25 minutes ago, Siamesepiggster said:

@hotmal.co.uk e-mail address

????

10 minutes ago, Etaoin Shrdlu said:

I wonder how many of these VPN service providers are ultimately owned or controlled by intelligence services in the same manner that Crypto AG was for many years.

very likely I would say,

The FBI was very active on the DarkNet, that's how they catch the criminals

Using a VPN to watch HBO and surf porn sites, that's fine, but what else would you need one?

most users don't have a clue why they use one in the first place ????

57 minutes ago, dick turpin said:

My missus still has some photos from when she used

to work there......only as a waitress

damn, the scary thing is I know all those faces ????

7 hours ago, rickudon said:

A million is fantasy - unless of course they are aiming at the Chinese.......

Chinese are not about to return, their new leader is putting in place strict measures for them to stop travelling abroad

they are going back in time Mao style,

good riddance, and a welcome change for the world

12 hours ago, NanaSomchai said:

What else do you people need to take those rose tinted glasses off and realise that the Thailand of 1990-2000's is gone for good,

indeed, and it has been steeply downhill since 2011

3 hours ago, JustAnotherHun said:

Sounds like a place to avoid under all circumstances :-).

If Spain, then Andalusia. Malaga is a nice place.

But when I leave Thailand I'll go to Southern France (Montpellier) or Toskana in Italy.

 

that Benidorm hotel really feels like hell on earth,

imagine being stuck there with those characters in a full lockdown ????

1 hour ago, Banana7 said:

The phuket taxi mafia is really gouging tourists. A friend ordered a Grab taxi, cost for the trip was 160 baht, but he wouldn't come, too scared of the local mafia. Local taxi mafia wanted 600 baht for the same trip. After 2 years of very few or basically no tourists, it seems the taxi mafia want to make-up for lost profits. Phuket is definitely a place to avoid even if you get a cheap flight to it.

why change a business model that works so well? ????

4 hours ago, khunjeff said:

Evidently the terms "wide open" and "quarantine-free" have different meanings here than what I'm used to.

typical Thai translation, misleading and confusing ????

5 hours ago, Whale said:

Thats rather trollish and juvenile. Whatever floats your boat though I suppose.

trollish for calling out lazy crypto fans? listen, if you want to play like the big boys, it comes with responsibilities and discipline, otherwise it's just playing like spoiled little brats too lazy to count their chips after a game of poker

7 hours ago, tlcwaterfall said:

Tourism in Thailand - Wikipedia

 

Not really sure where you got 5% from. Most reputable websites indicate far higher official figures.

that was the historical figure average, but with the Chinese in play, that number is now 10%

let's hope it gets back to 5%,

7 hours ago, ukrules said:

I'm from the UK, do you think the FACTA regulation affects me in any way?

 

Because I can tell you that it doesn't and I don't care about it one bit, I'm aware of it only because I know some Americans.

 

This is what I mean when I say the rest of the world will continue as normal. Nobody cares about FACTA, it doesn't exist for nearly everyone on the planet.

 

it matters if you are EU residents, because that's part of the forms you need to sign to open and maintain a business bank account

as for the UK, it's not the rest of the world, thank god for that

5 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

https://www.bot.or.th/Thai/MonetaryPolicy/EconomicConditions/AAA/250624_WhitepaperVISA.pdf

 

so it's 10% of GDP, sounds more reasonable than 20%

and without the Chinese, you can expect a return to the 5% historical figure ????

5 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Tourism alone contributed to 20% of the GDP

don't think it does, not sure how and where you got that number, I think it was more like 5% from official stats

5 hours ago, Whale said:

Anyone know where to download a google sheet thats is reformatted for crypto tracking with current prices auto inserted??

right ????

jesus, you guys are lazy, won't hurt you to work a bit to track your "amazing" gains ????

8 hours ago, ukrules said:

Naturally the rest of the world will continue as normal and not care what happens in the US.

not sure about that, we said the same thing about FACTA, and now it's all the world for every bank accounts, you need to report to US tax authorities even if you hold EUR, not USD

On 1/28/2022 at 5:02 AM, philr said:

Why can’t Thailand do something similar that’s so eminently sensible, clear and simple? 

because that would be too easy and efficient, and the Thai deplorables love to play silly mind games with no real purposes, just because they can

doing it manually is actually a good practice,

brokers have a history of poor reporting for P/L, too complicated for them, too many rules etc... and also at the same time, they got to "hide" the poor performance of their customers actions so they don't feel bad about it so they can keep trading silly ????

always have a detailed log of all your trades with P/L, it's just common sense and that's not even negotiable, in case taxation comes into effect

don't simply rely on third party buggy software or buggy platform like those crypto exchanges

here are some leads on what's cooking, should be a nice surprise at the end ????

https://investorplace.com/2022/01/8-things-to-know-about-bidens-crypto-executive-order/

Biden’s Crypto Executive Order Is on the Way

• According to reports, Biden and his administration are preparing an executive order regarding cryptocurrency.
• The executive order could be coming as soon as February.
• We don’t know exact details yet. But, one can look at the track record of the Biden administration on crypto.
• Of course, last summer saw the administration begin to take issue with digital currency, accusing it of being a means to tax evasion and other crime.
• Biden’s first actual piece of legislature on cryptocurrency came in late November, when he signed into law the infrastructure bill. The bill includes requirements for crypto exchanges to report trades directly to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
• The government, while cracking down on hidden assets, also has become quite interested in Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). The Federal Reserve is floating the possibility of a U.S. CBDC currently.
• The executive order will likely be an amalgamation of the Fed’s advice, as well as guidance from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), all of whom have issued guidance in the last year.
• The purpose of the executive order is likely to just get something on the table. In other words, this will help Biden kick off a broader conversation. Biden’s executive order will likely assign tasks to government departments. These departments can then study crypto and prepare advice on CBDC implementation and crypto regulation.

news from the SEC front is that they want to go hard on cryptos, globally

this is the new frontier in terms of AML compliance after going after payment processors (like PayPal), Exchanges (CFTC), and brokers (FINRA) and corresponding banks

https://www.investopedia.com/biden-preparing-executive-order-on-cryptocurrencies-5216814

Biden Preparing Executive Order on Cryptocurrencies

White House reportedly is seeking a central policy role on crypto

 

By 

MARK KOLAKOWSKI

 

Published January 24, 2022

26 minutes ago, ukrules said:

Only in your warped dreams

tell that to Biden, the WH communication is real

is he going to go through it? yep, that could be random for a senile old man like Biden ????