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Better he's doing that than coming up with bad taxing schemes . . .

Totally agree it's a crime with Pattaya Beach how so many valuable and useful shade trees were removed, unnecessary and ugly parking was added, and seating removed. But, those are separate issues from beach replenishment, making sure that there is still a beach for people to enjoy. I used to live in south Jomtien and parts of the beach there were very narrow, especially when the tide was in.

Terrible, shameless ruling.

I'm confused as to how Thailand would, (a.) know what my capital gains/dividend income for the year was and, (b.) know that any of that income was sent to Thailand. I get income from a USA state pension, social security, and capital gains/dividend money. When I send, say, $3,000 to Thailand, how is Thailand going to know if that $3,000 is from already taxed pension/social security or from dividends/capital gains? It all goes into my USA bank account and I wouldn't even know myself if this or that dollar was a dividend dollar or a pension dollar.

Darn! I was hoping they would be breathtakingly stupid once again!

We should probably clarify that 'mostly empty' does not mean the project is lacking in sales. It has been a successful project with most of the units sold. The Palm is sold out.

There are several large Riviera projects in Jomtien, including Riviera Jomtien, Ocean Drive, and Monaco. They also have Riviera Wong Amat and The Palm in Wong Amat and they're starting a new project, Riviera Malibu, in Pratamnak. They all feature quite interesting, dare I say exuberant, interior and exterior design and terrific amenities--the developer definitely raised the bar there. The majority of the units at Riviera projects tend to be on the small size--true for many new projects. But, some larger units are available. Ocean Drive, for example, has some 2 bedrooms in the 80 to 90 sqm range.

Yeah, I was just going to ask how he can afford 5 houses on a cop's salary.

Beach replenishment is nothing new--and not unique to Thailand. Years ago I watched Ocean City, Maryland in the USA replenish its beach after a big storm washed a lot of it away. A beach resort's biggest attraction is the beach. It makes perfect sense to preserve it.

Good. Think big. Start laying the groundwork now.

Offers to surrender now that the charge has expired. That's rich.

If he's healthy enough to be an advisor he's healthy enough to be sent straight back to prison to serve out his sentence.

Even more ridiculous than your first post--if that's possible.

For me, attached.

If you are unsure of your future here, renting is always an option.

One day at a time. While you are riding the trains, think of some other activities, hobbies, etc. that you can do to keep yourself interested and engaged. Good luck.

Yeah, what's the big deal. Not a problem. Yes, I sold my USA condo--too much of a hassle trying to manage it from here. If I ever have to return to the USA, I'll buy another property, possibly renting while I look for something suitable.

You see these large PTT signs all over. I hope they all aren't this very poorly constructed.

If you have to ask . . . Seriously, your life sounds awful--to me. And, from your description, to you, too.

1. Pattaya 2. 3. 4. 5.

The mothers of the dead children should be prosecuted, as well. Why in the world didn't one of them turn him in?

Answered in the fourth sentence of my last post.

921 million Chinese live in urban areas. Only 491 million are your 'rural folk', so your first statement is incorrect. In any case, you're fixated on the present, rather than the future. Regardless of the current Chinese economic climate or current travel policies, when you have 1.4 billion people living a not-too-long plane ride away and only a tiny fraction have visited Thailand so far, to say the 'boom years' are in the past for Chinese tourism in Thailand is also incorrect..

Not much to 'check out'--just a rehash of the current situation and the current efforts to attract visitors from China and India--two of the countries with the biggest increases in tourists to Thailand in 2019, .not to mention the two largest populations in the world. Has nothing to do with my post, which disputed the claim that the 'boom years' for China tourism are over.

Actually, 1.4 billion Indians. So, large numbers of potential visitors, from two countries with budding international travelers, a not-too-long plane ride away--the point of my post. Infancy for both. France is about 7% larger than Thailand, so not too much difference in size. In 2019, France had 90 million foreigners visit. Thailand had a little less than 40 million that year. Comparing the two, it seems like Thailand has some room to grow regarding accommodating foreign visitors without it impacting the 'living conditions' of its own population. If you've done any travelling around Thailand, you'll know that the country has a huge number of tourist-related businesses. These businesses depend on a steady stream of large numbers of international tourists in order to survive. That was starkly, shockingly, on display for me when my partner and I took a number of trips around Thailand--including visits to Koh Chang, Phuket, and Koh Samui--during covid when we were prevented from traveling internationally. Of course, it was on daily display in Pattaya, too. Talk about impacting 'living conditions'. Some Chinese, as you say, want to travel to Europe and the US. Me, too--but I also visit other places. There's no denying, however, that nearly 11 million chose Thailand in 2019. I think it's a bit simplistic, not to mention untrue, to say that Thailand ends up with the 'crap leftovers' when it comes to Chinese or Indian travelers. Certainly, there are budget travelers from both countries--and, thank goodness, since there are a lot of budget hotels that depend on budget travelers, from wherever in the World. True for France, too--not all of the 90 million visitors were high rollers. Fun fact that I was unaware of: In 2019, over 60% of the Chinese visitors to Thailand were traveling independently, and not in tour groups, budget or otherwise. So, around 6 million independent Chinese travelers, going wherever they wanted, seeing whatever they wanted to see, staying in whatever accommodations they chose. In comparison, all of Europe was 6.7 million visitors that year. So, just the independent Chinese travelers that year approached the European numbers. Were all these 6 million visitors 'crap leftovers'? I don't think so. Ditto for the Europeans, come to think of it.