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3 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Land currently owned by Thai company.

My PR application will submit this year... then apply for citizenship....House build will start once  I can move from company to my name.

Unfortunately that will be a multi year process. But if you are young then you have many years to spare.

19 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

The tolerance Respect cultural diversity workshop which goes for 8 hours in the day teaches us workers to see things as ... beautiful ,men kissing ,lesbian etc 

Thailand/Pattaya has all of the above..no need to sit for 8 hrs of boredom

2 minutes ago, ignore it said:

I put this one to ChatGPT, as you do..

 

"Slowly but surely, Paralee began to pick up the pieces of her shattered heart, finding solace in the simple pleasures of everyday life. She rediscovered the beauty of her city, immersing herself in its vibrant culture and bustling energy.And as time passed, Parallel  found that the pain of her broken heart had begun to fade, replaced by a newfound sense of resilience and hope. Though the scars would always remain, she emerged from the darkness stronger and more resilient than ever before, ready to embrace whatever the future held."

For this particular story the ChatGP version is quite laughable, but it does show the amazing capabilities of AI

4 hours ago, Martin71 said:

 

Yep... if it is too much grief, I could just walk away...but that's why I was asking originally, if she had to sell the land once divorced or could she keep fobbing me off with excuses...and wait till I could not be bothered or die...which ever comes first..

Martin the Land (whatever type of Chanute you have) is obviously in her name, so there is really nothing you can do if she doesn't want to sell. If you had a 'goodwill' agreement between the 2 of you, and it is not documented, then sadly there is nothing you can do.. you just DO NOT own anything. And going the Court/Lawyer route is going to be a long drawn out process, with perhaps costs more than the land is worth.

7 minutes ago, Barry13 said:

To Mike Lister,

 

I tried to use my ATM Bangkok Bank card at 4 different BB machine locations including at the Bangkok Bank with a Bangkok Bank service person watching and witnessed that it would not work. I attempted to withdawal 5000 baht. I also tried to pay a phone bill using the mobile app and online, both would not work. No transfers would work. I receive a direct deposits from the USA Social Security.

To summerize: Bangkok Bank ATM machines, mobile app and online will not allow me to withdawal or transfer any amount. I can only view my account and balance using the app and online.

 

Note;   View gamb00ler's reply

probably silly question...have you verified that you actually have money in your account.

If yes did you try to withdraw money at the Bank thru a teller? (as you said you were physically at the Bank).

12 minutes ago, Maestro said:

 

From the second post in this topic:

"...You need to have financial proof of at least 500,000 baht throughout your stay in Thailand..."

 

Yes I missed that..I think there are too many unknowns in this topic, so will just stay on the sidelines for now.

7 minutes ago, DavisH said:

My Bangkok Bank app stopped working last month, as the app now requires android 8 or higher. I had to get a new phone and go to the bank to reset it. But if your atm / debit card is not working, that's another issue. 

Less than Android 8 was back in the Stone age.

24 minutes ago, Maestro said:

 

The visa costs THB 10,000 for an unlimited number of entries for five years.

 

Upon each entry, the visa holder will get permission to stay for 180 days and this can be extended once per entry for THB 1,900.

 

I see no other way to read the announcement as it stands at the moment.

If indeed this is a correct assumption, then pay 1900 baht every 6 months, leave the country once a year to reactivate the entry requirements and carry on like this for 5 years. No 400/800k in the Bank (or account needed), no extensive IO visits for Extensions. For some people with limited funds this sounds a good outcome..IF true.  Actually sounds too good to be true (for 19500 baht), so it remains to be seen.

Many agents would be out of business.

PS: but I thought I saw somewhere (as someone mentioned above) that the Visa was valid for 5 years but could only be utilised for 2 entries (not multiple). Thoughts!

3 hours ago, scotty1286 said:

We have had a joint account for over 20 years with BKK Bank but they will only issue 1 ATM and only 1 person can have the mobile banking, well that's we were informed previously, not sure if this has changed.

This is correct. But with Bangkok Bank you can get a Mastercard and a Unionpay debit card for the same account. So theoretically both persons have a card.

Also make sure the account is 'either/or' if you want only one person to be able sign/operate. If you don't stipulate at the beginning then both signatures will be required for any transactions. But even with the 'either/or' it takes both signatures to actually close the account.

Hope this helps.

6 minutes ago, topt said:

I should know but unfortunately have forgotten - where the hell is this road?

Beach road

7 minutes ago, newnative said:

    In the Thai hierarchy, we slot in right above the Thai guy pushing the 4-wheel cart along the road collecting trash to recycle and we're directly below the Thai guy on the 3-wheel motorcycle selling whatever.

What a load of rubbish. Obviously you have no self esteem and so you expect to be treated like that. Sad.

14 minutes ago, Pattaya57 said:

Ok, Pattaya Mail was a typo as throughout I was talking about Pattaya News . So last time I saw Adam Judd we had a beer in Sex & the city which he owned/managed. So he doesn't work there anymore?

 

He Managed the bar, not owned. Moved to the News at least 5 years ago, probably more.

58 minutes ago, Pattaya57 said:

Also in Daily Mail for the pedantic. Much better source than the Pattaya Mail articles written by a soi 6 bar owner who's part of the nightwish group that employs the security thugs.... (or anything from Reddit where you got your info)

@Pattaya57 Your information is very misleading. Suggest you research before posting rubbish. Pattaya Mail has nothing to do with Soi 6. The Pattaya News is partly owned by an ex S6 NWG bar Manager.

Yes many of the so-called security (sic) guys are employed by NWG, but also tend to other bars also.

23 minutes ago, QuantumQuandry said:

 

I could be wrong but...I don't think Adam owns any NW bars.  He managed Sexy In The City at one time, before working for the news.  Bryan Flowers is an owner, one of the top guys, I think, in the NW bar group.

Correct..Judd is part of the Pattaya News only. Flowers is NWG and the News.

17 minutes ago, ChumpChange said:

What do you mean by source please? All I see is the fake sender's name as being AUTHSMS as noted above. No number is provided. 
 

The malicious link seems to redirect to aisaisth.sbs, but I think the domain is already suspended.

 

Also got same message today. Called AIS and was told it is spam and DO NOT click on it..just delete, block.

1 hour ago, bob smith said:

this is completely wrong, Charlie.

 

That is not how thai culture works at all!

 

bob.

Well Bob you ask the original question, then a few posts later you tell us how it really works. 🤔

Scammers are rampant.. especially the 'Pyramid' schemes.

6 minutes ago, khunPer said:

As foreigner you can be registered in a Yellow House Book for foreigners and obtain a pink ID-card for foreigners. When you get permanent residency, you can be obtained in the Blue House Book, just like Thai citizens, and get a "normal" Thai ID-card.

Thai ID card comes with Citizenship, not PR.