samtam

1 hour ago, Morch said:

 

The top one, Origin.

There are some variants and some copycats. But the main one should be ok.

1 hour ago, expat_4_life said:

 

uBlock Origin - beat me to the punch @Morch

Thanks. Installed it and all is well.

Just now, Morch said:

 

Mrs. Morch's AdBlock worked fine until last week or so, switched her to uBlock Origins - all is well again.

 

Thanks!

4 hours ago, expat_4_life said:

 

Yes it's free.
It is a browser extension, just search for it in your browser extensions,
or use your favorite search engine. 

Which one? 

uBlock Origin seems to be the one with favourable reviews. The others less so.

14 hours ago, expat_4_life said:

 

Can't agree more ... it works a treat with utube and removes so much clutter everywhere you browse too. Completely different internet with Ublock Origin.

15 hours ago, Morch said:

 

uBlock Origin is your friend.

I used AdBlock, but YT detected it and asked me to unblock. I did, and then reblocked. YT then informed me that I would lose all connection if I repeated using AdBlock.

2 hours ago, stoner said:

 

 

i don't have premium and have not seen a youtube ad in years.....be brave my friend. 

I was ad free for years until about 2 months ago.

2 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

 

I don't think the committee have the authority to make any change to the use of common facilities, I'm fairly sure it needs to be approved at an AGM or EGM.

We allow private usage of our pool by residents, (co-owners and tenants), per our condo by-laws, (approved at the AGM). Included in that text are the conditions, (numbers of people, times available cost etc). Anyone wishing to avail themselves of the facility have to seek permission of the management office and make a booking. In our case, the building manager would consult the committee, (including me), and I can tell you that approval would not be given for this, as it infringes the rights of all residents.

You should speak to the Juristic Person Manager and your management company, and ask who has approved it. I imagine your neighbours are also rather hacked off that they are excluded too, unless they are included because it is restricted to co-owners.

21 hours ago, samtam said:

 

Assessable if....

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

Sorry, I missed out an "or" as in:

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

13 minutes ago, Krit said:

More mentions of the 20 November 2023 instruction:

 

DFDL: "The Instruction gives guidance that foreign-sourced income earned before 1 Jan 2024 and remitted into Thailand will not be subject to income tax."

https://www.dfdl.com/insights/legal-and-tax-updates/thai-revenue-department-issues-additional-guidance-on-foreign-sourced-income-rules/

 

Mazars: "By virtue of this DI Paw. 162, Thai tax residents will not be required to include their foreign-sourced income earned before 1 January 2024 in their personal income tax returns, even if such income will be brought into Thailand from 1 January 2024 onwards."

https://www.mazars.co.th/Home/Insights/Doing-Business-in-Thailand/Tax/Further-guidance-on-Foreign-Sourced-Income

 

The order and its (probably unofficial) translation

https://www.carlturnerfinancial.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Revenue-Department-Order-No-P.162A-2023.pdf

 

Mazars remark, (highlighted), seems to be their interpretation, not written in the translated RD Order.

More amendments to drip out perhaps?

20 minutes ago, Lite Beer said:

Same Sex Marriage?

How would that affect  a Foreign Woman marrying a Thai Woman

or a Foreign Man marrying a Thai Man when it comes to Visa extensions?

 

Who if anyone would have to show the money in the bank?

Who would be the Husband and who would be the Wife when dealing with Immigration.

 

At the moment a foreign husband has the show the 400k in the bank.

A foreign wife has to show nothing.

1 hour ago, samtam said:

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. 

@Jingthing That is why I made my comment, as above. Until there is clarification, there are interalia tax implications that need to be addressed. The Thai RD are going to be confused enough by the new interpretations, since amended, and doubtless to be amended again. 

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. 

Quote

Millions of state pensioners will receive the biggest pay rise on record next spring, as confirmed by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in the latest Autumn Statement.

Thanks to the “triple lock” policy, the full new state pension will surpass £11,000 for the first time ever in April 2024, rising to £11,502.40, up from the current payment of £10,600.20 a year.

The basic state pension, paid to those who reached the state pension age before 2016, would rise by more than £600 to £8,814 annually.

The policy, which was a key Conservative manifesto pledge in the last election, promises to increase the state pension every April in line with the highest out of the previous September’s Consumer Price Index measure of inflation (CPI), wage growth or 2.5pc. For 2024/25, the rise will be in-line with wage growth, at 8.5pc.

But this bumper pay rise will come at a massive cost to the Government, and questions were raised earlier this year about whether it might be changed, or scrapped altogether. At a time of mounting political pressure to get public finances under control, the state pension triple lock has become a key area of debate. 

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).  

On 11/16/2023 at 8:10 AM, BritManToo said:

I don't believe UK border control keep records of citizens entry/exits, so therefore not possible at this time.

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

8 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

It doesn't say that at all. It says Foreign sourced income before next year will not be taxed. 

When you bring in money next year = Foreign sourced income, it will be taxed.

Assessable if....

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

1 hour ago, Krit said:

Finally there is some clarity. Foreign-sourced income earned before January 1, 2024, will be exempt in the future, irrespective of when it’s brought into the country.

 

https://sherrings.com/foreign-source-income-personal-tax-thailand.html

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.

7 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

For thais they're already using the auto passport, so if you're with a thai kid, you have to leave her or him and use Foreigner line.

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.

7 hours ago, discrete said:

Travel lighter .... hand luggage only  .... a good solution when you have a home here

And live in the country you are visiting where nudity or hygiene don't matter.

4 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

 

The check in staff only check if you have the correct visa, documentation etc to enter the country you are travelling to, they don’t look through your passport pages looking for stamps, it’s not in their mandate.
We did advise Border Control of the overstay every month but all we had were emails confirming it was ok. 

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).

39 minutes ago, Conquerbrqvilok said:

Where is the gate of work permit and non-O holders? it doesn't make sense we queue up with tourists

Yeah, the tax residents....

25 minutes ago, Guderian said:

Meanwhile, at Arrivals....

 

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.

1 hour ago, Lucky Bones said:

Land of the free.....unless you are a falang.🙃🙃

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)....

1 hour ago, Furioso said:

You're right these A/C units are often installed improperly, sometimes simply for aesthetic reasons. I know my drain line is barely sloped down enough, so it's easy for the slime to backup and cause these types of problems. 

 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