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Validity of visa free stay will not stop criminals. TAT loves tourists. For Thai people Money=God, a Thai teacher once told me. So keep the 60 days principle, let tourists stay, enjoy and spend money. I think the lobby to return to the 30 days system is also fed by visa-run shops, hotels (jealous of B&B). It is all about the money.

Quote: "If there was anything wrong that causes dissatisfaction, I apologise............"unquote. A diplomatic and false excuse. Because in my opnion his words mean that he himself doubts if there was anything wrong. If he had been honest, then he should have said: "This was absolutely wrong and I apologise......

If you do not know what happened, then I suggest that you keep your big mouth shut instead of making the assumption that she was maybe working in te street. Maybe her parents are also following this article. You have a daughter? Why are you doing this? Maybe you have used street ladies too much yourseld? Or probably affected by reading The Sun or similar dirty tabloid, full of shady accusations?

In my opinion it is 179+ days (so starting from 180 days), that makes you a Thai tax resident.

If you are leaving AFTER 179 days this means you leave on day 180 or later. That automatically makes you a Thai tax resident. You have to be out of Thailand day 179 at the latest.

Reading seems to be difficult for you. Read again: does this ring a bell?: "private estate consultant".

I had the same experience with an English couple on a flight from Amsterdam to London. I had an aisle seat. I could not move, but he insisted that he wanted to get out of his window seat into the aisle, opening the luggage bin, his bag landing on my head. His wife could not get out because the aisle was full, so she hung half over me. Bloody ignorant pigs everywhere. They were out of the plane not even 1 minute earlier than me.

And consider Isuzu for a strong, reliable pick up truck.

Life is not getting easier here. I have a retirement visa, to be extended every year, pay fee for extension and pay fee for multiple re-entry permit. Then we have the papers: 90 days report, TM30 in and out report, sometimes having to show up at Immigration in person. Nong Khai Immigration where partner has to pay 200 THB without reason and without bill (you also think what I am thinking?). I have full European health and travel insurance, for which I already pay lots of money. Why should I pay extra for some idiots who "forget" to go abroad without some proper insurance? We travel to family in Laos regularly. So having to pay every time we come back to Thailand? Having to use some website or app to pay the 300 THB. I already use an Excel sheet to check how many days I stay in my European home country, in Thailand and Laos. Because I dont like to stay in Thailand more than 179 days, otherwise I automatically become a Thai tax resident. It is all becoming a bit too much for me. It is not funny any more. It all adds up. Little by little. I feel like a criminal, that is followed constantly. And every step takes time and money, Therefor, after 18 years of spending money in Thailand and owning my condominium here, finally reconsidering my position here in Thailand. Possibly going back to, or moving to, a country, that has a lot less time consuming bureaucracy.

Way back in time we got our salary in envelopes. 100% privacy. Now the banksters know all details. In my bank account they automatically update charts: how much I spend on different things like rent, food, insurance. They even sell this private information to other banks and third parties. Tax office has full power to ask for our private bank details and they share it with other authorities. On an international scale national tax offices exchange our private info with tax offices abroad. So big brothers are watching you everywhere. There is no privacy any more. Authorities and banks working together to eliminate cash. They say it is because of fighting criminality and black money. Not everybody is a criminal! Just an excuse to have full insight in our personal spending. People say: I have nothing to hide. Well, this is the beginning of a kind of China syndrome, where you are fully controlled by the state. And suppose their official servers are hacked? Russia, China, N. Korea (and others) can do it. In my country cash payment is limited to a few thousand EUR. Payments above that limit are illegal. Export of money above 10.000 EUR has to be declared at customs. Including proof of origin (withdrawals). We have become slaves of banks and governments: they can do with us what they want. No competition between banks, every year higher service fees (what service?, less offices, everything online or by phone enjoying long waiting times), interest rates on saving account even lower than inflation. Tax on saving money. Bottom line losing money and purchase power. Personally I withdraw cash from my bank account regularly. Every month, I divide the amount in 4 or 5 portions, that is the cash money that I can spend these weeks; easy and less danger to spend more than planned. And to prevent spoofing/hacking/losing money: the money that I dont need goes to a AAA savings account in a country that gives a better interest rate than the banks in my own country (without exchange risk and including guarantee of paying back if bank goes broke)

For normal tourists you may be right. But many tourists also make a tour through Asia, using Thailand as starting point and finish, they will be happy with 60 days. Also I know people who have relationships with persons from outside Thailand; if these people want to stay together for a longer period of time, then the visitors are forced to make visa runs every 30 days. In these cases a stay of 60 days would be a huge improvement, saving time, paperwork and money.

The real cause is the Balfour Declaration and how England cheated the Palestinians. England received the mandate to prepare the Arab population of Palestine for independence. England had promised them their own land if Palestinians would actively support England during WW 2.

I gave him some credit. Because many poor people consider him to be a good man: fighting against drugs, offering some social welfare (hospital care). But this visit is really disgusting. Cambodia is still ruled by the red Khmer. First they stole, killed intellectuals (even wearing glasses was a sign), starved millions, killing fields all over the place, traded their rice for weapons from friend China. And now the same "communists" living in big mansions and driving huge cars. They should be trialed and shot. While the normal Cambodians keep quiet because they do not want fighting again. Such a shame. Unfortunately many countries look the other way.

Deputy National Police Chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn stated that the gang members tend to favor Thailand due to the lack of strict law enforcement and corrupt officials. So I would like to suggest him: start there and first clean up your own house. And the agents who offer "special services", working together with Immigration officials. At the same time you can do a background check on motorbike gang members. Check your computer systems at Thai entrance ports if there is a hit between passport and (inter)national search warrants. I think that almost all retirees are law abiding persons, who just want to enjoy their retirement. They do not ride noisy Harleys and dont show off their leather jackets. They do not chainsaw persons and put them in plastic bags. (by the way, RTP did a great job to find body and suspects so quickly). All foreign retirees spend money here. Many of them even support complete families, including father, mother, etc. As a thanksgiving foreign retirees are subject to a dual pricing system; these unequal rights make us feel welcome and appreciated. 800.000 (400.00) THB in a Thai bank is a considerable amount and poses a risk when the bank account is in a country that has proven to be unstable for decades. Thailand: don't push your luck, "don't throw the baby out with the bathwater".