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I recommend 22c for the most frequently used rooms and 28C for the other rooms.

Hungry hippo 239b roast beef, Soi Buakhow near tree town

Immigration certainly know the names, passport details, photos and finger prints of the over stayers. Run one query against their database and have the answer back in an hour ( depending on the computer system ). They probably have the query already programmed, with detailed breakdowns by country passport, number in Thailand, number authorized for 60 days, number over stayed based on 60 days, etc. etc. As for foreigners owning businesses in Thailand, just go to the Ministry that registers the companies and directors, run a query against their database, and identify all directors without Thai Id numbers. Then go and visit the non-Thai directors, based on last location from immigration database. Of course a lot of data may not be up to date, and many small businesses may not be registered. But the database probably does contain the big fish, so fry the big ones first. Also fry the lawyers or consultants who assisted in establishing the nominee companies for foreigners. When one of these consultants is found, go through their files and bank accounts, to find other foreigners running companies. Nothing complicated here. I am just wondering who is benefiting from not doing the work or who has been blocking the work?

It takes a few months, maybe even a year for THB to start responding to US tariffs. For example: The U.S. plans tariffs of up to 3,521% on solar panels from Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Nearly $12B in imports could be impacted. Timing hasn't been announced. Also, Chinese built ships and Chinese owned ships will experience significantly higher US port fees starting in Oct. 2025, but continuing to increase in the months and years thereafter. So this will also increase the landed costs of Thai imports into US, if the exporters are using Chinese ships. Non-Chinese ships will be increasing their rates. Maybe the Chinese will get sneaky- take the cargo close to US and then transfer it to a non-chinese ship at sea which brings the cargo into a USA port. Something like what the Russians do with their oil, transfer at sea, to a ship that has never been in a Russian port. Anyways, the transfer at sea will cost $$, and USA may take other action to make transfer-at-sea less desirable.

He lost the house and got booted out of Thailand. Now in Cambodia.

One way you can lose property, like a house, is if you don't pay taxes. A friend bought land and a house, put it in company name. Four years later the tax department show up at his door and said we haven't received any tax returns from you and we don't think you are running a company/business. We are confiscating your house.

I understand that the directors hire/determine/appoint the Managing Director of the company, and this person is responsible for managing the company overall, same as a Chief Executive Officer or President. Who is the managing director?

They will sign off even if there are irregularities, else the audit won't be complete. They might add a sentence or two deviating from the standard compliance statement if they find irregularities. Also, the audit depth and verification process will have a significant impact on the final statement. Whoever was the auditor in the old TG, didn't reveal irregularities such as free flights authorized by management. Once I tried to buy a business class ticket on TG from CNX to BKK and they were sold out, so I bought economy class. Once I got on the flight, most of business class was filled with children. Talked to one kid and he said someone's dad worked for the airline and they all got a free flight.

The good EVOO will have a specification of PDO (protected designation of origin) or PGI (protected geographical indication). Make sure the harvest date is within 1 year of consumption.

I have reduced use of EVOO, just use a little on salads. I mostly use virgin coconut oil and butter now for frying.

Eat whole foods not processed foods. Wash fruits and vegetables with food grade soap and/or soak them in baking soda solution for 15 minutes and rinse with drinking water. Avoid farmed fish, eat only wild caught fish or sea food. Never buy or use oils stored in plastic containers. Lots of good advice on Youtube and on the internet - checkout Dr. Ekberg and Dr. Berg recommendations on youtube.

I too have bought olive oil from Makro, Tops, Villa, Big C and other stores, always buying only extra virgin olive oil, and cold pressed or cold extracted, most times buying the most expensive. I wonder if any of the supermarkets or stores test the products that they put on their shelves? I have never found an olive oil in Thailand that tastes like the real good olive oil. I highly recommend everybody using olive oil watch this video or just google fake olive oil.

I have never found good extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) in Thailand. Good oil must state, on the bottle, first cold pressed, the harvest date, and the country of origin of the olives, and preferably also the region. The best ones will actually state the polyphenols in the oil. There are lots of reports that EVOO is often mixed with other oils. Checkout reports on youtube. Buyer beware!

I go to a travel agent, or go to the company office or go the departure point like the bus station, and book, they print the ticket for me. I am do not access the form, I don't use internet, too expensive, and other issues.

So what happens if I don't have internet access, nor a modern phone? Does that mean I can't come to Thailand?

Wait for it, it's coming. That forecast was made before the 90 day delay on tariffs. So that level of 35+ should be mid-year+90 days, so about Sept. Oct.

The basic reason THB is surging is that Thai exporters are increasing exports to the USA, before the tariffs kick-in at full rates. Once the full rates start, imports in USA will be reduced and there will be a lot less USD, coming into Thailand, and floating around the world. Also, China has started dumping lots of goods into Thailand at super cheap prices. This will squeeze if not bankrupt Thai manufacturers, which will depress Thai GDP. What Thailand imports, like gas, oil, machinery, can't paid for in THB, only USD or Euros, GBP are acceptable.

When you say big Don, are you referring to a mafia don - a criminal gang boss?

Lots of stories of the Myanmar army confiscating and redirecting humanitarian aid, intended for the earthquake victims, to the military. Why should any country help the Myanmar military? Smart move by USA.

Thailand needs to prepare for receiving all those goods, originally destined for USA, to start arriving here at fire sale prices. This will kill most manufacturers in Thailand. USA is on the lookout for "country of origin washing" so I hope some Thai doesn't get the idea of making a quick buck, by buying the Chinese products and relabeling them as made in Thailand. If Thai exporters get caught, Donald will be very unhappy with Thailand.

You are right. However Trumps tariff calculation is not looking at the absolute import tariff, its looking at the trade imbalance. Here is an example of Trump calculated the rates for each country. In this example, it's for China. This formula is used as a basis for setting tariff rates on specific countries. Using the Formula: Case Study of China To use the formula in context, let's take the U.S.-China bilateral trade relationship in 2024: U.S. exports to China: $143.5 billion U.S. imports from China: $438.9 billion Using the formula: (143.5 - 438.9) / 438.9 = -0.673 (or -67.3%) This result corresponds to a 67% tariff increase on Chinese imports, as indicated by the tariff percentage on a chart carried by Trump at the time of the announcement.

Does anyone have any recommendations on how to update Toyota navigation system maps for a 2020 Hilux Revo? Since day 1, the maps didn't include changes in roadways in the last 3 years, around Pattaya and Bangkok. So now the maps are about 10 years old. I am aware of google maps but they don't work well with internet and even with internet, they show weird routes sometimes. I purchased a Garmin drivesmart 65 since there was a seller on Shoppe who claimed they had a Thailand map that worked in it. It worked sometimes but around Korat, Burriram etc. it certainly did not route correctly, always wanted me to go to Korat and then to my destination. Does anyone manually update their Toyota maps?

Maybe Trump's end objective is eliminate tariffs with all trading partners - Thailand should remove all tariffs for US goods and services and US will remove all tariffs for Thai goods and services.

Thailand charges 72% on imports from USA and now USA charges 36% on imports from Thailand. Taking into consideration services provided by USA to Thailand, this new tariff sounds reasonable as a starting point. If Thailand goes to "negotiate" maybe USA will boost the tariff all the way to 72%, exactly what Thailand charges. USA wants and will get reciprocal trade tariffs. USA is also watching currency manipulation so that trick won't work. Even if Thai companies try wiggling and setting up shop in nearby countries, some get even higher tariffs: Vietnam gets 46%, Cambodia 49%, Laos 48%. Malaysia is only 24%, Indonesia 32%.

BBC news reports 117 people are still missing at the high rise construction site. 5 people are confirmed dead.