George FmplesdaCosteedback

If anyone is interested this is a link to an article in Sunday's Telegraph (02/06) about the reciprocal tax agreement the UK has with various countries around the world, including Thailand.

https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/double-taxation-works-countries-uk-060500245.html

On 5/31/2024 at 10:13 AM, Korat Kiwi said:

He's just a kid with good work skills and obviously found a niche market that wasn't being filled. 

 

Pity he didn't do it via correct channels. 

He's an opportunist that has taken little regard to the laws of employment for foreign nationals to make a lot of money. I hope they confiscate every penny, put him on a plane and ban him for 20 years.

Who is Mayor of Chiang Mai, Sadiq Khan?

At least the police are making an effort in Thailand.

Yes there are many "Holidays" here and some can come as a surprise or interfere with arrangements you might make. Songkran often clashes wit Easter in the west and you can get a run of Bank Holidays that mean not only the banks are closed here but followed by or preceded by western banks being closed and other "official offices" like immigration departments. Sometimes the "dry days" on Buddhist celebrations can also catch people out too when booking a holiday. I'm not sure all the holidays are a good idea for the Thai economy and I know workers don't get double time payments for doing a shift on what would be a holiday either. As Bernard used to say "TIT".

So is it the fault of the tourist or the scammers?

The headline is as bad as the lack of any point to this story since he was refunded and paid a real price for what he actually wanted elsewhere.

Is this a "story" from the Pattaya Mail?

On 4/23/2024 at 5:48 PM, PETERTHEEATER said:

So....let me guess how this is going to work.

You log-on to your resident Thai Embassy website and navigate to the 'No Visa Wanted' section and fill in your personal details.

Check the box next to 'I confirm that I will not be entering Thailand for the purposes of Tourism at any time'

Go to the Payment page and pay the equivalent of ThB 300 in local currency by Pay Pal.

Seems like a fair deal to me......😋

 

Yes, I have said for years:

They would prefer you just send your holiday money but don't come yourself.

How many tourist authorities are there in Thailand that they need a federation to oversea them. Maybe if there were less or, heaven forbid, only one the 700m baht would not be spread so thinly and be more than enough for their needs.

Considering this is an effort to limit tourism, while the PM is busy building an F1 circuit one minute, the World's Tallest Building the next and dishing out free visas with both hands it seems to me Adith Chairattananon isn't listening to the push for "more tourists" by the government.

Tourists are already cheesed off by all the scams and legal double pricing that another 300 baht will only help to ensure they won't come back.

On 4/20/2024 at 9:39 AM, Northstar1 said:

The way they act, most get turfed back home or go to jail! Great news!

And you say "Most" with what proof? I would say there are few compared to other nations, and a tiny percentage of the numbers that come as tourists and workers or retired here.

"Big Joke requests time" is a great headline, he might get 20 years...

We will see, but he likes to push the boundaries and he might get his wings clipped seriously this time.

Only the third ferry/tour boat to catch fire this year...

Taxi waiting, jewellery shop, I hope he got his tip for bringing them foreign tourists before they left.

16 hours ago, Bert got kinky said:

 

Is that girl wearing a Velma Dinkley disguise?

Down Scooby, down boy!

On 4/4/2024 at 11:58 AM, Jonathan Swift said:

According to what I’ve read thus far, no. But you may have to file a rax return here. But what if you don’t? How would they find out and track you down? That’s what I wonder. Are they motivated to become the FBI/IRS of Thailand? Do they have the resources to wage tax war against non complying low income expats? Or will it be a matter of so long as you don’t attract attention you stay under the radar?

It is too easy to find out who is likely to be included by asking for the information from the Immigration Dept. What they might find more difficult is checking how much you have transferred and when. The Thai authorities are notorious for not thinking things through before introducing a new policy so I would bet they are still busy trying to write the form. Of course, they will delay any announcement until 180+ days are up so the net is cast before we can find a way round it. From what I have seen so far what you will have to pay will depend on the allowances you are entitled to.

It is interesting that being the most promiscuous also seems to earn you the title of "best shaggers". Considering the birth rate has dropped this title seems a bit unwarranted but there is a logical reason: Given the number of casual encounters that go on, plus the visit to the massage parlour, seeing the latest "Kik" (girlfriend), and a night out with the Mia Noi, not forgetting the 19th hole at the golf course in the afternoon before going home to the current wife could leave one a little tired.

If I had that schedule I'd be looking for an inactive post at work so I could get some rest.

On 4/4/2024 at 1:43 PM, richard_smith237 said:

 

Yes they are, but the rules are still antiquated... 

 

For UK citizens... Our foreign Wife's could move to the UK with us, apply for ILR and as soon as that application is in process they can start work - they also pay the national healthcare surcharge and secure national healthcare.

 

There is no such situation where I can work in Thailand, just because I have moved here with my Wife...  I have to be sponsored by a company that employs at least 4 Thai's....  I can't just go out and get any job as my Thai Wife could in the UK. 

 

 

Each country has its pro's and con's...  But it seems each time one of Thai's flaws is highlighted you stretch to certain lengths to justify those flaws which highlights a certain degree of 'Stockholm syndrome' where Thailand has taken your mind, you become blinkered and only see the issue from the a myopic perspective void of balance. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That is one of the reasons the UK is now being overwhelmed by economic migrants and bogus refugees and asylum seekers.

On 4/4/2024 at 1:21 AM, George FmplesdaCosteedback said:

Who was paying them?

I checked this myself and you don't even have to be paid to be arrested and charged.

On 2/20/2024 at 10:52 AM, noobexpat said:

Daft old men and their "i knew it" statements. As always.

 

In today's world of digital money it would be wise for the young and daft to be wary of fraud by or errors by AI programmes. This is just a start.

3 hours ago, ericthai said:

I never had an issue getting a work permit and many of my expat friends never had an issue getting a work permit. Sure the process of getting a B visa has gotten harder over the years, but still not that difficult.   

 

Medieval? Ask a Thai how difficult it is for a work visa for the USA.

And you worked with a permit as a nightclub M/C and DJ?

Who was paying them?

Wild West, I've called Pattaya the Wild East for years.

A misleading headline. Was she working in Thailand as a dentist or was she a tourist at the time? Hanging wires are just another of Thailand's ways to make you smile, like the dripping pipes and holes in the pavement.

Just got off the plane? It is clean, as clean as facial tissue but not as soft usually. There are decorative containers for it so it just looks like a tissue dispenser, just open the roll from the middle not the outside. What gets me though is how much they use, half a roll it would seem for some minor table spillage.

The afternoon restrictions were introduced in the 70s but revived under the Thaksin dictatorship.

It really is nonsense to think abolishing this old law will create even more death and injury on the roads.

It will however allow restaurants and bars to legally do what many now pay the police to ignore. Hotels all used to say they were "exempt" and give you what you wanted, even on Buddhist days.

Better for business and good for tourism.

14 hours ago, alex8912 said:

Don't these fools ever go to Malaysia or Indonesia which are Muslim countries and see beer and alcohol are available between 2 and 5pm?? Then of course same in Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam , Cambodia etc..It's completely silly for a loss of better words. How many times in Paragon or at 7/11 I've had to explain this to people and they are completely baffled! 

You shouldn't take it out on the staff, they just do what they are told. If you want a beer or whatever find a store without an electronic till, or keep some spare in the cupboard.