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AFAIK all savings accounts have their interest paid into the same account as where the savings are. I don't know what you mean by the term "paid away". Most institutions issue quarterly or six-monthly statements which document the capital balance and interest paid. Hypothetically, if I have an account containing AUD 30,000 as at 31/12/2023, it should be irrelevant if I choose to remit those savings in 2024, 2025, or 2026. All I should need is the proof those savings existed prior to 2024, for the remittance to be tax-free.

Most women seek support, and that's not restricted to Thai women. It would be very rare for a Thai woman not to expect support, as most Thais think Westerners are rich in comparison. The line in the sand is whether the Thai woman expects her entire family to be supported too. The OP should not expect too much in terms of intellectual conversation. Thais live in the moment, and their education system is abysmal. Having said that, they do make very loyal and supportive companions if their needs are met, They will do things emancipated Western women would never countenance.

I am no friend of Xi, the fat boy, or Putin. I did own a Russian portable radio way back, during the Cold War. It was a golf prize. While quite clunky, it was very reliable.

Suppose I have money on deposit with a peer-to-peer lender, or financial institution which is not a bank. I also have proof the funds invested with such organisations existed as of 31/12/2023. The interest on such investments, if remitted to Thailand in 2024, is taxable income. If I remit the capital, is that not tax free? It seems to me only counting bank deposits prior to 2024 would be an extremely narrow interpretation of savings.

My post was not meant in a critical way, in point of fact one has to admire the adroitness of the Thais in repeatedly maintaining a neutral stance. Even when Japan was sweeping all before it. IMO the European countries who were under Soviet domination during the Cold War have everything to gain by stalling Putin in Ukraine. He would not stop there if he won.

Sorry to disappoint you, I am not a party animal. Your attitude to the Chinese reminds me of WWII veterans who would never buy a Japanese import, due to the atrocities that were visited on POW's. So what atrocity have the Chinese inflicted on you?

What are you saving your money for? A lavish funeral?

I don't think Ukrainians are going to forget the 6 million of them that were starved to death on Stalin's orders either. Or the current deliberate targeting of power and agriculture infrastructure. There's Western propaganda, and Russian propaganda. The question is, which is more credible? Your friend omits to mention Russians usually refer to Ukrainians as Khokol. an offensive term of Cossack origins. Russians are on the podium as far as racism goes, IIRC they refer to Chechens as blacks. NATO is an organisation every country wants to join. Living under the Russian yoke once was enough. If that's evil, it seems everyone wants to embrace it. He's smart enough to stay out of the meat grinder, not smart enough to realise he has been fed news with a Russian slant his whole life.

Check out OPPO on Lazada.

Further to your bulk buy recommendation, Sheryl, it would be advisable to refrigerate the medication to slow down any potential for degradation.

AFAIK there were no sanctions on Russia prior to the illegal annexation of Crimea, and even then what sanctions came into play were like being flogged with a wet lettuce leaf. Putin totally miscalculated the opposition he would get invading Ukraine. That mistake means he is presiding over the disintegration of the Russian Federation, and even Russia itself. Fact 1: Russia is a declining demographic. Losing half a million soldiers in Ukraine, plus another million young people who left Russia, is not helping. Fact 2: Russia is a big country. Boeings and Airbuses make up 70% of its fleet, and they are having to cannibalize those aircraft to keep the fleet in the air. Fact 3: Russia has a vanishing technological cadre. Because the Soviet education system collapsed in 1987, most engineers and scientists of competence are in their sixties. Fact 4: Russia does not have a broad-based economy. As John McCain once remarked, it's a gas station pretending to be a country. It will never catch up to Western economies now. The real tragedy of Russia is how badly it has been mismanaged, when it should be one of the world's most prosperous countries.

How is Russia fighting this war? By targeting the electricity grid and agriculture in Ukraine. Freezing or starving Ukrainians is trying to finish the job Stalin started. Go easy on his fellow Slavs my aching butt. Wars are theft writ large. Putin has all the traits of a kleptomaniac, ask any of his oligarchs who are still alive. Portraying him as a victim is ridiculous. NATO is a defensive treaty. There is nothing in its charter to say it will attack anybody without first being attacked itself. Every nation in Europe wanted to join it because Putin has repeatedly said he wants to restore the USSR to its former glory. There's not a nation in Europe who wants to be under the Soviet yoke again. IMO Putin would have done much better to shore up defenses in eastern Siberia, which is rich in resources the Chinese have coveted for decades. He was making billions selling oil and gas to Europe. Please name the nations who are running to BRICS, AFAIK the American dollar is still the world reserve currency, and who wants rubles, yuan, and rupees? On topic, Thais have repeatedly proven themselves as world-class fence sitters.

I am responding to your post with facts. If you don't like them, I have others. On ignore. If you can't disagree without abuse, you're in the bin.

The Ukrainian language and alphabet differ from Russian. Under the USSR, the Russian language was compulsory in schools, to assist the process of Russification. Russian speakers in Ukraine are only there because they were transplanted from Russia in the 1930's. After the Holodomor, in which Stalin killed an estimated 6 million Ukrainians by mass starvation. Portraying Ukrainians as Nazis is a lie promoted by Putin. True, the Ukrainians welcomed the Germans as liberators during WWII. They quickly learned there was no difference between a Nazi or a Communist jackboot. Putin signed the Budapest Memorandum in 1994, which guaranteed Ukraine's sovereignty and security in return for Ukraine surrendering its nuclear arsenal. Yeah right. I don't know what is more disturbing about your post, its abject ignorance of Ukrainian history, or the parroting of Kremlin propaganda.

Mike, you said tax returns ( correct me if I am wrong ) are filed after June 30. Anyone who is tax resident ( >180 days ) should leave Thailand June 27. If I have entered Thailand on two occasions - September 2023, March 2024 does that not mean I don't have to file a tax return? The 2023 entry was after 8 months out of Thailand.

Banks in Thailand pay 1-2% in interest, then lend the depositor's money out at 6-7%. It's a sweet deal for the banks. I use peer-to-peer lending in Australia for a decent interest rate. Or buy shares in good dividend stocks there. Perhaps the OP should investigate the dividends Thai banks pay to their shareholders.

There seems to be nothing in the budget just brought down by Chalmers which mentions overseas pensioners. From what I have read in the link, more people will become eligible for the Age Pension.

Incorrect, perhaps you are thinking of UK pensions. The Australian pension consists of a base rate, and supplements such as rent assistance and energy bills. One loses the supplements payments after 6 weeks overseas. Increases are in either budgets or cost-of-living indexation, I am yet to miss out on one of those after 12 years here.

I meant the married couple ( foreigner and Thai ) are cut more slack by way of concessions/allowances, the taxation starts at a higher threshold. I am not part of the gifting discussion.

I pay if needed. A hundred baht or so is not worth arguing over.

Try posting facts, belief is not good enough. There is evidence of cocaine use when Trump occupied the White House. Trump is as mad as a cut snake, and he is getting worse every day. I doubt he'll make it to the debate, let alone November.

In Thai culture, complaining is the same as insulting the person. Obviously the OP is unaware of this cultural difference. The reactions he gets from the people he is complaining to are entirely predictable. My strategy when I get poor service of any kind is simple. I say nothing. I walk out, and I never go back. I must say such occurrences for me are extremely rare. But then, if I wanted a cheeseburger I'd go to McDonald's.

I am not even sure Trump will turn up for a debate. The latest modification to the agreed 2 debates by the Trump camp - they want one hosted by Fox News. Trump said only mobsters take the Fifth, then used it 400 times. Trump said he will take the witness stand in the hush money case. No doubt his lawyers don't want him to. Biden wiped the floor with Trump in their last debates. Calling names, lying, and shouting is all Trump's got in terms of debating skills

Immunotherapy has the medical profession's interest, due to its effectiveness. I was diagnosed with bladder cancer 18 years ago. I was treated with BCG infusion, which introduces live tuberculosis into the bladder over a period of six weeks. AFAIK it was the first successful immunotherapy, although apparently it is still a bit of a mystery how the treatment activates one's immune system. I was told by my urologist at the time BCG treatment is better than 90% effective in achieving full remission. There was a time surgery for cancer was like tossing a coin, 50% effective.

Put all his photos on a thumb drive. Plenty of second-hand clothing stores in Thailand. All he really needs is decent underwear. Bring a laptop. He can buy monitors and desktops here. https://www-knightvisasuratthani-com. Don't put more money into Thailand than he can afford to lose.