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1 hour ago, MalcolmB said:

More people die in motor vehicle accidents.

Do you let you kids go in cars?

 

This is a dumb comparison - total false equivalency.  A better comparison would be the following: would you rather A) put a child in a car X amount of times (like many do every year), or B) let a child crawl under an elephant X amount of times? My kids have been in cars thousands of times, but I wouldn't let them under an elephant once (let alone thousands of times). Why - because the one interaction carries way more short-term inherent danger to my children due to the size and strength of an elephant.

On 12/21/2024 at 4:23 AM, bmanly said:

So it's a day after the 20th which was suppose to be the deadline. I never got any emails or requests so I did nothing as I am not in Thailand right now. Just did a transfer today on the app, all working fine, same as before.

I have just gotten off the phone with a KBank rep - she confirmed that NOTHING will happen to the status of my account (lack of access; mobile banking etc.) if I do not return the form. However, she did say that next time I updated my phone number or passport at a Kbank branch they might ask if I have Thai TIN.

I am not a US-Citizen so her answer was based on this.

On 11/24/2024 at 12:18 PM, Liverpool Lou said:

"True certified copy" means "notarised copy", it does not mean "signed by the account holder".

I know what "certified" actually means, thanks. However, I also know what "certified" means in practical terms when dealing with banks in Thailand. However, you go ahead and get a notarised copy of your passport and email it to them by all means. 👍

2 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

That's a plausible advice.

Also what is a "true certified copy of passport" via email?

But I will try what others did: getting a TIN at the revenue department.

I already had an interest tax refund in 2013 but not sure whether I have a valid TIN.

From my experience "certified" in Thai banking means signed by the account holder.

Hope she's smart enough to be his ex now.

I have a migraine from reading this: It's clearly a Thai article (likely AI generated with inputs - nothing wrong with AI BTW) then translated into English with AI = the most unnatural and clunky prose ever seen.

5 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I think the bigger issue is that this was changed dozens of times.

Who gets money?

How?

For what?

When?

If this would be a real thing, then all these questions would have been answered before this was approved.

Now, as far as I know, the money is already budgeted, but they still don't know who will get it when and how.

To me, this looks like an untransparent scam - Thaksin style.

I hope people will stay angry until the next election.

I know people that have already received the money. I don't know how they will justify not giving out the rest. I don't support the policy to be clear, but now that they have started, it would be a total shirtstorm if they don't finish it.

There seems to be a lead car (pick-up?) with its rear open. This potentially indicates it's a film shoot of some kind which would also explain the escort. Of course, they could've informed the public in advance. However, I'd much prefer a shoot slowing down traffic as opposed to shoots where they just close the entire road. With few alternate routes available, that would really be an inconvenience.

20 hours ago, KannikaP said:

And in English we use THEIR for the posessive article!

True. Also, we spell POSSESSIVE like this 🤪 Pot, kettle and all that...

Fool

Well, those findings are in another country therefore do not count. (Just ask our resident Heroin minister)