madmen

Don't talk nonsense. Many people have access to 300,000 Baht and some may carry it around with them quite safely. Why not? It isn't that much money.
 
What the other posters are questioning is the re-occuring story of the good samaritan taxi driver and the delighted tourist/foreigner who dribbles all over everyone about good 'ole honest Thais/Thailand - who spout, "I wanna live here now".
 
Time and time again we hear of passengers leaving money in cabs, and that money, usually a large sum, being returned.
 
However, we never hear of any passenger that loses the same - but never gets it back. does this mean that all and every Thai taxi driver is honest then?
 
No. Of course it doesn't - just remind yourself about the myriad of stories about taxi drivers doing all sorts of weird, dishonest, aggressive and indecent things all over Thailand.  do you believe that any of these reported drivers would hand back any cash found? So how come it is only 'honest' taxi drivers that do find money left by 'stupid' passengers?
 
No wonder that many of us don't believe these 'feel good' stories are truthful?
 
I'm another one who is very sceptical when I read these articles!

Congratulations, you finally got something right, "they never said they stopped stat decs because they couldn't verify". Yes most definitely my words. So, what do I need to research? 

Go back to page one and read again. Of course false claims is lying, what are you on about? And what have my mates got to do with my op? I would have got back to you sooner but I have just got back from the weekly chicken and champers breakfast do. 

Here we go again. Read my op. I never mentioned a website. I reported a conversation I had with an embassy official. Nothing more, nothing less. Was he correct, was he lying, did he just make things up as he went along,was he absolutely correct. I can't read minds, I just reported what was said. So you say I haven't a clue, your the one with apprehension problems. By the way, verify and certify ,there is a difference between the two. 

You got it wrong, yet again. They never said they stopped stat decs because they couldn't verify etc, nor I. Your just writing whatever comes into your head to be argumentive, but, get shot down every time. And you still don't know the meaning of verify or certify. 

-Read the announcement on the website!

It clearly says they stopped issuing stat decs and to quote " because immigration wants us to VERIFY your income and bank balance and we can not do this ""

Handle says clever man.. You havnt a clue though

You got it wrong, yet again. They never said they stopped stat decs because they couldn't verify etc, nor I. Your just writing whatever comes into your head to be argumentive, but, get shot down every time. And you still don't know the meaning of verify or certify. 

Assuming it is just a stamp for "Our citizen says this is true," people could do this with any doc - as is done for university degrees, etc.  Maybe that will satisfy immigration in the future - or maybe only in some cases (a list of acceptable income-sources, such as state-pensions perhaps). 
 
Of course, this "certification" could be done for forged / photoshopped docs, so the only thing that would make any actual difference to the fakers, would be if the embassy-personnel were contacting the funds-provider and verifying the figures independently.  If not, the OP's buddies, who were evidently lying on their stat-docs, will only have to employ one other tech to "adjust" the figures on a pension doc for them in the future.

It is not I in dreamland. You obviously don't know the meaning of verify or certify. You should have found out before commenting. I said the embassy officer will "certify" . Someone has egg on their face and it is not this cleverman. This I can "verify".

It won't end well for her. The vid should show her kicking and screaming while being dragged away.

I think OP is looking for house sitting but at a reduced rent
Ain't gonna happen here but it does work in the West

The Sportsman on Soi 13 has a large menu of British type food.
Not too pricey, and good quality when i've been there.

Read my op. I never said they would verify any income streams. I blew what? What hard question should I have asked? Would have, should have, I have told you what questions I asked and gave you the the response. Get of your bar stool and go and ask them yourself the questions you say I should have asked. Have you heard the saying, water off a ducks back? 

Happened to me but for an retirement extension. She was trying to push me back to BKK for a translation of the stat dec and then offered to take care of it for 15k... I was the last of a few people there so nobody to overhear.

No thanks!

Please tell me what confused you in my op , give an example of my grandeuring. "Critiquing me" , no , not at all, everybody is praising me , applauding me for consulting with my embassy and reporting what I was told. 

"He said that if we,expats, take documents proving out income, they will continue to certify them after the cut off date for stat decs. Thank you ladies and gentlemen and goodnight."

Being such and educated chap and having done so well in life as you claim didn't it occur to you to ask how they would verify them?

How on Erath would they verify hundreds of different income streams?

It's just total nonsense. If you want to play reporter then you blew it by not asking the hard questions.

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For goodness sake, I do my best for fellow expats and all i get  is abuse and unfounded ,twisted, response. The op is not saying, and never implied, read my op, the embassy will now etc. That is not the reason the stat decs are to be stopped, according to the embassy, not you. Read my op. I am no dude, I did well in my working careen and now enjoy the benifits that.  There is only one reason some people are upset over the embassy letter matter. They either don't have 800000 k or they don't have the monthly income. Why else would they be put out ?  They are here illegally, if they do not meet the financial requirements. I don't want 800000 on the bank, so I am going to start putting the required monthly amount in the bank and after a year, mums your uncle. If retirement visa runs out before then, there are  ways to stay here until the money has been going in for a year. I don't give a hoot about those who don't meet the the financial threshold. 

The other thing is they can not force you to provide proof with a stat dec as that would no longer be a stat dec.

The Australian Embassy would have to issue their own letter upon verifying that Joe blogs gets an income from his property rentals by calling the agents in oz

AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN

Exercise is the key. Det rid of fatty and sugary foods as well. But without exercise it wont work.

And relies heavily on fatty foods but less than 20 grams of carbs a day no sugar

Plastic bags in South Australian supermarkets/ department stores were banned more than 15 years ago. Hard to believe the other States are that far behind?

They did just that.

The general is to soft

Just do what Duterte and Thaksin did shoot them on site. No court! If your carrying you die

Plenty of great sandals around these days with cushion soles and contoured arches and as comfortable as sneakers and similar price

Even crocks with holes up front would work