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Only the business accounts work from a registered business.

the whole year is expected to be 1.35%

Lays potato chips went from 20 Baht to 22 Baht to 24 Baht.

Food went from 40 Baht to 50 Baht.

I think Richard Lynn was the expert on the issue. IQ and the Wealth of Nations was a very good intro to the subject. People with lower IQ's cant comprehend complex tasks. Hence the type of economy they would have will be less complex compared to those with higher IQ's. So what is intelligence - in my view - pattern recognition. You have the ability to see patterns forming. IQ in my view is mainly genetic which most likely provides 75% of your IQ and 25% environmental. So the Flynn effect is closing the 25% environmental gap. Lynn once spoke about how he was limited by the Chinese government that he could only take the IQ tests in certain wealthy areas. Most of the test takers had American accents which he found strange. On more than one occasion he noticed that the same students arrived in different towns in China where he held the tests. He was a remarkable man with really good insight. One of the brightest people I had ever spoken too. RIP. 

The topic came up once many years back and a friend of mine asked me what I thought the chances of Cambodia rising would be. Considering the war had a massive dysgenic effect on the population. I said that it did not look good. The bright ones are a minority and they will have fewer kids than the not so bright people. Either way it does not look very good. 

Much like the speculation as to what would happen in sub-Sahara Africa. Pretty much the same disaster we already see unfolding. Most likely a malthusian catastrophe. Nature has a way to keep everything in check. 

On 6/8/2023 at 2:00 PM, Jaycomet said:

5 months in the Philippines(2 trips) and around 2 years online

That's not a girlfriend. Its a penpal.

Well lets see. If you make money abroad and live on your retirement visa. Since you are then paying taxes would you still need to play this 'money game' each year - 2 months before and 3 months after? Could you then just show your tax receipt? 

The headline is strange. British man recounts shocking encounter with racist Russians in Phuket. I thought my word, white people calling white people racist in Thailand. This must be a new twist in the politically correct tales.

On 10/2/2023 at 9:15 PM, lelapin said:

I normally do my 90 day online but I am about to renew my UK passport. When I get it, with a new number, will I have to do the first 90 day after that with a visit to Jomtien Immigration to get it registered.

Yes.

I always hate passing them when the container is empty. The containers make a rattling sound when its old and empty. RIP to those killed in the accident. 

Got mine today. CW - 17 days.

4. Do my wife and child have to accompany me to the Thai Consulate? 
 

• Guarantee letter from Thai Spouse, can be Thai or English
• Certified copy of Thai spouse’s ID card
• Certified copy of house registration book

Is there a limit on how many times you can apply for a 3 month Non Imm O marriage visa?

Cambodia would only do it twice for me in one year. 

I was wondering if immigration is closed next week for ASEAN? Also what happens if my visa extension due date is during this time. Should I go earlier if they are closed or does it become a 2 day overstay if my expiration date is during this time?

On 8/21/2022 at 6:27 PM, sometimewoodworker said:

My U.K. bank, accountant, wealth manager, and a few other 2 factor services send OTP codes to my Thai phone number. I have to problems using them.

Thanks. I had the number ported to AIS and it works. What a relief. 

13 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said:

My U.K. bank, accountant, wealth manager, and a few other 2 factor services send OTP codes to my Thai phone number. I have to problems using them.

Which mobile phone network because it cant be TrueH?

2 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

How do we get a VYKE number?

Has anyone  succeeded in getting True to unblock their banks number

True truly sucks.

On 11/11/2021 at 1:03 PM, falang07 said:

And now I stopped receiving SMS messages from my bank abroad, too.

 

Yes. It created a new problem for expats.

1. Do all the banks use VOIP for their SMS OTP's?

2. Cant one ask to allow the spam SMS's through to your phone if you wish?

Hi,

There are two threads on here that they cant receive an OTP code from banks and other services from abroad while in Thailand. It appears to be global from Australia, UK and South Africa. The threads don't end with a solution. Has anyone been able to receive an OTP lately? I am on TrueH and they suck when it comes to any help. Someone said they had their TrueH ported to AIS but then another one from this year says that AIS does not work now for the OTP any longer. When I called TrueH he said the number was blocked because of spam. I am going to assume not from me but from elsewhere. Said he will unblock my number and it will take 15 minutes. Well that did not work.

1. Can I ask to allow myself to read the spam?

2. Does anyone else know how to get around the OTP problem now?

Much appreciated. 

On 4/21/2021 at 7:30 AM, SooKee said:

Quick update on this.  Transferred my stamps to new passport at CW yesterday.  Bit more hassle than I thought it would be due to some running around because of admin errors but in short I ended up needing, in addition to both passports:

????What a mission! This used to be very straightforward 10 years back. My visa expires in November and my passport January 2023. The Embassy already clipped by passport edges so I cant leave the country. Can I then just simply wait until November and do the visa transfer and visa extension then? I am not going to get the bank book and bank letter again. I could just do it all one time. Is there a time limit to transfer the visa to the new passport - I understand from here there is no time limit? Still do my 90 days online with the old passport? 

Hmmm

1 hour ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

Tho still a dude i always say i prefer the lady---not the boy--so i dont want to see the junk

There was a rather insightful documentary a few years back on British television. It was about Brits who live with a ladyboy in Thailand. They asked the one, well when you naked and she turns around there is the 'thing'. He says yes, it does not fit in with the rest of her body. The interviewer asks him, well what do you think when you see the 'thing'. He pauses and then says that he thinks of it as an oversized clitorirs in his mind.  I wondered then how many who like ladyboys actually do this level of mental gymnastics. 

On 4/3/2022 at 11:00 PM, Sticky Rice Balls said:

One has to be a little crazy to live here to begin with--myself included!

Typed while sitting outside the 711 drinking your Beer Chang .... ????

Why is he not doing the pointing? 

Mine arrived now as approved. So it was 4 business days for CW.