SiamAndy

Send him running back to Dubai permanently.

I'm planning to close my Thai bank account this year also as I will only be staying in Thailand between 60-150 days going forward. If it comes to fruition, the worldwide income tax on resident expats was the last straw for me on top of Dual Pricing at hospitals and national parks, past TM30 debacles, departure taxes built into airfare and also the new proposed arrival tax. Thailand seems to think they are the center of the universe but they are not! It makes one wonder what new scheme will they come up with next?

31.xx by December tourist season if not sooner.

USD now down to 32.89 THB, Will it dip below 32 when peak tourist season arrives in December?

USD down to 33.16 THB just now and the Fed hasn't even lowered rates yet. I can see the USD at 32 THB by the end of November.

If they get away with the worldwide taxes and then the farang only property taxes, one will have to wonder what other taxes or fees they will feel empowered to levy next. That's why I won't feed the bad behavior and only stay 179 days or less.

If they want to tax Resident expats, then they should also let us in on the 30 Baht health scheme as well.

Her name should be Pinocchio instead of Paetongtarn 🤥

USD now down to 33.87 Baht, could it drop to 32 by year end?

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Hopefully the military will exile Daddy and Daughter Shinawatra sometime in the not too distant future.

As the Fed will lower rates 2-3 times by the end of the year, we could see the dollar decline to 33 Baht. A few minutes ago it was down to 34.38

Most of the time but I got a bad case of food poisoning a few months ago from Street food where I had to go to the doctor. You have to be extra careful when eating street food.

The older retired expats I know in Thailand just want to be left alone to live the last years of their life there hassle free. The last thing they want to do is have to deal with intrusive Thai bureaucracy and having to compile, prepare and file taxes every year. Judging by the past actions of the Thai government with their visa rule changes, reporting requirements, past non enforced rules being enforced on a whim and now taxes, what would come next? Those who don't have a spouse and/or family here need to vote with their feet and find greener pastures.

Then in a year or so they will change the rules back causing chaos once again. Thailand truly is the land of rug pulls.