signed by two witnesses. There is at present no inheritance tax in Thailand for smaller amounts; i.e., less than 100 million baht. Book page from the book: "Thai Law for Foreigners"... Thai lawyers advise to make two wills. One in one's home country, Britain, for your belongings there – preferably following the home country's law, check if there is any legal minimum inheritance percentage for children – and another in Thailand for your belongs here. Normally, it will be a court in the country of primary residence that will handle the estate; so, if you primarary live in Thailand, your estate might, or will, be handled by a Thai court.

Uncle Tu's (Prayut Chan-o-cha) – actually quite clever – advice about "quality tourists"; less in number, but have (much) more money to spend...

Yes.

It's low season from after Songkran till around mid July. Tourists will be back end of July until eraly September.

It depends on which option you choose for transfer, more expensive express transfer might be necessary to use to get the money transferred instantly or same day or during a holiday.

It's easy peasy to pay the PEA-bill and outstanding amount the correct way by using the QR-code on the bill...

Wonder what happen if khun Thaksin's advice is not followed...

Expected...

From the book "Thai Law for Foreigners"...

Seems like "many tourists" are travelling in a time machine...