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Better yet, check out Pacsafe Anti-Theft Bags. This company was started by two good friends of mine in Hong Kong and back in the mid 2000's I helped turn them into an e-commerce business. Excellent products that are sold here in Bangkok. https://pacsafe.com/

I hope you mean the scum who take over the beach with those ugly chairs and umbrellas.

A very small one that I use as petrol and electricity money, I haven't lived in the UK for 55 years. Same here. Have never lived in the UK, wasn't even born there. I have is a UK passport but any UK state pension I might be eligible for will be utterly pointless.

Dim Sum is one of my favourite foods, but after 15 years in Bangkok I've still only had good Dim Sum in two or three places and they were very expensive restaurants. I doubt the OP would have gone to a good Dim Sum restaurant.

You don't think the Thai government haven't or won't be buying the technology required to upgrade their tax system?

What sort of life has he lived so far? Was a rich when he was younger? If he's single why would he need to pay 30k a month in rent? So you think he needs to spend around a million baht a year to live in Pattaya for the next 35 years?!?!! Hahahahahaha!!

If the regular monthly rental on the property is lets say 150,000 THB per month (5000 per day) then that same property will on airbnb for 15,000 per day. I wouldn't waste my time with airbnb properties unless you are at the higher end of the market - 10K THB per day type properties.

13. If we take the simplest type of income and say that you transfer personal savings from overseas to Thailand and those savings were earned before 1 January 2024, those funds are not assessable. But savings earned after that date are, hence the date when the income is earned is extremely important. A word of caution, you may be asked to provide proof that savings were earned before 1 January 2024. So any funds you transferred into Thailand prior to 1 Jan 2024 are not taxable.

There is a very large one next to Ploenchit BTS

I buy it in the pharmacy. If you are going to bleach your hair, I suggest you also buy a small bottle of Gentian Violet. Add 3-4 drops to a large bottle of water (1500 ml is ideal) and use that to rinse your hair after bleaching it. The purple rinse will eliminate any brassy/orange colour.

What are you looking for? Why can't you find whatever that is in your own country? Why are you trawling around Asian countries searching for something that you would be better off finding at home?

Thanks Mike, that is very useful. In terms of tax reductions/deductions there are various legal ways to reduce your tax burden. Go Shopping to Get Tax Deductions for the 2024 Tax Year via the "Easy E-Receipt 2024" Program You can get a special tax deduction for the next tax year, 2024, if you make certain purchases from Jan. 1 - Feb. 15th, 2024. However, you must get e-tax receipts/invoices on the same day of purchase from places that can issue a paper copy (and/or a copy emailed to you that you can print out later). The maximum you can claim in the 2024 tax year is 50,000 baht. For details on the Easy E-Receipt 2024 program for the 2024 tax year, this article has the best explanation that Google translated from Thai into English. It mentions the program for this year as well as the program from last year. https://mgronline.com/onlinesection/detail/9660000114219 Here are a variety of other articles in Thai to check if you want more confirmation: https://www.sanook.com/money/917999/ https://www.leceipt.com/blog/easy-e-receipt-2567 https://etax.one.th/blog/ช้อปดีมีคืน . Do a Google search for "Easy E-Receipt 2024" to find out more info. Important Things to Keep in Mind to Get Tax Deductions for the 2024 Tax Year Please note there are two types of tax receipts and we can only claim e-tax receipts for 2024. (1) Some places will be registered with the Revenue Department to issue only printed tax receipts. (2) Some places will be registered to give both printed and what is called an e-tax receipt / electronic tax receipt, meaning the tax receipt is registered directly with the Revenue Department and can either be sent to you by email and/or print out to be given to you directly. For the Easy E-Receipt 2024 program, you need to request an e-tax receipt/invoice (not a normal tax receipt) before you purchase something. Here is a database of stores in Thai that can provide e-tax receipts. https://efiling.rd.go.th/rd-questionnaire-web/etax-invoice Be sure to confirm that an e-tax receipt will be given to you before you purchase anything. This includes online purchases, but you'll need to make a specific request to the seller to have an e-tax receipt sent to you with all the required information that you provide to the online seller. You can often request that they send a printed copy with your purchase. Be warned that they sometimes promise and do not deliver. For the store to fill out your e-tax receipt after you get your store receipt from the cashier, you have to go to the customer service counter to provide such things as your full name, address, phone number, email, and your personal tax ID number which will all need to be put on the e-tax receipt/invoice for it to be valid. (I suggest you carry all this info both in English and Thai so you can hand the paper to the customer service staff. This process usually takes about 5-10 minutes for them to prepare the e-tax invoice/receipt that can be emailed to you and/or printed by them, but please note some stores will expect you to print the file that they email you. Many of the larger stores like Gourmet Mart and Lotus will have your information on file after you initially give it to them, so you will just need to provide your email in future purchases.) You can pretty much get an e-tax receipt for almost anything except alcohol, cigarettes, cars, motorcycles, boats, gasoline, memberships outside of the purchase dates, etc. VAT-registered restaurants that are registered directly with the government can provide e-tax receipts if you provide all the necessary information. However, you might want to talk to a manager first because my wife and I found a number of times last year that we were just given a regular tax receipt after the server had said they did have e-tax receipts. When going to pay tax for 2024, staple all your printed e-tax invoice/receipts together and then submit them when you pay your 2024 tax. (There is a part of the tax form you will need to fill in regarding this.) However, be careful because you may not be able to claim the total amount of, for example, one of your grocery e-tax receipts. Please note that e-tax receipts will specify (usually at the bottom in Thai) what amount you are allowed to claim as a deduction because certain products cannot be claimed as deductions due to the fact that they are either prohibited (alcohol, cigarettes, etc.) or don't naturally have VAT (chicken, pork, certain veggies, etc.). After doing all this, how much can you actually deduct? If you are in the 15% or 20% tax brackets and if you are able to document the spending of say 30,000 baht in e-tax receipts, you would be able to deduct 4500 baht and 6000 baht respectively off of your tax payment. If you are in the 20% tax bracket and you claim 50,000 baht worth of applicable e-tax receipts, that is a 10,000 baht deduction.

He could be the father trying to take the kid back to Russia without the mothers permission. My Russian GF is divorcing her Russian husband and she would not allow him to take their daughter out of Thailand.

How do they determine when the income was earned? Say I have $1,000,000 in my account and I earn $100,000 per year. If I bring in $50,000 was that $50k part of what I earned in the previous 10 years, or was that $50k considered part of what I earned last year? Is it first in last out or last in first out?

If you take advantage of the Thai Government's "Easy E-Receipt 2024" Program then you can claim back up to 50,000 THB against your 2025 Tax bill.

Good idea, but hopefully they'd make the financial requirements a bit more realistic. I would suggest tourists coming to Thailand be required to show a minimum of 500,000 baht (of course the equivalent in their own currency) in their bank account.

I like having security in the building. I like that that stand up and salute me every time I arrive home or when I'm leaving, and if I'm coming back and I haven't already got my electronic key fob out to open the security door they walk over and open the door for me.

For those of you with Expat kids, what will you do when they are too old to be considered your dependents for visa purposes? Do you have connections to get them jobs with work permits or perhaps your own company that can employ them so they can stay in Thailand?

12 years ago I quit smoking, no faffing around, I just stopped. 10 years I quit all sugary drinks like coke or sprite, have only sipped a coke once since then and it was so disgustingly sweet one sip was enough to give me a headache. 4 years ago I quit all alcohol and haven't touched a drop since. I also limit myself to pizza at most 2 or 3 times a year, I rarely eat any junk food like McDonald's or Burger King etc This year I have started increasing the amount of vegetables I eat and last year I made a few other dietary changes to avoid getting fat. I'm 73 kgs and could do with losing some belly fat as you can't see my abs at the moment. Heaviest I've ever been when I was a fat slob was 86 kg (I'm 185 cm tall) 31" waist which would be better if it was 30" This year my main focus is on longevity and looking younger. Happy New Year!

Trying to meet 5 decent blokes in Thailand is tough.... trying to meet 50 something decent blokes would be almost impossible! ;-)

Anywhere not Bangkok Anywhere not important.

Celine is a high end fashion brand. I find it hard to believe you don't know that. Have you never been shopping for clothes and accessories?

I doubt all branches give that level of service. The OP could have mentioned the precise location of this amazing shop.

The origin of the Hawaiian Pizza. Despite the name, it did not come from the US island state of Hawaii. The pizza was actually created in Canada in 1962 by a Greek immigrant called Sam Panopoulos. Panopoulos, along with his brothers, owned a restaurant in the province of Ontario.

The Kasikorn bank app is also excellent, as are their phone support lines. I rarely use the physical banks but whenever I have the staff have been very helpful.