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That was never the case for a straightforward import duty rate review that did not involve false declarations of items' value.

Import duty that is charged depends on the duty rating of the item, they are not all a "normal" [sic] 15%. The "schedule" indicates the different rates that are applied for different products and that is specified, there is no authority given to Customs officers, or anyone else, to apply higher rates that are not official rates.

All imported items are subject to VAT on the assessed value regardless of whether the item is rated or zero-rated for import duty.

Lives have the same value in Europe, UK, US and the rest of he world also.

There was a Joe Ferrari and his gang update this week. You have to realise that there are more news sources than Thaivisa which just aggregates articles from the original publishers. Bangkok Post is worth reading in addition to AN/TV.

If you refuse to pay the insignificant 7% VAT and it's delivered via Thailand Post your post local office won't release it to you. If it's delivered by a courier company they won't either. It will end up confiscated by Customs if you refuse to pay what is legally required and definitely will not be returned to the (international) sender. Of course, someone will be along shortly to insist that they never give in to demands for import duty and VAT and magically, a few days later the package is delivered FOC, expecting us to believe, wrongly, that Thailand Post, or the courier, benevolently pays the duty and tax for those who dispute it! They don't.

Jesus...whereabouts do you live? I've got no yapping soi dogs, rubbish isn't dumped on the roadside except by arrangement with the BMA whose workers collect it every day, there's no racket from temples neither is there any racket from vendors and there's no more whiff from the drains than there is from any drain anywhere else.

What is "so stupid" about visa requirements? You know, those thongs that every country in the world insists on...including yours.

What are the "more and more requirements" that some posters insist are being imposed on retirement extension applicants?

Which nationalities are you able to assist with PR...or anything else?

What are those "constantly changing requirements"?

You think that if it makes you happy!

Where did I say he should be in jail just because he's affluent? Where did I say that you said that?

Assuming that he's not in Thailand, how exactly would the NSA's help be any advantage for the RTP who's jurisdiction stops at Thailand's borders?

Reminds me of Chalerm Yubamrungs son Duangchalerm. He was accused of killing a policeman in. A nite club in Thong lor 22witnesses and fled the scene, and is now a sharpshooter for the RTP. Accept the way things are done here. Why does my question remind you of that? Did you read my comment? What's your comment got to do with anything I posted?

CN has left the forum I believe, whether he jumped or was pushed I couldn’t comment. Stopped posting, maybe, as it's impossible to "leave" the forum unless you're banned. Resignations are not accepted!

Sure does.

Oh dear. What a shame. Never mind. "Mum n Pop shop added another 5 bath..." 5 bath [sic]? Maybe they thought that you needed one!

You totally missed the point!!! I'm not going to spell it out. Obviously you don't like humor and sarcasm. I love humour, especially sarcastic humour. I'm not going to spell it out for you but it's just that your humourous sarcasm/sarcastic humour wasn't at all obvious!

You're out of date. It was widely reported two years ago that her family was paying the money into the court ahead of the deadline to do so. It they did not, the Justice Ministry were going to seize land assets to raise the B25,000,000.

Luckily, whether you're happy "to settle" or not is irrelevant! Why should the family of the single officer, i.e. no wife or children, receive B100,000,000?! The family agreed to the B3,000,000 settlement which was not insubstantial in Thai terms.

When did Chalerm Yoovidhya sell his 51% shareholding? How would you know what "royalties" Chalerm receives from his/the private company which, by definition, does not produce publicly available financials?

You're not seriously implying that people, rich or poor, who mow down a fellow human while under the influence, then do a runner - not to mention set up a servant to take the fall - should not face a judge? Should not be punished? Should not see the inside of a jail? No, it is clear that he did not suggest any of that. He was responding to a suggestion that he should "be in jail just because he is a billionaire" when others who have committed the same offence have not necessarily gone to jail.

And that is what is getting attention right now.

I suppose the police would need evidence of that in order for their arrest, you have some? Bear in mind that he left Thailand before his arrest warrant was produced and was free to travel anywhere, he was not on the run until he left Thailand.