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Thailand is backwards, we need more internet for all and tech savvy thais who can go around firewalls and read reports such as what the elephant true nature is, simple finance to understand just how much the junta is milking from the country, 

threee guessessss who?  and rememeber you get arrested and sent to attitude adjustment camps if you call him a dictator

yes more of the same reeducation, try to cement junta power till the end of days, next we will all be going full commie cos that has worked so well for soviet union, china, norf korea etc.

I still like the ending mussolini had after 2nd world war I do believe this would be fitting for prayut

On 5/28/2019 at 2:09 PM, Golden Triangle said:

I have lived in this house for 5 years or more, I have been to many places within Thailand during that period and have also been to Singapore and back by train through Malaysia and have never ever reported back to immigration on my return to my registered address, never been a problem when renewing my extension or 90 day reporting.

me too, for longer and been on multiple trips every year, I wonder what will happen when its visa time this year

The fact that a Thai person said the other driver was in the wrong is very reassuring.

I have had people claim they saw everything from their window before when they would have had to be standing on a balcony actually watching if that was the case

I mean people actually streamed out to tell police and insurance I was in the wrong after someone crashed into my nose as they tried to squeeze through a gap while accelerating.

the only reason I did not take it any further was that the next step was going to the police station and the police man siad look we can do it will waste lots of time and now 10 people were pretending to have seen the accident on the empty road

However, if like me you pay your 1st class insurance he as other posters state will sort it all out, if not you can shout and demand to speak to manager, most thai don't bother with insurance - I mean a vast majority

only one way to find out 

On 5/20/2019 at 6:29 PM, Percy P said:

80% off Thai workers do not pay income tax as their earning are less then 12560 Baht a month. Minimums wage /day in Bkk is 350B a day.

if this statistic is true then the average lies somewhere within

anyone else noticed the grass em up phonelines are useless for taxis and traffic offenders, similarly with the polluters

This is life lesson I learned many years ago in my teens no intention to be patronising, I have many preconceived ideas about the locals

don't lend money unless you are prepared to never see it again

anything can happen over 24 hours and in some instances you teach someone a valuable lesson in attaining things they want

if you had not lent 5 k this person would have learnt that in future they should either act responsibly or have 5 k sitting at hand in case something happens

you may have just encouraged their dependency on family members instead of learning responsibility for self and ones own actions 

I would echo what is stated above however if your interest is to learn then....

try MIT online courses

they are not the only ones who have online courses with minimal to zero fees to download and study

as one or two of the posters already state the value of the degree from Thailand is of little use outside of Thailand 

and even within thaialnd do you want to compete with a new grad for that 40-50k job?

is the AUA thai course any good? or is that the one you left,

I know the problems they can range from thinking their time is muych more important than yours meaning its ok to not turn up for the first 30 mins to boring the tits off

and thanks again

The more stages the better, but the default you need to know is that BKK water is actually pretty good quality - better than many US states-, despite the funny taste

all you really need is a charcoal stage to remove the bad taste as the nasties are killed by the chemicals that make it taste funny

different company but assuming you check what they use the companies are pretty reliable, I use rentokil but the chemical for termite - which also works on ants and cockroaches- is that same as for the cheaper companies and is pretty succesful, it is the hygiene standars of the neighbours that is the real problem

The it was worse last year is not true, since last year there is now more publicity but this year in BKK it was far worse but yes the fog has been there a while but not as bad as my post uni travel years in 90s.

I suspect that most flora/fauna is adapting to it in some way, either that or it will wipe us all out

some are more resiliant than others

but just be thankful you don't live in Pakistan or India cos the BKK bad is their normal

go for an apple fast or some other mild type of vege and/or fruit fast

It really dissapoints me that this rate is so low,

I want so many of the drivers in my way to meet their well deserved karmic justice that 7 k won't cut it - perhaps if I give some money to the local temple and some computer games that number will rise to the full Buddhist retribution I would expect.

Thanks Thomas, so if cash is left in broker or better reinvested for at least a year then no tax will be due when withdrawn?

by the should be fine does this mean potentially things can be messed up quite easily?

the US have really messed things up with bank accounts, Singapore won't let me easily open one neither did HK

3 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Owning  a BMW or Merc they have 90% right of way on the roads ????,

or that's what they think,you get on the  Ferrari's and their ilk,

and its we own the roads,do you know who i am.

regards worgeordie

Its not true, the fact is everyone on Thai roads think they are in the right because no one has taught them any different, most don't have the critical skills to understand when they are doing something stupid/ignorant/unsafe

the police compound the problem as they also have no idea about road safety laws, I have explained to police about what a solid white line means internationally and they decided it was time to see my visa

until common sense such as stopping distances, keeping with the flow of traffic, joining traffic at the same speed, avoiding causing any other traffic to do any of the s's including the big shitting themselves Thailand will continue to occupy the top spot for most dangerous roads in the world/most stupid drivers

Hi, I saw the post about chappie who started investing 25 k a month or so.

I was interested to understand the tax implications?

There are things that are tax deductable such as LTF and RTF,

Do we get taxed on the interest of these?

If one were to open a bank account such as citi and used that account to invest in stocks with a singapore based broker - i.e. offshore would one then become eligible to pay tax on all interest made or could one reinvest the interest without suffering paying the junhtas next meal?

important to know what dealership makes of this

perhaps nanny was doing bbq in rear of car?

or perhaps burning some waste, I see police and others do it under bridge near makkasan so would not surprise me

Maybe not as bad as US, Britain, Japan and increasingly China but not sure Thai pension schemes are the way to go anyhow.  Less people paying into schemes means the money will run out, still not sure about Thaialnd but I know increasingly7 more people who put off having babies till older or altogether because its so expensive.

if you want to know insulting a certain hospital in bkk refused to let me have a medical for employment purposes unless I accepted a number of vaccinations, deworming medicine, delouse agent applied etc.

everything as excellently put above , it would be convenient if you are prepared to take the loss