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Trump Starts Global Tariff Wall, Thailand Hit with 36% Tax
LetsGoJoe replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Yup, there's a new Sheriff in town and he ain't interested in making friends. He's cleaning House. π€ -
British Man Sparks Outrage in Thai Restaurant Incident
LetsGoJoe replied to webfact's topic in Isaan News
That's right!...Mighty-Whitey has a monopoly on racism, they invented it, like everything else in this world. π -
British Man Sparks Outrage in Thai Restaurant Incident
LetsGoJoe replied to webfact's topic in Isaan News
Wow, this chap is well on his way to being buried in Thailand ! I'd like to see the police serve him with a charge of 'causing a disturbance in a public place' and fine him several thousand baht. -
Rising Anti-Israel Sentiments in Pai Following Tourists Misconduct
LetsGoJoe replied to webfact's topic in Chiang Mai News
"The ones I know"...yes, I can say the same thing, as I know many individual and couples....however,in the group dynamic a whole different behavior tends to manifest. -
Foreigners Face New Hurdles in Opening Thai Bank Accounts
LetsGoJoe replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
The other day I tried to send 20,000b from my home country account to my Thai account via Wise and it was going to take 7+ days to drop. I diverted to my wife's account and it took 8mins......can't help but wonder if this has something to do with taxation....? -
Rising Anti-Israel Sentiments in Pai Following Tourists Misconduct
LetsGoJoe replied to webfact's topic in Chiang Mai News
Israelis do have a particular 'charm' that tends to make them stand out over all other nationalities. π -
Phuket Raid Captures Four Foreign Hackers Behind 560M Baht Scam
LetsGoJoe replied to webfact's topic in Phuket News
That "silk road guy", Ross Ulbricht, received a pardon from Trump. The US Government stole his 144,000 BTC , a current market value of around $10 billion. -
Rising Anti-Israel Sentiments in Pai Following Tourists Misconduct
LetsGoJoe replied to webfact's topic in Chiang Mai News
I recall seeing "no Israeli" signs in a few restaurants on Koh Tao like 20+yrs ago...couldn't imagine what inspired that sentiment .....π -
The Biggest Doge Hoaxes About USAID Spread on X by Musk
LetsGoJoe replied to placeholder's topic in Political Soapbox
.....and you of course know this to be true....? π€₯ -
As a Bitcoiner, I'm relieved that Kamala didn't win...for purely selfish reasons & for reason alone - Congratulations President Trump! π―
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Last Chance, Get out to Vote: Fascism vs Freedom
LetsGoJoe replied to Yagoda's topic in Political Soapbox
Looks like 'Freedom' has won the election....God Bless America...again! π -
Four Charges Filed Against Driver in Bus Fire That Killed 23
LetsGoJoe replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
That poor "sacrificial lamb" will have to live with the thought of how many kids lives he could of saved if he had used the fire extinguisher and opened the emergency exits, but instead he run-off like a dog with it's tail between it's legs. -
The documentary, '2000 Mules' makes a somewhat compelling case towards electoral fraud in the 2020 election, even though the doc. has apparently been "debunked", by of course Left-wing agencies. If Trump doesn't get taken out before Nov. from at this point what may need to be a Nuke, then I'd bet dollars to donuts that 'punch-drunk' Kamala will be destroyed at the polls and that the 2020 election fraud topic will be forever cast into the sewer of speculation. America will once again be re-born and 'Made Great Again' π
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I've had to do this recently, this option was explained to me by an Immigration officer in CM. You can stay a total of 6-months without the bank-drop. This involves thinking with your feet; leaving Thailand (Laos for example) pay 2,000 b, turn-around and come back to Thailand, then after 1-month go to Immigration and get the 2-month 'visiting Thai-family' visa (1900b)....and repeat the cycle again one more time. After 15yrs of non-'O' 1yr visas I was forced to compromise my visa bank-funds due to the effects of pandemic. This can in the least buy you some time while you wait for things to align for your 1yr.visa. I'm heading back to The Great Woke North for 6-mons and will try and get my 1yr. non 'O' marriage visa there as opposed to sending 400,000B to my BKK account and being charged tax (?) on that. * A minor detail; the 400,000b has to arrive in your Thai bank from outside Thailand 2 months before applying for your visa. Cheers & Good Luck
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So why has Sweden suddenly become the crusader of 'cash-protection'? A few months back a book became available for free-download to the public domain called The Great Taking, by David Rogers Webb, a very dark prediction of what may come to pass in the global financial markets, in the not so distant future. This book has apparently seriously spooked the investment & portfolio management world. The author is an American who moved to Sweden and bought a small farm. In 2011 he had a meeting with the Swedish Minister and State Secretary for Financial Markets outlining the disturbing patterns arising in the financial markets and the apparent sinister objective being pursued. Connecting the dots now, I have to wonder if this 'cash-protection' scheme from the Swedes is directly or indirectly related to the author and his book..? It's a disturbing read, recommended to anyone who is concerned about protecting their financial future.
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Thailand Plans Year-End Ban on Recreational Cannabis
LetsGoJoe replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
I went to a Cannabis Symposium is CM recently where a big player in the industry was giving a talk on the pending change in regulation. He says it will happen and would be at least 1yr for any sort of implementation to begin. This guy (American) has 15 cannabis shops on Sukhumvit alone and said whichever way the regulation goes he is not concerned as he was originally set-up as a "medicinal" store front and still employs the key personnel. -
650,000 people treated for PM2.5-induced illnesses so far this year
LetsGoJoe replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
I bought a pak(6) of 3M-KN95 masks specifically for the burning-season, inexpensive, comfortable and rated for PM2.5. So far, the breezy-conditions and perhaps the new "rule" of needing a fire-permit π has been keeping the AQI at a fair level here in Chiang Mai.....so far. -
American expat escapes Thai jail time for scathing hotel review
LetsGoJoe replied to snoop1130's topic in Eastern Thailand
No....you just smile and leave. -
Thailand braces for intense heat with temperatures soaring
LetsGoJoe replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
It's still been unusually chilly in the mornings here in CM, much like winter.....the days, however are definitely summer-temps but with clear blue skies....the "smoke-season" has yet to show up. strange indeed, but very pleasant....so far. -
There's this line from one of Leonard Cohen's songs: "Everybody got this broken feeling, Like their father or their dog just died". ......my Dad just passed a few days ago at 95, my Brother is thinking of deferring the funeral to May when me and the Fam go back to Canada....."broken feeling"?......nope, more like "the ship just came in feeling"....Thanks Dad!!....I'll have more than one on you π