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Good luck with that 🤣

I think you're missing the point - he's asking why they don't offer full body scans and suggests that his insurance should pay for it - which is kind of laughable as they're not going to pay for what would be considered a 'luxury' that's not needed. If you want this you can get it but you're paying for it and it takes a long time to do.

You just pay for it yourself.

I believe these full body MRIs which are increasingly popular these days and despite what people say are done very often - but here's the kicker - it's a full day kind of thing from what I heard. You literally need to complete multiple scans over an entire day to complete it - not something a lot of people would be motivated to do - yet many do this and so much so that privately owned MRI scanners are popping up all around the world. The issue then is what to do with the data and you know - what to ignore as there's a lot of stuff that goes on which is pretty safe to ignore - this is where they make the hard sell - there's a few things we should keep an eye on over the coming years - that first scan is just your baseline - then they can check for changes over time - so I guess it would be useful if people don't run for biopsies over every tiny cyst found

Yeah no issues for me either......yet

This is the worrying bit and I agree, I'm thinking how it might apply to me one day in an emergency situation as it's not something I considered before and I normally like to cover all bases. Even if they bought a wireless chip & pin terminal to the bedside for payment it's not clear if the limits would apply as it's not a cash withdrawal, but I wouldn't be surprised if the limits did still apply even though it's a direct purchase without cash. I'm considering opening a joint account with the Mrs that holds a few million Baht of emergency money and is readily accessible for the future. Is your insurance company a Thai or foreign insurance company, I wonder if that affected things - especially if it was a foreign insurance company, for example - I use BUPA International and any payment would not arrive instantly at all, but they are very well established and well known.

The BOT rule change was reported all the way back in February "Bank of Thailand tightens security for mobile banking" https://www.nationthailand.com/business/banking-finance/40046130 Little snippet from that page : So this appears to be recent enforcement, presumably because the banks resisted. The case where someone in hospital with serious health issues is very concerning. Was it also the case that the normal debit card issued with a savings account could not be used to make this payment @TigerandDog ? If this is the case then the rules are very flawed.

A little reciprocity might be applicable here - lets remember what happened in New Zealand.

Nonsense, most people park their money somewhere that earns a reasonable amount per year which would be between 4% and 15% depending on what you invest in, where it's invested and your tolerance for risk. That's western world returns, in Thailand any returns that I've seen are derisory which is why I keep my money out of Thailand, also this ever decreasing bank insurance level which is now I believe only 1 million Baht per account - that's not going to encourage people to bring funds in and park them in Thailand is it?

Right now we have no idea, it's likely not related to border crossings if he's already in Thailand.

Maybe he sold his house which would have cost very little decades ago and sell for a fortune these days. Many people working normal jobs have a large amount of money tied up in a house they bought decades ago, mortgage fully paid off, it's essentially money in the bank when it comes time to sell it and retire abroad.

I set my limits to 500k per day on the app and ATM withdrawal limits to 200k Baht a day I haven't attempted to do a transfer more than 50k but used the app about an hour ago and a couple of other times this week to transfer 20 and 50k Baht - no problems. I do have a 5 year Elite visa though, maybe that's a part of the difference.

How much damage could a pound of C4 do ? I know nothing about such things....

I paid yearly last time but this time around they would only accept a monthly payment based on my location, kind of weird.

I suggest changing employer to say a US company, then you could avoid any and all tax in the UK whilst non resident. If you work for a UK company then you're not going to be able to wiggle out of it as it is UK sourced income from a UK company.

Nonsense. Where did the drugs come from? Where do they grow them and why do they allow it?

Where are you from? Many countries get 60 days on entry without a visa which completely negates the need for one.

Yes, subscription, ChatGPT 4o

Ah yes, probably, was a long time ago. AC in - AC out I think so yes, likely a transformer also the thing was heavy - like a transformer.

Nonsense

They don't care about sales, they've civil servants, there are no sales - only taxes

Ah yes, the prisons are full of these people who can't control themselves. Alpha my ass

It's nowhere near as easy to replace a Labour party PM as it is a Conservative one - they're wise to that trick and always have been In fact their system appears to be designed to make it nearly impossible to do. I can't remember the details but it's up to the party rules to choose a new Prime Minister.

Dream on old man, you're getting off lucky with just 36% - it would be far more if I had my way and you'd be forced to sell your land as well.

Lol