Tom Parkinson

I’m sorry. If you’re reduced to selling Walmart half an hour away as an enticement, I’m absolutely not interested.

I just received my new US passport a week ago. It took 29 days from when I sent off my application to the US Embassy in Bangkok until I received my old and new passports together in an envelope.

I also purchased mine from EarTone.

I feel the same way today about Trump that I did last week. He’s a complete ignoramus. It’s just that today I’m a lot poorer than I was last week.

We all know what happened to the Airport Link express trains. I wonder if they’ll contract for spare parts and maintenance this time?

I also like the Turkish Airlines connection to NYC, because it breaks the trip into two manageable 10-hour flights. Even better, stop over in Istanbul for a few days.

That is correct. He was found liable in civil court, not criminally convicted. I hope that makes you feel better.

I think the comparison of Trump to Hitler is absurd. Comparing him to Mussolini, however, might be spot on.

The US has always had stupid people. But now the internet has given them a voice. And Donald Trump has given them a champion.

All these points are true. The tax savings alone could be significant, given the announced tax changes. Also 90-day reporting becomes 1-year reporting. And for those in Bangkok, all paperwork done at Chamchuri Square, rather than Chaeng Wattana.

it doesn’t help the Thai guy trying to sell his condo. But it does help the Thai guys who want to buy a condo. And there are more Thai buyers than Thai sellers.

Try Srijinda Mansion, Sukhumvit at Soi 22. Five-minute walk to Asoke…. https://en.apartmentsinbkk.com/srijinda-mansion-sukhumvit-road

Certainly exchange rates in Thailand are better than those in the west. But bank TT rates are not necessarily the best. I walk by Siam Exchange in BKK (Sukhumvit near Soi 18) every day and note the USD:THB rates. The spread is typically only 0.18, sometimes as low as 0.14.

I applied on 4 September 2022, three days after the LTR program was announced. The only hiccup I had was that I had to run to Hong Kong to renew my Permanent Residency there while Thai immigration was processing my BOI-approved LTR application. Immigration then canceled my application because I was abroad (for a total of 18 hours, as it happened). Once I got the BOI involved again, they sorted it all out very quickly. Yes, it was the usual bureaucratic hassle, but it sure beats doing the annual Chaeng Wattana shuffle.

The article states, “they discovered around a hundred other Thais being coerced into working as call centre scammers.” But they only rescued these three? That seems odd. 🤔

I was chatting with a casual acquaintance at a cocktail party years ago. I asked him what he did for a living. He said he was a lawyer for an insurance company. I asked him what that entailed. He said in all seriousness, “Mostly I send threatening letters to old ladies telling them to accept our measly settlements or else…” Pretty much sums it up, in my opinion.

I appreciate your point. But if you think that “the concept of principles” exists in Thailand, you must be fresh off the boat.

How do they know these images are AI-generated? Is it possible that they are just trying to bury “offensive” but very real pictures of monks misbehaving?

I can only imagine a lot of expats will opt for the BOI-supported Long-Term Resident visas, which specifically exclude from taxes all income from outside Thailand.

Is this the same Donald Trump who as US President delayed $20 billion of federal aid to Puerto Rico after thousands of people died in Hurricane Maria in 2017?

According to the article, “military sources say they believe Pita supporters may rally ahead of the PM vote, in a bid to put pressure on senators.” So the military is saying that MFP supporters may rally to put pressure on senators. Via their scare tactics, are the military themselves not trying to put pressure on the senators? What other possible reason could they have to spread such alarms?