JimHuaHin

Kris should be prime minister of Thailand.

This is not rocket science, nor is it quantum mechanics, it is relatively easy to do IF the computer systems/programmes have been set up in a way that they can communicate with each other effectively. Clearly, this is a "problem". Maybe it is time Thailand tendered more contracts to foreign computer experts to solve the problem. This article gives me hope that the implementation of the proposed taxation of foreign incomes will not be effectively implemented any time soon, at least not in my lifetime.

Over the past decade or so Dr Puangthong has delivered several conference papers (one of which I attended in Chiang Mai, with some ISOC personnel also in the audience) and seminar papers on this topic. As noted in the article, the English language version of the book, "Infiltrating Society: The Thai Military’s Internal Security Affairs", was published 3 years ago, and has been widely available in English language bookshops in Thailand.

Same old same old; it is attractive to be a middle-upper level Thai government official, there are just too many ways to "rig" the "system" to make extra money.

It appears, from your first picture, that I had exactly the same filter for my pool in Australia. I used to clean it monthly using a garden hose; more frequently when cyclones passed through leaving the pool full of tree leaves.

I have not been to Pran Buri DLT for five years, but I do know that the requirements changed from 11 years ago to 10 years ago, to 5 years ago. Two years ago I took a friend to renew her license at Cha Am DLT, which had different requirements and set-up to Pran Buri. I plan to visit Pran Buri DLT, in person, early next month to find out what the current requirements are; you could possibly do the same.

From one old man with a denture to another in the same position, go and see a good dentist.

Too little. too late. Any knowledge of the concept - forward planning?

Slightly off topic; moderators please delete if necessary. A close Thai friend works at a 5 star hotel in Bangkok. This week she complained that she was very stressed at work. Many of the staff at the hotel have been resigning over the past 6 months and the hotel cannot recruit enough replacements. Low pay and enforced overtime is the problem, according to my friend.

TAT appears to be living in dreamland, or a drug altered state of mind. Does TAT have any comprehension of what is happening locally/globally with respect to economic/financial situations? TAT appears to be dreaming up incomprehensible programmes to justify their useless existence. Abolish TAT, and use the savings to help those Thais in real need.

When I first came to stay long-term in Thailand about a decade ago on a retirement visa I went to apply at two local banks, both said "no way", as I was not working. Both advised that I could go to the head offices in Bangkok and apply, which I did. Both applications were accepted, and months later letters informed me that my applications were rejected. Fast forward 7-8 years, one of the banks sent me a letter and asked if I wanted a credit card. Possibly this was because, of visa extension requirements, I have always maintained just over a million Baht in my account.

Actions speak louder than words.

Paetongtarn is but the face, Taksin is the voice and the brain.

You mean CP?

No job in Thailand, as I am on a retirement visa; last job in homeland, university lecturer for 20 years, before that researcher, before that public/civil servant for a decade.

I spent a week in a private room on (I think) the 12th floor (it was 3-4 floors below the top of the building) about 6-7 years ago, for surgery. Food was good, none of the nurses spoke much English. However, my room was arranged through my then Thai gf, who was a nurse, and who had a close friend who was a senior nurse at the Hospital who "booked" the room for me. It is all about contacts!!! The head nurse on the ward told my then gf that they do not get many farangs in the ward. Maybe if you asked the doctor if you could get a private room, it may help. Good luck.

I gave up ironing my clothes about 45 years ago.

Correct me if I am wrong, but this is going to open a massive can of worms, and huge implementation problems for the TRD. Will income or taxable income be taxed? In other words, will Thailand recognize that certain income in country A is not taxable in country A, that country A allows for certain allowances and deductions which are not available in Thailand? Will all current Thai DTAs be strictly enforced, or will they have to be renegotiated/amended? How will people who have annuities or superannuation pensions, which have already been taxed when contributions were made, and are thus not taxed when payments are made, receive their annual reports which provide no indication of tax paid, as tax was paid many years in the past when contribution were made, successfully explain this to the TRD? (The Australian Tax Office understands this, but will the TRD?? Will the TRD demand that I get a valid authorized documents from the ATO/super fund stating how much tax was paid 40 years ago when I started paying super??) The conversion of daily, weekly, monthly, etc. foreign incomes, and allowances/deductions, to Thai Baht would mean that the TRD would have to provide a daily exchange rate for every global currency into Thai Baht. Which in turn will present a burdensome nightmare to the expat tax resident attempting to calculate their foreign (taxable) income in Thai Baht. Yes, it is doable, in advanced countries when the national taxation authority is automatically supplied income/tax data from all local employers, all local financial institutions, all government social welfare/security departments which provide government payments/pensions to the population, and various other government and private authorities. But, TIT.

Hi Matt, I shipped belongings, similar to yours, from Australia about 11 years ago. The shipping company will arrange customs, etc. through their Bangkok office - which should contact you about a week before your belongings arrive, ask you to go to their office with your passport, and Baht XXX to cover customs costs plus, maybe, about Baht 15,000 to facilitate a smooth processing of your belongings (do not resist this "smooth processing" extra, it will cause long delays and possible worse problems). My shipping company asked me to label each box/package with a description of the contents, and also an estimate of their value. I gave the company an excel file which listed box/package number 1, 2, 3, ...., very short description of contents (eg "book", "CDs", "paintings", "computer", etc.) and the approximate value of the contents of each box/package. I hope this helps.

Meanwhile, the Thai Military have almost all the toys they want.

A large newish university in southern Thailand which is physically located about 20 kms outside the provincial capital. The undergraduate degree programme I was referencing is in hospitality and tourism. I stated " 3-4 terms/semesters during the degree" - with 3 terms per academic year, with 4 academic years for the degree implies, at most, 4 terms over a 12 term degree, which is 33.3%. Although most Thai universities use semesters, some run some programmes on a term basis. However, the graduate (Masters) courses I have taught into have been run in intensive 3-week blocks. With respect, maybe you should check the medical programmes at all the universities you taught at; to my knowledge, and from observation, all medical students - doctors, nurses, pharmacists, etc. - are required to do numerous placements during the course of their studies.

And Putin complained that the West was supplying Ukraine with weapons, but he made no comment about China, India, North Korea, Syria, etc. supplying weapons to Russia.

Will "political" convicts and former "government officials" be included?

Unfortunately spidermike007 you are correct. Too many people seem ignorant of the long dark history of the CCP. Exporting the Chinese revolution was a important objective of Mao's China. This involved not only supplying material military support to "developing countries", but also sending CCP cadres to help/advise local revolutionaries and proving free scholarships to students from these countries to study at Chinese universities. A recent book by the Australian academic Clive Hamilton entitled "Silent Invasion" details the CCP's recent activities in Australia. Very scary stuff.

Yes, indeed. I read an academic article last year which stated that CP was the first foreign business allowed into China after the 1949 revolution and that CP had factories and other business interests in almost every province in China.