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Wouldn't it be great if somebody with clout (newspaper, legal firm, embassy) championed on behalf of all people here on a Retirement visa and banking with Bangkok Bank, and got the Bangkok Bank to explain what it is doing and challenge the bank's legal right to be freezing retirees Bank accounts, and also interview the chief of immigration for their take on is this a immigration policy that BKK Bank is applying and is it necessary. Doesn't Asean Now have a link to such a media outlet, Taiger is it called?

Of course they can implement it. People not resident at the address of their bluebook can be tracked (RD and SocialSecurity both have officers who investigate). They will likely be on a relatives blue book (we have two of my wife's relatives on our blue book that don't live here); RD can pay a visit. They will likely have a phone account, bank account, social security number, etc. There may be some that slip through the gaps, but the majority will be in RD's net. How will the illiterate do a tax return (online or paper form version)? Same way my mother-in-law and brother-in-law deal with bureaucracy; they go see the phu yai baan in the village for help, or they could go to the local RD in the district for help. Will the thais all do a tax return. That depends on the individual and how the RD will police it. Some in my wife's family would probably do a tax return if they thought they must, others I know wouldn't. I don't know thais you say. In my 4th decade here, married to a thai for 3 decades, familiar with her family in bkk and the rice farmers relatives in their isaan village, I employ thais, i do tax returns and have been to RD office many times.

The wife does both of our tax returns. It's possible to implement, but I'm not sure my wife's relatives in the village will know they have to do it, have the nouce to do it, and will be arsed to do it.

Every thai is on a blue book. Every thai has an ID number. Tax return form is online. Therefore possible to implement.

HDPrime is still active. 1. Download 'Telegram' app (similar to Line and WhatsApp). 2. You can contact them at "@hdprime". They will give you their bank details. 3. Transfer the amount to their bank account. 4. Contact them on Telegram to ask them to credit your account (send them screenshot of the payment transfer).

Just tried listening to Radio 6. Craig Charles was on, so listening live is OK but I like to listen to programmes of the previous week while I'm working so seems I'm limited to live shows only (no catch-up or downloading shows). Very disappointing. Can't really see the point of turning off BBC Sounds for people outside UK. More crap developments in the UK.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250207-bbc-podcasts-are-now-available-on-the-bbc-website-and-app

I was on a lunchtime EVA flight BKK to Taipei last year. Plane moved from the gate maybe 200m and then parked on the taxiway due to problem. Sat on the plane for 2 hours while they checked a problem, finally we all had to go back to the departure gate on buses. Then it was chaotic while the flight staff arranged for each person to go to one hotel in Bkk. I live local so I asked could I go home (I only had carry on baggage), they agreed and told me I had to back at checkin desk the next day at 4 am. We were all marched in batches to the VIP/Fast Track immigration entry. I went home (WITH my passport). All the others collected their baggage and went to the hotel on coaches and back to Suvarnabhumi on coaches the next day. Next morning I went back to Suvarnabhumi at 4am. Check-in again, security, immigration, etc. (they stamped my departure stamp VOID on the 1st day to show I didn't leave Thailand that day). We had a new plane on the 2nd day to Taipei (plane with problem was still parked). So handing over passports wasn't a requirement.

The pair visit every time we cut the grass, for just one day, poking around, making lots of holes in the turf, successfully searching for worms.

CORRECT!

Back in the 90s, when I used to pop in for a swift half, it used to play the best music down the 'Pong.

To be a Thailand old hand you need to know Trink's favourite brand of beef stew.

Nothing too unusual about that. Cities hold air-raid drills, everyone is to know where their air-raid shelter is located, mine for a period was the underground carpark a few 100 metres from the hotel I was staying.

Agreed, and the IO will usually remind you on entry that your visa will expire soon.

My favourite province. Sounds a great trip. I've driven to all those places except these two: 1. Kanchanaburi Sinakharin Reservoir Loop. Doable by car, or only bike? 2. Road up to Pilok. Decent road? Your trip is a reminder i must make the effort to return to Sangkhlaburi, lovely place, like nowhere else in Thailand.