tomazbodner

I don't know this guy but most of at least travel video makers travel in groups of 4 or more, where the videographer takes shots from distance, and "influencer" holds own blogging camera like GoPro or similar. Hence for one of his crew video recording the whole session isn't strange, and in this case, given that's German police getting involved, probably quite helpful in identifying the culprit.

4 hours ago, bob smith said:

I gave her a good 2 hrs heads up.

we arrived home about 21:00, both expecting a slap up meal to be waiting us on the table and all we found was mrs. smith and her friend sat in front of the TV playing cards!!

what's that all about?

tom wasn't pleased.

he went to bed on an empty stomach and hasn't surfaced yet.

poor lad.

Should have printed you out a poster with QR code to Grab and Food Panda apps to order food by yourself, you lazy bugger.

20 hours ago, Ook said:

Anyone info ???

Not from me. I used money earned in Thailand but I have PR. No idea about your case. Also no idea if any money you transfer into Thailand for buying a condo would get taxed...?

Just thinking about this last bit. Let's say (for easy numbers) that condo costs 1 million. And that personal tax bucket is (let's ignore deductions) at 20%. You transfer 1 million and get that paper from bank that 1 million was transferred from abroad. Can you use that paper to buy 1 million condo? Or would it be considered that amount is insufficient as you had to pay 200k in tax? Am I thinking too much? Probably...

On 6/5/2024 at 5:00 PM, snoop1130 said:

Currently, the VAT is only collected on imported goods valued at over 1,500 baht. This has been the case since 2018. Instituting this new rule is a part of the government's larger effort to make the marketplace fair for local businesses.

It is not. It is to fill up empty government coffers.

From news I can read that there are many skilled Filipino ladyboys expanding Thai economy around Nana area... with occasional expansion of business for the nearby hospitals treating both them and their local counterparts...

21 hours ago, webfact said:

He shared her picture on social media and insulted her in the caption by saying, “Hi, little whore.”

That... could get him in serious trouble. This is a computer crime and defamation material in Thailand. If her lawyer is any good, this man could spend significant amount of time behind bars after publicly apologising to her in every media available...

Hilton needs to start locking up those balcony doors and windows!

1 hour ago, RonJr said:

Thai naturalization requires a minimum residence period of eight years (three consecutive years years with a non-immigrant visa and five years with permanent residence status). Securing an Elite Access Visa allows you to live legally in Thailand for three years before acquiring permanent residence.

I did not say what you put into my box. That's your addition.

And it's only true if you're not married, then 3 years (actually takes more than 3 years to prepare to apply) for PR plus waiting to get it, which can be a year (or 6 years in my case due to all coups happening that time), and then 5 years on PR before applying for citizenship. But, if you're married to a Thai, you could as well apply for citizenship immediately. Male or female. As long as you fulfill all the other requirements for it.

38 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

Personally, I can't make any sense of it.

Sure you can't... I can proudly announce I have no serious mental issues at all!

2 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Sounds difficult but not impossible.

 

Could take a while. I really wanted to do it before buying the villas.

Maybe I will use the thai company way and transfer them over to my own name from the company when I get my citizenship.

 

if anyway knows of an agent who can do it I would appreciate the contact.

Maybe they could speed the process up a bit. I don’t mind paying a bit extra to the right people.

 

 

Usually it's just that - difficult but not impossible. As long as you're willing to commit time into it and doing it the right way for the right reasons.

2 white people making huge fuss about the third white person using N word...

If you qualify for it, go ahead, but may need to give up UK passport eventually, if that ever gets enforced.

But did you check the requirements to apply? As @BritManToo says, you would need to be in certain age group, have high education, have a high paying salary from same company for 2-3 years paying taxes to prove it, have a decent level of Thai communication skills and history/cultural knowledge. They would also judge your contribution to Thai society and your appearance (I don't mean how you look but how "Thai-like" you behave).

There are many threads on it. Check them through and see if you're confident you can pass. If yes, go ahead. Ir should make your life a lot easier than being on temporary extensions.

21 hours ago, Korat Kiwi said:

That's like sitting on Boeing 787 and watching CNN reporting on plane's manufacturing faults...

You could lease the land for free to the village for the garbage dump for a few years...

Honda Jazz or Toyota Yaris would be far better options for many service centers. MG doesn't have many outside larger cities, and independent garages aren't very good at fixing them. A former colleague had MG3 which was more at service center than he used it, so that would certainly not be the model to recommend.

But Jazz or Yaris are cheap, generally reliable and easy to fix. Unless they've been smashed and glued back together before being sold. So be very careful with what you're buying.

13 hours ago, webfact said:

Participants focused on highlighting the charms of small towns and traditional Thai life in areas such as Sri Racha, Bang Saen, and Phanat Nikhom

None of which is Pattaya. That's kind of like if Thailand was promoting charms of Malaysia or Laos...

5 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

 

I don't fly on them longer than a couple of hours, unless I absolutely have no other option i.e. Sao Paulo to Rio.

 

BKK-KUL or BKK-SIN are the limits of my endurance on them and even then there are other options on bigger aircraft e.g. Thai Airways whihc means better business class.

Had TG slip A320 on a flight that was previously marked as B787 on my last flight to Delhi and back. Wasn't bad. It was Thai Smile plane with lots of space. Previously flew similar plane on China Eastern from Shanghai. The part where business class is just economy class with middle seat left vacant doesn't really fly with me. But seeing what United did on their smaller planes where a real business class was put in there.. TG could copy that instead of reinventing the wheel...

3 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Business class short hauls on 737, A319, A320 and equivalent are a waste of time really. 

They fly these birds up to 6 hours, what is long haul for you?

14 hours ago, oxo1947 said:

Thank you for being such a lousy photographer!

So police weren't very big fans...

@BusNo8 Look man, give it a shot and tell us how it goes. Good luck with your application, but no need to bark at anyone who says something you don't like.

Thailand wants rich foreigners to apply, who have spouses and children, high education (Master's or PhD level), respect Thai culture and have submissive behaviour.

Yes, it may be easier in the end than what it looks like from all the requirements, but you never know who you would get opposite you when you apply, so it's better to be ready for anything, and not point at 50 points pass mark, as any lower score than anticipated would drop you out of the race.

You'll need to put some serious time into preparing for this and not take this lightly, but it's quite likely, if officer where you are applying doesn't think you'd pass the mark, they'll reject your application before you even make the payment. Don't know what happens if you actually apply and get rejected in the process...

Note though - for all documentation, at least at CW, everything must be originals, certified by your country of origin's foreign ministry, translated to Thai and recertified by Thai foreign ministry, including the letter that you would give up your original citizenship if you're granted Thai citizenship (yes, I know, letter of intent means nothing legally, but it's still requirement). Officers at counter where you apply for citizenship only speak Thai. Try to prepare to hold a conversation with them in Thai, as your wife doing all the talking might not look very good for you, given what you're applying for.

Good luck!