Crash999

Yes you can send GBP to a Thai Baht account. It will be converted to Baht as it arrives or if a very large amount your bank may call you to reconfirm the exchange rate. Much better to send Pounds and have it converted locally as you'll get a much better rate than trying to buy Baht abroad.

most of the time, SET index is green, krungthai selective equity fund, KSEF, is green also, after updated at around 8pm local time. However, there are a few times where SET Index is red a little bit like 10 or less, KSEF is still green (Which i like). And then there are a few times where SET index is green and KSEF is red a little bid, like less than 0.5percent (which i am not scared off).

BUT yesterday was a sad day , SET index is green for about 8, and KSEF went down 5 percent. Unbelievable. All my profit just went away. I guess i was too greedy and did not sell the fund two , three days ago when i was up a million baht. I thought it will go up two , or three million baht more and plus i will also get dividend.

Now, i am back to square one again.

Next time, should i jump out when i am up a milliion baht????? Also, how can you tell when they will give out dividend because that is a lot of money also, because if 1baht per dividend and a million unit is also another million bahts.

I go with instint, i have no clue and don't read book so any good advices are very needed and thank you.

KTSE like other funds are made up of a variety of investments. In order to understand why the value of the fund moves you need to take a look at the composition and value of the individual components. I did a quick search and can't find a detailed prospectus for KTSE but I did find that the #1 and #2 sectors invested are real estate and service. On the SET website you can search for the values of individual equities to see how they performed yesterday. It's not unusual for the SET to go one way and a fund to go the other, simply because the value of the components that make up the SET and KTSE isn't the same.

As for dividend payment dates you'll need to ask KTB, ideally the person from whom you bought the fund as they should be earning their commission.

Regarding timing it's impossible for a single investor without unusual resources or info to time the market, to know when exactly to buy or sell. But it's important to remember what drives the underlying value of your investments. With KTSE as its investments are located mostly in Thailand your thinking should be more about what is the potential for future growth of the Thai economy instead of thinking about how much money you've made (or lost) so far. Also consider any cost/penalty that you would take when cashing out or buying something else.

In summary don't worry too much- you haven't done anything wrong.

This one always confuses me as well. It seems like when there are two or more lanes the extreme left lane can keep going at a red light. Not sure of the actual law there.

If you're food cost is 25% and you give one away free, you are toast. There's no profit left after you pay labor and rent and utilities etc. They were probably losing money with that promotional deal.

Your assumption is that people were eating 100% pork and that the retail price of the two-for-one deal reflects normal margin. In reality like many businesses they will inflate costs somewhat to provide a cushion for promotions. And of course people were ordering a variety of dishes.

Even if the pork dish was losing money it was driving a lot of traffic into the restaurant. Given the owners seemed very happy with the situation prior to dropping the promotion it suggests the promotion wasn't killing the business when it was running.

Of course another possibility is knowing OP owns businesses they were pretending the situation was rosy with the idea that he might take it off their hands.

Is this your first time to use a recruitment agency? Normally they will do the various negotiations on your behalf because that's part of the service included in their fee. Sure there is some incentive to boost the salary but ultimately they get zero if it's not a good fit so their biggest goal is to find a workable match between you and the candidates.

There's no set incremement one must give when recruiting but as already mentioned if you don't give 15-20% (or something else in lieu) then it's unlikely a candidate will want to leave their current job, especially if they are doing well there. Joining you for them is a risk- as for various reasons they might be doing okay now but it doesn't work out with you and they don't pass probation.

If a candidate is already highly paid in their position (relative to the market) they generally know, or the agent can help to tell them. In such case they may understand why you can't offer more but there still needs to be tangible compelling reasons for them to leave their existing good situation and join you.

I once had to convince a person to join our team with a higher salary but lower job title. She was very concerned regarding how it would look on her resume in future so I had to put myself in her shoes. Finally was able to convince her to join our team by emphasizing that she would be managing a much bigger business at a company with a great name in the market and we just simply had a different expectation of responsibilities for certain titles. To do that I agreed with the recruiter to set up a call. What was also important was for her to feel comfortable with me being the head of her future office.

If there truly are compelling reasons beyond the 7% additional salary you're offering then it's up to you and the agent to convince the candidate.

I wouldn't say the agency is trying to boost their income. They likely know the personality of the candidate and his or her expectations, and offering more salary is the norm when recruiting candidates that are currently employed.

Death and planning isn't something typically discussed openly in Thailand as it can be perceived as bad luck, as if it will increase the chance of it hapoening. But it doesn't mean that people won't worry. So she could be stockpiling money in the event of an emergency, not wanting to talk with you about it. Going thermo-nuclear could be the result of your not understanding this point and therefore her feelings.

As mentioned already, at least she wasn't frittering money away on gambling and drugs.

I would recommend sitting down with her and calmly trying to discuss her feelings and ask her if she is worried about this and that.

Happened to my wife a few weeks ago. Shorted 1000 so she called the ATM bank. But after their 'investigation' they didn't find anything wrong.

About 10 years ago it happened to me as well. Withdrew 20k to buy a phone but when I handed it over there was only 19k. After their investigation the result was the same- no discrepancy with their records.

Prices of cars and trucks are typically fixed between dealers. Many brands have price lists you can find on the Thailand website. As such the only wiggle room for negotiation is the amount of freebies thrown in when you buy. Window tint, reverse cameras, and insurance are examples.

In Thailand the system is different- it is the car not driver that is insured. When there's an accident you ring the insurance company and they come around to check all the details including getting the licenses of the drivers. Without a license it's very possible that they won't pay.

That said, getting a license upcountry is dead easy and if you told the dad he can't drive the truck until he gets one he would probably have it in his hand the next day.

One last thing- you won't be able to get financing. It is available but you have to be able to show a job and regular income. As you don't live in Thailand you can't finance yourself and I assume the father doesn't have a well paying job and company that would provide supporting docs.

Seems to be an issue with True right now. Just ran a pathping and am showing very high packet loss at the international gateway:

Been having the same problem. Sometimes websites won't load at all, or it's a certain page on a website. Safari, IE, Chrome all the same problem. Connected via wifi to my AIS 3G phone and I can access the pages, so it's definitely something up with True or my router. Usually persists for a day or two and then the website will start working again.

I could mention other things which add to my decision such as the insane traffic, polution, lack of caring about common areas, for example, the fact that people in my soi drive Porsches but throw their trash on the street like a Mumbai slum. That you can't walk 100 meters without some horrible noise blaring at you or a commercial playing at full volume everywhere. That visa requirements are specifically made to keep people from staying (you get 3 months as a given in Taiwan and Hong Kong for example). That permanent residence here is all but impossible, where as there are fixed and firm rules for such things in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

I mean, these are minor annoyances, but I've been willing to accept them because I felt the price was worth it. I don't do so now. I don't think learning Mandarin will be easier, but I think the return on investment will be worth it compared to learning Thai in Thailand. After all, speaking Mandarin opens all kind of doors, where as speaking Thai doesn't really do much.

OP, I have to think you're trolling as anyone who has lived in China will know that almost all the things you listed are far worse than Thailand. In the event that you're serious I recommend you to go and live in mainland China for a month, not in a 5-star hotel but in the neighborhood that you think you'll be able to afford once you find a job. And do a bit of research before you go regarding pollution, traffic, ease of permanent residency, etc.

You can't compare mainland China to HK and Taiwan- both are far more developed and have a better quality of life.

The only real advantage China has is work opportunity. But the days of an easy dollar just because someone is a foreigner is long gone. There are countless foreigners living in China now with lots of qualifications, relevant industry work experience, and who can already speak fluent mandarin. What's a mid-30s guy who can't speak the language and has been out of work for a few years going to bring in terms of value?

Sounds like a problem with the DSC system. It shouldn't activate unless the wheels are actually losing traction, for example if you hydroplane. If the Vios could make it up the hill then something is amiss here.

I was shopping for an SUV a couple of months back. Looked at new and used and wound up buying new given the rather minimal depreciation and the warranty.

Used prices have been bolstered by the lack of supply of new vehicles in the market. The Fortuner has a new facelifted model that was already in short supply due to supply chain issues from the tsunami- the waiting list was around 3-4 months long.

Wound up buying a Captiva.

Is this the same RPM that has (or had) a showroom on Thonglor? I was there a few weeks back and it didn't seem like they were in the process of moving.

OK, True called my back. Apparently the satellite (Thaisat) has a problem and True had no idea.

One wonders how they monitor their own signal.

True not working for me either. Can't get throughto them on the phone- I suppose they're inundated with folks calling for help.

Anyone else having problems with 3BB? Anyone else using a different ISP for WoW?

I'm using True and have had a problem since last weekend. In the mornings it's fine but around lunch-time there's a sharp increase in latency until right now at 6pm I'm at 4000ms. This is similar to a problem True users had about 6 weeks ago that was never resolved.

Using smoothping helps, but it's not free.

And what is the warranty on the wrap-it carbon/kevlar?

Wrap-a-car guarantees theirs for 5 years. I had some bubbles on mine near the engine and they replaced it, no questions asked.

TRUE is definitely limiting downloads from USNET servers the last few days. Appears it starts at 12 noon and likely ends at midnight but have not checked that. A 40x reduction in speed and very erratic.

World of Warcraft is dead as well- everyone on True is getting incredibly high latency (10000ms+) and frequent disconnects. Seems they changed something last Saturday that's causing all of these problems.

We know that, we read it already and it's maybe true. This is the Thai position.

The point I wanted to highlight is that the Thai position can be understood only by Thais and some farangs, it's far too complicated and the other countries will follow Cambodia, even the Thais know that. It's the reason of their frustration.

With such issues other countries will refrain from commenting, beyond a 'we hope this issue can be resolved peacefully' type of statement.

There are many other such disputes around the world and each party brings with it evidence that they believe confirms their own position.

That is completely incorrect. The application to the International Court of Justice was all about territory.The courts judgment specifically addressed "teritory" ----- and that territory was clearly defined by the court using the French survey map 1907 Annex I .

This "temple only" fantasy is just a red herring raised by the PAD (and now strangely PM Abhisit) to further confuse a matter that was finalized some 50 years ago.. Please refer to wording of the Judgment of the ICJ below:

"In its Judgment on the merits the Court, by nine votes to three, found that the Temple of Preah Vihear was situated in territory under the sovereignty of Cambodia and, in consequence, that Thailand was under an obligation to withdraw any military or police forces, or other guards or keepers, stationed by her at the Temple, or in its vicinity on Cambodian territory."

http://www.icj-cij.o...se=45&k=46&p3=5

The dissenting opinion of the UN ruling goes into great detail regarding the issue. Here it is in all its glory: http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/45/4885.pdf

In summary the "Mixed Commission" that decided the boundary between Cambodia and Siam agreed that it should follow the watershed- there were no special provisions for the temple. For various reasons it took years for the French to draw up maps of the boundary and by that time the Mixed Commission had already been dissolved, so the original border was still the watershed. However, the French maps that were drawn up had some errors- and the one that impacted the temple location was the supposed presence of a river called the O'Tasem which on the map is next to the temple (thus putting the temple in Cambodia) but in reality the river is several KMs to the West. So the survey map the was created with the intention of following the law was incorrect.

As for what happened afterwards- French occupation, Thai occupation, Khmer Rouge occupation, Thai occupation again- the original 1904 MIxed Commission ruling is still clear. That later maps were drawn up incorrectly (both showing the temple on Cambodian and Thai territory) doesn't change the original ruling, as the maps were not intended to be final binding documents.

When i asked her and her family is this Thailand or Khmer land - they all replied, it's khmer and always has been.

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Ask any Khmer about who this belongs to and i am afraid Thailand should be worried.

Just because something is Khmer doesn't make it Cambodian just as not all Khmer people hold Cambodian passports.

There are many other historical maps showing the temple complex as part of Siam- here's one from a couple of decades prior to the map in question that shows even Angkor as part of Siam. This map too was drawn up by the French.

The current border was drawn up by an international commission, as mentioned before. Included in the commission was France (Cambodia) and Thailand and both agreed to define the border by the watershed. Why a later map was drawn up with the temple as part of French Indochina (Cambodia) and the real reason why the Thai government didn't immediately protest to the UN is something we'll probably never know.

Well, am I getting this right or wrong? According to the UNESCO, the ICC ruling back in the early sixties and the acceptance of the French mapping some 100 years ago there should be ....... no disputed area left

It's not quite so simple. That territory traded hands for hundreds of years following the collapse of the Khmer Empire, for example here's a map from the 17th century showing that area under the control of Siam. As French (and other) colonial influence in the region grew the border between Cambodia and Thailand was in dispute. Finally an international group was set up to decide exactly where the border would be, and both France and Thailand agreed as a conclusion that the border would follow the watershed (the line of cliffs). This meant that the temple would be within Thailand as it sits within the Thai portion of the watershed, on top of the cliffs.

However, 3 years later France produced a few maps showing the watershed as the border with the exception of the temple. Cambodia (and eventually the UN commission ruling) argued that because Thailand didn't object to receiving this updated map it meant that the temple is within Cambodia's territory- there was no reply/response at all from Thailand. And there was at least one visit to the temple by Thai diplomats who were greeted there by French diplomats. Basically, Cambodia's argument is that Thailand didn't say anything (to the UN) for many years after receiving those maps so the territory should belong to Cambodia. Thailand's argument is that the maps didn't follow the original agreement, and those who received the maps weren't authorized to make an official response on behalf of Thailand.

My opinion is that either Thailand overlooked the inclusion of the territory in Cambodia (I'd love to see a copy of those 1907 maps), or more likely that there was some unusual agreement going on between the French and Thai governments. The fact that as soon as French troops left the temple it was occupied by Thai troops shows that the temple was on the minds of the Thai government, and not ignored. Why the Thai government didn't raise objections earlier is anyone's guess, as by now most or all of those involved in any discussion with the French government over the temple have probably passed away.

Wasn't there supposed to be an auction or bidding process taking place?

Ironically just saw this website posted on the back of a Mazda clad in carbon fiber tonight in a mall. On the surface it looked good, but up close I was not impressed though your mileage may vary.

It follows contours quite well but folded or stretched corners were a wrinkled or delaminating disaster. Still I can see some benefits of applications but not on the scale of an entire car as far as I'm concerned..

This is the company that did mine. It's more expensive than other options out there but these guys are probably the biggest operation in Thailand right now, working on a variety of cars. If the OP wants other options, message me and I can pass you contact details.

Overall I'm happy with the wrap- it lets one have colors that are not normally available and absorbs chips and scratches.

Bought a 3-year old BMW several years back. Only problem I ever had with the car was an unusual noise coming from one of the brakes that was fixed. Never had any other issues and enjoyed driving it a lot. I'd stick to cars no older than about 5 or 6 years as the costs of parts is excessive.