hotandsticky

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

A done deal even before he dared to set foot back in Thailand.

Come back, fanfare, show his face in court, feign sickness, go to hospital, plead health issues, get a doctors note, private room, application for a pardon on medical grounds.

Back at the Thaksin residence in less than a month.

 

If it stays like that with no (direct) involvement with politics I can live with it......

24 minutes ago, doctormann said:

The main difficulty - reported many times on this forum - relates to the seeming inability of Wise to guarantee that international transactions actually show up as such on passbooks and statements.  This causes problems with immigration when renewing permissions to stay.  Maybe not insurmountable - and may depend on which Thai bank that you use - but just another hassle that I can do without.

 

I don't use Wise so, personally, have no problems with them.

OK....that is not a WISE issue.

They do in fact have a 'funds for long term stay in Thailand ' option as they reason for transfer.

Immigration are the culprits here, insisting on more than just bank statement evidence.

In my case I have to get a certification from Kasikorn bank in Pattaya to evidence the monthly transfers.

1 hour ago, doctormann said:

Quite right.  At one time, Barclaycard were asking for Council Tax bills to prove residence.  This proved unworkable but other proof of residence was required and I strongly suspect that Barclays Bank will not just accept a relative's address, for instance.  What irritates me about this is that you can be resident for tax purposes - and paying income tax on pensions - but this is not acceptable.  You have to be 'Ordinarily Resident'. 

 

All done in the name of money laundering, which is a nonsense for a pensioner, who needs some sort of an account to receive payments.  Yes, I know that the State Pension can be paid directly into a foreign account but this is not always the case for occupational pensions.  Yes, I know about 'Wise', who at least will provide a UK sort code, but using them is not without its problems.  Many reports on this forum of people having difficulties - seems to work OK for some but certainly not all.

 

What difficulties have been reported with WISE? 

I have not experienced anything negative, worthy of 'reporting', in the last 5 years.

Not my main 'bank' but certainly my only currency transfer provider.

1 hour ago, nglodnig said:

Being devils advocate here, what Barclays and other banks are saying is they don't want NON-residents. I don't really care what you are doing but having a correspondence address (i.e. a post box effectively) is NOT the same as being resident. If you are asked to prove it (which you probably won't) you would need things like utility bills in your name.

I never suggested that having a correspondence address equated to residency.

I guarantee that it would be less likely that UK banks would look to sever a relationship where a UK address was on file. 

As you indicated, going as far as reproving addresses is not on the current agenda. Low hanging fruit - if you have a foreign address, or a non-resident marker on your account, you are a much easier target.

The cost of regulatory compliance is the reason for declining new non-resident accounts..........closing existing non-resident accounts is the next logical step in the process.

3 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

yeah yeah yeah, did you really think you were going to go to a normal bar/night club?

I would hate to be someone's lackey and have to show nerds around...................

15 hours ago, youreavinalaff said:

The jockey is sensible. He realizes that a kiss in jubilation, excitement, release of pressure that had been built up over time, celebration of a great achievement, is just that.

 

Nothing sinister, nothing sexual and certainly not abuse. Just a happy kiss.

 

Those looking on, the media, journalists, the lady's husband, etc all feel the same way. 

 

Either that or the equality women seek is flawed.

I do think that you handle trolls quite well.

He is on my ignore list, so I don't have to.

Just now, OJAS said:

Indeed they are not - and they are most certainly not covered by the £85k Financial Services Compensation Scheme deposit guaranteee which applies to onshore UK banks. IMHO while a Wise account might well provide a stopgap way of dealing with the immediate consequences of onshore UK bank account closures, it would be most unwise to regard it as a permanent long-term solution to UK personal banking needs.

Unless that is the only option available.

To be fair, it should be noted that Wise ARE regulated  -  it is just that they are not included under FSCS because they are not a bank.

If I had, say, up to 50k to place somewhere it would be Premium Savings Bonds - using my WISE account as the linked bank account.

15 hours ago, nglodnig said:

Update on my story if anybody is interested - Barclays are cancelling me in November (although interestingly if I can't get things sorted out by then the apologist crony from them said I could keep the account open for a few MONTHS (not years) longer)  so I've been searching other LEGIT (i.e. not using fake UK addresses which is FRAUD chaps) means. 

It is perfectly OK to have a UK correspondence address that is, say, a family member.

That is what I have.

15 hours ago, nglodnig said:

 

 

I registered with WISE but am unimpressed. They don't FEEL like a bank

 

They are very good at what they do

1 hour ago, david555 said:

All party's needed each-other , MFP could not do anything without PT , and as PT is not against the Royal H. and MFP blocked themself with a Vote winning  112 ....but impossible to realize this  next decade ....

 

So PT was the "kingmaker"... and for a price ....

And the military could not loose Face  (we all know how Thais are touchy for that ) to reverse the kangaroo verdicts for Thaksin and Yingluck (next one to be aranged .....) they found this setting , as best  solution and in progress  now .

 

Politics .... you know  same as in all country's

 

(This just my personal view on it  )

Your comments are plausible.

The one thing that I find odd in this scenario is that the outcome could look as if the military/controlling influences have been walked all over. That just doesn't sound right to me given the incidence of coups in this country.

18 hours ago, Deserted said:

When did he do that, can you share a link?

..and here is a photo......

https://vietnam.postsen.com/world/427216/Mr-Thaksin-Ms-Yingluck-appeared-at-Prime-Minister-Hun-Sen’s-birthday-party.html

5 hours ago, Deserted said:

Ok thanks. Didn't know they were friends.

Yes, a long history together - and golfing buddies.

10 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

How can you possibly say this after what has happened. The voting public elected MFP. MFP have the largest amount of seats in the Housre of Reps than any other single party. The people voted and MFP came out on top. The people wanted change and wanted Pita as PM. 250 senators, the EC and the CC all constructs of Prayuts junta usurped the people's voice. Maybe you can explain how this is a major move toward democracy.

Beats a coup in my book.

4 minutes ago, Sandboxer said:

Thanks gents!

 

If the pharmacies sell at the same price as street hawkers, am I "safer" buying from pharmacy?  Or am I being overly paranoid? My street purchase experiences in BKK have always been good, as far as I can tell I've never been sold crap so I guess same applies in Patts?

 

Thanks again, dudes.

Pharmacies in soi Buakhao are a rip off.....the street sellers are fine. Try the Kamagra orange dissolvable tabs, 7 in a pot, for 180-250 Baht depending on negotiating skills

17 minutes ago, TimeMachine said:

Ok.  Someone above said tm30 too. I know 90 days stuff is ok. 

I did my TM30 online (https://tm30.io/)  back in March and no issues when I did my extension in May.

1 minute ago, TimeMachine said:

Thats what i was afraid of. 

 

Walking into a situation where tm30 receipt was required then showing how they accepted my online success then them saying tuff luck smart bottom.

 

Just trying to get to the closer end of certainty. I trust your point though.  Anything can happen. 

Ive actually just sent an email to ask. I guess, if responded to,  a postive answer could then be used as protective evidence if someone tries the old Mr sinister style on me and rejects.  Nothing like black and white evidence when fighting for your cause. 

Not TM30.........  this is 90 day reporting.

There is no 'cause'.......there is only one 'winner' where Immigration is concerned.

Good luck with your email...............................I have been waiting 3 months for a reply to mine asking about the official time before you can apply for an annual extension.

35 minutes ago, TimeMachine said:

jomtien? If so Ill go back and check again and ask why i was told otherwise. I'd much rather do online. 

 

Ask at Jomtein 10 times if you wish.....you could get up to 10 different answers.

Just do it.

Jomtein will never see the slip - until you go to do your extension application.

I have been doing my 90 days online for 2 years.

23 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

Yes i did, very busy. I am sure there will be a high season, I was just wandering because now everywhere is open. other countries I mean, how 'high' this year will be! Bearing in mind the high season last year, just gone, Dec/Jan/Feb was first time after covid  Thailand was really open and I am sure people were eager to travel. Also airfares remain high!

I am pretty sure that it will be busy again this year.....maybe not such an impact from the Russians, but I think the post Covid bar has been set - most people will suck up the airfares, they weren't cheap this year.