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5 mil.: Krungsri Exclusive
3 mil.: StanChart Priority, Kasikorn Premier, UOB Privilege, CIMB Preferred
2 mil.: Citigold
1 mil.: Kiatnakin Priority

Minimum relationship balance of deposit and investment for select banks' premier or sort, in THB or equivalent.

5 mil.: Krungsri Exclusive

3 mil.: Citigold, StanChart Priority, Kasikorn Premier, UOB Privilege, CIMB Preferred

1 mil.: Kiatnakin

Benefits vary. Appreciate if anyone can add on list.

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Work Permit bears no tax ID #.

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LH Bank, 4.1% p.a., tax exempted, 36 month savings, monthly savings plan

http://www.lhbank.co.th/Product/submenu/81103

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Kasikorn Bank, 2.8% for 14 month fixed. Minimum 200k.

http://www.kasikornbank.com/EN/PromotionPrivileges/Pages/HighRate5M8M.aspx

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Indian Overseas Bank - Sukhumvit Branch

http://www.iob.co.th/(S(aigyqqlgpm4bgvs1df1y0nzs))/location.aspx?id=75

2.7% for 1 yr fixed.

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Life insurance premium up to 100k p.a. is deductible too. Could be off topic though.

http://www.rd.go.th/publish/6045.0.html

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Narrow gauge in Japan, max speed up to 160km/h. Though rail and car conditions incomparable with SRT.

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Hope it's not SRT which runs this high speed train at 200-300 km/h.

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Deposit insurance scheme and planned timeline for lowering threshold linked herein.

http://www.dpa.or.th/main.php?filename=index___EN

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Tanachart Bank, cert. of deposit, 18 months, 3% p.a., currently prevailing.

http://www.thanachartbank.co.th/TbankCMSFrontend/defaulten.aspx

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Unsure if the ultimate target of the current ruler is i) just visa runners or ii) those who are working without work permits and in LOS by visa running or on TR/ED visa.

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LOS has no concept of License to Sell, which enforces developers to start construction and complete within a certain timeline after sales commences. So, anyone can sell whatsoever printed on flyers with neither regulated timeline to deliver nor penalty for indefinite kickoff. Some ASEAN peers such as Malaysia and even the Philippines have rather strict License to Sell regulations and enforcement. Hope LOS can learn from them.

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One under 50 yo can extend his/ her permitted-to-stay under non- immigrant visa for another year with combined savings and investment of no less than THB 10 million. See Q&A 20.

http://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/base.php?page=faq

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LH Bank 15 month FD, 3% p.a.

http://www.lhbank.co.th/promotion/description/1496

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Me by TMB offers 3.25% to 3% for non fixed term account, but necessitates Thai national ID to open accounts.

https://www.mebytmb.com/home

https://www.tmbbank.com/personal/deposits/nofixed/tmb-no-fixed-account-en.php

Cannot appreciate discrimination by nationality rather than residency.

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Gov't Savings Bank (GHB) High Savings offers 2.75%. Non fixed term.

http://www.ghbank.co.th/en/services_loan_detail.php?cms_id=136&cms_cate_id=6&parent=services_loan.php?cms_cate_id=6

http://www.ghbank.co.th/en/content.php?id=40

Min and max amount on the web seems to be inaccurate, though. Offer ends by 30 Jun, but hope it be extended or another similar offer comes in.

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Just wondering what's their definition of hi tech. LOS already has a bunch of factories manufacturing hard disk drive components, for instance.

IT programming and solution services? Well, many of candidates may need to start from logical and analytical thinking course. Or even basic math, sorry to say.

Airplane or medical device by Thai (non-foreign) company? Oh no,,,

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StanChart e-saver, non fixed term, lowered to 2.5% p.a. recently.

https://www.sc.com/th/interest-fees/_documents/e_int_20140604_WM.pdf

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For switching to Thai DL, if your original DL is not in Eng, then IDL or translation into Eng certified by your country's Consular may be necessary.

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The more difficult exam or procedure to pass, the more licenseless drivers on roads. Situation could be worse off, as far as there is little enforcement of basics, I'm afraid.

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Just to update. Got this 3 year multiple entry biz. visa on my Japanese passport at Embassy in Tokyo. Applied in the morning, and received back in the afternoon of next day. A friend of mine, Japanese, will try the same in Bangkok soon.

3 years multiple entries business or tourist visa available for Japanese nowadays. Pretty useful for very frequent visitors like me, as neither VOA nor eVisa is necessary per visit.

http://www.cambodianembassy.jp/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=28〈=en

Does anyone know

i) if it's obtainable only in Japan or elsewhere such as Bangkok (for Japanese)?

ii) if it's available for other nationalities?

Cambodian Embassy in Bangkok seemingly doesn't have its website.

Oh, then mine might be rare. Got an IB recently. BOI approved, but yet incorporated.

Philippine Retirement Authority has changend the deposit reuirement for its permanent residency program since 2011. Instant permanent residency for US$ 20k per family seems cheap, presumably due to lesser polularity than Thailand and Malaysia!?

http://www.pra.gov.ph/main/srrv_program?page=1