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12 minutes ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

Government hospitals don't dual charge.

I'm registered with Queen Sirikit Naval Hospital Sattahip.In the main waiting room there's a posted sign saying "foreigners will be charged a fee 1.5 in extra fees" (not the exact wording)

I've had surgery there and because of a shortage of private rooms I had to stay in a large ward to recover.A horrible experience.Finally a private room became available much to my relief.

On 5/11/2024 at 9:20 AM, retarius said:

Immigration is great......when the immigrants assimilate into the culture of the hosting nation and start to share the ethnicity.

Sadly, too many Muslims, Afghans, East Europeans, Pakistanis and Africans don't come to Britain to assimilate....they come to stay totally separate from the host nation, not even learning the language. They come determined to maintain their own way of living and ethnicity and demand that the host nation change its laws to accommodate them.

I'm sure there is no one of my age who was living in Britain at the time, who doesn't remember the howls of protest and demands for special privileges from the Sikh community when Britain introduced the helmet law. Sorry, don't come to a host nation and demand they change the laws for you. This is an example of the deeper issue of non-integration of certain groups. 

Europe is flooded with 'victims' at the moment all seeking special treatment (privilege) for their group. My attitude is that by all means come to Britain but integrate and learn the language. No illegals arriving on boats thank you. No fake asylum seekers. No benefits until you have had a job and paid in for two years. I would add, no single men/. Any single  male fleeing a war, should be sent back to fight for his country. 

The UK Gov't is in full compliance sure.The same is true for most developed countries, USA,Canada,most of Europe. 

On 5/8/2024 at 3:48 PM, Photoguy21 said:

Fax machines are very old school, no one really uses them now. A scanned copy of your document(s) should be sufficient. There again if Australia are still in the realm of fax machines who knows. They wont ask for a fax once they come out of the stone age.

I used to use the mini remote post office shops (red signage) around Pattaya a few years ago...they had fax machines.No guarantee these days. The Canadian gov't still prominently displays fax numbers for correspondence to this day. Isn't a land line required to use these relics. I never had a land line installed when we moved into our house in 2007...somehow we managed.   

50 minutes ago, Middle Aged Grouch said:

A friend once rented a pool villa in a fairly post developpment in Hua Hin. All looked fine on the websites and seemed nice once they arrived, I guess.

 

Few days later a bunch of germans arrived who had rented the villa in front. It was non stop noise, drunken brawls, loud music, all night loud talking, noise of pools splashing till late evenings.... The developpment security guard was first informed and just looked on blantly and of course pretended not to understand. Then the managment was informed but did not really seem to care. Problem was never solved for their entire 3 week holiday. Needless to say, they will never pay the hefty rent price in that specific developpment in Hua Hin, Hin Lek Fai.

We've live in the same house and moo ban for 17yrs.A couple years ago they knocked down the old house next to ours.A Chinese couple built a 5 br pool villa for short term rental listed on Booking.com. 12k/night 3 day minimum.About once a week a mini van will unload 4-6 guys and the afternoon and the ladies are brought back usually after midnight and the pool parties start.

I spent 60k upgrading my windows with laminates etc to no avail.

Complaints to city hall get a shrug. They're using the female moo ban manager as the proxy.There's fa we can do about it. 

I've rented a 1 br condo in a quiet part of Jomtien that has a strong juristic office that don't allow Air B&B.Sleeping great now. Wifey don't like it either and we will now try to sell the place.  

3 hours ago, ukrules said:

For sure, this will kill many real estate projects - but rightly so.

 

Setting up a company with a 51% Thai ownership with a Thai you don't know is not something that any serious person with any experience in business would do - ever. It's a giant red flag.

 

 

uk...back in the day everyone was doing the 51% deals.In the end a lot/most go sour for 1 reason or another.

3 hours ago, thairookie said:

 

The Lawyer's Council of Thailand should round up all these lawyers who helped with registering the companies.

555 The whole lot would be in the kip!

2 hours ago, koolbreez said:

The biggest threat, and where all the pressure is coming from to again criminalize recreational use, is from the two major beer monopolies that have seen a significant drop in beer sales since cannabis was legalized. That is the real threat to the industry, and where all the pressure is coming from.

Correct,kb...plus don't forget it was a money earner for the BIB previously.They could easily get on the spot fine revenue...

3 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

Tons of ten year old rice saturated with rats urine,  Not for me thanks

Nothing that guy ate was 10 years old probably bought a bag from tescos that morning for the demonstration

Apparently its gonna be sold to the Africans ,  not surprising as no Thai would touch the stuff

 

He said it would fetch 17 -  18 baht a kilo if sold,   not a chance

400,000,000 baht if sold to africa ? wonder where the money will end up

Correct on all counts.What a disgrace to the real quality of Hom Mali Thai rice coveted the world round. Rat piss and god knows what else..ffs

2 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

A versatile lady. Runs a restaurant, supplies construction materials and Passport services. 😀

BJ take your fancy she says

On 4/27/2024 at 8:50 AM, BerndD said:

As a German, I receive my pension in my Thai bank account, usually 3-4 days earlier than pensioners in Germany. In July 2024, like every other pension recipient, I will receive a pension increase of 4.57%. If I die, my Thai wife can receive a widow's pension from the German state equal to 40% of my pension. Requirement: the widow must be at least 46 years old and the marriage must have lasted, I believe, for 6 years.

 

There are no restrictions on pension receipt for Germans who live abroad permanently.

Similar to my Cdn pension. My Thai wife will receive 37.5% of one of my pensions.Aged 45+....but taxable income. There are provisions to have the tax liability waved but you must apply.At todays ex-rate about 11-15k/month. Not much but house etc paid up.

59 minutes ago, Korat Kiwi said:

Yes it looks like a bit of speed was involved.  The way the forks are separated from the rest of the bike... 

 

Ouch that gotta hurt. 

Never felt a thing

14 minutes ago, Kinnock said:

I used two different English/expat pension advisors .... both chose investments based on their commission and both lost me money, as well some investments still frozen due to scheme suspension.

 

Now only invest in property in home country as it's so hard to find a trustworthy advisor.

In years past while working O&G sector I was in contact with a somewhat shady " UK conultant" based in Bkk. He wanted a 2% fee to manage my investments. I found out later the co. he was representing was bogus and the BIB were tracking them down all the way to Singapore. I dodged that bullet. 

One of the products was a high interest bond from Australia that got exposed as well.

51 minutes ago, simon43 said:

The policy of freezing pensions has nothing to do with racism or discrimination.  It's available to UK pensioners in those countries which have signed a double tax agreement with the UK, such as the Philippines.  

 

For whatever reason, Thailand (and Laos and ...) have not signed such an agreement, probably never even requested such an agreement with the UK.

 

Therefore, if you want to moan at someone, moan at the Thai government for failing to request a double tax agreement with the UK!

Is it worthwhile for a UK pensioner to relocate to the Pp to establaish the higher rate then spend 6/6 months in each country ? I suppose everyones situation is different ,married,single etc.

I've been to the Pp years ago with friends an none of us cared much for what we saw. The Yanks were just leaving Subic and Mt Pinatubo had blown its top the year before.We got ripped off at every turn and cut short our visit and returned to the LOS. That was 30 years ago so maybe it's changed.

17 minutes ago, Mike Lister said:

Back of a fag packet: Pensions of 80k a month equals 960k per year, less 500k in TEDA leaves you 460k to account for, assuming you are from the UK and that's not a government pension. If you paid Thai tax on that 460k the tax would be 31k (that's 300k at 5% and 160k at 10%) But chances are you paid UK tax on that pension (?), if so, that tax can be offset against any Thai tax that becomes due.

Back of a napkin: A marriage visa requires 40k/mon or 480k/year.

TEDA@ 500k. Wifey gets the other 40k.How does this look?

BTW I'm not from UK but a former colony.

On 4/4/2024 at 7:57 PM, Startmeup said:

Just transfer a lump of money into a Thai friends bank account and get them to give you the cash. Or are we saying all the cam girls, penpals and family donations/gifts from abroad will be declaring this money and be subject to tax too?

Give me fcukin break. This tax thing will be thrown in the bin. 

@Startmeup I like your way of thinking.My pensions total 80k monthly.I use Wise to bring it here.I'm thinking I'll send 40k to my account and 40k to my wife's account.I'll gladly pay what little tax that will attract.I also have the option of using an ATM to withdraw 40k and good luck to them catching me.There are over 100,000 ATM's in LOS.Does an alarm go off somewhere when a foreign debit card withdraws cash?

Another scenario:Billy Bob gives his gf family 200k for "sin sot" , do they run down to the RD to declare this windfall...? 555

6 hours ago, webfact said:

 

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has directed the Provincial Police Region 8 Commander in Phuket Province to intensify efforts in apprehending individuals with bad influence who continuously violate the law.

 

During a meeting to review the police operations at the Provincial Police Region 8 Headquarters, the Prime Minister delivered policy directives, stating that over the past six months, there have been numerous arrests related to drug offenses.

 

Appreciation was expressed for the rigorous enforcement efforts. Various measures should be employed to apprehend offenders to address the issues more effectively, including continuous management and addressing the issue of online gambling, which has caused distress to the public.

 

Acknowledging the importance of morale-boosting incentives for the police force, especially regarding housing, it is imperative to ensure adequate and continuous construction of police residences. The government will take care of improving the living conditions of police personnel.

 

Regarding the development of Phuket province, strict measures should be enforced concerning illegal hotel businesses, ensuring that licenses are issued strictly and that no one operates above the law. This includes stringent oversight of tourism activities and preventing exploitation of tourists for personal gain.

 

Source: NNT 2024-04-20

 

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influential figures  LOL Who? Tony T....HAVIN A LAF

27 minutes ago, klauskunkel said:

I'm just curious if she will wear a neck brace already when arriving...

I can picture her in the plane after the landing announcement: "Attendant, help me put this on will ya"

Standard garb will be issued just before the plane lands, wheelchair,neck brace,arm sling and a few other props. Quick trip to the police hospital VIP ward for some unforseen jet lag...rinse and repeat. What a place we call home...