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So a Thai kicked a foreigner in Phuket, but this time it was while they were sitting on the street, not beach steps, which will probably be a completely different matter. I wonder how Swiss guy feels about that ?

9 hours ago, Henryford said:

While they are knocking this down they can come and do the Waterfront in Pattaya.

And the place in Ruam Rudi ..."Aetna" was it? Haven't heard anything on that for a while.

10 hours ago, The Old Bull said:

If it was illegal why didn't they put a stop work order on it as soon as they could see the problem? I guess brown envelopes have their limit.

because nobody saw a problem until local residents complained. presumably when they built the driveway AFTER the building.

Ixora will grow in shade/indirect light although it will not flower as much as in sunlight. I think it's "ton khem" in Thai...needle bush. Korean Banyan can be rather sparse and straggly in the shade. If you can put up some wire or a trellis perhaps any philodendron could be another option ?

19 hours ago, steven100 said:

You Tube has changed now ....

 

you cannot select the good version of the video / song you liked from years ago because it only brings up the one's you tube likes ....

the website is all different and not recognizable when you search for a song ....

you cannot download a song to your desktop to play it later anymore ...

 

sometimes auto play doesn't show so you cannot turn it off .....  

 

Everything as usual is about paying, premium,

 

everyone wants a piece of the pie when years ago it was free. 

 

 

The You tube website is so user unfriendly now ..  ...   it's hard to navigate, you cannot find an old download you liked before ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even without paying for Youtube premium you can still download videos, but not in HQ, only standard quality and IF the copyright owner allows it.

So it is not Youtube but the artist you should be whinging about. I mean, why wouldn't somebody allow you to use his IP for free ?

11 hours ago, sungod said:

Please never give up some form of exercise, even if its a good walk a couple of times a week. Its as important mentally as it is physically.

Don't let the Old Man in ...

On 2/1/2024 at 2:48 PM, Crossy said:

The wallet IS available to foreigners and has been for some time.

 

But how you activate it now is lost in my aging brain 😞 

 

The Lazada help-bot does actually work quite well, so maybe Help is the way to go.

 

EDIT A thought, if you are using a VPN and appear to be outside Thailand it may object.

 

Do you have a Thai yellow ID then Crossy? Because part of the wallet activation requires you to verify your ID, and the only ID acceptable is a Thai ID card. Screenshots from Lazada website:

Absolutely no chance of the BJT being dissolved. It's one rule when it concerns the future forward/MFP, completely different when it's about a party that the "authorities" think is one of the good guys.

5 hours ago, GreasyFingers said:

There may be a way to keep using Quicken. I used the Australian version called Reckon, but still made by Intuit, and when I bought the new computer searched the internet on how to transfer the program to it. It was possible to download the 2015 version that I had been using from their help site. I had kept the installation key so was able to set it up on the new computer. Maybe Quicken has the same setup.

Yes, that's what I did too (2018 version)...and you can find the installation key number by Help>license info on the top menu so as long as your old computer hasn't died completely it's a painless process.

"at a Buddhist festival to celebrate Loy Krathong has stirred controversy "

Loy Krathong has never been a Buddhist festival, it originated in Hindu India.

Many Thais use the krathong to thank the Goddess of Water, the Hindu Goddess Ganga, Phra Mae Khongkha.

14 hours ago, Colabamumbai said:

Yup soon be recruiting Thais to fight their war. 

Nah, they can press gang all those young-ish Russian holiday makers in Pattaya, give them a free trip back to mother Russia. Their Black Sea fleet needs more manpower...and ships.

Why did Prayut need 9 guns ? I thought that he claimed that he had to continue living in the army barracks for security reasons....he couldn't have been very confident in that security if he needed 9 guns for protection.

You are also supposed to abstain from sex and alcohol during this festival, not just meat. Somehow the combination of Pattaya and abstinence seems to be a bit unlikely.

^ Well first they have to have a referendum to see if the public want to change the constitution, and then another to approve the changes (said the Constitutional Court). The new govt is already backsliding away from it's alleged desire to change things so I don't think this guy will get what he wants...or the MFP with public support might slip in some of their ideas too, and that would not be what the Senators want !

So, if somebody has to pay Thai tax when this is all sorted out, just what is the procedure ? Step #1 would be get a Thai tax number, but can you do your tax return here online, or what ? Back home I can do it online, with most of the data prefilled as employers, banks, etc report all your salary, interest and dividends to the tax office. I've never seen any tax agents here like back home, and my wife has never paid any income tax in her life apparently so she is no help !

15 hours ago, geisha said:

Yes, it does ring a bell, he was a multi millionaire in his own rights before entering politics. Surachate has had a very successful career and has steadily climbed the ladder since age 24, ( 30 years) and is married to a very successful lady.  Try reading the info, it’s all online for you.

I was replying to somebody who claimed that Surachate would not be corrupt because he was already successful. My point was that there have been plenty of rich and apparently successful people who wanted more and were prepared to commit crimes to do so. Thaksin was just one example, relevant to Thailand, but there have been plenty of others. Alan Bond, a multi millionaire and Australian folk hero for taking the America's Cup ended up in jail for financial crimes. Bernie Madoff in America. The president of Samsung in Korea. And plenty more around the world.

And as for Surachate's early and rapid career success, some people wonder if it has anything to do with his family connection to Thaksin's family, especially his ex-wife Khunying Pojaman (principal in the dirt cheap land corruption case that helped bring Thaksin down). That's also online for you.

14 hours ago, geisha said:

Yes, it does ring a bell, he was a multi millionaire in his own rights before entering politics. Surachate has had a very successful career and has steadily climbed the ladder since age 24, ( 30 years) and is married to a very successful lady.  Try reading the info, it’s all online for you.

I was replying to somebody who claimed that Surachate would not be corrupt because he was already successful. My point was that there have been plenty of rich and apparently successful people who wanted more and were prepared to commit crimes to do so. Thaksin was just one example, relevant to Thailand, but there have been plenty of others. Alan Bond, a multi millionaire and Australian folk hero for taking the America's Cup ended up in jail for financial crimes. Bernie Madoff in America. The president of Samsung in Korea. And plenty more around the world.

And as for Surachate's career success, some people wonder if it has anything to do with his family connection to Thaksin's, his ex-wife Khunying Pojaman in particular. That's also online for you.

3 hours ago, Nabbiex said:

Out of curiosity,

if we, expats, may be taxed, then will we be entitled to receive any Thai benefits such as Thai state pension, Thai personal tax income, family benefits, disability allowance, and so forth?

Of course not, you are still white.... and don't expect to get into National parks cheaper either!

If expat retirees did get Thai prices for park admission etc then the govt would lose about as much money as it gains from taxing our pensions.

6 hours ago, spermwhale said:

 What I think is really weak is that NO Thai newspaper has the gonads to do some investigative journalism 

The last investigative journalism in Thailand that I can recall was the story on the airport runway cracks, and look what happened to the journalist then! https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2007/2/2/sacked-for-exposing-airport-cracks

20 minutes ago, steveb5 said:

I have another question. How about doing the  90 day report online with the new passport data. Anyone have any experience and Will they accept the new passport information.

The first 90 day report on a new passport has to be done in person.

The background was too tempting :

3 hours ago, fondue zoo said:

 

I wonder what the final act will be, they need something to distract everyone from all of this and move forward quickly.

Moving forward is the last thing "they" want to do !

17 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

I have never contacted an Escort Service.

 

What's it like?  Are the girls educated?  And, what do they talk about?

 

Also, do poor people use these Escort Services?

 

 

Well, as the minimum rate on this particular agency is 6,000 baht for 2 hours, and up to 20 thousand for a 24 hour booking, then no I don't think poor people would be using these escort services !