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555 hardly news.Been going on for years. Indians are well rooted in Canada ..parliament..on and on ,there was a <deleted> Premier of BC <deleted> WAY BACK...

23 minutes ago, ronwel said:

As its a private hospital, is it a private matter between him and the hospital only. Are there guidelines for what to do in a situation like this say in a government hospital.

 

I can only imagine that this happens fairly often, is it just case by case or is there a formality to what he has to do next?

 

Thank you for your comments.

I am fully aware that people will be unwilling to help and that's fine. I thought I would see what's possible.

If I were to give this fellow some advice>don't try to avoid paying.Prove to them you have legal employment and tell them you can create a payment plan. If they think you're going to do a runner then they'll keep your passport.I don't know how your going to get the operation though.No hospital will admit you without either a deposit or proof of insurance. If your employment is legit you should have gov.t insurance. Why did you even go to a private hospital ?...jesus.

22 minutes ago, digger70 said:

We will wait and see what they are going to do maybe next year they have something figured and then it's time for us to see /figure what we can do to not pay too much tax or none.

I'm considering sending half my monthly 80k to the wife's account to reduce my income to under the taxable threshold. I also have the option to change from a retired visa to married. We're not done yet.

There's also the ATM route. I ain't paying no extra taxes here. I already pay the unmentionable "skin tax" plus 1.5 x times the local fees at Queen Sirikit hospital.

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

Maybe held his hand, that's all they can do, and or help them fill out simple forms, or act as a witness by lying saying they have known the a couple for a period of time.

I had a friend who used an Agent and all they did was sit outside with them until they were called.

My wife and I were told we needed an agent to get our marriage registered in BKK.The agent met us at the office,said Hi and then we joined the queue. He did sweet fa for us except waste our money.Another rip- off to add to the list.

On 1/21/2023 at 4:47 PM, srowndedbyh2o said:

I pretty much just use the Safari browser. Some Kasikorn pages will load in ‘EN’. Some will not.

 

Thanks. Once we single-person accounts we will give K BIZ a try.

 

I just checked my old BKK Bank ATM card and it does not have a name on it either. I never noticed since I haven’t been using it.

The plot thickens...Just checked my Kbank debit card and there's my name. It's printed on and not bold embossed if that makes any difference. Issued last year or so.

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

The nation has already waived any requirements for Russians, so they might as well waive them for everyone else. They couldn't really do worse than inviting in an unlimited number of Russians, knowing that a huge percentage of them who can afford to travel are involved in crime, and that they will continue their criminal activities here, and likely degrade the nation in the process.

 

It is a spectacularly huge error in judgment to not carefully screen every single Russian that arrives. 

Correct sir. There's just something about their demeanor that makes them stand out in a crowd.I see the odd one in the lift sometimes and smiles or nods are very rare indeed, maybe 1 in 100 and tend to be younger. It almost gets me to thinking that this f___er would rob me if given half the chance. I only got scammed once at Lazada/Shopee over several years, I'll let you guess Vlads nationality.

1 hour ago, Nickcage49 said:

So first they make it legal and invited thousands of businesspeople to invest in shops, production, etc. Now they make it illegal and put the same thousands of people out of business.

 

Just another example of this government not thinking something through.

 

What are they going to do, make it legal again next year?

 

This is just bizarre.

nik...so much confusion, but the BIB love it ..it was a money maker before to bust folks on the spot for a joint. I know a fellow in Samui who had to dole out 40k to the cops back in the day ov a few j,s

Stupid idea....

2 hours ago, MikeC6 said:

Mine from Canada for 3 years now have regularly taken 1-15 seconds

Mike, If using wise, which option do you use?

:Purpose for transfer?  livingexpenses, long term visa or?

One person used "bill payment" ?

12 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

Could I ask what that is please?

I'm a retired Canuck and one of my pensions is called the (Canada Pension Plan) which all employees pay into. She's under 60 yo so she will get 37.5 % + a flat $220 of my CPP pension benefit as my sruviving spouse. It'll be around 11-15 k monthly depending on taxes and ex rate.

Arrived full time in "04" for the hedonistic lifestyle. I got that and more. I married the lady who took care of me for 2 full years while I recovered from "C" It's a payback. The marriage to me will allow her to receive a gov't survivors pension for life when I'm gone. Not a whole lot but she won't be forced to work and besides she has her own house in the village. 

One regret was not making the effort to learn the language. I was working overseas a lot so that's my excuse. Smartest thing I did was buy a house in "07" so I'll always have a roof over my head.

4 hours ago, Dave0206 said:

Arrested @ home after outstanding detection work to locate and arrest him gives you a proper sense of safety knowing the lengths the police go to track criminals down

Ya, he's 71 and retired and has probably lived in the same Villa for 30 years.A miracle was performed when they found this mastermind.

TIT absolutely nothing will come of this because its mostly Hiso,s who got the land. They'll boot off and arrest a couple old mushroom pickers for the press release.

4 minutes ago, gargamon said:

Wise from Canada seconds for small amounts, overnight for a few thousand dollars. Same from the US. Your friend is also paying more to transfer from BoM at probably a worse exchange rate.

I transfer via Wise from my CIBC acct twice a month.($1500) Just before month end and the 1st. I select the INTERAC option.I always receive the money to Kbank 20 minutes later.Only one time last month did it take overnight. The fee also has risen lately but still under $20 as opposed to the CIBC $60+ rip off previously.    

I get a good ex rate and am very happy with them so far.

16 hours ago, RupertIII said:

Never heard of this, could somebody please explain, thanks.

https://www.pattayamail.com/modernmedicine/ready-to-die-yet-254707

It's also called a "Living Will"

On 6/25/2024 at 10:48 AM, ChipButty said:

Chicken Caesar Salad is pretty good I think it was 59 baht

I've discovered that also. If I have a big breakfast I'll have on of those with a boiled egg for an early dinner. They also have lab crab and salmon varieties but I stick with the chicken caesar

22 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

Dubai, where anything and everything is possible(literally). When I was there about a decade ago snow boarding and sking was possible at Emirates Mall(of course it was man made snow but the indoor facility was impressive).  I worked iin Kuwait for two years and Dubai was the closest place to go for joy, happiness and fun. It is expensive like Singapore but food from all over the world is available and the choice of adult beverages was unlimited.  Met friendly ladies from Ukraine, Romania, Nepal, Bhutan, the PI (many from the PI) and yes Chinese ladies as well. A day or two in DXB will be an eye opening experience. Maybe I will go back next year.

When I worked O&G  in Iran I usually had a couple days in DBX at each end of the hitch.Tons of p4p in some areas.I wouldn't want to live there though>Sharia Law<  Spent some time at the Irish Pub compound...lovely place. You could buy gold wafers etc from a vending machine on one of the upper floors of the Burj Mia Khalifa.

Great place to blow out the pipes after 6 weeks offshore. Mind you I was living in Pattaya at the time ,so...

16 minutes ago, JimGant said:

The Canada-Thai tax treaty does not have separate Articles for private and govt pensions -- unlike most treaties, including that of your cousins to the south. Thus, all your Canadian pensions, private and govt, are taxable ONLY by Canada. The "ONLY" word, per OECD definitions, gives exclusionary taxation rights to the referenced country. If "ONLY" was omitted from the language, then, in this example, Thailand would have secondary taxation rights. And if their taxation of these pensions was higher than Canada's -- then you pay full fare to Canada, plus the Thai taxes that exceed the Canada tax credit that Thailand has to absorb. But, this is not the case , as Thailand does not, per treaty language, have secondary taxation rights.

 

I don't know if I can say congrats on this treaty language -- 'cause if the treaty gave exclusionary taxation rights of all Canada pensions (private and govt) to Thailand -- and Thailand tax rates were below Canada's, well, then, you'd be in a better position in this situation. I don't know -- you'd have to run the comparative numbers.

 

But, for Canadians, nothing has changed when it comes to this new Thai taxation language -- you still file your Canadian taxes, with your pension data, per normal -- with no need to consider or file a Thai tax return. Eh?

JG,Eh? 555, anyway thanks so much, I like your interpretation of this word salad they love to produce (gov't) 

Like everyone else I'm just hoping it mostly affects the 'other guy" 

37 minutes ago, Presnock said:

I agree with you on the interpretation of that phrasology - In the US DTA it specifically says that a govt pension can only be taxed by the US govt, same as social security, whereas a private one or a state pension could be taxed by Thailand- BUT I believe that one phrase "arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other contracting state shall be taxable only in the first-mentioned state makes me think that all three pensions are exempt from Thai Taxation but one might have to read the Thai part of the DTA in order to see what it says.  Hopefully we will get a reading by later this week as we will pass into the 180th day of this calendar year and those who have been here the whole 6 months to date will be THAI TAX Residents.  Feel sorry for anyone negatively affected by this or the next program.

Finally, I am unsure as to the EXACT meaning of "Contracting State" and looks like Pension (arising in) earned under one country and paid to a (tax) resident of the other country shall be taxable only (BY) in  the first-mentioned country.  The in at the very last part makes me wonder if one would interpret that to mean you would have to be IN the country paying the pension.  Again, not seeing the Thai, or not really understanding what the Thai Revenue Dept might think it means could be different.  Once they print out the final program then I/we might be better qualified to answer.  The more I see of some of the DTA's, the more concerned I might be.  I am glad the US one was so expicit.  Sorry, I might have confused you but hopefully, they will just let all the pensions come in tax free as other ASEAN countries have done.

That would definitely make life easier.  Take care and good luck.

Thanks very much for taking the time to reply. I'm beginning to feel a little better about this whole debacle. Cheers

4 hours ago, Presnock said:

what does the Canadian DTA with Thailand say about your pension (is it a Canadian government pension?)?

Interesting. I always struggle with legal jargon, whats your take?

Two of my pensions are gov't and one is private (work related)

I'd appreciate your opinion...