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On 5/16/2024 at 11:28 PM, Pesche said:
Oh, now there is even a "Deputy Director-General of Thailand’s Department of Climate Change" while there is NO climate change 😁
The climate is constantly changing, in cycles. So stop these politically induced misleading news!
Sea levels are rising? Oh well yes! Of course! Since the beginning! When there is high tide!! 🤣
It just needs simple logic and common sense to understand that it is not the rising sea the reason of the problem and definitely NOT "climate change"!!!
Reason number one is that Bangkok is sinking! It was and is built on the delta of the Chao Phraya River.
It is built on fluvial muddy soft sediments - not on solid rock!
Reason number two is that the delta is in reality a swamp area!
i.e. Suvarnabhumi Airport in Samut Prakan which is not only a swamp but also below sea level!!
Reason number three due to poor planing and enormous consumption, the Groundwater level is also lowering dramatically! This accelerates the sinking process of the entire city...
Reason number four is that the frequent inundations are caused because of the unscrupulous deforestation of tropical forests!!
The unscrupulous deforestation of the tropical forests is the major reason of floodings in all Thailand!
So please, again:
PUT POLITICIANS AT THE RIGHT PLACE WHERE THEY HAVE KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCE - This is actually a global problem in nearly every Country.
Gawd. Boomer perchance? When it rains, people get wet. When you pump billions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, what happens?
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3 hours ago, wmlc said:
Guys, they can't even get the weed laws straight. They can't even get the 60 days visa exemption announcement straight. How can we assume they will get the tax laws straight and a system in place that would take years of planning and multiple government sectors to enforce.
Indeed. They will more than likely F it all up and we will all end up paying for the error handsomely.
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On 6/8/2024 at 8:10 AM, newbee2022 said:
If you ask the people nowadays, Britain would stay in the Union. They can see now the outcome and it will not a good one over the years.
More migrants than ever before, no workforce, poor NHS, rotten infrastructure without subsidies from EU, diminished to a back stage country, clinging on US, no international influence.
To have a say in Europe's future a membership in EU is the only way. I hope Starmer will correct the mistake.🙏
Tripe. Britain was one of the, VERY FEW, net contributors. Do you know what that means?
Any perceived degradation to infrastructure is a direct consequence of the 400B spent on paying the populace during COVID (though remoaners will conveniently overlook that) while the economy is bouncing back. How's things in Germany etc?
Dopey Starmer at the helm would not make a difference during or after COVID. Just shift monies around. Not a Tory, but please don't talk about Labour!
Try again.
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Locals worried about impending tax issues and bunging too much money around?
People will go for the plastic battery things but you'll always have the flash Merc buyers despite the excessive tax on luxury motors... suppose that makes them even more appealing for the 'look at me' crowd.
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3 hours ago, Lorry said:Russian IT professionals live here, work from home for Russian companies, get very good salaries and pay zero tax in Thailand.
German pensioners live here, get their pensions tax free from Germany (according to DTA only Thailand can tax them) and pay zero tax in Thailand. They are completely untaxed.
Absentee landlords live here, pay taxes for rentals not here (where they live) but abroad because of a more favorable tax regime there (e.g. can deduct renovation cost).
Many Westerners fall under the threshold where they have to pay taxes in their home countries, often pretending they are still living there. These thresholds are quite high in the West because the minimum income needed to exist there is high. But they live in Thailand, enjoying the low minimum needed to exist. They don't see that accordingly the minimum threshold to pay taxes is low.
I know people living on 20-30,000 baht. Told to be careful about Thai taxes the answer is "I fall under the threshold in my home country" (which they haven't seen for decades).
In my home country, dividends and interest are tax-free for non-residents.
In theory, one should include them in a Thai tax return.
These are just some examples that come to mind immediately.
I am all for taxing these people.
But not me, please!
Good points in theory but what has any of that got to do with non immigrants? Essentially people that have no voting rights nor cannot own land etc etc. If Thailand wants to play big brother by grabbing its visitors’ cash, it should grow up and stop taking its cake and eating it.
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Deserves it. Sorry, but with all the bs that goes on Thailand (yes, little one, you can be robbed in Thailand usually by Thais), he then goes on to question the safety of other countries. What an utter donkey.
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3 hours ago, Hummin said:
Everyone who is fresh meat get their pink glasses on when they land at the international airports in Thailand. For some it lasts for a few hours, others, lifetime thai fever which is a serious condition and can not be cured
Meaning, naiv, stupid and reckless when it comes to girls, culture, alchohol and other stimulants.
That is being 'green'. Rose tinted glasses is more thinking everything is awesome and not entertaining or accepting any negativity on Thais or Thailand even when it is staring them in the face. Thaier than Thai types.
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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Recovers from Covid
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26 minutes ago, MeePeeMai said:These are some very dark clouds on the horizon it seems.. especially for some unfortunate victims (me included).
It sucks. While the bigwig with their ridiculous income and tax dodging needs to be collared, all this will likely achieve is to just ensnare and complicate the life of the average, law-abiding joe that has already paid their just dues and just wants to live an easier life in peace. Over the last 70 years or so, post-2020 is the absolute worst time to be alive imo. Everything has become more complicated, expensive and just downright sh.itty, and the Thai government seems to be pushing through too much too quickly without any thought, rather like an erratic child on meth.
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On 6/6/2024 at 8:35 AM, black tabby12345 said:What is the point of chasing around not-so-affluent foreigners for little or no gain.
To scare them and hopefully get rid of them. As you know, a certain faction of the Thai populace does not really care for us wrinkly foreigners.
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2 hours ago, cardinalblue said:Thai gov is so incompetent…because they can’t figure out how to get the economy rolling, they pick low hanging fruit like retired expats who are bringing in money to spend repeat spend not to horde…
Why in the hell do you want to tax a group who in turn is putting the money into the economy?
ir makes zero sense…it’s like the bar scene when having low volume of customers raise drink prices rather than offer discounts to attract more customers
Mind boggling….
Because the dinosaurs in government are stupid, incompetent, unempathetic and most of all xenophobic. i.e. we tolerate you for your money but if you stay too long we’ll shaft you. All these recent grandiose schemes and this n that visa to attract foreign investment blah blah and they pull this one. Donkeys.
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6 hours ago, BarstoolChang said:Such a greedy government, creating all types of new draconian tax laws with the sole purpose of generating enough revenue to fulfil election promises that will harm the country more than help it.
Bring back prayuth.
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Thailand to tax residents’ foreign income irrespective of remittance
Well that’s a fine advertisement for attracting retirees as they’ve been trying to do. What a bunch of donkeys. Get this bogus government out!
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Who cares! Why the F don't they grow up and enjoy their country and life? Russia, a sad state of affairs, is so stuck up its own arssse, and to what end? An utterly depressing place ruled by bent, ego-fuelled little despots and depressives. Move on, give the world a break FFS!
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I'm sure you're trying to do good, John, and possibly recommended for older folk, but I will not be having this or any other covid vaccine again... issues with previous jabs. Garbage. Had Delta and survived so will rely on my immune system.
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5 hours ago, connda said:Lost my daughter 27 years ago. The guy who killed her is completely unrepentant.
This is the first year where I "missed" the day she died. That is progress in the grieving process. Nope. You don't get over it. But you find ways to live with it. I wouldn't wish losing an only child on my worst enemy.
That's horrendous. Couldn't fathom that. All the best.
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They won’t listen. While my country has nice, polite people that often find their way here, it also produces scummy bogun types. I’m all for turning them around or better still send them to Oz. Oh wait! 😜
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I’ll give him some free advice; please move along and take your overlord and bum party with you.
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Yuck. No thanks. Go to Malaysia instead, please.
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PM of a corrupt government? He needs to be heading his people not the current bunch of upstarts, if they would even let him lol. Spose it's all about keeping his face out there. 🙂
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On 5/29/2024 at 9:58 AM, georgegeorgia said:
Im going for walks, I'm going for massage, I'm sitting by the pool ,I'm going to the gym ....
I don't like to drink or bars
Could I live like this if I retired ?
No thanks
You know how depressed I would be sitting in a dark 21sqm room in the view talay?
Perhaps they are going for walks, massage, pool and gym when you are. But if you are confirming that they sit there and drink all day by you watching them all day, then you are more boring than them, surely? Personally couldn't do Pattaya and that life, or mop hospital floors all day for that matter lol, but hey each to their own right.
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No, because Putin values his life and country too much. It's all hot air. Anyone thinking he and China are the good guys and it's all on the evil West need their head read. Look at how they treat their populace for crying out loud! Duh.
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Way to go, Taxland.
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Absolutely not. He wants it because he is not getting anywhere and it is deeply unpopular at home. If you want peace, give back Crimea, take your army and FO!
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Buckle up, Bangkok: Thai official floats capital relocation amid rising sea
in Bangkok News
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Is that why the Dutch are so tall, stretching their necks above the waves? 😛