Jonathan Swift

From what I've read, US social security is not taxable. So I imagine I will file a tax return and provide Social Security documentation that my income matches the amount transferred here every month. That should require minimal math skills on the part of their tax dept. 

9 hours ago, Taboo2 said:

Lies...I go there everyday....it is very safe.  Just pay your bin and do not get drunk and act like you are back in your sh&&&&e country.

You are correct sir. 

1 hour ago, John Drake said:

Thank you, SCB for taking away online banking, removing ATMs, and closing so many branch offices near me. After frog marching me into using the phone app, I guess that too will be disabled, because it's in my wife's name. Prayuth was better.

I hear you. But this may have little or nothing with either prime minister themselves. These could be independent agencies. But I really don't know for sure, just a guess. But overall, this is another case of everything changes, and often not for the better. That's the way of the world, social entropy, moving toward chaos

9 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Seems there is an u-turn already.

 

“Anyone using a name on a number that doesn't match their account today doesn't have to worry. NBTC (National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission) explains that the new rules have not been implemented yet. Also request more time to coordinate with AMLO (Anti-Money Laundering Office), and network service providers and revealed there will be exceptions.

 

From the news that on 27 May various banks will start using new rules. that the assigned phone number used to connect to the bank account, must be the name of the person who activated the service or registered as the owner of the SIM card.

Last night, the NBTC issued an announcement explaining the matter, stating that “Office of the Broadcasting Commission Television business and the National Telecommunications Commission (NBTC Office) would like to clarify that the news about screening mobile banking numbers (SIM cards) linked to bank accounts, is currently only a process in progress.”

 

Translated from link.

 

https://workpointnews.com/around/news/N88UOKP

Another case of using a sledgehammer to kill a fly. Hopefully sense will prevail

15 hours ago, anchadian said:

How ridiculous.
 

Are tobacco products, which are more dangerous, classed as drugs?  I think not.

 

By your logic, if guns are legal, then tanks and bombs (in the hands of citizens) should be. Right? Yes, I know guns are technically illegal in Thailand. All right, then if knives are legal then guns, tanks, and bombs should be, right? But you have to remember, the tobacco industry has immense unmeasurable wealth and is deeply entrenched. E cigarettes are relatively new and more easily controlled, and merchants are not as well organized with lobbyists and politicians. So if that particular scourge can be controlled, absolutely. We don't need kids getting addicted to anything, whether it's cigarettes or other nicotine products. Obviously you're a smoker and you sure wouldn't want anyone to take your filthy habit away from you. I know it's difficult, but see if you can wrap your mind around the foregoing. 

12 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Ohhh!!! I bet the infamous taxi drivers will love this idea ...............LOL 😂😂😎

Just like they no doubt love the Bolt app. 

10 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Thailands youth love affair with drugs....

And the youth of other countries don't do this? All youth everywhere have always done this all the way back to when these substances first appeared. 

13 hours ago, steven100 said:

 

why wouldn't they mention where he passed away or what the cause may have been ?      

 

 

I'm sure if you asked them they'd be happy to tell you

13 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Nothing to worry about, the climate sceptics have it covered. Rising seas are fake news.

 

 

Fake water. Nothing to worry about. I believe that fake map you posted came from Trump's "Sharpie Weather Service"

14 hours ago, MarkmBha said:

Bangkok will be under water in the future.

Everything will be under water in "the future". 

14 hours ago, MarkmBha said:

Bangkok will be under water in the future.

I always wanted to take up scuba diving anyway

19 hours ago, redwood1 said:

 Is it possible to get a QR code then take the code to 7-11 and pay there?

 

I am just not getting where the payment for the QR code comes from?

 

Thanks

7-11 does not use QR codes the same way as other merchants and private parties. They have some other more tedious process that I don't use. 

16 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

If you're going on "a book and videos", you know nothing about the conditions of Klong Prem, the facility that also houses the women's prison.    Without exception, all of them comprise over-dramatic exaggerations and lies with the only intentions being to create agitation and as much money as possible for the authors or producers.

And what is the evidence to support YOUR claim and statements? You're an expert because . . . ?

3 hours ago, mikosan said:

No sympathy whatsoever.  Shame you didn't have to serve the whole 31 years in there.  And the fact that you now intend to profit from your criminal activities is a disgrace.

So where do you get your moral authority from? The judges ruled according to law. It's not up to you or any other person ignorant of the law and prone to slinging malicious judgements toward others. The reasons we have laws, constitutions and courts is because people like you are not qualified to decide the fate of other people. People in all civilized countries regularly have sentences reduced or they are paroled for due cause. That is because such people are regarded as redeemable, that they have true remorse for what they did, and not regarded as less than human as you seem prone to do. She is not profiting from her criminal activities. Her criminal activities were selling heroin. She paid the price for it. She didn't commit murder or a violent crime. She is not profiting from anything directly connected to anything illegal, nor is she doing anything illegal now from which she seeks to make profit. She is telling her story, which she is entitled to do. She doesn't require your sympathy. This story has nothing to do with sympathy. It's a true story of a true human experience and as such it has value. The malice that you display in your comment shows you to be a worse person than she is. She is certainly not a malicious, condescending, judgmental person. Think about that. I would not be in the same room with the likes of you. I feel sorry for your kids if you have them. I wonder what kinds of abuses you would justify against them or your partner. That's precisely what your comment suggests about you. 

18 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

So what did she use?????

You have to buy the book. Maybe she just went in her pants. 

8 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

30 years plus driving and i have never once mixed the gas and brake. 

People can suffer anxiety or panic attacks and do such things. I never pushed a car off a cliff, but I've done some things under such attacks. Not saying that's the case here though.

15 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Whatever happened to "Whatever the market will bear?" Are the prices posted ANYWHERE? Let the buyer beware.

What happened is that’s got nothing to do with predatory and deceptive price gouging which targets vulnerable tourists who are unaware of typical average prices. Go back to school, and while your at it ask your parents for a refresher course in right and wrong  and general ethics

On 5/11/2024 at 10:54 AM, Furlong said:

Hello,

I will be 50y.o. in a few months, so i was wondering if i could use my monthly salary from abroad as i am still working there (not in Thailand), as a proof of income for this kind of visa, would it be okay or it has to be a proper pension and not a salary?

Thanks.

Yes you can. I've been doing it for 7 years. You use Wise to transfer your income to a Thai bank, minimum 65,000 baht per month, once around the same day every month. They don't ask questions as long as it's a legitimate international transfer. You have to show one year's worth of statements showing the deposit. You order the one year's statement and get it by email in a few days. Stay away from visa services if you can, they use a fake deposit of 800,000 baht so that it shows up on paper, it works for most people but some have been caught. Also good advice, Kasikorn Bank gives you a phone app that lets you do international transfers back to your home country, it that country's currency, and if you choose the cheaper option it costs around 250 baht, and gets there within 12 hours. Only the phone app does this, and only through cell phone data. You have to download the app with cell phone data, switch off wifi. In your home country you can do this but once again, never use wifi, that will deactivate the app's services and you won't be able to reinstall the app unless you're in Thailand