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Yes, they attempted to claim ownership of a global brand simply because they had an old expired business deal. A great example of what Thai business partners have in mind when they begin 'cooperation'. What were they thinking? Did they actually think they could get away with stealing the name of one of the largest brands on earth? You couldn't make this kind of stuff up if you tried.

Just speculation on my part but if I ever produced a contract that had illegal terms in it then I would kind of expect the entire contract to be null and void, perhaps the Thai courts are only voiding the second and subsequent renewals - for now. I do wonder if someone attempted to have an entire lease nullified based on the known bad auto renewals. You see - if the intent of the lease was only to circumvent the foreign control of land rules and 30 year maximum then the court could take a dim view of that. I wouldn't want to be in the position of owning a lease that expires in the next few years, this will not end well - many people bought leaseholds back in the 90s - it's going to be a wild ride.

Indeed, these contracts should technically all be null and void shouldn't they? As in the entire lease cancelled. Look at it as a 30 year pre-paid rental, anything extra is a bonus.

Yeah me too, I never touched SIP in all these years because Skype just worked perfectly for what I wanted. There are apps for the phones but choosing the right provider with a package is the key part. Now they would have accepted my UK credit card but wanted photos of both sides of my signed credit card including the 3 digits on the signature strip (illegal to store that on their end) and also a copy of my passport - so I chose the bank transfer. I could have easily chosen to pay with my Thai bank card but that may have locked me into Thai calling plans - I'm not sure on that. Anyway I got it up and running and it seems to do the job.

VOIPStudio has its own softphone app, allows calls to landlines and works on Android / IOS. The issue you might have with these SIP systems is that it is kind of compulsory to have a number attached - well it's not - but a lot of phone companies will simply reject the call if it arrives with no number attached. So they will assign you a number - which is where the issues can begin - they will want proof that you're from where you say you're from - I had issues with that Then when it comes to paying - they require the bank account to be in the same country that you're currently in - because in this world apparently nobody ever travels around the world and sets things up while on the move - I got it sorted only by doing a direct bank transfer - I guess they're paranoid about chargebacks from the fraudsters - which is fair enough as I know the world is full of scammers. Anyway - suggest you give VOIP Studio a go and try out their app - if the app is no good then something like Zoiper will also work on phones.

There's a lot of that about recently, I note that this Senator is a Republican which tells us a lot about the unhinged one making the threats.

Special rules for special people! Anything illegal can be prosecuted, especially if you happen to be a foreigner - task forces will be formed, SWAT teams despatched, etc, etc

Are you saying they should double down and make crime illegal?

It is the governments problem, not yours or mine.

The problem is - there won't be enough - and that sounds like a great problem to have - but it's not.

The problem arises when everyone else who currently purchases Nestle products swaps over to what you used to buy. Or maybe they simply switch to some kind of tea instead, regardless of what they change to - this is so big that it will affect supply chains.

Why? Because it is a bad look if he is tortured and murdered live on TV. I'm sure we've all seen the other ISIS videos which were circulating a few years back, he would get the same treatment. That's exactly what will happen if they get their hands on him and it's merely due to who he is. This demands the highest level of protection possible regardless of his personal opinions. I hate the whinging leftist views but this guy does need protecting from the enemies of the state - he is a very high value target and every move he makes will be watched by the enemies of the state.

He is still the Kings son, the Jihadists would love to get their hands on him and as such regardless of what he says or does he should be adequately protected from the enemies of the British State.

Yes, they are. The dispute between Nestle and their partners is making things spicy. The supply chain is being cut and it's nothing to do with tariffs.

Yes, see my post above about airside arrests. Something quite insidious is going on here. Not entirely sure why yet but we will find out one day. It's not new, been happening for at least a few years now.

Oh, I'm not worried, my visas are sorted until the 2040s with my Thailand Elite membership but I really don't like what I see going on, especially in Phuket. I heard elsewhere that it's now routine IN PHUKET for immigration to allow people to pass through into the departure area known as 'airside' where a whole different set of laws apply which is when they 'move in' for the arrest.

Reminds me of the word nuclear, this is one of the worst, even among native English speakers.

Just kids having fun

Don't worry, Thailand will still get plenty of money from their tariffs, no need to even come to Thailand to get ripped off by them 🤣

Same goes for the officers, but more so.

That's quite a strange name isn't it : Thitiporn

All this over a million Baht, it's like the peasants arguing over chickens.

In a very busy are there will always be some fighting, it's just human nature. If they really want to get rid of it completely they know what they need to do - shut it all down, close the airport and return peace to the people, of course they will have no jobs so they will need to leave and work elsewhere - but it will be very quiet, all the time. Problem solved.

They make up their own laws in Phuket and based on dozens of such reports - it is designed to inflict maximum penalty, pain and cost on the overstayer. Remember - this demonstrates exactly how much they love us!

According to the video yes, the Thai woman sitting next to him is one of the accountants who works at his company and they've been directly talking to the RD for a year about this kind of thing. Ignore Carden himself, consider him the mouthpiece here, the bunch of Thai tax accountants he has working for his company are the ones providing the information - he's just communicating it in plain English.