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2 hours ago, tomwct said:

In 2011, they took the guns away from the public, so it will be up to the Military to take back the government and return democracy to Venezuela, but the Military supported the past two Socialist Dictators including Maduro. Maduro was a bus driver and is now the richest man in Venezuela. God he loves Socialism. Venezuela was one of the richest countries in South America and now it's one of the poorest with no food and no jobs. The dogs are leaving for Brazil. So the Military must act to restore democracy or the Venezuelan People are screwed.

yes like they did in thailand. 

venezuela needs to go through a painfull period where they are weaned off handouts. the 150US$/barrel days are probably not coming back no matter what government gets put into power.

20 minutes ago, wombat said:

its my understanding that the Gulf of Thailand is to shallow for subs .......is this true or false ?

too late to worry about that now as they already built the submarine bases several years ago.  rather than admit it was a mistake they decided to go ahead and buy some subs. i am guessing they will end up the same as the air craft carrier which does not leave port so depth of water is irrelevant.

doubt this will help with reconciliation. 30 billion thb might help line some pockets though.

12 hours ago, daphnia88 said:

Ah, as I expected. A bitter old guy. Figures.

ha, more stupid assumptions. i am 43. i am retired. and have a great life with 2 fantastic kids.

1 hour ago, daphnia88 said:

Then you could've just adopted. I pity the woman you're "with" a.k.a your sugar baby

odd thing to say but of course you are making a lot of silly assumptions. i bet you are a female. my sugar baby who is a year older than me is more happy than i have ever seen her. she does not have to work selling herself anymore and loves being a mum.

single men cant adopt and i dont want to raise anyone elses kid. been there done that with a dead beat single mum in australia.

3 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Wonder who the CIA are arming, training and financing in Ukraine?

no idea.

40 minutes ago, Redline said:

They don't even know the numbers, and you can't believe anything anyway

wont stop them making some numbers up. all makes for entertaining reading. whats going on with yinglucks fine?

sems thailand is going to confiscate the hotels where they stay while in thailand. one next to my old house got taken yesterday. where will ther end up staying?

great move donald. best chance syria has is for assad to take back control.

18 minutes ago, daphnia88 said:

so in other words... being a sugar daddy.

 

"other guys i know always take a mate along on dates with them so at least they have some decent conversation."

I'm sorry but that's the most pathetic thing I've ever heard. If you can't converse with her, what's the point of dating them or whatever you call it? Bang, pay, then leave. 

dating was never my thing and i dont know why guys bother. i wanted kids so i had to make a sacrifice.

whole scam was rotten from start to finish.

arm anti graft bodies need to be separate from the existing ones as they target different people.

sweet. cost 5000thb and earnings in the thousands of dollars. good job. might be a good job to lay low for a while now though.

well that only took 4 years. impressive. he is not convicted and locked up yet of course.

i have found pretty much everyone i have ever met in thailand needs probing. i have been helping out but it is a big job.

2 hours ago, daphnia88 said:

if you're dating a Thai, you're dating a GIRL... (read: kid)

i would not say dating i would say supporting, and then only till our kids are through highschool. i have seen guys try to date thai girls, it ranges from sad to outright pathetic. other guys i know always take a mate along on dates with them so at least they have some decent conversation.

11 hours ago, NanLaew said:

But he is 'exerting effort' and that's pretty much all the Thai Labour Department needs to know.

 

There are those who think that meeting your mates for a beer at the moobahn mom and pop store is contributing to the Thai economy. Then there's the reality of it all. Even the husbands who build family homes in Nakhon Nowhere are totally missing the plot if they claim that they have contributed anything meaningful beyond the x million baht to local Thai builders merchants.

bit off topic but the western guys who build new houses on their thai girlfriends land are thailands wet dream. they bring a load of money into thailand and help the trade balance. each house must be the equivalent of many hundreds of tons of rice that needs to be exported. anyway, back on topic. there is good money to be made from these digital nomads. many are paying 35000thb per year for their study visas i am sure they would be willing to pay 50 000thb for an online working visa. thats a lot of money in a country where most people only earn 120 000 working full time for a whole year.

be better if the general used 44 to state projects can only be announced when they are actually started. would cut out quite a few jobs in the media.

2 minutes ago, Salerno said:

That's a fault with the system; not a true reflection of what the financial cost should be.

when your dealing with killing someone you need to go through a fairly involved process. easier to just let them rot in a low cost jail if they are guilty.

6 hours ago, Retiredandhappyhere said:

 

It is difficult to believe that administering a lethal injection, for example, can be more expensive than keeping a murderer in jail for 20 or so years, also with the risk of a repeat crime if an escape occurs or upon eventual release.

takes about 10 years solitary confinement and millions in legal appeals. 

just saw the footage of the raid. it is soi holiday on na jomtien. i used to have the house next door. the whole 5 years i live there it was being renovated. they say they confiscated 200 million then they have confiscated the whole hotel.

8 minutes ago, cyberfarang said:

Sorry don`t agree.

 

If I am making incomes in my own country, England, then unless my incomes fall beneath my income tax personal allowance, I will be expected to pay income tax on earnings above my PA. The old saying; two certainties in life; we will pay taxes and die and the same applies in Thailand, because why should Thailand be an exception to the rule? If earning money legally, no matter from which sources, then we must pay tax according to the countries where we are resident.

 

People who are not declaring their earnings and incomes to the tax offices are breaking the law, even if you don`t agree with it.

doubt this guy would pass the tax fee threshold in thailand so even if he could pay tax he would not have too.  

3 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

People making money while illegally working in Thailand and avoiding paying income tax.

 

To the same degree as those that succumb to the, "You barfine my sister me" plea maybe?

 

You mean the same way as the many, many other countries that have generous and relaxed visa regimes for long-stay but ultimately illegal working "tourists"?

 

The infinitely successful ED visa that has been systematically abused beyond all recognition.

guy is not taking jobs from thais and is spending foreign income in thailand so he is an asset to thailand. they should recognize this and sort out some sort of system to let them stay.  

21 minutes ago, SOUTHERNSTAR said:

Or what about the US Thai military excercise Gold that was on at the time in the the Gulf of Thailand? Remember the oil rig guy that reported he saw a plane in flames from a Vietnamese rig.

had not heard that one. did it happen when cobra gold was on?

31 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

What the locals chose not to do is absolutely no excuse for foreigners to freeload. There's probably plenty of your fellow countrymen back home who have very strong opinions on this as well.

 

I agree, let the Thai revenue claw back all they can from VAT, be it from residents or tourists.

 

In the meantime, Thai Immigration can do its bit by showing the digital pikeys the one-way door.

who is freeloading? digital nomads in thailand are helping the thai economy. if thailand was smart they would sort out some sort of better visa system for them. most of them stay on the thai study visa. i bet this guy nate is on a study visa.