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On 6/27/2021 at 11:30 AM, spornb said:

As a retired UK Chartered Accountant having lived in Thailand over 12 yrs, I comment as follows

 

Pensions received in thailand are not taxable in Thailand

 

Pensions paid to people living here are not eligible for the annual increase

 

As regards the UK whether resident there or not, all income including pensions, dividends, interest, rental income etc,  above the tax free allowance is subject to tax generally being deducted by the UK Pensions office, and other pension companies paying from the UK at source

 

Thailand generally is a very tax friendly country to retired people

 

Five years ago I agreed with no assets in the UK, and my pension below the personal allowance, I no longer have to file any tax returns unless my position changes

Maybe you can answer my query then, as you seem quite knowledgeable, pensions from DWP are taxed at source, but what i've read on TVF is the tax deducted assumes you get the yearly increase paltry that it might be, but would mount up after a few years in LOS, would you know if this is true, ie are you taxed as though you have received the annual increases? 

Just to try and clarify I receive a local pension LPFA which does get the yearly increase, as well as the DWP pension!

6 hours ago, couchpotato said:

This is very new information. Can you please elaborate on exactly how/when/where you registered for this vaccine.

thank you.

All done by my wife through i believe through that online form again using pink ID card, as i understand you have to narried to a Thai!

May as well add my two penn orth, i got the first AZ jab yesterday (was arranged two days before, being Farrang. Thais apparently can just show up and get in line) at Central Plaza Pattaya AZ or Sino option quite a long queue but moved pretty fast, got there 12 pm got the jab 12.58, I am 82 high risk group married to a Thai the pink card was used at all the checking desks, blood pressure, temperature, etc. ,very efficient throughout organised by the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya, second jab booked for 27th Sept, i don't know if this a one day effort or everyday till the vacs run out, FWIW!

On 6/14/2021 at 2:46 PM, NCC1701A said:

gone now

Just clicked on your link it's still there!

I personally have not done a 90day report for a couple of years my wife does it alone, in fact to show how ridiculous 90 day reports are the women in my village take it in turns to do 90 day reports that is 3 passports three different nationalities   and they don't say a word at Jomtien!

34 minutes ago, kcpattaya said:

Fact tracker: CCTV surrveilance cameras do not work on Koh Tao.
Might be a convenient technical glitch on the island.
 

I think in the Burmese two case they worked at first then when needed they had not worked, probably be the same with these two latest drownings CCTV always seem to be a problem on Koh Tao, strangs that (sarc.) neveless RIP the two deceased!

18 hours ago, 1FinickyOne said:

khrai khai khaii kgai... who sells egg chicken? [by the sea shore] 

The one i was referring too seemed longer than that, could be wrong though!

On 6/4/2021 at 9:01 AM, CharlieH said:

Try a builders merchant ! And many other stores, takes a short time to get what you want, but 20 minutes or more to actually pay and get out of there !

 

Immigration could/should be ALL online in this day and age of technology.Upload, confirm, done !

 

You're joking Charlie they can't even keep the 90 day reports online working regularly in all provinces, which i would have thought would have been pretty simple, but what do i know i'm no expert!

9 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

The point is - this is not what we signed up AND PAID for

That's true, but it's been going on for more than 70 yrs now and there seems to be no political will or even interest in changing it at the moment!

I seem to remember a Thai sentence or phrase that uses one word all the way through that makes no sense at all, until the correct tones and word lengths are used then it is understandable, this was used to show how important tones were, maybe someone can verify the phrase i refer too!

3 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

I have only heard it called that on this forum and in a British  newspaper  called the Daily  Mail

Check it out on Youtube plenty of evidence there if you're interested that is, and not from the Daily Mail!

On 5/17/2021 at 2:05 PM, Hotrats said:

Since Tesco Lotus have stopped selling their own brand teas, I have been buying all my tea from Marks & Spencer. They have an extensive choice with a range of prices; all very good quality. Most Central Department stores have a branch of Marks & Spencer.

Agreed Extra strong teabags Marks and Spencer Central in Pattaya 2nd Floor!

On 5/12/2021 at 8:30 AM, Lacessit said:

Unreadable is Umberto Eco, Foucault's Pendulum. An author proving to the proles how much smarter he is than them.

I have harbored the suspicion for some time Kindles are planned obsolence in action, the battery is impossible for a layman to replace. I had one fail under warranty, it was also more expensive to send it to the USA from Thailand than its cost.

My current Kindle is my fourth one, it will also be my last.

I have a paperwhite bought in UK about 11 yrs ago no problems at all so far, also got a kindle tablet type running a crippled version of android bought about 8 years ago still going strong, so your usage surprises me!

20 hours ago, Surelynot said:

Gave up I am ashamed to say. 

I am thinking the same, but will stagger on a bit further!

On 5/10/2021 at 5:40 PM, Gecko123 said:

Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Yes i agree finished recently "Crime and Punishment" brilliant book hard to put down, Russian books can be hard going though with the unfamiliar names which seem about 2" long then they all have a nickname about the same length then a family nickname all these these names for one person can be used in a couple of paragraphs so can be a bit daunting, am reading "The Idiot" at the moment not as gripping as "Chrime and Punishment" so far that is!

On 5/10/2021 at 6:38 PM, 1FinickyOne said:

Thanks but I just can't imagine reading anything on my smartphone - - I do on occasion read emails and messages but mostly wait until I get home... 

Agreed looking at a smart phone for any length of time does my old 82 yr old eyes in, much prefer my old Kindle "paperwhite" 

On 5/10/2021 at 1:25 PM, Surelynot said:

Huge fan....not sure why though?......only one I struggled with was "Jude the obscure".

 

Have you read Anthony Trollope?

Yes i agree Thomas Hardy books are well written but also a bit of a downer no seemingly happy endings, all the main characters seem to be losers, in Jude the Obscure the only winner (if i remember from a long time ago) was the woman who prostituted herself or was a prostitute can't remember which!

19 hours ago, nauseus said:

do it online

 

I tried three times last week Jomtien not working (as usual) must go to IO!

1 hour ago, Hal65 said:

 

Thank you, do you know if this part can be skipped or not:

 

I don't have a printer at home so I hope this is not necessary.

I would imagine the idea is for you too print it out yourself, other that i don't know, sorry!

On 5/1/2021 at 1:34 PM, Sheryl said:

Could you please guive the link where you found the app? I can't find it via Line

 

Also as it is only in Thai, it would be very helpful if you could give instructions in using it!

Use the opener next to "the week that was", scroll down there's a bar code which puts you right on it, all in Thai though!

On 4/30/2021 at 5:06 PM, Hal65 said:

Thanks! I assume this resets for every new visa? I'll probably have to pick up a new vol or ed in November of this year

Here's a good step by step guide for online reporting if you need it, have'nt tried it myself yet but intend too  https://www.thaiembassy.com/travel-to-thailand/guide-to-thai-immigration-90-day-reporting

Is there a fillable form for online 90 day reporting that i  can fill in and print i come under Pattaya IO

40 minutes ago, newnative said:

This is not correct.  I was able to book an appointment for June 16 and I am not Thai.  However, I had to book with a public hospital so the private hospitals may not have been given permission to start appointments yet.  

So maybe it is correct then, never the less we are trying government hospitals now, thanks for input!

22 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

I think a better choice would be to choose the gov hospitial from the list. Although the private hospitals are on the list, its not clear that they will be a part of the public vaccinations. (if they are they will be charging)

So possibly the privates dont have appointments. Get your wife to try for an appointment at Gov hospital. Its worth a try and I think it will be successful

 

Thank you Peter, the reason Bangkok Hospital was tried was because her niece is a ENT doctor at that hospital and your suggestion for Gov Hospital is already underway, thanks for input though!

23 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

 

Apparently a Thai person can register others, possibly without an ID number

 

"Users can also register on behalf of others by activating the “Add people” feature and including their relation to the registrant. After the registration is completed, users can proceed to the next step – booking a vaccination appointment."

 

 

My Thain wife tried to do that for me yesterday Bagkok Hospital Pattaya high risk group 82yr old, But no can do must wait till June!