mran66

Well certainly was like that couple of years ago. Came in first time with new passport, online 90 day failed. Went to immigration to do in-person, and asked about why not work. She told because new passport, next time online OK. Whether still like that, easy to test: just try online and if it fails, odds are that still the same.

At least I did first online, no issues. However if you have new passport that has no 90 reports history, first one had to do in-person couple of years ago

...better yet, start creating and spreading horror stories to Chinese social media with fake profiles to improve the safety concerns

Who likes Russian, Chinese or Indian tour groups if they happen to hang around where you live or move around? Even the owners of the hotels don't, that's why they live elsewhere if they can. And if they can't, they just try to tolerate them with combination of earplugs, eyepatches and noseplugs... It's about like bar girls liking fat smelly farangs...not their money!

Living nearby, I'm hoping middle eastern odour is more appetizing and flesh more yummy for hungry lions than poor farang scent. Safe enough as long as you smell less appetizing than Ahmed

Education system works exactly as it is designed to work, ministry sure is getting bonuses from the power holders for these results. Good eduction for the masses would be disastrous for the "country" as they say. Good for the people though.

I hereby order all thai electricians to make installations according to German standard I hereby order make Somtam without pala and only medium spicy. Country changed. Cheers.

Guess the only way around this is to get thai passport in your name!

accidental quote instead of supposed to edit. moderators pls delete this post

exactly same happened to me couple of months ago. What I did 1. install the DLT QR license app, easy even if in thai language (google translate of screenshots good enough to do) if you have copy/photo of old licence where can scan the QR code. Maybe good enough alone, however I wanted to get the hard copy as well so that can show for other purposes 2. made police report and got the paper from police for lost license (not sure if this needed for replacement or not but got anyway as dont want to make multiple trips to DLT) 3. got residence cert from immigration (not sure if this needed for replacement or not but got anyway as dont want to make multiple trips to DLT) 4. made copies of passport, visa, and old license 5 went to DLT near highway 36 with the bunch of copies. Was instructed to go upstairs on some counter. Handed my papers to the person behind the desk, no words exchanged as it was obvious what I was after. Waited some 15-20min, was called to pay. Paid (some 100-200 baht I recall). Was told to wait downstairs for photo. Waited another 15min. Was called in, took photo. Waited another 15min and was called to get the replacement copy of the licence. Went back home. Validity end date same as original 5yr license, it is basically a reprint copy with updated pic not too difficult, just the usual thai hassle waiting at multiple counters (police, immigration, DLT x2)...

They have to create some new requirement to enable police to collect fees based on breaking law as no need to pay any more to keep open 2-4am. But if you don't have this sobering up area (that all parties know nobody will) , can keep open if pay police. For many clubs that have been open to wee hours since covid based in deal with police, nothing changes in real life, only on paper. As simple as that, makes full sense.

555 fathom out my post, or fathom out why things work or don't work in Thailand?

I just gave my tax ID to my local krungsri branch and they recorded it to their system, that's it. No more tax withheld on the monthly interest credits since then. This was about a year ago

So many whys and why-nots, same in road building and basically in all other areas of human activity. Robots in factories programmed by foreign engineers work good though told one guy who works in such place. We all know why.

Talking about filing a tax return, do you know whether it is mandatory even if our income level is so low that no tax would be collected? Or as per law need to file regardless of income amount if have tax ID and tax resident?

Hmmm....I have same visa as you, and no income here either. The only reason I went to ask for the tax ID was for a US investment bank, thus our situation same. I can not remember whether I just told I need fo overseas bank, or said that I need to report income in future - however I recall reading someone being declined so I may have told i will have income. Just go again, try different person. And maybe tell that you will start to have rental income that you will need to file, and need tax ID for that. Alternatively, you could try telling your French bank that thai tax authorities decline tax ID application as you have no taxable income here, and see what they say...

it's possible, have dedicated threads for the topic in this forum, just google https://aseannow.com/topic/610294-obtaining-refund-of-tax-withheld-on-thai-bank-fixed-savings-account/ I was thinking the same a year ago when applied for a Thai tax ID to satisfy US bank's requirement. However, in my case amounts were not that big, just interest for the 800k visa balance, so decided to pass as looked like not worth the hassle However, I submitted the tax ID to Krungsri so that they stop the automatic tax withholding starting beg this year

News headline comparable to as if local Pattaya news would have headline 'Chaos erupted in Pattaya as some unevenness found in Pattaya sidewalk paving', or Isaan news would report 'Shock and awe in Kalasin as local somtam vendor sold spicy somtam to an 37 year old local woman'

recall seeing this thread about 90 day reporting issues - filed mine online as done for long time on Sunday, and got back approved today. So the only change to previous times is that the approval took a bit longer, been same day or next day usually. I recall one time I had to go to immigration as I had new passport since previous report. For some reason online 90 day reporting does not work if you have new passport (they said that to me also in reporting desk as was wondering why the online does not work), instead you need to file first report with the new one physically, after which the online report works (regardless whether you leave the country later or not).

...and neither party don't give a s**t as they only think of themselves

I would have moved some time a go already. Pick your battles right.

Amazing what kind of questions you see in this forum!

Well, I was just triggered by lazada throwing this on my face and was surprised about price. I do have 5 stage filter set that I have used several years to filter water I use for ice and coffee/tea. But knowing Pattaya City water has some sediment as it accumulates on bottom of tank as well as toilet reservoirs, was just wondering if these cheap ones are working to collect the sediment. Not that I would really need it, but whether it would be worth to clear the water used in house (bath, laundry, dishes, toilets etc)

Noticed this this kind of affordable water filters in lazada. Anyone have experiences with them, are they worth? Wondering if would be good to filter city water before entering tank and house, just to clear the sediments off. Seems have different types of filter elements - which one(a) would be the relevant for such case if worth in the first place?

A question for those intelligent philosophers with outstanding deduction skills: Is it possible, even in theory, to have smart city in Thailand?