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Today new Bkk Post article on taxation with lots of details

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/3041421/new-approach-to-overseas-income-aims-to-spur-inflows

54 minutes ago, sungod said:

Much safer in Pattaya.

Too many people falling from balconies in Pattaya.   do not think all those are suicides

Just risky to do business with your ex #3. What happens if your future partner does not get along with her or her future partner does not get along with you or whatever other iterations there are imaginable.  It is always an already fraught relationship

2 hours ago, KireB said:

Bangkok, the city of T-junctions. Bangkok is, by my knowledge, the worst planned city in the world. Just have a look to the street grid, and compare that with cities sin Asia and Africa. There is a reason traffic is so bad.

Bangkok is still much more pleasant than for example Jakarta 

4 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

I speak Thai. Chicks are more friendly.

Then of course.  Because you will be kind of unique without any real competition.  So if somebody wants farang, the choice is only between you and nobody.😊

13 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

People are more friendly, less in a hurry. Thats what I found. I met my partners in small cities.

Maybe if you speak Thai, but otherwise your chances of finding somebody speaking English are much smaller in small places

On 5/13/2025 at 11:18 AM, Cameroni said:

Best option : Get a safe entry agency. You pay 5000 baht, but you have no issues.

Is it such that if you do this once, you always need an agency?  Or it does not really matter?

1 hour ago, Harrisfan said:

Small cities are easier to meet women.

Why would that be?  Isn't it the other way round?

On 5/30/2025 at 9:38 AM, giddyup said:

https://www.homepro.co.th/p/888125100123

This looks wonderful in theory, but what can you expect for approximately 50 USD?   If you want a nice chair, you need to pay a nice price. 

56 minutes ago, motdaeng said:

my advice: don’t close any existing bank account. you never know, you might need it in the future ...
just keep a few thousand baht in it ...

Good idea, but if you keep only a few thousand baht in it, they might charge you for the account or close it entirely

22 hours ago, vukovar77 said:

I have been a BB bank holder for about 14 years, and in January of this year, I was informed that I need to verify my account in Jomtien if I wish to continue working with it. I had to go strictly to a bank in Jomtien where the account was opened. I lost a day verifying the account, although I have a Thai wife, a marriage visa, and a condominium here.

Also saw an American guy on a tourist visa in a Bkk Bank branch in Bangkok yesterday with a blocked account.

Be prepared for a huge crime rate in most Latin American countries.  Most places are rather dangerous.

The key thing apart from what you mention is that the insurance cannot throw you out/not renew when you get old(er).

On 5/30/2025 at 7:03 PM, ChangIsMyFavBeer said:

Even if i use this service, is there a cooldown period before i can attempt another entry, or will the agent take care of this?

This is a border run service when you are already IN Thailand.  But as far as I understood, you are not, but were rejected.  So this is not going to do you any good.

On 3/19/2025 at 12:07 PM, cjinchiangrai said:

Hua Hin is a nice weekend resort with good golf but remote. Your Medical and education requirements have me thinking the other side of the bay. Bang Saen or maybe further North closer to Bangkok.

 

What is your wife saying?

The town where ANY older man can find a young female lover... making it one of the world's biggest expat magnets.

With subscription:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14765319/No-one-knows-you-girls-available-price-Inside-seedy-Thai-enclave-thousands-ageing-British-men-splashing-cash-compete-beautiful-petite-local-girls-half-age-FRED-KELLY.html

Without:  https://archive.ph/c3A1z (need to paste link into browser for this to work)

On 5/28/2025 at 4:01 PM, BritManToo said:

Hargreaves Lansdowne don't investigate where you live, you just need a UK address to start the ball rolling. Don't mention anything about living outside the UK, they won't ask. Then you can transfer your funds to them by filling a few forms, no need to invest, they are happy to hold cash. Then you just use drawdown to take up to 10kgbp out every year until it's gone. Dead easy, no risk, but they might take 20% tax off your drawdown, which you reclaim through your government gateway account online.

But if you say you live in the UK, then you will also need to pay taxes as if you live in the UK.  Cannot have both...

16 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Urolift has not been around enough to have data on very long term use.  To date studies show only 5 year use data:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28646935/

 

Basically, about 14% of patients required and receive additional surgical intervention within a 5 year period.  (Study only tells what percent had surgery, could have been additional ones with an indication for surgery who did nto receive it for one reason or another).

Thank you for this.  And please also kindly note that this is a manufacturer sponsored study which sometimes clouds the results a little even with the best of intentions.  The lead author for example is paid by Neotract, the manufacturer of Urolift.

Nevertheless, it is also undeniable that Urolift has a lower sexual function impairment risk.  So everything has its pluses and minuses.

 

6 minutes ago, connda said:

  Well in that case, fly First Class with the other posh gits.

If you do fly first class, you will actually see that people there are sometimes even more colorful than in economy.  Best bet for well dressed people around you is business class, but who cares anyway...

25 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Wow! Bob a new user ID so soon. When's the next one coming. 

Who are you referring to?

9 minutes ago, xylophone said:

 I recall looking at this when doing my research and it looked promising.........

How long does UroLift last for BPH relief?

Like almost any treatment or procedure, the results (and their longevity) of UroLift for BPH can vary somewhat from patient to patient. Generally speaking, however, most men who are otherwise in good urologic health can expect their UroLift results to last for many years and, in some cases, indefinitely. The UroLift implants themselves are typically considered safe and appropriate as lifelong devices. Should a patient's BPH symptoms worsen or change over time, a revision procedure may help restore their initial results, or Dr. Kasraeian may recommend another treatment mechanism to provide the most adequate level of relief possible.

 

Depends on your age.  But if you already have prostate problems as young as the OP, then you are virtually guaranteed to need a further operation as the prostate keeps growing and growing.  You can look up what the independent guidelines in the U.S. or Europe say rather than some doctor who wants to sell you something and you will see this.  But depending on your age and prostate size, it might well be ok for you.

 

On 5/23/2025 at 6:58 PM, Globenauta said:

• Did your symptoms improve over time, stay stable, or eventually require treatment?

• Has anyone regretted or benefited from doing UroLift or similar procedures relatively early?

• Did anyone find alternatives to tamsulosin that helped without sexual side effects?

As your prostate keeps growing, things will never improve long-term.  However, in the initial phases of BPH things might sometimes improve/sometimes deteriorate on a kind of random basis.   And many people die before they have any need for operations.

UrloLift does not really last very long.  So if you have it already at your age and your prostate keeps growing, you are highly likely to need a further operation later on.

Tadalafil also helps, so if you took off the tadalafil things might be worse.

Did you see a doctor in Thailand or in the West?

 

18 hours ago, JaxxBKK said:

Yes, that's you. Me too. Fast charging can have some real value especially when phone gets old and battery gets shonky. When you're on the road fast charging also helpful.

Fast charging is not good for your battery.  Will reduce its life quite significantly

Talk to Thai Privilege (not to the agent, but to the company itself).  That is the only way to find out about their current rules.  And as sales are slow, they might be more lenient.  Previously, there was a question on this in the very application form, but IIRC it was fatal only with more than one overstay

3 hours ago, JoePai said:

Agree - bring them in line with Grab, Bolt etc

You cannot bring them in line with Grab and Bolt because those two intentionally price themselves a little higher.  So if normal taxis get more expensive, Grab and Bolt will accordingly

4 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Why not just increase the standing fare and the mileage rate, so that taxi drivers can earn more money?  Bangkok taxis are ridiculously cheap.Why not just increase the standing fare and the mileage rate, so that taxi drivers can earn more money?  Bangkok taxis are ridiculously cheap.Why not just increase the standing fare and the mileage rate, so that taxi drivers can earn more money?  Bangkok taxis are ridiculously cheap.

That would not really change anything.  The taxi drivers do not overcharge because they are starving, but because they can.  White collar criminals are mostly also not starving, but they do whatever they do because they think they can get away with it.