borderhopper2005

What happened to the B300-tourist levy they were talking a few days ago to counter(reduce) tourist numbers to the kingdom? Gone with the ministers kicked out of the cabinet?

Another scum from the populist premier. Instead of imposing proper tax on the 0.1% of the super rich in the country, increasing financial burden on expats and ordinary middle-class Thais. I recently started to feel that the previous dictator was even better than him. Democracy does not really mean change for the better here. It often means more non-sense and corruptions.

30 deaths from the heat wave. I bet they are mostly from the poor background; not having air-conditioning at home/work place. It is always the less fortunate that is worst impacted by the environmental changes. Very sad.

Not every foreigner knows this country has mandatory national services. Not every single young Thai men between 17-27 joins military without a choice. But roughly 80000 men are required to go the armed forces(either army, navy, air force). Their conscription is based upon lottery; pick a ball in the Blackbox. If you got black one. you can walk free; no needs to become a soldier. If you got red one, bad luck...

Talking about B300- admission fee to counter over-tourism yesterday. Worrying about dramatical reduction of tourists numbers today? Sounds like a old song. Yesterday All my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they're here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday

It is usually called Birdbrain. Short-memory to its extremity.

Where is the Over-Tourism Thai cabinet was capitalizing to invent new B300- tourist levy?

Another perfect blooper from the populist premier. It will certainly attract more Russian refugees escaping from Poo-tin's war. What makes him so keen to increase Thai police's workload? They are already so busy busing their Mafia, overstayers, and illegal workers.

Thailand is not facing any eminent military threat from any other nations(unlike Israel and Ukraine). What a waste to conscript a man who is already a successful entrepreneur. Far better to let him work as it is now and keep him a good tax payer instead.

B300 Admission Fee to enter the kingdom? Which tourism body encourages the govt to introduce B300 tourist levy? Just looks like another bonus scheme to fatten Thailand's Already Super Rich privileged 0.1%. With absolutely Zero-transparency, whose pocket will that new rip-off tax earning get into?

ASEAN member nations' principal: No interference with internal affairs each other. Thailand might accept refugees from Burma. But accusing their regime is the last thing Thai Govt ever does. Thailand did not take part in economic sanctions (imposed by the West) against their previous military government either. In that respect, their policies have been pretty consistent for decades; in return, Thailand can import large amount of resources(e.g. natural gas) at concessional rates.

Brutality of military junta in Burma. The world really needs this man...

>Police, led by Major General Thitithorn Saengsuwan and his team, successfully executed the arrest... They should have Literally Executed that scumbag(notorious criminal) on the spot instead. So that thing can never commit any more crimes in any future,; no more new victims of any kinds. One step closer to the better & safer Thailand.

In Thailand, foreigners have always been required to produce their passport at the time of their check in(even before the enforcement of TM30 in the 21st century). And the same applies to the case of renting an apartment room. On that occasion, their passport photocopies needed to be submitted. That is what I have experienced by now.

I would say, the civilized world has common sick sociology (since 1970s); over emphasis of criminals' human rights. The systems often do their best to help bad guys walk free. While in some countries, law-abiding people's right of self-defense is almost completely denied. And the residents are being forced to retreat in case of house break-ins. In contrast, in Thailand, right of self-defense is almost unconditional. For example, a shop keeper has every right to Shoot Armed Robbers on the spot. I found such a footage on Youtube. Crime scene starts 0:21-

Worrying about lung cancer？ Eat: Soybean paste(called MISO; medically proven anti-cancer agent). But no more than 8g/day(high in salt contents). Plenty of tomatoes, carrots, bell pepper,s and pumpkins(with high carotenoids; strong anti-oxidant). It keeps your body in alkaline.

It is the rip off that started in 2008.

Revised posting. So-called democratically elected (populist) premier. Turned out to be dumber than previous military dictator. Always boasting more than they really can do(mostly for his short-lived approval rate on SNS). It can get Thai public services into big mess. Foreign income already taxed in the country of its origin, cannot be taxed(by tax treaty) again elsewhere. Increased application for foreigners' Tax ID number will stress up Thai tax department(undoubtfully). Creating so much of the needless new workload for Nothing. It reminds me of one thing. During the period of previous military regime, they once declared that foreigners also must report even their short term domestic travel(temporary trip other than the Change of Usual Place of Residence) in their TM30 things. But it was eventually dropped; simply unenforceable. After that, we only need to make a TM30 report when we: 1-Return to Thailand from abroad. 2-Change our usual place of address. Just like prescribed by laws in the first place.

Do you have any reading problems of English sentences? I never said TM30 itself was dropped. Read carefully enough. And post your comment after that.

Did you read the text carefully enough? I simply quoted some fact in the past. TM 30 report is needed when you came back to Thailand from abroad. Also for when non-Thais change their Usual Place of Residence. But for a short while during the previous regime, Ex-General premier tried to check out foreigners' short term domestic trip in TM30. For a short while, he said temporary trip within the kingdom also must be reported(when aliens come back to their Recorded Address. But that demand (re: short term in-Thailand trips)was later dropped. As they noticed it was unpractical. That's what I meant in my posting. All clear now? I never said TM 30 was abolished though.

So-called democratically elected (populist) premier. Turned out to be dumber than previous military dictator. Always boasting more than they really can do(mostly for his short-lived approval rate on SNS). It can get Thai public services into big mess. Foreign income already taxed in the country of its origin, cannot be taxed(by tax treaty). Increased application for foreigners' Tax ID number will stress up Thai tax department(undoubtfully). Creating so much of the needless new workload for Nothing. It reminds me of one thing. During the period of previous (army backed) administration, they once declared that foreigners must report even their domestic travel in TM30. But it was eventually dropped; simply unenforceable. Passport stamps shows aliens' travel records(to and from Thailand). But nothing showed up when they move around inside Thailand. They noticed they simply have no manpower or usable system to implement such a regulation.

Difference in prices. One SAME destination. Our stomach and intestines don't discriminate LOL.

＞Toilet paper on the dinner table I can't see any problems in it. Toilet rolls are very versatile things. And their use is not limited to toileting alone. Thai food vendors often do their best to keep their price reasonable/affordable unless they are targeting short-term foreign tourists who know little about prices in this kingdom. And their efforts needs cost cutting. If you feel that much psychological resistance, you might be unfit for the (inexpensive) local Thai diner. Better eat somewhere else where you have to pay heaps more for your next meal...

＞Toilet paper on the dinner table I can't see any problems in it. Toilet rolls are very versatile things. And their use is not limited to toileting alone. If you feel that much psychological resistance, you might be unfit for the (inexpensive) local Thai diner. Better eat somewhere else where you have to pay heaps more for one meal...

Price of Pad Thai in my Chiang Mai neighborhood? B40 to 50. In some touristy diners, they often charge 80-90.