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I know he has been criticized by some for being too visible since the election and saying too much on too many topics. I've seen him doing everything from appearing at a gay pride event to playing guitar and singing on one of the news shows. He's done an exhaustive number of interviews, in both Thai and some in English. I think his strategy is to present himself as the de facto prime minister to be, while also introducing himself to the public, some of which might not know too much about him. If he can somewhat control the narrative, set coalition meetings and other activities as the main leader, and make appearance after appearance as the star attraction and fait accompli next PM, it might make it a little harder for senators to vote against him--and, hopefully, harder for him to be booted out over a non-issue of worthless media stock. Hope it works.

Walk it off.

OK, so in 2007 he was named administrator of his father's estate. Unless I am missing something, probate should not have taken more than a year or two--it took about a year for my father's rather extensive estate to be organized and then go through probate in the US. So, by 2009, or perhaps 2010 at the latest, I should think Pita's father's estate would have been distributed to the beneficiaries under the terms of his Will. If Pita was the beneficiary of these media shares, he had years to dispose of them. Certainly, that should have been the very first thing he did after he witnessed what happened to Thanathorn with his media shares. Like many, including my Thai partner, I find it inexplicable that he did not do so.

So, not licensed or trained to drive a motorcycle with the type of drivers license he had. Likely no experience in driving a motorcycle. Two more senseless deaths by not requiring valid motorcycle licenses in order to drive a motorcycle in Thailand.

Don't cave.

I have no idea what happens but I believe it's not the end.

Yes, I own one and never leave home without it. Don't know what I did before they became popular. In my man bag you will find: cell phone, wallet, spare masks, throat spray for polluted days, spare coins, kleenex, pen, small notepad, MRT and BTS fare cards, keycard to open the Bangkok condo door and operate the elevator, cloth tape measure, salt and pepper packets, Equal packets, a foldable shopping bag, and a few Werther's caramels. Sometimes passport and bank books if I am doing banking. Can't imagine trying to stuff all that into my pockets.

Oops. Make that 2014.

Umm. They already have it. Waterfront condo, standing proudly unfinished since 2104. 10 year anniversary next year! Start the 10 year celebration planning now!

Yes, the law is being used both wrongly and selectively to destroy politicians who become popular and threaten the dinosaurs. You know this, I know this, Pita, of course, should also know this. After Thanathorn's horrible and unfair experience, why would he have any hint of anything to do with a media company? If the shares are worthless, he should have burned them--or did whatever else was required to rid him of them--at a widely-covered press event in public before joining MFP and running for PM. I really like the guy but not a smart move on his part to leave this as an issue.

Yes, I think so, too.

Virginia, in the USA, uses 'Party A' and 'Party B' for name information, and gives each a choice to check 'Bride', 'Groom' or 'Spouse'.

Absolutely. Get a good team in place and let them do their jobs. No need for a president to micro-manage everything.

Welcome to the 20th century.

We're so fabulous it takes a month to celebrate us rather than just a day.

Thanks!

Thanks for your reply. I already have the second account, which has had over 800,000 in it since last August. Since my renewal is this month, June, I was wondering if the money has been in the second account long enough to satisfy requirements since it has not been a full year since the 800,000 was deposited.

Right from the get-go I see a problem. Why is a high-ranking colonel a mere spokesman??? And, not even the head spokesman, just a 'deputy'. Should be a job for a lieutenant. Still, looks like someone is trying to get earn some Brownie points with Move Forward so we'll see. Plenty to weed out, that's for sure.

There's always someone who posts this observation any time real estate is an issue. It's always put forth as an 'either or' proposition. Like you can only do one or the other--either invest in real estate or invest in something else. Nothing wrong with diversifying investments and doing more than just one thing with your money, as my partner and I have done--and that includes real estate in Thailand, which has been a very positive experience. As for the thread, some excellent advice has been given already. I would only add take your time and do your homework. If you buy off-plan, I would only do so with a large, name brand developer with an excellent track record of completing projects.

Oh, the 'horror'!!! Give me a break. If that's the worse thing that ever happens to her . . .

A somewhat related question. I do my 1 year retirement this month.. I've had 800,000 baht in one bank that I have been using. I want to close that account and use a different bank for the 800,000. However, I have only had the 800,000 in that bank since August of last year. Anybody know if I could still use that bank or do I need to wait another year so it will be in the account a full year? Thanks!

I'd keep our Pattaya house because I still like living in Thailand with my partner. Probably we would use the extra money to go on more extended trips with luxury accommodations-- staying in places like New York City, Paris, London, LA, Rome, etc. for as long as we felt like.

I haven't found that to be the case with Hipflat. With nothing accurate available from the government, it's one of the few sites I know of that provides pricing information on a wide variety of condos in Bangkok and Pattaya. No site is going to be precisely spot on but I find Hipflat to mostly be in the ballpark with their price per square meter figures. I've never come across a huge discrepancy. In the ballpark is really all you can reasonably expect. Obviously, for Hipflat to work best, it needs to be used correctly. You need to be comparing apples to apples and not apples to oranges. If you have a low floor condo in poor condition with no view in project X, don't expect to get the same price per square meter that a higher floor condo in excellent condition with a killer view is commanding. Even comparing apples to apples, there are lots of variables that can result in one condo selling for more, or for less, than another next door in the same project. Hipflat gives an average price for the entire project. That never means that a particular condo in the project will be able to sell for that average price per sqm. We've seen this personally three times with projects where we have owned 2 units, 1 bedrooms and 2 bedrooms. In each case, the condos sold for different prices per sqm. One example, Centric Sea in Pattaya. We owned a 2 bedroom on floor 29 and a 1 bedroom on floor 14. The 2 bedroom was renovated and improved to the max, including an all-new custom kitchen--we were living there. The 1 bedroom was improved a little--it was a rental. The 2 bedroom had a killer seaview and was one of only a few units in the project that had a cantilevered bathtub with windows on 3 sides. The 1 bedroom had a seaview, but not as good with the lower floor. Hipflat has Centric Sea at 97,000 baht a sqm. We sold the 2 bedroom for 154,000 baht a sqm and the 1 bedroom for 101,000 baht/sqm. The 2 bedroom went for far more than the average price because it had far more than the average condo there. The 1 bedroom sold for slightly above average because it did have a seaview and the units at the back of the building and in the low-rise 3rd building do not. Hipflat has high floor 2 bedrooms with seaview ranging from around 140,000 to around 162,000 baht a sqm. So, we were about in the middle of the range with that sale. Centric 1 bedrooms on Hipflat run from around 70,000 to 115,000 baht a sqm, so we in the upper end of the range with our 1 bedroom sale. In any case, Hipflat was right in the ballpark with both our sales--and with all the other sales we have done--and, as I said, that's really all you can reasonably expect.

Great!

I've been using Wise for a number of years with zero problems.