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2 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Choosing long term stay will definitely delay the transfer so if speed is important choose a different one.

i will try it in approx 4 days and see what happens. The waiting time does not bother me in the slightest but it will be interesting to see if its quicker

17 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

What reason for transfer do you choose? do you need it to be classed as International? also what time do you initiate the transfer?

long term stay but that option has only been available for approx 2 years. The times i initiate the transfers can be literally anytime that takes my fancy, night,day, early hours of the morning etc. I have no time pattern whatsoever 

On 9/22/2021 at 12:37 PM, thefactoryoutlet said:

can you explain me why I have read here that this service is good ?

up until about 2/3 years ago my transfers from TransferWise, UK to Bangkok bank always took at least 4 days while others would claim about 2 days.  Then for no apparent reason it started to take about 2 days also which is where i am now, however others are now claiming hours or minutes.

The money is already in their hands when i do the transaction so who knows why mine takes longer?

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Central Administrative Court has ordered Thailand’s anti-graft watchdog, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), to reveal its findings from an investigation into the expensive wristwatches seen being worn in public by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan.

9 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Plus Zero cases confirmed from ATK tests yesterday? Very strange

Cases have nearly halved but  deaths, which cannot be hidden due to being reported by the hospital’s are still the same/higher. Another very strange observation that just does not add up.

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

We are getting AZ in 3 weeks, and I am getting Moderna in Oct. Not so sure if I can get 2 of Moderna after one Sino and one Az. 

In the UK i have had 2 shots of AZ(June),now aware i will be having a booster hopefully before my return in November. On my last jab i enquired if it would be possible to have the Moderna jab while in Thailand due to its high protection rate and possible weakening of my vaccine . They simply did not know the answer and informed me that at that time they were still testing the viability of mixing vaccines.

Any vaccine has been proven to severely lessen the chance of hospitalisation and it has widely been theorised that everyone will need to be infected to build up a natural immunity.

About 10% of the UK have already been infected  and will have to happen multiple/multiple times for that immunity to kick in

Covid is here to stay, all we can to is protect the elderly and vulnerable because they will possibly never get to see a normal life, as we imagine it, again.

On 11/19/2019 at 5:53 AM, BritManToo said:

Most women don't seem to do that well after the divorce (unless they get a wealthier man).

Only because they spend too much time trying to fleece one partner.

The black widow ( i have aptly named in our village,very good looking young 30ish)

Owns condo in Pattaya from one relationship. Got new  Australian husband (35) to build new house 2.2m in village ( never lived in) and new Ford Ranger.. Within 6 months divorced and had new partner in Pattaya within a matter of weeks/month

She rents the condo out so don't know where she lives when in Pattaya. When in Surin she lives in the city never in the house in the village. Probably one of the reasons the Australian filed for divorcee. She still continued to live in the city even though she had the brand new house in the village while he was probably financing her rent in the city.

12 hours ago, Hayduke said:

he owns an entire army.

plus 75% of a senate bought and paid for

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand’s National  Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is expected to take 16 months to complete its investigation into alleged mishandling, by 15 officials

That wouldn't happen to be the same committee that looked into a certain case involving a large number of expensive watches.

If it is, it looks like 'Boss' should be back running around in Thailand by the middle of next year to shake everyone's hand

2 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

I didn't read that because it isn't in the OP.

Ok.  i am going to have to eat a little bit of humble pie. The op refers to having to tell her about the money  by that it has to be assumed that he gave her access so that she could withdraw the money to give to the children. He mentions her being a secretary of the company in answer to why she would have access to codes etc. This is of absolutely no relevance  to the private account so i don't know why he stated that fact. For that i apologise.

Cleaopatra2 has explained it well, as ownership has to be determined. Having access to pins/ codes does not give you ownership. This has been a fundamental point in many cases where dementia was involved and others having access without power of attorney (UK Law). Under the circumstances the op relates to it is theft/fraud  whatever you wish to call it. Many people in the past have used the excuse  that they did not steal the money as they intended to replace it at a later date (in other words borrowed the money). That is why ownership has to be determined but ultimately the money in this case, will need  to be replaced even without a conviction. ????

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3 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

So it wasn't a company fund. Don't you understand that?

yes i do

1 hour ago, KeeTua said:

From the wording of that it sounds like OP is talking about three different accounts business, private and 'death account' all of which his ex had access to

I see your point but it is only a death account in name (he has named it that as it was to be used on his death) It is a private account in his sole name. He had already directed to his wife and his children that it was to be used on his death only. Just because she had access to it obviously does not mean she can take the money out to do as she pleases with. Her only defence would be to argue that he gave her permission but he had already informed his children the reason for the account. It

 I was actually was privy to an instance where an elderly lady had put money into an account for a grandchild, 6K, but was taken and spent by the parents. Police were prepared to prosecute but she would not press charges.

Admittedly it would be problematic if he had not informed his children of the reason of the account and not/or mentioned it in a expression of wishes in his will but that is not the case here as the children were aware.

Charges can be filed  and would likely come under the following guidelines

Financial mismanagement by people without legal authority

Where someone manages a persons finances without formal legal authority then they still have a legal duty to keep detailed financial records and be ready to justify any transactions that take place

3 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Did you not read that it isn't about the money from the company but from a death account?

Yes i did read that, the op called it his death account. to my knowledge there is no such thing as a death account so it was just a private account. of which she had access to.

In answer to a question someone asked as to why she would have the necessary codes to do the transfer he states that this was due to her being a secretary of his company

Did you not read that?

8 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

You have given her access, she can do with it what she wants. The 10K was for them to spend anyhow, so let it be. It was definitely not stolen, you could be sued for defamation.

Have you not read what hes said she was secretary for his company and had access to his account details, emphasis on his account details. he has emails admitting to the theft. 

The fact that she had access to his bank details simply makes the bank not liable for the theft but it is still theft by his wife. She has obtained money under false pretences

He also states he left her the house/car so any court will realise she has the funds to repay the money by sale of any assets etc and should enforce the money to be repaid

1 hour ago, jak2002003 said:

Also here in CM we are told no tourists are allowed here from Phuket because CM is a red zone. 

I am looking to come back from the UK to Thailand in Oct/Nov and need to get to Surin

to see my family (no transport options as all options are suspended). The GF has told me i could get her brother (lives in Bangkok for work) can drive me to Surin but will have to drop me off somewhere near Surin as if he goes anywhere near the village he will have to Quarantine for 14 days. I presume this is because Bangkok is a red Zone. 

I cant see that CM can stop people from going there only the other way round

On 8/14/2021 at 5:16 AM, Crossy said:

So I had a go at curing my own.

Definitely going to try this when i get back

4 hours ago, norfolkandchance said:

On a trip to Sardinia once we sat down for lunch and ordered  Antipasto. It arrived with meats and cheeses and included Casu Martzu ( soft cheese with maggots ).

So strange what we will eat. At the same place i stated that i was going to try every one of the 30+ cheeses we had on sale. Everyone laughed so much that day as i heaved my way through the blue and creme cheeses. Each to their  own, like marmite, i don't see how anyone can eat and like any of the mouldy blue cheeses. why not just go and lick the mould off a rotten orange. It tastes the same!!!

On 8/14/2021 at 5:32 AM, norfolkandchance said:

Your next project. Prosciutto. Takes 6 weeks +.

Whats the difference between this and Parma ham. When i was a youngster i worked at a delicatessen within a supermarket where we sliced our own bacon. Guy used to come in and ask for it to be sliced on number one ( could only slice on number 3 without shredding the bacon) every month he would come in and ask the same and i would tell him the same and cut it on 3. He was obviously eating it raw so i tasted some too. Years later on a cruise i was given some Parma ham and surprise surprise it tasted exactly like raw bacon., pushing it away i  could not believe people were fighting over who was going to have my raw meat /bacon

17 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Bit confused. 

You plan to enter on a tourist visa? 

That allows 60 day stay. Not 3 months.

I understand your confusion

Had to look at my passport as i knew i had stayed for 3 month on a tourist visa (7 years ago)

Not relevant but i got a multiple entry tourist visa. left for Cambodia after one month so still had 2 months on my return ( if i remember correctly you could stay for up to 6 months at the time) 

I do not wish to apply for a Non 'O' based on retirement as i want to take back 400k of the money held in a Thai bank account. So, yes,i am the parent of a Thai national but my previous OA was based on retirement.

If i were to come on a 60 day tourist visa my worry is that they will question why i have a return ticket for 3 months later and thus create a problem. Also do they need to to see airline booking before they issue it in the UK.

23 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

You can also enter on tourist visa or visa exempt and then obtain a non o (retirement) at immigration in Thailand.

I thought they had stopped (temporarily) changing a tourist or visa exempt entry into a non 'O'

I was on an OA extension but it expired due to Covid and not returning in time.. From the UK perspective the OA is just not worth the trouble, need police check, medical cert, documents signed by solicitor, be in London for 2 days, if not local, due to not being able to do by post. overpriced or useless insurance. One small mistake on documents  and London traffic cost me another 2 trips to London

So i now have to bite the bullet and return in Oct/Nov and do the quarantine. I already have 800K in a Thai bank account. 

Is it definitely possible  to change tourist visa to Non 'O' as i would like to get a 3 month tourist visa and change to non 'O' as a dependant (child). Can you do this at any time during my stay as i need to purchase a car and put it in my name as soon as possible, on arrival.

3 hours ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

There are more than two types of vaccines, working in many more than two different ways.

It seems you are correct . The reason for my statement was because the article i read which had conducted the trial gave the impression that there were only 2 mentioning just the mRNA and the vector. It seems that most of the vaccines being administered are of these type, but as you state many different methods of how they work. thank you correcting me.

9 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Never knew the second jab could be a different vaccine. 

The vaccine can work in one of 2 ways so there is basically 2 types of vaccines.

There has been a recent study (can't remember where) that showed that mixing  the two varieties provides greater immunity in the short term