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What's the address of the imbecile official that has instructed the rescue team to canvass the public for children's diving masks, rather than acting immediately to buy them and get them into the country - I'd like to send them a cracked, completely unreliable second hand snorkel for them to smoke their yaba through.

Apparently the ones they need cost 25k baht each - nightmare, if only there were a few Panerai somewhere to pawn.

Sapagehteee and Sushi

7 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Was the Porsche ok and where is it now? 

Saw it up for sale on Facebook a few months back with no mention of it's notoriety. 6 mill IIRC.

On 6/18/2018 at 4:17 PM, hansnl said:

I have seen things like this in the west, and even worse.

This one's my favourite - make sure you watch til the end 
 

When I was living in Bangkok a couple of years back, there was a load of 4am noise right outside my house which was two doors away from a middle eastern embassy connected building. Turns out someone had left a suitcase right outside my wall about 5 metres from my bedroom, a guard had reported it and the police had come out and taped off the road.

Guess how the police solved it?

A - Woke everyone within close proximity up and evacuated them.
B - Waited for specialists to arrive.
C - Tied it to the back of a pickup truck with a long rope and then dragged it off down the street.

On 6/13/2018 at 2:57 PM, Bastos60 said:

That is a complete false statement. 

 

Income is taxable in every country. But what you refer to is what is considered taxable income and where was this income generated.

If I work for my company in thailand while on holiday for a non-thai customer I don't generate an income in Thailand, I am still generating it in my country of residence where
I will have to pay taxes. I will never be taxed in Thailand since it is nolonger an income when I transfer it into a Thai bankaccount, it is just personal finances.

 

A digital nomad that recruits customers through the internet from all over the world, is generating an income in his country of residence, even if he is abroad while on holiday, yes read carefully, holiday, digital nomads are always a resident in whatever country they come from and considered holidaymakers in visiting countries. It is perfectly possible to NOT DECLARE your income since it is very difficult to track but that is just common tax evasion. 

 

Neither of your examples apply to digital nomads. Why even bother writing them down. 

 

Every country has their tax laws and they are not the same for every country, but one thing is generally considered the same, money generated from labour is considered an income.

 

 

You're completely wrong, this is the huge bad premise in your post:
 

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digital nomads are always a resident in whatever country they come from

Usually, they are not tax resident in their country of origin if they are out of that country for 183 days per year. Many countries, in fact I think all countries aside from the US, do not levy tax on foreign sourced income of non tax resident citizens.
 

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Neither of your examples apply to digital nomads. Why even bother writing them down. 

I didn't provide more than one example, it was a single example with 4 conditions where ALL of the conditions I mentioned apply, and it ABSOLUTELY applies to DNs.
 

On 6/9/2018 at 4:22 PM, colinneil said:

I used to have a life, but now stuck in a wheelchair, cannot get out unaided.

Soo spend most of my time reading nonsense from folk such as yourself

I saw the article today, I am sorry to hear that.

32 minutes ago, Bastos60 said:

I guess you work as an independent contractor, do you have your own company? 

Thai government does not actively track money transfers so it is very unlikely that will cause a problem.  It is only when you become the focus of
an investigation for some reason that they will also check your bank activity. Only then it could become a second problem to deal with.

 

But another thing comes to mind, tax evasion, if you are not paying taxes anywhere on the income you generate, you are committing tax evasion, and you are 
liable in both your home country AND Thailand. 

 

As long as you don't get caught, no problems.
 

Untrue. There are scenarios where income can perfectly legally not be taxable.

Resident of a country that taxes foreign income on a remittance basis, citizen of a country that does not tax foreign income of non resident citizens,  entirely non [Country of citizenship]/[Country of residence] sourced income, personal banking in a third jurisdiction which doesn't levy tax on foreign income, for example - so long as they can wait until the next tax year before sending to country of residence.

31 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

You willing to bet your Thai future on it? 

 

I don't think so, either.  But monthly visa runs, ED visas for non-students and $600 overstay fines and back by tomorrow at lunch benefited a lot of the Elite immensely, so most of us didn't expect those changes.  Those who were prepared for the crackdown, are still enjoying Thailand.  Those that didn't, not so much.

  

The tax regime is about the only reason I'm still here TBH, I'd probably be offski ? - still zero foreign income tax options in Uruguay (at least for the first 5 years), Costa Rica, Seychelles, Caymans, Bahamas, BVI, Nicaragua perhaps, or one can just travel a lot and never end up tax resident in a single jurisdiction.

If someone really, really wanted to stay here they could just incorporate offshore and live most of their lives on expenses.

I genuinely don't think it'll happen in the near future though.

20 hours ago, impulse said:

 

I'm gobsmacked by that rule.  Or rather, the current interpretation of that rule.  Basically, as long as someone can show enough in the bank last year to cover this year's incoming money, they NEVER have to pay taxes on the money they make in ANY year.  Forever.   That just doesn't pass the sniff test. 

 

And, a good law firm will help their clients optimize their wealth under today's enforcement regime.  That doesn't mean it's legal,  Just that there won't be negative consequences exceeding the benefits.  And it certainly doesn't mean the interpretation won't change tomorrow.  I know a lot of guys praying it won't be retroactive (with penalties because they should have known better) if the Tax Department decides they've been doing it wrong all along.

 

Thing is this applies to Thai nationals as well, you reckon they will change the law and let it affect the uber wealthy Thais with international interests? I don't.
 

2 hours ago, colinneil said:

More brain dead twaddle from a person who has no idea.

I'll put it in very simple English for you:

Motorcycles can fit through the gaps so therefore the only true impact of these bollards is that they unnecessarily inconvenience wheelchair users.

Christ, why is it always borderline imbecile that attempt to be patronising. Honestly.. get a life Colin, and whilst doing so, try to learn to read correctly and follow simple, plainly illustrated logic.

6 hours ago, colinneil said:

Yet again a poster who has absolutely no idea.

They are not obstacles for wheelchairs, but designed to stop motorbikes speeding along the footpath.

Ironic that you claim others have no idea when you evidently cannot read English. I stated that they are intended for motorcycles, but motorcycles can fit through the wheelchair entry and exit. Therefore, they solely *function* as a wheelchair obstacle.

On 6/6/2018 at 10:54 AM, colinneil said:

That is a perfectly acceptable set up, please explain to me a wheelchair user what is wrong with it !!

Those are good wheelchair access bollards, go in turn right then turn left to exit.

You say you are not Thai bashing, well mate that is exactly what you are doing.

In future check things out before posting.

Except they are wide enough to get a bike through, and hence serve purely as a "wheelchair obstacle", rather than as a "wheelchair friendly motorcycle barrier", which is what they are supposed to be.

34 minutes ago, moontang said:

quite a few jobs require a degree, so are they going to be inquisitive laborers?  Education is an easy major and often a place for math illiterates to hide.  Stupid parents are highly likely to have stupid kids.  If it was simply a matter of money, LA and DC would have great schools, because they spend about 14000 per year, per student.  But in fact, they are two of the lowest achieving school systems in the US.  

Managed 20 years as a software developer myself including employment as a software engineer for Microsoft with nothing but a high school education, a talent for maths and English, and the motivation to build stuff so I'm not convinced many professions *really* require one - there are exceptions (for example doctor, lawyer, engineer, scientist) and in the event my kids want to go for such a profession where it is an absolute requirement then obviously I'll support their wishes - just not into the modern idea of kids going to uni by default and without much self motivation beyond 'you have to get a degree these days'.

Plenty of the kids I grew up with went to uni by default and are working as waiters and telesales ops 20 years later. The ones I know who are doing very well did medicine, law, engineering, or didn't go to uni at all and ended up doing apprenticeships or starting their own businesses early.

I'd hope that by the time they finish secondary education they would have the ability to make decisions and source further knowledge enough to get further than 'labouring' without any further formal education - plenty of opportunities for fledgling entrepreneurs out there if they have confidence, a bit of cash available, the ability to source and absorb information, and adaptability.

Definitely agree with the "Stupid parents are highly likely to have stupid kids." comment though! Education begins at home.

48 minutes ago, moontang said:

agreed.  just remember, once your kid gets accepted to, and starts uni; whatever pretentious, exhorbant, spoiled brat, international school they attended will mean nothing.  If you travel in educated circles, and someone asks you where you went to school, they are asking about university.  Same with a job interview....Too many foreigner n Hua  Hin...Too many trying to imitate a western lifestyle.....it's not quite Pirate Island, but give it a few more years.  A friend said Takiab is so overbuilt, they changed the climate.

I send my kids to international school so they rarely end up in a position where they have to answer these sort of irrelevant questions - I couldn't care less if they go to university, I care only that they receive a primary / secondary level education in an environment where cultivating inquisitiveness is foremost and they learn the process of learning. If they become autodidacts then 'what school' and  'what degree' become irrelevant. Not many autodidacts generated by the Thai curriculum from what I can see, nor by many of the cheaper 'international' schools here.

Small classes, qualified teachers and personalised development plans are they keys I think, that's what I pay for anyway.

3 minutes ago, observer90210 said:

It could also be considered that Hua Hin and Phuket [but mainly Hua Hin] are much more costly for everything,  then the other places cited.

Really?? I spend way less in HH all round than I did in BKK. Rent is pretty much half the price. Seems cheaper to me here than it was when i lived in Phuket and Samui also.

Hua Hin

14 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

With 2 Children (what age?)... Education is obviously the key factor & if you are not factoring this in a key you may be doing your children a disservice.

 

I too live in Bangkok and would enjoy living in Chiang Mai or Hua Hin - but the schools are simply not good enough (my Son is 4 and will move to Patana or St Andrew's (71) next year).

Thus, for the sake of my Son's education through to iGCSE in Bangkok, followed by a Sixth Form College (boarding) in the UK and University (UK or US)...(if thats what he wants at the time). 

 

In muy mid 50's I can relax and choose to live outside of Bangkok - in which case, as I'd be a little older Rayong would be nice and relaxing... however, being older it would be nice to live closer to centers of medical excellence.... 

 

To track back again... Are the School choices outside of Bangkok really good enough if we are being honest with ourselves ?????

One of the ways of telling is to look at which universities the school alumni have attended. 

 

 

 

 

Hua Hin has a good International school now - "Hua Hin International School" - founded by the some very experienced individuals that started the St Andrews chain in BKK (including the one you mention) and with strong Patana connections (an ex Patana headmaster, ex head of early years, and ex treasurer) on the board of directors. It's been running for about 3 years now and is growing quickly. They do iGCSE and will launch an IB program once the first year admitted finishes iGCSE (which is in a couple of years time from now).

It's by far the most expensive option in HH at 450 - 550k (cheaper than comparable schools in BKK though) but all teachers are fully qualified Brits on expat packages - you get what you pay for.

Lovely campus on the Black Mountain estate - Certainly worth a look.

http://www.huahinschool.com/

13 hours ago, disambiguated said:

Nope.  Just not an SJW like you.

Oh look, windowlicker has a favourite alt-right insult. How cute.

3 hours ago, disambiguated said:

Dumas could pass, and was actually lighter-skinned than this portrait.

 

This guy isn't French, no matter what paperwork he's managed to arrange, and you know it.

 

I also highly doubt that he's a police officer of any kind.  A security guard, maybe, hired by some firm without much in the way of common sense.

Are you retarded?

She's as French as I am, where is the stripy shirt, onions, bicycle and pencil moustache?

Morons.

Edit - decided against baiting a sad old man.

On 6/2/2018 at 10:34 AM, Khun Paul said:

The male was overtaking and immediately turning left, due care and attention is his offence. She was travelling along quite happily until the male hit her, then she lost control , possible offence due care as well, however had she NOT been hit she would have quite happily carried on, so in essence the man is at fault for being a bad rider. But as everyone here knows full well overtaking on the inside is a normal occurrence, he ( the male ) stopped in the middle of the road, while he may well have an indicator going, that means absolutely nothing here, so she did what she thought was fair, he forgot to look in his mirror ( normal ) and hit her. 50/50 . 

He wasn't "overtaking and immediately turning left" at all - he was clearly metres ahead of any other bike traveling in the same direction throughout the entire video - he didn't overtake anybody. Also he did not "stop in the middle of the road", he was manoeuvring slowly but he did not stop.

Yes he should have checked his mirror, yes the fact he moved out to the right could be construed as confusing but at the end of the day she is undertaking, at speed, a vehicle that has slowed down with left turn indicators on. At the very least she should have undertaken with great caution and the fact she completely lost control of the bike and veered into oncoming traffic shows she didn't do that. Her fault.