Zack61

Oh oh. Not farangs. How will they handle this?

1 hour ago, djayz said:

Too little, too late me thinks. 

 

Please tell me they're not going to build a gigantic spraying device made of PVC to suspend over the city! 

More likely a mobile unit to be transported to smog hot spots via a flotilla of drones. 

I fear this will not end well for Hakeem. The Thai and Bahraini political and justice systems have so much in common. I suspect Thailand will decide this in favour of whoever is more closely aligned to their own values. 

1 hour ago, realenglish1 said:

 Although this does not affect me the problem with this rule is they should have grandfathered all the current retirees rather then have it affect who is already here There are going to be big problems if they do not correct this

No other country does this to their visa holders Its like just cancelling a visa without concern for the visa holder. On top of that It will affect the Thai economy and real estate values All of a sudden lots of apartments are not being rented 

 

Reap what you sow

Exactly what I was thinking. Introduce the the new regs to new applicants and phase out the existing through natural attrition. It would be a fair and considerate approach and most of us would be gone one way or the other within 10 to 20 years. It would allow the government a safer approach in assessing whether or not the new requirements will attract new retirees in the way they are hoping. 

To bludgeon everybody in this manner may well kill off the cash cow on their doorstep and shoot themselves squarely in the foot. 

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Officials have also started keeping a close watch on industrial plants, ensuring there are no toxic fumes coming out of their chimneys

This sounds like a role for DPM Prawit

2 hours ago, Odysseus123 said:

As Napoleon once remarked "There are no bad regiments there are only bad colonels."

 

Thailand is stuffed full of bad Colonels.

And they go on to become bad generals

15 hours ago, Banana7 said:

If you don't like the new rules, consider the Philippines Special Resident Retiree’s Visa (SRRV).  Search here on Thaivisa for "SRRV" to learn more.

 

I’m sure it will get a lot of hits. 

5 minutes ago, Bazle said:

Not necessarily for me and others in the same situation. It will depend on what they will require regarding having the funds in the account for 3 months after the extension.

 

I'm in and out of the country frequently, and it might well be that I won't be around at the precise time of the 3 months after. If they are going to be flexible and let me establish that I've maintained the funds appropriately, say, at the time of the next renewal, fine, no problem. Otherwise, I foresee difficulties.

I see your point. Hopefully sanity and flexibility prevails. I too am in and out so will cross this hurdle when and if it arises. The next 12 months will be a learning curve for all affected. Will try not to loose any sleep just yet as I suspect there will be further announcements and my next extension is 10 months away so I have the luxury of sitting back and learning off others experiences

If you have a lazy 800k laying around then there won’t be a problem. Put it in the bank and forget about it. 

Then it’s business as usual and no problem funding your day to day, month to month, year to year financials however you please. Use Transferwise or similar and no need to worry about ridiculous international bank remittances and their uncompetitive exchange rates. For those who have the spare cash I see it as a positive. 

When it’s time to leave and you’ve planned an exit just draw down on the 800k and what you don’t spend put in your shoe for the trip out. Maybe not your shoe. 

A drone war is inevitable. Can’t get much tougher than that. 

The cows will like it

3 hours ago, kannot said:

20 "economies"? do they mean countries?

They meant to say 20 economie$ but countrie$ would have been better. 

Only 4 on 1. These brave souls are living on the edge by Thai standards when they let the odds dwindle to these numbers. And he wasn’t even in a wheelchair. 

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Nothing that went beyond general peace monitoring has been done,” Winthai insisted.

Sounds like something’ Sarah Sanders would say. 

A huge cancer to which the NACC has been a major contributor. Terminal.

6 hours ago, HalfLight said:

One wonders where this sudden outbreak of honesty will end up. The army?

 

This guy had better be a bit careful not to go looking under the big rocks.

 I suspect a lowly sgt major would be small fish and rank low in the food chain. 

On the face it I’d have to say well done and urge the good general to continue the purge. 

NOT GUILTY. Once you take into account hi$ personal portfolio. 

13 hours ago, wgdanson said:

Chinese New Year begins 5th Feb and ends 19th. 

So you will only be able to get this if you come to Thailand halfway thru the celebrations, and come from Beijing.

A partial respite/reprieve 

7 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

walk into a bar, the Iranian says...

I’m more interested in what the Mongolian had to say. 

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Immigration Police Bureau deputy chief Pol Maj-General Itthipol Itthisarnronnachai

I’ll buy a carton of beer for the first person who can pronounce this name without spraining their tongue. 

I’m not optimistic that Thailand will be better in five years but the same could be said of most countries. The whole world is on a downward spiral and it’s just a matter of who gets to the bottom first. 

There are number of catalysts accelerating Thailand’s lack of appeal and unless something changes soon I see many people bailing out in search of greener pastures. 

No matter what, I think I’ve seen the best Thailand had to offer but it was a long time ago but everyone ‘s experience will be different. If I stay I stay if I go I go. Time and circumstances will be the decider or perhaps the exchange rate (one of those catalysts aforementioned)

17 hours ago, webfact said:

He found his way to Africa where what he calls true love blossomed in The Gambia. 

Yep. She looks as happy as a pig in <deleted>.  Must be love.