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  1. 10 minutes ago, bbko said:

    Facebook marketplace is the new mecca for online thievery.  Do not buy anything off of FB that you can't see in person first.

     

    Unscrupulous FB-Zuckerberg is only a money-fisher, nothing else.

     

    Many years ago I would like to register, but stopped it immediately, when I saw, what he would like to know about me. I must not worry about abusing my personal details. Most important, I didn't die and I'm still happy without Facebook.

  2. 7 hours ago, Mike Lister said:

    Firstly puck, it's ASEAN Now, not Asian now.

     

    Secondly, I gather from what you have written that you haven't read much of what has been said thus far in the different threads, especially not that of the past 24 hours. The following link should explain most things, if it does not, may I suggest you read the simple tax guide that is pinned in the finance thread. Nobody is trying to break any DTA. 

     

    https://sherrings.com/foreign-source-income-personal-tax-thailand.html

     

     

     

    Mister Lister, I'm so sorry for my awful mistake "ASIAN Now".

     

    And you think that I didn't read read all threads to the new Tax problem. Maybe.

     

    But that is not the problem. It seems that YOU didn't understand my yellow marked text of the DTA between Germany and Thailand. There you can read (quote):

    "... peonsion and other payments for the past employment .... shell be exempt from tax in the other Contracting State"

     

    That means for me, if Thailand does't respect a DTA, then it is disrespecting internation law !

     

    And what should has to be respected in Thailand: international treaties or selfish (Thai) tax law???  Acting against the DTA is breaking international law.  If Thailand doesn't respect the DTA, you cannot trust Thailand political and law system in the future.

     

    In this case of Thai tax planing, how much has been transfered maybe a problem.  There are different ways to do it. When/If my German pension is transfered to Thailand it should be tax-free according to the mentined DTA.

     

    BTW, how to improve that I only transfer a part of my German pension? And will it be recognised? The Thai tax-offices will be overextendet with all these complicated rules. Srettha does not yet know how many rocks will fall down on his head and his coalition.

     

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  3. Most members of ASIAN Now are of the USA or GB and they wright in this forum what they think about the DTA.

    I've tread the GERMAN DTA(DBA)in the German language, recorded in the Budesgesetzblatt in 1968!

     

    The following copy of § 18,2  states it very clearly in  German, English and Thai language that German pensins i.e. are not taxable in Thailand.

     

    Does the running Thai Government want to break this DTA=DTA ?

     

    DTADBA-18-GermanThai.JPG.7b8b1b7dd82f981265f84b3271469b63.JPG

     

     

     

     

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  4. If anyone only steps 1mm in direction to the articel 112 of the criminal code the "Constitutional Court" wakes up, considering only the letters of §§'s, but not the content. They don't act as a 3rd power in a state/democracy. They should be sent to London to learn what a "royal democracy" means. There are more states in Europe with the same (good) system.

     

    Why does the CC not do the same with coup meakers, some parties etc? The list goes on. They are only concentrated on MFP and their "dangerous" members. Afraid of the future!

  5. Buy an AirAsia-Thailand ticket from CNX to Hua Hin (no stop in BKK). Take a taxi to the Takiaep Beach - but south of the Takiaep mountain. After crossing the river, take any of the streets/sois on the left side which are turning to the breach. There is a (big?) choice of Hotels and guestehouses not far away of the beach or just on the  beach. Many BKK-people on the weekends. Otherwise not overcrouded.

    Only one idea.

     

     

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  6. 43 minutes ago, Muhendis said:

    You are indeed quite right, however, my line of thinking was that if I failed to comply with a court order, I would probably be in contempt of court.

    What would happen if the prime minister failed to comply. Would he have to go to prison?

    Thaksin was sentenced because of abuse of (economioc) power. A money problem.

     

    If Shretta and his minions are not able of reducing the smoke - not by words but in  fact -  he, too, should be sentenced. The reason for this fine should not be the money, but the danger for the health of millions of people.

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  7. Here in Pang Mapha, Mae Hong Son Province, there is no smoke visible - at the moment. Clear blue sky, and I can see the mountains smoke free.

     

    But this is normal here at this time of the year. In the past, the smoke started not before the middle of February, in the last years not before middle or to the end of March. And at the end of April, the air started to be clean again.

     

    Last year I booked aleady in January a ticket to Hua Hin to escape the smoke season - as usually. The ticket was for March 21, and exactly 1 day before the smoke expandet here in our valley. This year we will leave on 23/3 to Hua Hin. Hopefully at the right time.

     

    I'm very curious, if the smoke will be stopped or NOT. Then the time in  Hua hin will be a "smoke free time" or a "holiday".

  8. On 1/18/2024 at 8:44 AM, retarius said:

    Yet another totally unwarranted intrusion into the lives of ex-pats living in Thailand. Has there been an incident where using a passport, instead of a driving license say, would prevent a hi-jacking or a Thai 9/11. Maybe someone could enlighten me, because I haven't seen or read about such an incident. 

    Another minor inconvenience, own top of all the bureaucratic nonsense and paperwork. 

    It would be very useful to sort out the foreign criminals  - maybe!

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