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Thai Navy Agrees to Install Chinese Engine in Its New Submarine
Ben Zioner replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Why don't they use a floating solar farm that the sub could tow while diving? -
Thailand Unveils 10-Year Visa to Attract Top Global Talent
Ben Zioner replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
LTR/WP is a retirement visa. I have it and I am married. What else do you need? The only improvement I could imagine would be to give married guys the same prerogatives as married gals, with regards to permanent residence of citizenship. (Thailand will be laughing stock, when they introduce same sex marriages, in mixed couples the foreigner will always apply as wife. My guess would be that they will address this issue with legalised bottom counts, if a foreigner tops too mut he'll get depolted.) -
Thai Airways Offloads Boeing and Airbus Jets in Slimdown Effort
Ben Zioner replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Totally agree, Boeing have come with an amazing amount of innovation innovation with this aircraft: full composite frame, non bleed air power units, and manufacturing outsourcing. None of which exists at Airbus. However this effort seems to have exhausted the company, as they have been unable yo come up with a true successor of the 737, and kept upgrading a 60 years old design, resulting in the MAX fiasco. -
Thailand Unveils 10-Year Visa to Attract Top Global Talent
Ben Zioner replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
They have, it is called LTR/WP you can apply if you wish. -
Thailand Unveils 10-Year Visa to Attract Top Global Talent
Ben Zioner replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
You got it all wrong, Thailand taxes only the portion of one's worldwide income that is remitted to Thailand. Which opens the door for nice tax avoidance schemes. Imagine how nice this can be for someone who transfers only a tenth, or less, of his income to the only country where he is tax resident. You see, TIT, so we have these new rules that look like we are collecting money for the underprivileged Thais, while we give a rock solid tax alibi to the super rich who spend most of their time in London, Davos, Cannes, Bavarian Alps, etc.. -
Thailand Unveils 10-Year Visa to Attract Top Global Talent
Ben Zioner replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Yes it is an LTR/HSP, and they will probably reuse that framework, backed by jobs in the EEC. Makes sense. -
Nope, an hexapod.
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Tuk-Tuk Driver's Rip-Off Lands Him a Fine and License Suspension
Ben Zioner replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
Is it me, or are we observing recently, on Aseannow, a shift from Farang offenders to Thai crooks and rapists. Interestingly none of the latter gets the beating some of those poor Swiss, Kiwi, etc. got This guy should be banned from any activity involving services to foreigners, and that under a suspended 5 years prison sentence. -
Thai Airways Offloads Boeing and Airbus Jets in Slimdown Effort
Ben Zioner replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Ok, TA sold some scrap metal. Maybe it's me but I have the impression that this article doesn't say anything more than "Thai Airways sold some mothballed aircraft". I have have to guess that it is some "strategic realignment" of their fleet, and that some Thai hisos will get richer from the commissions on the purchase of replacements. -
Why isn't Philippines the upcoming
Ben Zioner replied to georgegeorgia's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
I am stunned. You have achieved a milestone. -
Debt and the Economy
Ben Zioner replied to Mike Lister's topic in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments
This isn't a government is it? It is an unelected mob trying to secure popular vote for the next election. The Adolf/Benito doctrine reenacted 90 years later. -
Thailand probes wealthy foreigners for money laundering scheme
Ben Zioner replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Ok, so get on with your life, and build. And find out that there are much better places to retire. -
Thailand probes wealthy foreigners for money laundering scheme
Ben Zioner replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
This investigation is carried out by CIB and is of a criminal nature. It has nothing to do with tax collection. They will simply confiscate the funds and deport the culprits, unless of course the right people get a sizeable cut. This will not change anything for law abiding Elite holders. And I can confirm that they don't benefit from any tax exemption. Even though I suspect that most of them won't care as they will simply limit the number of days they'll spend in the country. Wether the RD 743 will be rescinded or not is a totally different matter. Since I don't want to deprive you from your schadenfreude I'll say that it could happen, or they may just close the LTR program and let existing visas run out. The latter seems more likely to me especially in light of a recent warning from BOI regarding the maintenance of credentials. -
Thailand probes wealthy foreigners for money laundering scheme
Ben Zioner replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
You miss one essential difference between the two programs: to get Elite you dump a few millions of your cash and off you go with your 10 or 20 years visa. To get LTR you have to show who you are and where your money comes from. That's probably some of those who would like to apply are whingeing. -
Thailand probes wealthy foreigners for money laundering scheme
Ben Zioner replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
It has been designed for this kind of people, but there are always political shifts... -
Thai Medics Warn of Covid Surge with 11 New Deaths
Ben Zioner replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
You mean like Trump, who wanted to put people on dishwasher drips? -
Thai Medics Warn of Covid Surge with 11 New Deaths
Ben Zioner replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
You must be an expert epidemiologist? -
Thai Medics Warn of Covid Surge with 11 New Deaths
Ben Zioner replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Yes? And where are the vaccines? -
EU-Thailand Pact: Visa-Free Access for Thai Passport Holders
Ben Zioner replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Well EU retirees might reconsider their stay in LOS as the price of massage with happy ending will drop significantly in Europe. My dream would be half a dozen of lineups available in every mountain resort. Walking in the sky and finishing in heaven. -
Thats my combo. The epson ink tank was a game changer, consumable last, and last, and... The Brother is good for quality B&W text, remember some infamous Thai bureaucracies don't like colour copies and B&W print on the Epson is so so. I will probably get only buy "print only" units in the future and add a quality flat bed scanner to my gear.