jaideedave

19 hours ago, metempsychotic said:

having worked in and arounds healthcare for over 10 years in thailand, this is utter dross. run away rates are far lower than that.

these numbers have to be down to poor management and process.

 

if a customer is treated and billed efficiently, there is not time to consider running away.

if it is taking half the day to come up with a bill, people simply wont wait around.

 

something as simple as taking card information at registration stops runaways dead.

 

I have personally experienced just that. Told by doctor at 10 am that I can go home and will be released. Never got the bill until 5pm,waiting all that time in the room? Happened every time at Queen Sirikit Navel hospital in Sattahip. nO WONDER PEOPLE BOLT..    

On 8/9/2019 at 12:32 PM, lust said:

Aerox and Nmax have oil problems. Many come through my friend’s shop in need of new pistons. 

 

I would argue that they have better performance, but less reliability than the pcx.

I've been riding a Honda PCX for the last 7 years.Perfect for me .Very reliable .I had a Click previous to this bike and the fuel tank was too small on the Click...looking for gas all the time.Only top up the PCX twice a month or less.Can't beat Honda for reliability...period.

39 minutes ago, Handsome Gardener said:

Its not the price rises which hurt, its the crashing currencies that just exacerbate it !

You are exactly correct.I live on my pension in Canadian $ . It used to cost around $ 700 to withdraw 20,000 baht from my CDN bank...the other day it was $ 890.00.<deleted>

Years ago I moved to Issarn with my ex gf.No other farangs around the area so I had no one to talk to. Ex said no problem there's a Thai lady in the next village whos an English teacher in the school.

I said great I can't wait to meet her. The following week we go to her house for the big meet up. I said hello my name is David nice to meet you.

Well she mumbled something unintelligible and that was pretty much the end of the conversation. Talk about disappointed!

If she was any example of a Thai English teacher I'm sure you will to just fine.Take the TESOL course at least so you have a piece of paper to wave at Immigration if they come sniffing around and keep a low profile.  Keep your nose clean IE: No Jeffery Epstein moments. lol

On ‎4‎/‎1‎/‎2019 at 9:38 AM, kingstonkid said:

The reason they hold that money back is that each of us that live here but are paid by Canada is supposed to report our income and file a tax return here in Thailand.  The money goes to the Thai government through an agreement.

 

Just a hunch but I don't think there is an apparatus/facility to report any CDN income to the Thai authorities . They wouldn't know what to do if you showed up at some tax office and presented your CDN tax papers. They would probably laugh you out of the building. Plse I'm speaking as a retired individual and not a business. 

On ‎4‎/‎2‎/‎2019 at 3:18 PM, wotsdermatter said:

Not true.  I just put the information up, as a warning as to what the government specified they were going to do or have been doing and I did state that no mention was made in the publication that Canadian Embassies were involved.  No further details were published and did not include anything about non-resident tax, withholding tax, or any other conditions, etc.  Where I live when in Toronto, there are people who left to go to their land of birth as it is cheaper to live there but they informed neither the government nor the landlord of their intention to live outside of Canada.  They have friends or members of their family do the income tax, annual rent review, etc., every year.  Some have returned since this policy was introduced, after being out of the country and have been detained at the airport because their ticket was obtained in their land of birth and was not a return ticket purchased when they left Canada.  Some have been prosecuted and now must return the CPP and OAS funds received from the appropriate date, six months after they left the country, and lost their apartments because of their lack of informing the landlord of their living overseas, but that is another story.

'nuf sed.

Yes they are scamming the system. I've been getting my CPP/OAS pensions here but upon hearing about the gov't recording our movements I decided to go non-resident. Yes I now pay the 25% withholding tax but later this rear I'll submit form NR5 and have my taxes reduced.  

Makes for a much better sleep.

On ‎4‎/‎3‎/‎2019 at 7:18 AM, wotsdermatter said:

Further to my postings regarding the Canadian Government collecting exit data.  I just found the following item from the government but cannot find the information concerning their collecting such data for use against people abusing the system.  Please note the date published below.

 

Date modified: 2019-03-16

 

On Thursday, December 13, Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Customs Act, received Royal Assent giving authority to the CBSA to systematically collect exit biographic information from travellers who leave the country by land and air.

 

Entry/Exit Initiative

 

News release – Royal Assent of Bill C-21 strengthens border management

 

About this initiative

 

With the coming into force of Bill C-21, Canada now has the authority to collect basic biographic information on all Canadians who leave the country by land and by air. This information will be used to establish complete travel history information, comprised of both entry and exit records, for all travellers, and enable the CBSA and federal partners to strengthen the integrity of Canada's border, immigration, citizenship and social benefit programs, while respecting Canadians’ privacy and ensuring the effective protection of their personal information.

 

At land ports of entry, Canada will receive biographic information from the United States (U.S.) on all travellers who enter the U.S., thereby creating a Canadian exit record. In the air mode, Canada will collect exit information through electronic passenger manifests received directly from air carriers.

 

Biographic entry information (land mode)

 

Entry information includes biographic information such as: first name, middle name, last name, date of birth, nationality, sex, document type, document number, and name of the country that issued the travel document. In addition to the biographic information that Canada and the U.S. currently collect on travellers at ports of entry, the date and time of entry, as well as the port through which the traveller entered, will be exchanged as part of the Entry/Exit initiative.

 

Exit information

 

Exit information includes biographic elements such as: first name, middle name(s), last name, date of birth, citizenship or nationality, sex, travel document type, document number, and name of the country that issued the travel document. In addition, in the air mode the date, time, and location of departure as well as flight information will be collected from air carriers for passengers leaving Canada on outbound international flights. In the land mode, it includes the date and time of exit, as well as the port through which the traveller exited the country.

 

'nuf sed.

They will have all the information they need .If you're collecting any Federal pensions they ( the gov't) will have access to your movements. It won't affect me now but a whole lot of snowbirds will be getting a rude awakening some day. That's the reason I opted for the non-resident status.

2 hours ago, wotsdermatter said:

About 10 days ago I put up a news item that the Canadian government had just issued.  They are now recording details of persons leaving Canada in order to try to cut back on the number of claims that people make about their CPP and OAS.  They are aware that many Canadians leave the country and stay

out longer than the prescribed allowed time, i.e. six months a year, and still collect their benefits.  This is being done at all ports of exit with very few exceptions.  They are obtaining details about people leaving by plane, train, car, bus, and ship and one of the main focus points is the date and time of leaving.  When a person returns, that is then matched with the person's details of leaving the country.  No mention was made as to whether Canadian Embassies are involved in the data collection.

 

My original posting was just a heads up to Canadians to let them know what is happening.

 

'nuf sed.

I heard about this last year. I have now applied for and was granted non-resident status. With that all my Canadian source income is now subject to the 25% withholding tax. However there is a form NR 5 that enables you to have that reduced after the first year.Dave

Thanks very much Ubon Joe for your response. I'll be getting the income from my embassy (CDN) next month to take along with me. Now I'll have more confidence as I want to avoid using an agent if possible.

Here's one for Ubon Joe. You seem very well up to date.

I need some clarification. Because of the poor exchange rate for the CDN $ my monthly pension only amounts to 56,000 baht as opposed to the required 65,000 baht.

I will arrange to have it wired to my KBank account.

I have a couple hundred thousand baht in the same bank. Does anyone know if that will be acceptable to an IO as a top up? It was accepted last year when my 800k was light at Jomtien. Options? 

Thanks 

I need some clarification. Because of the poor exchange rate for the CDN $ my monthly pension only amounts to 56,000 baht as opposed to the required 65,000 baht.

I will arrange to have it wired to my KBank account.

I have a couple hundred thousand baht in the same bank. Does anyone know if that will be acceptable to an IO as a top up? It was accepted last year when my 800k was light at Jomtien. Options? 

Thanks 

7 hours ago, LazySlipper said:

Damn right!

Not only that we have to live there 40 years from the age of 18 in order to get a pittance of a pension that hardly even covers the electric bills in winter time.

Canada should clean its own house before doing anything else for others. I heard that we have our own migrant crisis but that it is never in the news...

 

Coming from an angry Canadian... BS country

Half the Canadians I speak to have never heard of Roxham Rd. which is wide open to anyone who can make their way across the ditch to claim asylum form NY state.As a bonus the RCMP will help you with your bags. watch this....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9BbbK0YJiE

Welcome to the country of unlimited benefits for life.Unqualified Muslims most welcome.This is not the Canada I grew up in!

Heres another UN mandated initiative that Trudeau will be signing on Dec 10-11 so hang on to your hats when this kicks in.

https://refugeesmigrants.un.org/migration-compact

The MSM in Canada does not inform anyone about this coming forward.  

17 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

It would be expecting too much from such reporters to find that there is no first class on this flight

I think they changed planes from a 777 to a 747...747 has 1st class 777 doesn't.Its quite probable that some business class passengers were upgraded to 1st for that flight. Just like another TV respondent said.." if it was me the plane would still be on the tarmac...lol

On 10/3/2018 at 4:15 AM, beechbum said:

Standing on the hook, hands on the pulley, people sitting under the back of the crane, most wearing runners....an HSE officer could have a field day....if there was one there!!

I'm a retired HSE Officer "offshore" and spotted half a dozen "Stop Card" infractions in less than a minute.

1 hour ago, pieeyed said:

Build a modern incinerator. Turn the garbage into power.

That would make way too much sense.Theres an abandoned one on Samui that was never in operation because the allotted operation funds went missing?? TIT

38 minutes ago, jaiyen88 said:

A simple way to have assets and protect oneself. Thai partner owns land and gives 3x30 year lease to foreign partner and transfers ownership of buildings. So foreigner has exclusive lease plus ownership of buildings.

That sounds like a good plan.However if things go south and the Thais want you gone you will be gone for sure!

It took me over a year to get my Thai wife to Canada .Not to mention the stack of paperwork and expenses.  These people are queue jumpers and should be stopped. What are they going to contribute to Canadian society?  Nothing but a drag on the welfare services. Wait  until the first big snowfall in their tent city and see what happens.

Good morning,

I'm living in Pattaya and am looking for a source for these meds mentioned.

Can you point me in the right direction?

regards,Dave

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