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7 hours ago, webfact said:

Entertainment venues that are set to stay open until 4 AM in line with the Thai government’s policy have been ordered to set up sobering-up areas to prevent patrons from driving home drunk.

So half drunk at 4 am closing time bar go to the waiting area, legless at a 2 am closing time bar no problem as it doesn't have to have a sobering-up area. Another half thought through idea.

2 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I know there are beds in those rooms. But I don't know anybody who booked such a room for an hour to sleep. ;) 

If your unfit to drive an hours sleep will do you absolutely no good, even after 7 hours sleep many will still be over the drink drive limit.

Been there and done that, lucky not to have been caught.

6 hours ago, jerrymahoney said:

It isn't Immigration. It is the Revenue folks who might look askance on the practice of alleviating the need to have a Thai Bank with what would otherwise be taxable income.

Do the Immigration staff who receive "tea money" for services rendered fully declare it in their annual assessments, I think not, target for RD investigators (getting at the Agents a different way) as per Al Capone they couldn't prove his illegal activities, so tax man got him for tax evasion.

7 minutes ago, Mike Lister said:

As also said earlier, HSBC, at a minimum, has been watching card spending habits for a very long time and when they see something unusual, they will ask questions.

Before moving here (nearly 20 years ago) I used to spend 2-3 holidays (of 2-3 weeks duration) a year in Thailand and was questioned by both my banks regarding credit card expenditure in Thailand, and both of them suspended the account until I could satisfy them regarding where I lived.

3 hours ago, Old Croc said:

Perhaps they may have caught the miscreant in the act if they hadn't worn their uniforms while pretending to be customers.

or phoned ahead to make sure the shop was open (free haircuts for life)

1 hour ago, Celsius said:

 

What idiot makes money in Thailand?

 

LOL

Those with color printers, and anybody legally employed, i.e. teachers

Nope, only when going more than 10/15 mins travel from the house.

Carry laminated paper copy and copies on phone, but still get need passport.

14 hours ago, cncltd1973 said:

what's the big deal? everyone knows if you pay enough money you can be a police officer on Thailand. this guy paid just enough to be one for a day

no kickbacks for the hierarchy

19 hours ago, AgMech Cowboy said:

The 'tourist' wasn't out directing traffic, writing tickets, harassing anyone,

nor do the RTP to a major extent

On 12/6/2023 at 5:48 AM, Geoffggi said:

I wonder how maybe the spindoctors in China will use this photo ....................

First member of the Chinese Police patrolling in Thailand maybe

18 hours ago, Iamloki said:

It is the law, and one never knows...

So I was informed by 3 uniformed and armed Immigration officers when I was stopped in the street in front of a local hotel (only 10 mins from where I live) and asked for my Passport, which I wasn't carrying, only a copy. Which was deemed to be unacceptable as easily forged, offered Pink Card and Driving License to back it up, waved away with "means nothing to us". Let off with a warning and told to carry my passport at all times outside the house.

This wasn't recently, quite a few years ago in fact, and we are not on a heavily beaten tourist route/area either.

22 hours ago, OJAS said:

Not to mention that if it were to, many expats would inevitably (as I see things) need to start filing tax returns with HMRC for the first time ever (as well as with the RD).

Looking very much that way, Thai submissions are mostly taken at face value from what I understand (also mine from years ago when I was working), hopefully they will do the same with expats now.

1 hour ago, OJAS said:

 

Is this the document you had in mind?

 

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5b05425fed915d1317445ed2/DT_Digest_April_2018.pdf

 

If so, there appears to be nothing, unless I'm missing something, which contradicts what I've said (or, more importantly, what the DTA in my perception says) under either the Government pensions section on page 3 or the specific Thailand heading on page 34.

 

 

Yes, that the document I was looking at but some of the actual details appear to have changed, so I maybe had an earlier version of it or mixed up some of the details. I only have the state and private pensions so doesn't directly impact me.

19 hours ago, Iamloki said:

This is a few years ago, but I was flying domestically out of BKK (not sure of the airport or the domestic carrier (the one that smiles or the one that knocks on wood) but while getting my boarding pass printed at the counter, I gave them my pink Thai ID... They wanted my passport... I resisted... they really wanted my passport... Finally they relented and gave me the boarding pass.

Yesterday I bought a bus ticket from Phitsanulok to Phetchabun and the ticket office would not accept any form of ID (pink card or driving license) from me, only my passport was acceptable, just as well I always carry it with me for inter-regional travel. 

20 hours ago, OJAS said:

 

Article 19(2)(a) of the UK DTA actually states: "Any pension paid by the Contracting State or a political subdivision or a local authority thereof to any individual in respect of services of a governmental nature rendered to that State or subdivision or local authority thereof shall be taxable only in that State."

 

This would therefore appear to mean that the Thai RD can go whistle for any tax on UK civil service pensions (except in the case of widow's pensions paid to Thai wives of deceased retired UK civil servants, as is made clear by 19(2)(b)).

 

There is an internal guidance document produced by HMRC (I think), that I took the info from I didn't save it, will try to find it again tomorrow.

On 12/1/2023 at 2:42 PM, richard_smith237 said:

The underlying implication of the Op is that with a new passport, the overstay cannot be identified (as there is no longer an entry stamp in the replaced passport)...   This thinking is fundamentally flawed. 

True, with no entry stamp in your passport you will not be allowed to leave until they investigate why, then your overstay will come to light, or they could just decide to ban you for life for entering the country illegally.

1 hour ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

What a terrible idea. Will have to consider Phlippines or somewhere else for the month of April if this happens. Not willing to tolerate dodging brainless zombies with water guns for a whole month. 

Water guns cost money, most around here use bowls or buckets or even just a hose.

A couple of years ago the driver of the car in front of me wouldn't roll his window down, so one of the drunks opened the door and threw a bucket full of water into the car guess most of it landed on the dashboard of the car, I locked my doors and got out of there as fast as I could.

2 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

An utterly ridiculous idea. There will be no benefit to business, probably the reverse, general chaos, and water being wasted everywhere 

Just think of the additional alcohol sales and hospital fees from tourists being affected by bad water.

43 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

 

You have to go to Immigration every 90 days to extend your visa. If you don't you'll be on overstay 😹

What the F are you talking about?

On 11/28/2023 at 12:23 PM, Guderian said:

Is this in any way related to CRS and the intention to charge Thai income tax on all foreign remittances into the country?

CRS most probably, Thai tax personally I doubt it, the Thai banks have no hold over Wise to ensure compliance with any request for information.

1 hour ago, teacherc137 said:

It's a bedroom, a living area, and an office. And we paid a similar amount when we had a smaller place at the same complex. So either way, it doesn't add up. And our concern is more the discovery of a meter that they somehow didn't know applied to the room, because it's not going to be 3k very soon.

Given the limited info, I would guess that the previous occupant was sub-letting 2 rooms, and the additional meters were for the sub-lets, 1 meter was standalone like the main supply and 1 as a branch off the main meter.

But as I said a pure guess on my part.

On 11/28/2023 at 8:32 AM, OJAS said:

Actually a mix of the 2 IS possible under the "combo" method. 

and not all offices accept the "combo" method, apparently my local office is one that doesn't, not that I've tried personally, but one of the local retirees I meet occasionally tried and said he was told if you don't have 800k in the bank go to Pattaya for your extension, which he has been doing for 4/5 years now. Another was told it wasn't acceptable to have the 800k split between 2 accounts (same bank 1 branch here and 1 Pattaya, the bank letters for both produced locally) go to Pattaya, which he did (permanently) 3 years ago.

18 hours ago, Lemsta69 said:

it doesn't grab me by the short and curlies. 

that's the job of the ladyboys

8 hours ago, The Cyclist said:

 

Sorry, cannot help you with that one.

 

I renewed mine at a different DLT office from where it was issued. But I had  moved permanently to the new Province.

 

I cannot even remember if I needed any other paperwork beyond a fit to drive letter, Driving Licence and Passport.

 

Might be helpful to find out what paperwork the DLT office you intend using requires.

The DLT normally need some proof of address, like a CoR from Immigration or the yellow book (which I've used ), as I've never moved or attempted to use a different office cannot comment on that part of the question, but knowing Thai attitudes to non-standard things I would doubt it.