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Bangkok sizzles at 40°C, heatwave scorches Thailand at 43°C
NorthernRyland replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
no AC or was he spending too much time outdoors? -
Thailand offers visa-free travel to Russian visitors for 3 months
NorthernRyland replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
would you accept some income tax and a 300 baht over tourism fee instead? 🙏 -
I now live next door to my wife
NorthernRyland replied to Prubangboy's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
I used to work &0 a week too. I don't miss those days. -
This is where it's questionable to me. For all intensive purpose he owns the house and has full title to it. Is that not against the spirit of the law? A few weeks ago I saw a story in Chiang Mai where an entire Chinese sub division got busted for fraudulent use of Thai nominee controlled businesses (can't find the link now). If it's so easy to simply to get a usufruct why didn't they just do that? Don't bother making a company or even transfer the land to a new owner. Simply go to the land office and make a usufruct and now the foreigner has full rights? I wonder if the land office is fudging the law in order to issue these in the first place.
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I'm giving the wrong impression here. I don't mean Europeans aren't criminal, I simply observe a strong trust in laws within the Europeans (I mean American, Canadian etc... too) when compare to the Thai people. In the mind of the Finnish guy Jay he has a piece of paper which gives him a sense of security because he believes the system will protect him. Thai people in my observation don't have this same trust because they know there is a corruption in the officials and the paper is only as good the person willing to enforce it, which may never happen. I've never gone through the legal system in Thailand but I don't trust it because I see the Thai people themselves don't trust their authorities. That's my only point.
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Not sure what other documents he signed but he was very sure of himself and his legal work. I think, he thinks if he gets divorced he can own 100% of the land and sell it at his leisure. If you can't sell the land and you can only inhabit it it's even more worthless because then you're stuck with her family in some little soi.
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Ok so the prenup part is something I ASSUMED because he took this sneaky route of building the house and getting the usufruct BEFORE he was married. He didn't say anything about the prenup but I have to assume he would do that too because it seems like what he's doing is being clever with the law and getting to own land in Thailand without a Thai national being involved. This is the crux of the issue and what I'm skeptical of.
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Thai tourism sector proposes 300-baht tax to counter over-tourism
NorthernRyland replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
The mind of a child. Welcome to Thailand. -
I was watching house build videos on YouTube and came across this Finnish guy who has built a home in Buriram in the village of his (then) girlfriend and now I see he's gotten married. When I say in the village, I mean he's surrounded by her extended family and even sharing a water main with them. The very idea makes me cringe but very well. This is interesting to me because earlier before they were married he an acquired a usufruct on the new property and now since getting married I assume he's signed a prenup with the 25 year old Thai girl. Is the Finnish man very clever and beaten the system of foreign land ownership in Thailand or is he trying to beat the legal system by following the letter of the law but not the spirit of the law? It seems everything is well and legal but personally I don't trust Thailand (or Thai people in general) to strictly adhere to laws in the same way Europeans do. My guess is that if there is a divorce the property will still be contested despite all the documents. I have no evidence for this but it just "feels" that way given how easy it was for him to effectively skirt the law. For example it could be left to the judges discretion and if he seems this as a clever way to circumvent the law.
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Phuket hotel boob: Portuguese guest’s topless strut causes chaos
NorthernRyland replied to snoop1130's topic in Phuket News
My guess is she had a pseudo-spiritual mental health crisis and become a guru and took an Indian nickname. This sounds mental but I've seen it happen before in real life. Yes these "world traveler" people really do this. -
Phuket hotel boob: Portuguese guest’s topless strut causes chaos
NorthernRyland replied to snoop1130's topic in Phuket News
No, I wanted to know if this was an actual Portuguese woman or an Indian with a passport. -
Phuket hotel boob: Portuguese guest’s topless strut causes chaos
NorthernRyland replied to snoop1130's topic in Phuket News
She looks like a fake hippy guru type. "varshava" sounds so spiritual... Googled the name to see the ethnicity and she has a LinkedIn. 😂 https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadiya-varshava -
Help identifying this roofing material
NorthernRyland replied to NorthernRyland's topic in DIY Forum
Thanks. I can't tell from the pictures but those look like full sized concrete tiles which are thicker. Maybe the picture I took doesn't capture the scale but those tiles are noticeably thinner than other tiles I've seen. I think they are strips instead of single tiles even. -
Help identifying this roofing material
NorthernRyland replied to NorthernRyland's topic in DIY Forum
Looking at this link https://www.roofingsuperstore.co.uk/product/cedral-thrutone-fibre-cement-slate.html I think you're right. This is the same material as the wavy roof panels you see all over Thailand right? I guess the difference is they cut them into smaller tiles instead of the large panels. Do you know the name/brand of the product? I'm curious if they have them at common building stores in Thailand.