Peterw42

I think you will find ownership doesn't equal voting rights. the minority foreign shareholder is usually the "managing director" of the company and has the final vote in any company affairs. Thais own 51% of every company in Thailand

The Thai lawyer has done nothing wrong or abnormal. A Company needs 51% Thai ownership, if the foreigner doesn't nominate Thai people the the lawyer will find the Thai people. Its what the lawyer is getting paid to do. A farang lawyer would be doing the same, finding Thais to be the 51%.

OP, who did you imagine the Thai partners would be, in the absence of you putting forward a thai partner? it has to be a Thai person and it makes sense it would be someone the lawyer knows. So long as you are the managing director and control the vote etc, the other 2 directors shouldn't be able to override you.

Is it possible for a non working (never worked) foreigner to pay into this scheme and get cover? Given that a foreigner no longer working can.

As others have said, the 400k deposit is the easiest option. Given that you need your own account, maybe open a foreign currency account. The 400k (equivalent) is in a thai bank in $US, acceptable for immigration. You can then transfer funds as needed to your joint account, and when the exchange is favorable. Top it up 2 months prior to next years extension etc. Keep your pension paid into US account.

Did you read to OP

Yes, thats pretty much what the statement says on the back. The statement that is responsible for the ongoing myths, that keep being repeated

He may be applying for PR or citizenship, I believe yellow book/ID is a requirement

Pink Id is valid all over Thailand. "Some" ID holders, like migrant workers or stateless people, have travel restrictions and cant travel to other provinces without other travel documents. As the issuing staff told me when I got the ID, "Any travel restrictions do not apply to people who are otherwise free to travel around Thailand".. I have used Pink ID in Phuket, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Samut Sahkon, Chonburi. At police stations, Gov offices, hospitals. Pink IDs are valid for 10 years, or lifetime if issued when over 60

As others have said, the first step is going in a yellow book. This process generates a 13 digit ID number. The Pink ID is all the details from the yellow book, including address and ID number. pink ID is a 5 min process after going in yellow book. So dont go to the amphoe and ask about pink ID, go and ask about yellow book.

OP, you need to understand some of the science behind a saltwater pool. You still have a chlorinated pool, you are just making the chlorine instead of introducing it. Salt is Sodium Chloride, when you pump the water through a chlorinator it creates the chlorine. A chlorinator is metal plates, an anode and cathode with a voltage across them, the voltage creates electrolysis and separates' out the chlorine. The level of salt needs to be around 10% of seawater, around the salt level of a teardrop, ie: it doesn't sting eyes. The pump/chlorinator need to run at least 12 hours a day, or enough to cycle all of the poolwater through every 1-2 days. Saltwter pools are often difficult during wet season as the salt is constantly being diluted as the pool fills up and is pumped out.

Like most online banking, there is a website and there is an app, the website usually gives a few more features and functions. BKK bank the website you can transfer to/from foreign currency account, the app only displays balance. I presume other banks are similar, I know my bank in Australia is similar, more functionality via the website rather than the app.

I dont know anything about them, but have seen people mention this company https://www.mbkg.co.th/en/home

1,000 Mbps ??? Is that a typo ? Any of the yearly sims usually have ridiculously low speeds, usually no more than 10-20 Mbps. Its a personal choice but the way I see it, you are going from unlimited data to data caps, and a heathy vdsl speed (I imagine 50Mbps) to lower speeds. If you dont use much data and dont mind slower speeds, then I suppose its cheaper. But a couple of hi def movies and there goes your monthly limit in a week. I just checked the data usage for just my laptop (properties of network adaptor), last month, 380 GB (also have 3 phones, 2 TVs and a tablet). I suggest you maybe do similar before doing any sort of data cap. Under 20Mps, you wont be able to stream 4k content, or have multiple devices doing downloads etc.

OP, not understanding why you want to switch to cellular internet. Your existing VDSL will always be cheaper, faster and more stable than any cellular options. Maybe for portability, but that goes out the window if you are carting around a big multi antenna router.

You're not stuck using an agent. I used an agent for a couple of years then switched back to doing it myself.

Not sure if you are aware, but foreigners can only own condominiums in Thailand, 100% in their name. Any other properties, your father doesn't own, 100% in his name. (even the 2 condos, may be in wifes name or a company name). I think there is a good chance most, or all, the Thai properties already belong to wife, I think you are on the right track by not mentioning the Thai properties to UK solicitors, or updating his will, they will of course want to chase them up, probate etc etc. It would cost a fortune and probably never get resolved. Unless you turn up and make a claim on Thai assets, the assets will go to his wife.

OP, what language are you having conversations in ? English (your first language) or Thai (her second language). A conversation in anyone's 2nd/3rd language, will probably be a little basic. A bit hard to discuss anything with a limited vocabulary. If you dont speak much Thai and the conversations are in Thai, I imagine they may also be quiet limited.

That's simply not true, I have 2 bangkok bank accounts opened and operated with a Pink ID. The account name is my name in Thai script (as per the ID). I cant use a passport to operate these accounts, as its not the ID I used to open the account, and its in a different language. The only time I have been required to present passport or pink ID is when changing passwords, lost card etc. normal daily deposits and withdrawals it card and bank book.

Yes, Kodi can be a bit of stuffing around, but when you get it working its probably the best player for subs, it has a snyc adjustment. dont know about VLC. The squares in kodi means you need to add a thai font. articles on goggle tell you how.

Op, you may want to look at Kodi. As a player it works really well to add subs. You can automate the process as well, you can set it up so when you go to play a movie it will go off and find the subs automatically. you tell it where to look, subscene etc. You can also set it to find English subs for you when the GF wants to watch a Thai movie. Or, like I did recently, a korean drama, with Thai dub and English subs, everyone was happy.

Lots of past threads disscusing licenses. Basically, At the local DLT (dept of land transport) if you have a license from home country, you show it, with a medical cert, and a resident certificate, do a basic reflex/eyesight test. If you dont have an existing license, its as above with an additional knowledge and driving test

Its a passport OR a yellowbook/pinkID. Open an account with a passport and the account name is in English, open with a yellowbook and the account name is in Thai (as per the name in YB). The document you use then becomes the ongoing ID to operate that account. If the bank wants proof of address then it would be a res cert if using a passport, or a yellow book if using a YB/pinkID. A yellow book wouldnt be ok for a passport account, its in a different language, and same for the reverse. You either operate in the passport/res cert universe, or the yellow/pink ID universe, the problems and misunderstandings occur when people try to combine the two.

Pattaya is in the tropics, and most of Pattaya is flat and just above sea level. It will flood no matter what infrastructure is in place. At a certain point any infrastructure will be overwhelmed. If a road is 1 meter above sea-level and you install a 2 meter wide pipe, there is no fall and the water cant go anywhere. It doesnt take much to understand this concept, But it gets reported on every year as though its a new phenomenon, and every year the usual commentary about fixing it.

The definition of a "smart TV" is that it can connect to the internet (wifi) and run apps (IPTV), not sure why people are saying you need a separate android box. Otherwise, you can find an android box on Lazada, if you dont have a local IT mall. Firestick is just another brand name of an android box.