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digbeth

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  1. not without prior notice, no it's a rule owners voted in or agreed to when they bought in
  2. it's not, most of these place, there's like 60% parking spot compared to the number of rooms at best so it's first come first serve, having a co owner or tenant came in, while legal and they are entitled to, but hogging the same space for months without moving is not fair on the rest of the residents. It is a rule voted in at AGM, not law Most condos don't have this but the cheaper ones full of workers do and it's understandable The rule are usually that you can't stay in one spot for more than 7 days, so if you drive out once a week you're fine, and if you have extended leave like going away overseas, you have to let the Juristic Person office knows in advance so that they let you off, some would even come and start your engine to keep the batteries topped if you leave them your keys. If playing musical chairs with parking spot and the endless rules are too much, (which it can be) yes living in a cheapish condo building is not for you, at least with some rule enforcement and fine collections it prevents the place from becoming too much of a dump
  3. the salary base used to calculate pensions in case of having contributed for over 15 years will be the maximum 15,000 baht, should come out at around 3000 baht per month if you continue to pay under section 39, the salary base used to calculate your pension will be 4,800, works out to around 900 baht per month unless you are continuing treatment already arranged under SS system, and can't get/afford private insurance, not continuing payment and get more of what you paid in back is better. For Thai nationals there's the universal system they can fall back to which has better coverage than the SS system too.
  4. be mindful that in case you have been paying into the SSF for more than 15 years by continuing the payment on your own under section 39 after leaving your job means your pension will be significantly reduced
  5. I wish I had kept renting mailbox and UK bank account,
  6. You're not forced to do a return, but I suspect they have mechanism to check or report overseas transfer coming in at the bank, while there may not withhold the tax straight away, they'll certainly know if you have If you think hell has broken loose here, the Thai investor in forums and facebook groups are going mad, any Thai that has enough savings worth sending abroad to invest in place with decent return will be taxed on the initial capital that went out of the country too, unless there are ways to declare money you sent abroad. When it comes in effect, I suspect instead of wiring in transfer, it'd be wiser to fly in with liquid assets like watches that can be conspicuously worn and pass through customs
  7. Be mindful that the Shoei and Arais sold around here are definitely 'Asian Fit' for rounded rather than oval shaped heads and padding are different to the ones in the west.
  8. This is true, plenty of this happening in Thai ebook readers group, the only safe store to use for international user is US store, otherwise you'll need to connect via VPN
  9. Bangphlee Amphur hospital in Samut Prakarn for the initial care and operation and the Samut Prakarn province hospital for the only oncology department in the province, this is not under the social security system but the universal healthcare for everyone. Wait times are long, but bearable keeping in mind it's free
  10. Cancer is some of the thing where the Universal Healthcare system is doing better than the Social Security, free upfront, free throughout care my MIL on the universal free for everything just went through with operations and chemo for a year now, only thing we have to pay was the hospital room upgrade, the diagnosis, referrals and multiple expensive tests even at private hospitals for things like MRI was all taken care off, so yes, unless you have an existing health problem you are seeing with a hospital under the social security plan, there are no reason to continue paying into the system until retirement if you've left your job.
  11. yes, you get less pension per month if you do continue to pay in to the system after quitting the job, best to just stop only reason to keep paying is if you want to have medical coverage from social security system, otherwise you just move to the free for everyone universal healthcare system, the social security system does have access to private hospitals, but usually just as bad wait times as government hospital, the universal system have better treatment and coverage for acute disease if you never use the hospital coverage, already has private insurance, best to leave and collect the pension
  12. Can I get a prescription to show my wife, or are the dispensing clinics that deal marijuana will now offer services upstairs too
  13. I have it with Bangkok Bank too, 100k in the account, if I overpays, the amount owed shows a - minus and I can spend that amount straight away, so yes, if you temporarily need extra credit, you can just pay into the credit card you can pay the minimum and pay interest to borrow against your own money I've never tried but if you open 800k, can you show the bank book to immigration and spend what you otherwise can't touch? it appears as regular bank book, only caveat is that the amount don't show as available balance in online banking
  14. The dealers do organize rides and they used to visit the factory, this is not a regular thing though, also being where they are it's a <deleted>ty ride from Bangkok, no matter how short
  15. digbeth

    Artichokes

    The fresh ones we used to see in supermarkets are barely edible until you peel away most of the outer bits leaving only the small core edible, making the imported cans or jar that looks expensive at first better value
  16. so where's the policy written in English (or Thai) that you are entitled to return or exchange stuff you didn't want? It's understandably good service for most stores that do accept returns for no reason defective or faulty goods is another matter
  17. Often floor drain would have small water trap that surrounds the drain and prevent smells coming through some newer solutions are silicone inserts that squeeze shut and not letting smell through without the need for water traps
  18. This is the annual tax to the local government (Amphur or District Office) NOT the tax on sale or transfer of ownership and one of evidence of owner occupier they'll accept for the exemption of this tax is matching name in the house book (yellow or blue) and the deed
  19. But how would anyone knows if you have another set of keys outside the envelope?
  20. I've seen this in some European countries where the lock is standardized the tenant bring their own key/lock barrel and swap it with the landlord's and change it back once they move out, no need to change the whole hardware like the doorknob, only the key barrel
  21. If you've ever rented in the UK, the endless application forms filling for credit check and reference person (from work) is required, and yes they want to see your income that you can afford to rent the place, absolute invasion of privacy there
  22. I don't know if where you're from have the practice where tenants change all the locks in the place they are renting, but here, landlords or the agents or even the condo hold the spare keys
  23. There are time and place for condo staff, at my condo we have Christmas/New Years party for the staff and residents bring in gift in boxes for the raffles, At Chinese New Year, you can give envelope full of money like 500-1000 baht too If I go to the airport and they help with the luggage into taxi, of course Most residents just bring the security guards of cleaners foods when they come in after shopping, I order them pizzas or KFCs during Songkran or New Year when their usual food vendor aren't around,
  24. first get the credit report, see if the cause of rejection was if she has no credit history or had a bad loan she defaulted on in the past,
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