Youbloodybeauty

Strewth, good on ya for speakin’ up, mate. Though I reckon Aldi would’ve given the old non-tech-savvy codgers a heads-up if ya hadn’t. Here’s why an eSim is a good idea mate: Can’t be yanked out or nicked on its own – it’s proper soldered/embedded in the bloody phone. Drops the risk of SIM theft heaps if ya phone gets pinched or goes walkabout. Makes it a right pain for thieving bastards to nick ya number and chuck it in another handset – no popping the SIM out like a loose tooth. Knocks the legs out from under heaps of those dodgy SIM-swap jobs that rely on gettin’ hold of a physical card or easy portin’. Locked down tight by ya phone’s screen lock, Face ID, fingerprint or PIN – no mucking about with a separate SIM PIN like the old days. Stashed in a tough-as-nails secure chip inside the phone with proper strong encryption – way harder to clone or rip out. Not as easy to knick, lose or get messed with in the supply chain – no loose little card floatin’ around for some grub to pinch. Makes trackin’ a stolen phone a doddle ‘cause the SIM (and ya number) stays glued to the device.

Aldi has e-Sim now and can convert their Sim card to e-Sim now too.

Ahh ok that's the catch thanks. That official pdf repeatedly mentions foreign-sourced income and nothing specifically about "savings". I thought income is income from whatever source it comes. Looking up the definition of foreign-sourced income one of them is "Interest, dividends, or capital gains" which seems to cover super or savings. Is there anything official about not superannuation?

Looks like there are plenty of opinions about the law but considering this "official" pdf posted here earlier: https://www.rd.go.th/fileadmin/user_upload/lorkhor/newspr/2024/FOREIGNERS_PAY_TAX2024.pdf That pdf seems clear if I stay ≥ 180 days and drawdown my 31st December 2023 Australian superannuation balance and remit it to Thailand, I'm exempt from Thai tax until that balance runs out. If I withdraw and remit balance more than my 31st December 2023 balance, I pay Thai tax. I asked a Thai expat tax accountant and they said this is NOT how Thai tax works and to have a (paid) meeting to discuss it. Is there anything I'm missing?