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I fully understand your concerns about Apps - I have the very minimum possible on my phone simply because I believe the security available on my laptop is superior. However, in this case, why not download the App, take the refund then delete the App?

If you can't get any sense out ot Samsung or can't be bothered fighting with them - see a refrigeration company. A compressor is a compressor and as long as its of a similar rating and will go in, an alternative brand will be OK. Its also very likely that Samsung don't actually make the compressor and its still available as a stand alone through wholesalers - a decent Refrigeration Engineer should be able to help you. Its much the same with car parts - car manufacturers are more or less assembly plants now, they buy parts in and put them together. When say a clutch, is no longer on the manufacturer's parts list, they are usually available from a car parts stockist and are often from the same manufacturer that made the original part.

Ukraine has clearly stated that its leanings are towards Europe for many years. The Maidan riots in 2013/14 were sparked by the then President Viktor Yanukovychs's decison to pull out of the proposed European Union/Ukraine Association Agreement and seek closer ties to Russia via the Eurasion Economic Union. Ukraine's parilament had already voted to move towards Europe and it is widely believed that Yanukovych's sudden decision was due to his personal associations and leanings. Note: Shortly after Maidan, when it became clear that the Ukranian people wanted to move away from Russia towards true democracy - Putin annexed Crimea under the guise that its people wanted to be part of Russia. Putin has watched Ukraine slipping out of his grasp for many years. He lost his puppet Yanukovych following Maidan - his real intentions, the BS reasons for taking Crimea and now the Donbas region are quite clear. Ukraine's people have clearly stated that they want to be part of Europe physically, politically and economically - that is what this war is really about. Ukraine is part of Europe - because that's what its people want.

Given that the intention of the resolution was to send a message to Russia that their aggression is not acceptable - the 'toning down' seems to have worked in Thailand's case. A previous vote that was more critical of Russia resulted in more abstentions - mainly from countries that wanted to buy cheap oil from Putin. Thailand had been cosying up to Putin at that time and for exactly that reason - they abstained.

Had exactly the same a few years back. Visiting your wife is not classed as tourism - yet the Thai Embassy in London were listing one 'Tourist Visa' as being suitable for visiting friends and family last time I looked ????. With me - I was just being a cheapskate.........I thought "why am I paying for a Multi Non O every year when I only ever stay 2 weeks?" So when my visa expired, I came in exempt. First time I did it they said......."no visa this time?".........scanned through my passport and saw how many times I'd visited (every 8 weeks for 2 weeks).........."OK you can enter this time but get a visa if you want to come again"

OP, you would be well advised to listen to the advice of Dr Jack, Britim et al. Its all very well for people to tell you that you won't have a problem - will they pay for your flight out if you are denied entry? Heard all these 'never happened to me' types before. Well it does bloody well happen - rarely but it does and its exactly what you propose to do where it happens the most. Far better in your situation to stay out for a few days. Have your story ready if questioned........also have 20,000 baht in cash with you - if you don't and the I.O. wants to deny you without good reason, he/she will just state that you didn't have the funds and boot you out.

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Check with a lawyer but I'm pretty sure you can give your Mrs 'voting rights' in the company. You will no doubt have taken those away from any other directors in order that you and you alone, control the company - just change that to you and your wife. As for avoiding probate - I doubt you can do that, pretty sure that regular Thai law will trump Thai company law in the event of your death. A will and voting rights should sort this.

You could get the 60 day extension or you could go to a nearby country (such as Laos or Vietnam) and get a Single or 12 month Multi Entry Non O based on marriage. That will give you either 1 x 90 day stay or multiple 90 day stays. Provided you remain married and your wife goes to immigration with you, you can extend each 90 day stay by 60 days. You'd need to check with someone who's been there recently but Ho Chin Min (and Savannakhet I believe) didn't used to want any financial proof before the covid closure. You'd need to leave the country each time you reached 90 days (or 150 with an extension) and re-enter but if you need time to sort your finances out - it could be the way to go. You can actually get virtually 17 months out of a multi if you time it right. Leave and re-enter on the day before the last day of the visa's validity - stay 90 days + a 60 day extension.

Quite so, I met my wife's cousin - just for a few minutes as I was kicking them both out! Its strange that so many Thai women are so close to their 'cousin'. I recommend all foreigners that live apart from their Thai wives to put in a few 'surprise visits' - a good proportion of them will be surprised at what they find. A frend installed some secret IP cameras at his Thai home - a divorce quickly followed. One of the plus points of Thai law on land ownership - my ex couldn't touch my house as I don't 'own' it do I?. Mine is in the name of a trusted friend of over 20 years and I also have the other protection I mentioned in another reply. My ex tried but fell at the first hurdle.

OP, as I have said before - you need to speak to a lawyer. One thing that you might be interested in - it is perfectly legal for you to hold a legal charge over the property - i.e. a mortgage in the same way as a bank does. However, not all Land Offices will accept a 'foreign mortgage' - you need to check with yours, mine does. The downside is that as you are married already and at the moment, presumably don't have a charge on the property, the value of that mortgage would probably be added to the marital assets in a divorce case so you'd only get 50%. I hold a Usufruct and also have a Power of Atorney that allows me to sell the land my house is on and keep the money. The POA was signed and witnessed in a lawyer's office. I'm perfectly happy that nobody can touch my home in Thailand and I have as much protection as is possible under current Thai law. Neither of those though, are in my wife's name - I don't have a wife so I don't have that problem. My lawyer who incidentally, will become a judge later this year, tells me both documents are fully legal. I trust her knowledge. You will be able to afford yourself some protection even if it doesn't appear as strong as that in your home country. Even that is questionable though isn't it? Look at how many wives 'fleece' their husbands in the West when they divorce. At least in Thailand, assets held before marriage don't form part of the marital assets in a divorce case.

I note the explanation says a court can nulify a Usufruct - not that they do. I had a court in the UK try to put their own slant on things once and had to appeal the decision. The appeal court found for me and stated that the High Court gave no material reason for their decision and that such decisons created 'Case Law' which could not be made on a whim. So yes, courts can sometimes go against the law but they have to have a solid reason for doing so. I would think that the clause quoted will actually state more than simply a court can nulify a Usufruct - i.e. give the circumstances under which that can happen. If not, then no law is actually a law. A Usufruct, properly constructed, witnessed and registered, is a legal document that confers rights and consequences for both parties. It would be wrong of a court to simply nulify such a document simply because it wanted to.

I've heard this said before but I've never seen any evidence of it. I also know several people who hold Usufructs over properties that are registered in their wife's name. Basically, in my opinion, if the Land Office registers the Usufruct on the Chanotte and the agreement is constructed in accordance with the law, the Usufruct would be considered legal by a Thai court. @ubonar1971 You need to get a good Thai lawyer to advise you on this - and one who knows about Usufruct construction. I would recommend one but she only covers the Korat area. You may have protection in other ways........can I ask.....were you married when both purchases were made and did your wife have the money to buy her half before you were married? If she did, can she prove that - i.e. was the cash in the bank. On divorce, any assets acquired after marriage would normally be split 50/50 between husband and wife. However, asetts held before marriage are considered as the personal property of the holder and do not form part of the marital assets to be split on divorce. Cash is considered an asset and if its used to buy a property - the holder would have to prove they had that cash before the marriage and that it was used to buy the land. I have never believed the viewpoint that the foreigner always loses in a Thai court. They only lose if they don't do things properly in the first place. I've had 2 ocassions where I've had to use the Thai legal system to recover money and assets - one against a hospital and one against an ex wife, I won both of them and was paid out/recovered my assets in full. It may not lay so easily, protecting yourself from any future possibilities when that protection is from a current wife but that's down to the stupid land laws that prevent foreigners from owning land. In my opinion a married foreigner should be allowed to buy land jointly with their spouse - subject to conditions such as: It must be used for the purpose of providing a home for the couple and.........It must be sold/transferred upon divorce etc. etc. But we are where we are so if you don't want to lose out - protect yourself. That might not entirely stop the activities of the Thai female ker-ching brigade who fleece their lovestruck, ignorant foreigner husbands but it would severely curtail their activities.

Yes and disappear on to air ticket prices like the departure tax did...........leaving an opportunity to introduce a new 'Continuance of Stay Tax', probably payable by those who stay longer than a week. What with the Arrival Tax and the existing Departure Tax, they'll have the full set.

Given the proliferation of automatic vehicles in Thailand, I would have thought so - but you could have a point.

This will facilitate Thailand's forthcoming Moon Mission.

You might notice the winking emoji?

I wouldn't muck about with those old Nissan trucks unless they really must have a very small truck. Lots of old Isuzus around, spares are cheap and they seem to run forever - even when they are abused.

Yes you would expect so but one thing people don't realise is that all insurance policies have payout limits. However, whilst in the West the limits for medical treatment are so high they'll cover any eventuality, in Thailand they can be very low. I was hit by a taxi that was insured 3rd class with a 3rd party maximum payout of 100,000. That came nowhere near my treatment costs, never mind the other losses I suffered. I was amazed that a taxi was allowed to have such poor insurance.

Its amazing how many tourists are walking around with 50K in their pocket and a Rolex on their wrist - on the beach! Still, I'm sure he will have travel insurance ????. They really should be more careful.

Time to clear immigration and get your bags is what it is. Although Immigration have installed many new booths at Suvarnabhumi for the purpose of speeding up arrivals, they are quite often unmanned. I've often arrived around that time and not really had problems with the traffic - using the following combination Route 7 - Route 9 - Route 1. Your going the right way - away from the city and provided you use the following road combination (also the most logical), you shouldn't have too much of a problem once you get off route 7. Mind you, its Thailand and any small problem can become a massive traffic jam. Are you aware there is a free shuttle bus between the airports?

You have a right to be able to eat without being subjected to other people's smoke but this problem wouldn't happen if the law, as it also is in a lot of other countries, was more equitable. There should be smoking restaurants and pubs and non smoking ones too. Why? Because smokers have rights too, just as you have rights to breath smoke free air, so should smokers have a right to smoke. As a smoker myself, I actually prefer to breath smoke free air so mostly choose a non-smoking establishment and usually go outside or use an 'allowed' area to smoke. I live alone in both the UK and Thailand but don't smoke inside the house in either location. But I also get sick of these rules that fail to take account of all factions and in the case of smoking, seem to be created by vehement anti-smokers who wish to impose their wishes on everyone. I was in Thailand over Christmas/New Year and called in to a bar in Sukhumvit for breakfast one day. This bar has 3 or 4 seats on the 'outside' and probably 30 seats inside - it allows smoking at the outside seats which I believe is within the law. I was the only customer when I arrived and sat outside. I enjoy a smoke after breakfast and duly lit up. Whilst I was eating my breakfast another guy had arrived and chose to sit outside. It was quite clear that this bar allowed smoking in the outside area as there were ashtrays on the tables - my rolling tin and lighter were clearly visible. As soon as I lit up, the new arrival complained and asked me not to smoke - I refused, pointing out that he had chosen to sit in an area of the bar where smoking was allowed. He wasn't very happy - tough. In relation to the OP in this case - as far as I know, the law in Thailand prevents all hotels/guest houses from allowing guests to smoke in their rooms. I stayed in one recently which clearly stated that smoking was not allowed - there was an ashtray in the room ????.

So now I have to get a Thai to roll my cigarettes for me? ????

Nope, the guy 'Planning' to drive around Thailand without road tax trumps this thread.

Either a wind up post or a lunatic..........planning? If I thought this was a serious post.......the answer is........tax the damned car!!!