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Thank you for giving us a preview of what to expect here in Bangkok. Very informative.

One would think that they would be stringent year round?

Not so fast...I'm not sure the Knight Specialty Insurance Company understood what they were getting involved in? Sure, $175m bond. But a $500+m judgment? Is Trump's $175 million civil fraud bond valid in New York? Within 10 days, Trump or the company must file a motion to "justify" the bond, meaning Knight must prove that it is financially capable of paying the bond. "There seem to be serious issues," said Bruce H. Lederman, an attorney who has filed many bonds in New York, including for a real estate developer challenging a judgment. Lederman said he was struck by "glaring errors" in the bond.. "In all the years I've been doing this, you always have to have a certificate from the Department of Financial Services saying that you're licensed to issue a surety bond," he said, referring to the missing certificate of qualification. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-175-million-civil-fraud-bond-valid-new-york/

They always scramble in the last month, and weeks of the quarter to move product off the lot and recognize revenue. In that sort of scenario it can be a stressful time to hot the target. They have to offer greater and greater incentives/discount, which only exacerbate the problem. Musk needs a second trump term, in hopes of lowering interest rates (for loans) and tariffs for imported EV/components. Tesla Is Already Back To Cutting Vehicle Prices After Disastrous First Quarter Deliveries To maintain sales momentum in 2023 in 2024, Tesla has aggressively cut vehicle prices and offered discounts. As a result, auto gross margins, which peaked at 30% in Q4 2021 amid industry chip shortages, have plunged well below 20%. https://www.investors.com/news/tesla-stock-vehicle-cuts-after-disastrous-first-quarter-deliveries/

Either of the two Lopburi Monkey Gangs seems better organized than this PTP-led government. And the Monkeys could do a better job than this government, just by throwing darts. At least something, anything would be accomplished.

GT-200, airships, aircraft carrier without aircraft, sunk frigate, submarine without engine... The Thai military is not immune to the greed and desire to steal the citizen's money to enrich themselves. It's baked into the Thai pysche. Hard to Defend Thailand’s Defence Procurement The Thai government is spending more, and more opaquely, on defence procurement. https://fulcrum.sg/hard-to-defend-thailands-defence-procurement/

I'd probably attempt to get the landlord to register on the TM30 system, and then make a filing for you. This would take ~ 15 minutes tops. https://tm30.immigration.go.th/tm30/#/external/security/register/reg-web I saved this list from a trip report to CW For those in Bangkok: Documentation for self filing a TM.30 are Copies of; -the blue book (signed by the thai) -the thai i/d of the person in the blue book (signed by the thai) -the data page of your passport -the thai visa in your passport (if you have one) -your most recent entry stamp -your extension (if you have one) -the TM.6 departure

I still can't figure out why this internal fight, between Hapkarn and Sukvimol, over who gets the biggest slice of the take, has been allowed to bubble over into the public domain. Normally a powerful arbiter would have brought both men in and settled things once and for all. Clearly, the PM isn't up to the task, and there may not be anyone powerful enough who wants to get involved. The longer this goes on, especially if it doesn't result in charges, only further tarnishes the reputation of the RTP. I think public respect for the police is polling at 15%.

Some are saying it is the bond backer, Knight Specialty Insurance, that needs to disclose/provide additional information. Maybe this firm isn't used to dealing with courts? I think Hankey refinanced trump tower, and also is in big on the trump social media hoax company. Hankery is definitely wealthier than trump Who is Don Hankey, the billionaire whose insurance firm provided Trump a $175 million bond payment? Former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants in his New York civil fraud case on Monday posted a bond of $175 million, following a judge's ruling that they had for years misrepresented the value of his properties. The bond is underwritten by an insurance company run by a billionaire, who got his start making high-risk, high-interest loans to car buyers with poor credit. Don Hankey, the executive whose company provided the bond, is a little-known mogul who built his $7.4 billion fortune through car dealerships and providing subprime auto loans, according to Forbes magazine. That makes him richer than Trump, whom Forbes estimates is worth $6.4 billion, including his multibillion stake in the newly public Trump Media & Technology Group. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-don-hankey-billionaire-175-million-bond-who-is-he/

I'm waiting for Kevin O'Leary to ramble in and tell us this is victimless crime, and that everyone does it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4QNXnNftWk

Don't thank me, thank Billpro785.

Well, trump attorney Alina Habba did say if given the choice between being pretty and smart, she'd choose the former. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/alina-habba-trump-lawyer-court-b2481296.html Sounds like she's pretty dumb. Alina Habba, a lawyer for former President Trump, slammed a judge’s recent ruling in the former president’s New York civil fraud trial Friday. “They will not get away with it,” Habba said on Fox News’s “Hannity.” “We will come at them, we will come hard, and we will literally fight until the truth comes out. There was nothing wrong. President Trump has done nothing wrong.” https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4474611-trump-lawyer-habba-ny-fraud-verdict-they-will-not-get-away-with-it/ Trump secured the bond through Knight Specialty Insurance Company.

Ah, dessert. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNZ63iwnn5M

Thai govt considers sanctions against Bangkok monorail operators https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thai-government-considers-sanctions-against-bangkok-monorail-operators

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Is this "Sedition"? Or some other "crime"? If so, why haven't they been charged? Seems like this will be difficult to prove. But the legal system here is fungible

Thanks. https://www.irs.gov/businesses/international-businesses/thailand-tax-treaty-documents https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-trty/thailand.pdf

This will lead to the quadrennial mad dash to negotiate a deal with FIFA, and find sponsors/funding just before kick-off. https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thailand-is-1-billion-baht-short-for-world-cup-2022-broadcasting-license

Thanks for cleaning that up. So in summary Disability and SSA transferred into Thailand do NOT qualify as "Assessible Income", and if these are the only funds remitted then there is no need for a TIN or to file a return. Is that correct?

Thanks. My guess is that, assuming a higher disability rating, the disability payment alone, or combined with SSA, will be over 120,000 per year.

Most see it as regulated - licenses required to produce and sell, age limited, no public use, several other restrictions. Probably, with regards to youths, at least as well regulated as alcohol and tobacco. Now you may wish it were more regulated - that's a government task, or that regulations were universally enforced - that's a police issue. Sorry, what is this book? One of the shortest ever written? What are the titles of Chapters 1, 2 & 3? Can we get a book report from you?

All but one "conviction", for the rice scheme, hve been struck down by the courts, so any warnings should probably be issued to the judiciary. Of course, this begs the question of why these were lodged in the first place. Somewhat ironically, it was because she was pushing an "amnesty bill" for her brother, which got the yellows lathered up to shutdown Bangkok.

Do you have to get a TIN? And file a return, even if all of the disability income is not taxed here in Thailand? How does he do this? Wire Transfer or Direct Deposit? Does he use this to qualify for the monthly income option on an extension of stay/retirement? Here is the thread mentioned... https://aseannow.com/topic/1322443-is-va-disability-compensation-not-taxed-under-new-law/ In that thread, the OP mentions that they accumulate several months of payments to an account in the U.S. and then transfer funds to Thailand.

Who is going to tell the PM that this idiotic idea is dead, and no "Weekend at Bernies" like effort will see it enacted.