Chris BKK

I am an Aussie who previously had a work permit in Thailand, but retired and went back to Australia for the required 2 years to be able to receive the Centrelink pension while living in Thailand. I receive the Centrelink (Asssie gov pension) payment into my BBL account each 4 weeks. I also earn some commissions from a Thai company (less then allowed earnings under Centrelink rules). The Thai company takes 5% withholding tax from my commission. I recently had my Thai tax return submitted on line by a Thai accountant, I received all the withholding tax back this week. I did provide the accountant with a 1 year bank statement from BBL plus copies of the Centrelink details of pension payments. The Revenue Department obviously did not require and tax to be payable on my Aussie pension. There is a DTA Thailand & Australia which states tax on pensions is not payable here. Other country pensions I have no idea about and don't care. But Aussie pensioners here should be breathing easier.

The free service is nothing new, The BRT has been free for many months, so doubtful that is attracting new users

He has been watching Trump to get lessons on how to shoot one in the foot

Onya

Name the university!. My partner plans to send her son to a university in Nonthaburi next year so we need to know to avoid what is an obviously incompetent university management

Pretty stupid money lenders, if he was killed then no chance of money being repaid, unless of course they then turn on his family. Simple rule - dont borrow and dont lend

BBL saving account only. BBL sends me a SMS on every transaction on my account, even when they take a monthly fee of B30 from my account. In addition there is a B50k limit on ATM transactions without a phone call to BBL. They do not allow international payments. for example via Paypal unless I personally phone the bank and speak to their call centre to allow the payment to proceed (usually within 2 hours) - periodically. annually, required for my laptop security firewall. I only use a Debit card - no credit card and certainly no mobile app. Not sure about other banks.

good riddance

Well said spidermike007, I agree fully

Name and shame the aggressive tailor so all can avoid that shop. I purchased from a a tailor shop run by a person from a country east of Thailand across the sea once only, never again as their natural inclination is well known, starts with ch--ting

Dont bring brass knuckles or a baseball to a gun fight

Onya

Thieving bastards, no shame

Have people considered the impact on foreign funds being used to support 'girl friends', wives and perhaps children in Thailand from a farang. If say a farang sends B30k per month to Thailand from abroad then the Thai referred to above could be up for tax on the foreign income. By rough reckoning that could see the Thai recipient up for tax, depending on age etc, for up to B7.5k per year. So not only the expat up for tax but the Thai foreign income recipient. Some of those Thais would have never been registered for tax (no TIN) or ever paid tax. How will the Revenue Dept treat this income?

Try acupuncture as an option. I had a pinched nerve in my lower back that was giving me considerable pain down my right leg. Try 7-8 treatments, I did and the pain went away and has never come back. Try for a acupuncturist who has been trained in China. Not expensive, perhaps 500-1000 per visit and better than surgery.