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That's possible, and not unusual at all. But of course, had he had travel insurance, the first thing the insurance would do they would try very hard to find proof that he already had this condition before he left home. If they are lucky the patient will die in the meantime. Leukemia is a worst case for a travel insurance. Treatment can be extremely expensive, repatriation - if possible at all - as well. Some policies really cover only emergency treatment. But nowadays, at least in rich continental European countries, coverage usually extends until the patient is fit for transport.

WHO recommends it even many days later. That's my personal experience, too. And that's what is done in Thailand, see the posts of Soisanuk, Fairynuff and Searunner

According to the NHS website, only Rabipur is available in the UK. But websites sometimes are not up to date or even plain wrong

I understand you were not previously vaccinated against rabies. In this case, the WHO recommends rabies immunoglobulin. It is very expensive - up to 1000 USD and more - that's why it's not routinely given here. Even so, there are few rabies deaths in Thailand. Bangkok Hospital in Udon probably has it. The big private hospitals in Bangkok have it. You can continue your vaccination, started with Speeda, in the UK. UK uses Rabipur, which is compatible with Speeda. https://immunisationhandbook.health.gov.au/recommendations/people-with-potential-rabies-exposure-who-started-post-exposure-prophylaxis-overseas-are-recommended-to-complete-the-rabies-vaccine-course-in-australia

Correct. Thais speak or yell or curse towards persons. Farang speak or yell or curse towards things or situations If a Thai is present he/she will feel as the addressee. Because, how could someone talk/yell to a thing or situation? If I try to open the door and it doesn't open I may get angry at the door and utter some curses towards the door. Girfriend will feel she is being cursed, how can someone argue with a door?? Girlfriend will be very pissed of. BTW Thais don't kick the fridge if it doesn't work. How can someone get angry at a thing? If you shout "Fűck!" the only Thai person around will be insulted. Because he must be the addressee.

It took me 2 years to get the new property tax sorted out. That was about a grand total of 1000 B. 100-200 hours work (includes reading up on it and includes getting the necessary house registration, which unexpectedly turned out to be useful for other things, too). Even Thais don't work for 5-10B/hr but I felt ignoring taxes wouldn't be a good idea. Income tax will be much worse, as the amounts are much higher.

This plan makes me plan to stay only 179 days a year. I can live with remittances taxed, it's not that much in my case (I am not going the DTA route, stat has explained why - too complicated, too much work for me, not worth it). But I am not going to - additionally to immigration and and and... - have another Thai bureaucracy to deal with. No more certified translations, trips to embassy, MFA, district office, whatever...no, thank you.

I didn't know

EU

Illegal in many countries

Now, these are are your assumptions :) But my point was different, @stat has understood it: they just taxed all remittances, couldn't be bothered about the kind of intricacies you suspect.

Not only assumptions. In the main thread, a guy actually went to his tax office and asked them, upcountry in Phitsanuloke. They confirmed the new procedure and did the obvious and very simple thing: they just taxed all his remittances. Neither he nor the tax official bothered about complicated things like DTA. BTW his remittances are 40k monthly iirc and tax was very little.

Contrary to what you write, the new regulation is a huge change - and is correctly viewed as such by lawyers and tax advisers. Yes, in theory a pensioner who had his pension credited to his Thai bank account, has always owed tax. Yes, in theory he should have filed a tax return. De facto, nobody ever cared. The RD didn't expect foreign pensioners to file a tax return (some pensioners who tried, report being told to forget about it). The RD didn't expect them to pay taxes , either. The law didn't change - but, as the poster "Thailand" had written - the practice seems to change. Today was the first time in over 20 years that I heard bank staff utter the word "RD". BTW don't forget, the rich Thais that some people write are targeted, they are Srettha's (and his master's) own flesh and blood. Why should he hurt them? And rich Thais will find other loopholes. Moderately well-off (according to Thai standards) foreigners are the softest target there is. They cannot defend themselves.

Which bank? Form in English or in Thai?

Typo. BTW this text understands the QnA, that "both conditions have to be met" to be taxable: 1. You must be tax resident here (i.e. 180 days a year or more) in the year you bring the income into Thailand 2. You also were a tax resident in Thailand in the year you earned that income. 1. is not 100% clear in the QnA, and some posters - me included - found that suspicious

Agreed. This seems to be what TaG thinks, he is just a bit more grumpy. And it is what I think, too.

That's correct. But I know of a private hospital, popular with foreigners, that only offers the second one (and obviously doesn't tell people they should get the first one, too). So better ask.

Never seen an English menu with higher prices than the Thai menu? Never seen Thai rates for accommodation? Sorry, I don't buy that. If you have been here so long, you should even be able to remember that Thai Airways used to have special rates for Thais. Even the BTS charges foreign retirees more than Thai retirees.

You are mostly right, but I understand TaG. There are many things in Thailand I don't like, but overall I like it here. It's a balance. The immigration hassle that started some years ago could shift the balance, but I still like it. If the RD will give me the same treatment as immigration - or even worse - I may reconsider So, all the things TaG doesn't like about Thailand play part in his decision to stay or to leave. It's not just the tax.

In some places, yes. Many other places even have a Thai menu and a more expensive English menu Please ask any Thai person, the general consensus is that foreigners pay more for about everything. Which isn't true, either - but very often it is true.

That's generally not true. Sometimes, yes. I once witnessed how a Thai inquired about the price of a room in Phuket, she explicitly asked for the Thai price. She was surprised when told in this hotel foreigners pay the same as Thais.

Oh. From Burma. Not so long ago, a foreign-owned grocery store opened near my place, catering to the foreigners from South and South East Asia in the area. They have a lot of foodstuff from Burma. Things are tasty, but a bit suspicious (unusual color and texture etc). How good might official foodstuffs control in Burma be?

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/11/02/how-to-stop-turmeric-from-killing-people Turmeric from India - which produces 75% of all turmeric - is usually adulterated with lead. Toxic, destroys brain and nerves, especially of children. Turmeric - the poor man's safran - is very common in Thai food, in "yellow" dishes like Massaman, in seafood, especially in the south. I don't know whether turmeric here is imported from India, though. I would suspect it. Anybody knows?

SCB - as safe as the monarchy KTB - as safe as the government BBL - as safe as Thai capitalism

"Air travel remains out of the financial reach of most Indians. An estimated 3 percent of the country’s population flies on a regular basis. But in a nation of 1.4 billion people, that percentage represents 42 million — executives, students and engineers who yearn to get quickly from here to there inside India’s borders, and to gain easier access to destinations beyond, for both business and vacation." from todays NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/business/india-aviation.html