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Thaksin Accused of Using Money to Secure Power and Privilege
billd766 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Quote "A joint petition has been filed with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) by a coalition of former Red and Yellow Shirt activists, urging an investigation into potential misconduct by high-ranking government officials." Yet NONE of these whiny little snits say a single word when the military commit treason by pulling yet another coup. Nothing like bias and two faced hypocrisy from them though. Perhaps ALL of them should be investigated by the EC and the NACC, -
Thailand's Election Commission Powerless to Compel Thaksin to Testify
billd766 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
How odd that the EC has NEVER investigated any aspect of ANY military coup, yet the want to "deal" with Thaksin, who was the victim of a military coup. -
WISE....Beware !
billd766 replied to kalasiner's topic in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments
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BREAKING NEWS Russian General in charge of Nuclear Troops KILLED
billd766 replied to CharlieH's topic in The War in Ukraine
IMHO they are leaving Putin to be dealt with by the Russians themselves, and the ICJ. I also think that Putin will get more paranoid and less trusting of the people that surround him. If you go back in history to 1984, Indira Gandhi was assassinated by 2 of her own handpicked bodyguards. Judging by the number of generals trusted by Putin who died of "unnatural" causes, Putin must be extremely paranoid by now. These are just my thoughts and opinions. -
EU Sues UK Over Brexit Treaty Breach on Free Movement
billd766 replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Fairly typical. The EU suing the UK in the EU courts. Nothing like adding a bit of bias is there? AFAIR the UK is no longer a member of the EU anyway. -
WISE....Beware !
billd766 replied to kalasiner's topic in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments
So for me at least, I will carry on using Bangkok Bank where it shows up automatically and the transfer from BKK Bank to KBank is instant and free. As for Wise, I am disgusted. They told me that my 2 transfers would be in BKK Bank at 14:13 today but the bank notified me at 14:00. I shall write to the Times about it, signed Disgusted of Cheltenham. -
WISE....Beware !
billd766 replied to kalasiner's topic in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments
Does the SCB show up as an international transfer in the bankbook and on the bank statement? I know it does at the BBK Bank, but not at KBank. SCB I have no idea. -
I don't think that the Thai tax department is interested in how much SS you get paid, but they are probably more interested in how much you transfer into Thailand. They will also be interested in your age, if you have children of school age or at college/uni, as they will affect how much your tax allowance in Thailand will be. Please don't accept this as gospel as it is only my thoughts. There is a guy called Mike Lister on the AN forum who knows far more than I do and if you send him a PM he may well be able to help you. The majority of the posters on AN who talk about paying Thai income tax know as much as you and I, which is not a lot, and many have their own ideas about what they will or will not do if they have to pay tax. As for me, I have 3 pensions, 2 assessable and one non assessable, so I will go to the RTD in January and see if they are able to sort it out. I will post the results on the forum but it will probably be the end of January before I know about my case and whether I have to pay tax or not.
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Syrian Rebels Take Damascus As Assad Flees Amid Global Concerns
billd766 replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Some of them might though from what I have read on the BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y795q52x5o the current asylum claims are on hold. There is also the possibility that new Syrian asylum seekers from Assad's regime may also want to stay in the UK as Syria may not be safe for them. -
I am due a 90 day report on 14 January, so I will order the statements on that day. I should pick them up around the 21st, and aim for the tax office around 28th January, giving me about a week to annotate and scan the statements, so it will probably be done in about 5 weeks time. From a conversation with Mike Lister when this thing started, I don't think at 80, given the tax allowances that I am entitled to, that I will have to pay any tax in Thailand, and if that is the case I am not sure if I will actually be given a TIN, at least for 2024 though I do have a "pink" Thai ID card. I have put a reminder on my pc calendar.
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The tourist was seen standing near the balcony, appearing dazed and The tourist was seen standing near the balcony, appearing dazed and attempting to climb over the railing in what seemed to be a suicide attempt.in what seemed to be a suicide attempt. And what other reason can you come up with for a person to be near the balcony, appearing dazed and attempting to climb over the railing in what seemed to be a suicide attempt. Please expand on your conclusion of "Pure speculation".
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And of course the Israeli authorities will deny this. It does not matter if it is 14,500 or just 1 child, the principle is the same It equally applies to the estimated 1.1 MILLION children that are in need of protection in Palestinian Gaza which Israel illegally invaded. Israel has stolen property and land belonging to the Palestinian people and given it to Israeli settlers. Not content with that, Israel has also invaded the West Bank, Lebanon and is now attacking what is left of Syria as well as Iran. When and where will they stop? IMHO it will get worse when Trump takes power in the USA, and again IMHO it will never get any better whilst Netanyahu and his criminal war cabinet stay in power.
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Elton John Speaks Out: Legalizing Cannabis is a Grave Mistake
billd766 replied to Social Media's topic in World News
I quit successfully 5 times in all, the last in 1970 and I haven't smoked since then. I was in Singapore and had access to duty free cigarettes. That was where I started again for the 5th time as I was bored with not smoking. I quit after about a year and gave the rest of my cigarettes and the duty free coupons to a mate. -
WISE....Beware !
billd766 replied to kalasiner's topic in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments
Does it automatically show up in the bankbook and on the bank statement as an international transfer? -
WISE....Beware !
billd766 replied to kalasiner's topic in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments
The BKK bank at BigC in Kamphaeng Phet was closed down a couple of years ago. -
WISE....Beware !
billd766 replied to kalasiner's topic in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments
Sadly the one that I opened my account at in BigC at Kamphaeng Phet closed down. I assume due to a lack of customers (and perhaps a rental rise). They simply closed the shop down, shut the doors, and the accounts went back to the main branch. -
The only PITA for me is that both Bangkok Bank (which will take 2 trips, 1 tom order the 12 month statement and another to collect it at least 3 working days later) and the tax office, are 65km away. I think I will need to make 3 trips as I will need to highlight in 3 different colours, my pensions as 2 are assessable and one is not. It will make it easier for the tax office and for me as well as I can do the highlighting and then scan the statements onto my pc.
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WISE....Beware !
billd766 replied to kalasiner's topic in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments
So why would I use KBank when the interbank transfer from Bangkok Bank is free and is already marked as an international transfer? It generally takes only a couple of minutes, start to finish, to make an interbank transfer.