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5 hours ago, Chivas said:

I think of any of us abroad who thought there was a possibility of a return this year are going to be somewhat disappointed

Thailands clearly going backwards partly because of slow vaccine roll out

Give the decision makers a break.  They have to conserve money for that badly needed Chinese submarine deal (grab me by the short hairs I think it's called).

Try Lumpini Park View Condo.  Next to the Benz dealer on Rama IV. 

Entrance to subway at front door.

Another idea that worked in Chiang Mai & Chiang Rai: Contact the Revenue Office claiming you've heard the owners of Rms a, b, & c of condo xyz have not been paying tax (business or whatever) on the short term rentals they are conducting.  A couple separate complaints finally got revenue investigators checking the condo office & owners and then the short term aspects also surfaced officially with the tessabon.  

But if the short term tenants are quiet nobody other owners seldom take action, even if the short termers are monopolizing some facilities.

10 hours ago, allencraig said:

Does anyone know what government agency I can contact to inform them of a steam of short-term renters in a particular unit in my condo building? I've been keeping track and have dates.

 

I'm getting tired of dealing with always up late and noisy foreigners acting like they're in a cheap hotel on the strip (despite being on the Sukhumvit Strip.) This is (supposed to be) a halfway-decent condo building.

 

My building's juristic manager refuses to acknowledge it (as she does with most things) despite prominent threatening signs posted in the building.

 

Thanks for any info.

Don't give up if you meet résistance or laziness / foot dragging.  If it isn't stopped it will spread by bad example.

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Shop on Thepprasit charges 0.5/1 baht a sheet, colour will be more . Opposite the night market, bit further down. Two shops do similar printing services, look for a big 40 sign 

Opposite which night market?

a.  The Second Hand Night Market,   or

b.  The one up closer to Sukhumvit?

Pib,

Will US DFAS now do a US military pension either way as well?

With those costs & timelines it seems just as easy & timely to mail it back to a US bank.

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On 2/7/2021 at 10:04 PM, CMBob said:

The two computer joints on the north side of the city (outside the moat and about 500 yards east of the northwest corner) both have Canon cartridges for printers.  Not cheap though (in fact, buying both cartridges (b&w and color) cost about the same or more as the damn printer did in the first place).

 

I just bought a Canon MP287 for 2,400 Baht at the 2nd shop coming from the West, enter the eastern door first shop on the right. People were coming in for refills - 50Baht. 

Clarify: Perhaps there is only one central door at this shop.  Also, the 2,400 Baht was for the printer, not replacement cartridges.

On 2/7/2021 at 10:04 PM, CMBob said:

The two computer joints on the north side of the city (outside the moat and about 500 yards east of the northwest corner) both have Canon cartridges for printers.  Not cheap though (in fact, buying both cartridges (b&w and color) cost about the same or more as the damn printer did in the first place).

 

I just bought a Canon MP287 for 2,400 Baht at the 2nd shop coming from the West, enter the eastern door first shop on the right. People were coming in for refills - 50Baht. 

Let's imagine that the Thai government just might want to get more what might otherwise be farang owned assets into the hands of Thai's.  What better way to do it than to make the bureaucracy aspects tedious so farangs put the assets in Thai names to start with.

1 hour ago, dingdongrb said:

I must be naïve and not up to the modern times but I thought the only form of retirement savings for Thais was to have a large family and send them off to work in the city where they would send money back home monthly?

...or marry a farang.

8 hours ago, mahjongguy said:

Yesterday we reserved a good-sized chunk of OR shares and very much hope to get them all assigned.

 

Seems like a good way to own those parts of PTT that are less prone to buffeting by the swings of crude oil prices.

How are they assigned?      Random/chance draw?  I guess so??

If your "application" is drawn will they award you whatever you asked for?   Seems doubtful.

19 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

Yes there was a legal dispute with the Jomtien Condotel behind them...about losing their view and maybe it being constructed closer than 200m from the shoreline...but that was over a decade ago.

Ya, long long ago that court case was settled in View Talay 7 favor (underhandedly IMHO).

17 hours ago, peterpop said:

Don't be put off by the ''opinions'' here.  I have been investing in the SET reasonably successfully for 11 years.  Tisco Securities have a very good website and service.  There are some decent financial blogs in English.  The market is difficult to read and without doubt there are some dodgy companies about .  Nevertheless it is fun, and money is being made.

Agree - there is money to be made if you are careful & do due diligence because there are indeed some dodgy companies (owners rewarding themselves first at company expanse for example).

Quote:  3. LekHotel Pattaya line 2 district. Bang Lamung, Chonburi during the 10-13th December 2563, 17-20th December 2563 and 24-26th December 2563.

Based on the description above can anyone tell if this is the Lek hotel in north Pattaya on Naklua Rd,

or the Lek hotel in central Pattaya on 2nd Rd?

"A strategist at YLG Bullion International advised investors to buy gold when its price drops and sell some of the precious metal when its price rises..."

Brilliant.  Wish I had thought of that.

Not Central Pattaya but if you have transport try the Night Market on Thepprasit about 200 meters from junction with Sukhumvit.  I do not mean the second hand night market nearby about 600 meters from Sukhumvit.

The Pet section is in back.  It's closed Wednesdays but opens by 3PM all other days.  Good selection of things.

Don't see an edit function above so:

Star Visa are experts in assisting you in making this an easy process with MFA and US Consulate.

Star Visa company near the US Consulate are experts at making this all legal and easy for you.  

What button chooses original language?

Sorry if this sounds like a juvinile question, but I have not been successful trying to do it.

On 9/25/2020 at 8:15 PM, HampiK said:

Then you were lucky. But normal case is that you have to show your yellow book (as foreigner) to be tax excempt.

Ya, i think you were indeed lucky.  I own condos in 4 different provinces for my own use & so have utility bills in my own name at each.  What would prevent me from telling each ampur tax collector that each of them was my primary residence in Thailand? A yellow book would.  My bet is that if the ampur tax collectors haven't already seen that wrinkle, they will at some point in future.   

On 9/5/2020 at 9:25 AM, smutcakes said:

One Bangkok is on CPB land so will not be a condominium. They will probably call it a Leashold condo which for me is an oxymoron as by definition a condo in Thailand is where you have indivdual title deeds on land owned by the ownership. 

 

I can assure you they wont use the term 'Condominium' in the Lease agreements.

One Bangkok leasehold 300,000B/m2 30 years with slight increase for 60 yrs.

Example: 130m2 room 29th Fl is 39Mil Baht for 30 years & 41Mil Baht for 60 yrs lease.

Plus I'm sure condo fee wont be cheap.

Not for me.

On 9/19/2020 at 12:49 PM, johng said:

I believe you can get them at the information desk  which was the first desk immediately to the left when you walk through the door..sometimes manned by a rather grumpy  civil servant.

Ya info desk on left as you enter 1st floor (don't bother with a form), but also get a ticket from the machine on right as you enter 1st floor because you need a number for a spot in que at top of stairs where an employee will review your paperwork (Certificate of Residence & copy of passport), attach a form for you to sign & give you a date to return (if you can't be serviced that day).