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Indeed, but I think the problem here in Thailand is that they can't calculate how much VAT is included when they sell something for 300 THB.. You need a bit Maths for it and as the education is very low it is too difficult to find out. Easier is add the VAT later so easy to find it back. But the customers are being scammed.. Discount 10%, but with the VAT of 7% added, the discount is not more than 3 % for example.. That is legal scam... Same for a bottle of wine in a restaurant... The wine is heavily taxed already but they add again a 7% VAT on it...and sometimes even service charge... And than wondering why people buy less

The question is what is illegal and which Thai officials are involved??? Updating laws would be better, such as allow foreigners to guide instead of keep it a Thai protected job. Make starting a business easier instead of that every business needs a 51% in THai hands.. and hiring 1 foreigner om 3 Thai employees.. and many more

Thailand the hub of insecure websites???

I am very sorry, but why is are the prices not Vat included if you have to pay them anyway??? In many countries I have been there is always the VAT included in the price shown, but here in Thailand it must be different, Customers don't need to know how businesses work, but they have a right to fair price included everything.... so no surprises for them.

The EC is too much involved in the processes before, during and after the elections.. It should be an institution that prepares the election, and after the elections took place they should stop with working.. But in Thailand they keep on going and as long as you stir in a poo the harder it will stink...And indeed they are an intermediary. And good politicians and people must be screened correctly instead of now a lot of corrupt, and incompetent people in power, but that is the EC now, probably done because of bribes. Get rid of these people as soon as possible

That is in fact true.. Many times you see prices here and you are being always surprised with addition of service fee and tax.. Why not publish just the price included?? I had even at a sushi shop that at the end of the bill there was 7% tax while nowhere was a sigh that tax was not included.. It seems cheap, but in fact it misleading the consumer

famous Thai rappers?? I think everybody who is trying to sing thinks he/she is famous... but my goodness ... better should keep their mouths shut

Happy to see that Pita has common sense ..... No wonder he was pushed aside for the nitwits in the Government now.

Illegal activities must not be shown on social media....Immigration, if nothing to hide, should not be afraid of such posts, but we all know how it works...so it must stay hidden

many drive like crazy here... but the RTP is nowhere to be seen as if they are , they don't do anything

Please more holidays and more pushing to spend your money with tax incentives and more.. buy now pay later ... show your luxury even if you don't have money... and see what is happening... No investment in education how to deal withy your wage and money, no good registration to prevent that people borrow more than they can pay back, no.. the elite and officials who owns the companies must make profits at all costs

Typical Thai immigration.. every office its own rules and requirements..No wonder all laws have plenty opportunities, nothing is clear... fines up to 2000THB is an example... So what is the exact fine?? in one place maybe 200thb another 500 and somewhere else 2000???

They should never allowed him to come back.... The whole family must be banned from the country

As long as the Thaksin clan is in Thailand, there will be problems.. I know in the beginning it seems they did a lot of good work for the people, however it was only to fill their own pockets.. After all the coups they have caused they still are busy with filling their pockets and stir unrest with special privileges, as money opens all doors, and because this family and the other rich ones are conservative they will never stop, unless someone put an end to it

This case shows exactly how incompetent the RTP and all his departments are...

Thailand should update a lot of outdated laws to improve the economic grow.. Just like the protection of several jobs. Thai people don't like to work, and people from other countries are not allowed to do these jobs, like guides... The idea of protectionism is outdated. Let everyone work, and the lazy people will get nothing unless they start to act,. See how many Burmese people are working here now for low costs. All money earned will not be spend in the economy in Thailand but will go to Myanmar..

And how about the others involved?? like the jail director, the hospital director, the lawyers, and the people behind the bribe of the doctors??

It is about nothing, it seems that it is a attempt to draw attention to this than to the real problems next week... and Thaksin violating of section 112 verdict. He will be the one that will talk to Hu Sen and be the hero, so he can't and will not prosecuted

I am wondering what it has to do with Qatar Airways.....

Maybe they could start to use AI instead of the 90 days report and address notifications for long term residents...

all the offers named with their titles should be stripped of their titles and jobs, and the money they have made should be go directly to the Revenue Department instead of transferred to other places... They were corrupt no need to doubt that

If it is only rent I would find a new home.. I think a lot of people rent a girl too.. 65k is a lot of money surely here in Thailand . If you just live a normal life like in your own country 40k is more than enough. But I know the wine is too expensive, taxes on foreign articles are way too high and some people are here for the happy endings and go out every week or even more.. Which they probably don't do in their own country.. Wit a luxury lifestyle like this, you need more than 65k...

As written earlier... The Shin clan is behind these tensions, so daddy can be the hero to safe Thailand from a war

a tax holiday for a rule that they just implemented... It seems they can't handle the amount of information they got this year

The visa is not the problem, but all restrictions that Thailand has, such as not allowed to do anything, even volunteer work without a workpermit, alcohol sales and buying hours, double standards for foreigners, seeing foreigners as criminals, with 90 days reports, address notifications etc, and the list can go on. That is what keep foreigners away to retire here. You have the feeling you live here, spend your money here, but nothing else is allowed...and many retirees are not looking for that anymore