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Not sure about CM, but the air quality from the breath of all of GG's polluted posts gasping for attention is about the worst I've ever seen on AN.

I'll add that it was a great time for any of the industries in Thailand that did a lot of export trade. And tourists coming into Thailand with Western currencies at the time were finding everything in Thailand so cheap. It was also the birth of medical tourism industry in Thailand with many people from the Middle East and the wealthier countries in Asia flooding into Thailand for high quality and inexpensive medical care.

Mainly I remember that all of the finance companies, which were paying 13% on fixed deposits, went bust and thousands of people lost all their money. I had money in some of them too, but luckily I had pulled it all out about 6 months before things went titts up. I remember the incredible exchange rates in favor of foreign currencies when they floated the Baht, but I wasn't in a position to remit much more into Thailand at that time to benefit from all those great rates. There was all the media whirlwind talking about how Chavalit (the PM at the time) had informed all his chronies a couple of days before they floated the Baht that the Baht would crash and how he and all his mates made millions/billions sending their money offshore a couple of days before the crash and then nearly doubling their wealth a couple of days later when they exchanged all their money back into Baht at the much higher exchange rates. The stock market also crashed and many people jumped in on stocks from some of the biggest and most well established Thai companies at a fraction of their previous prices. PTT also went bust and all those foreign business advisory companies like McKinsey and Booze Allen Hamilton were raking it in by forcing the sale and liquidation off assets of large Thai companies that got into financial trouble. I remember all the masses of non-performing loans that pushed many Thai banks to the brink. Some of the banks had set up displays in their main branches showing properties that had fallen into loan default and were being offered for 1/3 to 1/2 of the price in some cases. TMB was one of those such banks that had a huge display of such properties setup in their head office branch lobby across from Chatuchak Park. There was also the forming of the TAMC, a quasi government agency that was established temporarily, and with a short term mandate, to help the banks liquidate assets tied to some of their larger non-performing loans. There was also a period when there were a lot of high end used cars being sold/auctioned for cheap and real estate developers who were just completing new condo projects were in a situation where supply heavily outweighed demand. Thus, they were also forced to compete with all the banks trying to unload non-performing assets and many were forced to drop prices on new condo units if they wanted to sell their units off quickly rather than wait it out. And the same went for office buildings trying to rent out vacant office space. Landlords were dropping rental rates on newly completed prime commercial properties to lure in new tenants. Otherwise, day to day life was pretty much the same as usual for many people. Some masses of locals lost their jobs in certain industries and there was talk of an increase in crime as a result, but it was hard to measure any of that. And most people didn't notice much of the collapse unless they worked directly in any of the real estate or financial sector related industries. Panthip Plaza was in full swing with all the pirated software CDs and Hollywood movies on DVD being sold on nearly every floor. Lots of crowds of people too on the 4th floor of MBK buying up and swapping cell phones regularly since much of the cell phone trade in Thailand at that time was mainly done through small shops in MBK. The tiny Motorola flip phones were also the sought after bees knees at that time. Emporium was the latest and coolest shopping mall to go eat at on the weekends. The sky train was under construction and near completion. And you could sit at a table on Sukhumvit Road on the corner of Soi 15 at night drinking a bottle of Sangthip with a bucket of ice and a few bottles of soda water as mixers for a total of around 90 Baht and watch the steamy world go by.

Unfortunately I think that is going to be the case because it will serve as the easiest mechanism of enforcement that they have to ensure that foreigners are complying with the recent changes to the Thai personal income tax laws on overseas income remitted into Thailand.

Next time tell them you are working as a translator and assisting the tourist police. Then ask to see their visas. That should bring the conversation to a head pretty quickly.

That likely won't work if planning on renewing a long term visa in Thailand after March 2025. You will most likely need to present a copy to immigration of your 2024 tax filing that you made to the Thai RD in order to be able to renew your visa. That means you will need to file a tax return to the RD in Thailand for the 2024 tax year by no later than end of March 2025. That's why many foreigners planning to remain on a long term visa in Thailand after March 2025 are even considering and reviewing this matter.

Oh joy, another new and unwanted topic from you, the vomit queen.

Accusing GG of being short, fat and hairy is an insult to all the other short, fat and hairy women out there.

Yup, Trump has Kid Rock in his corner. Top quality!

TBH, these tightening of the tax laws will probably affect Thais with overseas businesses and income (who are evading Thai taxes right now) far more than it will affect most of the retired foreigners living in Thailand. We are certainly at least talking about a much larger group of people when considering the effects of these new laws on the local population. And the foreigners that get caught up in the web, and have to deal with the RD, and have double taxation treaty issues to report will likely end up being more administrative headache and hassle than it’s worth for the RD, thus hopefully some tweaks to exclude certain types of foreign income for foreigners will eventually be introduced. But let’s see.

If only there was a AN god that could fully answer that prayer. 🙏🏻

That would be a great start, but amputating his hands would likely fix many of his other continuous problems and, hopefully, if we are very lucky, would also result in an end to all of his pathetic posts.

Thank you. Understood. Apparently the link I provided was last updated in 2020 it says. A pity they don't keep that information more up to date.

If she were interviewing someone who wasn't a movie star and he/she said those words in an interview then it would still be the honest truth. Ignoring what he is saying based on his fame is only killing the messenger.

Thank you. I'm still a bit confused though why it only says 30,000 Baht as the personal allowance on the RD website link I provided?

Thank you. I thought the 150K already took into account the personal allowance? Anyway, good news if it doesn't. Also, on the Revenue Department website (link below) it says the personal allowance is only 30K for a single tax payer. It's 60K if you're married and/or filing jointly. So I believe that means you can only bring in 180K tax free as a single individual tax payer. https://rd.go.th/english/6045.html

In 2024 bring in no more than 150K, which is still tax free. File tax return in early 2025 based on 150K and see how things are handled. See if they are honoring the double taxation treaties on taxes already paid overseas and, if so, then possibly bring in more in 2025.

I say honest and true. What do you think?

Dosing with oil isn't that difficult. Start with 2-3 drops, wait 60-90 minutes, if needed take more. After using the same batch of oil a couple, few times you should have your exact right dose dialed in.

Oh gawd. Sheesh. 🙄

I think the link below was posted earlier and offers a good guideline. The key is to create a double boiler and use a cooking thermometer to make sure the water isn't too hot otherwise it can damage the oil and give the finished product a bit of a burnt smell and flavor as well. At 160-180 degrees Fahrenheit the water is barely even boiling, but that's the correct temperature that you need for the 4 hour infusion process. In addition, I place a small piece of cotton fabric underneath the mason jar inside the pot to prevent the glass jar from touching the pot and receiving any direct heat from the metal pot to avoid possibly cracking the jar. I also do the decarb using a sealed mason jar in a double boiler instead of baking it in the oven. This way the weed stays a light brown color and doesn't get burnt edges or become too dried out. https://emilykylenutrition.com/stovetop-cannabutter/

Sounds like a flashback to the eighties with all that PCP laced weed.

Three days to take a good dump? Can't imagine. Sounds harrowing.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you mentioned before you are using brick weed, and, if that's the case, then it's likely nowhere near 25% THC and has got less than 10% THC. Even the higher priced and better quality 30 Baht per gram weed (often shared and discussed within this topic) is probably no more than 15% THC (maybe less). But the 30 Baht stuff is very cost effective for making concentrates and will certainly do the job. I wouldn't use any brick weed to make a concentrate though.