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7 hours ago, SammyT said:

I'm just sitting here waiting for the bitter old expats among us to come in and find some reason to hack her down...

 

Congratulations to the young lady.

You beat me to it!

I was about to write that I was just waiting for some self-righteous noob to come and write a totally pointless post to try and goad some of the more seasoned ex-pats to respond to your drivel.

Pointless, unless it was your goal to troll?

In any event, indeed congrats to the fetching young lady.

11 hours ago, cyberfarang said:

Good post, swissie and my thoughts exactly.

 

The Thai government will welcome westerners if they feel are going to be of benefit to the country, one being, they want their money invested in Thailand and not abroad. Thailand is not a charitable kingdom to accommodate cheap charlies that are considered poor in their own countries that owes them a better quality lifestyle. To be given something, one has to give something back in return. 

 

Personally, I welcome this new policy by the embassies that will help bring better quality expats into the country that can pay their way.

 

As you rightly say swissie, 24000USD or £19000 is hardly a fortune these days. If pensioners over 50 cannot afford this amount to remain in the country, then I have to ask; what have they been doing all their lives?

You both sound like a couple of clueless trolls, to be honest.  Either that or you haven't really thought the issue over adequately.

Consider the retiree that has his UK pension locked into a fund in, say, Gibraltar (2.5% interest PA income tax).  The pension fund could be easily $250k and provide a comfortable, if not lavish, lifestyle in Thailand.

There are no methods that I am aware of that will allow that pension fund to be transferred to a Thai bank anyway.  Apart from that, who in their right mind wants to commit 800,000 Baht to be sat in a Thai acount, especially when one is at retirement age?

Consider then that many such "pensioners" (I use the double apostrophes as, for example in my case the "pensioner" may not be of  normal retirement age but, instead, may be an ex-military chap receiving a pension from age 40 or 55) have already established themselves here and have bought property and/or businesses. 

These "pensioners may, in many, many cases, already have bought property worth millions of Baht in their wives' names or, perhaps, bought a condo or two.  This would surelysatisfy the requirement to show that they have invested in Thailand and that they are not here just for a "live by the seat of your pants" lifestyle.

Surely, the Thai government should be able to see that one size does not fit all?  That not all farang live hand to mouth?

In my opninion, if someone who can otherwise qualify for a retirement extension can show the equivalent or higher value savings/pension fund, proof of purchase of property (either as an individual or as the source of funds for the purchase of said property(s) in the case of a farang married to a Thai), then that should really negate the need for tying up 800k that could be otherwise used to set the wife up an a small business or towards something where it can generate more income.

Just my 2c. and I hope not too harsh.

1 hour ago, jayboy said:

Somehow this comment from the NACC secretary-general is for me anyway one of the most depressing and symptomatic aspects of the whole sordid story.

Just as taking money from someone under investigation by the NACC to drop or fudge the case is, presumably, also a personal matter as the money would not be used for official purposes?

LMAO.  These clowns could not get any more ridiculous.

37 minutes ago, BEngBKK said:

What happend to the normal 500 Baht fine and a way ??? 

Ahh. okay... He is not Thai

Don't you have anything original to say?

Why trot out the same old (somebody else's) crap?

Why bother to post at all?

Yawn***

4 hours ago, DaddyWarbucks said:

Agreed.

The Israelis brought this on.

Shot themselves in the foot again.

Not really.  I suspect that Israel will simply destroy the system in short order.

I think the generl public have all the understanding they need.

Sh1tty hospital, terrible excuse for a nurse and the usual arse covering f*ckwits running the show!

45 minutes ago, jgarbo said:

There is no Hell, so wasted epithet. 

Jeez, why don't you simply entitle all your posts "TROLLING"!!!!!

It would save us from wasting time reading your drivel.

1 hour ago, tingtongtourist said:

I also read about a cattle ranch and no doubt cars, bikes and the life of Riley.

 

Of course not, he is not guilty, but it doesnt help your life expectancy here. this is not Kansas.

 

And to do all that in his wifes name is just another topic of things NOT to do in Thailand.

 

As i said. sorry about his demise and so on,

but a life like that only draws unwanted attention from

lets just say..people with a limited mentality and education.

 

if you have to much money and must live like then just go buy a place in Bangkok with surround of big walls and security.

far away from hill-billies.

"lets just say..people with a limited mentality and education."

I could argue that your post shows exactly those traits Sir! 

This guy had put his time in.  He was no wet behind the ears newbie (like you I guess) and had clearly committed to his wife and his life here.  Just because he had a wall and a swimming pool does not necessarily mean that he  was living "the life of Riley", as you put it.

Land up there is cheap as is labour and the materials to build a reasonable house.

Your post veers towards victim blaming, whether you intended it or not.  He was long term married to his wife so your (un?) intended dig at the "all in the wife's name" is distasteful and insensitive.

It seems that you might have suffered at the hands of some bar trollop but, please, do not paint others with the paint of your bad judgement!

17 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

 

 

From experience, I disagree completely with your reply.

 

We go back to the UK at least twice to three times per year and always used to return laden with gifts and perfumes, makeups, football shirts etc.

 

Even my local shopkeeper, where I would drink a couple of beers ( I have now stopped drinking yet again ) started behaving the same after my bringing him back a couple of Ralph Lauren polo shirts.

 

Moving in, it has nothing to do with quote yourself: Show some affection and courtesy to people around you.It don't have to be expensive, but don't make them feel others you are enjoying too much, where as others are suffering around you.: unquote and everything to do with greed.

 

In Isaarn, I don't see "suffering around me". What I have seen plenty of is laziness, drunkenness, envy, and all the rest of it.

 

My boss when I was a young lad, and he is still alive today and has done very well for himself told me and I remember it well. He said to me, and it's turned out to be true, ' People never remember all the times you help, give and show your generosity, they only remember the one time you don't! '

 

And to finish, No, you are correct, you don't know Mr. Hogg or his wife for that matter, but I am personally annoyed by your last victim-blaming comment of attempting to move the guilt to them for working hard, having a nice car and house and a happy life for which the man has had to work around the world to achieve and not sit on his arse in a village thinking the world owes him

I am not religious so I don't know other than to be respectful by saying RIP. It doesn't seem enough for this tragic case.

Very good post Sir!

3 hours ago, The manic said:

He was bailed for car theft. Normal im most countries in the world.

He was bailed for car theft in association with the search for the missing couple.  I am pretty sure that this is not the first time that the Ridiculous Thai Police have had in-laws of ex-pats suspected of murdering the golden goose for the cash, or because they lost face.

It really is not much of a stretch of the imagination to think that the RTP there saw an opportunity to extract some money from him to let him go, if only for a while.  It's a semi-plausible story, after all, you fell for it, didn't you?

55 minutes ago, klauskunkel said:

How incredibly lazy/stupid does one have to be to copy the political enemy's campaign slogan..., or is the Army Cyber Centre trying to not so subtly undermine Prayut?

Well, whatever the case maybe, it's probably a much more fundamentally inherent flaw, such as: 12 + 8 = 4

What on earth is the Army Cyber Centre doing getting oivolved in the silly litte general's obvious election aspirations anyway?

Surely the Army is apolitical and serves only to defend the borders? 5555