williamgeorgeallen

much better to lie to a foreign guy to scam money from him. cops wont bother you about that.

7 hours ago, Grubster said:

Its hard to tell where the shot came from especially in a building, so you hear the shooting pull your gun and scan your surroundings then shoot the guy you see with the gun, only to find out he was a good guy doing the same. Nice plan.  Or maybe you could ask him first huh. I don't want to be in any building with guys carrying guns, surely not a bar or club.

was a joke. better to limit the number of people who can own firearms to those who pass strict vetting. then dont allow people to carry unless they are hunting or going to the range. nz has a good balance.

33 minutes ago, perthperson said:

 

Sadly there are far too  many people like you who are prepared to indulge in rumour, gossip and gross exaggeration. 

 

Did I tell you that one of my neighbours (until recently) was a senior officer with the Dept.Of Work/Employment ? 

 

I repeat I will  continue cutting my grass and doing all the other tasks associated with maintaining a property and I will not be "caught" or fined. 

 

IF your doom laden prediction of my being "caught" ever happens(very unlikely) I will insist on being charged and taken to court. 

i did not predict any doom and gloom. before you go off getting all offended read my post again. i said i doubt anyone cares about you mowing your lawn.

why would you tell me who you neighbor is and why would i care? 

all the staff at night clubs need to be armed to take out active shooters. the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. should be compulsory for good guys to be armed. anyone know a good test for goodness?

1 minute ago, perthperson said:

Really ?  Now prove what you claim!  

 

We all know a friend of  friend of a friend who is happy to repeat the latest bar stool news ! 

 

I will be mowing my grass today. All my Thai neighbours can see what I am doing and I will not be 'caught' or fined ! 

prove what? that you are not doing anything illegal unless you are caught? doubt any one cares about you mowing grass unless you have upset them in some way, technically you are breaking the law. 

international waters?

well they made prostitution illegal and that has been stamped out, so no reason why rock climbing should not be stamped out as well. here is another idea, how about legalizing it and trying to see it is done in a safe controlled manner. the rock climbing as well.

13 hours ago, perthperson said:

Nonsense !   Been for years and always cut my own grass. 

 

How many people do you know who have been charged with grass-cutting without a WP? 

people have been fined ( fines are almost always issued on the spot, matter is almost never taken to court) for all sorts of silly things. i know a bar owner drinking in his own bar who got fined for talking to his mates who were drinking there. what the law is does not matter at all. it is only illegal if you get caught. dont tell anyone and keep your door locked and you will be fine.

pretty simple solution. get the lawyer. hope he is feeling the heat. seems lawyers are impossible to bring to justice, guess they know the system.

there is a new constitution or charter on average every 4 years. you would think it would just be easier to change it.

3 hours ago, Cadbury said:

So the Ministry of Tourism Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul says they will be focusing on "niche" markets. I think we have heard all this before. The highly imaginative Dream Team at TAT are forever thinking up visionary "niche" ideas for pulling in the tourists along with their money.

Just to refresh your memory and brighten your weekend here is a list of some of their better known "niche" market ideas.

       ·        Durian Kit Kat tourists

·        Pokemon Go tourists

·        Rusting naval base tourists

·        Jetski tourists hub

·        Sports tourists hub

·        Medical tourists hub

·        Jewellery tourists hub

·        Pattaya, good clean family fun tourists.

·        Target wealthy Chinese tourists who normally go to Japan

·        Target wealthy Japanese tourists who normally go to Taiwan

·        Promote 400B National Parks for tourists

·        Promote off-season tourism

·        Attract Chinese couples for marriage in Thailand

·        Hub of world film locations

·        Rainy season tourist programme

us sex tourists are not niche enough? probably better they dont focus on us actually what with it being illegal and all that.

16 minutes ago, LivinginKata said:

 

From what I hear the Army are getting on the gravy train. So there will be no true law enforcement. But all the businesses will have to hand another brown envelope to yet another 'official'.

longer the army is in power the more rackets they will take off the cops. 

2 hours ago, BritTim said:

The answer is that "work" is anything an official says is "work". There is a consensus by the powers that be that certain groups should be left alone (e.g. digital nomads). That aside, mostly, common sense is applied (yes, really) on whether to go after someone for what could be defined as "work". In rural Thailand, if you are on good terms with everyone, and have no enemies, you can get away with almost anything. Avoid being in competition with someone in a way that they could perceive as hurting their business. That is what generally leads to trouble.

they determine work as anything they think they can levy an on the spot fine fine for. as long as you have some cash to pay the fine you should be ok. 

why would the general run in an election? the last referendum gave him over control of everything. 

now the gays in germany can be miserable like the rest of married people. why wont they just ban marriage? stupid outdated tradition. MGTOW.

i answered you private message but now i have some more info here is a more detailed reply.

1)i would strongly suggest you put the business only in your wife's name, having foreign names on the ownership draws a lot of heat from the authorities. so does a foreign work permit so avoid that as well. having your name on the business is not going to help you in any way unless the company has assets, even then you can only be a minority share holder at best.

2) to get a work permit you need to pay tax on about 60 000/month but you dont need to pay yourself anything, just pay the tax. you will  also need to pay social security on 4 thai employees, note you wont actually need to employ them, just pay the tax. just dont work onsite. work permits are extremely expensive and they are hard to justify.

3)residency does not give you much of a benefit. it is expensive and still needs to be renewed every year. most likely you will apply, pay the fee and it will never get processed.

lastly business ownership is very heavily stacked against foreigners. i would advise people against it.

where will the clinic be?

i would go solar. some great stand alone products now. try the goal zero or kodiac solar systems.  a really good one goes for about 60 000thb. just need a gas bottle for cooking.

try kiteboarding or stand up paddle. drone flying is a good laugh.

17 hours ago, Orac said:

Even as a Pattaya resident I can't help but chuckle at the thought that they are 'damaging Pattaya's reputation'.

i am sure they are damaging the place financially. have to wonder if there are enough chumps opening bars to replace those closing up.

19 hours ago, YetAnother said:

with all the serious problems thailand has, dont see this as requiring addressing

not about addressing problems it is about the cops making money.

1 hour ago, Suzy said:

Doesn't everybody here?

 

not the poor.

wonder how much the fine is for shooting at a cop?

everyone relax. trump is ramping up coal mining and consumption which will increase global warming, raising sea levels, drowning these low lying military bases.  dam smart.

you never want to get into a situation in thailand where you have to trust a lawyer.  lawyers just seem to be able to do what ever they want. 

i just walked away on my 30% deposit.  no point trying to upgrade to a completed condo in another project as they are asking about double what the actually sell for on the open market. there is a massive oversupply coming. cut your losses.