fusion58

My transfer finally arrived after more than two weeks and after receiving nothing but the same old canned, generic responses to all of my inquiries. I will never do business with this irresponsible dumpster fire of a company again!

I initiated a transfer to a U.S. account on 29 June, and, nine days later, the funds still haven’t arrived to my destination account. I’ve used Dee Money before with no problems, i.e., turnaround time for transfers has always been within 24 hours, so I’m a little alarmed. Contacted customer support, and this is the response I received: ”As checked with our related team, the reason for this unusual delay is related to a combination of technical and operational issue we're facing with our processing partner's end. They have already escalated it to the highest level. We do apologize and will revert back to you with the status as soon as possible.” That was two days ago. No response to my follow up questions. Anyone experiencing similar difficulties with this service?

Because it saves me money, i.e., fees for transferring funds from US to Thai bank account.

Just think: All the time and effort the previous regime spent courting wealthy expats and investors negated in one fell swoop. That's gotta sting if you're those guys. LOL.

Darn it! My flight leaves on the 30th. Just missed my window by three days, apparently. However, I have no plans to return to Thailand, so probably a moot point.

Fortunately, the (USA) card issuers in both instances detected the fraud, declined the charges and prompted me to secure my accounts. Someone attempted to use both cards for the same online purchase in the UAE. There was also an attempt to use one of the cards for a PayPal transaction (in Euros.) Now, mind you, I realize this doesn't prove anything, but here are the only things the two cards had in common: Both were saved payment methods on Lazada and Tops Online. Additionally, one of the cards was a saved payment method on Food Panda (I twice attempted to use the other card to make a purchase on FP, but it was declined for reasons unknown.) Make of all this what you will, but be careful: the bad guys are getting cleverer by the day.

I'm planning to apply for the export license. The statue is too large to fit in a checked bag, so that wouldn't be an option anyway. The article in the Post references Buddha images; my statue isn't a Buddha image - it's a Burmese apsara or "nat." I'm not sure if that will make a difference where the age restriction is concerned. At any rate, if I'm denied a license, then I'll just have to find another way, I guess. I'm not going to let these jackals rob me of my personal possessions.

Just another shakedown. I can't believe these schmucks are demanding I pay a fee to export a statue I've owned for 10 years and which originated in and was purchased in another country.

Yeah, I opined in another thread recently that the whole 90 day reporting scheme made me feel kind of like a crook on parole. Judging from their responses, I think I inadvertently hurt some of the apologists' feelings. Oh well - boot lickers gonna boot lick, I guess.

Was that one in the self-assessment? If not, then it should be.

Are they sure 5K is severe enough? Gotta send a message to the rest of the farang community that you can't just sully Thailand's global image of chastity, purity and all-around virtue with impunity.

Whew! That's what I thought. Thank goodness I'll be out of here before then. 😎

Just to make sure I've got this straight: Tax on accessible income from 2024 would be due in 2025, correct?

I'm more than a little concerned right now as I'm in the process of moving back to the U.S. and the contact person at my shipping company is telling me I need to obtain an export license for an apsara (not a Buddha) statue my sister purchased for me as a gift ten years ago on a trip to Burma. The statue is definitely older than five years. My father in-law is convinced that the statue is, in fact, hundreds of years old. I just hope these clowns don't tell me I can't export the statue as it's one of my most precious possessions. The fact that (a) the statue came from Myanmar and (b) is an apsara (or "nat") image - not a Buddha image - doesn't seem to make a difference to these geniuses.

“Where does that come from,” you ask? As triggered as you’re getting over an expat criticizing the 90 day reporting scheme, I have to wonder whether you’re actually Big Joke posting here under an a.k.a. But then again, I’m guessing even Big Joke wouldn’t choose a username as puerile and fatuous as “MisterPooFarty.”

You're obviously a knee-jerk Thai apologist - and one who's not too swift when it comes to reading comprehension. Were this not the case, then you would have noted where I indicated in my OP that 90 day reports were just one of the straws that broke the proverbial camel's back. In any event, your butt hurt response to my comment would suggest you've never had to deal with a differing perspective or opinion in your entire life. And that's sad.

When it works.

...or it could be you simply have a high tolerance for being treated like a criminal? Anyway, the 90 day reporting farce is merely one of the reasons, as stated in my OP.

Yep. And just one of the reasons why I will not be renewing my LT visa and will be returning to my home country. Tired of being treated like a crook on parole and having to metaphorically hop up and down on one foot and recite the alphabet backwards on demand by these puffed-up simpletons.

I'm in the same boat here. Just got rejected (with no explanation.) I have also traveled abroad and returned since my last report. 'Tis a bummer seeing as how online reporting had been working like a charm until now...

This assumes, a priori, that there is some other world, e.g., a supernatural realm which is ontologically distinct from the natural world. Again, the burden to prove the existence of such a world is on the believer. Failing that, the only honest thing for you to do is to admit that your assumption is a matter of faith as opposed to a matter of fact.

Everybody - including the South Koreans, no doubt - knows law enforcement in Thailand is nothing but a big joke (no pun intended) and that Thais, consequently, tend to regard laws more as "suggestions" which can always be negotiated with the right bribe or BS story. Unfortunately, many Thais carry this mindset with them when they travel abroad - and then they're shocked when they discover such attitudes don't play well in developed countries.

Yeah, God forbid these pesky consumers of Internet porn tarnish Thailand's image as one of the most chaste societies in the world... 😂

Either you're simply incapable off understanding who has the burden of proof in this instance, or you're just being disingenuous. Either way, not a good look for you.