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3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

If it's financial investment rewards that punters are looking for then Thailand is not high up the list.

Many other better countries to invest in property.

Also you can get your name on the deeds 100% and get a long term visa to sit in it.

Yes but does that other country offer the same other rewards of living here? Beaches, women, warm weather, cheap prices, safe travel anywhere day and night?

1 hour ago, Crok said:

Yes I had made Thailand my home but was overseas when Covid struck. Unable to return.  my visa i held cancelled by immigration, drivers licence expired and cannot be renewed,

tax file still valid. Had to sell two properties. Still cannot return. Welcome to Thailand.

Drivers license can either be renewed or you apply for a new one, same for visa. Not a big deal. Covid is a world wide problem and will come to an end sooner than you might think.

20 minutes ago, Javier said:

 

So what happened to me last week was my thai broker asking me for my password and transaction code. I am sure he is just trying to be helpful to assist me in solving the system error that I am suffering from. However, that is definitely inappropriate. Hence I sold all my Thai shares yesterday, waiting for T+2 and moving all my money back home. 

That sounds like an over reaction you may live to regret.

19 minutes ago, mikebell said:

Ditto.  If Thailand is serious about making itself a place to retire to, they should jettison the mediaeval house-owning laws.  This is unlikely to EVER happen as there are too many lawyers making money from setting up bogus companies; too many auditors coining it in annually by doing the 'books' on this scam.  None of them ever tell you shareholders can go to JAIL when the proverbial hits the fan.

If you have a Thai wife/partner then a usufruct usually mitigates this restriction and if you have Thai children as a result of your union (many do eventually) you can register the land in their name. I know of many that have this arrangement and live a life either equal or far more comfortable than back home. No need to set up bogus companies. 

3 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

There's not an easy answer to this.

In the UK it was cold and wet nearly all the time, so I lived inside my house (5 beds, 4 kids) nearly all the time.

In Thailand it's hot and dry nearly all the time, so I don't need so much inside space (3 beds, 2 kids).

 

If you include the age, weight, looks and compliance to sexual activity of the woman you live with in your 'comfortable' ratings, Thailand is stepping way up for most of us.

Lol. Yes sexual gratification may be the lure and fine for the first year but for many the ease of picking up a Thai woman or two after a while wears off especially when you have found someone you are happy to live with long term and then you are back to reality.

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6 hours ago, geriatrickid said:

Tough but understandable move by the government. The Thais knew what they were dealing with and responded appropriately.

Yes, some foreigners would have respected the  self isolation requirements and yes some have legitimate reasons to return,  Unfortunately, there are alsoforeigners up to no good without  the financial means or health insurance to  take care of themselves. Some would not have respected the self isolation. Thailand did not have the means or resources to manage that exposure. Because of a few duds, everyone will suffer.  And please, no lectures on how  this is unfair when  we see in the forums the stories of how some farangs  play the system  and cheat. Sorry to the many people who  are suffering, but this is the  cost of tolerating scum who are often excused away as poor hard done folk. All it takes is a few selfish gits landing from  Italy, Russia, USA. UK to spread death and disease.

Lol are you that nieve to think that all Thais are respecting the self isolation requirements and is okay to allow them to return to their homes and families but it is not okay to allow foreigners to return home to their Thais wives and families  because you think there are some duds that may not respect the rules? What kind of a double standard is that? 

Qatar Airways has closed their Chiang Mai office and aren't answering their phone calls in Bangkok. Online requests for a refund are not answered. They didn't even send me a notice telling me my flight has been canceled, I had to find out for myself online. Anyone else have any luck getting a refund from this airline after having your flight cancelled?

On 12/14/2006 at 2:49 PM, Rikker said:

Grover, the best I can do is I have a list of the 1000 most common words according to four sources of language corpora. I've attached a spreadsheet that I converted to HTML.

The best one is the Mary Haas list. Not sure about Haas, but the other three I know are all computed automatically, so the digits 0 to 9, among other things, count as "words" in their list, as well as some other things that aren't common Thai at all, but appear frequently in their corpora because of a large number of technical texts.

Hope this is helpful.

thai_word_frequencies.htm 745.68 kB · 95,892 downloads

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On 12/23/2006 at 10:22 PM, No beleeeeve! said:

Not sure if this would help, but there's a great vocabulary builder from a company called Unforgettable Languages that uses easy memory aids for commonly used words. This is a great addition to your language learning IMHO. It is an easy way to pick up, in this case, about 230 commonly used words. I used it for Thai and Mandarin.

It can be found at: www.unforgettablelanguages.com

I didn't see any Thai lessons being offered.

20 hours ago, Khon Kaen Jeff said:

12 years but we have kids too..

 

2 days ago she announces we need a new vaccum cleaner = 5k

Today the tyre on the car blew up = 5k

 

This is just out the blue stuff..

Cheap <deleted> aren't you. You put a price on love? Did she beg you to marry her or did you make that decision and then you want to toss her later like an old broom? She should dump you and find a man with integrity.

2 hours ago, soalbundy said:

what me worry? check out my new glasses

The baht has been rising in value steadily following the Asian financial crisis in 1997 and should be no surprise. What is surprising is that during all these years I have heard so many times from foreigners living in Thailand that they would not deposit their money in a Thai bank making comments such as bannana republic, unsafe banking etc. Now they're all crying about how little they are getting for their currency echange to the Thai baht. If you couldn't/can't look at a simple graph and see this happening for all these years then I don't feel sorry for any of you. Of course those that are living/eisiting only from monthly  pension income are the real sufferers and are indeed in a pickle through no fault of their own.

You are asking questions on Thai visa that should be addressed by a Thai lawyer. Anyones opinion is just an opinion based on an assumption. Do yourself a favor and get proper legal advice from a certified lawyer

18 hours ago, keith101 said:

I don't understand I mean I know thai have no logic but what has stimulus measures  got to do with bombings ?

He is referring to the negative effect the bombing has on the stock market and foreign investment in Thailand.

15 minutes ago, bubba45 said:

Hope you have better luck in the coming year.  Playing the market is a challenge and you have to have money you're able to lose.  

A quick search found this on the web; I guess it's ok to post it, it's from Siam Legal web page.

 

There are several options open to foreigners in Thailand who wish to apply for permanent residency status. The first one is based on investment, which consists of two components: presenting proof of investment both before permanent residence is granted and after it is granted. Before the permanent resident status is granted, the applicant must have invested at least 10 million baht into the country. Thereafter, the applicant must maintain the investment for three consecutive years after the permanent resident status is granted. Specifically, that amount of money must be invested in one of three targets: (1) a Limited Company or Public Limited Company (2) a bond issued by the government or a state enterprise in which the Ministry of Finance or Bank of Thailand is a guarantor or (3) shares or other instruments in the Thai stock market which has been certified by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The documentary evidence that must be presented in each case is as follows:

1. Where the applicant has invested in a Limited Company or Public Limited Company, he or she must submit: a certificate of company registration from Ministry of Commerce issued within the previous three months, evidence of Value-Added Tax or Specific Business Tax registration, and copies of the financial balance sheets and corporate income tax returns for the previous three years.
2. Where the applicant has invested in government or state enterprise-issued bonds, he or she must submit a letter from a Thai bank certifying the purchase and a copy and original of the bond certificate.
3. Where the applicant has invested in financial instruments the Thai stock market approved or certified by the SEC, he or she must submit a certification of the purchase and evidence of the investment.

Thereafter, by the end of September for the next three consecutive years, the foreigner who has been issued permanent residency status must submit evidence to the Bureau of Immigration that his or her investment has not been transferred. Furthermore, the Bureau of Immigration will also investigate to ensure that the investment meets the aforementioned criteria. Failure of the investment to meet the criteria would cause the permanent residency status to be revoked.

Interesting but what happens in the course of investing you buy and sell and your Thai stock market portfolio drops below 10 million?

The biggest reason for the drop off in tourism is because of the move away from sex tourism. Thailand has been trying to become more Family friendly and is discouraging the bar scene making it difficult for businesses which is sending younger fun seeking tourists to other regional destinations which have not clamped down on the trade.

The fault is most likely the Governments. If you had to defecate and could no longer hold on and there were no public urinals around would you do it in your pants or look for the next best thing available. Shame on the Government for soliciting tourists to come in mass hoards but not providing them with the basic necessities  of life which undoubtedly means toilets and garbage bins to throw their garbage after purchasing the street food so readily available on every street.

On 5/29/2019 at 4:07 PM, ThaiPauly said:

If I had my time over I would NOT have chosen to retire to Chiang Mai.

The weather is polluted all year round let alone from FEBRUARY-MAY this year.

 

Lots of hospitals for sure , you will need them if you retire to Chiang Mai especially if you suffer from Astma or any breathing related problems

 

Stay away and take up smoking, you will probably be healthier than me!!

Hogwash. Chiang Mai is not polluted all year round. It is safe to say that from the 3rd week in May through to Feb. the air quality is good and the AQI is 38 at this very moment.

("I'm an old guy, young guys with better lungs can take more punishment, carbon monoxide poisoning, no beaches, best time to visit after the burning season and before the high season".)

Give me a break, you spent 3/4 of your video talking about air quality as if it is a year-round problem even if stating March through April as being the worst. The best times to visit are Oct. through Feb. as the weather is cooler with plenty of sunshine and fresh air. Those that think it is too touristy should vacation in less popular countries and avoid Thailand as it is the 3rd most visited country in the World. Maybe try Bangladesh or Ethiopia. Chiang Mai is however far less touristy than other popular destinations in Thailand.

The cause of most traffic accidents is stupidity. I don't know how many times another motorcyclist has passed me with very little room to spare. Happened yesterday when I was slowing down to make a left turn with signals on and brake lights that work. Another driver clipped the right side of my bike and knocked me down as well as herself. She says she didn't have time to break but she had plenty of time if she had been paying attention to what is going on around her.

He did not have a license. If I was an insurer and the person knew they did not have a license and predictably no experience riding a motorized bike but took it upon himself to throw caution to the wind and go for it then he alone is responsible for his own mishap. No one should expect that Thailand or the insurance company should for whatever reason pay for his stupidity. To do so would just invite others to follow. His family or those sympathetic to his predicament are the only resources he has.