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Presumably if passed, recognition will only be of same sex "partnerships/marriages" if one of the parties is Thai. For non-Thais who have legal recognition in other countries, the discrimination would still apply.

Well, there will probably be a new government by then, so volte face all round, (from 180 to 270 degrees, depending on the time of the year, and the phase of the moon).

Above from The Telegraph today. I received my first State Pension on 31 March 2023. By the time of the increase next April, it will be GBP2000 pa more than I am getting, because mine was frozen WEF from my eligible date, (6 days prior to the increase this year).

I think they do. If you overstay your days allowed as a non resident, you will be subject to UK tax.

Assessable if.... "from employment outside Thailand[,] a business outside Thailand[,] or property assets outside Thailand...."

My interpretation, (correctly or incorrectly determined) of this new amendment is that there is essentially no change for me to that which previously existed. My overseas funds were accumulated previously to date over many years. If I draw from those savings for normal expenses in Thailand after 1 January 2024, they are exempt from Thai tax. If I transfer a large "capital" sum after 1 January 2024, I will have to show from which source, and if the source is recently acquired, it will be taxable. Currently I plan to do no such large "capital" transfers arising from assets or income after 1 January 2024.

I watched the use of the Thai residents' auto machine from my adjacent long and winding queue for departure. For the max 10 people using the three machines, many had to have a person show them how to use. God help us. And live in the country you are visiting where nudity or hygiene don't matter. Not so in Madrid, when I left last year. The check in Iberia "check in clerk" (for want of a better description), was upping and downing on my UK passport (at Business Class) as to whether I could enter Thailand. I asked him to give me my passport so I could show him my Re-entry permit, (not that it is required for a UK citizen entering Thailand).

Yeah, the tax residents....

My last trip in and out of Suvarnabhumi was like this at both departure and arrival. About an hour plus each time, and another 30 minutes plus for security clearance on departure.

Land of the free interpretation, but for a special discount of 500 baht, it can be yours for the making.

OK. I've reported it again, with the URL. I don't know whether LINE has the ability to block, as it's auto generated and probably creates another link as soon as this is blocked.

This is a case for your Building Management, Juristic Person Manager etc.

I get the usual friend request a few times per week with an image of a scantily clad woman. Easy enough to Report & Block. But since yesterday I've been receiving multiple messages from ALLIN99MVP.V99 like this: I do not even get the opportunity to Report & Block. But I report, and it returns. Today I sent a message to LINE and asked them to investigate, which they are doing. I think this is some gambling site, but I am concerned that these messages are getting through without any ability to block them. Is anyone else getting these too?

It was all a big misunderstanding.....

Volte Face: (if only the tax debacle took such a short time to get one too)....

Until you get this changed, the problem will recur. At one stage I was having the aircon that was problematic cleaned every three months, because the jelly build up took about that time to clog up the tray...and the waterworks began. Almost 3 months to the day, in each of the several cases. My whole renovation in 2019 was to fix the continuous aircon problems I had over the preceding 15 years. So I ripped all of them out, (they were the built-in type, put in by my first contractor in 2004), and as it involved so much ceiling and wall work, renovated the whole place as well. It was therefore rather irritating to find that the newly installed split Mitsubishi inverter units with bells on failed, as described. The only thing I can say is that the electricity bill has fallen by 75%, because the old units were clearly unfit for purpose on every level.

The most important thing is that your outflow pipe from your aircon unit flows at a downward angle towards the (outside) outflow pipe. I had a repeated problem of my newly installed aircon. Always leaked after 2 or 3 months. Solution was to remove the boxed in area and make the outflow pipe slope downwards, so that no water collected in the tray. Then to insulate the outflow pipes and the copper coolant pipe, (which in the original installation had been duct-taped together, causing condensation, which after time dripped through the boxed area). As well as this, I have all aircons (5) professionally cleaned every 6 months. Whereas before the main culprit, (my bedroom aircon, which gets most use) used to have "jelly" in it, now it does not, because the water flows out, and does not accumulate in the aircon's tray. I also cut the outflow pipes (outside) into 2 segments, with a funnel, covered with mesh. If the far end of the run off pipe, which feeds into a drain, gets clogged, the water dripping through will backflow through the funnel, (outside) on the balcony. All 5 aircons were "professionally" installed during a major renovation, but three years later, and several major "waterfalls" later, ruining JT silk curtains et al, I decided to take out the box (in which the pipes were hidden for aesthetics). As I suspected, the piping was as described above, (completely ignoring the 101 of these things, gravity). Once fixed, the box was reinstated, and so far, everything seems to be working satisfactorily, (although I've probably jinxed it by writing all of this). Aircon installation by "professional aircon installers" is not of a very good quality, and the problems occur long after the contractor has disappeared. A/C drain line tablets, according to Google: https://www.google.com/search?q=a%2Fc+drain+line+tablets&rlz=1C1CHBF_enTH851TH851&oq=A%2FC+drain+line+tab&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgAEAAYgAQyBggBEEUYOTIKCAIQABiGAxiKBTIKCAMQABiGAxiKBTIKCAQQABiGAxiKBTIKCAUQABiGAxiKBTIGCAYQRRg6qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

They attend a course in the Tourist Authority of Thailand Magic School of Statistics and Wishful Thinking, (TATTMSSWT for short).

@kevthailand Thai banks' staff not knowing their product is a requisite for being employed by them.

I actually gave up my seat on an airport bus to a woman with a large belly whom I assumed was pregnant. She said "thank you, but why?". I said, "because you're pregnant." She told me she was not! We both laughed.

I'd slap your face, but I'm allergic to leather.

When you hold the door open, or move out of someone's way, and they pass without a murmur, (a regular occurrence here sadly, where good manners seem to have slipped off the DNA, despite a contrary reputation for friendliness and politesse), "You're most welcome. Please don't mention it." (Irony is lost too.)

I would add, this whole sewer show could easily have been avoided if a bit of simple critical thinking had been applied, (such as the major discussion on display on the 2 fora in AN, and doubtless from wise and savvy tax accountants and lawyers, and investment firms and private bankers). But until there is finality in clarification, they have done a great deal of damage to investment and the financial system of Thailand, and proven once again that risk is a major criterion of any dealings with Thailand.

Itsy bitsy spider... Thanks @Dogmatix. I hope this is the first nail in this coffin of stupidity. If however, Thailand tries to tax all worldwide income, like the USA, that would be an even more silly idea than the one currently being spouted, and unlike the IRS, I think their ability to enforce this is wildly optimistic. The article you reference also seems to emphasise the main target as (wealthy) Thais who invest overseas, and I suspect like previous attempts to alienate this segment of the electorate will end in tears.

I have just gone into my UOB branch in Silom Complex to effect some minor banking operations, (updating my passbook and asking for a breakdown of an aggregated sum). One of the transactions had a narrative EFT, and I asked what that was, as it was not included in the transaction code list at the back of the passbook. They had to inquire in the back office. Twenty minutes later I tried to proceed with other inquiries, (adding a power of attorney, initially an unknown concept, and twenty minutes after that, deciding to abandon that for another day). If Thai RD are going to rely on banks to help them sift through customers' transactions, they are in for a very long slog. UOB is about average on the scale of ineptitude. My recent registration for the facial ID facility was another exercise in the stimulation of high blood pressure, as despite numerous SMS notifications, the staff in another UOB branch seemed to know very little about how this worked, what an electronic chip was in a passport etc, and 50 minutes later, I limped out, exhausted by the ordeal. Perhaps one little hurdle Thai RD need to consider for their cunning masterplan.