digbeth

Interesting way to list the item, though it's only time they're found out

having anything recorded on the back of the chanote like usufruct or superficies is enough to put off any creditors or banks, so you record a usufruct or superficies on each other's plot 

Many other countries would have clearly defined how many days in a year you can stay using visa-exempt 

the previous and oft-cited 180 days in a year sounds reasonable, could even serve as a guideline for current regime where anything above you're pushing your luck but could be let in after stern warning

would no back to back exempt entry or same day re-entry and land border be reasonable? no genuine tourist would pass up a chance to explore Laos, Cambodia or even Malaysia, Would anyone be caught out by this? 

Advantage of superficies is that you can sell/transfer or lease out the superficies, but in either case if they don't want you there there's plenty of means where legal protection isn't worth much

Hasn't there been cases where immigration showed up and asks that Juristic office keep a file on all foreigner and TM30s

300 baht sounds like local cable, are you in Pattaya or someplace like that with Local Cable company? they re-broadcast digital terrestrial as well as some international channels over the cable in both digital and maybe still analog, as long as the new TV has aerial input you'll be okay, most new TV should still have them and able to tune into the cable's channel, wifi and internet are optional and you don't have to use it

17 hours ago, natway09 said:

Correct me if I am wrong but is not all land being used by Government Departments "Crown Land" ??

If that is so then with Government of the day, Crown Land Department  & Monarch's consent the land can be repurposed  for the betterment of people without compensation to any said Government Department.

The way the air force sees it, AOT, the airport authority is a private enterprise that is depriving them of their perceived income from use of their 'land' 

the fact that the land goes back to the government which them reassigned to whomever they see fit has no bearing on this

In case where the Juristic person isn't involved in showing the room and they wouldn't know, you are allowed to have 'friends' over,

and if they are concerned about TM30 filing, they are welcomed to help you file it

security updates and latest android version are really required for online banking, if you don't do that on the phone you can continue to use web browser for a few years after it's no longer supported.

the lack of distributor in Thailand and parts availability is more of a problem 

How much of a discount did you get? I usually buy mine from Apple due to better return policy and customizable options, but if the retailer's discount is big enough, might as well look for a sale with them next time

On 4/21/2024 at 4:26 PM, WalsallRobbo said:

I went to the cycling track near the airport at Bangkok last night. I wanted a drink but nobody would accept cash or card payments. It was just a QR code scan.

How I can get that to work if I just have a UK bank account?

It is unfortunate, the cycling track used to have a bracelet that you use to enter the gate that you can load money into and use to pay for things within the track but they have phrased the using of the bracelet to pay for things out  now, but most shops inside there is only setup for cashless since the beginning.  SCB bank was the main sponsor of the track and they sort of trialed the bracelet payment but it went nowhere after people start using QR more

There used to be that for non cyclist visiting you can get a card from the main office that works like the bracelet and load money onto them like food court card, you can get it from either the office or there's a booth between the food stalls you can get the card from 

On 4/29/2024 at 10:22 AM, Everyman said:

The Thai QR code payment system has a few shortcomings, such as no options for foreigners without a Thai bank account and relying on buggy and slow banking apps. Even WeChat pay and AliPay in China can be used by foreigners, although with considerable difficulty in setting it up. But at least that system is fast - faster than taking cash, even if exact change. 

 

The problem with being able to link a credit card to the Thai QR code payment system is that you could pay someone in cash using credit. Banks don’t want that because it creates a system where you would be paying the bank back with its own money. There’s also the issue of who would pay the transaction fees.

 

From the Bangkok Bank app there seems to be something called prompt pay international, and you can possibly pay from a Singaporean account using one of their banking apps.

 

So what it will take is for foreign banks to join the prompt pay international system. That seems unlikely.

 

So absent some fintech solution that is foreigner friendly, it’s going to get rocky for people without Thai bank accounts.

 

Japan, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Hongkong banks can use Promptpay QR to pay in Thailand now, and vice versa for Thai accounts holder going  to those countries so cross border qr are becoming more common.

QR linked credit cards seem up to each merchant to accept, as they'll be paying the usual transaction fee if their customers pay be credit card via QR, if the mechant is stupid enough to pay out someone in cash when they paid using QR credit card the burden of the transaction fee is on the merchant, regular people with just bank account can't accept QR payment using credit cards

On 4/21/2024 at 7:31 AM, stupidfarang said:

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No over taking when there is traffic coming towards you.

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You can do that in Thailand.... and lived?

What's her passport nationality?

6 hours ago, ianguygil said:

There is really a lot to answer here and I will just give a few comments and won't respond to individual posts. Too busy...

 

The Channel most affected by the move to Digital in the past years is the ATM. Volumes of cash withdrawal and things like Bill Payment have dropped hugely. Some banks are just not offering ATM's and are moving to paying fees for customers should they incur them, from using other banks ATMs

 

As correctly stated, the Cardless ATM feature involves the App, but also the ATM system. So using a US bank ATM is VERY unlikely to work until some standard based network like VISA or UPI provides this, which is not imminent. We previously allowed AEON customers to use our ATM, now KBANK. ATM networks are expensive to rollout AND to maintain. We need staff to refresh the cash, we need to upgrade them. So leveraging this investment by pumping more volume via other Bank Apps for Cardless makes business sense, on both sides.

 

This should work, but if your KBANK App says the QR Code is not valid then call KBANK (please). 

 

FYI, I still have an ATM card because I travel a lot (internationally) and I an not use CARDLESS there overseas. But in Thailand I am 100% Cardless. 

So bottom line is that this will  continue to expand (I think I do not know) in terms of other banks having access to each others ATM via Cardless. Fees are something you will  need to discuss with YOUR bank. Not with us. And it should work. As I said we have done for AEON for some time already

 

Thanks

I as afraid the cardless ATM was going to be a new 'lock-in' forcing customers to go to their own bank's ATM to withdraw money from apps, but now that interoperability is here it is welcomed, do you see some standards forming like PromptPay that now has some regional interoperability now

Also, If you are at liberty to disclose,

What's the uptake for withdrawal by 'Bangkon Agents' ie: at 7-11s like? I don't imagine many takers for this option in urban areas with readily access to ATMs

22 hours ago, findlay13 said:

I don't know if this is relevant to you but a semi can use a bit of engine braking.I have no idea of autos.

On autos you have to open the throttle a bit to have any engine braking, not advised to go down big hills unless you know what you're doing 

2 hours ago, Kinnock said:

Honda MSX 125 'Grom', Honda CT125 and Honda Monkey are full manual with a clutch.

 

This post may get more replies in the Motorcycle forum?

CT 125 has semi-auto like the C125/Wave

price excl vat is per kg (written in thai)

689.72*1.07*1.092=805.89 rounded to the nearest .25 which is allowed 

however, if the whole wheel was labelled from europe as being 1Kg, the 92grams could be the weight of the packaging, wraps, films and label which ideally they should deduct from the weight but rarely do, when sold in slices they might subtract the packaging weight

15 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Where's your proof?

 

Post your link, the article photo shows an older model. 

 

plenty of pictures in other 'proper' media instead of these AI assisted word salad purporting to be news article

I wonder if you ask to switch to TOU would they need to replace the meter again or can that be switched on at the meter

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

A 160 Click does around 45-50km per litre, that equates to very little baht a week

A Wave 125 can do 70km/litre both has similar sized tank around 5.5litre, the Wave would have range of around 385km, while the click is at 275km, at the current price of 40baht per litre, it's .50 baht per km for the Wave and 1 Baht per Km  for the Click, realistically the 220baht to fill up the tank will last most commuter around month easily, the savings only makes sense for delivery driver if  you only look at fuel consumption 

There are still difference, semi-auto can do up to 70-80km/litre while 125-160cc autos are  around 50km/litre 

bigger autos like 300+cc would be lucky to get around 20km/litre 

but if you ride fast a lot more than slow, it might be more economical to go with autos, modern ones with 4 valve and water cooling can happily do 90-120km/hr. speed while semi autos would struggle beyond 90

Always good to remind ourselves that life is cheap in Thailand, especially for those earning the minimum wages, if they snapped and maims or murders you for slighting them, prison or whatever consequence there is not a deterrent to them