oznomad

Because governments always do such a fantastic job of operating such things. Just make it easier for the private sector to do it, and get out of the way.

Marriage before 60 should be illegal

Actually, since Sep 2020, there have been 5 million 'idiots' on 240 ships, visiting 87 countries. Perhaps a broadening of your horizons might be of advantage.

Facts are irrelevant for such lists.

That's all very well, except for a few things. Will the desired rich tourists pick up a pad thai and a beer for lunch at a family restaurant? Will they weave through markets, buying t-shirts, elephant pants, and a few spare pairs of jocks? Will they rent beach chairs, buy beers from the chair owner and street food from the peddlers? Will they make their way around in baht buses, tuk tuks, motorbike taxis? Will they go on pub / bar crawls, spending their money in 10 different places in a night? Will they stay in 2 or 3 star accommodation, either in cities or in rural areas? Will they slip into a dingy massage shop for a therapeutic rub? No? How will the Thais that have been providing these services, and have struggled through covid, waiting for things to get better, make a living in the years to come? Perhaps the 5 star hotels might share their profits with those mentioned above, and it will all be just rosy. As always, zero thought has gone into the plan.

Who will do the instructing? I can't see 'driving instructor' being on a work permit.

I think that will be my future plan.

Just here??

Anyone got a valid email I can use? I tried 5 different ones - all invalid. Called the three "help" lines. Line 1. Waited forever on hold. Nothing. Line 2. Eventual answer. Asked for English. Sawadeekaaa. English? Sawadeekaa. English? Hung up on me. Line 3. Constantly engaged. If I start charging for my time for ridiculous govt things, at what level will I have to pay tax?

I just checked my wallet for my list of SHA+ approved venues. Damn, must have dropped it somewhere.

Do we get to choose which country the condo is in?

Why? Do you think they do a great job with the taxes? 1. If your pension is taxed in your home country, then you will be exempt from tax on it here. 2. If you have a capital amount that is over 12 months old you could draw on that and replace it with pension income, thereby avoiding the tax.

Interesting. How would you type that, sit in the chair, cook your dinner, and anything else, without mining?

Ummmm. Not quite. Any number of days does not make you resident. That's why, here for example, there are 473 different visas and to get one of them often involves jumping through many hoops. Otherwise we would all just stay 180 days and be resident. Your country is NOT going to chase you down and say we dont want your taxes any more, give them to some other country. Getting a TIN seems to differ depending where you live. In my case it was passport, plus Cert of Residence from Immigration. Nothing too difficult. Actually filing a tax return was a different story. An unsuccessful one. Important point. Having a Thai TIN does NOT make you tax resident in Thailand. The TIN is just an admin thing, albeit one that can be very useful, and possibly negate your need for tax residency here.

Dont come around here with your logic. It's not welcome. ????

Search Lazada for P47. I paid 97 baht a few weeks back. Pleasantly surprised with sound quality and battery life. Recharge with micro USB (normal phone charger). Also has a slot for TF card. Easy bluetooth connection to TV, phone and computer. They also fold up for travel. I dont know how they can make them at that price.

A grand plan, until the landlord or his agent disconnects the electricity.

One must wonder how they came up with a price, with no info from the performers or their management. ????????????????

Not much to be concerned about. The lack of flights, along with the fact that many that may have come in previous years are now suffering their own financial dilemmas due to job losses, etc, etc, etc, will keep the influx to low numbers.

And there we have it. A good portion of what is wrong with the world. People with scant information, and less knowledge on the subject matter, appointing themselves, judge, jury and executioner.

3 times a day each way. 130b https://airportpattayabus.com/

Better to save a trillion by trimming the fat.

I remain perplexed on how they 'focus' on a nationality or two. Language training for bar girls and 7-11 staff?

Yesterday mine took 17 seconds. Tip: If you are transferring from a 'normal (aka thieves)' bank account to here, that could cause delays. Send your money to your Wise account before you need it, pick the timing of the exchange rate on Wise, and then transfer.

One million high net worth people over 5 years comes to 548 per day, every day. Yep, that's going to happen.