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  1. thaiowl
    My mistake...withholding tax on bank interest is 15%. it is withholding tax on dividends that is 10%. The figures I showed are the rates SCB is currently offering. The 1.90% I got on my fixed deposit is the rate SCB was offering 5 months ago. Since then, rates have decreased, hence the lower rates currently offered.
  2. thaiowl
    I have a 6-month fixed deposit with SCB that pays 1.90% pa gross = 1.71% pa net of 10% withholding tax. The current gross rates are as follows:
  3. thaiowl
    Thailand is doing well in the race to attract the bottom of the barrel.
  4. thaiowl
    Thought as much...thanks.
  5. thaiowl
    I am in the blue book at our house in Bangkok (I have PR and so must be registered in a blue book). I own a condo in Hua Hin which has a blue book in the original developer's name (my name is on the chanote). Because I am already registered in a blue book in Bangkok, does that mean I cannot have the blue book for my Hua Hin condo changed to my name as well?
  6. thaiowl
    When you submit a TM30 online, you get some kind of confirmation on screen that the information has been successfully sent. I take a screen shot of that. In addition, you can search by date for TM30's already sent, which should also have the information you have just sent.
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    Not true. My son has been a First Officer with a Thai airline for eight years and is now trying to upgrade to Captain.
  8. thaiowl
    Yet more public money going into that money pit. THAI was listed in July 1991 at the IPO price of Bt60. The last price, before the stock was suspended in 2021, was Bt3.22. So, over 30 years, investors have lost about 95% of their investment.
  9. thaiowl
    We've had a pool since 1996 and they are indeed a labour of love. We have a pool cleaner who comes three times a week and he's pretty good. However, there are always ongoing repairs required such as replacing pump bearings, replacing valves, repairing leaking pipes, replacing cracked/broken tiles, repairing pools lights etc.
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    Usual bullying by those in power.
  11. thaiowl
    Agreed. I've had such a taser attached to my handlebars for years...very effective.
  12. thaiowl
    I bicycle every day and have a taser attached to my handlebars. The crackling sound of the taser scares away any menacing dogs, You can buy them on Lazada. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/i5251873479-s22308415824.html?urlFlag=true&mp=1&tradePath=omItm&tradeOrderId=929912400329779&tradeOrderLineId=929912400429779&spm=spm%3Da2o42.order_details.item_title.1
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    I has two Astra Tech implants done in Nonthaburi...Bt85,000 each,
  14. thaiowl
    indeed!
  15. thaiowl
    Met in 1988. I was her first boyfriend. She's never had a drink or a cigarette and is very Buddhist. Got married in 1991. We've had our moments but mutual companionship and friendship go a long way.
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    Bangkok Will Not Flood, PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra Assures
  17. thaiowl
    Just booked business class to Sydney. Didn't bother looking at Thai because of old fit-outs, disinterested staff and price. Booked with Singapore Airlines. OK, it takes longer, but the experience and great price offsets the longer flight time.
  18. thaiowl
    I remember in 1997 when the BOT tried unsuccessfully to support the Baht, which almost depleted Thailand's official reserves which fell from USD39bn in Feb 1997 to USD3bn at the end of May. As a result, the BOT was forced to float the Baht and Thailand had to be bailed out by the IMF to the tune of USD17bn.
  19. thaiowl
    THAI was listed in July 1991 at the IPO price of Bt60. The last price, before the stock was suspended in 2021, was Bt3.22. So, over 30 years, investors have lost about 95% of their investment. The stock price was not helped after TG311 crashed into a mountain on the approach to Kathmandu in July 1992.
  20. thaiowl
    There are four categories under which you can apply for PR, namely Investment, Business, Work and Humanitarian Reasons. By their very nature, the first three are of benefit to Thailand. When i applied for PR, I had to have three years uninterrupted income tax returns, which means I was paying personal income tax in Thailand and was therefore bringing benefit to the country.
  21. thaiowl
    What about Permanent Residents? Will they be exempt? I doubt it.
  22. thaiowl

    Wizz TV

    thaiowl replied to bubblegum's topic in Audio Visual AV

    I was a Pulse subscriber since 2016. The switch to PerfectPlayer has been a crap but it's certainly improved over the last few months
  23. thaiowl
    My son is a pilot for a Thai carrier and English is always used when communicating with Air Traffic Control on domestic routes. I believe that foreigners are allowed to be Captains for a Thai carrier but First Officers have to be Thai nationals.
  24. thaiowl
    I remember an exchange rate of Bt56 to the USD in Jan 1998!
  25. thaiowl
    I bike a lot and use a taser to scare aggressive dogs. The noise scares them. You can buy on Lazada: https://www.lazada.co.th//products/i5012416944-s21183716450.html?spm=a2o42.cart.0.0.7ba36108mvnyMy&urlFlag=true

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