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90day reporting-bribed like a pro thai
BangkokHank replied to AustinRacing's topic in General Topics
Thanks for the info! I wish I had known this when I paid my 2,000 baht fine last time! Was this at Chaeng Wattana? -
Today I paid my first import duties on a package shipped to Thailand from abroad (the UK). The declared value of the package was around 1,030 baht (GBP 22) - so less than the old duty-free threshold of 1,500 baht. The package was delivered by the Thai post office to the juristic office of my condo. The condo accountant kindly paid the duty for me (70 baht) - and I reimbursed her when I picked up the package from her. So while I don't like paying import duties, it was good to know that I at least didn't have to go to the post office to pay before picking up the package. And 70 baht on a 1,030 baht package is just under 7% of the declared value. I would be interested to know if anyone else has had to pay this duty yet, and if so, how much. For the sake of comparison, I received the identical product from the same supplier exactly one month ago, but I wasn't asked to pay any import duty. That would suggest that they started implementing this import tax within the last month.
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Traveling from Thailand to the UK on a cargo ship.
BangkokHank replied to bob smith's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
There is actually a company in Sri Lanka that rents self-drive tuk tuks to tourists for exploring the island. I met a young Dutch couple doing that when I was there last year. https://tuktukrental.com -
Motorcycle taxi drivers brutally beating tourist caught on video
BangkokHank replied to webfact's topic in Phuket News
Maybe declining to be overcharged? -
Police arrest Russian gang leader for sale of counterfeit passports
BangkokHank replied to snoop1130's topic in Bangkok News
Right. Having the company established in Thailand added credibility to their operations. Ha. -
I thought this thread was going to be about this kind of joke: "I fell into my lens grinder and nearly made a spectacle of myself."
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I just checked my Lazada account, and it's working normally.
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This is the case at Chaeng Wattana in Bangkok as well. I just submitted my 90-day report online after returning to Thailand from abroad, and I got the same message. So I'll have to waste a whole day of my life going all the way across Bangkok just to let them know that I'm living in the same place that I've been living for the past few years.
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Red Bull Co-Owners Top Thailand’s Richest List
BangkokHank replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
All that money - for selling poison. Shameful. -
Why do so many people like Pattaya but hate Phuket?
BangkokHank replied to susanlea's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
My solution is to go to Nha Trang, Vietnam, when I want to have a beach vacation. There are cheap direct flights to there from Bangkok (DMK), I can get a great hotel right near the beach for less than 600 baht a night, and there are several awesome restaurants in the city. And the transportation around the city is quite cheap: With Grab bikes, I rarely paid more than 20 baht to get wherever I needed to go. And while the airport is far from the city, there is a cheap bus into the city center - and from the city center back to the airport every half hour. And as if all that weren't enough, the people there are very warm, helpful and welcoming. With all that, who needs Phuket? -
Why do so many people like Pattaya but hate Phuket?
BangkokHank replied to susanlea's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Exactly. I went to Phuket when I first arrived in Thailand 30 years ago, and I have not returned since - due to the transport mafia there. I don't have to go where I'm sure I'll be cheated/abused. -
Name one recipe that you cook at home whilst living in Thailand.
BangkokHank replied to ubonr1971's topic in General Topics
It's interesting that you would mention that because I just found some great taco shells at Macro (imported from Mexico) - and with them I make DELICIOUS tacos! This makes me look forward to my dinner each day - for the first time in a long time. -
Low vs. high fat is not the issue. The issue is good vs. bad fats. You can eat as much good fats (coconut oil, butter, ghee, lard, tallow) as you want, and you should avoid the bad fats ("vegetable" oils) - as well as sugar. (Good) fats will make you feel full, so you won't need to eat as much - if losing weight is your goal.
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Digital Wallet Scheme Delayed Over Detail Shortage
BangkokHank replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
If they really wanted to give everybody 10,000 baht, they could do it without the digital wallet. This is just an attempt to lure people into slavery via a central bank digital currency that can track all expenditures, as well as prevent anyone who opposes the regime from being able to spend their money. It's a totalitarian's dream. I hope it doesn't go through. -
So nearly 70 of America's (traitorous) Democratic senators and representatives have asked America's Gentile-hating Jewish Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Jewish Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to bring Palestinians who are being bombed relentlessly by Israel over to America? Let me guess what THEY'RE going to say: "Why not send ALL Palestinians to America? That would solve the dual Israeli objective of of Israel of getting rid of all Palestinians while further destroying America." I have a better proposal: Why not send all of the Palestinians who are dispersed throughout the world to Gaza, to make up for the ones slaughtered by Israel?
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Thailand Prepares for Casino Boom Amid Economic Hopes
BangkokHank replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Not by gambling.